Peter Marshall

[quibble @quibbleUK]

Hello, we are Jonathan and Abigail - unashamed pedants who want to bring this affliction to bear on all things public policy and practice.
We believe that details matter, especially in public administration. This is why today we are founding quibble: a campaign to fix the small stuff.
Think, for example, about the cookie banner that we click on every webpage. Each instance is not a big deal, so we just put up with it. But its cumulative impact adds up - on average we press it 5 times per day. The European Commission estimates that it costs EU citizens 343 million hours per year.
And who is there to represent the impacts of seemingly minor issues like this in a systematic way? We want quibble to be the answer. In the case of the cookie banner, lots of advocacy has rightly focused on privacy, but has this meant that user experience has taken a backseat? We believe there are ways to improve user experience without compromising on privacy. We will share more about this soon.
Consider another example. Did you know that in some government-run car parks you can be fined for a minor keying error, such as accidentally typing a zero instead of an “o”? Again, we will come to the detail of this quibble in the coming weeks, but for now just consider again the question: who? Who is there currently to systematically represent the interests of the parker who is given an unfair ticket?
An inherent feature of consumer interests is that those who have them rarely have enough other things in common to make collective organisation and representation feasible. This is the gap that quibble seeks to fill. Now of course excellent consumer interest groups exist. But understandably quibbles might not be at the top of their lists. Our hope is that quibble will be complementary; picking up the bottom-of-the-list issues faced by various groups - the stuff they are almost too embarrassed to raise because they are too small.
We are not embarrassed about detail. If you’ve ever had a splinter, you know small things can have a big impact. This is what quibble is committed to tackling, and our wider hope is that by doing so we will also incentivise policy makers to be even more careful about detail.
Check out our website here, including our first four campaigns: https://t.co/gZiqqHbhIL

[Peter Marshall @harlemplaster]

@kaysammy599 @Silvakn0ws I just got the same

[Peter Marshall @harlemplaster]

@SkySportsNews Well deserved

[Peter Marshall @harlemplaster]

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[Alternative MUFC. @AlternativeMUFC]

Who fancies a Comms then?

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[Peter Marshall @harlemplaster]

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[Dale Johnson @DaleJohnsonBBC]

Fans will probably be a bit miffed that VAR John Brooks intervened for a violent conduct red card for Lisandro Martinez for a bit of a hair pull.

But decided Gabriel pushing his forehead into Erling Haaland's face was "not excessively aggressive or violent".

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If you've enjoyed anything we've done, or you're just feeling particularly charitable today, all help is hugely appreciated - particularly after losing 45k followers to those delightful hackers.

Listens, downloads, or shares of the new pod will help immensely, if you're able.

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I dropped the latest Comms video yesterday evening.

Judging by the comments, plenty of you seemed to enjoy it, which is always nice to see.

If you've not seen it yet or fancy another watch, then you can do so below.

Cheers as always x

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[Peter Marshall @harlemplaster]

@misskerryfitz @HackedOffHugh I’m torn. CGI would have made loads of model makers redundant, too.

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[Adam @AdamJoseph]

Cristiano Ronaldo joined from Sporting for £12m in his age 18 season. He had 14 goals & assists in 40 apps (168.2 mins per G/A).

Florian Wirtz joined from Leverkusen for £116m in his age 23 season. He has 10 goals & assists in 30 apps (206.9 mins per G/A).

In Cristiano Ronaldo's age 23 season, he won the Premier League, Champions League, the Ballon d'Or, FIFA World POTY, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year, PL Golden Boot, CL Golden Boot, European Golden Shoe, PL POTY & was named in the FIFPro World XI.

Oh, and he had 51 G/A. I'm embarrassed for you.

[Peter Marshall @harlemplaster]

@HughWoozencroft @avenueofkings @TelegraphDucker Imbecilic comment. He deliberately ground his studs for an elongated period into the back of his knee, nowhere near the ball, under zero momentum.