Ewan O'Leary

Freelance Commentator, Journalist and Writer. Contact me: [email protected]

[Ewan O'Leary @ewan_oleary]

2023 was by far the best year I've had so far in terms of commentating. Getting to travel, the events I've done, it's been great. Here's a showreel from the last 8 months or so in commentary! https://t.co/Jcc62iFBjo

[David Yelland @davidyelland]

So.... £2,485 on glasses for a PM was "sleaze rotting our politics to the core" but £72,000,000 in a single day for Nigel Farage is celebrated as hitting "the jackpot" and a "war chest..."

Whatever is happening here is happening in plain sight. You decide!

[Ewan O'Leary @ewan_oleary]

The greatest finish to any race ever. Sad to see this track go :(

[🦦 @zilischive]

Goodbye, sweet prince

[Ewan O'Leary @ewan_oleary]

When are we just going to bin off the League Cup? England is the only major country with two cup competitions for the top clubs... why?

[Carabao Cup @Carabao_Cup]

As UEFA competition fixtures cannot be rescheduled, and to enable the Carabao Cup to proceed within its agreed schedule without disrupting other League or domestic cup fixtures, the additional conditions will ensure that the eight Clubs participating in the Champions League or Europa League cannot meet each other in Round Three of the Carabao Cup.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

40% of Britons incorrectly believe that small boat crossings have increased this year compared to last year, according to exclusive YouGov polling for Sky News.

Sky's @JonCraig reports ⬇️

Read more: https://t.co/EiaPxA6iG8

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

The term “witch hunt” is overused in politics. Perhaps not this time. Quite a bit of the British media should ask themselves some serious questions as to whether the tenor and volume of the coverage they gave to this man was remotely proportionate. Likewise there are questions for Cambridge- and whether they discharged their duty of care.

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

There’s a surprise.

[Ewan O'Leary @ewan_oleary]

Not only have they used the entire internet to train AI, without real public consent, apparently you're also allowed to hack other companies as long as you can say you're 'testing' AI. What the fuck are we doing?
https://t.co/NBzoKlFf15

[Jeremy Clarkson @JeremyClarkson]

Brexit enthusiasts: I hope you’re all enjoying the queues at your holiday airports this year.

[Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_]

Piers Morgan: “The murder rate in England has dropped to its lowest in 50 years. This idea which people like Elon seem to convince themselves to be correct that our motherland is being run over by Muslims who are raping, pillaging, and murdering everybody is not borne out by statistical evidence”

[Toni Kroos @ToniKroos]

Football won

[Ewan O'Leary @ewan_oleary]

Always the best montages from the BBC at big tournaments. But if I have to watch another England heartbreak one I'll lose it

https://t.co/aIBhZDIRVL

[Daniel Austin @_Dan_Austin]

Just to be clear, then. FIFA:

1) can't possibly intervene when Iran are forced to move, a referee is denied a visa, or fans are barred from the USA

2) can absolutely intervene when a decision goes against the USA that Donald Trump doesn't like

Smashing. All know where we stand

[Yannick Bolasie @YannickBolasie]

All I’ll say is if this was AFCON and they let a man play after he got a red card, the nonsense being said would be crazy

[Nick Cohen @NickCohen4]

For years these clowns have screamed that Labour hates left-behind Britain. So Labour chooses a leader from left-behind Britain, and at once, and without a blush of shame, they scream that Burnham hates the south. Honestly, a distracted toddler could produce better journalism

[Ewan O'Leary @ewan_oleary]

The answer: definitely yes.

There's lots of ways to increase the amount of games AND keep the Group Stage exciting, if you're as greedy for money as FIFA. But they haven't, and the magic of the competition is sadly reduced. Until the knockouts at least

https://t.co/mi0Z78zMDA

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

Starmer is resigning because he became unreasonably hated - partly because of too many self-inflicted mistakes and partly because social media+Farage +the wider right have created a loathing and hatred culture. Burnham is right to seek time to prepare. The same forces await him.

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Traxion.GG @TraxionGG]

Following the Rennsport round, the final four teams are locked in for the January 2026 Esports Racing League finale: https://t.co/A2G27s46lU

[Traxion.GG @TraxionGG]

ICYMI: Romain Grosjean's eponymous squad won in the Esports Racing League Gran Turismo 7 round, using the wicked F3500-A. #GT7

Report: https://t.co/cq4HyqtNOO

[Traxion.GG @TraxionGG]

The Esports Racing League moved to Le Mans Ultimate for its second round, and it was @CoandaEsports who bounced back to win.

Race report ➡️ https://t.co/5bQ0Pl5tCt