Jamie Fahey
@jamiefahey.bsky.social
Left-sided utility player: Journalist. Author. Uefa B coach & technical report writer. Mentor. Evertonian
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jamiefahey
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Jamie Fahey
@jamiefahey.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I had to fight my way through class barriers into my job. Why has so little changed? | Jamie Fahey
Too many people still face the prejudices I had to confront, says Guardian production editor Jamie Fahey
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It’s class pay gap day 📅
The date working-class people in effect stop getting paid when salaries are compared to more privileged peers
No better day to kick off on
@bsky.app by flagging up my 2022 Guardian Opinion piece calling for an end to this stark elitism
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The date working-class people in effect stop getting paid when salaries are compared to more privileged peers
No better day to kick off on
@bsky.app by flagging up my 2022 Guardian Opinion piece calling for an end to this stark elitism
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Got to feel for Thomas Frank
He says he can get to the big roundabout on the North Circular and is more than happy to pay your petrol money…
He says he can get to the big roundabout on the North Circular and is more than happy to pay your petrol money…
January 5, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Got to feel for Thomas Frank
He says he can get to the big roundabout on the North Circular and is more than happy to pay your petrol money…
He says he can get to the big roundabout on the North Circular and is more than happy to pay your petrol money…
Wonder how many more club staff will have to be sacked now to fund Ruben Amorim’s payoff and the shocking waste/incompetence of Ratcliffe & the other Man United high-ups…
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Man Utd redundancies: Up to 200 staff to be made redundant
After 250 members of staff were made redundant last year, Manchester United announce up to 200 more redundancies to
www.bbc.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Wonder how many more club staff will have to be sacked now to fund Ruben Amorim’s payoff and the shocking waste/incompetence of Ratcliffe & the other Man United high-ups…
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Steven Knight & Stephen Graham on class and acting/writing 👊🏼
“It takes 20 years to recover from a working-class upbringing,” says Knight
“It took me ages to get rid of that imposter syndrome,” adds Graham. “It’s only dissipated completely in the past 5 years”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“It takes 20 years to recover from a working-class upbringing,” says Knight
“It took me ages to get rid of that imposter syndrome,” adds Graham. “It’s only dissipated completely in the past 5 years”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘I’ve seen a lot of great pissheads’: Stephen Graham on booze, Baftas and the return of his bone-crunching boxing thriller
Stephen Graham and Steven Knight had an astonishing 2025. As A Thousand Blows explodes back, they talk about taking decades to become overnight sensations, the Peaky Blinders movie – and why it could ...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Steven Knight & Stephen Graham on class and acting/writing 👊🏼
“It takes 20 years to recover from a working-class upbringing,” says Knight
“It took me ages to get rid of that imposter syndrome,” adds Graham. “It’s only dissipated completely in the past 5 years”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“It takes 20 years to recover from a working-class upbringing,” says Knight
“It took me ages to get rid of that imposter syndrome,” adds Graham. “It’s only dissipated completely in the past 5 years”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Also 54 years ago today, I was born an Evertonian
The very day #EFC left fans devastated by selling resident World Cup winner Alan Ball to Arsenal for a British transfer record fee
The very day #EFC left fans devastated by selling resident World Cup winner Alan Ball to Arsenal for a British transfer record fee
December 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Also 54 years ago today, I was born an Evertonian
The very day #EFC left fans devastated by selling resident World Cup winner Alan Ball to Arsenal for a British transfer record fee
The very day #EFC left fans devastated by selling resident World Cup winner Alan Ball to Arsenal for a British transfer record fee
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Great that this bullshit is being called out more now.
It was pathetic. Embarrassing. And shameful for Arsenal
But it just gives EFC a chance to reaffirm the huge commitment to all the vital work
@sfoodbanks.bsky.social does
But it just gives EFC a chance to reaffirm the huge commitment to all the vital work
@sfoodbanks.bsky.social does
Only now become aware, via Andy Hunter’s report for @sport.theguardian.com, that this occurred at Hill Dickinson Stadium last night. Really thought Arsenal fans were better than that. Clearly not. A shame.
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Great that this bullshit is being called out more now.
It was pathetic. Embarrassing. And shameful for Arsenal
But it just gives EFC a chance to reaffirm the huge commitment to all the vital work
@sfoodbanks.bsky.social does
But it just gives EFC a chance to reaffirm the huge commitment to all the vital work
@sfoodbanks.bsky.social does
Only now become aware, via Andy Hunter’s report for @sport.theguardian.com, that this occurred at Hill Dickinson Stadium last night. Really thought Arsenal fans were better than that. Clearly not. A shame.
