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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Jay Sawvell hyping up Utah so that his own coaching job looks marginally less bad, I respect it

Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

difficult situation given the timing of transfers and squad makeup - hopefully the SFA have some sympathy for how many plates it sounds like the club had to spin on the day

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Jennifer Young @jenniferyjoallen.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Good afternoon, DCI Satterthwaite fans...the next book is now available for preorder! Publishing 4 November. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FVXSXCV1

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Better Society Capital @bettersocietycapital.com · 16/09/2025

🌹 This year at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, we, along with @access-si.bsky.social and @pathwayfund.bsky.social, are hosting a Mission-Driven Business Reception at the Royal Albert Dock on Tuesday 30 September, 4–6pm.

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Good Finance UK @goodfinanceuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The social care system in the UK is broken. But, can social investment fix it? In this blog, we'll cover the state of the sector, examples of how repayable finance has been used to provide essential services to a struggling system, what's next and more! 🔗 Read here >> buff.ly/8OtLuxG #charity

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

This was great, particularly the point that we're spending almost as much putting sticking plasters on existing lines as it should cost to build transformative, new infrastructure in the North

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Alan White @aljwhite.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

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Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Our up to £1bn Better Futures Fund will help tackle the structural causes of poverty. Bringing together public funds with social impact investments, it will open up opportunities for training and work across the country. My interview with the @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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‘It’s very personal to me’: Darren Jones on his £500m plan to fight child poverty

Treasury chief secretary says he wants to emulate New Labour support for community groups that changed his life

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

@conororr.bsky.social just a message that I'm a UK fan, and you were so right about both international games and jersey number retirements on HTC over the last week

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Big update from BSC! £1bn committed towards addressing the most entrenched social problems in the UK

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George Brewster @georgebrewster.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Great to have reached such an incredible milestone! Over £1 billion invested in UK charities and social enterprises👏 Here's to continuing to drive positive change 🌟

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Better Society Capital @bettersocietycapital.com · 06/03/2025

🔎 In her latest blog, Investment Director Amelie Montague explores how Government can support children in care through social investment, highlighting how blended finance models can combine Government grants with repayable finance to help children in need. To learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3QRpKhK

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Better Society Capital @bettersocietycapital.com · 24/02/2025

How can LGPS pools unlock local economic growth and social progress through impact investment? 📖 Read our CIO Anna Shiel's piece on the opportunity place-based impact investing presents to drive greater economic and social progress while maintaining risk-adjusted returns. bit.ly/4i7FlFE

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Viewpoint: Unlocking LGPS capital - a new era for local impact investment | Impact Investor

As the UK government moves forward with reforms in the local government pensions sector, Anna Shiel, chief investment officer at Better Society Capital, explores the challenges and opportunities of le...

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Better Society Capital @bettersocietycapital.com · 18/02/2025

We look forward to continuing to work alongside social investment partners, empowering enterprises and charities that are improving the lives of people across the UK. Read the full report here: bettersocietycapital.com/impact-repor...

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Annie Constable @annieconstable.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

In the 190 community pubs known to @plunkettuk.bsky.social, over 41,000 people have become shareholders, raising over £38 million between them through #CommunityShares. @andrewdubock.bsky.social explores the vital role of volunteers in community projects ▶️ www.goodfinance.org.uk/latest/post/...

Group of volunteers outside a closed pub.

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Man United's men playing away in London on a Sunday night, at the same time as Man United's women play a home game, both on TV, is maybe the stupidest bit of TV scheduling I've ever seen

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thought this was really good - ask young liberals not to buy cocaine because of their social conscience, on a journey towards it no longer becoming a moral quandary in the future

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Better Society Capital @bettersocietycapital.com · 14/01/2025

🌟 Great to be in Parliament today, hosting a meet and greet event for MPs and social enterprises in partnership with @access-si.bsky.social and @pathwayfund.bsky.social. A big thank you to all those who connected with us today!

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Last night, my football dreams came true. A play I’ve yelling about online for about a decade happened in an actual NFL game—the first fair catch kick since 1978. Here’s everything there is to know about this impossibly rare play, the NFL’s vestigial tailbone: open.substack.com/pub/rodgersh...

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Everything you need to know about the fair catch kick, football's vestigial tailbone

Thursday night, the Chargers made history by converting on a play that hadn't been successful in FORTY SIX YEARS

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Ten months ago Gary O'Neil let me see us beat Albion and then Chelsea away in an eight day span - that I will appreciate for a long time

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

No pleasure (obviously) in GON's demise but anyone in the away end would have got more out of the players tonight - shouldn't have survived Palace and am sure he won't survive this, good luck to whoever is next #Wolves

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Indiana's should absolutely be #GoogleUs

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Mortgage against his future fee to give Semedo one as well 🙏

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Fair play to UEFA for making Aston Villa hosting Juventus something that I’m not only not jealous of but have also barely noticed

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

@footballcliches.bsky.social surely Maddison scoring on his birthday is not him 'receiving a present' (per Match of the Day) - it has to be 'what a way to celebrate/mark the occasion'?

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Annie Constable @annieconstable.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Happy #SocialEnterpriseDay! Did you know💡 📈There are 131,000 social enterprises across the country, representing almost 1 in 42 of all UK businesses. 💰£1b in profits has been re-invested to drive social change in the last year 🤝Social enterprises employ 2.3 million people in the UK! (1/3)

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Never forget the guy in the summer who said that Wharton was "a mix of Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets" or something to that effect

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Ian @ianyoung77.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Trying to get the algorithm working a bit: Premier League: Wolves Scottish football: Stranraer MLB: Giants NFL: Bills NBA: Knicks NCAA: Wyoming Cricket: England

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