Nigel Haddon
@nigelhaddon.bsky.social
Current affairs, jazz, wine, food, travel, Leicester City & other nonsense. When working, a Pricing consultant for lawyers & accountants, and critical friend for law firm leaders.
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June 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
FIFA, want to know why no one gives a damn about your latest money-making idea?
Bayern Munich record the biggest-ever win at a Club World Cup, beating Auckland City 10-0 in Cincinnati.
Jamal Musiala, on as a second-half substitute, scored a hat-trick in 17mins.
Jamal Musiala, on as a second-half substitute, scored a hat-trick in 17mins.
June 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
FIFA, want to know why no one gives a damn about your latest money-making idea?
Delighted to see Amisfield & Burnt Ends feature on this list - we were lucky enough to dine at both last October on our 🇸🇬 🇳🇿 🇮🇩 trip. #Restaurants #Worlds50Best
Announced this morning ahead of the awards ceremony in Torino, Italy, on 6/19 (see you there!): The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 #51-100 of the world's top restaurants revealed (incl. 2 from the Bay Area!)
www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-51-100-list.html
www.theworlds50best.com/stories/News/the-worlds-50-best-restaurants-2025-51-100-list.html
June 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Delighted to see Amisfield & Burnt Ends feature on this list - we were lucky enough to dine at both last October on our 🇸🇬 🇳🇿 🇮🇩 trip. #Restaurants #Worlds50Best
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Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says
Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says
Government defence expert Fiona Hill warns UK to respond to threats by becoming more cohesive and resilient
Russia is at war with Britain, the US is no longer a reliable ally and the UK has to respond by becoming more cohesive and more resilient, according to one of the three authors of the strategic defence review.
Fiona Hill, from county Durham, became the White House’s chief Russia adviser during Donald Trump’s first term and contributed to the British government’s strategy. She made the remarks in an interview with the Guardian. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Russia is at war with Britain and US is no longer a reliable ally, UK adviser says
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Leicester City have nowhere to hide this summer. The overspend on wages, the poor recruitment, the strategic failings - supporters deserve to learn how recovery will be planned.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
Leicester City have a big problem: change is expensive
The overspend on wages, the poor recruitment, the strategic failings - supporters deserve to learn how recovery will be planned
inews.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Leicester City have nowhere to hide this summer. The overspend on wages, the poor recruitment, the strategic failings - supporters deserve to learn how recovery will be planned.
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Winsome, Manchester M1: ‘The new, big, generous beating heart of Manchester hospitality’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
Winsome, Manchester M1: ‘The new, big, generous beating heart of Manchester hospitality’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
Forward-thinking fine dining without any of the faff
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Winsome, Manchester M1: ‘The new, big, generous beating heart of Manchester hospitality’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
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The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is utterly beholden to the right. Why else would it fear a podcast about heat pumps? | George Monbiot
The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment.
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Whatever Donald Trump does next, this chaos will soon be shaping ordinary lives for the worse | Gaby Hinsliff 👏👍
April 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Whatever Donald Trump does next, this chaos will soon be shaping ordinary lives for the worse | Gaby Hinsliff 👏👍
Ground #61 - Mansfield Town’s One Call Stadium (Field Mill, the oldest professional football ground in the world, to thee and me), MTFC v Leyton Orient. Thanks to my old school pals Pete & Robert for joining in this leisurely quest. The score? 1-1 at HT!
April 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Ground #61 - Mansfield Town’s One Call Stadium (Field Mill, the oldest professional football ground in the world, to thee and me), MTFC v Leyton Orient. Thanks to my old school pals Pete & Robert for joining in this leisurely quest. The score? 1-1 at HT!
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As Donald Trump unveiled his list of tariffs on American trading partners in a bold attempt to reduce the United States' trade deficit, many are questioning how the duties were calculated.
Trump’s tariff math is crazy, says ‘Wisdom of Crowds’ author
James Surowiecki challenges the White House’s rationale for punishing Europe, China, India and Japan with reciprocal tariffs.
www.politico.eu
April 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
As Donald Trump unveiled his list of tariffs on American trading partners in a bold attempt to reduce the United States' trade deficit, many are questioning how the duties were calculated.
