John D. Lewis

@johndlewis.bsky.social

Musician, songwriter. Wrote the theme for BBC Bobby Robson programme. (http://bit.ly/1LYgIbH). Co-wrote 2 US top 10 hits. Fleet Street (The Times) journalist (ret.) Thirty-Two years sober. NUFC since 1960.

So the Government is considering removing the health element for disabled people under 25, and offering them support to get into work instead. So WHAT HAPPENS to those whose disability means they CANNOT work? Half-arsed plans. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

theguardian.com

When I started in journalism, I had to have local knowledge of my patch - an area in the north of Darlington. BBC local reporters are expected to have local knowledge of a region - say the North-East. No papers have such local expertise any more. And now the BBC is planning to cut the latter.

Vocational GCSEs BBC education reporter Branwen Jeffreys there, pointing out that there isn't the money, and there aren't the staff to deliver what we pretend we do now, let alone what Burnham says he wants to do. And education secretary Lucy Powell is coming up in an hour or so. #R4Today

Watching frauds on newsnight. How come the public are fully expected and encouraged to live in debt, but governments are absolutely forbidden to run a deficit. Why? Because people living in debt is good for big business, and government spending is bad for big business.

Call your parents! Drop the pride, drop the grudges, and tell them you love them. None of us are guaranteed tomorrow, and you never know when a call or visit will be your last. Life moves fast, don't wait until it's too late to say what actually matters. Miss you Dad! 🖤🤍 #nufc #ripdad #10years

#NUFC transition -reflections: The #HCFC game showed some interesting things for me. First is that this squad is unable to play for 90 minutes the way they did for the first 30 vs #HCFC. But 50 mins we were slowing and by 65/65 mins we were all in. Even if we had 5 fresh subs, six players ... 1/4

So one guy shouts "Free Palestine" on stage and the promoter says he has to go. Then the star of the show lists what is bad about Gaza and the promoter says ... "on you go"? Have I got that right? If so, the hypocrisy of both star and promoter is mind-blowing. #EdSheeran

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Yes that penalty was weak. It would’ve ended the game if we’d gone in 3-0 at half time. I am still not convinced of Wissa. He seems to run around a lot more but his shooting skills for striker are piss poor