John Mckenna

[Tides of History @labour_history]

July 1966 and the country watches on as the Charlton brothers take England into the World Cup final…

But their dad - Bob- misses it all because he’s working a coal shift two miles underground

The Coal Board and the BBC put on a special showing once back at the surface… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[TV Football 1968-92 @1968Tv]

On This Day 1990
BBC World Cup Grandstand…LIVE
World Cup Semi-Final
From 6:35 pm
One Night In Turin!
England 1-1 West Germany (AET)
(West Germany Win On Penalties)
Includes the full penalty shootout
Commentator John Motson
(Main Match)
#Fıfaworldcup #WorldCup
#England #Germany

[Stu’s Football Flashbacks @stusfootyflash]

It’s the 30th anniversary of England’s semi-final defeat to Germany at Euro ‘96.

And as Wembley emptied that night, the BBC beautifully used ‘Walkaway’ by Cast for their closer.

This is possibly the greatest sad montage of all time. 💔

[A Funny Old Game @sid_lambert]

22 years ago today:

A teenage Wayne Rooney becomes the youngest ever goalscorer at the Euros.

Look at the little rascal teaming up with Darius Vassell for the second goal.

What days. The world at his feet.

[John Mckenna @Benna81]

Would be absolutely mad to do this

[Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher]

NEW: Andy Burnham has hinted at a new multibillion-pound spending commitment if he becomes PM, saying that more than 3.5mn women “deserve” compensation over what he regards as a pension scandal

Earlier I attended a Makerfield hustings event hosted by @MENnewsdesk, in which Burnham said: “I stick by campaigners that I support. I stuck by the Hillsborough families, I’ll stick by the Waspi women because they deserve some recompense for the unfairness.”

Stressing he wouldn’t ditch his longterm support for Waspi women, he said he felt “uncomfortable” that some politicians threw their support behind a cause but then went into government and “didn’t do anything”

https://t.co/vQkuikv3aG

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[John Mckenna @Benna81]

@virginmedia Any idea when this will be fixed this is the third day with the fault can’t get through to speak to anyone - it’s shocking

[John Mckenna @Benna81]

The lobby acting like they are above the dram ma while absolutely loving the drama is one of the reasons politics is in the state it’s in - discuss

[AG @AGHamilton29]

Just so people understand what happened here:

These women claimed asylum because they were likely to be tortured and killed for a gesture standing up to the regime. The regime then started kidnapping their families instead to force them to come home and face likely execution.

[Cantona Collars AKA Larry @Cantona_Collars]

27 years ago today – if you’re not standing to attention for Roy Keane on any day, never mind on St Patrick’s Day, you can f**k off 😂

[Cantona Collars AKA Larry @Cantona_Collars]

15 years ago today – Wayne Rooney's overhead kick against city 💥

[John Mckenna @Benna81]

The bill is massively flawed but as is having Bishops making laws

[Right To Life UK @RightToLifeUK]

The Bishop of Newcastle reminds the House that we have a duty of suicide prevention that should be taken seriously. Remote consultations have been proven not to be without harm. They have no place within eligibility assessments for assisted suicide.

[John Mckenna @Benna81]

Had this on video with the 3-1 win against the scousers she round after

[Cantona Collars AKA Larry @Cantona_Collars]

35 Years Ago Today:

Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-6 in the Rumbelows Cup.

19 year old @Sharpeyofficial scored a hat-trick (his first was an outrageously good goal).

[Cantona Collars AKA Larry @Cantona_Collars]

35 Years Ago Today:

Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-6 in the Rumbelows Cup.

19 year old @Sharpeyofficial scored a hat-trick (his first was an outrageously good goal).

[Paul Johnson @PJTheEconomist]

Govt can cut benefits or raise taxes at a moment’s notice. Give nearly 20 years notice of an increase in pension age and apparently compensation may be due at a potential cost of billions; to be paid by younger generations. Ludicrous. https://t.co/hTVHKrjiKH

[John Mckenna @Benna81]

Correct

[Oliver Kamm @OliverKamm]

I’d thought this would be a govt of grown-ups yet now despair of its vacillation. WASPI women are a sectional interest that has suffered no injustice, merits no “compensation” and should show a sight more civic-mindedness. This cause shouldn’t be flattered or indulged in any way.

[John Mckenna @Benna81]

Any changes to pensions that doesn’t start with getting rid of the triple lock isn’t serious

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

Rachel Reeves will announce a stealth tax raid on retirement savings, a move experts said would reduce take-home pay and cut the size of pension pots

The chancellor is expected to use the budget to limit a tax break on pension contributions for both employers and employees to raise up to £2 billion a year

Reeves has decided not to cut pension lump-sum withdrawals due to concerns about the impact on pensioners. It means people who retire will be able to continue making tax-free drawdown payments worth 25 per cent of a total pension pot up to a maximum of £268,275

The chancellor will instead target salary sacrifice schemes as she attempts to fill a gap in the public finances of up to £30 billion

Reeves is expected to use the budget to cap the amount of someone’s salary that can be sacrificed without incurring national insurance payments at £2,000 a year

Any pension contributions over that level would result in an employee paying the full rate of national insurance of 8 per cent on a salary of less than £50,000 and 2 per cent on income above that

There are concerns that the crackdown will penalise people for “trying to do the right thing” and save for their retirement as well as being detrimental to company pension schemes

https://t.co/eySBkPKXMC

[Times Radio @TimesRadio]

“I’m just sick of this. Where were these people when Labour won 11 per cent of the vote in Caerphilly? Get real guys! Get a grip!”

@PatrickkMaguire has had enough.

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