Ground #60 - Rotherham United’s New York Stadium. The Millers were comprehensively outplayed today by a Crawley team playing like a top 4, rather than a bottom-4 side. A good lunch at Domo, Sheffield beforehand too. Thanks to my old pal Pete for his company & driving. #DoingThe92
March 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ground #60 - Rotherham United’s New York Stadium. The Millers were comprehensively outplayed today by a Crawley team playing like a top 4, rather than a bottom-4 side. A good lunch at Domo, Sheffield beforehand too. Thanks to my old pal Pete for his company & driving. #DoingThe92
My #WineOfTheWeek is this delicious 2015 Barolo by Reverdito. We bought it at the Comune in La Morra in Nov 2019 & it’s been well worth the wait to try. The nose is just brilliant: earth, rose petals, red berries & tar, then a palate of red berry fruits, rose petals & terracotta, just..wow! #wine
March 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My #WineOfTheWeek is this delicious 2015 Barolo by Reverdito. We bought it at the Comune in La Morra in Nov 2019 & it’s been well worth the wait to try. The nose is just brilliant: earth, rose petals, red berries & tar, then a palate of red berry fruits, rose petals & terracotta, just..wow! #wine
Top 5 Mexican #restaurants from our February trip:
1 Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato
2 Azul, Condesa, CDMX
3 Rosetta, CDMX
4 Casa Oaxaca, Oaxaca
5 Centro Cutural de Mezcal, Oaxaca
We visited many restaurants listed by @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social but the best, by a distance, isn’t yet listed!?! ⭐️🍽️
1 Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato
2 Azul, Condesa, CDMX
3 Rosetta, CDMX
4 Casa Oaxaca, Oaxaca
5 Centro Cutural de Mezcal, Oaxaca
We visited many restaurants listed by @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social but the best, by a distance, isn’t yet listed!?! ⭐️🍽️
March 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Top 5 Mexican #restaurants from our February trip:
1 Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato
2 Azul, Condesa, CDMX
3 Rosetta, CDMX
4 Casa Oaxaca, Oaxaca
5 Centro Cutural de Mezcal, Oaxaca
We visited many restaurants listed by @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social but the best, by a distance, isn’t yet listed!?! ⭐️🍽️
1 Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato
2 Azul, Condesa, CDMX
3 Rosetta, CDMX
4 Casa Oaxaca, Oaxaca
5 Centro Cutural de Mezcal, Oaxaca
We visited many restaurants listed by @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social but the best, by a distance, isn’t yet listed!?! ⭐️🍽️
Life’s a beach. But someone has to do this! 😎🏖️🇲🇽 @markbratt.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Life’s a beach. But someone has to do this! 😎🏖️🇲🇽 @markbratt.bsky.social
Amazing! We were lunching on the beach when we saw a couple of whales make their way across our bay. Luckily managed to get a decent clip of this one. 🇲🇽🌵🏝️
February 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Amazing! We were lunching on the beach when we saw a couple of whales make their way across our bay. Luckily managed to get a decent clip of this one. 🇲🇽🌵🏝️
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Completely agree with @labourlewis.bsky.social - water privatisation has been a complete disaster - and bringing water into public hands has long been the policy of @thegreenparty.bsky.social
Please do ask your MP to be in parliament on 28 March to support this important bill 👇
Please do ask your MP to be in parliament on 28 March to support this important bill 👇
Cash-grabs. Debt. Infrastructure neglect. Exorbitant bills. Record pollution.
This is the devastation that privatised water has left in its wake.
82% of us support public ownership of water. Yet, Steve Reed, in his plan for reform, has already ruled it out.
The government must listen to the public.🧵
This is the devastation that privatised water has left in its wake.
82% of us support public ownership of water. Yet, Steve Reed, in his plan for reform, has already ruled it out.
The government must listen to the public.🧵
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Completely agree with @labourlewis.bsky.social - water privatisation has been a complete disaster - and bringing water into public hands has long been the policy of @thegreenparty.bsky.social
Please do ask your MP to be in parliament on 28 March to support this important bill 👇
Please do ask your MP to be in parliament on 28 March to support this important bill 👇
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As the dust gradually settles let’s remember 80% of Germans today rejected AfD/fascism and told Elon Musk to do one. Thank you Germany
February 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As the dust gradually settles let’s remember 80% of Germans today rejected AfD/fascism and told Elon Musk to do one. Thank you Germany
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And here is the original story now mysteriously disappearing from US media sites (The Byline Times is in the UK)
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
Donald Trump Was Recruited by the KGB Under Codename 'Krasnov' Claims Former Soviet Spy Chief
A former senior KGB chief claims Trump was recruited by them in 1987 due to his role as a prominent US businessman
bylinetimes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
And here is the original story now mysteriously disappearing from US media sites (The Byline Times is in the UK)
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/21/d...
We had a great morning cooking & then sharing lunch in San Miguel de Allende with our hostess, Isabel 🇲🇽 #cooking #mexico @markbratt.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
We had a great morning cooking & then sharing lunch in San Miguel de Allende with our hostess, Isabel 🇲🇽 #cooking #mexico @markbratt.bsky.social
Our best meal in #Mexico so far, at Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato. Superb spicing, cooking, service & a fab spot too. Can’t imagine why this isn’t in the Michelin guide - it’s better than several that are that we’ve been to this trip? @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social #restaurants #food 🇲🇽
February 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Our best meal in #Mexico so far, at Casa Mercedes, Guanajuato. Superb spicing, cooking, service & a fab spot too. Can’t imagine why this isn’t in the Michelin guide - it’s better than several that are that we’ve been to this trip? @michelin-guideuk.bsky.social #restaurants #food 🇲🇽
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Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall
Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall
The ramifications of the president’s appeasement of Russia will be felt widely, not least in the alliance he recklessly undermined
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall
Oaxaca being Oaxaca! Just glorious! ❤️😎🇲🇽
February 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oaxaca being Oaxaca! Just glorious! ❤️😎🇲🇽