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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

1 Lewes 2 Plumpton 3 Ayr 4 (working on it!)

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

NEW at the Empty City Getting rid of 6 Prime Ministers in 10 years is a sign of a working political system It is that we keep appointing poor Prime Ministers that is the problem, not that we are deft at getting rid of them: an input issue not an output issue emptycity.substack.com/p/getting-ri...

There is an old adage that a litigator should not be “surprised” (or similar) by what their opponent does in litigation - one may be disappointed perhaps, but one should never be surprised. If a litigator is genuinely surprised by what their opponent does, they are probably in the wrong job.

A similar thing may be said about political commentators who are “baffled” (or similar) by a politician losing substantial support. A number of commentators seem bewildered by why and how the current Prime Minister Keir Starmer has lost political support so rapidly and widely that he announced his resignation yesterday, despite winning an emphatic majority at the last general election only two years ago. Again, if a pundit is genuinely baffled by a politician losing substantial amounts of political support they too are probably in the wrong job.

The answer this blog will offer as to whether losing six prime ministers in ten years is a sign of our political system functioning or dtysfunctioning is that, given each departure was justified, it is a sign of a working polity.

But the constant production of prime ministers who so quickly lose their support is, in contrast, a sign of the system not working.

It is not that we keep getting rid of poor Prime Minister that is the problem, but that we keep appointing them.

It is an input issue, not an output issue.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

York, Sandown Ripon, Bournemouth

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Rothbury, Lingfield Leicester, Thirsk

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I thought I heard something..., must be imagining it, Merlyn's away.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

to clarify I think it's South Denes site

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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

ALL PURPOSE HEATWAVE ALERT: Don't leave a dog in your car with a child while watering your garden after making unnecessary journeys to check on elderly neighbours using a disposable barbecue on dry grassland without sunscreen.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

1 Hooton Park 2 Chester 3 Brighton 4 Rugby Hunt

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

2 Stockton 3 Pontefract 4 Hurst Park

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On one of the quiet days during Members Only Covid restrictions Colin and myself had the roof of the stand to ourselves. Had a good chat to him and he's a real enthusiast, made his money in hospitality recruitment. I understand Colin suffered a stroke a few months ago so hope we get a health update.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Kelso also has 2 divisions of the 2000 Sacks of Carrots Handicap Hurdle. This is the landmark reached by Colin McGrath for his presentations of a bag of carrots to the winner of all races at Kelso.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

2 Goodwood 3 Curragh 4 Devon & Exeter

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I think you are right, the cricket ground on the right side of the infield is the key.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hurst Park, Nottingham Ascot, Lincoln

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Recreate your own Artemis splashdown with three Tunnocks teacakes and a Nespresso pod

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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

That said, he was very amenable when entering the stalls, as were all the other runners in the race.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Very unruly in the paddock and had to taken down to the start very steadily by Kaiya Fraser. However, he broke well and was soon disputing the lead and whizzed away in the 300 yards under no more than being pushed out. Very impressive to the eye.

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Rob North @scotracing.bsky.social · 04/04/2026