There’s just something so good about a session of cricket where the bowlers are well and truly on top, especially from the seamers, just brilliant viewing and no other format comes close
Everyone understands that other opportunities are available but anyone centrally contracted should be putting England first and always available to play. How hard can it be
"It's a sort of weird conversation!”
@BethRigby pushes Andy Burnham on his ambitions to be the next leader of the Labour Party as he dodges questions on whether he would serve in Keir Starmer’s cabinet
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Treating voters as fodder to satisfy the ambition of a carpet bagger. Is it any wonder so many people hold politicians in such contempt?
I hope Burnham gets the result he deserves and falls flat on his face.
I have read both letters, carefully and several times. As someone who loves this country and who is fighting to build something of my own here, I cannot help but notice the massive difference in character between these two men who, until yesterday, were leading our nation.
I am not writing this as a political analyst, but as a voter and a citizen who values people with character.
Wes's letter is full of 'I'.
I cut the waiting lists, I recruited the staff, I was successful.
Then, in the same breath, he attacks the team he was part of. If the situation was truly that bad, why did he not stay to fix it? Why did he not have the courage to stand for election and say: 'I have a better vision, elect me'?
Instead, he chose to walk away at the very moment we need stability most, feeding the media the drama they love so much. That is not protecting the party. It is protecting his own career.
On the other hand, Starmer’s response reminded me why I trusted him. He did not stoop to insults. He did not defend himself. He simply reminded Wes that those successes in the NHS were a collective effort.
Starmer showed what I admire most in the British, decency. Dignity. He remained the adult in the room, focused on us, the citizens, while Wes remained focused on his next job title.
Politics should be about us, about the people who pay their taxes and hope for a better future, not about who can best 'twist the knife' in a resignation letter.
Wes has shown his true face, and Starmer has shown that the stability of the country matters more than his personal ego.
That is what gives me hope that we will not allow chaos and populists to take the helm.