Simon

[Football Away Days Club @AwayDaysClub_]

The Best Street Name Ever 🙏❤️

[Rob Rinder @RobbieRinder]

I’ve written to every Member of Parliament today.

Proposals before Parliament would remove jury trials from offences carrying up to three years in prison.

Freedoms rarely vanish overnight. They are chipped away in the name of efficiency.

Juries did not cause the crisis in our courts. Removing them will not fix it.

When the state seeks to take someone’s liberty for serious offences, the judgment of ordinary citizens should never be optional.

This is close to becoming law.

Please read the letter. Contact your MP now.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

One of the many reasons why Kevin Keegan is special is that he makes other people feel special, and that's a great gift. Keegan is a footballing great who wears his greatness lightly. He’s King Kev and a man of the people. He's never forgotten his Doncaster roots, indeed is very proud of them, and the work ethic inherited from his father and grandfather, both miners.

A work ethic that propelled Keegan to the top. The great smell of Brut - and sweat. That was Keegan the player. He maximised every last ounce of his talent. That's one of the many reasons he's always been so respected. Another of the many reasons why there is such an outpouring of love for Keegan, and so many messages of support as he undergoes treatment for cancer, is that as a footballer he reached for the stars with his feet firmly on the ground.

Keegan is one of the greatest footballers in English and European history, a European champion with Liverpool, a two-time Ballon d’Or winner at Hamburg, a much-loved Newcastle United player and manager, and whole-hearted in his work with England as player and manager. Diego Maradona asked for his shirt after an Argentina-England game in 1980. Keegan played against Pele, George Best and Johan Cruyff. And yet he’s as down to earth as they come. In fact, he often sends himself up.

He cares for people. I went to interview him once at Maiden Castle, Durham, where Newcastle were training at the time and Keegan was the manager of the Entertainers. He sent a message to say he’d come to the pavilion for a chat when training was finished. Great. I might get an early train home. A member of Newcastle’s staff mentioned that Kevin might take a while because this was a day when fans were allowed in to watch.

He stepped off the pitch, and spent around an hour signing autographs, chatting away, never rushing people, just making them feel special. He dropped to his haunches so he could talk to one kid in a wheelchair, making eye contact, and having a proper chat. It meant the world to this kid that Keegan cared. He reached the pavilion, changed, and gave me 20 minutes of his time. He’s incredibly generous with his time. And there have always been so many demands on it.

He tells the story that his determination to sign every autograph and meet every picture request dates back to a moment when, as a kid, he was snubbed by a Doncaster Rovers player. Keegan had waited after a Rovers game, politely approached his favourite player, and got knocked back. He’s never forgotten the hurt he felt. So he makes sure he fulfils every autograph request – no matter how long the queue.

I hosted a talk with Keegan at the Cheltenham Literary Festival in 2018. He was promoting his autobiography so was obviously going to be accommodating. But, typically, he went above and beyond. Smartly suited, Keegan arrived so early that only the security guy was there. Keegan patiently chatted away with the security guy, asking him about his job, where he lived, just being friendly because that is Kevin Keegan for you. Interested in people. Good to them.

Later, when the talk to the audience finished, Keegan headed into the Waterstones’ tent to sign books. The queue was huge. The Festival was closing for the night but Keegan stayed two hours to make sure everyone had their copy signed or their shirt. One lady had her Liverpool jacket signed (below). Keegan not only signed but had a joke and a laugh and a picture with them all.

On Boxing Day, Keegan was at Scunthorpe United, his first club, promoting non-League football. He joined in the carols and got behind the bar, pulling pints, helping out, spreading laughter. Because that’s what Kevin Keegan does – spreads joy. And that’s one of the many, many reasons people are rooting for Kevin Keegan at this challenging time.

[Caroline Di Russo @CaroDiRusso]

Not enough of this sort of straight talking in Australia anymore.

Love this.

#energy #auspol

[David Turver @7Kiwi]

There's a lot of misinformation coming from the BBC, ITV and others claiming renewables are cheap. This short video shows that renewables are much more expensive than gas. Please share widely.

[Formula For Success @F1ForSuccess]

There will never be another Eddie Jordan.

Thank you EJ.

💚🇮🇪

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

The Post Office's compensation scheme is designed to minimise payouts. One postmaster received £15.75.

That isn't a typo.

I count nine ways the Post Office's HSS compensation scheme is rigged:

[Simon @simonsighs]

@GolfNut48846224 @rhomboid1MF Some of her past has been hidden on google by European data protection 🧐

[Mental Health Awareness @mentalhealth4UK]

September is suicide prevention month.

Reach out to your friend who you haven’t spoken to for a while.

Reach out if you feel you need support.

Reach out to those who are bereaved.

Smile at that stranger in the street.

Be kind and be there for others.
#SuicidePrevention

[Scotty @sco15375772]

Small Caps Podcast with Paul Scott – Episode 8 https://t.co/UOc1DKsTj3 (do please spread the word, as I don't have many Twitter followers yet). Thanks, Paul.

[Heshmat Alavi @HeshmatAlavi]

April 2—Jask, southern #Iran
Footage of dead fish that reached the shore as a result of Chinese fishing companies using extreme electrofishing (pulse fishing) methods that are destroying the marine life & leaving locals who rely on fishing without any way to make ends meet.

[Laser Tools Racing with MB Motorsport @MBMotorsport_]

Remember you are not alone during this lockdown 💙💛❤️

If you ever need somebody to talk to, please call one of the numbers below

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📞 Samaritans 116 123

📞 Mind 0300 123 3393

📞 Calm 0800 58 58 58

#BTCCFamily #TheWillToWin

[UxbEconomist 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇱 @UxbEconomist07]

Journalist versus scientist & medical expert. 👇 #COVID19 #Peston @Conservatives @BorisJohnson

[The Specials @thespecials]

This is a Special public service announcement: #GhostTown2020 🕴 feat. @BorisJohnson

Enjoy, share the message, and most importantly #StayHomeSaveLives

[RNLI @RNLI]

In response to the @MailOnline & @thetimes:we are proud of our international work. Its saves (mostly kids') lives. And we haven't kept it secret - it's in our annual report, on our website and in the media. We spend just 2% of our expenditure on this work: https://t.co/STztOxG1OP

[Syelaw @syelaw]

Ernest Shackleton, who in 1915 after his ship was entrapped in Antarctic sea ice sailed a small open rowing boat 720 miles across the Southern Ocean to South Georgia, climbed a mountain range to a whaling station, then sailed back to Antarctica to rescue all of his trapped crew https://t.co/JxCXtxpdUE

[Jake Humphrey @mrjakehumphrey]

Please take a moment to read this...😢

[Spreadex Trading @spreadexfins]

UK Trade Balance announcement - Actual: -10.833bln GB, Expected: -11.05bln GB