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Matthew McGregor

@mcgregor.bsky.social

Politics, football, antifascism. I work for 38 Degrees. Trustee of Reprieve and IPPR. I liked Pope Francis.

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Exclusive interview: Minister for Sports Stephanie Peacock MP With the Football Governance Act becoming law, change if coming to the game. The Sports Minister responsible, Stephanie Peacock MP, spoke to Along Come Norwich's Matthew McGregor on fandom, clubs in t...

Last week, I met with Sports Minister Steph Peacock and nattered about the Football Governance Act, football's impact on the community, and her love of Bovril. Have a read: www.alongcomenorwich.com/articles/exc...

11.08.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you or do you not want peace in our time??

09.08.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pharisees slam β€˜woke rant’ sermon on the mount.

09.08.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m so old I can remember when the mainstream view was that racist riots were bad.

09.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Sydney Sweeney Saga Shows Why Republicans Keep Winning Democrats will struggle until the media ecosystem changes.

Latest update from the Ghost of British Christmas Yet To Come. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

08.08.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by Β£700 a month Rushanara Ali, who has spoken out against 'unreasonable rent increases', relisted her four-bedroom townhouse in east London for Β£4,000 a month

This is going to be illegal soon thanks to, uh, the government. inews.co.uk/news/homeles...

07.08.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

is there anything worse than finishing a piece of work then realising you never added it to your to-do list so there's nothing to tick off? seething.

07.08.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you ever feel glum about the world watch Dine With Kent videos.

06.08.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jesus take the wheel. What a push notification to sent out.

06.08.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What if airport drinking rules but on trains

01.08.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On a train and the refreshments person is doing an announcement about the special offers they're running on wines and spirits. It's 840am.

01.08.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s just be serious for a second. This means that the UK will recognise the state of Palestine in September.

29.07.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A legend, and a winner.

29.07.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Two of the five Reform MPs elected last year back a policy on migration that is effectively more extreme than the former BNP position.

26.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

Shocking and unexpected news. Who could have seen this coming??

23.07.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant

This is brilliant news. Long overdue. Justice for those who suffered then but also lessons for policing now. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

20.07.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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One does not simply... rewrite the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…...😭

20.07.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 884    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 78

The explicit plan is to ethnically cleanse Gaza with US help while the whole world watches.

18.07.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3386    πŸ” 1454    πŸ’¬ 248    πŸ“Œ 75
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Why can't anyone stop the fundraisers outside London stations? Inside Success and WeRBlighty have broken the law with their fundraising activities. So why are they are allowed to continue operating outside the capital's busiest railway stations?

A proper jaw-dropper from @londoncentric.media here on (what we all thought were?) chuggers outside tube station. Someone is making a ton of money from this scammy activity. www.londoncentric.media/p/inside-suc...

17.07.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Today we publish State of the North 2025 🚨

The North gets just half as much arts and culture funding per person as London. We reveal the impact this & other regional divides have on young people, and what must change πŸ‘‡

www.ippr.org/articles/the...

17.07.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Armed police threatened to arrest Kent protester for holding Palestinian flag Officers accused Laura Murton who also had a sign saying β€˜Free Gaza’ of supporting a proscribed organisation

Your view of Palestine and of Palestine Action are not relevant to believing that this is a frightening and disgraceful attack on free speech. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

17.07.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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32nd state, 16th MLB stadium. It ain’t half hot.

09.07.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Houston street art is decent.

08.07.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s amazing how low key the employment rights bill is. It’s the biggest expansion of rights at work in most of our lifetimes it’s passing most of the media by. What a world.

07.07.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the right thing to do but the right thing doesn’t usually come about by accident. It’s happening now because of the hard work of campaigners, the leadership of MPs like Sarah, and a government prepared to actually do it. This is change we can get behind.

07.07.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"weather is a bit much this week, isn't it?"

06.07.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good policy, good comms, good at enjoying life. What’s not to like ❀️

04.07.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good policy, good comms, enjoying life. What’s not to like.

04.07.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Listen, fair play.

04.07.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 19
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Housing minister vows to crack down on property management β€˜wild west’ Exclusive: Matthew Pennycook spoke after the government promised to end the β€˜feudal’ leasehold system

I know it’s terribly gauche to say anything nice about them but Labour’s housing investment and reforms are Good, Actually. Huge progress being made. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

04.07.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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