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Tom VVardle

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#NFFC disciple, apasionado de historia, adopted Sotonian. Keep the faith.

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Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk · 18/08/2026
Breaking news! The Government has announced that from April 2027, disabled people across England will be able to use our bus passes 24 hours a day. We've been campaigning with others to lift time restrictions for a while now, and are proud to be part of that movement for change.
Two disabled people beside a Bee Network bus in Manchester. The image is in a jagged frame on a red textured background. Bold black text on yellow tape says "Breaking news! Time restrictions on bus passes" A bright yellow arrow wraps around the image.A graphic with a red background and bold black text on yellow rectangles. The text reads: What's happening? The Government has announced that from April 2027, people will be able to use their Disabled Person's Bus Pass to travel for free at any time of day. Bright yellow arrows point at the text.A graphic with a red background and bold black text on yellow rectangles. The text reads: Why is this good news? We are disabled 24 hours a day. Freedom to travel means getting where we need to go, when we need to go. It also ends the confusing and unjust postcode lottery caused by different local rules. Bright yellow arrows point at the text.A graphic with a red background and bold black text on yellow rectangles. The text reads: A win worth celebrating! Disabled people shared their experiences and campaigned. Politicians listened and policy changed. There's more to do but this is a win worth celebrating! Bright yellow arrows point at the text.
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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🥳 WE DID IT! 👏 🚌 My fantastic team ordered these giant cut-out frames for our parliamentary drop-in campaigning to scrap disabled bus pass time restrictions - and now it’s happening. ⏰ Disabilities don’t start at 9am, neither should disabled bus passes - and soon, they won’t!
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Brendan Boyle @brendanboyle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Lovely Real Betis tribute in Dublin to former manager Patrick O’Connell 🍀
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Pallonate in Faccia @pallonateinfaccia.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"In memory of all those murdered by Fascism" The banner was displayed by the Riazor Blues (Deportivo La Coruña ultras) on Saturday at an event commemorating the anti-fascist footballer Bebel García, who was executed in 1936. #antifascism 👇
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If this were available in short sleeve, it would be the greatest shirt in the history of the human race. #NFFC
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
'The footballers who fought Franco' To mark the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War I've written about the Sporting Battalion, made up of amateur and international footballers, who defended Madrid from Franco's advances. tomvvardle.substack.com/p/the-footba...
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The footballers who fought Franco
To mark the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, we remember the Sporting Battalion who defended Madrid from Franco's advances.
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Ahead of tonight's World Cup final, read about how Spanish international footballers took up arms in 1936 to defend democracy against Franco's forces open.substack.com/pub/tomvvard...
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
'The footballers who fought Franco' To mark the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War I've written about the Sporting Battalion, made up of amateur and international footballers, who defended Madrid from Franco's advances. tomvvardle.substack.com/p/the-footba...
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The footballers who fought Franco
To mark the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War, we remember the Sporting Battalion who defended Madrid from Franco's advances.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
www.diariodeleon.es/sociedad/260...
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Fallece Francisco Robles, 'niño leonés' de la guerra en Inglaterra, a punto de cumplir los 100 años
Paco pasó de las colonias a familias de acogida, no siempre bien atendido por granjeros que buscaban más el beneficio propio que el bienestar del muchacho
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
🗞 The story of Stewart Imlach, the first-ever Nottingham Forest player to play at a World Cup The jinking left-winger represented Scotland in 1958 in Sweden, winning the FA Cup with Forest a year later tomvvardle.substack.com/p/stewart-im... #WorldCup #SCO #TartanArmy #NFFC
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Outside Write (Chris Lee) ⚽️ @outsidewrite.co.uk · 03/06/2026
PSA: I have a book coming out next year called 'Barrio Clubs: Football in the Shadow of Iberian Giants' 🇪🇸🇵🇹 I am still looking to interview fans of, or people connected with, these clubs: 🇪🇸 Leganés, Getafe, CE Júpiter 🇵🇹 Oriental, Boavista Muchas gracias / moltes gràcies / muito obrigado
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I am so sad for Harry Nowak’s family, and his friends, who have lost him in this horrific way and then seen his death exploited like this. And for the Southampton community who are now having to suffer the actions of Tommy Robinson and his rabid, racist followers.
