Despite serious reservations about Qatar this Trump business makes me nostalgic for the last World Cup when the only controversy was that Salty Meat dude getting on the pitch and holding the trophy #wato

Anyone surprised that between them Trump and Infantino would do something so corrupt at this World Cup it would undermine the integrity of the entire sport? Not one single person on the entire planet - hang on, one person at the back, sorry my mistake,was Sepp Blatter, even he’s not surprised #wato

If Farage will praise the IRA in a video for £87 what might he do for £5million - the idea that it’s a personal gift and nothing is expected in return is ludicrous - ditto the thing with the convicted fraudster in the papers yesterday #r4today

Maybe Trump will ask FIFA to disqualify all the teams who finish ahead of the USA and award them the World Cup retrospectively - like Morocco getting that AFCON trophy despite losing the final. Infantino is corrupt enough to do it! #r4today

State of this

“Sleeping in the horse box” ‘what about the smell?’ “that’s ok - the horse doesn’t mind” (Crackerjack circa 1976) #TheArchers

Reform UK clearly sent a memo to their members - phone the radio stations and defend Farage. Suspicious number of first time callers to #lbc all saying the same thing as if they’re reading from a script (which they are)! #bbcpm

The Sunday political interviewers these days aren’t a patch on the ones from yesteryear. Trevor Phillips is a lightweight and don’t get me started on Laura Kuenssberg. Both need binning off and new shows launching this Autumn. #wato

EXCLUSIVE Nigel Farage failed to declare that a criminal and crypto gambler paid for his staff, security, drivers, social media output in year before election Reform leader has also received free accommodation in Westminster from George Cottrell as MP www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Tour de France starts today but coverage is now buried way down on one of those cable tv channels - you’ll find it below the fishing sh** but not as far down as the Welsh stuff #wato

Independence Day USA #bbcaq #wato

England game being moved to 7pm - so much for the pubs staying open then (I don’t drink) #bbcaq

Wow - England game now reportedly 7pm UK time instead of 1am. Remarkable, and apparently down to expected weather conditions. England v Mexico set to move to earlier kick-off time - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Taylor Swift wedding pulling the spotlight away from the Trump 4th July event - he no like! #bbcaq

#TheArchers - doubt anyone will see this but if anyone does they won’t be surprised

Spy on Brian for tree surgery work - absurd #TheArchers

Monaco is corruption central #wato

More and more 5live presenters getting gigs on R4 - another one on now. We’ve got Voice of the Morgue Adrian Chiles on that dreary Saturday Live and Emma Barnett on #r4today making the network sound more and more like 5live circa 2010. Seriously think it’s a dumbing down strategy #wato

For too many people, leasehold has become the ultimate con. In a debate on the issue this week, I called for new legislation to simplify the system and make it fairer and more transparent, especially for housing association residents.

So I was 100% correct yesterday because here we are and #r4today is giving a right good kicking to the disabled and those on working age benefits! Yup!

“Daddy, the BBC have spent all morning bashing refugees” ‘don’t worry Tiny Tim, they’ll be back to attacking the disabled and people on working age benefits tomorrow, give us a right good kicking they will!’ #r4today

Where’s the £5 billion coming from? Well they could cut that £1.billion they’re giving to Universal Studios Theme Park - let the private sector build rollercoasters! Still £3.5 billion short? HS2 - there’s another £125 billion = sorted! #r4today

David in Jean de Florette mode lamenting the absence of rain #TheArchers

Blue collar Chris at risk of homelessness along with his daughter unlike Alice who got a cottage off her dad #TheArchers

Regular as clockwork these days the Supreme Court blows a raspberry at Trump - this is a big one today! This kind of thing will become increasingly common after the midterms in November when the spotlight swings to the 2028 Presidential Election and Trump is viewed as ‘yesterday’s man’ #bbcpm

Starmer with his dreary monotone sounding like someone reading from the phone book then taking a load of snide off Chris Mason and the usual suspects. Didn’t he see Andy Burnham yesterday, that’s how you do it. This is why he had to go - a great communicator he ain’t! #wato

It’s not about ‘avoiding scrutiny’ - not taking questions is a clever strategy to stop the snide Mason/Rigby/Peston trio diverting attention away from the substantive issue onto their gossipy right wing agenda! They no like! #r4today

Council housing is almost as good as affordable because unlike other forms of renting tenants have 100% security plus the tenancy can be inherited by the children (transferred once). Means people can put down roots and plan for the future versus private renting which makes people transient #r4today

No disrespect to Penelope Keith but when I was a little kid watching The Good Life her character was like an older lady - seeing this now and I’m thinking she looks a bit like Alison Goldfrapp. How your perspective changes with age! #bbcpm

June Full Moon tonight - the Strawberry Moon! #TheArchers #bbcpm

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“Why didn’t he take questions?” Because he wanted the reporting to focus on his speech rather than Chris Mason diverting the debate onto one of his right wing talking points - that’s a paraphrase of what Lucy Powell said and she’s 100% correct #wato

Good on Burnham for blowing a big raspberry at Chris Mason, Beth Rigby and Robert Peston by denying them the opportunity to vomit all over his speech #wato

Lewis Goodall on lbc made a good point today - devolving power to Regional Mayors isn’t necessarily a good thing and can create postcode lotteries. The Lincolnshire Mayor is Andrea Jenkyns currently badged as Reform. Do we really want her in charge of Welfare Benefits and Social Housing #wato

Badenoch says ‘not having a plan is why we’re changing Prime Minister so often’ - for the record the last time Labour changed Prime Minister was 19 years ago - it’s the Tories who were always chopping and changing, including 3 x Prime Ministers in a fortnight in 2022! #wato #lbc

Why the scepticism about the No.10 operation being based in both London and Manchester from #r4today which is presented from London and Salford

Decorating - as depicted in popular culture #TheArchers

Absurd that Kate is skivvying at Grey Gables during the summer which must be the busiest time of year for her own business #TheArchers

They keep on wheeling out the Venezuelan opposition to talk about regime failures without mentioning the international economic sanctions which crippled the country long before the earthquake #r4today

Given it takes ‘months’ with students arriving ‘next year’ via one legal safe route how long will it take the Home Office to process applications from refugees sponsored by community groups - if it’s an unwieldy process taking years won’t crossing the channel remain an attractive option #r4today

Clearly The Daily Telegraph don’t get irony - burning fossil fuels to run all the air conditioners is causing the problem the air conditioners are addressing #r4today

Although I’m less affected in my new home I recognise this heat has been rancid and overpowering for many - good news is it dissipates from tomorrow evening and with July nearly here even if it returns it will be less humid. Good news. #TheArchers #bbcpm

Shutting down Long Wave - that Round Britain Quiz sounds so creaky and old fashioned I really thought they recorded it on wax cylinders! #bbcpm

Obvious tinkering at the edges is going to continue under Burnham - that and bashing the poorest with ‘welfare reforms’ #bbcpm

Some Labour twonk saying “he can deal with welfare reform which we’re going to have to do at some point” NO YOU DON’T - try taxing the rich and some of those companies like Amazon and Starbucks which pay next to nothing #bbcpm

This “it’s none of your business” schtick will come back to bite Farage on his wrong end if he’s ordered to apologise to Parliament as well as facing a suspension (he could also be admonished by the Speaker). How would anyone take his apology seriously after such arrogance #wato

Rain plus a thunderstorm in Leeds now (much needed as sewed some grass seed to patch and mend which has taken so it saves me the job of watering that this morning) #r4today