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Harry Elliott
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Perennially disappointed by Bristol City & the LA Chargers. One time Thatchers Apple roll winner.
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That "Premier League billionaire" is Tony Bloom of Brighton and Hove Albion, if you hadn't guessed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Key aide to Nigel Farage was frontman for Premier League billionaire’s betting syndicate, lawsuit claims
Exclusive: George Cottrell ‘gave control’ of gambling accounts to syndicate headed by Tony Bloom, the owner of Brighton & Hove Albion FC
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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annasels.bsky.social
Honestly, there is no better rugby writer out there than @bloodandmud.bsky.social. This preamble is a work of art. #WALvRSA

www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2...
It is tempting at this point to describe the Welsh Rugby Union as a clown show. But that would unfairly overlook the commitment and dedication, training, expertise, and preparation to produce that circus based entertainment. The public also respects clowns, even the ones that oddly fear them. The WRU are more like a Baboons On LSD show. Wherein a large group of hallucinating monkeys run about screaming, break everything in the building then start viciously eating each other, with little regard for the paying audience.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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squidgerugby.bsky.social
A statement win. New Zealand's Grand Slam tour came to a crashing half on Saturday as England pulled off their first victory over the Blacks for six years. We break down the game, where England are headed and whether New Zealand have a problem...
youtu.be/mdSKet6JHD8?...
So how did England demolish the All Blacks? | Autumn Nations Series 2025
YouTube video by Squidge Rugby
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November 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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ncgeehan.bsky.social
"Dubai presents the hard-right vision of utopia... where the super-rich and well-connected can simply do and consume as they please. A place where the poor are simply cleared out of sight." Excellent from @jonathanliew.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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localnotail.bsky.social
On the same day in the Telegraph:
The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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‘I don’t want to give money to this America’: tourists’ fears of US travel under Trump
‘I don’t want to give money to this America’: tourists’ fears of US travel under Trump
With US visits down 11.6% in March compared with last year, people share their views and experiences on the US border
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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adamschiff.com
Checking back on this…
April 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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awfulannouncing.bsky.social
"That day is today. Fire him."
Keith Olbermann calls for ESPN to fire Pat McAfee over Canada comments
Ex-ESPN star Keith Olbermann called for Pat McAfee to be fired over his comments about Canada at the WWE Elimination Chamber event.
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March 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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theathletic.com
"Follow your dreams."
December 29, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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bestforbritain.org
In a survey for Farmers Weekly last year, 83 per cent of famers polled said Brexit had been worse than expected; 52 per cent supported a referendum on rejoining the EU; and 70 per cent supported rejoining the single market.

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/an-inconvenient-truth-for-farmers-brexit-33964…
An inconvenient truth for farmers: Brexit
Many farmers feel that they have not been afforded the bounties once promised by Leave campaigners
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November 25, 2024 at 1:35 PM
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pmdfoster.bsky.social
“From three friends in high places to essentially zero is quite the feat of statecraft.”

Ouch. Janah Ganesh in FT today:

How Britain squandered the best hand in the world on.ft.com/3AP6eOO
November 20, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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bestforbritain.org
I'm not sure Jeremy Clarkson is the most sympathetic champion for poor farmers, many of whose concerns about the loss of #Brexit subsidies and poor trade deals are legitimate.

Here is what he told Top Gear magazine when he bought his farm 👇🏽 and what he claims today 👇🏽. 🧐~AA
Screenbrag of Top Gear magazine article https://www.topgear.com/car-news/jeremy-clarkson/jeremy-clarkson-quad%E2%80%99s-own-country "I have bought a farm. There are many sensible reasons for this. Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The government doesn't get any of my money when I die. And the price of the food that I grow can only go up. But there is another, much more important reason: I can now have a quad bike." Screengrab of Daily Mail article, 19 Nov 2024: "Explaining his purchase of his farm he said: 'Let's start from the beginning I wanted to shoot, which comes with the benefit of not paying inheritance tax, now I do. 'People like me will simply put it in a trust, and so long as I live for seven years that's fine. As my daughter says, you might be in a deep freeze at the end of it, but you will live for seven years. 'It is incredibly time consuming to have to do that, why should all these people have to do that, why should they?' Clarkson said the 'only reason' Rachel Reeves bought in the inheritance tax on farmers was to 'stop wealthy people'. When Ms Derbyshire argued that Ms Reeves had bought in the measure to 'raise money for public services', Clarkson turned to the protesters and said: 'Are you listening to this?' 'When asked if he'd had a GP appointment recently, he said: 'Yes, I just recently had a heart attack.' Ms Derbyshire then asked 'where should they get their money from if not farmers?' to which Clarkson replied: 'Did you hear that everyone? BBC thinks you should be paying for everything.'"
November 19, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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Superb
November 19, 2024 at 9:17 AM