Doug Jefferson
@dougjeff.bsky.social
Politics geek who loves polls, football outside the top level and most importantly Grimsby Town FC! UTM
I can't remember the last time I was this happy about a football result that didn't involve Grimsby or England. Thrilled for Palace!
May 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I can't remember the last time I was this happy about a football result that didn't involve Grimsby or England. Thrilled for Palace!
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What would public choose on social care workers coming to Britain?
Increase the numbers: 44% (18% a lot, 26% a little)
Maintain current levels: 27%
Reduce the numbers: 22% (11% reduce a lot, 11% a little)
Focaldata for British Future (2nd - 6th May 2025)
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
Increase the numbers: 44% (18% a lot, 26% a little)
Maintain current levels: 27%
Reduce the numbers: 22% (11% reduce a lot, 11% a little)
Focaldata for British Future (2nd - 6th May 2025)
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
May 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
What would public choose on social care workers coming to Britain?
Increase the numbers: 44% (18% a lot, 26% a little)
Maintain current levels: 27%
Reduce the numbers: 22% (11% reduce a lot, 11% a little)
Focaldata for British Future (2nd - 6th May 2025)
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
Increase the numbers: 44% (18% a lot, 26% a little)
Maintain current levels: 27%
Reduce the numbers: 22% (11% reduce a lot, 11% a little)
Focaldata for British Future (2nd - 6th May 2025)
www.britishfuture.org/white-paper-...
I get immigration is an issue of concern, but this such a stupid move. My wife is being made redundant from her care job because there is not enough staff to provide the overnight care needed. She will get another job but those who she supports are struggling!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg live: Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, Chris Philp and Yungblud on the show
Yvette Cooper says
www.bbc.co.uk
May 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I get immigration is an issue of concern, but this such a stupid move. My wife is being made redundant from her care job because there is not enough staff to provide the overnight care needed. She will get another job but those who she supports are struggling!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx...
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Starmer to Zelenskyy: You are very very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom.
March 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Starmer to Zelenskyy: You are very very welcome here in Downing Street. As you heard from the cheers outside, you have full backing across the United Kingdom.
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Any remaining arguments against the rearmament of Europe just evaporated in front of the eyes of every single European head of state this evening.
February 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Any remaining arguments against the rearmament of Europe just evaporated in front of the eyes of every single European head of state this evening.
I get America is a super power we need to work with. But we need to stop relying on them for anything as soon as possible. They twice voted for this arrogant fool. We need to accept that they are unreliable partners and and we need to treat them as such.
February 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I get America is a super power we need to work with. But we need to stop relying on them for anything as soon as possible. They twice voted for this arrogant fool. We need to accept that they are unreliable partners and and we need to treat them as such.
Trump really is a stunningly bad negotiater. I am very British and prone to just accepting what the other person says, but even I would gently push back on some of Russia's demands.
February 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump really is a stunningly bad negotiater. I am very British and prone to just accepting what the other person says, but even I would gently push back on some of Russia's demands.
I am not sure I will ever understand how Republicans can be so happy to follow Trump as he sides with dictators and America's enemies.
February 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I am not sure I will ever understand how Republicans can be so happy to follow Trump as he sides with dictators and America's enemies.
Went to a Waitrose today and there was tractor with farmers protesting the tax changes.....hate to be stereotypical and overly cynical but for some reason I have never seen them when doing my normal shop at Aldi.
January 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Went to a Waitrose today and there was tractor with farmers protesting the tax changes.....hate to be stereotypical and overly cynical but for some reason I have never seen them when doing my normal shop at Aldi.
Got to admit loved reading this. Only makes me sad I don't get to Blundell Park more often these days.
Grimsby Town’s Blundell Park is my favourite football experience in England. I went there to tell you, in ten parts, the reasons why places like this matter.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
My pilgrimage to Grimsby and the best football ground in England
You might think it's weird to give Grimsby Town's Blundell Park such lofty status. In 10 parts, Daniel Storey tells you why it's not
inews.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Got to admit loved reading this. Only makes me sad I don't get to Blundell Park more often these days.
Was hoping to travel to Swindon tomorrow partly to enjoy some therapitic shouting at Runaway. Sadly daughter with Chickenpox means I will miss out. #GTFC
December 20, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Was hoping to travel to Swindon tomorrow partly to enjoy some therapitic shouting at Runaway. Sadly daughter with Chickenpox means I will miss out. #GTFC
This article just fails at the most basic way to check of if sacking managers works. It doesn't even cover the counter factual of cases where clubs stick with managers and their survival success rate. It's daft but that really bugs me. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Russell Martin & Gary O'Neil: Does sacking a Premier League manager help you avoid relegation?
