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I’m Rich. I’m in Glasgow. Carlisle United fan, for my sins.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Times from ten years ago this week. They were wrong. In fact Brexit is costing the UK economy roughly £100 billion a year. #ProjectFear
Hard Brexit
could cost
£66bn a year


Leaked Treasury papers reveal lost revenue


Sam Coates Deputy Political Editor
Ollver Wright Policy Editor


Cabinet ministers are being warned
that the Treasury could lose up_to
£66 billion a year in tax revenues under
"hard Brexit", according to leaked
government papers.


GDP.could fall by as much as 9.5 per
cent if Britain leaves the single market
and hastorely on WorldTrade Organi-
sation rules for trading with the conti-
nent, compared with ifit stayed within
the EU,theforecasts show.Such a steep
drop in revenue would force ministers
to slash public spending or raise taxes.
The £66 billion drop, contained in a
draft cabinet committee paper seen by
The Times, is nearly a tenth of the
£716 billion that the government is pro-
jected to collect in taxes this year,and is
equivalent to 65 per cent of the annual
budget of NHS England.


Business leaders are_increasingly
worried that the UK could fail to nego-
tiate a deal with the 27 remaining EU
members by the time it leaves the
union, and will face a "cliff edge" of
trade tariffs and barriers,


Several cabinet ministers who sup-
ported Remain are stepping up efforts
to prioritise business concerns and the
economy in Brexit discussions, fearing
that Leave supporters fail to realise the
scale of potential damage, It comes as:;
○ Theresa May faces a potential legal
challenge by a group of Conservative
MPs over the decision to begin Brexit
negotiations without parliament's
approval. The prime minister's spokes-
man ruledoutgiving MPs a voteyester-
day,saying thatitwould"second guess'
the will of the British people.
○ Dominic Grieve, the former attor-
ney-general, said that unless the gov,
ernment could agree,a deal supported
by parliament it would not survive.
e


A Tory backbencher suggested that
British companies should hire disabled


Tuesday October 11 2016 | thetimes.co.uk | No 72038


people to do the work of EU migrants
after Brexit.


Mrs May visited Denmark and the
Nethe…
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It seems apt that Manchester City fans adopted the Poznan, a celebration where everybody looks the other way.
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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hard to devise a better metaphor for the past decade and a half of Premier League football than Man City winning while playing with an extra man.
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Andrew Beasley @andrewbeasleyfootball.com · 11/10/2026
As disappointed as I am, this is probably the perfect result to sum up the sorry state of the Premier League as it stands. We’re watching a sham. The cheats still prosper.
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Arrested Development @bluthquotes.lucille2.com · 07/10/2026
Say what you will about America, thirteen bucks can still get you a hell of a lot of mice! 🇺🇸🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁🐁
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David Davies @dsixbass.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The news
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW The Manchester City decision shows the costs of an aggressive litigation strategy How the club’s lack of cooperation and putting forward dishonest evidence have put the club at a disadvantage By me at the Empty City (£) emptycity.substack.com/p/the-manche...
The club is now not in a happy place legally.

Not only has it been found to be in breach of various regulations, the commission ruling uses terms like “sham”, “disguise” and “conceal” in respect of those breaches, on the basis of “strong, cogent evidence”.

But this post is not about that evidence. This post is about what the club did once it knew it faced an investigation about those matters.

It made a decision not to cooperate.

It made a decision to put forward witnesses to provide evidence on key points which was found by the commission to be dishonest.

Those were aggressive decisions the club made once it know it knew it was in regulatory and legal peril.

