As we* all know, sport is pain
*Arsenal fans
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Senior researcher/ Learning and development manager at Institute for Government. All things parliament and government. PhD in modern US/UK history. Sport fan. **On mat leave so don’t expect work tweets**
As we* all know, sport is pain
*Arsenal fans
Unclear if this is a great or awful time to not be able to listen to TMS
03.08.2025 16:11 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Money’s painting of the UK Houses of Parliament
On holiday in France and obviously had to buy this particular Monet print; you could have heard my husband’s eyeroll from space.
Anyway, I reckon there should have to be a painting of Parliament by every art movement. Rococo Parliament. Dadaist Parliament. Abstract expressionist parliament.
BBc Sport liveblog reporting Lucy Bronze has played the entire Euros with a fractured tibia
Omg
27.07.2025 19:36 — 👍 29 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 3Also bravo Baroness Sue Campbell who transformed our Olympic team and then transformed our women's football team. Extraordinary record.
27.07.2025 19:01 — 👍 308 🔁 28 💬 6 📌 4I love Sarina just saying “turns out we love chaos”. What glorious, perfect chaos
27.07.2025 19:18 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0I can’t fully explain it but spiritually this is very Bazball. Sazball, if you will
27.07.2025 19:14 — 👍 19 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0If I had a pound for every time that Chloe Kelly scored the goal that won England an international football tournament I’d have two pounds. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice
27.07.2025 18:54 — 👍 91 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0Already getting ready to bawl my eyes out at a Proper BBC Sport Montage
27.07.2025 18:50 — 👍 56 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0In a hotel and from another room I just heard somebody shout CHLOE KELLY
27.07.2025 18:48 — 👍 51 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0SPORT SO GOOD
27.07.2025 18:46 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Oh god no
27.07.2025 18:33 — 👍 11 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Now I’m having an existential crisis about whether a Jaffa cake would count
27.07.2025 18:02 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0When England scored I was eating a biscuit. It may be time to eat another biscuit.
27.07.2025 17:39 — 👍 42 🔁 0 💬 5 📌 1Never in doubt *laughs manically*
27.07.2025 17:13 — 👍 12 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ben Stokes, a hero held together with duct tape, hope, and sheer bloody will
27.07.2025 10:30 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0I’m telling you: Test match cricket in full swing has no equal
26.07.2025 11:55 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Sport, what a joy
26.07.2025 11:54 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Quickly switching from the last-gasp Lions victory to Chris Woakes’ hat-trick ball
26.07.2025 11:53 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0Would like to have a little chat with whoever decided that the cricket, the Belgian sprint race and the Lions Test should all start at the same time
26.07.2025 10:09 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0What athlete’s expression will stay with you for the rest of your life?
25.07.2025 12:03 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Batter with the highest number of Test runs at Old Trafford is from Yorkshire 👍🏻
25.07.2025 10:38 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The team that never die. #lionesses
22.07.2025 21:37 — 👍 248 🔁 13 💬 6 📌 1Harry Kane penalty vs Denmark in Euros semi finals 🤝 Chloe Kelly penalty vs Italy in Euros semi finals
22.07.2025 21:34 — 👍 20 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHDBDDBDBEBFNNVKBKGKDJEJEJEJEJ!!!!!!!:):):)::
22.07.2025 21:33 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ahhhhhhh
22.07.2025 21:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0How much composure did Agyemang show there?! Unbelievable for such a young player.
22.07.2025 20:53 — 👍 165 🔁 6 💬 5 📌 1Never in doubt!!!!!!!
22.07.2025 20:52 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0If I were the England players I would also consider spending some time in the Italian box
22.07.2025 20:24 — 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1