Jim Eblett

Husband, QPR AND Stevenage fan (it's complicated!), Golfer, wine buff, barely capable stargazer.

[Brendan Cox @MrBrendanCox]

10 years ago my wife, the mum of our kids & the MP for Batley&Spen was killed by a far right extremist.

At anniversaries I try to be optimistic about the future. But not this time. In the ten years since she was killed we have gone backwards & I fear our democracy is now at risk

[Daniel Lismore @daniellismore]

Nigel’s poster is going viral

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

Oh, look, turns out I was right - literal flames!

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

Was wondering why a localised stabbing incident in NI was the main story on @BBCNews tonight. Ahh , it’s a Sudanese asylum seeker who’s the perpetrator!! Then @ChrisMasonBBC reels off a list of right wing political quotes about it. Anything to stoke the flames, eh guys?

[Gordon Fielden @GordonFielden]

This is the largest sporting event on the planet, despite what some Americans may believe, and the decision to prevent Africa's leading referee from participating in the World Cup sends an extraordinarily damaging message about the United States and the direction in which it is heading.

I am genuinely astonished that FIFA has not lodged a formal protest with the United States Government and sought intervention to ensure that this referee, who is held in the highest regard within the international refereeing community, is granted a visa to undertake one of the most important roles in world football. For any referee, appointment to a World Cup is among the greatest honours the sport can bestow.

A person's country of birth should never be the sole reason for preventing them from entering a country to carry out a specific professional duty at a specific international event. Particularly when the President of the United States publicly assured the world that participants would be welcomed.

If nationality alone has been the determining factor, then this is a serious stain upon both the tournament and the host nation. It raises profound questions about fairness, equality of treatment and whether political considerations are now taking precedence over sporting merit.

The World Cup is supposed to bring nations together. Decisions such as this achieve precisely the opposite.

[Karma Comedian (Frank) @invisiblebone]

@implausibleblog You know, I think Annabel Denham is still Communications Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, essentially grifting for billionaires and the super rich.
She's ashamed of it though and blocked me for mentioning it here, so whatever you do don't let anyone know.

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

@SimonFraser00 @prodnose I’ve been saying for years. A certain number of points ahead should be translated into a number of goals head start. So ten points like this should be at least a two goal starting advantage. Start at a goal for 5 points more, then another goal for each additional 3 points.

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

American far-right, assisted by the British far-right, spent the last week asserting three young women were "murdered" in Brighton.

Many of the posts suggested an "illegal immigrant" did the murders.

I'll go through how they exploited the information deficit to sew division. /1

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

Almost 10,000 likes for straight-up lies by Annunziata Rees-Mogg, quote:

"Asylum seekers make up 0.08% of Dorset's population and 44% of alleged sex offences. So unbelievable I had to check. It's true."

It's not true, it's utter garbage.

I'll go through facts and figures. /1

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

Wow, @bbcnews in full on Labour & Green bashing tonight. Still nothing about Reform though. 🤔

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

Hey @thismorning - when do you plan to have two left of centre pundits doing your “morning view” slot? Consistently platform two right wingers. Never seen it the other way.

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Say what you like about the British press, but I find it reassuring that they spend months ripping apart a Labour PM for properly declaring some glasses and football tickets, then all but ignore someone who wants to be PM when he tries to cover up a £5 million gift.

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

@nazirafzal Media all over it I suppose??? 🤔

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

After watching @raceacrosstheworld last night, how have the nation of #kyrgystan not been promoting their country as a major tourist destination. It looked stunning!!

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

@jaybothroyd being a dick on @SkySportsNews just now. Of course that Stevenage decision didn’t cost other teams a place in the play offs. Their performances over a whole season did. And go back and look at all the shit decisions AGAINST Stevenage this year. More than evens out.

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

@campbellclaret @peterjukes McAndrew and Gibb might be a good starting point? 🤷‍♂️

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

@Matthew_K_B @mattletiss7 👏👏👏👏😂

[Reece Loveland @ReeceLSport]

Stevenage’s superpower for the run in is that not one fan gives one iota of a damn about which league we are in

The others have a huge weight of expectation

[Jim Eblett @Jimboeb]

@mattletiss7 @BeldamLascar Are you one of those conspiracy theorists who doesn’t understand what a conspiracy theory is??? 😁

[Stuzi 🐝🐝 @stuzi_pants]

Isabel Oakeshott who you’ll recall screeched like a banshee thrice daily for months on end to get Angela Rayner to resign, is here crying because a right wing newspaper has ran two fully researched and accurate stories about Tice’s ongoing tax shittery