With an increasing number of Twitter accounts for politicians and celebrities run by staff rather than the subjects themselves, the PR-y tweets can often make for a dull read.
So Mr S is happy to report that President Obama has set up his own personal Twitter account today. Obama, who already has an account run by Organizing for Action staff, will supposedly be behind any tweets on the personal account:
Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account.
Surely it’s time for David Cameron to follow suit? If he does wish to, Mr S urges him to hurry. Someone has already registered the UK equivalent @PMOTUK (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom).
Hello, Twitter! It's David. Really! Five years in, they're finally giving me my own government to ruin. I mean, run.
This week the British government introduced subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs). But as they have failed to first adopt sensible trade defence measures, this risks Chinese EVs flooding the UK, bringing job losses and data security risks in their wake. Rather than following the example of the US and the European Union, which have adopted
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