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Enfield Dispatch @enfielddispatch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The October issue of Enfield Dispatch is now out! Our top story is the news that three local schools are facing closure as pupil numbers fall. Plus, we reveal the full extent of Thames Water's leaking Enfield pipe network. Download your free digital copy: enfielddispatch.co.uk/download/

Enfield Dispatch #97: Three schools face closure threat as pupil numbers fall

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The perfect punishment for Man City would be a 60-point deduction this season (guaranteeing relegation) plus 30 points next year (guaranteeing no promotion), 16 in the third season (playoffs at best) and eight in the fourth. TOTAL = 114. (Plus a fine of £830.7m, obvs)

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tottenham Hotspur spent over £300m in the summer on eight players who have helped them slump to the bottom of the Premier League. But the ill-advised spending spree may not end there. Today I can reveal Spurs want to buy two historic buildings in Enfield 👇 enfielddispatch.co.uk/moves-by-spu...

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Moves by Spurs to buy two historic buildings in Enfield revealed

Tottenham Hotspur entered into discussions with Enfield Council and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority over purchasing Whitewebbs House and Myddelton House respectively

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Enfield Dispatch @enfielddispatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Moves by Spurs to buy two historic buildings in Enfield revealed Tottenham Hotspur entered into discussions with Enfield Council and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority over purchasing Whitewebbs House an enfielddispatch.co.uk/moves-by-spur…

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Moves by Spurs to buy two historic buildings in Enfield revealed

Tottenham Hotspur entered into discussions with Enfield Council and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority over purchasing Whitewebbs House and Myddelton House respectively

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David Durant @bowsy.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Although at obviously a very different scale this is why I pay for local journalism like @enfielddispatch.bsky.social .

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's great to see 'Pride in Place' neighbourhood boards popping up now and already investing in communities. This one in Enfield Wash includes a retired teacher, an IT manager, an arts group founder, a church leader, an Age UK volunteer and a youth worker. enfielddispatch.co.uk/new-enfield-...

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New Enfield Wash neighbourhood board meets for first time

The diverse group of local residents and politicians have already agreed to invest in new Christmas lights for the area

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trump: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Also Trump:

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 22/09/2026

LET THEM GO BUST Tell Ofwat that water companies shouldn’t get any more of our money. No more bill hikes. Let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. ✍️ Take 2 mins to complete the consultation Deadline⏱️: midnight on Thursday 24th September vist.ly/5jey7

Social media posts discuss government bailouts, water rights, and privatization.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some people are afraid of using semicolons; not me.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...

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Joe Ives @joeives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"One councillor, Bektas Ozer, was even accused of using the word “fascist” to describe Cllr Georgiou in response to his “commie” jibe, which Cllr Supple said was “uncalled for”" In fairness, both sides seem quite consistent in their open contempt for one another 👇

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My optimistic take on the AI extinction debate is that it could just go the same way as space travel. After the space race and the moon landings, we realised it was all a bit too expensive and risky to go any further. Instead we built a lovely little space station through international co-operation.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🟡 From This Month’s Magazine Playing With Fire From wildfires in the UK to Middle East wars – the fossil fuel age is burning itself alive. We know exactly where this is headed, writes @nafeez.bsky.social

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Playing With Fire

From wildfires in the UK to Middle East wars – the fossil fuel age is burning itself alive. We know exactly where this is headed, writes @nafeez.bsky.social

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 17/09/2026

Looking forward to all the R&D money going into magical fuels.

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Enfield Dispatch @enfielddispatch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

'Who is our water industry being run for?' asks Enfield MP in parliament Following recent chaos from leaking pipes in the borough, Enfield North MP Feryal Clark spoke at a debate on water industry n enfielddispatch.co.uk/who-is-our-wa…

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'Who is our water industry being run for?' asks Enfield MP in parliament

Following recent chaos from leaking pipes in the borough, Enfield North MP Feryal Clark spoke at a debate on water industry nationalisation this week

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Enfield Dispatch is mentioned in this piece about local media – as an example of "encouraging signs" for the industry! Thanks to David Taylor-Gooby for the kind words.

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026

Fair play to the wife of a Caribbean man and mother of mixed race children being informed by the BBC reporter that she’s in the minority in her community regarding immigration and responding with, “Yes, I’m surrounded by bigots.”

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

100% this, a rubicon has been crossed The Israeli govt has killed tens of thousands of people, including 20,000 children, over the course of just a few years - and have showed no accountability, no genuine remorse, and came under little meaningful intl pressure to end the killing

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Simon Evans @evssimon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If I was Burnham, I would grant Piddlington independence, put a fence around it, switch all their services off and let them see how they feel about it in the morning.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It appears that Trump is resigning as president.

BBC News headline: Trump criticises AI boss who called for slowdown and says only guardrail needed is a 'smart president'

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/09/2026

I think Hunter S. Thompson's column in the immediate aftermath pretty much nailed it www.espn.com/espn/page2/s...

