Andy
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'The only proof he needed for the existence of God was Music' - Kurt Vonngurt.....
OK, a decent pint & a WFC win always helps, but the music....
OK, a decent pint & a WFC win always helps, but the music....
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Burnham’s booze ruse is a non-starter: just keep doing your drinking in the pub | Barney Ronay
Burnham’s booze ruse is a non-starter: just keep doing your drinking in the pub | Barney Ronay
The prime minister, a life-long football fan, was just restating a personal opinion about having a drink in the stands, not trying to make policy
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Burnham’s booze ruse is a non-starter: just keep doing your drinking in the pub | Barney Ronay
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A lot of the lager sold here as Spanish, Italian, Belgian or Czech is brewed in Burton, Tadcaster, Manchester, South Wales, Lancashire or Northampton. It is often different: brewed to a lower strength to land under a UK duty threshold, sometimes to a changed recipe
pretendpint.com
pretendpint.com
PretendPint: 39 beers sold as foreign are brewed in Britain
39 beers on British shelves carry foreign branding and are brewed here. Where each is really made, its strength, who owns it, and which beers are what they say.
pretendpint.com
September 12, 2026 at 8:16 AM
A lot of the lager sold here as Spanish, Italian, Belgian or Czech is brewed in Burton, Tadcaster, Manchester, South Wales, Lancashire or Northampton. It is often different: brewed to a lower strength to land under a UK duty threshold, sometimes to a changed recipe
pretendpint.com
pretendpint.com
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The Israeli army has blown up AL – MANSOURI PUBLIC SCHOOL southern Lebanon
an Israeli drone dropping an object onto the schools roof shortly before a powerful explosion. At least 20 schools have been completely destroyed and more than 100 damage during Israel’s war on Lebanon according to UNESCO
an Israeli drone dropping an object onto the schools roof shortly before a powerful explosion. At least 20 schools have been completely destroyed and more than 100 damage during Israel’s war on Lebanon according to UNESCO
September 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The Israeli army has blown up AL – MANSOURI PUBLIC SCHOOL southern Lebanon
an Israeli drone dropping an object onto the schools roof shortly before a powerful explosion. At least 20 schools have been completely destroyed and more than 100 damage during Israel’s war on Lebanon according to UNESCO
an Israeli drone dropping an object onto the schools roof shortly before a powerful explosion. At least 20 schools have been completely destroyed and more than 100 damage during Israel’s war on Lebanon according to UNESCO
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It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
September 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Anyone want to be my date tonight?
Billy-no-mates here has a spare ticket for Beyond The Mat at the Prince Charles Cinema (Leicester Square). 6.15pm.
Pros - I'm not charging for the ticket
Cons - you're sitting next to me
Drop me a WhatsApp
O7455680866
youtu.be/YfBnF484Qc0?...
Billy-no-mates here has a spare ticket for Beyond The Mat at the Prince Charles Cinema (Leicester Square). 6.15pm.
Pros - I'm not charging for the ticket
Cons - you're sitting next to me
Drop me a WhatsApp
O7455680866
youtu.be/YfBnF484Qc0?...
Beyond The Mat Unrated Director's Cut Trailer
YouTube video by Matthew Gaudet
youtu.be
August 28, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Anyone want to be my date tonight?
Billy-no-mates here has a spare ticket for Beyond The Mat at the Prince Charles Cinema (Leicester Square). 6.15pm.
Pros - I'm not charging for the ticket
Cons - you're sitting next to me
Drop me a WhatsApp
O7455680866
youtu.be/YfBnF484Qc0?...
Billy-no-mates here has a spare ticket for Beyond The Mat at the Prince Charles Cinema (Leicester Square). 6.15pm.
Pros - I'm not charging for the ticket
Cons - you're sitting next to me
Drop me a WhatsApp
O7455680866
youtu.be/YfBnF484Qc0?...
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Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon
Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon
While the hot summer and hosepipe bans continue, bosses at many utilities firms are receiving pay rises
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Martin Rowson on the drought and Britain’s water companies – cartoon
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Thoughts?
New Blog Post at www.revivedvinylrecords.co.uk/blog/blog-wh...
