John Percival

Don't agree with what Eni Aluko has said about Ian Wright but the number of people using her comments as an excuse to be sexist and misogynistic (both about her and women in football more generally) is really depressing

Jenrick claims Labour and Tories ‘broke Britain’ as he defects to Reform UK – politics live Nigel Farage introduces former shadow justice secretary at press conference following upheaval in Tory party

In a week when we've seen above expectation growth and the second biggest fall in the NHS waiting list in 15 years it seems an odd time to claim that Britain is 'broken' www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

The government is passing the Employment Bill, giving workers access to sick pay for day one - Kemi Badenoch is calling for the removal of the right to strike. Anyone claiming Labour and the Tories are all the same clearly aren't paying attention #PMQs

Genuinely impressed with the front of the Tories to accuse anyone else of "spend now, tax later" when they literally did just that in government - leaving a £22 billion black hole! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So we’re at the saving track by cutting track stage of the project now

Pretty bleak to hear the Tory Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions smear mental health conditions as 'the every day ups and down of life'. Thought we'd moved on from this sort of stigmatising years ago

Could the BBC please, please, please set up a ‘dog attack news alert’ separate from their main news alerts that I can opt out of. I really don’t need my phone buzzing every time someone is killed or injured by a dog in the UK

Whatever it is that Trump will "deliver" for Ukraine, it is not peace, and it is not just.

Really fun morning run yesterday at the Love Welwyn Garden City 10k. Took over a minute off my PB and (unbeknown to me at the time) was running in a field that included EastEnders legend Adam Woodyatt! Can now say I'm faster than Ian Beale over 10k!

Nigel Farage refuses to take ‘woke’ anti-bullying training for MPs Nigel Farage’s spokesman said he has ‘not taken part in “Behaviour Code Awareness Training” and has no intention of engaging with this woke DEI scheme’

I see we're adding 'not being a bully' and 'not sexually harassing people' to the list of things that are 'woke' 🙄https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/farage-reform-mp-bullying-tories-b2664927.html

Keely would be a fully deserving winner - incredible year. Torn between voting for her or Dame Sarah Storey. Cannot get my head round the fact that she has won a Paralympic medal at every games since 1992 and think that achievement deserves way more recognition that it currently has.

Guardian and Observer journalists have asked people not to share Guardian stories for 48 hours from midnight tonight (Tues), to respect their strike and the virtual picket line

If Johnson wants to innovate & exclude field events that’s up to him. I’m not convinced GST will be anything special, but Johnson’s track record suggests when he puts his mind to something it tends to be a success. My objection is to his narrative that athletics needs to be ‘saved’. It doesn’t.

I mean credit to him for honesty I suppose, but also pretty terrifying!

Suspect the vast majority of parents would do the same in Biden’s position. If I was American my issue would be with a system that gives Presidents the unchecked power to do this rather than with Biden for protecting his son.

Would be nice if the sport’s governing body could challenge lazy stereotypes that long distance running and throwing events are dull rather than pandering to them. Hope I’m wrong but these championships sadly seem more about marketing than sporting competition.

Super evening last night watching the Lionesses - would have been great had they won but still a very decent effort - particularly in defence!

I like Johnson a lot but the idea that a sport that is filled with superstars, has just had two hugely successful championships in two years & can fill stadia of 50,000+ needs ‘saving’ is either laughable or insulting

Sorry but track & field doesn’t need saving. Look at the Olympics & last World Championship, both the sporting spectacle & fans in the stadium, the annual sell out crowds at the London Stadium, the number of genuine stars in the sport atm? Could it be better? sure but saved? Nah - it's already great

Either in the morning or on my lunch break

Important, skilled work being replaced by AI :( Hope it’s made clear if and when this technology is used so I can give these books a wide berth.

Just got tickets to the fourth day of the England India Oval test next summer. Now fully expecting it to be wrapped up in three!