David, (No royal city).
@howmanheyman.bsky.social
Geordie/Belfast heritage. That's me in the West Stand paddocks v Villa with my dad, (trust me I'm there somewhere), and also in pic with David Kelly's worn shirt keeping it anonymous thanks very much. 👍
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New followers, If I haven't followed back it'll probably be for one of these reasons;
1. I haven't got around to it yet.
2. You haven't posted much or at all so I can't see what you're like yet.
3. We're not really on the same wavelength or our interests differ.
1. I haven't got around to it yet.
2. You haven't posted much or at all so I can't see what you're like yet.
3. We're not really on the same wavelength or our interests differ.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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I love a good football anthem … Bubbbles, YNWA, Sunshine on Leith (the best) but you have to say Arsenal’s ‘North London Forever’ is an absolute parcel of shite … confected, corny, cringeworthy as the kids say. 🤮
a man with a beard wearing a fly emirates jacket
ALT: a man with a beard wearing a fly emirates jacket
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I love a good football anthem … Bubbbles, YNWA, Sunshine on Leith (the best) but you have to say Arsenal’s ‘North London Forever’ is an absolute parcel of shite … confected, corny, cringeworthy as the kids say. 🤮
As has been said by everyone, we really have missed our young full backs especially offensively, everything just ticks that much better which isn't a dig at Burn playing out position or an aging Trips, it's just so obvious. Both Tino and Hall can and will get injured so back ups needed long term.
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As has been said by everyone, we really have missed our young full backs especially offensively, everything just ticks that much better which isn't a dig at Burn playing out position or an aging Trips, it's just so obvious. Both Tino and Hall can and will get injured so back ups needed long term.
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“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Have they given up? Are they just deciding to build up herd immunity by watching us die? The government has given up, hasn’t it? They are throwing us into the slaughterhouse.”
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
It’s not hindsight - we knew this at the time @drrachelclarke.com writes:
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Chris Mason: "Why Farage's former leader in Wales being exposed as working for Russia is bad news for Keir Starmer"
November 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Chris Mason: "Why Farage's former leader in Wales being exposed as working for Russia is bad news for Keir Starmer"
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Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time | Peter Morris
Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time | Peter Morris
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Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Gill’s conviction for taking Kremlin money is yet more evidence of Russian influence in our politics, as the Russia report itself found. So when will Ministers finally investigate this wider interference? Why are we forced to pursue it in court? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
UK Covid-19 Inquiry says govt response to the pandemic in March 2020 was "too little, too late"
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
Imposing lockdown a week earlier could have saved 23,000 lives in England
In 2016 govt knew the NHS couldn't cope with a flu epidemic but had no plan.
What did austerity do?
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So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
November 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So, #r4today reports on the Covid inquiry and the “too little, too late” Tory govt, then says they’ll be talking to *Lord* Gove about it. Ugh.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
That just sums up so much that’s so very wrong with our politics and media.
Rewarding, rather than punishing, those responsible for failing us all.
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Aka “British state no longer competent to perform basic functions of governance, so will begin stripping citizens of their rights to try to disguise this”
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Aka “British state no longer competent to perform basic functions of governance, so will begin stripping citizens of their rights to try to disguise this”
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Peter Silverstone is heading for the exits. The #NUFC CCO isn’t the first to depart since the appointment of David Hopkinson as CEO and May not be the last. But was he a success? Andy Trobe provides an end of term review - get the facts here -
tf1892.substack.com/p/silverston...
tf1892.substack.com/p/silverston...
Silverstone on the Last Lap
As Snake Oil Pete sets about tidying his garden, our finance expert Andy assesses his legacy in growing the club's commercial income
tf1892.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Peter Silverstone is heading for the exits. The #NUFC CCO isn’t the first to depart since the appointment of David Hopkinson as CEO and May not be the last. But was he a success? Andy Trobe provides an end of term review - get the facts here -
tf1892.substack.com/p/silverston...
tf1892.substack.com/p/silverston...
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This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers £140,000
Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This story about a Reform councillor in Northumberland has about three different massive stories in it.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
He's accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax.
His own council is suing him.
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Sometimes, a front page can sum up quite a lot that’s wrong with the world. Including the paper itself which has been so complicit in getting us to a place where children born to refugees could be deported, Trump celebrates despotic wealth and Boris Johnson’s sister moans about not being rich. Ugh.
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Sometimes, a front page can sum up quite a lot that’s wrong with the world. Including the paper itself which has been so complicit in getting us to a place where children born to refugees could be deported, Trump celebrates despotic wealth and Boris Johnson’s sister moans about not being rich. Ugh.
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I’m sure the rightwing lady is making content out of this and it’s genuinely such a good tactic by Kat here to just be like uh huh, yes keep explaining it, no I don’t want it, it seems very weird and sad, please keep going on though, explain it all, explain how normal this is”
Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I’m sure the rightwing lady is making content out of this and it’s genuinely such a good tactic by Kat here to just be like uh huh, yes keep explaining it, no I don’t want it, it seems very weird and sad, please keep going on though, explain it all, explain how normal this is”
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~ timeline cleanse ~
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
~ timeline cleanse ~
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
I've been apologised to that many times in the last hour of waiting to talk to someone at the doctors on the phone that I'm starting to feel guilty and apologetic myself now.
November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I've been apologised to that many times in the last hour of waiting to talk to someone at the doctors on the phone that I'm starting to feel guilty and apologetic myself now.
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Private Equity Curse.
PE firms taking millions in profits from care sector each yr, over a third are in tax havens
£256m profit in three England regions, £45m in dividends, £33.6m paid in interest mostly to affiliates in tax havens.
Less spent on care. Yet govts handing NHS to PE.
PE firms taking millions in profits from care sector each yr, over a third are in tax havens
£256m profit in three England regions, £45m in dividends, £33.6m paid in interest mostly to affiliates in tax havens.
Less spent on care. Yet govts handing NHS to PE.
Private equity firms taking millions in profits from care sector each year, new analysis reveals
Analysis finds private companies running care services took more than £250m in profits in just three English regions over the course of three years
neweconomics.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Private Equity Curse.
PE firms taking millions in profits from care sector each yr, over a third are in tax havens
£256m profit in three England regions, £45m in dividends, £33.6m paid in interest mostly to affiliates in tax havens.
Less spent on care. Yet govts handing NHS to PE.
PE firms taking millions in profits from care sector each yr, over a third are in tax havens
£256m profit in three England regions, £45m in dividends, £33.6m paid in interest mostly to affiliates in tax havens.
Less spent on care. Yet govts handing NHS to PE.
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Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
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This is how I would die but at least I'd die laughing.
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is how I would die but at least I'd die laughing.
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The BBC is the biggest thump of soft power the UK has and its reach and influence to the benefit of the country is extraordinary. Destroy it, hugely damage the UK. The same people who helped weaken us over Brexit are seeking to do it again.
Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The BBC is the biggest thump of soft power the UK has and its reach and influence to the benefit of the country is extraordinary. Destroy it, hugely damage the UK. The same people who helped weaken us over Brexit are seeking to do it again.