December 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It was pathetic. Embarrassing. And shameful for Arsenal
But it just gives EFC a chance to reaffirm the huge commitment to all the vital work
@sfoodbanks.bsky.social does
But it just gives EFC a chance to reaffirm the huge commitment to all the vital work
@sfoodbanks.bsky.social does
Hillsborough: the scandal of police lies and political/institutional/scumbag tabloid cover-ups that seemingly never ends
Yet still the perpetrators go unpunished
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Yet still the perpetrators go unpunished
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases over Hillsborough, says watchdog
None of the former officers named by the IOPC will face disciplinary proceedings because they have all retired
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hillsborough: the scandal of police lies and political/institutional/scumbag tabloid cover-ups that seemingly never ends
Yet still the perpetrators go unpunished
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Yet still the perpetrators go unpunished
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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To all the people who love to explain that this is not in fact a make or break budget, you're wrong.
Hopefully this week's episode will show why.
Hopefully this week's episode will show why.
🚨Our latest podcast - we discuss Rachel Reeves’s high stakes budget moment...
Plus @kiranstacey.bsky.social behind the scenes of his G20 trip to South Africa with Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
Plus @kiranstacey.bsky.social behind the scenes of his G20 trip to South Africa with Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/aud...
A make-or-break week for the UK government – podcast
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the context of Rachel Reeves’s big budget moment. Plus, Kiran talks about his trip to Johannesburg with Keir Starmer and how talks over the Ukraine peace plan unf...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
To all the people who love to explain that this is not in fact a make or break budget, you're wrong.
Hopefully this week's episode will show why.
Hopefully this week's episode will show why.
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Think indoor soccer. Then make it 5v5, switch the ball, change some rules, and amp up the speed. Now it's futsal, a game "born in Uruguay and raised in Brazil" per @jamiefahey.bsky.social. The first FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup is on now. My story for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Think indoor soccer. Then make it 5v5, switch the ball, change some rules, and amp up the speed. Now it's futsal, a game "born in Uruguay and raised in Brazil" per @jamiefahey.bsky.social. The first FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup is on now. My story for @theworld.org theworld.org/segments/202...
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So two non economists on BBC radio 4 flagship news programme to answer the question on how fiscal choices shape growth. Ridiculous. “Only business creates wealth” says businessman. “Cut welfare” says political adviser. That’s the inane debate chaired by who else Amol Rajan !
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
So two non economists on BBC radio 4 flagship news programme to answer the question on how fiscal choices shape growth. Ridiculous. “Only business creates wealth” says businessman. “Cut welfare” says political adviser. That’s the inane debate chaired by who else Amol Rajan !
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Labour has entered its musical chairs era – and we’re sucked into another pointless death spiral | Nesrine Malik
Labour has entered its musical chairs era – and we’re sucked into another pointless death spiral | Nesrine Malik
Briefing wars, toxic infighting, paranoid office politics: we’ve seen it all before. And once again, the drama at No 10 has absolutely nothing to do with us, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Labour has entered its musical chairs era – and we’re sucked into another pointless death spiral | Nesrine Malik
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Half of all UK jobs shed since Labour came to power are among under-25s
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Half of all UK jobs shed since Labour came to power are among under-25s
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Half of all UK jobs shed since Labour came to power are among under-25s
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Exclusive: David Blunkett warns Keir Starmer Britain’s youth are in danger of becoming ‘lost generation’ on his watch
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment?
Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment?
Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
AI, Covid and taxes: what is behind steep rise in youth unemployment?
Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Last year’s employer NICs increase and a weak economy are adding to tricky conditions for young people
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“Starmerism was always devoid of principle & purpose. Its original sin was deceiving the membership by offering Corbynism without Corbyn, only to cynically ditch all that in an attempt to drive the left into permanent oblivion”
@owenjones.bsky.social on Labour
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@owenjones.bsky.social on Labour
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour is standing on a precipice: if it breaks its election promise on tax, it will never be trusted again | Owen Jones
Ruling out tax rises in its 2024 manifesto was utterly reckless and will fan the flames of the far right, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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November 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“Starmerism was always devoid of principle & purpose. Its original sin was deceiving the membership by offering Corbynism without Corbyn, only to cynically ditch all that in an attempt to drive the left into permanent oblivion”
@owenjones.bsky.social on Labour
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@owenjones.bsky.social on Labour
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great picture. A decade before i was playing around there as a kid though. Can’t work it out. What end of Queens Road is it? Breck or Mill Road end?
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Great picture. A decade before i was playing around there as a kid though. Can’t work it out. What end of Queens Road is it? Breck or Mill Road end?
