sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 15hMoving onto happier things Lord Alf Dubs (a hero of mine) speaking on behalf of Sagan Abdi-Wali (who was race baited by that fool Zia Yusuf) is more my kind of thing 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 15hWould like some of those Green Party members who voted for that motion to explain how moderate Jews who despise what Netanyahu and his cronies have done feel welcome in the party 030
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 23hWe seem to get Glasto tickets every other time so here’s to 2028😧 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wish some on the left could get a sense of nuance 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Marina Hyde’s Guardian column has been one of life’s pleasures - sad that this is no more 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Without Esther Rantzen I wouldn’t have had chance to work for a place which resonated with me and with a group of people who I’ve had so much fun and experiences with over last twenty or so years - she was far from perfect to deal with but a great campaigner till the end 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Tony,Sue,Symon,Peter, Suzy, Bruce, Jon, Neil , Jackie, Paul , Andrew , Charles (sort of) and the departed Lynn and Nick have been part of my to life since I was a kid - be strange not seeing them every seven years though the final shows was as much a look back as an update 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 11/09/2026All Pakistan needed to do for motivation was to show the article on the BBC saying they would wrap up the series today , test cricket does not work like that - Englands bowling has also been poor with the new ball 011
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Love to see the black balaclava gang do what the volunteers of the RNLI do - but they wouldn’t because they are full of hatred not kindness 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I’m a firm believer in assisted dying if it is regulated properly. I’m disappointed by the parliamentary vote but it is also possible to respect and understand reasons why people oppose it . Hope there is a way forward on this that people can agree on 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Always thought it a shame that Ed Miliband didn’t win in 2015, not least cos we would have been spared a lot of the Brexit induced chaos . Really has proved himself as a cabinet minister imo & his stand on West Bank settlements is to be applauded - I don’t get why some of my kinfolk can’t see that 001
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly . you were definitely one of the good people 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We were either 1 centimetre or 0.04 seconds from finishing top of the medal table - maybe Matt should have been on the final leg 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Three were three great one club defenders in European football all of whom played for some of the 80’s/90’s - now one of them has passed Addio Franco Baresi 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Joe Root is a total legend but having him as captain again shows that the cupboard is pretty bare 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Think it’s the right thing to admit Diane Abbott back into the PLP but hope she is reflective re some of her choice of words 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Yes Zack Polanski did make a misjudgement imo but probably worth remembering that three young girls had their lives cruelly taken away two years ago today and the actions of Farage & his ilk after that horrific event. Thoughts with all those who loved Elsie Dot, Bebe and Alice 040
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 20/07/2026For people of my age Kevin Keegan was the Beckham or Bellingham of our generation growing up. He was also one of the few non-Arsenal managers whose interviews I liked to listen to and he was revered by the Geordie fansRIP Mighty Mouse 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 19/07/2026B,Dec,Ebs and Noni get the full set of medals in the last couple of months , good luck to Rays, Zubi and Merino in getting two golds and a silver 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Right Mr Tuchel you’ve now seen the best of our two starboys - please take them off at half-time 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Even as a diehard Gooner I have to realise that Harry Kane is a top draw striker and a really good professional 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 25/06/2026If we want the new politics that the Northern lad is promising not sure having someone like Purnell as his Chief of Staff is wise, gives me McSweeneyesque vibes 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Would love to know if all the celebs/ex-footballers etc that the to cameras keep focusing on are paying the same sky high ticket prices like the ordinary punters 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I think that the reaction of some of the left to Starmer going is in part unnecessary 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 19/06/2026In our outdated political system the best thing to do is to vote tactically & to stop Farage from getting the keys to No10 - also good to see that the Restore vote didn’t make a difference to the outcome 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Always worry when the nation goes into overdrive re England winning one game of football - would have more confidence us winning the whole thing if the centre backs playing for France and Brazil were English rather than playing for an English club 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Hopefully people of Makerfield do a good thing today 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 16/06/202610 years since that revolting breaking point billboard stunt from Farage , later that day Jo Cox was murdered by a racist - let’s remind ourselves today of her quote- We have more in common than that which divides us 020
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Quite a few things displease me about this World Cup - the 48 teams (an am a 32/16 fan) , the hydration breaks basically being ad breaks, having the whole squads out for the national anthems and of course Infantino 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Good thing they didn’t have midnight curfews back in the day or else Beefy may not won more than about 30 caps 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 02/06/2026It is possible to see the deaths of George Floyd and Henry Nowak as both terrible , albeit the role of the police was more direct in causing one than the other- sadly both used to stir up hatred and racism and yet again Farage and his ilk have no concern for grieving parents (see also Southport 010
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Wasn’t to be today but f….g proud of this team and what they’ve done this season , if we bring in a couple no reason why we shouldn’t do better next year 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Still in a state of disbelief - told my idiot mates we should have watched the Bournemouth game in a pub but will celebrate with them at the weekend . All this whilst only winning 3 games out of 10 against the current top 6 (& losing once to each to them) - congrats boys, now for the bonus 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Likes of Cooper, Mahmood and Healey and Miliband are at the more competent end of the Cabinet imo so think sadly Starmer is a goner. Problem is can’t see a way Burnham get’s into parliament and Rayner may well be on hiding to nothing from the media so looks like Streeting 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Unfortunately if Starmer is more disliked than Johnson or Truss on the doorstep then something is clearly going wrong - just don’t think he’s really cut out for the job but compared to them !!! 020
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 08/05/2026It’s not like it the Tory party of Major, Clarke and Heseltine that are losing these councils to Reform 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 08/05/2026On happier note nice to see one of our greatest communicators reach his century - happy birthday DA 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Think it’s time to have that grown-up and nuanced discussion about why Reform are doing so well and why Labour voters aren’t just going to Greens and possibly Lib Dens but to Reform 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 05/05/2026So I have done many stupid things in my life but forgetting to get my ticket for the semi-final has to be right up there - congrats boys , now for four more wins 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Unfortunately there is a small minority of people who go on the pro-Palestine marches who do have an anti-Semitic ideology and wish and hope that these people are called out but that is no reason to ban the marches especially if you let marches by Yaxly Lennon’s lot go ahead 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Yes rising antisemitism in this country is scary but to have placards saying Starmer harms Jews is not helpful . Wish all of this was more nuanced on both sides and wish it was better understood by some on the far left and not weaponised by those on the right 010
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 15/03/2026In May Max Dowman could be taking a GCSE in the morning and helping us win the title in the evening 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Think Irish rugby fans will be not be buying Ellis Genge and Fin Smith a drink anytime soon 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 08/03/2026I hope Starmer doesn’t fall into the trap that is being set for him by Trump and his right wing pals in this country 010
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 07/03/2026It is always an injustice when good people die young or youngish & happens far too often. Least with Ian Huntley I can’t feel that injustice. Thinking of the Wells and Chapman families and all whose children are taken from them so so young 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Hoping Igor Tudor keeps up this 100% record but that is just dreamland 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 01/03/2026It is possible to think that it would be better for Iran for this regime to be removed and to think that the way US and Israel have done this flaunts international law and risks so much more damage in the region 000
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Sorry Kier think attacking reform is totally necessary but attacking the Greens isn’t, it will put off voters and you need to think more tactically than that to fight off Reform and to an extent the Tories 010
sr0808.bsky.social @sr0808.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Personally just happy that Reform lost - did not want someone like Goodwin in parliament 000
