Damian McBride
dpmcbride.bsky.social
Damian McBride
@dpmcbride.bsky.social
The latter is already happening. Every government transparency release is now leading to dozens of identical automated requests for e.g. the agenda, briefing notes, minutes, etc. for every declared ministerial meeting, each one of which still needs to be processed, even if the material is exempt.
November 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Indeed. "Did you feel sickened after fully celebrating two goals yesterday that were then ripped away from you? Do you want to feel that way on such a regular basis that you won't ever fully celebrate again? Welcome to VAR." At the very least, if we must do this, let's do an NFL-style review system.
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For the #arsecastextra, @arseblog.com and @gunnerblog.bsky.social, if a magic genie granted you a wish to finish above one club this season, who - right now - would you choose?
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Just thought you might want to know what the 'legal definition' is, as opposed to what you were presenting as the 'usual definition'.
July 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
July 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
That was the year that Robson & Jerome dominated the best-selling singles chart, spending a combined eleven weeks at No.1 with Unchained Melody and I Believe, compared to just one for Oasis from the releases of Some Might Say, Roll With It, and Wonderwall.
June 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Outside of the top four, are there any current WSL players who've particularly impressed you this season that you'd like to see us go after to raise the quality of our squad and challenge for the first team, in the way that Daphne von Domselaar did last summer.
May 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Semi against French champions?
Final against Barcelona?
Joint trophy parade?
April 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It'll be the 60th anniversary of Cathy Come Home next year; this is not a new thing.
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
If it was all square in the last minute of the Champions League final, and everyone was fit, which of the current squad would you want: (a) running through one-on-one with the keeper; (b) standing over a penalty; and (c) taking a free-kick 25 yards out (either side of goal you prefer)?
March 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is clearly right, but Kerolin coming on for Park also felt like City going for broke, and I thought - in that context - it was brave of Renee to take off KCC, trust Lia to run the midfield on her own, and keep all of our goal threat on the pitch.
February 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
You can't start a haiku like that and not give us the rest.
January 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
You're absolutely right, of course, but nevertheless - after you said this - it was nailed on that we would lose today thanks to a shit decision that VAR would have overturned.
January 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One of the big practical differences the Mrs Duffy moment made was preventing GB from ambushing Cameron on VAT at the final debate - 'I'm standing here and ruling out an increase in the standard rate of VAT in the next Parliament, will you do the same?' - which had been the plan pre-Rochdale.
December 25, 2024 at 7:48 PM
The united and spontaneous 'Waaaayyyy' that follows the breaking of a glass, the lights going out, or someone falling on their arse, at any British gathering of any size.
December 6, 2024 at 10:44 AM
The stockpile is around 250m tonnes now, but just nine years ago, it stood at more than 286,642 tonnes. And that attrition is due to 'environmental factors', not the stockpile being used.
November 19, 2024 at 11:39 PM