Jonathan Stone

Customer Service Team Lead, Christian, #Saintsfc fan, political nerd. Hello to @Jasonsfolly.

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@JanneyNick @Number10cat @TiceRichard so how can he be sentenced in July?

[⚽️ Kyle Sheldon @kylesheldon]

Is this the best World Cup team photo of all time?

Bravo, Norway 🇳🇴⚔️

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@RemigrationAir_ context and intent matters, If you don't understand how this could be considered an offensive weapon by turning into a knuckle duster while in the middle of disorder and threatening police, then you are either wilfully ignorant or thick as shit. I'm done arguing with stupid.

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@henrywinter how is a player who has been relegated 2 seasons running worth £80M?

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@RemigrationAir_ Having a dog lead wasn't the issue, that's not illegal in and of itself. what he chose to do with it made it a weapon.

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@RemigrationAir_ sure, and if you wrap it round your hand with the buckle on top and then punch someone with it, it's a makeshift knuckleduster.

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

16 down on a day with plenty lost to rain, who prepared this wicket? @HomeOfCricket

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@prieurdp because reversing in much easier than reversing out

[Martin Starke @martinstarke]

Anyway, let me escape the football for an hour and sort a birthday card for my brother… 🙈 #saintsfc @thortful

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

The club have finally made some meaningful statements and have made their choice to keep Tonda if the FA allow. I don't agree, but it's done, time to move on and get behind the team for next season. #saintsfc

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@Puel_Out a half assed apology while playing the victim, that's why, someone in leadership at the club needs to grow a pair and actually start moving forward rather than licking our wounds.

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

When are we going to stop playing the victim? thay club statement is full of whinging about how unfair it all is. stop complaining about it, show some proper leadership and start putting it right. time to move on #SaintsFC

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

The victims of abhorrent crimes deserve justice. All children need to have their innocence protected. Every single one of the perpetrators should face the full force of the law.

As you know, in 1997 the Channel 4 programme Despatches broadcast "Soccer's Foul Play" - it included allegations of sexual offences against children by former Southampton FC coach Robert Higgins.

Two decades later Higgins was convicted of sexually abusing young children and was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Southampton FC commisisoned Barnardo's to conduct an independent review into Higgins, who worked for the club until 1989, in 2019. That report is here and makes sobering reading: https://t.co/PAJCOOBSxw

That review includes the response of the club to the allegations in the Despatches programme in 1997 (sections 244-250)

As this article from the BBC reveals, following the Despatches programme both Hampshire and Southampton social services consulted police and wrote to local youth organisations expressing concern about Higgins coaching boys. A joint letter urged parents to "make an informed choice about his contact with your child/ren"
https://t.co/QDidSCiMJE

That is an example of action taken following the Despatches programme in 1997 to reduce the risk of more children becoming victims of Higgins.

Section 248 of the Barnardo's report (image below) tells us that there is no record of the board of Southampton FC even discussing the allegations against Higgins, let alone evidence of them taking any action in relation to them.

You were chairman of Southampton FC in 1997 Rupert, having taken over the previous year. I've posted these questions several times now in the hope you'll acknowledge them but you never have and I suspect you never will:

Are any of these details incorrect in any way?

Why didn't the board you led have a minuted discussion of the allegations about Higgins revealed by the programme?

Given the serious nature of these allegations, why didn't you commission a review or inquiry into Higgins actions while at Southampton FC?

Given the conversations you've now had with victims of childhood sexual abuse, do you regret that you personally didn't do more to respond to the allegations made against Higgins in 1997?

Higgins convictions relate to crimes against 24 children. The Barnardo's report tell us they were left vulnerable to ongoing abuse by Higgins which impacted upon their lives as children and the adults they became. Those abused were offered no support and were "left to make sense for themselves of all that happened"

A shameful example of how a failure to act against a sexual abuser can have devestating consequences.

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@SaintsTravel Still angry, no so much that it happened, but for the complete lack of leadership in response to it.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

BREAKING: California will impose a 100% tax on payments distributed from Trump’s Jan. 6th “slush fund.”

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

As someone who works in the energy industry, ifnyounare not on a fixed tariff, do so immediately.

The minute Trump fired the first missile at Iran i renegotiated my fix for as long as possible as price rises were inevitable.

[MoneySavingExpert @MoneySavingExp]

We break down what's changing from 1 July, plus how to check if you're on a Price-Capped tariff, and Martin's full reaction:

https://t.co/J6pRqBoyfm

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

English treble in the European competitions this year anyone, or is that asking too much of Arsenal?

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

@dontforgetchaos how is green tea essential, but normal English breakfast tea not?

[Jonathan Stone @JonStone101]

who came up with this list of essentials? they didn't even put tea on it FFS

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The Government has published the list of 125 “everyday essentials” that will see lower prices due to planned tariff cuts

Aubergines
Avocados
Baked beans
Bananas (fresh and dried)
Biscuits
Boiled sweets
Bread
Buckwheat
Candied fruit
Chewing gum
Chocolate (bulk and retail)
Chocolate bars
Chocolate drink preparations
Chocolate spreads
Chocolate with fruit, nuts or cereal
Citrus fruits (various)
Cocoa paste
Cocoa powder
Couscous
Crispbread
Crisps
Dried apples
Dried apricots
Dried figs
Dried papaya
Dried peaches/nectarines
Dried pears
Fonio
Fresh figs
Frozen fruits
Garlic
Gherkins
Gingerbread
Green tea
Jams and marmalades
Limes
Liquorice products
Margarine
Marzipan and pastes
Mixed dried fruit
Mixed fats and oils
Mixed fruit and nuts
Mixed nuts
Mixed preserved fruit and nuts
Non-alcoholic beverages
Olive oil (extra virgin)
Olive oil (other)
Olive oil (virgin)
Olives (for oil production)
Olives (fresh/chilled)
Olives (frozen)
Other fresh fruits
Other peppers (capsicum/pimenta)
Pickled peppers
Pizzas and quiches
Plant-based drinks
Plantains (fresh and dried)
Prepared vegetables
Preserved beans
Preserved citrus fruits
Preserved tropical fruit
Preserved vegetables
Processed potatoes
Quinoa
Rusks
Soups and broths
Sugar confectionery
Sugar tablets
Sweet peppers
Throat pastilles
Toasted bread products
Toffees and caramels
Tomato ketchup
Tomato sauces
Vegetable oils
Waffles and wafers