And it would have done so knowing the likely consequences of those decisions in the findings of the commission.
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mate got married in a no expense spared ceremony in 86. Despite the fancy hotel, church choir & flock of bridesmaids, all people talk about is the long juggernaut rattler of fart I squeezed out on the pew during the 'does anyone know' part; its the fart that keeps on giving.
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I used to enjoy going to Gail's bakery. But someone described Gail's as 'Gregg's for Tories', and I've not been since.
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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 01/10/2026
St. Louis man discovers his father is Michael McDonald
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St. Louis Man Discovers His Father Is Michael McDonald
Imagine finding out, deep into middle aged, that you’re the son of the honey-gargling king of yacht rock. Michael Goessling, a St. Louis resident, recently had just such an experience when he found ou...
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trust Romano to lend Man City his X megaphone.
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JB @jb72jb72.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just seen that someone has called the latest evidence City have referred to as ‘The Pepstein Files’ #MCFC
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Chris Weatherspoon @cweatherspoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Man City's £854.5m revenue overstatement between 2009-10 and 2017-18 was more than the total revenues in that time of all but eight English clubs (the other 'Big Six' teams, Everton, West Ham and Newcastle) £854.5m in misstated revenue was 30% of #MCFC total revenue in period
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Read this. Do. There has never been anything like it in the history of English football.
resources.premierleague.pulselive.com
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke
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‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke
The Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelved
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This mess is the result of being run by wealthy amateurs. Consistent poor appointments on and off the pitch. A maddening focus on a style of football we can't deliver and the appointment of managers with no track record and no tactical nous.
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Adam Smith @adamlsmith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Also worth noting that every success they’ve enjoyed since is fruit of the poison tree. Nothing they’ve won is legitimate. Not a single thing. The Lance Armstrong of football.
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Andy @alreadytaken74.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can’t stop watching it.
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John O’Shea @politicalhackuk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ratcliffe promised to build his Defender copy in S Wales, but patriotically preferred to build it in France. He patriotically migrated to Monaco so he doesn’t pay too much tax in the country that generated that wealth. But his views on what matters in the UK hit the headlines.
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Personally, I’m looking forward to the inevitable Celtic fan histrionics at full time. “Sack the board”. “We’ve got £70m in the bank and we’ve made no signings”. “We should be going toe to toe with Bayern”. All the classics. #glasgowderby #celtic
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Elena Adaal @elenaadaal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The strange case of a UK where professing support for a quite peaceful organization - Palestine Action - is an Act of Terrorism, while masked thugs can freely block ports. Part of the underlying cause is the highly performative nature of UK politics.
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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes doing the "we're just normal men" meme
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/09/2026
Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years
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Monty Don steps down from BBC’s Gardeners’ World after 23 years
Final series to be hosted by the ‘utterly unique’ presenter will continue to be broadcast until later this year Monty Don, the longest serving head gardener on the BBC’s Gardeners’ World programme, will step down at the end of the current series. After 23 years leading the show, which he has hosted from his own garden in Herefordshire since 2011, Don said it was “the right time for a change”. He will continue working with the BBC on other programmes, as well as pursuing his own projects, such as writing books. Continue reading...
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“So, can we read from this that you want to have sexual relations with your cousin?” “Yes” “And is that feeling reciprocated by your cousin?” “No comment”
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J Gregort Coffeeheimer @gregianjohnson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“If someone tells you it's raining and another tells you it's dry, it's not your job to quote them both. It's your job to look out the fucking window and find out which is true.” Have you approached Birmingham police or other sources for confirmation, Chris?
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 03/09/2026
a lot of people doubted how much the british media genuinely cared about integrity in academia and now is a great chance for the british media to prove that they’re not just gullible racists!
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"We just don't have British resident donors that would support us ... That's the grim reality". "The Electoral Commission...are completely useless. They're just so dumb & ineffective". Some jaw-dropping quotes in this film from senior figures in Reform. We need updated laws AND proper enforcement
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A woman was rude to me on the train today, so I Googled the book she was reading and told her who the murderer was.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit.
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You’ll have to go some way to see a more gutless performance than the one we’ve seen from Celtic tonight. Dreadful tactics and performance. Never fear, they’ll be back beating binmen this weekend in the SPL.
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The CAMRA branch near my Dad consistently give their awards to a country pub selling the worst array of poorly pulled, pisspoor beers. They seem to value variety over quality.
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Hallie Rubenhold @hallierubenhold.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Not. Interested. In. Harry. And. Meghan.
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[No//Thrones] @krakoan-lorax.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Diarrhea in the lettuce, glass in the popsicles, E. Coli in the berries, screw worms in the beef, salmonella in the chicken & eggs, listeria in everything else. Man I love deregulation. Libertarianism is such a great philosophy.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz358bs
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
You know how I keep saying the Times paywall is basically a rattling trapdoor over the demon realm? Well
We have analysed just how obsessed the media was with Jason Arday right up until his death.
We tracked 249 articles about him by UK media. 44 from The Times alone, 43 from The Telegraph, and the list goes on.
The nonsense the media was publishing about him was a perfect representation of how morally bankrupt legacy journalism has become.
Full analysis here: newscord.org/editorials/jas...
The Times / Sunday Times
The Telegraph
Daily Mail / MailOnline
The Independent
The Guardian
Daily Express
BBC News
Times Higher Education
The Sun
GB News
Sky News
Daily Mirror
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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 13/08/2026
🚂✨ Dent Head Viaduct is a testament to Victorian engineering. As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Settle-Carlisle line, we're reminded why this railway remains one of Britain's greatest journeys. 📍 Dent Head Viaduct 🚂 Sir Nigel Gresley
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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You may disagree with Nigel Farage, but we haven't seen political statesmanship of such gravitas since Harold Macmillan challenged Muffin the Mule to a wanking competition
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bin Day cometh.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Haters focusing on Liddle's violence toward his pregnant partner, his galloping racism, or his repeated defences of paedophilia, should remember to mention he was also one of the worst writers to ever do it. A calorie-free hack of the first water. Just absolute dogshit, back to front.
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Joe Root is back in as England to help fill the yawning chasm vacated by Ben Stokes. First, what an indictment of Brooks, though I am sure he is not the calibre of leader we need now. He is clearly incredibly talented but lacks the gumption and nous needed to lead this team through troubled seas.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yer da writes “who?” Under posts mentioning female celebrities
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz355bs
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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Fifthcolumnblue @fifthcolumnblue.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Argentina.
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Rich in Glasgow @richinglasgow.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Hey Argentina, got a new banner for you to unfurl
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