Assistant Editor @spectator. Presenter, BBC Radio 4’s Week in Westminster. Books: ‘The Natural Health Service’, ‘Why We Get the Wrong Politicians'.
Sep 21, 2018 • 24 tweets • 7 min read
I think I can now confidently say it is a stupid idea to get an electric car. Thanks to @ecotricity’s complete casual failure to maintain their network of charging points, I’m now stranded and unable to get to where I’m supposed to be.
@ecotricity Charge points out of order at not one but two service stations on my route, meaning I have no battery to continue. Guy on the @ecotricity helpline suggested that I try to plug the car in through a window, which would take five hours to reach a full charge.
Oct 7, 2017 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
In past week I've had men on Twitter telling me I don't look well enough for TV, how I *should* treat depression and that I shouldn't swear
I do realise it's #notallmen but there's still #ahelluvalottamen who think they have some claim on how a woman they've never met should be