Phil Hoppner

Uni lecturer from the north of Ireland

[Phil Hoppner @kaiserpth]

@MUNScout @lauriewhitwell @hto He’s a good keeper . Shame if he goes

[Phil Hoppner @kaiserpth]

@GFoxyFowler But it wasn’t just being out late Foxy was it? After the ashes fiasco too and being the leader of the group ….

[Politics In The U.K. @politixintheuk]

@Nigel_Farage @England You lying bastard 😂

[Martin Harmer @martinharmer]

@Nigel_Farage @England Nigel Farage is such a man of the people, that he arranged for everyone he was in the pub with to watch England play Denmark in 2024, to get back together in the same clothes to watch England play Croatia in the 2026 World Cup.

What a guy!

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

For White British FSM pupils, you can see average GCSE attainment, the proportion in sustained education, employment or training after GCSE (i.e. not NEET), and the proportion who complete a degree by age 22.

You can also find the earnings of White British FSM individuals at age 28.

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

Our data shows that white British FSM pupils have the lowest attainment of any ethnic group in England.

Among FSM pupils, those from Indian and Bangladeshi backgrounds perform best.

Girls also outperform boys across all groups.

[Phil Hoppner @kaiserpth]

@UtdBeforFergie Gave us balance post Coppell . A very underrated player

[Don Salieri @raiseparadise]

Klassejustitie bij de Fifa. Messi krijgt geen kaart, waar iedere andere speler direct rood krijgt. Messi wordt dus gespaard, net als vier jaar geleden tegen Nederland. #argalg

[Paroles d'auteurs @Paroles_auteurs]

"Ma philosophie est : ce que les gens disent de moi ne me regarde pas.
Je suis qui je suis et je fais ce que je fais.
Je n'attends rien et j'accepte tout.
Et cela rend la vie plus facile.

Nous vivons dans un monde où les funérailles sont plus importantes que les défunts, le mariage est plus important que l'amour, l'apparence est plus importante que l'âme.
Nous vivons dans une culture de l'emballage qui méprise le contenu."
Anthony Hopkins

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

‘Brexit was a con, and those who sold it are guilty of a heinous crime’ – Michael Heseltine

https://t.co/NaGnWz5qsJ

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🗣️New: Thierry Henry reacts to the USA vs Paraguay stoppage for TV commercials:

“I’ve spent my entire life in this beautiful game — as a player at the highest level, as a fan, and now as someone who analyses it every week — and what unfolded during that USA versus Paraguay match left me deeply frustrated. The fourth official standing there on the touchline, arm raised high, instructing the referee to hold the restart… not for any injury, not for tactical reasons, and not even primarily for player hydration in that scorching heat. No. It was because the broadcast team hadn’t finished airing all their commercials. That’s not football. That’s a television show pretending to be a World Cup match.

The beautiful game is being strangled by greed. Players are out there in the heat, ready to restart, momentum building like a storm about to break — and we pause everything so the sponsors can cash in. It’s like stopping a symphony mid-crescendo because the advertisers want their jingle heard. Football didn’t conquer the world by turning into American sports with endless timeouts and ad breaks. We had rhythm, flow, emotion that flowed like a river. Now? It’s dammed up for dollars.

This isn’t about hydration or player welfare anymore — it’s a slippery slope where the soul of the game is sold piece by piece. Fans deserve better. Players deserve better. The referee on that pitch looked like a puppet on strings controlled from some broadcast truck. Enough is enough. We need to protect what made this sport the greatest on Earth before it disappears completely.”

The World Cup should be football’s cathedral. Instead, we’re turning it into a shopping mall with a pitch in the middle.

And here’s the question nobody wants to answer: if the fourth official is waiting for commercials, then who is really running the game? FIFA? The referee? Or the broadcasters?

Because the moment football starts asking advertisers for permission before asking the players, you’ve crossed a line.

The World Cup is supposed to be the showcase of football. Not the showcase of who paid the most for airtime.”

[The Sutton Trust @suttontrust]

@EducEndowFoundn @EduPolicyInst The study tracks how educational inequalities develop across different phases of a child’s life.

It reveals that by the time they reach the end of key stage 4 (year 10-11), disadvantaged pupils are 18 months behind pupils from wealthier backgrounds.

[BBC Birmingham & Black Country @bbcwm]

The departure leaves Labour with 15 councillors on Birmingham City Council, down from the 65 seats it held in 2022.
Full story: https://t.co/hFOamauvPH

[Phil Hoppner @kaiserpth]

@AzeemRafiq30 @saywattharry The Rews could be the next Waugh brothers

[Double Down News @DoubleDownNews]

Nine years ago today, 72 people lost their lives in Grenfell Tower, including 12 year old Firdaws Hashim & her entire family.

We will never forget you 💚

[Cllr Majid Mahmood @CllrMajid]

For transparency, I want to share the letter I sent to the regional Labour Party explaining my decision to resign my membership in full 👇🏽

This was not an easy decision. Labour was once more than just a political party to many of us. It was a movement rooted in solidarity, justice, compassion, and standing up for ordinary working people and communities like ours.

However the response to Gaza, increasingly punitive immigration and asylum policies that too often scapegoat people seeking sanctuary rather than addressing the structural causes and humanitarian responsibilities, the silencing of members, the growing obsession with control and “falling into line”, and now local deals with Reform in Birmingham for influential committee positions - these were lines I could no longer ignore, both as a member and as a councillor entrusted to represent my community with honesty and integrity.

During the election campaign in Bromford and Hodge Hill, countless people I have known my whole life told me they no longer felt represented by Labour. Many who supported me made it clear they were voting for the person, not the party.

People often ask why I stayed for so long. I stayed because I genuinely believed change from within was still possible. I fought for that change for as long as I could because I never wanted to walk away from the values that first brought me into politics.

But there comes a point when staying silent risks making you complicit.

I reached that point.

So, with a heavy heart but a clear conscience, I resigned from the Labour Party.

My commitment to the community, to justice, and to standing up for the people of Bromford and Hodge Hill has not changed and it never will ♥️

[William Crawley @williamcrawley]

Belfast ranks 32nd per capita for asylum seekers in the UK.

Northern Ireland hosts 2,379 in total. That’s 0.1% of its population.

NI is 97% white.

Asylum seekers are not “illegal migrants”; they’re going through a legal government process.

https://t.co/JPdeJFLpVv

[NewstalkFM @NewstalkFM]

'Reform turn up in any place where there's a problem and offers a blame culture, which is nasty and dangerous and ends up being violent' - Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

📰The Independent MP for Islington North in London and Parliamentary Leader of Your Party spoke with Anton Savage to mark 10 years of the Brexit referendum and to discuss the current state of UK politics.

[Prof. John Clancy @johnclancy]

The brilliant @RobinJPowell updated this a few weeks ago. It’s a must-read. But especially for any new councillor going onto a local government Pension Fund. &for Birmingham City Council’s new administration cabinet, &its out-of-depth Chief Commissioner. https://t.co/is5VFXxBbh

[Prof David Bailey @dgbailey]

We warned @bhamcitycouncil about this for years. They ignored us & Commissioner Max Caller slagged us off as “financially illiterate.” The result was £millions of unnecessary cuts to services. Commissioners out now! @johnclancy @olleyatgrit @markgoughitv https://t.co/9nQOiUTw8d