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Satvir Kaur MP @laboursatvir.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It is incredibly distressing to witness events playing out in Portswood tonight.
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 02/06/2026
Henry Nowak’s father’s words outside court, who is probably the person we most need to hear from today.
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Football Heritage @footballheritage.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
New Article: Richard Dombi: Hiding in Plain Sight Escaping genocide and persecution from the Nazi’s, Richard Kohn charted a sensational career across Europe. Words: @tomvvardle.bsky.social Available to read on our website ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/richard-domb...
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
100 years ago today, Richard Dombi led FC Barcelona to a Copa victory 🏆 He also won titles with Bayern Munich & Feyenoord. Dombi, a Jew, incredibly survived the Holocaust by hiding in plain sight & continuing coaching ✍️ New article today for @footballheritage.bsky.social
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Altona 93 Fanzines @altona93fanzines.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Ziemlich guter Artikel für alle, die am #HSV und seiner Geschichte interessiert sind.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
New article: 'Jack Burton: The Needle in the Haystack' 🪡 Admittedly niche but a real labour of love, this one, after 2 years tracking down the mysterious football coach over six countries. 100 years on we know the identity of Athletic Club Bilbao's 3rd manager! open.substack.com/pub/tomvvard...
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Brazalete Negro @brazaletenegro.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
En 1930, Harry Lowe desembarcó en San Sebastián, nombrado entrenador de la Real Sociedad. Los clubes españoles buscaban a exjugadores profesionales ingleses seguir mejorando el juego. Su historia va más allá de ser el jugador con más edad de la historia de LaLiga.
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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
From Monday, when the State Pension age increases, thousands more terminally ill people will die in poverty before being able to access this support New @mariecurieppa.bsky.social blog outlines why and how this inequality needs to change tinyurl.com/2p9navva
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Rise in state pension risk to terminally ill people
As the State Pension age rises, thousands more people will miss out on vital financial support at the end of life.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
On this day in 1935: Harry Lowe, Real Sociedad's English coach names himself in the starting 11 At 43, he is still La Liga's oldest ever player Read all about Lowe's fascinating career from Tottenham to La Liga to a worldwide football tour open.substack.com/pub/tomvvard...
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Dr Dan @dpdormouse.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Can we also include the postgraduate loan in this, which has been frozen at £21k repayment threshold at 6% since it was introduced
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Just another thought on student loans... I took a £10k Postgraduate Loan to do my Master's degree, with 6% compound interest in 2016. I then did a PhD (didn't finish, RIP) so was out of the workforce for a few years, meaning I wasn't repaying anything while the interest was increasing.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Sun's come out for the first time in forever. Straight to the corner shop to buy a crisp can of Diet Coke on my lunchtime walk. Unrivalled.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Una camiseta de fútbol para recordar la acogida de los niños vascos en Gales tras el bombardeo de Gernika elpais.com/espana/pais-...
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Really struggling to see a way out of this #NFFC
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
This feels like England vs Slovakia at the Euros #NFFC
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Carlos Hernández de Miguel @demiguelch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Mi despedida escrita antes de irme para el otro barrio. Hasta siempre. Carta desde el más allá www.eldiario.es/129_c5c033?u...
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Carta desde el más allá: la despedida de Carlos Hernández
El periodista Carlos Hernández, que ha fallecido este martes a los 56 años, dejó este texto escrito para que fuera publicado en elDiario.es tras su muerte
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Re-publishing my @outsidewrite.bsky.social article about Billy Barnes, the 3 time Copa del Rey winning manager with Athletic Club, who gave rise to the term 'Míster' still used in Spanish football today 🔴⚪️ More similar articles in the pipeline so please follow! 📝 open.substack.com/pub/tomvvard...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/11/2025
Inside the rise and fall of Podemos: ‘We believed we had a stake in the future’
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Inside the rise and fall of Podemos: ‘We believed we had a stake in the future’
The long read: The leftist party exploded out of Spain’s anti-austerity protests in 2011 and upended Spain’s entrenched two-party system. I was instantly captivated – and for the next decade, I worked for the party. But I ended up quitting politics in disappointment. What happened?
