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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 3h

It’s odd that of all the names, it’s always the billionaire sex offenders who are first and foremost in his thoughts

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Trump tries to start a race war: "The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants ... The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing. They view you as weak and stupid people. Fight back Minnesota, fight back!"

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s one of the most high profile cases imaginable and they cocked it up It’s inexcusable People should be sacked for incompetence on the back of this

Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Spending the morning at Twickenham at the Red Roses training camp Currently sat in the Royal box watching Shaun Edwards working his magic on the back line

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nowadays the echo is little more than a recruitment tool for the far right It isn’t a serious newspaper any more

Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Lots of pretty little birds about today

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Karam Bales @karambales.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

1/ Its incredible how broken much of the right-wing commentariat have become Starting a thread I will slowly add to Oakshott appears to have gone full Great Replacement Theory

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Whilst some in Labour still push universality, it’s obviously much harder to justify such an expensive policy on little more than “vibes” The Department of Education has so many other higher priorities that will make a difference for a fraction of the spend

Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As you probably know I agree with you on Universal FSM, it’s a nice to have but isn’t a priority for policymakers I think Sadiqs initiative has actually sealed its fate The research shows there are no additional health benefits, it didn’t improve attendance & it had no impact on attainment

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Alex McKinstry @alexmckinstry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tomorrow or next week they'll be covering the vigilante riots outside the hotel with an "innocent" face ..... Disgusting irresponsible behaviour from that rag

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bournemouth echo has effectively become a fan magazine for fascists and does everything it can to promote the cause Doxing a hotel where the suspect stayed and leading with “migrant” It’s deliberately inciting protest

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My lads band are off on tour around England and Wales If you like a blend of textural post-rock, melodic Midwest emo and slowcore, all with a side of Scottish fury, head on down to one of their gigs linktr.ee/insidertradi...

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Not least because when you look at the evidence, universal FSM doesn’t improve children’s health It doesn’t improve academic outcomes or attendance rates FSM stigma is incredibly rare nowadays, despite what the scaremongers say Universal FSM in phenomenally expensive & there are higher priorities

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And of course that’s the problem with this campaign They overstate potential impact, ignore the cost and deceive people by pretending it’s “for all” when it’s not The main beneficiaries are middle & high income families Not the demographic I’m overly concerned about Far better to target support

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If you have to ration food support, why would you prioritise based on year group rather than focus on income or deprivation Seems bizarre to give free food to well off juniors whilst thousands of older children from low income households are going hungry

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So which of these reasons doesn’t apply to secondary school students? Why campaign just to feed all primary pupils?

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I’m always interested to see people’s reasoning for supporting the NoChildLeftBehind campaign I couldnt find a “Louisa” post though

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Government acts on food insecurity and affordability with £10 million to put good food within reach

This is a really positive move by Angela Eagle I’d love to see DfE build on the policy and pilot Community eligibility Properly fund schools in areas of high deprivation so they can provide free meals to all their pupils www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Almost £10 million will be invested in 45 communities across England to improve access to healthy, affordable food in areas with the highest levels of deprivation

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Feel decidedly uncomfortable seeing all the consultancies popping up offering to help negotiate the upcoming changes to the School Food Standards I’m not even sure we have the final version yet DfE are failing badly if the changes are so complicated schools need to pay for an explanation

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Are we supposed to believe Man City went legit in 2018 & these scams suddenly stopped? If City want to be rehabilitated back into football, the Premier League must send in forensic auditors to check all recent finances Going forward City not only need to be clean, they need to be seen to be clean

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I went to visit my late father in his care home one evening His dinner consisted of three cream crackers with cheap pate & some wilted lettuce Then the owners of the care home pulled up in their Lamborghini Urus and it all made sense

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Government acts on food insecurity and affordability with £10 million to put good food within reach

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Almost £10 million will be invested in 45 communities across England to improve access to healthy, affordable food in areas with the highest levels of deprivation

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“The honest conclusion, and the one this chapter adopts, is that universal free school meals are best defended as an equity-driven, cost of living transfer with genuine but secondary efficiency benefits, not as a programme that pays for itself on resource grounds alone” 🙄

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Uuniversal free school meals can’t be justified as a programme that pays for itself on resource grounds alone That’s because it has no significant impact on attendance, health or attainment, so we get the spurious issue of equality & some dubious claim of efficiency All for £5 billion 🙄

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Do they not read the report? “The honest conclusion, and the one this chapter adopts, is that universal free school meals are best defended as an equity-driven, cost of living transfer with genuine but secondary efficiency benefits, not as a programme that pays for itself on resource grounds alone”

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Even if the standards were about nutrition, they are routinely ignored by most schools Even then. If the meals were all super healthy, the take up rate is around 70% with some areas 50% And even then much of that food goes uneaten with vast amounts going into the waste bin

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We can start at the beginning Where is the evidence universal FSM leaves children “well nourished” The school food standards are not nutritional standards The alternative of paid for meals are of equal nutritional value Today’s packed lunches tend to be better nutritionally than school meals

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My favourite solution to the Manchester City problem would be to tie the punishment period to the timeframe of when they broke the rules A 25 points deduction for each of the next nine seasons And nine years where they’re renamed “Manchester Cheats” on all league tables and club merchandise

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That’s simply not true There was a large scale pilot and we have universal FSM for all juniors in London, both significant sample sizes

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Given the take up rates, it's clear universal FSM doesn't leave Young people well nourished or cared for FSM doesn't guarantee good, healthy, nutritionally balanced food or reduce unhealthy, ultraprocessed foods & certainly doesn't save the NHS £billions

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You seem to just be making stuff up to justify yourself There is nothing in that list that can't be achieved by better off parents paying, enabling DfE to better target funds on improving the life chances of children

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Because universal FSM is an incredibly expensive policy that has few if any benefits There are other higher priorities for education spending

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Andy Jolley @andyjolley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Proud dad moment My lads band are The Scotsman’s “Artist of the week”

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot

Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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What a way to win a game of rugby Fabulous from the Red Roses

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What a way to win a game of rugby Fabulous from the Red Roses

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Can’t understand why BBC2 chose a repeat of 1961 Doris Day film over live coverage of the Red Roses v Black Ferns game They have the broadcast rights and it’s on Iplayer, but surely the interest in the women’s game would generate better ratings and bring in more supports

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Chucking sticks, grabbing a new one and seamlessly carrying on, she’s quality