Guy Rendell

Blogger on Swindon Town FC; views are my own not that of my employer etc.

[Iain Mansfield @IGMansfield]

Debt-fuelled expansion and marketisation have brought England's university sector to the brink of ruin.

We need a smaller system with higher standards - and a fairer distribution of costs between students and the state.

A closer look at the 40 recommendations:

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[Jon Tonge @JonTonge]

Robert Crampton on the Makerfield by-election (The Times)

[David Collier @mishtal]

@ZackPolanski One of them broke the back of a policewoman. They brandished sledgehammers and cause damages of over £1 million to a factory. Of course they belong in jail

What a dangerous and stupid man Zack Polanski is.

[Dan Jackson @northumbriana]

@JAHeale

[James Heale @JAHeale]

Alan Clark on how Eton prepared him for the Tory party: “You learn early on about deceit and cruelty. They are essential components of politics - indeed of adult life, I suspect.”

[A Funny Old Game @sid_lambert]

TELLY GOLD: It’s the anniversary of the opening day of Italia 90, so here’s the intro to the official BBC tournament round-up.

Des Lynam, in a marvellous coat, with Adamski on soundtrack.

Splendid stuff.

[Jeremy Driver @J_D_89]

@BritainRemade

[Britain Remade @BritainRemade]

Hinkley Point C might be delayed again.

Why? Because Natural England say the £700 million spent on fish protection at Britain's next nuclear power station is not enough.

We can't go on like this.

[Giles Coren @gilescoren]

Steven Bartlett, Greg James, Paloma Faith, Fearne Cotton and the horrors of the celebrity “wellness” grift.

https://t.co/IdoSUewm1O

[alex lei @alexL_E_I]

checking in with the goat

[John Stepek @John_Stepek]

This, on Australian tobacco, is just an extraordinary case study on the failure to learn anything at all from history in the rush to pass policies that sound "good"
https://t.co/Eu1sqMYILz

[Christopher Snowdon @cjsnowdon]

Australia has blown it. Link below.

[Dr Lawrence Newport @lawrencenewport]

Labour Growth Group had some truly excellent people who were ready, early on, to be quite radical.

In the early days of LFG, they were the first political group to come on side and endorse the LFG Bill.

Chris Curtis and Mark McVitie in particular stuck their necks out for what they believed in. They took a chance on LFG - a new group starting from nowhere, when the easier path would be to do nothing. That takes guts and I hope they have big plans for the future - because very clearly, there is a lot to do.

[Izabella Kaminska @izakaminska]

Yes it’s much better to stick to British values like having to wait 6 months for an operation and never being able to get a GP appointment.

I guess the NHS will also be boycotting all the Microsoft stuff they use on a day to day basis too?

[Football Remind ⚽️ @FootballRemind]

Retweet if you played with a ball like this as a kid (or still do) 🤣⚽️

[Football Remind ⚽️ @FootballRemind]

#OnThisDay 1993
First Division Play-Off Final
🔵Leicester 3
Joachim
Walsh
Thompson

🔴Swindon 4
Hoddle
Maskell
Taylor
Bodin

Leicester draw level from 3-0 down, for a late penalty to win it for Swindon.

A proper playoff final 🏆👏 #STFC

[John Rentoul @JohnRentoul]

Tony Blair to Jon Sopel re Ed Miliband and net zero, part 1

[Christopher Snowdon @cjsnowdon]

In this clown country, you only find out about the insane policies that exist when someone suggests getting rid of them.

[big john the boshfather @Johnfis08605918]

Bonne de douche. Le bosh