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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 32m

Coventry Market confirmed as getting £1.5m in funding gives a good excuse to share this Harry Hill clip about it. youtu.be/pMh-i31VZCE?...

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Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule | Coventry Market | ITV

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

After Burnham's speech, I wonder how many of the die hard Starmerites are still sticking to their guns.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A lovely piece that touches on another impact of a decline in church going - who will play the organ in ten years time? Surprisingly different beasts to the piano. spectator.com/article/the-...

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The Village Organist

Geoffrey has a merit in Grade 7 piano (taken 52 years ago), a distinction in Grade 1 recorder (59 years ago) and no qualifications whatsoever on the organ. Regardless, this makes him the most talented...

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Jack Mendel @mendeljack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Majority of football fans against drinking alcohol in stands — new poll www.thetimes.com/sport/footba... This reminds me of the smoking ban. At first people opposed it. But then they realised, they can go to the smoking area and socialise. On a match day, people drink before, and in the concourse

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Majority of football fans against drinking alcohol in stands — new poll

YouGov poll finds 64 per cent oppose Andy Burnham’s plan to reverse 41-year-old ban, while more than half think it would make the match-day experience worse

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Reform's Jaymey McIvor says 'English people are claiming asylum in the Home Counties' due to 'out of control immigration'. 'Did they not just move house?' Shelagh Fogarty asks him.

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David Wilcock @davidtwilcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Several hundred blackshirts have been demonstrating outside Basingstoke Police station tonight, where they believe he is being held.

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Jay Zedbee @jayzedbee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the bears freaking tf because they think theres a general election result

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As a football fan, this would be a dreadful idea if it happens. I suspect Burnham watching most of his football in a sanitised Premier League is behind his view, but for most fans it would make the experience far worse. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Andy Burnham signals he may lift ban on alcohol in football stands

Prime minister says measure is discriminatory when fans of other sports are not similarly restricted

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And what did he do on that livestream, huh, BBC? What did he do?

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Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Main memories of the mini-budget: • although I was convinced it would go badly wrong I was still astonished by the ferocity of the market moves as Kwarteng spoke • Willem Buiter telling me it was "totally, totally nuts" (one of those gold-dust quotes for a story)

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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James Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Results of a Daily Express poll #OnThisDay 1936 enquiring as to whether its readers were more sympathetic to Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union...

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A gallery reporter's dream, this game. Still had a 30 second blank. 60/649.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron

Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bridget Phillipson on the BBC about Jim Ratcliffe's latest complaints about the UK: "You'll forgive me if I do take with a pinch of salt what someone who is a tax tax exile has to say about our country."

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Reminds me of three people on Lime Bikes in Angel on Sunday, who not only went through a red light, but then nonchalantly cut through pedestrians crossing the road. The riding of them is almost-universally bad. The model promotes it. Ban the lot of them.

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

continually maddening that people blame "the water companies" for hosepipe bans when "the water companies" have been begging to build new reservoirs but a few retired QCs in Oxfordshire have used the entire weight of the british planning system to prevent it www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition

A new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, Oxfordshire

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just read this column. Baffling. Claims she has watched the show. Doesn't stack up with my memories of it. Someone deep down the rabbit hole.

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Lord, grant me the optimism of the BBC 1 scheduler that reckons the Last Night of the Proms will be done by 2240 *again*. #NotAComplaint

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Another brilliant BBC Proms #lastnightoftheproms, capped off with excellent performances by showman tenor Nicky Spence. Fantastic music, great fun.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is such a satisfying piece, by @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social - and of interest and concern not just to midlanders.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A great night to be a Harriers fan as they reach their highest position in the league since November 2013. Even better to watch it in Leicester Square with a few of the Harriers London and South East Supporters Club.

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Alex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...

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LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Gamers Nexus comes for LG again.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 08/09/2026

Once again, another policing issue appears to boil down to "What do you expect us to do, our jobs?"

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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Autumn has arrived in UK we see London sitting at 15C just after midday 🌧️ something of a novelty. It looks likely today will be the day which ends >20C daily max streak in London. A remarkable 87 consecutive days narrowly beating 2022 with 85 days.

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Mike Parker @mikeparker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today. (opening of All the Wide Border)

The opening section of All the Wide Border.