The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in the United States or any other country. Make no mistake about it: We are At War now -- with somebody -- and we will stay At War with that mysterious Enemy for the rest of our lives.

It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad, fueled by religious hatred and led by merciless fanatics on both sides. It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy. Osama bin Laden may be a primitive "figurehead" -- or even dead, for all we know -- but whoever put those All-American jet planes loaded with All-American fuel into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon did it with chilling precision and accuracy. The second one was a dead-on bullseye. Straight into the middle of the skyscraper.

This is going to be a very expensive war, and Victory is not guaranteed -- for anyone, and certainly not for anyone as baffled as George W. Bush. All he knows is that his father started the war a long time ago, and that he, the goofy child-President, has been chosen by Fate and the global Oil industry to finish it Now. He will declare a National Security Emergency and clamp down Hard on Everybody, no matter where they live or why. If the guilty won't hold up their hands and confess, he and the Generals will ferret them out by force.

Good luck. He is in for a profoundly difficult job -- armed as he is with no credible Military Intelligence, no witnesses and only the ghost of Bin Laden to blame for the tragedy.
OK. It is 24 hours later now, and we are not getting much information about the Five Ws of this thing.

The numbers out of the Pentagon are baffling, as if Military Censorship has already been imposed on the media. It is ominous. The only news on TV comes from weeping victims and ignorant speculators.

The lid is on. Loose Lips Sink Ships. Don't say anything that might give aid to The Enemy.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This was the 'Late Final Extra' edition of Bristol Evening Post on 11th September 2001. My obsession with newspapers began that day.

Bristol Evening Post on 11th September 2001: 50,000 FEARED DEAD

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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

9/11 memorial, Grosvenor Square, #London

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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026

Democracy Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy To learn more about America's gaping wealth gap, head to youtube.com/politizane.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I went to a funeral service for a British D-Day veteran today. They played Vera Lynn's Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye) as his farewell song. It was beautiful. Not long to go now until his entire generation is gone forever.

Funeral order of service for Donald Arthur Howkins 26/1/1921 - 26/8/2026

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"This is about internal party politics, and it could have profound impacts," says Bernard Jenkin on Newsnight, one of the Tory architects of Brexit, regarding something unrelated to Brexit.

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Palmers Green Community @pgweb.uk · 07/09/2026

We're fortunate as we have @enfielddispatch.bsky.social but compared to the 1970s papers it is very poorly resourced. The threat to democracy caused by the loss or paring down of newspapers is very real.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I was just stood on the Victoria Line platform at Euston Station as the tube to Walthamstow pulled in. "Is this the right train?" a stranger with a suitcase asks, pointing at her phone. "I am going to Birmingham International."

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

People who are acting like Reform are victims of an establishment witch hunt that other parties don’t get must have forgotten about the Mandelson affair… or Partygate… (to name a few) The heat ain’t even that hot in comparison, lads - if you wanna be a big party, this is the scrutiny you get

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"hey everyone - this is the undercover journalist who is helping us do those crimes I told you about"

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Steve Morgan @duffasteve.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The most shocking and unbelievable bit of this story is that Farage was actually in Clacton.

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Disappointed Optimist @disappoptimism.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Mwahhahahah “Everyone is after him” and he decides to talk to a complete stranger about basically laundering money

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Good luck to any Channel 4 journos hoping to attend the Reform conference this weekend.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Big update on Whitewebbs today – Spurs are appealing against the High Court decision to quash planning permission for the park. My story 👇

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Businessman Yorgen Fenech, who was accused of commissioning the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017, was acquitted by a Maltese court on Wednesday. CPJ stands by Daphne's devastated family whose quest for justice in this shocking case has been relentless.

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨A system that allows one party to take full power on a small fraction of the vote is also one that's easier to manipulate. The consequences could be incredibly dangerous. 💬 @alexsobel.co.uk on why reforming the voting system and curbing the influence of big money go hand in hand:

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 The electoral reform amendment won't be heard today - it was ruled out of scope. This is disappointing. But if the government thinks this is the last they'll hear from us, they're badly wrong. A fair voting system is not a "nice to have." It must be a priority.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hospital water supplies have again been hit by a burst pipe in Enfield. The major leak comes just two weeks after five days of chaos impacted thousands of people across the borough. When will it end?

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another packed issue of the Dispatch this month, with a splash about the local MP demanding answers from Thames Water after a burst main caused five days of chaos in Enfield. Check it out 👇

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Can't get a moment's peace on this bloody planet.

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Enfield Dispatch @enfielddispatch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thames Water slammed by local MP after Enfield leak chaos Enfield North MP Feryal Clark says the privately-owned utility company has serious questions to answer enfielddispatch.co.uk/?p=26721

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Thames Water slammed by local MP after Enfield leak chaos

Enfield North MP Feryal Clark says the privately-owned utility company has serious questions to answer

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Leif Davis is the safe play.

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James Cracknell @jollyjourno.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Well done on picking Leif Davis. Might want to consider starting him though.

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