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tomrailton.bsky.social
Head of Comms and Politics at Prospect union. Mainly politics and Newcastle United on here.
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This would be a sensible move. Would also free up some OBR time for providing some more in depth analysis of longer term fiscal sustainability

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Step 1: sack the physios Step 2: ??? Step 3: Champions League

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Great to see the relaunched RENEWAL is here, under an ace new editorial team. Looking forward to digging in.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

A customs officer and a gentlman

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Imagine the discourse on the selections.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

This is excellent research from @steveakehurst.bsky.social. Urge everyone to read for an *informed* take on the voters Labour is losing to Reform.

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

Terrific piece by @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk, and exactly right, I think:

submitted 29 days ago • 8 comments

What should the strategy be for #nufc in the summer? Part 1 of my thoughts up on The Mag (Part 2 tomorrow) Summary: get deeper, get younger, prioritise, but be aware that this team is at peak age now. www.themag.co.uk/2025/04/newc...

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

Genuinely impressive that the Daily Mail have written a story about the new TV show about the Mitfords without mentioning the whole Nazi thing. www.dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-1...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

100%. We need to improve the squad in the summer, but also there needs to be a willingness to use it. Last time we were in Europe Eddie didn't rotate, ran guys into the ground, and helped to cause an injury crisis.

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

Will miss the #nufc game

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

Left of centre governments depend on a certain level of trust in politics. So yes, it does matter whether your announcements are going to happen.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

"Government needs to spend more time talking to civil servants, and less time talking about them in the press." Our General Secretary on civil service reform for @politicshome.bsky.social

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Maybe Liz Truss going to America wasn't a joke. Maybe they listened to her....

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Very strange to write a whole piece about this issue and not even mention the debate around a Right to Disconnect - given the UK govt committed to implementing a code of practice on this and other European govts already doing so.

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Telegraph soon to be staffed entirely by teenage journalists from Brazil.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments