Ben Atkins
@benatkins.bsky.social
Sometime freelance cycling journalist/World's Strongest PR Guy. Born again football fan. Remoaner.
After the completely reasonable suspension of Balogun’s red card, FIFA announces who’s in charge of VAR for #USABEL tomorrow.
Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.
Horrible news! The Arbre restaurant, one of the few iconic buildings in Paris-Roubaix has suffered a fire! www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur...
Le restaurant L'Arbre, situé sur le parcours de Paris-Roubaix, en proie à un incendie
Un incendie s'est déclaré lundi dans le restaurant L'Arbre à Gruson dans le Nord, lieu de passage de Paris-Roubaix.
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Today, we remember Jo Cox, who was murdered ten years ago. In her maiden speech, Jo famously said: “We are far more united and have far more in common than that which divides us.” Ten years on, those words are a powerful reminder to us all: We have far more in common than that which divides us.
"We called London a war zone and moved to Dubai by mistake"
One of the maddest elements of Brexit - and there are *many* - is the rewards that continue to be lavished on the blithering idiots who sold it & continue to be proved wrong about everything every day…
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 6mo agoEx Tory MP John Redwood has been made a peer, as Lord Redwood on 31 January, and was formally introduced in the Lords on Tuesday
This is the video to share and show anyone who thinks brexit hasn’t been done ‘properly’ yet and going further would be good for this country. Join the @labour4europe.bsky.social and let’s take back control. Click their account to do so.
Girl you know it’s true. (Source unknown)
Imagine, given what is happening right now, being "afraid" of getting closer to the only power-centre that has not abandoned reason, democracy, and the rule of law. ~AA
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
😍We are rejoining Erasmus. Official announcement tomorrow😍 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
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It takes a special kind of person to go to the African continent and show support for someone who was OK with racist and slavery views. The Rwandian children watching is so ironic. Note the Yahoo article is before Kirk's death, August'25. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I wrote something about feeling like a guest in a country that is my home. bestforbritain.substack.com/p/my-place-o...
My place or yours? - Flags and the far right from someone who looks different to you
By Alex Andreou
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Loving Ben Healy’s look today. Making me feel peckish for some reason… 💛🩷#TdF2025
Wow. PFP. No words. First Frenchie since Guesdon. Huge. #ParisRoubaix
I love the way UAE Team Emirates just snuck out the news that Tadej Pogačar is going to ride @parisroubaix.bsky.social by adding it to the bottom of a press release about @gentwevelgem.bsky.social. Just to make sure people actually read these things! 😅