James Whitehurst

Golf, Photography, Travel / commuting, Patriots and AFC Bournemouth all in roughly equal measure, Sometimes! ⛳ ✈🏈 #afcb @jawhitehurst for banking & finance

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@ThtsNotGoneWell Madness, lots of support for major cities up and down the country but the minor counties continue to get left behind.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

Looking forward to all activities being equalised to the same rate of VAT then.

[legocrankykong @legocrankykong]

@ramonagusta @barbourtwat Why should private schools not pay VAT it’s an absurd argument, if you offer a product or service adding value to the economy you pay value added tax so the state can continue supporting said economy

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@simplyafcb He’s going to win us the league before we sell him

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@WasOnceLoved @michael_merrick How do private schools disadvantage anyone?

I went to a state school and didn’t disadvantaged compared to my friends who went to private school.

I don’t see any debate over ending home schooling - surely those kids are also gaining an advantage?

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@bentleykarl @wallaceme I don’t know Karl, not sure you’ve made the point well here.

Private education was never subsidised because it wasn’t subject to VAT. Many things aren’t subject to VAT.

Do you advocate for Universities to be subject to VAT as well?

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@clmmcrthy I’m not even sure what about this video indicates he would struggle to access a ball on the stumps.

I know it’s a drill but he’s accessing balls from all angles and lines with no issue.

Just looking at a front pad on middle and assuming it’s bad.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

What the hell is a breakfast ball 😂

And why is the internet losing its mind over them…

Isn’t it just a mulligan?

[Cons @CaptainCons]

this is very cut and dry

everyone (outside of official tourneys/matches) takes breakfast balls. Most folks do not count them against their score, especially when playing with buddies. Ok, got it

the hullabaloo that Smokes experienced was because he posted his "play 3 holes" video, carded a birdie on hole #1, and made no mention of the breakfast ball

this is a super niche issue that applies only to people posting golf content so I think everyone else is safe lol

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@DanSenior97 Batting technique knowledge in 99% of club cricketers is very very low.

Golfers have some knowledge and get lessons but almost no cricketers go see batting specialists.

That most don’t even see it as a drill shouldn’t be a surprise.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@bourbon_guns @The_Forty_Four Don’t American football teams play like, 9 home games a year?

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

The bigger question is why weren’t conducting government business on WhatsApp.

Politicians are aware this is dangerous because they legislate against encrypted messages in other sectors

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

The latest Mandelson files released yesterday only published his text messages with Mandelson

No 10: "The Prime Minister does use disappearing messages. As you'll be aware some Ministers do use that function in line with the Government's advice""

https://t.co/2ja3LX6enY

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

Arsenal fans crying when they lose, also water is wet 😘

[Rory Talks Football @Rory_Talks_Ball]

The referee from about 30 minutes onwards was bizarre, it was like he was genuinely angry at us for the way we were playing

Even neutrals around us were absolutely baffled by it, so many strange decisions, and simply refereeing us and PSG to 2 different standards

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

If you think this is bad, try supporting a side outside the big 6 😂

[Quincy 🥷🏽🏆 @afcquincy]

Knew the officiating was bad but I didn’t know it was this bad yesterday

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

Ok, but when can we have faster trains from Bournemouth and a revision of the ticket prices?

Also a buffet car or drinks service?

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

I promised we would fix our broken railways.

Today Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express return to public ownership. Run for the public good, not private profit.

This Labour government is putting passengers first.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

If he’d done his homework, this would have been done before the final…

Fail to prepare

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Mikel Arteta: “I watched all the penalties in the competition in the last 72 hours to understand what is a penalty and what is not…

…that one on Madueke can easily be a penalty”.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

Arsenal fans, finally experiencing what the rest of the PL experienced all season 😂

0 pens, 0 red cards - playing like they do 😂

[Rory Talks Football @Rory_Talks_Ball]

The referee from about 30 minutes onwards was bizarre, it was like he was genuinely angry at us for the way we were playing

Even neutrals around us were absolutely baffled by it, so many strange decisions, and simply refereeing us and PSG to 2 different standards

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@SAP_TL2 Grass roots clubs don’t play test cricket. Almost all amateur cricket has been limited overs for 3 decades.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@WHOISMIKAEIL And yet….

Whilst not great, this is objectively better.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

People in glass houses….

[em 🀄 @yttriumlove]

Brits are so poor they view 500 dollars to not die from heat stroke as something unaffordable and a luxury good

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

@Top100Rick I assume he’s swinging at 70-80% on his stock irons, driver will be harder.

[James Whitehurst @lethal_wizzle]

Tbf, I’ve raised the question with the Treasury re the negative impacts on growth the income tax cliff edges have created and asked what modelling has been done on if smoothing these out would support growth, still waiting for a response so assume no modelling has been done?

[Dan Tomlinson MP @Dan4Barnet]

Play the ball not the man, Andrew!

There's this weird thing going on where it's become trendy on the right to assert that the only relevant experience for political decision making is having run a business.

I find it odd that someone can think there's no merit in acquiring skills, knowledge and competence at working in policy and politics before becoming an MP.

Or that different people can't bring valid broader life experience/perspectives to the offices they hold. Very blinkered!