“Welcome to Britain in 2025, where musicians angry at genocide are dragged through the justice system, while politicians facilitating genocide walk free”
@owenjones.bsky.social on the campaign of deflection from Britain’s complicity in the crime of the century
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@owenjones.bsky.social on the campaign of deflection from Britain’s complicity in the crime of the century
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Welcome to Britain 2025: where a musician's words cause more outrage than the murder and horror in Gaza | Owen Jones
The issue of what happened at Glastonbury is obscuring the outrage about real bombs and actual death, and I think that is deliberate, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“Welcome to Britain in 2025, where musicians angry at genocide are dragged through the justice system, while politicians facilitating genocide walk free”
@owenjones.bsky.social on the campaign of deflection from Britain’s complicity in the crime of the century
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@owenjones.bsky.social on the campaign of deflection from Britain’s complicity in the crime of the century
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
About time…
And the sort of mass action that should have been instinctive last year to support the seven Labour MPs suspended for daring to oppose the despicable two-child benefit cap. It would have sent a clear message of defiance and prevented this continuing austerity shitshow
And the sort of mass action that should have been instinctive last year to support the seven Labour MPs suspended for daring to oppose the despicable two-child benefit cap. It would have sent a clear message of defiance and prevented this continuing austerity shitshow
June 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
About time…
And the sort of mass action that should have been instinctive last year to support the seven Labour MPs suspended for daring to oppose the despicable two-child benefit cap. It would have sent a clear message of defiance and prevented this continuing austerity shitshow
And the sort of mass action that should have been instinctive last year to support the seven Labour MPs suspended for daring to oppose the despicable two-child benefit cap. It would have sent a clear message of defiance and prevented this continuing austerity shitshow
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Socialist Zohran Mamdani could be New York’s next mayor. This is what the western left could learn from him | Owen Jones
Socialist Zohran Mamdani could be New York’s next mayor. This is what the western left could learn from him | Owen Jones
He has used clear messaging to redirect anger from the disenfranchised to the economic elites. That the wealthy are worried shows it’s working, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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June 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Socialist Zohran Mamdani could be New York’s next mayor. This is what the western left could learn from him | Owen Jones
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💬 "The Trust’s report, A Class Act (2024), demonstrates that this area of British culture is disproportionately produced by the most privileged segment of the population."
Our research on class diversity in the creative sector cited @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️
Our research on class diversity in the creative sector cited @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️
Who represents Britain on screen? UK film and TV culture still has a worrying class problem
The narrowness of this field is bad news for diversity – we need greater breadth and depth when it comes to British culture and those who produce it.
theconversation.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
💬 "The Trust’s report, A Class Act (2024), demonstrates that this area of British culture is disproportionately produced by the most privileged segment of the population."
Our research on class diversity in the creative sector cited @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️
Our research on class diversity in the creative sector cited @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️
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This is a barn-stormer.
The part about Keir Starmer is boggling.
The part about Keir Starmer is boggling.
On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
June 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
This is a barn-stormer.
The part about Keir Starmer is boggling.
The part about Keir Starmer is boggling.
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What a loss.
Duncan was a hero to so many of us. A great journalist and a great man. Bullshit free, loved by all, supremely fair, incredibly wise and so effortlessly cool. A unique combo. God, he'll be missed. ❤️❤️❤️
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
Duncan was a hero to so many of us. A great journalist and a great man. Bullshit free, loved by all, supremely fair, incredibly wise and so effortlessly cool. A unique combo. God, he'll be missed. ❤️❤️❤️
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
Duncan Campbell, celebrated Guardian crime reporter, dies aged 80
Tributes paid to ‘courageous’ journalist who covered police corruption, Rosemary West trial and Hatton Garden heist
www.theguardian.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
What a loss.
Duncan was a hero to so many of us. A great journalist and a great man. Bullshit free, loved by all, supremely fair, incredibly wise and so effortlessly cool. A unique combo. God, he'll be missed. ❤️❤️❤️
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
Duncan was a hero to so many of us. A great journalist and a great man. Bullshit free, loved by all, supremely fair, incredibly wise and so effortlessly cool. A unique combo. God, he'll be missed. ❤️❤️❤️
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/m...
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If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
May 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If this person sat next to you on a bus or train and started ranting about Bruce Springsteen in this way, you would get up and move to a different seat.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
In the United States, we have him the nuclear codes.
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The Boss: telling it like it is
Springsteen shining a light on the chaos, threats & injustices of the moment with hope and love in his heart for America 🇺🇸
Springsteen shining a light on the chaos, threats & injustices of the moment with hope and love in his heart for America 🇺🇸
May 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The Boss: telling it like it is
Springsteen shining a light on the chaos, threats & injustices of the moment with hope and love in his heart for America 🇺🇸
Springsteen shining a light on the chaos, threats & injustices of the moment with hope and love in his heart for America 🇺🇸
”Acting on Kendall’s advice to ‘let the Gwladys Street suck the ball in the net’, Everton bombarded Bayern. I played my part, skittling the ball to @nevillesouthall.bsky.social to maintain intensity’
Goodison’s greatest night:
#EFC v Bayern, 40 years ago today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/m...
Goodison’s greatest night:
#EFC v Bayern, 40 years ago today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/m...
April 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
”Acting on Kendall’s advice to ‘let the Gwladys Street suck the ball in the net’, Everton bombarded Bayern. I played my part, skittling the ball to @nevillesouthall.bsky.social to maintain intensity’
Goodison’s greatest night:
#EFC v Bayern, 40 years ago today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/m...
Goodison’s greatest night:
#EFC v Bayern, 40 years ago today
www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/m...