Reposted by Andrew HaxellReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 4hReform UK Councillor Mick Mahoney, representing Kenton on Newcastle Council. Who are ‘they’, Mick? What’s more, we also have Councillor Michael Vincent Fitzpatrick, also of Newcastle City Council liking it. 96524
Andrew Haxell @adhaxi.bsky.social · 2hClassic ‘game of two halves’ there. At half time the long unbeaten run at home looked under real threat. Changes made, and a quick fire hat trick from the young substitute, changed it all around in the second half. Fans will go home happy … even if a bit damp! #MSV 000
Reposted by Andrew HaxellSock Council @sockcouncil.bsky.social · 2h🔴⚪️ The Arsenal range of Socks! buff.ly/4hOGFNN Top quality hosiery inspired by classic kits! #AFC #ArsenalFC 021
Reposted by Andrew Haxellarseblog @arseblog.com · 5hThat wasn't good at all from Arsenal, until it was. The equaliser sparked us into life, and the subs worked well. The Guimaraes goal is really lovely, and we probably should have scored more, chances for Gyokeres and Saka, Ode unlucky from brilliant Rice play in their box. Untidy but 3 points 👍 213157
Reposted by Andrew HaxellDaily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 5hCommentators seemed much more lively when Leeds were winning 9894
Reposted by Andrew HaxellJohn Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 7hNothing is more important than intimidating asylum seekers 1017481
Reposted by Andrew HaxellMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 7hThe Room Next Door - Kemi Badenochyoutu.beThe Room Next Door - Kemi BadenochYouTube video by Michael Spicer 32437147
Reposted by Andrew HaxellJim @footyweekends.bsky.social · 9hThe next Football Weekends trip has been confirmed: we're going to #Germany! In February we'll be travelling to the Ruhr region to see Bayer #Leverkusen in action at the BayArena, plus other German matches. Want to join us? Find out more here: www.footballweekends.co.uk/pages/german... 011
Reposted by Andrew HaxellDaily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 7hThey put David Seaman in a half and half scarf. Somebody needs to go to prison. 2443
Reposted by Andrew HaxellMichael Wood @michaeldwood74.bsky.social · 8hMorning wander through Shields and Tynemouth. Superlow tide on the Tyne. It's mint up North. 1141
Reposted by Andrew HaxellChris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 9hThe higher education sector brings in about £27 billion in foreign earnings to the UK. It's about the same as the car industry. The home office is arbitrarily cutting the income from foreign students in higher education by about 10%. Racism makes us all poorer. 195
Reposted by Andrew HaxellMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11hDeath by a thousand cuts as universities revoke international offers "en masse" of prospective students from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan to avoid losing ability to recruit international students. More job losses and course closures predicted in consequence. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comUK universities withdraw offers from international students to avoid blanket banPullback comes in response to doubling in number of study visas being refused by the Home Office in the first six months of 2026 17241145
Reposted by Andrew HaxellAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 8hThe contrast between the utterly sycophantic coverage this week of Kemi Badenoch, whose party has a truly atrocious electoral record under her leadership, and the utterly dismissive coverage of the Greens, tells you everything you need to know about media bias in the UKadambienkov.co.ukWhy the Holborn and St Pancras By-Election Was a Good Result for the Green PartyThe dismissive coverage of Zack Polanski’s party obscures a far bigger truth about the rise of the left in British politics 761314404
Reposted by Andrew HaxellThe Book Vault @thebookvault.bsky.social · 23hBy the miracles of me working out how to use tech, we bring you @imcmillan.bsky.social live in our shop earlier today! For #bookshopday tomorrow, here is Ian reading a poem In The Bookshop, from his new collection Red River Valley. Signed copies in store now! #booksky #choosebookshops 13911
Reposted by Andrew HaxellLewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Basically everyone associated with City denies everything and doubles, triples, quadruples down. Maresca the latest. They do not have to do this. There is zero remorse. There is zero accountability. They all know the situation, and they are lying or are wilfully ignorant at every single turn. 1915816
Reposted by Andrew HaxellChris Ogilvie @ogilvie.org.uk · 09/10/2026🚅 🇮🇹 Another 50km of high speed, high capacity railway joins Europe’s rail network. Last night the first test train ran on the new Verona-Vicenza line, part of the 400km Turin/Milan-Venice high speed railway. 0101
