Is it beyond the realms of possibility that Oliver Glasner wants to be sacked? That his depleted team & the knowledge he’s going in May, will not win him many games & tarnish his reputation. That will kill his #Manutd hopes. #crystalpalace #glasner www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Why the heck was he interviewed? Is it now policy to invite long term friends of sex offenders to talk on air? #mandelson www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Amazing that Diego #Dalot has survived seven managers at Manchester United. The most frustrating player since Fred. He needs to go, along with Ugarte. Consistently gives the ball away, can’t defend, can’t shoot. Not good enough. Can’t be that difficult to upgrade? #ManUtd

The video doesn’t represent how much snow is blowing, but #Paris is extra beautiful in this weather. Early start for ⁦‪@Monocle_Radio‬⁩

So Dan Ashworth was right? #manutd Targets will be Unai Emery, Oliver Glasner, Eddie Howe. With an outside bet on Luis Enrique leaving PSG. My choice but having not managed in the UK may be a factor against. But he has the charm, steel & talent to handle one of the biggest jobs #Amorim

He never lets up, even when talking to children about Santa. "We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we are not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa." news.sky.com/story/trump-...

I don’t know who is advising the Australian PM, but he does appear to have been very quiet since the Bondi attacks. He needed to get ahead of the story, to communicate, speak passionately, empathise, show he cared. Apparent silence was bad advice #bondi #albanese www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Bernie Sanders. Speaking sense.

This is quite incredible. Surely leading to louder questions about somebody’s mental state? news.sky.com/story/donald...

An unbelievable testimony from a witness at #Bondibeach. From a man who survived Oct 7 in Israel and now this. Incredible courage. The clip from @9NewsAUS youtu.be/JXMrENfoJr0?...

Whether Ruben Amorim is ever successful at Man Utd or not (thinking not), his failure to find Kobbie a role is a terrible indictment on his coaching ability. Especially given how poor the Utd midfield is. Just awful. #kobbie #manutd www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

A great player undoubtedly, but this is just petulant and immature. Clearly off-form and needs a rest. He needs to grow up. #salah

Muscular Christianity. “Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”

#Brexit, going so well it seems. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In denying at length that Monty Panesar has got under his skin, Steve Smith confirms that Monty has got under his skin… should be some interesting sledging out there #theashes #cricket www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

John Major, "Our links to Europe and America may be loser now than once they were and that is a loss" "The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year" "That's a tax yield of £40 billion" "How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"

A previous tranche of emails saw Epstein talking about the photo of Andrew M. Windsor and Virginia Giuffre, confirming it was real. And now this. I’m just wondering where the defenders of the ex Prince have gone? Once so vocal on talk shows and now strangely silent…

Very interesting, James Ball claiming that the leaked, internal Prescott report that says the BBC edited Trump words to convey a different meaning - itself edited Trump’s speech selectively. Something very rotten at the heart of this story. #bbc #trump www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...

'It is the slow burn depth charge beneath his Presidency' Beautifully put by @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social #trump #epstein www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNVx...

'It is the slow burn depth charge beneath his Presidency' Beautifully put by @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social #trump #epstein www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNVx...

It’s an issue that won’t go away, which is why the Trump admin., fears the subject. Unlike most issues, the White House cannot control the narrative here. + It’s a scenario that could do irreparable harm to the Trump presidency. #epstein #trump news.sky.com/story/trump-...

An excellent appraisal of the legal matters facing the #BBC in light of the Trump threat. It includes the lines, "A confident BBC would admit a mistake and move on without admitting legal liability. But we do not have a confident BBC". Well worth a read emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo...

Utterly compelling. No better people than these 3 to discuss the madness that is criticism levelled at the BBC. In the words of an insider (who was one of many) talking to them. There has been a ‘coup’ at the #BBC. The whole situation is bizarre. youtu.be/mzT7j3FkDO0?...

Clumsy edit yes. And a one sentence voice over would have covered them. You wonder who was overseeing this edit, but he still issued the words. There have been worse media crimes. #bbc www.theguardian.com/media/video/...

