SB Sweeney

Author of Facing the Strange. Generally unverified.

[SB Sweeney @sb_sweeney]

Facing the Strange is 'Fear and Loathing at the fag end of Thatcher's Britain'...

https://t.co/IxxZhHGOwD …

[Zara Quinn @_Zaraquin]

Don't host a World Cup if you don't want people to come to your country.

[SB Sweeney @sb_sweeney]

@scrapytweets The brief Emery era was not that bad, but heading that way for sure

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@scrapytweets I was an Arsenal fan in 75/76 and watched my first game at Highbury (0-0 v Villa):

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

I'm my third and final post in tribute to the great Stanley Unwin, I give you what is basically magic mushrooms for the ears! 

Professor Unwin meets the voice of Bill and Ben, Peter Hawkins, in a feature for the TV show, Points of View.

Greetings and welcode. Deep joy.

[Michael Livesley @NowtofTown]

Norman Balon, legendary landlord of Soho's Coach & Horses and self-styled rudest landlord in London, has left the stage at 99. A fixture of Soho life for six decades and forever woven into the mythos of Jeff Bernard via Keith Waterhouse and Peter O'Toole. A long life, well lived.

[Paintings of London @PaintingsLondon]

'Angel' by Jack Vettriano (1951-2025)

(Private collection)

[SB Sweeney @sb_sweeney]

@alexL_E_I did anyone read the pigeon story? I'm curious as to how it panned out

[SB Sweeney @sb_sweeney]

He once stood next to me at the urinal in Shoreditch Town Hall and without thinking I began whistling 'the sun ain't gonna shine any more'.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Alan Rickman had a voice that could make even the simplest line sound memorable. What made him special, though, was the intelligence behind every performance. Villain, hero, or something in between, he always seemed to understand the character.

[Irish Examiner Arts & Culture @IEArtsCulture]

Tom Dunne @tomhappens: Many artists do some of their most interesting work late in life  https://t.co/sf2QyO9HJg

[Yusuf / Cat Stevens @YusufCatStevens]

Arsenal won the Premiership, a dream come true... now dreaming about the world as one - and all war criminals arrested and tried

[The Irwell Edition @IrwellEdition]

Anthony Burgess on drinking.

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Richard Burton reciting this piece from Hamlet ("I have of late but wherefore I know not...") is definitely worth your attention.

[Preston Labour @prestonlabour]

“For more than a decade, the small hilltop city of Preston in Lancashire has been the site of a leftwing experiment in taking back control. Its council has redirected much of its spending towards local companies, persuaded businesses to pay higher wages and promote diversity, collaborated closely with local public sector institutions and encouraged cooperatives and other collective enterprises that empower residents. It has sought to turn a rundown, ex-industrial place previously dominated by outside corporate interests – the kind of place found across Britain – into a more self-reliant, dynamic, democratic and equal city.

The Preston model”, as it’s reverently known in leftwing and municipal government circles, has attracted attention around the world. In 2023, the medical journal the Lancet found that after the introduction of the council’s policies, “the prescribing of antidepressants and prevalence of depression decreased” in Preston, and residents “experienced a 9% improvement in life satisfaction and 11% increase in median wages … relative to expected trends [in] other similar areas”.
https://t.co/nOYF71UNJT

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@Kevin_Maguire And which Kev did he fuck?

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@MichaelRosenYes a fine looking hat!

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@AFC_OlaitaN

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@afcstuff @David_Ornstein if he did I wouldn't blame him. So much negativity and criticism from fans and pundits each season.

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@ThatBloke_Jesus Mary Mag not invited?

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@lugaricano The extreme left?

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@DailyMail Mind boggling, DM. Unfathomable.