Reposted by Andrew HaxellTobias Jones @tobiasjones.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Incredible story. And not often one can publish "founded in 1385". True-crime-in-fine-wine is my idea of a perfect subject, so hope to be writing about this - and comparable wine skullduggery - in coming weeks... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThieves in Italy steal 30,000 wine bottles worth €5m, reports sayThe heist at the Florence-based winery is believed to be one of the largest thefts of its kind in Italy. 2113
Reposted by Andrew HaxellNational Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 09/10/2026👋 Say hello to the stars of your new bank notes! After a public vote which saw over 2.5 million responses, the Bank of England have revealed the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, European hedgehog and buff-tailed bumblebee will appear on redesigned notes over the coming years. 430774
Reposted by Andrew HaxellHugh Jones @hbsj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Have only the afternoon to go. The time has flown" @uniofleicester.bsky.social #HigherEducationPostcard 1126
Reposted by Andrew HaxellAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/10/202660% of those who responded to the Bank of England consultation called for pictures of wildlife on bank notes. Does he think the British people are conducting a "slow, steady and relentless attack" on themselves? 134691148
Reposted by Andrew HaxellRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 09/10/2026It's become a catchphrase for Badenoch that "We have to be SERIOUS" - and she's right about that. Yet every announcement is like this: a burst whoopie-cushion of wrong numbers, bungled data and stuff someone found on Google. The gulf between rhetoric and reality is positively cavernous. 913743
Reposted by Andrew HaxellWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 08/10/2026Anyway, if you want to explore crimes of the Wehrmacht, there are lots and lots of great resources which I'll share here. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...hup.harvard.eduMarching into Darkness — Harvard University PressOn October 10, 1941, the entire Jewish population of the Belarusian village of Krucha was rounded up and shot. While Nazi death squads routinely carried out mass executions on the Eastern Front, this ... 2514
Reposted by Andrew HaxellWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 08/10/2026🧵 The Wehrmacht was a CRIMINAL ORGANIZATION responsible for mass crimes against humanity and genocide.🧵 🔥The mother of threads.🔥 Click below for an exhaustive discussion of the criminality of the German Army during WWII as I try to once again kill the cockroach that is the Clean Wehrmacht Myth! 23658215
Reposted by Andrew HaxellLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4093471710468
Reposted by Andrew HaxellPatrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Saving this one for future use. 110312
Reposted by Andrew HaxellMike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I see Newcastle's new Dot Bikes hire scheme are causing controversy by being left on pavements. Thankfully drivers are fighting back with their dockless vehicles. 36514
Reposted by Andrew HaxellJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What would your cut away be? I think mine would be: rocking back and forth looking shellshocked, possibly compulsively eating 201186
Reposted by Andrew HaxellIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film. 4653116838
Reposted by Andrew HaxellToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026me at the chippy #celebritytraitors 19619
Reposted by Andrew HaxellPatrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026They only come out at night. Why? What are they afraid of? What don’t they want us to see? 2427
Reposted by Andrew HaxellReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Reform tried to cancel Black History Month in town, now it will be 'bigger than ever' www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...liverpoolecho.co.ukBlack History Month to be 'bigger than ever' after Reform UK moveAfter St Helens Council leader withdraw support for annual celebration, locals in the town have had another idea 13283114
Reposted by Andrew HaxellSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The main Reform players involved would run a significant perjury risk to stick to the official line - that Reform did not commission the polling, but Mr Jukes was doing it for himself, not for Reform - and would have to ask the pollster Mr Johnson to perjure himself too. 26519
Reposted by Andrew HaxellMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026'According to analysis by social mobility charity the Sutton Trust, those who were eligible for free school meals (FSM) earn 55 per cent more than non-graduates from a similar background. In contrast, graduates who aren’t from an FSM background earn only 43 per cent more.'timeshighereducation.comDisadvantaged ‘gain more from degrees’ than better-off peersSocial mobility charity urges universities to double down on access efforts after releasing new analysis showing benefits of higher education 57118