French TV and assorted media avidly awaiting the return of Nicolas #Sarkozy to his house at the16th arrondisment of Paris. Forbidden by the courts from having any contact with the Justice ministry. Interesting

The NFL in Berlin this weekend. I love that stadium, lived nearby and it was my regular jogging route. Saw the 49’ers play the Bears in the summer of 1991 there. Troubled history but a magnificent venue that has seen such drama. #berlin #olympiastadion shorturl.at/xTxzn

Fascinating and so sad. I spent so much time in Yarmouk. A thriving and very welcoming Palestinian community. Loved it there and knew it well. Utterly tragic to see it now. Superb report by @ClaireBillet @Olivier jobard #yarmouk #syria www.google.com/gasearch?q=f...

Never fail to be cheered by the views of Paris. Even from the M6 metro (from Bir Hakim), beautiful, on a murky day. #paris #seine

The Epstein saga is the story of our time. The courage of Virginia Guiffre has brought down a prince & neither the King of England or the US President cannot halt the aftershocks from coming. And this is an excellent listen. Just superb coverage #epstein #guiffre

The Louvre heist story keeps on giving. 4 suspects arrested - queueing for a Paris FC v Lyon game at the Jean-Bouin stadium, in the 16th arrondissement. A 5th person was arrested later in La Courneuve, Seine-Saint-Denis in the north of paris. #louvre #paris www.europe1.fr/Police-Justi...

Quite amazing news. Known only as Andrew Windsor from now on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...

Looks a lot like the King of Spain behind him. (Runner up in the silly hats competition...?) #royalfamily #princeandrew #privateeye

One of the remarkable things about Antonio Tejero (who died this week in Valencia) was that he’d already been convicted of planning a coup in Spain in 1980, was jailed … and then kept his military rank. Remarkable. Leading to the short lived Spanish coup in 1981. Faced down by King Juan Carlos.

More than one deluded friend of Prince Andrew is always leaping to his defence on TV. If, as they say, he’d never met Virginia Guiffre, why was he allegedly touting her social sec. no. & birth date, instigating a smear campaign, + accepting he may have met her, & that the photo may be legitimate?

The horrors of the Syrian war will last for decades, clearly Bashar al Assad had become the epitome of evil, along with his acolytes. We can but hope he and others face justice one day This is brutal reading. #syria #assad www.reuters.com/world/middle...

This is an utterly compelling interview. If you believe in the Middle East, and the future of Israel and Palestine then you must watch or listen to gershonbaskin.bsky.social Gershon Baskin talking on Channel 4 (Uk) #israel #palestine #gaza youtu.be/JH3mRptJHEw?...

Slightly amazed that the BBC doesn’t have an Arabic speaking journalist on hand with the admirable Lyse Doucet, to translate the press conference from Egypt. Hoping this was just a technical issue. #trump #sisi #egypt

And the show rolls on. A new French cabinet appointed… for now. #france #lecornu www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/...

These words from Ben de Pear are so worth reading. The lack of credit given to Gaza’s journalists (who have died in their hundreds) with the implication that we don’t know what is happening without international media who will enter soon. Well, we do. #gaza #bbc www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-de...

French politics gets crazier still. #Macron reappoints #Lecornu as French PM after days of turmoil www.bbc.com/news/article...

Kamala Harris was correct about Trump and what he would do in power. As she admits, she didn’t expect the capitulation. Perhaps the fightback is beginning ? #kamala #trump www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.

Excellent from The New Yorker Radio hour. Fascinating to hear Hardy Merriman, an expert on civil resistance, talking about protests, boycotts, strikes, and nonviolent approaches—as being effective in the fight against democratic backsliding. #democracy #thenewyorker pca.st/episode/5b51...

Excellent read and very true. The dial is shifting (slowly) on Brexit. One day ….it may even be mentioned by BBC News as a bad idea. (Not holding my breath). #brexit

Superb thread #london

This is about as prescient as it gets. An incredible clip from Barry Goldwater in the 1960s talking about too much power vested in the office of US President. Sounding as if he is speaking now about #trump, Disney, Nexstar or Sinclair. substack.com/@thememoryho...

As much as it grieves me to say it, Tony Blair was right over 20 years ago on this issue. It foundered then on civil liberty concerns, but we live in a different world. And hand over data to companies all the time. It’s often cited in France as a reason why so many migrants head to the UK. Overdue.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison. He will be expected to appeal so the sentence will be suspended initially. #sarkozy www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

This has been one long running saga. Not to mention his other trials. Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya case but not other charges #sarkozy #paris www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/...