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Duncan McVey

@duncanmcvey.bsky.social
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Sports activism, football, politics, music, sometime campaign manager, educator, coach - recovering payments industry veteran.

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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Really happy and very surprised to be nominated for Wincott Award. Well done to fellow nominees/deadly rivals wincott.co.uk/wincott-shor...
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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I was today years old when I learned that Elton John used to babysit Dwayne Johnson when he was a kid. Yes really! He remembers when The Rock was young.
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Aedan Roberts @aedanr.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Hard to imagine anything else that you'd get 9 out of 10 football fans to agree on.
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Tom @tomvictor.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Can’t even have Spurs appoint Jermain Defoe as their interim manager. Because of Woking.
Tweet from Woking FC confirming Jermain Defoe as their new manager
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The battle is now on to see which one wants to distance themselves from the other.
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Chris Orton @chriso1.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
“Whilst there have been numerous chocolate-related puns surrounding this story, police have appealed for the public to remain on topic”.
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Journalists: Whilst focused on bringing our PM down, can you take a look at: 1. Cost of decorating Downing St 2. No of holidays taken in power 3. No of COBRA mtgs not attended 4. Cost of private helicopters used 5. Awarding of contracts to mates 6. No of fridges hidden in.
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Duncan McVey @duncanmcvey.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
@jenwilliamsft.bsky.social doing her normal brilliant job! The North thanks you for your work - Proper Journalism!
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Leeds United - unofficial @lufc-unofficial.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
"It is one of the most beautiful memories football has given me" Marcelo Bielsa talking about us at today's press conference. #LUFC
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Nigel Farage’s outrage at the new woke fiver: the Stephen Collins cartoon
This badger has got opinions …
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 27/03/2026
NEW: the UK government recommends that toddlers should not be given more than a hour's screentime a day www.ft.com/content/44fc...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Why so many more migrants entering the UK in boats? Because Nigel Farage's Brexit party won the referendum after telling a pack of lies Pass it on! ps. Alternative routes for UK to get migrants it desperately needs to keep manufacturing & farming industries, NHS & social care going would help
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Match-fixing in the Czech Republic: 47 people, including two current players of first division MFK Karvina, have been arrested under suspicion of manipulating matches. www.nytimes.com/athletic/714...
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Czech police open criminal investigation after 47 alleged match-fixing cases identified
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Just been approached by Huel to see if I'll be part of their paid influencer campaign. I don't think they're quite across what I do for a living. (FWIW, and in the interests of having influence, I regard Huel as a soul destroying, miserable product and the death of all that is worth living for.)
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Article 27 of Fifa's code of ethics strictly prohibits all active participants in the game to benefit from a relationship with the sports betting industry. It seems that a different rule applies to the current manager of Benfica, however, who was in charge of Fenerbahce at the time.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
These people have a funny way of saying "Environmentalists have been proved right yet again."
"The oil crisis is exactly what the net zero brigade wants"
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Nathan Phillips @nathanphillips.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Today, I feel Everton
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The Toffee Blues @evertonnewsfeed.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🚨Everton are exploring legal action against the Premier League for their handling of Chelsea’s undisclosed payments sanction. Nottingham Forest have held talks with Everton this week about joining forces. Everton are preparing to write to the League requesting an explanation (Source - The Guardian)
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I find it mind-boggling that Keir Starmer is seen as just as unpopular as Liz Truss. I'm no fan of him particularly, but being a bit boring is nowhere near as being as absolutely batshit as Truss was.
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Duncan McVey @duncanmcvey.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
@goldbergradio.bsky.social
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Mantica De Cacao 💙🌎 @manticadecacao.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Keep sharing this gif people. They've been actively removing this gif from every SM platform. You don't have to share from mind, do it on yours. Glad I can still find this here in bsky. #Trumpstein
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two men are sitting next to each other with their arms crossed and one is wearing a pink tie .
ALT: two men are sitting next to each other with their arms crossed and one is wearing a pink tie .
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
If there’s a better commentator out there on US politics than Ed Luce I’d like to see it, here’s his column today www.ft.com/content/2656...
