Howard Varney

Dedicated amateur.

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

@ukads3 It may have been a different time, but these aren't the sort of adverts to get nostalgic about. There's a reason why PG Tips eventually discontinued the use of live animals in their advertising.

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@soniasodha FPTP is predicated on the idea that people are voting for an individual candidate, not a party. There's an argument that it became obsolete as soon as universal suffrage happened and party politics became the dominant factor.

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

Maybe Alan Partridge was onto something after all. #ThisTime #MontyDon #AlanPartridge

BBC News - Monty Don receives reminder from BBC over clothing promotion rules
https://t.co/Mz5Q5xyuUl

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

Knightmare dwarf tunnels, series 3 level 3 anyone? #Knightmare #Backrooms #BackroomsMovie

BBC News - Backrooms: Kane Parsons' YouTube liminal space enters Hollywood - BBC News
https://t.co/dfEWsw0dgu

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

@nicolelampert @britishmuseum Not seen any mention of this whole episode at all on the BBC News app.

[Nick Cohen @NickCohen4]

This is such a sinister story. Is the threat of antisemitic violence now so great that @britishmuseum cannot protect its own guest speakers from racist attacks?

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

@ianberriman @TOTPFacts At least they had two apostrophes, unlike Guns N' Roses. #TOTP

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

Why does X keep blocking this account? Sort it out Musk. #TOTP

[Top Of The Pops Facts @TOTPFacts]

Thanks for joining us for this Top Of The Pops from 12 November 1999. Expect about 50 tweets while it airs. NB this is not an official/BBC account. #TOTP

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

TRUCK DRIVER'S GEAR CHANGE! #TOTP

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I take it this was when the Euro 2000 play-off happened then? (England v Scotland) #TOTP

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@leahbenoz @nicolelampert I'd report that to your local Education Authority. There's no excuse for a head teacher to say something like that.

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

Here's a simple rule-change solution to the handball problem: a handball can't be deemed accidental if the ball has bounced first. #MOTD #football

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

@Baddiel I'm guessing that the point here is simply to generate a reaction. If so, it succeeded.

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

I still maintain that "Incredible" by M Beat feat General Levy is an example of what the UK should have had as a Eurovision entry back in the 90s. Forget trying to chase points, instead be original. Imagine the reaction to "Wicked, wicked, jungle is massive..." #Eurovisión2026

[Nicole Lampert @nicolelampert]

Thank you King Charles for going to Golders Green and showing you support in the fight against antisemitism.

[Daniel Sugarman @Daniel_Sugarman]

This is what we might call "low grade" antisemitism. Not violent, & not directly aimed at someone Jewish in the vicinity.

But stuff like this is so utterly toxic to the body politic of a nation. When this happens & no-one present calls it out, this country gets a little worse.

[Howard Varney @HowardMVarney]

@TOTPFacts Too much counting.

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@TOTPFacts

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@TOTPFacts One of the few bands to have hits in 1990 and 1999, if memory serves.