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Interests - Everton, football (though not a big fan of modern football), politics (trying to wean myself off), libraries (work). Probably in that order.
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submitted 5 days ago • 1145 comments

Trump could have pushed for an end to the war in Ukraine without becoming actively hostile to Ukraine. Instead, he has imbibed Putin’s lies. Have written about the emergence of a new US/Russia axis, where it comes from and the staggering implications for Europe. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

submitted 9 days ago • 102 comments

Starting to feel real now! You definitely get a feel for how tight the stands are to the pitch once you're in there.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Tamworth denied a trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium because English football is run in the interests of only six clubs and there's some dead-rubber European games to fit in

submitted 48 days ago • 4 comments

It really is difficult to fully comprehend the shamelessness of MPs who did nothing on an issue for 14 long years when their party was in government only to express moral outrage on that same issue months into a new government. These people are everything that’s wrong with our politics.

submitted 51 days ago • 23 comments

I first learnt of grooming gangs from @theTimes in Jan 2011 I became chief prosecutor May 2011 I authorised charging Rochdale grooming gang June 2011 After convictions (May 2012) Starmer put me in charge of national response Far Right thugs attacked my home 1000s of rapists were brought to justice

submitted 53 days ago • 32 comments

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵

submitted 96 days ago • 92 comments

I see that a collection of MPs have taken it upon themselves to “launch” a private prosecution, in relation to a case which is still awaiting a CPS charging decision. What might be the problems with this? 🧵

submitted 103 days ago • 84 comments

Little competition as a small nice one for following us so quickly on Bluesky. Repost and we'll pick 3 winners at random over the weekend to win one of our #Everton pint glasses.

submitted 110 days ago • 5 comments