Paul Scully (@scullyp) / X

Paul Scully

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Paul Scully

@scullyp

Former MP & Minister for London, Small Business & Technology. Back to the real world of work

Sutton, UK

Joined November 2008

Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 9
London Tech week is on; the shop window for the UK. Day 1, the PM bollocks the social media giants; day 2, the Tech SoS fuels talk against Palantir. Important issues but where's the call as to why bother with the UK? A UK Playbook for tech investment is needed now more than ever
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 8
There's a saying in politics, "Never ask a question for which you don't already know the answer." This is "Never threaten US tech companies with deep pockets, unless you know they're already launching an answer to your demands."
Calum Macdonald
@CalumAM
Jun 8
NEW: Apple is currently announcing many of the child-safety features the Prime Minister asked tech companies to implement *this morning.* Apple’s WWDC keynote is pre-recorded, in California.
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 5
x.com/i/status/20625… selective quotes have even been outlawed for theatre reviews. Reform don't like it when they are quoted selectively but double down when they twist something for their own benefit. There's plenty of real debating points. Just be better.
Robert Jenrick
@RobertJenrick
Jun 2
Kemi Badenoch: “I don’t want to hear” white lives matter. Keir Starmer: “There’s no such thing as two-tier policing”. Never have politicians been so out of touch with the people they’re paid to represent.
Readers added context
This post selectively quotes Kemi Badenoch. Her full statement criticized identity politics from all sides, stating: "I don’t want to hear about Black Lives Matter. I don’t want to hear about White Lives Matter. We all matter." telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/0…
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Hanbaobao
@HanbaoDynasty
Jun 3
Replying to @tnewtondunn
Just remember a story he told about his wife. Before they married she knew he was a spy, she told him that she couldn't marry a man who could be so secretive with his own mother and that he had to tell her that her son was a spy. So he did, and his mother said, so was I.
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 3
So basically a local hustings on national television based on national vote share and ignoring a major local issue: the constituency polls. Just pull the programme. It's a ridiculous premise and another self-inflicted wound for the BBC.
Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
Jun 3
Replying to @PolitlcsUK
A BBC spokesperson said: "There are 14 candidates in the Makerfield by-election on the 18 June. Question Time has invited five parties to take part in our debate in the constituency based - as is always the case - on their past and current electoral support. The programme will
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 3
Replying to @scullyp
and of course the Restore candidate isn't the only one left out. We demand @CountBinface
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 3
BBC are either putting a local hustings onto national TV, or giving Andy Burnham a boost as the only currently nationally recognised politician on the panel and are leaving themselves open again, given they've forgotten about the candidate currently polling 3rd
BBC Question Time
@bbcquestiontime
Jun 2
Join Question Time for a Makerfield By-Election Special On the panel: Andy Burnham, Michael Winstanley, Jake Austin, Sarah Wakefield, and Robert Kenyon Thurs 4th June at 9pm on @BBCiPlayer, @BBCSounds, and the @BBCNews channel Apply now: eu.castitreach.com/ag/mentorn/que… #bbcqt
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
Jun 2
Do government ministers not back up their Whatsapp messages?
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
May 27
Amazing news about Crystal Palace. It's been a while since I was told as a young fan that they'd be the Team of the 80s. Now, European success to add to the FA cup and Community Shield.
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
May 26
Replying to @scullyp and @SW_Help
Turfed off that train as it was cancelled last minute. Back to the nationalisation celebrants. Basically instead of faceless managers via @SW_Help , it's now the job of @Heidi_Labour to give some overheating commuters some meaningless excuses.
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
May 26
Replying to @scullyp
Subjectively it feels like the service on @SW_Help has been worse over the last year between Surbiton and Waterloo. 4 months until I'm moving to complain about the Elizabeth Line instead
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
May 26
Replying to @scullyp
Let's see if the milk I've just bought goes on the turn before I get home
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Paul Scully
@scullyp
May 26
Labour government celebrating anniversary of @SW_Help trains being under state ownership. Actual paying passengers noting this anniversary in a different way on concourse at Waterloo after another afternoon of chaos
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