Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Pre-movie scran and a pint (unusually for me, lager!) with the youngest, at Maggie Fu's, New Brighton. Decent enough green Thai curry. 020
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Celebratory solo pint in The Sportsman's after Tranmere's 1-0 win versus Shrewsbury in the EFL Trophy. Notable, as it's the first time I've been able to book a 'Senior' ticket - £7. Not a great game, but a win is a win, and we resume the league games this Saturday at home to Walsall. 120
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Always good to remind everyone that the cuddly Libdems enabled the Tories and their vicious austerity measures, which has lead directly to the rise of right wing parties in this country. 120
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In order to deny him the 'oxygen of publicity', Donald Trump's words will be voiced by Gerry Adams. 010
Reposted by Mark WhiteDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Our Rebellion! exhibition opens at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead on 23 October and will run until 20 February. Here is something about the project. 1148
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 21/09/2026'And, coming up later we have a session from 'King Charles and his Giddy Tones'... 010
Reposted by Mark WhitePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.adviserservices.fidelity.co.uk How does the UK State Pension measure up globally? A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving 42507325
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For anyone interested, on BBC Alba at 5:00pm - Napoli v Bologna 020
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Twilight Zone - 'He's Alive' Rod Serling's timeless tale of the perils of fascism and the blaming of 'others' for all that is wrong in society. It stars a young Dennis Hopper, who is coached by the ghost of what may be a certain Austrian Corporal.. 011
Reposted by Mark WhitePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026JP Morgan billionaire CEO with $43m pay meets Burnham and Healey to oppose UK bank tax rise. Banks making record profits from high charges, measly payment to savers, speculation, wars. What chance of the poor meeting PM/Chancellor to make their case?theguardian.comJP Morgan boss meets Burnham and Healey to warn against bank tax riseJamie Dimon tells UK politicians before October budget that investment could be at risk, it is understood 1101102511
Reposted by Mark WhiteBruce Gorrie @bsrg1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Suella Braverman referred to the RNLI as a "taxi service" on GB News today. Dangerous, inflammatory nonsense that could lead to actual harm. Vile. 6485
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I got all of the 'Clockwork Orange' questions right on University Challenge! 000
Reposted by Mark WhiteRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Let me get this right: if you're a retired vicar and peacefully hold up a sign opposing genocide, you're a terrorist. But if 1200 morons put on balaclavas and close half of Dover to stop people *escaping* genocide, police "constructively engage." Is that it? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comBlack-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in KentTraffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with group 941183479
Reposted by Mark WhiteAlistair King @alistairking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher. 31168861707
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Alex is at Easter Road for the Hibs v Gent game tonight. 020
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Just a reminder that the excellent 'Bookish' created by and starring Mark Gattis, is now streaming it's second series on U&alibi. 001
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Rare Tuesday evening pint at The Sportsman with my two lads. Alex is off back to Edinburgh tomorrow, and it's his 29th on Saturday. 011
Reposted by Mark WhiteDavenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Ultimately she ended up asset-stripping an entire country and squandering the money to buy votes. Thatcher’s policies of privatisation have created the problems we now have over housing and homelessness, energy, water etc. She was a neoliberal fundamentalist. 1172
Reposted by Mark WhitePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/08/2026China launches global tax hunt going back decades. UK needs to do the same. Last year HMRC failed to collect £59bn of taxes, that is £500bn since 2010. Poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of their income in direct/indirect taxes than the richest 20%. archive.ph/6hIvyft.comChina launches global tax hunt going back decadesFiscal pressure sparks retroactive campaign and tougher controls on future offshore capital flows 15340161
Reposted by Mark WhiteMMTAction @mmt-action.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Millions waiting for social housing. Millions in temporary accommodation. The money is not the problem. The government is a currency issuer. It can fund public housing without "finding" anything. The real question is whether we build it. #MMT #Economics #UKPoliticsmmtaction.comHousingThe housing crisis is a political choice, not a financial one 5188
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Out with Adam at Wirral Pride, New Brighton. Enjoying a much needed pint of Red Fin cider at Homebrew Tap. 2130
Reposted by Mark Whiteflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Why did Britain spend the decades after the financial crisis repeatedly stabbing itself for no good reason, with both hands? Because all the right sort of chaps decided that was better and more in their interest than e.g. admitting the Thatcherite consensus was fucked and needed to be replaced. 1438
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Alex was at Easter Road tonight for Hibs 2-1 win versus Shkendjik of Macedonia. Two players who started out at Tranmere featured, one providing an assist. Callum Wright and Adam Mayor. 261
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I'm guessing that you are keeping a close eye on the Michigan Senate Democratic Primary? @theweind.bsky.social 210
Reposted by Mark Whiteflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The best part is, I recall hearing a senior Tory grandee - I forget which - telling Times Radio that Cameron and Osborne picked austerity as their great project not because it was smart or necessary, but because they needed a great project and that felt like a Tory thing to do. 28929
Reposted by Mark WhiteNeil Brand @neilkbrand.bsky.social · 03/08/2026What the hell is the BBC 6pm news doing leading with Farage's clickbait about using the Royal Navy to stop immigrants? An absurd soundbite from a tiny party with a disgraced leader and that's the most important news in the UK today? Dear God. The rot has truly gone deep. 851245330
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Solo pint before the game at Prenton Park today. 2150
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 31/07/2026'Wirral Loan' by Rita Coolidge, according to No Lemons. 000
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Eldest is at the Hibs v Malisheva UEFA Conference League game tonight. 120
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Solo pint in Ship & Mitre, Liverpool - quality assured. 2291
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Pints with my lads in Robbie's Bar, Leith Walk, Edinburgh. We're up here to see David Byrne tonight at the Playhouse. And, speaking of Mr. Byrne, we just met him close to the venue! 6582
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Edinburgh tomorrow to experience this artist at work. 000
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Good start - I just got the first question right on the new University Challenge series! 010
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Solo pint this, almost bearable, summer's day in the newly announced candidate for 'Town of Culture', - Birkenhead! 020
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Just a thought, but do you think defenders may stop/block more shots on goal if they didn't thrust their hands behind their backs and turn away from the attacker?... #didnthappeninmyday 000
Reposted by Mark WhitePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Brexit cost 6% of UK economy, says Bank of England. Other studies suggest 8% hit. After the 2007-08 banking crash, the UK was growing fast and could have at least partially kept up with the US without the disruption. Now scavenges for trade deals. Relationship with the EU needs to be recalibratedbbc.co.ukBrexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggestsAnalysis showed how much the UK could have grown if it had not exited the EU. 319987
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Two and a half members of the North of Ireland squad mouthing the 'National' anthem away to France in a pre-World Cup friendly. Just an observation. 020
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Chariots of Fire on TOTP, you on for royalties Col? @harrymcnally.bsky.social 040
Mark White @markwhite61.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Bank Holiday solo pint at Gallaghers, Birkenhead. #coolerindoors 6863