BBC Sport looks at whether teams who sack their manager while in the relegation zone usually stay up or go down.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This article just fails at the most basic way to check of if sacking managers works. It doesn't even cover the counter factual of cases where clubs stick with managers and their survival success rate. It's daft but that really bugs me. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Really interesting that I am getting lots of follows on here from Town fans. On the other place I got a few follows today from bots who couldn't find Grimsby using Google. It's obvious why people are leaving really.
November 20, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Really interesting that I am getting lots of follows on here from Town fans. On the other place I got a few follows today from bots who couldn't find Grimsby using Google. It's obvious why people are leaving really.
So I fully expected to wake up to Trump victory, Americans are really weird in that way. What worries me is not that, but that as we import more and more of our culture and politics from the states that we will follow a similar path in the future. Not in the next 5 years maybe but gradually.
November 6, 2024 at 6:56 AM
So I fully expected to wake up to Trump victory, Americans are really weird in that way. What worries me is not that, but that as we import more and more of our culture and politics from the states that we will follow a similar path in the future. Not in the next 5 years maybe but gradually.
I don't really use Facebook but have been conducting a mini-experiment to see how easily Conspiracy materials are promoted. It hasn't taken long for my timeline to be inundated with Andrew Tate videos, memes a out 9/11 being an inside job and flat earth stuff. It is remarkable.
September 13, 2024 at 9:50 AM
I don't really use Facebook but have been conducting a mini-experiment to see how easily Conspiracy materials are promoted. It hasn't taken long for my timeline to be inundated with Andrew Tate videos, memes a out 9/11 being an inside job and flat earth stuff. It is remarkable.
If i turned to crime, I am sure this would be me!!
BBC News - Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Italian burglar caught after sitting down with book
The would-be thief became distracted after picking up a book about Greek mythology on a bedside table.
www.bbc.com
August 24, 2024 at 6:18 PM
If i turned to crime, I am sure this would be me!!
BBC News - Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Suspected burglar caught after sitting down with book
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The riots were awful and horrendous to watch, but seeing the updates on prison sentences and videos of the arrests is cathartic!
BBC News - Men in 'baying mob' get toughest riot sentences yet
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Men in 'baying mob' get toughest riot sentences yet
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK riots: Judge hands down longest jail sentences yet
Two men, including one seen looting Lush, are jailed over "12 hours of racist, hate-fuelled mob violence".
www.bbc.com
August 17, 2024 at 6:30 AM
The riots were awful and horrendous to watch, but seeing the updates on prison sentences and videos of the arrests is cathartic!
BBC News - Men in 'baying mob' get toughest riot sentences yet
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Men in 'baying mob' get toughest riot sentences yet
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Liz Truss having a lettuce displayed on a screen behind her = mildly amusing
Liz Truss angrily saying it was not funny = very funny!
Liz Truss angrily saying it was not funny = very funny!
August 16, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Liz Truss having a lettuce displayed on a screen behind her = mildly amusing
Liz Truss angrily saying it was not funny = very funny!
Liz Truss angrily saying it was not funny = very funny!
Nice to see that in general the public are united at seeing the riots for what they are.
Firstly, most Briton's see the events as riots rather than as protests, overall 74% say they are riots 14% protests and 4% something else. Reform voters are the most likely to describe them as protests (34%).
August 11, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Nice to see that in general the public are united at seeing the riots for what they are.
So I think Mail has been pretty awful generally. But I find it noticeable it is aligned with the rioters being far-right thugs. The attempt to portray them as representing any kind of legitimate concern has been disgraceful.
August 9, 2024 at 7:29 AM
So I think Mail has been pretty awful generally. But I find it noticeable it is aligned with the rioters being far-right thugs. The attempt to portray them as representing any kind of legitimate concern has been disgraceful.
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The only place they can find that will give way to the right
Civil war latest in Blackpool. These men have occupied a roundabout.
August 7, 2024 at 9:25 PM
The only place they can find that will give way to the right
Well a first post over here. Hope that Musk is pushing enough people to make this the replacement to what is increasingly becoming a cesspit.
August 6, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Well a first post over here. Hope that Musk is pushing enough people to make this the replacement to what is increasingly becoming a cesspit.