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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
You have to say that's magnificent
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Ipswich Town FC on Farage lording it at Portman Road: "no comment" Norwich City... (With thanks to @gdunbarap.bsky.social)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Also fascinating is that some media are making so much noise about Eric Ciotti winning Nice, forgetting two things: Ciotti is not even a member of the RN, even if he has secured their support; and Nice has been hard-right for generations.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 22/03/2026
If you ask guys who never played in the NBA, who are the best shooters of all time, they give you a list of men, including Steph Curry. But if you ask Steph Curry himself, he includes Azzi Fudd. She's projected to be the #1 WNBA draft pick in 2026, just in time to see WNBA salaries jump to $500K+.
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CYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Starmer: UK said NO to joining US offensive in Iran. “We will not be drawn into a wider war.” Pushes de-escalation and allied consensus. #KeirStarmer #UnitedKingom #TrumeEffect #Iran #Israel #MiddleEast @ukparliament.parliament.uk @europarl.europa.eu
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Marc Riley. @marcrileydj.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I honestly thought there was going to be a ar** hole where the mouth is…
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The Guardian's Football Weekly podcast @footballweekly.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
‘Under any other circumstance for any other country, we’d be talking about moving the tournament’ Taken from The Guardian’s Football Weekly live with @brendanhunting.bsky.social and @anabnos.com at SXSW. @maxrushden.bsky.social @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO7O...
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BeardedGenius @beardedgenius.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Seeing as John Terry has outed himself as a supporter of Reform Britain’s right-wing rhetoric, here’s a reminder of the truly hilarious and shameless attempts at positive PR when he was accused of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand in 2011
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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
While our actual cover is fantastic, I've got a soft spot for this one which didn't make the cut
A putative cover from The Economist's Cover Story newsletter. Trump sits astride a nuclear bomb, Slim Pickens-style
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Obama will always be the better man.
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👻BOOryan BlessDeAd🎃 @bryb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Notting Hill is Nigel Farage's favourite film, but for legal reasons I have to stress that it's not simply because it imagines an alternative world where there are absolutely no black people in Notting Hill, and also that his favourite film is actually Birth of a Nation, but it's not. Maybe. #TotP
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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This is still an utter joy. There are beers like this that all those 'eat local' and artisan-focussed Irish chefs should be embracing and championing but most of them smooch Guinness, Heineken, et al instead. With few exceptions, the Irish food industry treat microbrewed beer with total apathy ...
Land & Labour's Many Hand barrel-aged sour beer in a nice old glass.
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Deke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Cinematic slow-motion video of Harry Kane's second goal Vs Atalanta
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Terzilla Ford @bassdiesel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Forgive me, but you've got shit shoes on, you shitty-shoed bastard." #ChuckNorrisRIP
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Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
dune 3 poster with
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they're just kmart gestapo
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 19/03/2026
From Life magazine, March 10th, 1921. babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=md...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Jewish News, which I am proud to work for as Deputy Editor, has published an editorial on this week's Iftar prayers in Trafalgar Square www.jewishnews.co.uk/voice-of-the...
Excerpt from the article:

"The question here is not really one of whether such prayer is in fact an attempt to “dominate” – or the more obvious explanation, that during Ramadan one breaks ones’ fast by eating very briefly just before and then more properly after the evening Maghrib prayer (yes, like our own Maariv prayer). Rather it is about whether one has the right to publicly express their religious identity in this country. In this specific instance, an event to mark a key event in the Islamic calendar had been openly and legally booked for Trafalgar Square. Muslims present had every right to pray as a part of that."
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"Yes, gambling is bad, but the Coates family are the biggest tax-payers in Britain and contribute so much to the economy!"
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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
DUNES
help you breathe more easily
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, "Let us say to our British friends" "If they stand ready to return to the EU Single Market with all associated privileges and duties" "They will be be met with open arms" Sounds like a plan. Who's in?
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Marc Riley. @marcrileydj.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Guess what! Turns out I’m not ‘busy’ after all! @markradcliffe.bsky.social @thejase.bsky.social @philwilliamsradio.bsky.social 👊💥👇🏼
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