I reckon I know Andy Burnham as well as any journalist working today. I’ve boshed out a few insights and am going on the radio later. Maybe I should dust off that book proposal? www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/ne...

An initial dispatch from Makerfield as.ft.com/r/42148349-f...

Madam I guarantee you will be within 20ft of a nonce throughout the entire march

I reckon I know Andy Burnham as well as any journalist working today. I’ve boshed out a few insights and am going on the radio later. Maybe I should dust off that book proposal? www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/ne...

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President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”

BREAKING: Reform UK leader Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, according to property records seen by Sky News.

Andy Burnham has just released a statement. "I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election."

Tries to please everyone, annoys everyone instead.

Forgot to post this on Fri, in case anyone wants some Sunday reading as.ft.com/r/9d1a0148-f...

Miasma of Glitz. Andrew O’Hagan’s quite superb review of London Falling by PRK www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Red Flags flying - Baaj Capital backed purchaser misses payments after pre-pack sale www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/ne...

The Monday Interview: Samantha McMillon, Quay Street Productions url:https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/news/2170398-the-monday-interview-samantha-mcmillon-quay-street-productions

Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth was a great read. Sharply observant, occasionally very dark, but absolutely no fucks given.

Really enjoyed this. Challenged by it, but at my age, I ought to have figured this purpose thing out by now

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Jared Kushner is seeking peace deals in the Middle East. He’s also raising money for his own firm | Mohamad Bazzi

Apparently the democracy isn’t as strong as we thought.

‘You wouldn’t know her, she goes to another school’ is now US foreign policy.

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*Peter Cook voice* Checking my diary, I find I'm watching television this evening

I see the ‘patriotic’ parts of the press are delighting in a US President having a go at the PM.

I got a commendation in a major journalism award and was chuffed to bits about it. I had a rough couple of years before trying to get back in the game and do what I love the most. The faith that TheBusinessDesk.com have shown in me has been awesome.

Unfathomable that two days after one party dramatically wins a by-election the media manage to make the big political story about another one that lost, not even the government 🤷‍♂️

Sir Scott 'Scotty' Parker here, thinking about the comrades he lost at the Battle of Passchendaele

You see, war isn't *all* bad

Our story last week about a tech bro who wants to create a pronatalist charter city on the Isle of Man 🇮🇲 has attracted some media attention on the island. Watch this space www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/ne...

Restore Britain are not on 7%, sorry they're just not.

I think arguing with Martin Lewis about personal finances on GMB is a bold political strategy. Worth following up by having a fight with David Attenborough about conservation on BBC Breakfast.

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Why Industry is the best thing on TV since Succession www.themarpleleaf.co.uk/2026/02/why-...

I got a commendation in a major journalism award and was chuffed to bits about it. I had a rough couple of years before trying to get back in the game and do what I love the most. The faith that TheBusinessDesk.com have shown in me has been awesome.

The good old days when shops didn't have doors, windows had flags mounted in them, the local bakers sold baguettes and we used decimal currency?

Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.

So good to see this recognition of what’s happening in GM.👇🏻 It’s based on 🐝 setting high, long-term ambitions & sticking to them 🐝 strong partnership between public, private and other sectors 🐝 collaborative ‘place-first’ politics And we’re only getting started! 💪🏻

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🚨 NEW: #QPR vs #BlackburnRovers preview ft. @ianherbert95.bsky.social 🥀 1 win in 11 in all competitions for Blackburn 🔍 Rovers still seeking a new manager 💬 Stéphan insists a win validates Charlton draw ⚽️ 6 wins in last 8 at Loftus Road for QPR 📺🎙️ linktr.ee/hoopsa

Why Industry is the best thing on TV since Succession www.themarpleleaf.co.uk/2026/02/why-...

When one ancient ex-milkman (me), met Modern Milkman Simon Mellin, speaking from his new base in a very snowy Boston, Massachusetts, last week. Agenda - Anglo-Irish history, raising of a venture debt round and sustainability. Read on ... www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/ne...

They won't be laughing when they're wrongfully arrested in connection with a 1970s pub bombing

A reminder that the BBC have consistently platformed Goodwin as an 'impartial' commentator.

Usual spods pretending they're in Goodfelllas script, with added Wurzels. Shut up, you knob

@jamiec68.bsky.social I got what you meant about your Lees and your Armandos. Oldest historical usage I’ve seen is Churchill in his war diaries. And there was me thinking Harry Redknapp invented it

@aiannucci.bsky.social great show. The plurals question “your Man Uniteds, your Liverpools, etc” I always thought was football manager speak, but I found Winston Churchill doing it his war diaries “the Bulgarias and Romanias” honestly 👍

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If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck ... Jaw dropping letter to investors confirms 79th Group could be UK's biggest ever Ponzi scheme www.thebusinessdesk.com/northwest/ne...

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