Phil Ascough

Holy shit.... 😮

This is coming from the #Telegraph??

They've certainly come a long way.

This paper was one of the most frothing, rabid, Brexiter rags post-2016....

#Brexit
#BrexitHasFailed
#RejoinEU
#Starmer

Who Is Hull’s Most Famous Chess Player?

Amos Burn should be as well known as Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer, according to our bygone woodpusher correspondent Phil Ascough.

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If this were happening in a Latin American country, ICE would simply be described as a death squad

How Did A Witch Knock Hull City Out Of The Cup?

Our sporting necromancy correspondent Phil Ascough recounts a 50-year old tale of sorcery, spells and spoiled seasons.

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All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges

Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.

They promise you that.

And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.

How Do You Say ‘Happy New Year’ Around The World?

Our international languages correspondent @philascough.bsky.social presents a handy cut-out-and-keep guide to seeing in the new year wherever you may be.

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What Do Footballers Have For Christmas Dinner?

With matches on Boxing Day, what can Johnny Shinpad scoff on the big day, asks our festive gustation correspondent @philascough.bsky.social

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That we haven’t found out about yet.

Why Is There A Danish Church In Hull?

We all recognise the unique architecture of Nordic House, but why is it there in the first place? Our Scandinavian tabernacle correspondent @philascough.bsky.social has a skeg.

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SHOCK POLL: NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW IN an amazing poll conducted by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like. However, 99 percent of journalists agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

63% of people think net migration rose in the last 12 months
8% of people think it fell

Yet it fell by 400,000 in 2024 vs 2023
[It is falling further in 2025]

Public service broadcasters are doing a core part of their job on this topic badly if that 8% is not closer to 30% at least

"Asylum seekers should not be allowed to work!"

"Asylum workers should not be subsidised at the public expense!"

- and loop.

This is REFORM

I particularly enjoyed the addition of the baby alligator!

‘Time for big tech to get tough against online abuse’ — The Hull Story York City away, early 1980s. The Tigers were defending a corner at the away end. It was open, pretty packed and tight to the touchline, making it easy for a person nearer the front to reach up and lob...

Here’s one I prepared earlier. The sports “fan” racism on social media that won’t go away.

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Started reading your first one in a Spanish heatwave yesterday. Will finish it in East Yorkshire tomorrow. Possibly in a thunderstorm. It’s a remarkable book - in a good way! Bought it from @jebookshull.bsky.social of course.

Used to be a belting pub down that street. The Lion. Just round the corner from Hull FC.

Ah yes. Netzer. Thanks for the reminder!

Can he play up front?

Don’t think so but Tim Walter might be.

It always feels spooky being on the end of a cat stare.

I get the idea this isn’t about the music?

In Hull and East Yorkshire today vote Ross or you’l get Reform. Simple as that.

History will not be kind to all those pandering to this flip-flopping political huckster. Already his support is waning, a string of polls released to mark the 100 days showing voter approval has plummeted to historic lows at this point in a presidency. The US economy is shrinking. Tourism is crashing alongside the country's global reputation. And Canada's election has shown that foreign politicians who fight for liberal values and put their country's interests first by standing up to Trump's bullying can thrive - while those that get too close to him can crash.

The Trump effect would be the Farage effect. Swagger and prejudice that are isolating and ruinous.
The Brexit shitshow and America’s humiliation should be sounding very loud alarm bells. Not encouraging more stupidity. #localelections

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‘I’m voting tactically in the mayoral election – here’s why’ — The Hull Story By Phil Ascough Could tactical voting help to decide the outcome of this week’s mayoral election in Hull and East Yorkshire? At least one influential website thinks it can, and it’s urging people ...

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I’m not telling people who to vote for but I’d certainly urge them to have faith in the candidates who turn up and face the public rather than run and hide behind a tarnished gold medal.

Back from our Spring Break with a lot of catching up to do, here's a little musical tale for you...

Does that include chip spice?

A reminder for these times.