Tom Pearson

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.

Extremely good from @iandunt.bsky.social

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One small step… | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine “I thought you’d like that one!” Kemi Badenoch shouted as the Conservative Party rose to its feet to cheer. She chuckled happily. There’s nothing Tories like more than a tax cut, and she’d just…

Very good from @roberthutton.co.uk on Badenoch

thecritic.co.uk/one-small-st...

Haven't we always known that? I'm sure Wolff's books talk about that

Trump says Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed, as National Guard deployed The US president said on Truth Social that governor JB Pritzker and mayor Brandon Johnson failed to protect federal immigration officers, without offering any evidence.

Very dark times in America

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Would be great for this to become a positive story about Handsworth

Been to Birmingham many times. Next time will make a point of going to Handsworth

If only Zephaniah was around today to issue a response to Jenrick!!

Shiiiiiiiiiiit

Weren't the white people in Sutton Coldfield? So he had the weird conceit of filming scenes around diverse Handsworth, and then going and interviewing white people in Sutton Col about similar problems there

I sang Jerusalem with Robert Jenrick at school — he’s wrong about race The Conservative MP has complained that, visiting Handsworth in Birmingham, he didn’t see ‘another white face’. You can’t judge whether someone is integrated by skin colour, argues fellow Wulfrunian S...

Very good piece by @sathnam.bsky.social

www.thetimes.com/article/3af4...

All this Robert Jenrick stuff has made me want to go to Handsworth. Sounds a great diverse place. I'm sure Soho Road is a cracker of a high street with all sorts of shops and food places.

Badenoch 'worried' UK may need IMF bailout The Conservative leader tells the BBC the UK could be forced to go

Badenoch said it a month ago

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The 24 Hours In Police Custody about the Luton triple murder is very good and really shocking.

Interest rates are also now much higher

Yeah it's surprising that Everton only went for 50,000

Oh yeah for sure. But they're all desperate to make every penny they can for PSR, and all see how much more Tottenham, United, Arsenal, Liverpool make compared to the rest.

It worked pretty well for Starmer

A lot of the reason they don't expand is tied into planning restrictions. Maybe the govt should make enabling the expansion of football stadiums into a specific policy.

Arsenal hold internal talks about redeveloping Emirates Stadium Arsenal hold internal discussions about expanding the capacity of Emirates Stadium, which currently sits just over 60,000.

Was thinking this the other day, so many PL teams could do with a bigger stadium: United, Villa, Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea, Bournemouth, and so on.
It's surprising more don't expand, especially those with PSR problems.

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

The Sunday Night Club: Rangers sack Russell Martin | Press Box hosted by Graham Spiers Get more from Press Box hosted by Graham Spiers on Patreon

As ever a very good pod from Graham Spiers et al

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France's prime minister Sebastien Lecornu resigns His resignation comes just hours after he appointed his cabinet - and after political rivals threatened to topple his government.

Surely there needs to be french elections

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A new arcane boomer obsession....

Well, that didn't go well!

This weekend there has been a lot of players pretending to be hit in the face.

David Weir is atrocious on punditry

So utterly deluded.

Russell Martin: "performances have been improving a lot".
No idea what he is talking about!

Falkirk had more shots, higher xG, more shots on target, more big chances, more corners.

He's deluded.

Blind faith

It's mad that Philogene doesn't play in the PL. Quality player.

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