Reposted by Andrew HaxellReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Probably headline of the year: Reform investigates Reform and finds Reform did nothing wrong www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...mirror.co.ukReform investigates Reform and finds Reform did nothing wrongReform UK has been accused of producing a 'whitewash' internal investigation into allegations senior party figures tried to disguise foreign donations 28387121
Reposted by Andrew HaxellTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Just an absolutely delightful interview, just the sort of thing it's impossible to read without smiling. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.com‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and NilesFrom a breathless tango to a kiss that sent fans wild, the pair crafted a sensational seven-year TV crush. The real-life best friends talk first impressions, Casablanca moments – and having hot husban... 47521
Reposted by Andrew HaxellSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe 54606176
Reposted by Andrew HaxellTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🤣👏 @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 161123223
Reposted by Andrew HaxellAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"People are looking through the shop window and they like what they see..." says Kemi Badenoch, of the Conservative party, which is currently polling at its lowest level in its entire history 3841092
Reposted by Andrew HaxellSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026An opportunity in 2028 - when the UK + Ireland host the Euros - to celebrate half a century since Viv Anderson's first full international cap + the pioneers who made an inclusive English identity a common sense norm. (Over 120 black England internationals since) www.theguardian.com/football/art...theguardian.comUse Euro 2028 to celebrate black footballers, say British pioneersBlack British football pioneers have called on organisers to use the next men’s European Championship, to be held in the home nations in 2028, to celebrate the contribution of black footballers 2277
Reposted by Andrew HaxellVerona Campione @rickhough.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Great to see Liam Henderson getting recognition here as a recent trailblazer 🏴🇮🇹 www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comWhy are so many British footballers playing in Serie A?The 1990s felt like a golden age, but there are 22 British players in Serie A this season – more than ever before 063
Reposted by Andrew HaxellPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🔴 SCOOP: The chair of a lobbying firm paid by the UAE sits on a government council advising ministers on how Britain uses sport and culture abroad. As Man City's verdict puts Abu Dhabi in the spotlight, our latest investigation 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-u...democracyforsale.substack.comRevealed: UAE lobbyist advising UK government on sport and foreign policyFGS Global chair Roland Rudd accused of "blatant conflict of interest" for advising ministers on foreign affairs while his firm lobbies for UAE embassy 7376178
Reposted by Andrew HaxellPrashant 🌊 @prasshant.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trust the Process 👊🏻 This is a lovely announcement video from Arsenal 🔴⚪🥹 49116
Reposted by Andrew HaxellParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The person responsible for carrying out the totally independent investigation into Reform and clearing the party of all wrongdoing has been identified. 441555414
Reposted by Andrew HaxellDaniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This lovely item is 10 years old today. A decade of delights and conversations about floodlights, outfield players in goal and spotting grounds from trains. 2153
Reposted by Andrew HaxellJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban 131213362
Reposted by Andrew HaxellSide @sidegallery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026📷 Show us Newcastle now. We’re inviting young people to photograph the city as they see it. No fancy kit needed, a phone is fine. Part of Under Development at Newcastle Contemporary Art (NCA), with selected work shown in an exhibition and newspaper. Submit: sidegallery.co.uk/blog/newc... 0109
Reposted by Andrew HaxellMike Cookson 🔶 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @mikecookson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Well worth watching, sharing and thinking about next time. 042
Reposted by Andrew HaxellPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999. 311480461