Richard Howarth

Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.

He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.

Same applies to Lewis Hall - he will hopefully come back ready to start and play a full 90

Miley is with England U21s

Why should we switch 2p of tax from National Insurance to Income Tax? ⤵️

Income Tax raises more money and spreads the burden more fairly. The switch would raise £6 billion, and leave the vast majority of payslips unaffected.

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

The display was fantastic but as an East Stand dweller I was not keen on the flag shown. It blocked our view of the iconic line up whilst the Champions League anthem played. I think you need to consider what views will be blocked when planning any future displays.

He didn't misspeak. He flat out lied. And if he wants to join JK Rowling in threatening to sue me he can serve me at @goodlawproject.bsky.social's registered office.

Nigel Farage admits he was wrong to say he had bought house in Clacton Reform UK leader says he should not have claimed he was buyer of property that was really bought by his partner

He didn't "misspeak". He lied. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Guy who scored, Strelec, is Boro's new signing.

Regular reminder that media hires idiots to wind up football supporters to promote engagement:

➡️They want you to argue.

➡️They want a pile on

❌You will not win a debate

❌You will not change their mind

✅ They lose when they're ignored

✅ You win when you block them

👍

#nufc

Man City had the right to match our offer (from when they sold Trafford to Burnley). They exercised that right and he was obliged to go there. Don't think this one is down to wages.

Yoane Wissa apparently according to Ornstein.

Loved writing this about a remarkable man - Paul Ferris #nufc

List of loads of businesses who are all for the UK/EU reset deal and a list of three people who are against it (Badenoch, Farage and Swinney)

Plenty of people & businesses who are all for the UK/EU reset deal.

Maybe if Badenoch & Farage took time to talk to these businesses they might learn something, oh wait it doesn’t benefit their millionaire mates so they won’t!

#UK-EU

24m ago 16.10 BST Trade body for Scottish salmon industry hails EU deal as 'breakthrough' Severin Carrell Severin Carrell Severin Carrell is the Guardian’s Scotland editor. Salmon Scotland, the trade body which represents the fish farms behind the UK’s largest food export, said the EU trade deal would “slash red tape” and cut export costs. The organisation estimates that post-Brexit food export rules cost exporters around £3m a year, with France the sector’s biggest customer. The sector sold £844m worth of farmed salmon overseas last year, with £462m sent to France alone. Tavish Scott, the chief executive of Salmon Scotland and former leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, is at a reception to celebrate the deal in London later. He said: We congratulate the UK government on securing this deal with the EU, which will slash red tape and speed up the delivery of our premium salmon to market. This breakthrough eases the burden on our farmers, processors and the communities they support, and we welcome efforts to implement it at pace. The withdrawal of physical checks is particularly welcome. It means lower costs and quicker deliveries for our customers.

Salmon Scotland: "We congratulate the UK gov't on securing this deal with the EU, which will slash red tape and speed up the delivery of our premium salmon to market." ~AA #NotAllFish

Source: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Meat industry welcomes deal, saying Labour has achieved 'what previous government promised originally but didn't deliver' The British Meat Processors Association has issued a statement strongly welcoming the deal with the EU. It says that, making access to the EU market easier for meat exporters, Keir Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. The association has also dismissed claims that the deal will mean the UK being a “rule taker” because it will aligned with the EU on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules. It says: A common misunderstanding is that an SPS agreement will mean Britain becomes a ‘rule taker’. In reality, we must comply with the rules of any of our trading partners if we want to export to them – just like America must comply with British rules if they want to send us their products. This means we have been aligned with EU rules and standards all along. The difference this new deal will make is that Britain, unlike their other third country trading partners, will benefit from true, un-fettered access to their market and massively reduced trade friction. It will boost trade and make us more competitive. Under the existing arrangement we have had to produce a mountain of paperwork to prove we comply, costing business a fortune but with no added value. This extra cost had to be absorbed somewhere in the supply chain, either through lower margins or higher prices, driving food price inflation and rendering UK businesses less competitive.

British Meat Processors Association: Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. ~AA

Gary Lineker has been fired from the BBC because he spoke out about Palestine.

#iSupportGary

Lets get it trending

Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.

1536 signatures are now required by Thursday

We can do this

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@harryehowarth.bsky.social

Slowly approaching 6k followers on BlueSky. If you like #nufc giz a follow please, I promise to share lots of sports data bits you’d like.

@sarahowarth.bsky.social

Boris Johnson’s got the golden ticket Nigel Farage and other British right wingers didn’t get – he’s on the rotunda at the inauguration.

…is it thanks to his new best mate Elon?

www.theneweuropean.co.uk/is-johnson-n...

St Oswald's Way | Northumberland Walking Route - The Official Website St. Oswald's Way is a long distance walking route in Northumberland, which stretches north to south from Lindisfarne to Heavenfield.

Another Northumbrian one

www.stoswaldsway.com

Think the cost of the signing would be £5m in the books this year (as we are half way through) so makes it even more puzzling.

V good piece.
Key bit:

No.

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

It was one match in the Premier league ( for 5 yellows). This is separate, for 2 yellows in the League Cup

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