As someone who watches football on TV, played at school and was born in England, I feel fully qualified to give expert criticism of Tuchel’s England squad selection.

This is so wrong. Yes, I don’t think it was a penalty, but something is wrong with our society when referees need police protection (not that this is the first time) www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Lots of impactful legislation in the Kings Speech, but no-one seems to care when there’s infighting to watch/stir up (if you’re a Labour MP) #UKgonecrazy

I love Eurovision, but I'm not watching this year. Eurovision is Europe having a fun night out – passionate, loud, diverse, quirky, self-important, sometimes annoying, mostly inclusive, full of history and tradition, and a good party. Like Russia, Israel does not share these values at this time.

The ‘unfathomable’ fall of Labour’s Greater Manchester manchestermill.co.uk/the-unfathom... Very good in depth article about the Labour disaster in Manchester and why both Reform and The Greens did so well.

Reform candidate who said 'Nigerians should be melted down to fill in pot holes' wins seat - Metro apple.news/At97dYHIIQMW...

Very dignified and thoughtful concession speech by Eluned Morgan in Wales

I can’t believe how ill-informed the BBC local election coverage. The lead presenters are jabbering simplistic cliches and mostly ignoring the experts and data 🙁

As David Attenborough marks his 100th birthday, his friend Chris Packham celebrates the remarkable legacy of an unparalleled broadcaster.

I love Banksy. The plinth and location among old Imperial statues matter as much as the figure blinded by his patriotism. It’s art that starts conversations

Labour MPs prefer infighting to broadcasting some major legislation, like abolishing hereditary peers, a generational change in Employment Law, Renters Act, etc.

Shock vote: both York’s Labour MPs vote Labour

Good luck York! #YCFC

To me the story is that an elite sports organisation like Spurs didn’t already have a sports psychologist on their books, or are football clubs still catching up with other sports?

It’s time to post one of my favorite memes of the year.

Why do almost all UK politicians act as if we have a significant navy? Is it because the majority of UK citizens still don’t accept the reality of our mid-ranking place in the world?

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Meanwhile, on the moon...

Yaaaaaay!!! #YorkCityFC

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Where does the chicken in your sandwiches, pies and takeaways come from? Nearly one third of the chicken we eat is imported, mostly from countries without our animal welfare laws. It undermines UK farmers & most people would be horrified if they saw the conditions. www.thetimes.com/article/a2ee...

The younger Baroness Hale would be astonished, absolutely flabbergasted, at the career that she has managed to have.

6:49am: sudden spike in oil futures trading. no news. no announcement. nothing public. 7:05am: trump announces a pause on iran strikes. markets move. someone knew. 16 minutes early. $580 million in contracts. the corruption is staggering.

Rhetorical question?

I'm backing @peatfree.bsky.social's campaign for a peat free future . Last October the UK Govt committed to ending the sale of peat– but we need action . Sign the petition calling for legislation in 2026 to bring peat sales to an end at long last . actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...

Reform’s Richard Tice avoided nearly £600,000 in tax - So much for Reform being anti-establishment www.thetimes.com/article/6f55...

Matt @MattCartoonist on #Iran #IranWar #RoyalNavy #illegalimmigration #MiddleEastConflict @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Kal @kaltoons on #Iran #IranWar #Netanyahu #IranIsraelWar @TheEconomist – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Bill Bramhall @BillBramhall on #Trump #IranWar #Iran – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

Caitlin Moran: Stop calling all men toxic. They’re mostly good

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Never felt better about being vegetarian. The monstrous practices of these companies should shock the consciences of everyone. KFC, Nando's, and others ditch chicken welfare pledge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

TV representation like having a deaf character in Peppa Pig is vital, writes National Deaf Children's Society CEO George Crockford.

My God.....Mark Kermode did see Melania....🔥 “It’s like somebody making a documentary in which Eva Braun feels sad about war while Hitler invades Poland” This is not a movie review, this is an act of resistance......

Revolution Bars to enter administration with 2,200 jobs at risk - all blamed on Rachel Reeves, with no mention of company debt, younger people drinking less, etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

No mention in The Times of the £3.5 billion debt that Morrisons is managing - easier to blame it all on Rachel Reeves

“What the hell kind of Christian is this guy anyway?” From the new Private Eye, out now.

What happens when you ask teenage girls what they want in parks? They tell you. They ask for places to sit together, to feel safe but not watched, to be active without competition and to connect with nature. They are not unrealistic. They are just not usually asked. Always ask. #MakeSpaceForGirls

top risks 2026 is officially out after 28 years of analyzing geopolitical risks this year is the tipping point:

Why has Trump attacked Venezuela? Oil have to have a think about that..

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation: www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...

Five - for the final? #Strictly

There are far too many interesting football analytics papers that I want to read. From the 1980s. And from before that, if they were actually accessible. This is the blog I've rewritten the most, and is still so short of doing the subject justice. www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/analytics-hi...

WaterAid has launched the driest Christmas dinner ever - a dehydrated festive feast with shrivelled-up favourites like turkey and stuffing, but missing one vital ingredient - water. It’s a powerful reminder that nearly 1 in 10 people lack clean water close to home. Everything starts with water.

Ah well, no holidays in New York or Disney #F***Trump #USA

Farage has been dismissing evidence of Russian ties to the Salisbury Novichok attack since 2018 🧐