A cyclist using the foot/bike path across the Severn Bridge.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It is on one of those gods-awful Reach local news sites, but Birmingham Mail is doing a spirited job of doing a live blog of the flags injunction case today in Birmingham www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Labour shortlist in Holborn & St Pancras: Sagal Abdi-Wali (council leader since May), Camron Aref-Adib (Cabinet member for finance), Nasrine Djemai (Cabinet minister for housing).

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Will Meakin-Durrant @wmeakindurrant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Anneliese Midgley has moved the writ for a by-election in Holborn and St Pancras, following the departure of former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer from both No 10 and the House of Commons.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 07/09/2026

I wrote for @theipaper.com about the Reform crowd's violence, the obvious rejection of norms, and how it may dent the normalisation of the party inews.co.uk/opinion/the-...

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The image that will haunt Farage

Reform UK conference attendees attacking protesters could be a defining moment for the party

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

News from the House of Lords: former cabinet secretary Lord Richard Wilson of Dinton has retired from the Lords. He was head of the civil service from 1998-2002.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Back in London after Reform conference. The Channel 4 story cast a shadow over it, there was far less of a triumphant buzz than last year, but the event was still bigger than previous years and most Reform members will come away convinced they're on the way to No10.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Reform UK welcoming Raise the Colours' leader to their conference wasn't something I had on my bingo card. Let alone them offering him legal help from Reform's lawyers against injunctions www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Raise the Colours leader given access to Reform UK conference while on bail

Ryan Bridge, arrested this year on suspicion of religiously and racially aggravated harassment, says party invited him

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Latest: Climate Resistance says the protester is considering whether to come forward to police as Zia Yusuf says he "condemns people punching people”. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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Police seek protester after footage shows Reform audience pulling hair

Demonstrators were thrown out of the main conference hall four times after disruptions to speeches including party leader Nigel Farage’s.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New: West Midlands Police has asked a protester at the Reform UK conference to come forward after footage showed her being grabbed and having her hair pulled by audience members as she was thrown out yesterday.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A small banner protest has taken place during Richard Tice's speech. It's been removed after a couple of minutes.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A small banner protest has taken place during Richard Tice's speech. It's been removed after a couple of minutes.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lots of talk about favourite pubs after Burnham's yesterday. Went into one last night which I think goes straight into my top three: the Old Moseley Arms in Birmingham. Just outstanding on many, many levels.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Angela Rayner confirms plans to help councils block new betting shops. Might just be me, but is your local William Hill or Ladbrokes branch a genuine blight? And in terms of gambling harms, surely online gambling is immeasurably worse than people having to physically go into shops?

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Two great "scoops" for my old paper the CNJ this week, on Starmer and Polanski. Really pleased to see. One of the last few proper local papers going.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New Tory shadow minister Katie Lam talking about "electoral sectarianism" while opposing the Representation of the People Bill. Brings up family voting in Gorton and Denton. A reminder that Greater Manchester Police found "no evidence" of any criminality. www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater...

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Criminal investigation concludes into 'family voting' allegation at Gorton and Denton by-election

We’ve concluded our investigation into alleged ‘family voting’ at last month’s Gorton and Denton by-election, finding no evidence of any intent to influence or refrain any person from voting.

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 02/09/2026

Sadly, perhaps you do have to hand it to the anti-ULEZ protestors who gifted Sadiq Khan an untaxed car and instead created a story highlighting the flaws in the single justice procedure. (Credit to PA’s Tristan Kirk who is pretty much the only person looking.) www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/m...

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan convicted of failing to tax car he ‘does not own’

Sir Sadiq was issued with a fine at Herefordshire Magistrates’ Court after being prosecuted by the DVLA through the Single Justice Procedure

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Three hours and 23 minutes later, he's done. A total of 125 questions. One of the longest Prime Ministerial appearances at the despatch box in years.

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Harry Taylor @harrytaylor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Burnham now beginning his fourth hour of answering questions in the House of Commons, in his first appearance at the despatch box since becoming PM.

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Patrick Maguire @patrickmaguire.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

David Miliband will not stand in Holborn and St Pancras, I am told. Had been widely expected in Labour circles that he might seek a return to British politics in his home constituency. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Anyone making suggestions like "house prisoners in laundry rooms" should be force-read Chris Atkins' account of his 9 months at HMP Wandsworth - during which most inmates were locked down 23 hours a day, unable to attend education or work courses, exercise, or even shower. Then talk about laundries

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