Alles les Blues
#FRAvENG

Perhaps this ref forgot to bring his yellow cards. #WALvFRA

Well, that's the 4th Calcutta Cup in a row, but we made a bit more of a meal of beating England than we should have done...
#SCOvENG

beautiful little caption description on #C4News

I want on my stone the generalised announcement this shit need not have happened

A friend of Lindsay Hoyle, a senior MP, has warned him he has lost the confidence of MPs, and should 'resign before being pushed.' This MP says Hoyle - fairly or not - is widely seen to have succumbed to Labour pressure in ditching convention on the Gaza vote. 'This is more

Just watched Stephen Flynn MP on Channel 4 News. Eloquent, heartfelt, powerful contribution on Gaza - refusing to be blamed for the stitch up between Labour and the Speaker that led to SNP walkout today. Watch again on C4+1 at 8.30pm.

Senior Labour figures tell me Sir Lindsay Hoyle was left in no doubt that Labour would bring him down after the general election unless he called Labour’s Gaza amendment

Not to be sniffed at... theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Not sure what the hell ACE is thinking here.

Taking aside the fact that art is - *has to be* - political, stifling the free political expression of individuals with the threat of pulling funding from organisations they work for/with is beyond wrong.

It's hard enough being a Scotland supporter without having Nick Berry as a referee. #SCOvFRA

Just hit ONE THOUSAND preorders of a debut poetry collection, through a single independent bookshop...and we've still a fortnight to go until publication.

Is that some kind of a record?

Possibly, next time use a ref who knows you stop the game when a player's down and obviously injured? #WALvSCO

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Damn.
Just heard about Chris Priest.
Prickly, difficult, often brilliant, occasionally wilfully obscure, sometimes unexpectedly kind. He was one of the generation who took sff seriously and so helped papers and critics do the same.

Missing monkey brought down by love of yorkshire pudding...

I feel we can all understand. theguardian.com/environment/20…

God bless whoever just called Douglas Ross a fucking wanker live on C4 news.

One day you'll hold Westminster to the same standards. (Actually, no. You probably won't.)
#c4news

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Incredible statistic in this week's The New Statesman. There are 40% fewer GPs today than in 2010. Is it any wonder people are struggling to get appointments?