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[Liam Holman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @Liam_Holman99]

When you learn that Starmer led the prosecution against phone hacking, you realise why you are being told to despise him.

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Sam @SamCKx]

If Keir Starmer does resign, history will look back on his reign and scratch its head as to why the hell he was so hated.

On paper, he's probably delivered more to working British people in such a short time than any PM for decades.

After inheriting an absolute mess: NHS waiting lists fallen. Worker's rights improved. Rail operators nationalised. Improved relations with EU and improved UK's global reputation. Removed non-dom tax status. Halved childcare costs. Boosted state pensions. Lowest homicide rate in 50 years. Lifted 550k children out of poverty. Immigration vastly reduced.

We are in the age of billionaire funded misinformation, whose sole purpose is to topple democratically elected leaders, and insert leadership that favours the wealthy elites over the working people. Looks like the game plan is working...

[Portsmouth FC @Pompey]

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[will @wblunt96]

@PeterRinkcavage @_GeorgeSmith99 Don’t think we can rush things. The stability and leadership they offer will be important while other things change around the club, even if we acknowledge they might not be the long term solution to where we want to be

[Kris Wigfield @kr62209]

There seems to be a lot of confusion on the SWFC zero point ruling when comparing to the zero points Derby also received.

Both Clubs paid/are paying 25p in the £ to unsecured creditors.

Derby’s owner completely wrote his debt off. The Wednesday owner was made a sizeable offer.

Derby paid 25p in the £ and left the tax man owed £10’s of millions (EFL Insolvency Policy directs 100p - discretion shown). Wednesday are paying off all owed (100p in the £) to HMRC.

I’m struggling to square why some feel Wednesday should get more than Derby got for exiting Administration when the shortfall to creditors is so much less in the case of SWFC?

Furthermore, the shortfall against EFL Insolvency Policy is also much less in the case of SWFC.

[will @wblunt96]

@BAtwentyeight @Hank83416250473 Don’t hold your breath. No point investing in a squad to scrap relegation in the championship that requires funds to keep it going. Money to get the club, and the team will follow. Expect it to take a couple of years

[will @wblunt96]

@KarticaJoe @TWFootball1867 You can’t quote “behind the scenes” if it’s your own quote, and then asks what it means?

Only a silly man would do that

[Stacy Reed @stacyreed]

Given the recent negativity from fans regarding #SWFC and the current state of our squad, I felt it necessary to provide some perspective on why it’s important to recognise our current position and exercise patience during this period. See notes:

[will @wblunt96]

@TWFootball1867 Given the thinness of the squad, and how tired we tend to look from the hour mark onwards, is there a viable alternative you think we could be doing?

[will @wblunt96]

Best tactical analysis of Wednesday you’ll find, going up another level.

If you’re wondering what they’re playing at half the time, here are your answers #swfc

[TW Football @TWFootball1867]

I have had frequent requests to speak over these clips rather than a narrative-based analysis. I have acquired the software to do this. To try and improve the analysis. Let me know what you think. If you prefer it. Or anything that would make it better.

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

The @premierleague is back: RefCams to be trialled; in-stadium announcements of decisions; 8-second countdown for goalkeepers to release ball; clampdown on tragedy-chanting; players to take the knee in October. The world's most popular league returns this Friday with a few tweaks ...

Lights, action, camera: RefCams to be trialled in match rounds 6-8. Footage used live in broadcast as replay angle. No controversial or confrontational moments to be shown. Follows successful tests at Club World Cup and PL Summer Series.

Nurse, the screens: VAR. Continued desire to minimise delays. Average delay dropped to 39 seconds last season from 64 seconds in 23/24. Semi-Automated, now fully operational from round one, speeds up process.

VAR intervened 103 times to overturn wrong decisions last season. Total VAR errors last season: 18 - down from 35 in 22/23, 31 in 23/24. “Referee’s call” will continue to stand unless VAR sees a clear and obvious error. Better communication: refs will announce decisions following VAR reviews to in-stadium audience.

Please release me. 8-second rule for gk to release ball. Countdown starts when gk has full control of ball and no opponent obstructing. Ref decides when count begins. If too long: 1st offence = corner, 2nd = corner and warning; 3rd = corner and yellow. Part of general determination to reduce time-wasting.

Campaigns. Players will “take the knee” in PL’s “No Room For Racism” month of October (players’ decision backed by PL). Other initiatives: LGBTQ+ Inclusion (February). “More than a game” highlighting social impact of PL and clubs (March). “Inside Matters” raising awareness of Mental Health and wellbeing (May).

Handball. Fewer handball decisions last season with the revised interpretation. Given for: deliberate movement of arm away from body; clear additional arm movement; arm position makes body bigger and is unjustifiable.

NO handball for: justifiable position/action; supporting arm; player plays ball onto own arm; clear change of direction when *touched* by same player; played by a team-mate; close proximity.

Special focus on (and not short-term campaigns🤞)…
1. Holding in the box. Punishing: sustained and/or impactful holding; not looking at the ball, focusing only on opponent and not challenging for the ball.
2. Simulation. Diving🤿, attempting to deceive ref.
3. Head injuries. Ref will immediately signal for doc/physio to come on and assess player. Player must leave field for further assessment. If OK to continue, player must remain on touchline for minimum 30 sec after game restarts. Player can return when given permission from ref/4th official.

This is your captain speaking. “Captain’s only” approach to ref will continue. Ref will use clear ✋stop gesture to players charging up. Ref will indicate to an imaginary armband when he wants to speak to captain. Expectation of fewer incidents of players surrounding refs, so fewer cautions.

Delayed offside flags will continue.

Abuse. Online: continued monitoring of social media. 1,500 posts removed last season. In-stadium: tough sanctions on tragedy-chanting (ejections from stadium, bans, criminal prosecutions).

Players will wear black armbands – plus moment of silence - in memory of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at all Premier League games this weekend, starting very poignantly at Anfield on Friday evening.

[will @wblunt96]

@ljwhitehouse10 @swfc @MrVegas_Casino Only turn up to watch them win do you? Probably better off changing teams every year and following whoever you fancy then

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Who did this?:

[will @wblunt96]

@Jim1867 So what is it then mate, should we be proud or should be we not be proud because in literally 10 words you’ve managed to contradict yourself?

[Tom @TomJubb1867]

This is brilliant, best rivalry in England

[will @wblunt96]

@AlexMiller91 Co-comms has been a breath of fresh air today, good insight and great to hear some discussion about Wednesday’s set up/tactics, keep it up!

[TW Football @TWFootball1867]

SWFC vs Boro, Video Analysis.

Excellent Boro and SWFC adaptations.

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[Klitschko @Klitschko]

. @joerogan , I disagree

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

Through 1,000 days of war, Kremlin narratives have changed.

But Ukrainian resistance has stood firm.

#StandWithUkraine #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