#VinylRecords #RecordCollection #MusicDiscovery #Turntable #RecordCollector
New Blog Post at www.revivedvinylrecords.co.uk/blog/blog-wh...
#VinylRecords #RecordCollection #MusicDiscovery #Turntable #RecordCollector
BLOG: Why We Often Stop Discovering New Music As We Age, Why We Shouldn't (And Why Our Turntables Are the Cure)
Why We Often Stop Discovering New Music As We Age, Why We Shouldn't (And Why Our Turntables Are the Cure)I was flicking through my shelves the other week, pondering why my hand kept drifting back towa...
www.revivedvinylrecords.co.uk
August 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Thoughts?
New Blog Post at www.revivedvinylrecords.co.uk/blog/blog-wh...
#VinylRecords #RecordCollection #MusicDiscovery #Turntable #RecordCollector
New Blog Post at www.revivedvinylrecords.co.uk/blog/blog-wh...
#VinylRecords #RecordCollection #MusicDiscovery #Turntable #RecordCollector
Thanks again to Joel @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social for another excellent delivery.
Hope you have a great time in Japan.
Hope you have a great time in Japan.
July 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Thanks again to Joel @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social for another excellent delivery.
Hope you have a great time in Japan.
Hope you have a great time in Japan.
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Gianni Infantino has flooded the zone again. He wants to put all of the money-making bits of FIFA (ie the World Cup) into a new co & then sell 20% to investors. He thinks it will raise $10bn over next 4yrs. I think we can assume hydration breaks are staying.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
FIFA plans to sell a stake in the World Cup: How much for and why is Gianni Infantino doing it? (Gift Article)
The proposal has been widely criticized, with European soccer's governing body UEFA saying it "crosses a line."
www.nytimes.com
July 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Gianni Infantino has flooded the zone again. He wants to put all of the money-making bits of FIFA (ie the World Cup) into a new co & then sell 20% to investors. He thinks it will raise $10bn over next 4yrs. I think we can assume hydration breaks are staying.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/747...
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think what you will of the Amaury family, but the NYT's entirely negative portrait of their alleged greed & lucrative ownership of the Tour de France misses a crucial part of their business model
while the Tour is the only cycling race around that generates
1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
while the Tour is the only cycling race around that generates
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www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Is the Amaury Family, Owners of the Tour de France, Hurting Cycling?
The Amaurys of Paris own the race, but won’t share any of the $170 million in media revenue. Sponsors and riders say their resistance is dooming the sport.
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
think what you will of the Amaury family, but the NYT's entirely negative portrait of their alleged greed & lucrative ownership of the Tour de France misses a crucial part of their business model
while the Tour is the only cycling race around that generates
1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
while the Tour is the only cycling race around that generates
1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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The wonders of private healthcare.
July 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The wonders of private healthcare.
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RIP Jen. Fuck cancer, and fuck the American health system. L7 were an incredibly brave band and 1,000 times more punk than most punk bands.
July 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM
RIP Jen. Fuck cancer, and fuck the American health system. L7 were an incredibly brave band and 1,000 times more punk than most punk bands.
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Thames Water increased its bonus payouts to £4.1m for senior managers.
It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked.
But bosses rewarded .. for what?
Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked.
But bosses rewarded .. for what?
Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
Thames Water increases bonus payments to £4m despite uncertainty over future
Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £19.7bn, up from £17.7bn a year earlier
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Thames Water increased its bonus payouts to £4.1m for senior managers.
It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked.
But bosses rewarded .. for what?
Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked.
But bosses rewarded .. for what?
Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
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Grim news out of Porto that Boavista has been ordered to cease activities after missed payments and hand over the keys to all its facilities by the end of the month.
It looks like the end for the Chequered. Such a sad story.
🏁
It looks like the end for the Chequered. Such a sad story.
🏁
July 16, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Grim news out of Porto that Boavista has been ordered to cease activities after missed payments and hand over the keys to all its facilities by the end of the month.
It looks like the end for the Chequered. Such a sad story.
🏁
It looks like the end for the Chequered. Such a sad story.
🏁
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This sums up the immigration debate neatly in a way you won't hear it spelled out in the British media. A media which seems to have given up on any commitment to educate many years ago.
