Really not a fan of Andy Burnham representing Britain on the world stage whilst wearing a T-shirt. Especially not in front of uniformed military men.
Standards should matter.
A massive risk here of hastening the end of our greatest ever batter after already pointlessly hastening the end of our greatest ever bowler, but hey, at least Rob Key is still in position.
Another Ashes series with a schedule to accommodate the worst excuse of a cricket tournament ever. Not to mention Manchester and Leeds being left out as a venue. If only there was a supporters fan group who could use their platform to call out the ECB....
No 2027 Ashes test match in the north of England. Old Trafford and Headingley have not been chosen to host a test match. Lancashire and Yorkshire are two of the iconic cricket counties with a proud heritage. Shamefully overlooked for the Ashes series.
Does Nass even realise who the real culprit is? He’s absolutely tearing into Baz, yet not a single word about best mate Rob Key.
Key is the one who turned a 1–0 series lead into complete chaos. Instead of waiting until the series was over, he threw English cricket into turmoil with his own mismanagement and ended up forcing Stokes into retirement.
If anyone should be the media’s public enemy No. 1, it’s Rob Key. He created this mess, then let everyone else carry the blame.
The word Legend is massively over-used in sport… but @benstokes38 is a bona fide Legend. A brilliant, swashbuckling, heroic warrior.
His match-winning century to beat Australia at Headingley in 2019 was the greatest innings I’ve watched by anyone, ever. Thanks Stokesy. 👍👏👏
Sir John Major makes the essential point. Parents who send children to private school save the state money.
Labour’s tax on them has failed. Now the state has 2,000 fewer teachers than when Conservatives left office.
So we will reverse this futile, vindictive policy.
Jude Bellingham has revealed why singing the national anthem for England at the World Cup is so special to him.
“I think the anthem is the last chance you get to really be mindful of the people who have got you there and what it means to be from England.
“I think about my grandad, who passed away just before my England debut. He was so patriotic.
“He was an Englishman through and through. He could give you every fact about every war, every battle, every king and every queen. I do think about my grandad when that moment’s coming.”
@mcgrathmike and @Matt_Law_DT have more on Bellingham's comments ⤵️
https://t.co/ssC998w196
The news about Sir Alex Younger has hit really hard. I met him just once. In February this year, he was the keynote speaker at our parliamentary away day.
He was superb.
I wished he had been in government when I was in cabinet. Even in retirement he was studiously apolitical. Yet the depth of knowledge, expertise and his sheer love of the United Kingdom and deep commitment to her defence and safety shone through with his remarks and answers to even the most knotty questions.
He gave candid advice on how to use our time in opposition to get ready for defence and national security in this new geopolitical era.
So much of the recent policy work and research we have started and announced was based on his recommendations. There is so much to do and so little time.
It was a real privilege to have a long lunch with him that day. I am grateful for the time he spent with me and deeply sad to know our agreement to have further conversations will now not happen.
It is odd to feel such a loss for someone I only met once but his death is a loss not only of a remarkable man, but of the wisdom, insight and clarity he still had to offer.
He was a great man who loved, fought for and defended our country in ways we will never know.
May he rest in peace.
Send the video to everyone you know showing how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments and how the police cravenly kowtowed to his murderer.
Legacy mainstream media, same ones who wrote about George Floyd millions of times, are dead silent about Nowak.