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David Burrows

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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 2h
So what is the position with the TV adaptation of Normal People which is still available on IPlayer. Rooney is listed as a writer on some of the episodes. Will she be getting any income from that? Does that put it in the same position as the novels?
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I admire cricket legend David Lloyd greatly, but I'm not sure he is worth $1.3billion
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Saw this post earlier, that may help
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
M0 - Otherwise known as Mornington Crescent
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Probably more truth in domestic agenda being decided in 100 days. Others you mention are due to being buffeted by external factors. "events, dear boy, events". The referendum was part of the manifesto for the 2015 election so was within 100 days of Cameron admin. Couldn't happen in Cam/Clegg admin.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Disappointing" is certainly one way to describe Derbys performance.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sneaky. Who'd have thought the Middlesex captain spent several seasons with Derby!
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Congratulations. Missing Doncaster didn't matter in the end.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I'm thinking that after Nott and Derby you'll take the Yorkshire route of Sheff/Donnie/Wakefield Bradford and Leeds; or are you going to surprise us with Stoke/Wrexham/Chester, Salford and Manc? Either way there is a possible bonus with York or Liverpool!
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This piece, and presumably the figures from the trade body, don't seem to take account of all those customers overpaying on their direct debits, and therefore providing a surplus to the energy companies. I would like to guess this fully compensates for the debt from those struggling to pay
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
One persons "local determination of choice" is another persons "postcode lottery". Just depends whether that person is a winner or loser.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Very confused that the Colne Valley services won't be on the M65 in the actual Colne valley
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Connections Puzzle #1148 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Purple first for me - after you setting the target!
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Might be the last "official" PCC by election, but the GM Mayor appoints the Police lead on the GM Combined Authority who acts as PCC - so the biggest by election will also be (kind of) the last de facto PCC by election. Confused yet?
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
All - your - fault
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"His arrival at 10 Downing Street would be a remarkable footnote in the magazine’s history, clearly demonstrating that a grounding in specialist publishing, industrial transport and the complexities of bulk distribution can evidently prepare an individual for almost any leadership challenge."
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
So all Rachel Reeves has to do is change her name to Olivia Colman?
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Genius. All the best satire is firmly grounded in truth. I'm entirely confident that meetings like this are already happening
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The 6.35029318kg Roses
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
@jennashworth.bsky.social has cornered the market for slightly disturbing domestic dramas set in that bit of NW England that isnt Manchester. All starting from the brilliant A Kind of Intimacy
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Hope you got a sticker for being so brave. Will you satisfy your publics inevitable demand for a self portrait of the incident
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Beautifully written as always, but at the moment I'm chalking this story as unproven. The uncorroborated word of an anonymous former employee. All school libraries must choose which books they stock and which they don't. If students want a wider choice they can go be referred to the town library.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Seems that a key question is: Did Burnham announce intention to stand expecting that NEC backing was in place; or did he announce knowing the NEC would block? i.e. has the leadership screwed Burnham or has Burnham exposed the weakness of the leadership? Or another way - who has Machiavelli on side?
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I'm no psychologist and you're not there to answer for a third party, and the term malignant Narcissism is new to me, but if Doctor Wikipedia is correct in that major symptoms are ego mania and sadism, then those I listed would surely fit the bill
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
That's a very short list - Had they never heard of Stalin, or Pol Pot, or Amin, or Mussolini, or Franco, or Mao or many others of both Right and Left?
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Was only half reading this - saw "baby's mobile" and wondered which company was now selling "baby's first phone"
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Fore more see inspiringcity.com/2025/09/13/t...
inspiringcity.com
The Murals of the 2025 Rochdale Common Walls Festival
Rochdale once again played host to a major street art event as Common Walls arrived in the town centre. Following in the footsteps of 2019’s Rochdale
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Rochdale. One of many around the Town Centre - part of Rochdale being GM town of culture for 2025
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Yes, but what I wrote was in reply to a post suggesting that the Labour MP for Holborn may not spend a lot of time in his constituency. That is Mr Starmer, and he does spend quite a lot of time on things other than constituency business
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Yes, if your MP spends their time on Party business and/or running the country. No if the MP spends (at least) half their time on business that is neither. That is the problem with Farage and Clacton
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Why single out the BBC? Why not C4 or ITN/Sky or Independent radio or the entire print media both daily and weekly? Why particularly the BBC in this comparison?
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
most London Termini. Paddington Kings Cross St Pancras all more than 2 miles from Charring Cross. Euston 1.5 miles
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
By contrast I went into a cafe for coffee and cake last week. I was told "you're in luck, we reduce the price of cake at 2pm". I checked the time - it was 1.55. When I admitted this, I was told, "well its near enough". That is the kind of place I want to spend my time
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Me too. 1981 I think.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Same is true of UK, only the divide is London/The rest. London can also be divided into The City and elsewhere
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
You didn't include John Niven's @nivenj1.bsky.social book- O Brother. I can't imagine a better examination of the pains (and joys) of a sibling relationship
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
This attack on Farage seems to have similarities to attacking Trump with Epstein. That is successfully starting to split him from his base, so I see no reason why this shouldn't also be successful. In my opinion Farage has to be careful not to be seen to protest too much
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Particularly Dave Allen.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Oh no. You may have reignited the War of the Roses by suggesting Walsden is in Lancashire! Yorkshire staged a largely peaceful land grab in 1974 and placed it in West Yorkshire. There is still a lot of resentment about that though.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Derby do seem to be involved in a number of "squeakers" this year. Not lost a match yet though
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Is there a "place-ative determinism" equivalent of nomative? If so this goes straight to the top of the list
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
He's not as posh as Ashby-de-la-Zouch though
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Also Pen-y-Ghent
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Suggest you read some of The Mill's investigative reports into Mr Lord before you give him an unchallenged mouthpiece manchestermill.co.uk/breaking-sac...
manchestermill.co.uk
Breaking: Sacha Lord has resigned as an advisor to Andy Burnham
The Arts Council wants his company Primary Events to pay back the taxpayers’ money it obtained during the pandemic
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
I think you could quite reasonably leave out the "useful county" bit from the description of Matt Critchley. He was and is a huge loss to the Derbyshire team when he moved to Essex
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking Mrs Dalloway
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Surely a shortbread (even a millionaires) is a biscuit, not a cake? They are even described as Shortbread biscuits and you can buy packets of shortie biscuits next to the hob nobs.
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The House at Pooh Corner when your child is beginning to leave such stories behind it the same way that Christopher Robin moves away from the Hundred Acre Wood
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David Burrows @davidburrows7.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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a soccer player with the number 10 on his jersey
ALT: a soccer player with the number 10 on his jersey
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