June 21, 2026 at 10:06 AM
This sums up the immigration debate neatly in a way you won't hear it spelled out in the British media. A media which seems to have given up on any commitment to educate many years ago.
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The Sunday Service is back at it's new time of 7PM tomorrow. Again I've I've 305 records for sale.
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100x Singles
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Look at the pics below and WhatsApp with any early requests 🌞
June 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The Sunday Service is back at it's new time of 7PM tomorrow. Again I've I've 305 records for sale.
For information or to join, WhatsApp me - 07455680866
150x LPs
100x Singles
50x £6⬇️ LPs
Five in the Confessions Box
Look at the pics below and WhatsApp with any early requests 🌞
For information or to join, WhatsApp me - 07455680866
150x LPs
100x Singles
50x £6⬇️ LPs
Five in the Confessions Box
Look at the pics below and WhatsApp with any early requests 🌞
Thanks again to @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social for another excellent delivery.
June 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Thanks again to @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social for another excellent delivery.
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One man’s alleged friend of “really bad people” is another man’s UEFA Super Cup referee. UEFA announces Somali Omar Artan will referee the game between PSG and Aston Villa after his World Cup dreams were crushed by US immigration officials.
June 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
One man’s alleged friend of “really bad people” is another man’s UEFA Super Cup referee. UEFA announces Somali Omar Artan will referee the game between PSG and Aston Villa after his World Cup dreams were crushed by US immigration officials.
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Unlike , Leni Riefenstahl , Paltrow can’t pretend she’s apolitical & is unaware that Israel is carrying out a genocide. She’s chosen to advertise a luxury housing development in Herzliya Israel .
All that time spent cultivating her consciousness has led to endorsing genocide . How very 2026 .
All that time spent cultivating her consciousness has led to endorsing genocide . How very 2026 .
June 11, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Unlike , Leni Riefenstahl , Paltrow can’t pretend she’s apolitical & is unaware that Israel is carrying out a genocide. She’s chosen to advertise a luxury housing development in Herzliya Israel .
All that time spent cultivating her consciousness has led to endorsing genocide . How very 2026 .
All that time spent cultivating her consciousness has led to endorsing genocide . How very 2026 .
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These aren't protests. They're racist riots. And it's time for the government to take them seriously.
The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together.
Now is a time for real leadership.
The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together.
Now is a time for real leadership.
Ross Greer blasted the BBC this morning over the broadcaster’s framing of racist disorder in Belfast and across Scotland last night 👇
BBC slammed by Ross Greer live on air over framing of racist disorder in Belfast
www.thenational.scot
June 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
These aren't protests. They're racist riots. And it's time for the government to take them seriously.
The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together.
Now is a time for real leadership.
The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together.
Now is a time for real leadership.
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Imagine being a Biomed student, doing a work placement in a lab, trying to achieve a career in healthcare and you find out that your house is on a hit list because your skin is a different colour. That's the reality of what's happening, and it's fucking disgusting.
June 11, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Imagine being a Biomed student, doing a work placement in a lab, trying to achieve a career in healthcare and you find out that your house is on a hit list because your skin is a different colour. That's the reality of what's happening, and it's fucking disgusting.
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"Infantino is, of course, the symptom rather than the disease here. And yet, given his own self-image as a kind of messianic pan-global statesman, there is a certain irony in the fact that this summer will cement his legacy as one of sport’s greatest cowards."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Omar Artan scandal reveals Gianni Infantino for what he is: one of sport’s greatest cowards | Jonathan Liew
The Fifa president has prostrated the organisation before Donald Trump and lost control of his own tournament as a result
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2026 at 7:38 AM
"Infantino is, of course, the symptom rather than the disease here. And yet, given his own self-image as a kind of messianic pan-global statesman, there is a certain irony in the fact that this summer will cement his legacy as one of sport’s greatest cowards."
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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If houses had been set on fire *by* ethnic minority people, I suspect the BBC would have somehow rediscovered the active voice
The houses of ethnic minorities in Belfast didn’t ’go on fire’ last night - as my radio has told me - they were set alight
June 11, 2026 at 7:28 AM
If houses had been set on fire *by* ethnic minority people, I suspect the BBC would have somehow rediscovered the active voice