I think Andy Burnham would have been better keeping Rachel Reeves as Chancellor. She was good at it, is perhaps more aligned with Burnham, and was loyal too.
Paul Sanderson
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In my life…politics, football (LFC) and whatever interests me. FRSA. Personal views.
Halloween, Bonfire night, Diwali - all in one week. Fun, fun, fun. Except if you own a dog or you are a dog. I beseech you, keep the fireworks down and if the lights are low, don't come for treats. I'm not Halloween Scrooge but my dog's gonna freak out every time a tiny vampire comes to the door.
Patrick Stewart telling us how important it is to protect the ECHR.
Jean-Luc Picard was, and is, the Platonic ideal of ethical and moral leadership -- and masculinity. He was one of our great cultural teachers, and we have Patrick Stewart to thank for that.
Aaron@kleinman.bsky.social · 3d ago
When the second trailer for Picard dropped and there's a bit where he says "Hello, Will" and Riker turns round I choked up. Had not quite realised how important these characters - I like other bits of Trek, but it's these guys that are *mine* - truly were to me.
Really worth noting that even in Red Wall constituencies which backed Leave, most *Labour* voters back rejoining the EU. Over 90% of Labour considerers back rejoin - opposition to EU membership is mainly coming from non-Labour voters in these seats. Was on Times Radio yesterday making this point.
Trent Alexander-Arnold must wonder what the hell he has done going to Real Madrid. I sort of feel bad for him but he’s most likely ruined the latter years of his career. He’d have been amazing in this #LFC team but can’t imagine the club would take him back for the huge fee RM would want.
When the clocks change everyone tells you that you get an extra hour of sleep. I just wake up an hour earlier.
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Good news on the British economy? 👀 A new measure of productivity means the UK is performing much better than previously thought 👇
Virgil van Dijk doesn’t want to comment on Man City until after their appeal, and this follows Micah Richards calling on talk about City ending until after their appeal. Please, can we get one thing straight: they’re guilty. That’s a fact. It’s fine to say that. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Virgil van Dijk warns Manchester City players to get used to hostile atmospheres
Virgil van Dijk has suggested Manchester City’s treatment at the hands of the Liverpool crowd on Sunday was a sign of things to come
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Woken up the day after the Man City game and I feel huge disappointment. Not at the result, although that was disappointing of course, but that football might never feel the same again. Many of the highs and lows over the last decade and a bit have been worthless and that is very sad. #LFC
A freak show that emphasised the farce of the Premier League's current unreality The response of City fans, which does complicate some of the discussion I think they are "victims" but that's harder when you're revelling in it (before the win) www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Man City blow Liverpool away at Anfield – but was it all meaningless?
Liverpool 0-3 Manchester City: Jeremy Doku transformed a strange game from the bench after Ryan Gravenberch was sent off for two yellow cards
independent.co.uk
Which is almost as impressive as 114 guilty verdicts out of a possible 115. #MCFC #Cheats
Premier League News@plnews.bsky.social · 3w agoManchester City remain the only side with a 100% record in the Premier League this season, making it six wins from six.
@sachinnakrani.bsky.social Any chance of getting one of your journos to write a piece about refs coming from places belonging to one of the teams? Seems timely! 😂 It’s like international cricket when I was a kid and all the umpires supported the home team and that led to dodgy decisions!
Their victory celebrations are hollow. Cheats. #LFC
I don’t think a referee from a city featuring one of the teams is right in any game, never mind this one #LFC
This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing
Sathnam Sanghera@sathnam.bsky.social · 3w agoDear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played
Sometimes the Agile Octopus tariff values for electricity can be expensive. But it gets balanced out by days like today. So far we’ve used 44kwh of electricity and haven’t yet reached 0.5p in cost for that. At some point over the next few hours that will go negative. Overall a cheaper tariff for us.
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
The Manchester City decision shows the costs of an aggressive litigation strategy How the club’s lack of cooperation and putting forward dishonest evidence have put the club at a disadvantage By me, now without paywall at the Empty City emptycity.substack.com/p/the-manche...
'The reason Jürgen Klopp builds a team that takes 110 from 114 and wins a European Cup and World Club Cup during that time span...is because they were trying to beat a team that had cheated to the tune of £900m...' ✍️ @knoxharrington.bsky.social column… 👉 Read here: mailchi.mp/theanfieldwr...
Don't believe the Europeans when they say the UK is no longer interesting, a priority etc etc Every senior EU official I've met today in Brussels has spent 20 mins talking about @andyburnham.bsky.social speech. The EU is paying attention and interested - even if it pretends otherwise
The most hard-hitting language, which surely means Manchester City must face the hardest-hitting sanctions Expulsion, and the independent football regulator looking at a forced sale Given the stridency, can normal football business even go on? www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Man City’s staggering rule-breaking has left the Premier League with only one option
Found guilty on all but one of more than 100 charges, the club’s behaviour casts doubt over an entire era of football. How, Miguel Delaney asks, can they be allowed to remain in the top flight?
independent.co.uk
Never thought I’d hear the Old Roan get a shout out from a British Prime Minister. He could have mentioned Kenny K’s Butchers on the parade though.
Manchester City supporters (and the people of Manchester) should be furious. Because the first people who have had the piss taken out of them is them. Even now the City statement takes the piss. You are meant to back this pile of bullshit, it says. You are meant to back it unquestionably.