Orwell wrote: “In England all the boasting and flag-wagging... is done by a small minority. The patriotism of the common people is not vocal or even conscious.” Someone tell Reform, writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.

Another firm linked to Yorkshire racehorse owner Grant Nicholson has collapsed. It comes as he seeks to raise £100m for his latest venture: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/uti...

Given the history of Hillsborough, the allegations made at this inquest by a GP about the "shambles" and "chaos" in response to a medical emergency which resulted in West Brom fan Mark Townsend dying are really shocking:

Waiting for the Farage congrats tweet. #rydercup

Huge congratulations to Team XXX on retaining the Ryder Cup.

Shane Lowry you absolute legend

this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine

Saturday's YORKSHIRE POST: Yorkshire in line for railway revamp with electrified link #TomorrowsPapersToday

Brilliant to see this new award in memory of Andrew Norfolk offering a paid internship at The Times www.news.co.uk/latest-news/...

Good explainer. I'm not convinced, especially if the system is compulsory, but James sets out a reasonable case.

"The renowned 'not-outer' is now finally out. What a wonderful innings it was." Lovely tribute to Dickie Bird here from @yorkshirepostsport.bsky.social cricket writer Chris Waters www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/cricke...

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

Dozens of bars in Leeds have warned the opening of a new council-backed shipper container venue in the city could result in closures. It follows ongoing controversy about a similar scheme involving the same company in Newcastle: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/myo...

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

* ROBERT REDFORD, SCREEN IDOL TURNED DIRECTOR AND ACTIVIST, DIES AT 89 -- NYTIMES @reuters.com

Oh noooo But given how this is the rare case when it’s caught, and where people are checking, I’m just increasingly assuming most stuff is just stuffed with hallucinations.

Good to see Elon out there doing his best to calm things down in a moment like this

Too many drones to call it an accident. Putin is doing what had to be expected. A tentative attack on a NATO country to test out what happens.

The WSJ posted Trump's birthday card to Jeffrey Epstein: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

This doubly telling because 1) being totally batshit on the internet as a British MP can now give you a 50% uplift on an MP's salary! bit of a worrying incentive! 2) being one of the most shared politicians on X only earns you £40k, meaning most of the blue ticks are debasing themselves for pennies

Radiohead will play some shows across Europe in November and December 2025. Tickets will only be accessible by registering on radiohead.com. Registration opens at radiohead.com on Friday 5th Sept at 10am BST / 11am CEST and runs through until Sunday 7th Sept at 10pm BST/11pm CEST.

Amorim not watching those penalties was hilarious. You’re literally being paid six figures a week to be a football manager but you can’t watch the end of your own team’s match!?

New: Oliver Coppard has revealed passenger flights won't leave a reopened Doncaster Sheffield Airport until 2028 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/don...

A mini-HS2 link in the Midlands could bring high-speed rail services to Yorkshire, a new report has argued: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/min...

"HS2 LINK MAY BRING FAST TRAINS TO REGION" @chrisburn.bsky.social for @yorkshirepost.co.uk A new #RailwayLine in the #Midlands could effectively connect #Yorkshire onto HS2 and cut journey times between #Sheffield and #London by 30 minutes. #YorkshirePost #TomorrowsPapersToday #IBPAPERS

North Yorkshire Moors Railway is seeking to rely more on volunteers rather than paid staff after facing a “perfect storm" of challenges in recent months: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/nor...

Co-chair European Council on Foreign Relations Carl Bildt: “The level of deep concern in Europe over the consequences of the Trump collapse in Alaska is expressed by the numbers of leaders rushing to Washington to support Zelenskyy. We have never seen anything even resembling this.”

Agonised my way to this current #FPL draft - light in defence but struggling to weaken the front seven

So assuming this story is correct -- and the WSJ reporter is excellent -- Trump's chief negotiator on Ukraine is meeting with Putin about how to end the war while also scouting sites for a possible Trump hotel in Moscow. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces. #JournalismIsNotACrime

Yorkshire Water refusing to say whether embattled boss Nicola Shaw is continuing to receive annual £660,000 offshore payments on top of her regular salary of almost £700,000 as political pressure mounts over the arrangement: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/yor...

Have set up a Yorkshire Post FPL league again for this season for anyone who’d like to join: fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...

What a Test Match series. India deserved to draw it over the course of the five games to be honest.

“Like everyone we just want to move on.” A year ago The Tribune reported from Wath-upon-Dearne as the small South Yorkshire town experienced some of the worst racial violence this country has ever seen. This week we went back to find out how the community views the riot that shocked the country.

GREETINGS SPORTS FANS The Official Hindu Monkey Bluesky Charity Knees Up FPL league is now open for business. Completely free to enter. £200 cash pot that all goes to charity. Winners pick where it goes. Full rules below. Join now. Cry later. fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...

I mean, www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

“We don’t want this to happen to anyone else”:The story of the collapse of Leeds firm Hortor - involving a businessman under a court order preventing the sale of his house, Porsche and racehorses; secret recordings and a £2.3m legal threat for LinkedIn posting www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/hor...

Look at inflation on quarterly rather than headline monthly figure (& with housing included) and its resurgence looks clearer www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl... Definitely NOT a return to 2022, but - if data right - not necessarily a blip that can be safely ignored

Best Test match since Edgbaston 2005, best series since the Ashes 2005 IMO.

Organisers of a major food and drink festival in Skipton which was called off at short notice had not secured a premises licence for the event, North Yorkshire Council has revealed www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/yor...

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New: Rosemary Shrager joins James Martin in withdrawing from the Yorkshire Dales Food and Drink Festival. Two other acts have also left the bill, with one citing 'non-payment' as their reason: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/ros...

Live scenes of Kemi Badenoch patting herself on the back as Labour implode..

Asda records £599m pre-tax loss for 2024 and admits to problems with pricing, product availability and customer experience last year - but says it is now turning a corner: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/asd...

This is really excellent.

Rory Stewart on the new The Rest Is Politics notes that unless there's pushback - from European leaders especially - this will be pointed to in the future as "The Fordow Case", cited as a legitimate precedent whenever anyone wants to preemptively attack another country.

"They say with Trump accusation is confession. Having warned during the 2024 campaign that Joe Biden, then Kamala Harris, would trigger “world war three”, Trump is now offering a perilous test of that proposition." My take. www.ft.com/content/c689...

NEW: Keir Starmer reacts supportively to the US strikes on Iran. “Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security. Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat.”

Halifax’s Piece Hall records £700,000 loss after disappointing gig profits - more public money likely to be needed for site from next year when current deal with Calderdale Council comes to an end: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/hal...