Simon Faull

John Carlos and Tommy Smith raise their fists on the medal stand at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Peter Norman looks on

October 16, 1968

It’s a week since the Red Roses won the World Cup so when is their open top bus parade? There’s surely going to be one, isn’t there?

Congratulations to the Red roses 🌹
Hugely excited to watch them at Twickenham next week v Canada.

Corbyn clashes with Sultana over membership portal as split emerges in new party Ex-Labour leader says ‘legal advice being taken’ over issue, while Sultana also claims ‘sexist boys’ club’ is running party

Well, colour me shocked. ‘Sexist boys’ club’ you say.
Legal action being taken before the party has a name must be some kind of record.

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The obscene contrast between these two images.

Conservative MP Danny Kruger defects to Reform – UK politics live Nigel Farage announces defection of MP for East Wiltshire and puts him in charge of preparing party for government

Danny ‘Dunning’ Kruger has defected from the Tories to Reform. As he ran in the general election as a Tory I’m sure he will do the honourable thing and stand down as an MP enabling a by- election to be held.

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Sadly, his whole life has shown him that there is one rule for him and another rule for everyone else.

Saturday's MIRROR: Stamp duty 'hypocrite' #TomorrowsPapersToday

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.

Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.

That, right there, is the problem.

Nick Gibb's reform reflections: 13 interesting findings From academy failures to Russian escapades, ex-schools minister reveals his policy reform lessons

‘Former schools minister Nick Gibb has said academisation was often just an “expensive process of rebadging”, and admitted it was “naïve” to let “charismatic” heads lead big trusts without “sufficient checks and regulations”
If only he had been warned.
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Palestine Action protest arrests rise to more than 500 Police say the majority of arrests were for displaying placards in support of the banned group.

Government has got this spectacularly wrong.

If an organisation is breaking the law, prosecute it.

But arresting people for holding up signs is a waste of police time, it's increasing support for the organisation &, above all, it's a flagrant violation of free speech.
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Very sad, what a life .

Rupert Lowe mistakes charity rowers for 'illegal migrants' Rupert Lowe says he will donate £1,000 to charity but makes

Dangerously stupid

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Ashes 2025-26: Glenn McGrath predicts 5-0 win for Australia As usual, Glenn McGrath predicts Australia will win the 2025-26 Ashes 5-0 - but says Joe Root and Harry Brook are the England players the hosts will fear most.

As night follows day, the traditional McGrath prediction of an Australian Ashes clean sweep.

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Mordros is the Cornish word for ‘sound of the sea’ which carries both the experience of being by the sea but also a longing for the sea.

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts Exclusive: School leaders say plans lack precision and do not account for new Send education requirements

In an entirely unexpected turn of events. #AbolishOfsted

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In a completely unexpected move Louis Rees-Zammit returns to rugby from the NFL just weeks before the start of the new season.

However will we cope?

The loss of RNLI Solomon Browne in the Penlee lifeboat disaster 1981 is still mourned in Mousehole and Kernow more widely. As is the loss of the Union Star to whose aid they had gone.

Police officers ‘also abused’ Rotherham grooming gang victims One says she was raped from the age of 12 by a South Yorkshire Police officer in a marked police car.

BBC: South Yorkshire Police officers took part in rape and sexual assault of under-age girls who were victims of grooming gangs. The force has frequently featured in the worst scandals of police corruption over many decades. This may be a new nadir
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Photo of nigel farage with andrew tate

How dare Peter Kyle insinuate that Nigel Farage would ever be on the side of a sexual predator and rapist.

What are the odds on John Terry turning up in full kit at Southend airport for the Lionesses welcome home?

Signed

Kernow is the UK’s fifth nation and should be recognised as such.

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

Credit to the government for establishing this long overdue and much needed statutory inquiry.

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Geoffrey Clifton Pompous Brown MP on his usual bloviating form on #politicswest

Not sure this is technically possible but Chris Philp MP undermining his ‘credibility’ by wearing Union Flag socks on #BBCLauraK

Nauseating to hear Nick Robinson asking questions about resident doctors’ strikes when he earns £350k pa and his salary has most certainly not declined in value. Not to mention his trip to the royal box at Wimbledon and sitting next to John Major at Lords. The establishment at play.

Ex-Conservative Party chairman Jake Berry defects to Reform UK Earlier this week David Jones, the ex-Conservative Welsh secretary, also joined Nigel Farage's party.

Well, colour me shocked. Delightful man, birds of a feather….

Ex-Tory chairman Jake Berry defects to Reform UK www.bbc.com/news/article...

Thank you