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
On the 50th anniversary of Franco's death, re-sharing this article @eoghangilmartin.bsky.social and I wrote about Francoism and justice. Sadly, Manuel passed away without ever seeing justice for his brother. Fausto, fortunately, was able to recover his father's body tribunemag.co.uk/2021/08/misr...
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Misremembering Franco
Spain's new 'memory law' attempts to grapple with Franco-era crimes – but without acknowledging the continuity between the dictatorship and the current system, there can be no real justice.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
¡Vamos! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Lionesses
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Wardle jinx but Lauren James should not be playing #Lionesses
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Lucy Bronze 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #Lionesses #WEuro2025
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Fullsized tiled mosaic of Picasso's "Guernica" in Gernika. Made in 1997 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the massacre. The Basque suffix “ra” ( Gernikara) means “to” Gernika., i.e. calling for the painting to be brought [from Madrid] to the Basque Country 📷Wiki, Papamanila
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Does anyone know if there is a safe way to SWAP Oasis tickets?
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
What a day for Legal Action FC 📨 #NFFC
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
All of the speculation in the world that Nico Williams is going to Barça and he signs a 10 YEAR CONTRACT with Athletic Club. Honestly can't believe it. There really is no club like it in the world ❤️🤍 #UniqueInTheWorld www.athletic-club.eus/noticias/202...
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Nico Williams renueva con el Athletic Club hasta 2035 | Athletic Club Website Oficial
El extremo rojiblanco se vincula al club de su corazón durante las próximas diez temporadas y su cláusula aumenta más de un 50% la que tenía
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Vicky Foxcroft MP @vickyfoxcroftmp.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
(1/2) With a heavy heart, I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as a whip. Whilst I will continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote in favour of the proposed reforms to disability benefits.
Screenshot of Vicky's letter to the Prime Minister (page 1)Screenshot of Vicky's letter to the Prime Minister (page 2)
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I honestly don't think I've ever seen Lautaro Martinez have a good game
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I have the original deeds to our new house and I think I can drive cattle onto nearby roads if I want...
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
#NFFC 0-1 Chelsea A pretty meagre way to end the season but we're all going on a European tour #NFFC
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
On this day in 1937, 4000 Basque Children arrive in Southampton and are given sanctuary from the Spanish Civil War by the British public Tal día como hoy en 1937, 4 mil niños vascos llegan en Southampton, Inglaterra. Refugiados por la guerra civil, el pueblo británico les da santuario
Basque Children refugees peering out of the window of a ship
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Historic Southampton @historicalsoton.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
On this day in 1937, SS Habana arrived in Southampton from Bilbao. On board were around 3,840 Basque children who had been evacuated from the Spanish Civil War. They were taken to a volunteer-run camp at North Stoneham before being relocated to homes across the country.
Habana at Southampton, decks brimming with children.Plaque commemorating the event on Southampton Civic Centre.
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Brennan bagging in Bilbao ❤️🌳 #NFFC #HesOneOfOurOwn
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
This is the season of the underdog so let's just keep that going #NFFC
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Tom VVardle @tomvvardle.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Does the word 'permutations' exist outside of football context? @footballcliches.bsky.social
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Guerra en la Universidad @guerraenlauni.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Hoy @elbacelo.bsky.social y un servidor escribimos en @elpais.com sobre la resignificación del Valle de los Caídos. La conclusión está en el título: menos constructoras, más historiadoras. elpais.com/opinion/2025...
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En el Valle de la infamia, menos constructoras y más historiadoras
El concurso para “resignificar” Cuelgamuros presentado por el Gobierno no cumple con la que tendría que ser su principal función
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