ON TWITTER

#TERRYWAITE

The former church envoy, who spent five years as a hostage in Beirut, was asked for advice to help people struggling/moaning under lockdown.

@0812Siobahn said: Fantastic advice from Terry Waite on dealing with selfisolation following his years in captivity. Keep your own dignity – get out of your PJS! Form a structure for the day. Be grateful for what you have – shelter, home, possessions. Read and be creative.

@Nyorkstrinity added: “Terry Waite, 1776 days in a room on his own, blindfolded and chained to a wall, only let out for 5 mins a day for loo, just told us all to stop whingeing, Change your mindset, he said, you’re not stuck at home, you’re safe at home.”

@Kgower83 said: “Terry Waite spent years in prison without seeing any natural daylight and had to be blind folded when anyone entered his cell. I’m sure we can survive 12 weeks with our feet up in front of TV.”

@wordhurler tweeted: “Interviewing Terry Waite about self isolation reminds me of the great story Paddy Kielty told about Neil Armstrong checking into a hotel in Co.kerry. The porter points to the view and says, ‘well now Mr Armstrong, did you ever in your life see anything as beautiful as that?’ ”

#TOBYYOUNG

The journalist doubted spending £350 billion ‘to prolong the lives of a few hundred thousand mostly elderly people’ was a good use of taxpayer’s money.

@byers90 said: “Toby Young not so much taking the mask off as dispensing with human form altogether.”

@Priyamvadagopal said: “People shouldn’t be slagging off Toby Young. He is explaining, in numbers, the core of right-wing political thought: human life is assessed purely in terms of wealth-producing capacity. Ergo, the older, the disabled, the poor, the ill etc are Le Disposables. Clear?”

@Peterjukes tweeted: “In normal times the far right eugenicist views of people like Toby Young are just shameful and embarrassing. During a pandemic they can be outright deadly.”

@0Calamity said: “Toby Young wants to kill your gran. Pass it on.”

@Randomnever said: This is what the Tories, through the @DWP, have been doing to the disabled since they’ve been in power. You voted for exactly this.”