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Julian Betts

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3d

Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d

Badenoch and Co see education only as a means to a massive income in some soul destroying career.

Devoid of imagination and the power of knowledge they view life entirely through the prism of the CV.

My advice always is to study what interests you and the rest will follow

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 3d

Brutally on target from @rafaelbehr.bsky.social.

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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 4d

Whether Jenrick Himmler believes the poison he's spreading or not, the more important point IMO is that he knows that there's a ready market for it, politically and financially. Seems to me he's liying in wait for as and when Reform implode and he can offer an oven-ready racist Tory party he leads.

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 4d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 7d

£106 to book a standard train return from London to Preston for my eldest to go visit the in-laws. For less money I could book her a flight to at least 40 European destinations on the same dates. It’s a ludicrous world we live in. The solutions are easy but greed trumps common sense every time

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 7d

Tory-yawnathon update:
Jenrick’s lot plots to oust Badenoch. Badenoch plans to scrap Climate Change Act and leave the ECHR. And it feels unbelievably tedious to even comment. This Tory party is over. Their brand is fucked. They reek of too much failure to be taken seriously. Plot away.
No one cares.

iweekend

Revealed:
Tory plot to replace Badenoch
with Jenrick
» His allies are collecting no-confidence letters from Conservative MPs, The i Paper learns

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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 8d

Football owners who lurch from one style/philosophy to another without any thought for the actual strengths and weaknesses of their playing squad are in my humble opinion not going to be very successful. I put Tottenham and West Ham very firmly in that particular boat.

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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 8d

Ange and Nuno on completely different ends of the spectrum when it comes to footballing styles and philosophy. Forest have brought in a huge amount of players whose strengths are geared towards a counter-attacking game plan. Football chairmen are mostly sporting morons. As are fans.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 10d

Worry that Labour are making the same mistakes with Farage as Democrats did with Trump. Reform voters don’t care about morality, integrity or decency. They care about their own earnings and having someone to scapegoat for their problems. Demonizing Farage and Reform won’t work as a main message.

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David Hartwell @davidhartwell.bsky.social · 15d

Hannah Arendt should be compulsory reading for everyone right now.

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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 16d

‘Official crypto partner.’ Three of the worst words in football.

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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 18d

Well said

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 21d

Cambridge is beautiful - the stress of the move will be worth it. Try and catch a Cambridge Utd game if you can - seriously old school ground!

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 24d

People banging on as if Arsenal invented substitutes yesterday 😂

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 25d

Yes, yes you are. Stop cosplaying "legitimate concerns". When you join a far right rally, organised by well known far right leader Tommy Robinson, with a host of speakers who outright say they are far right, you are a racist. No ifs, buts or maybes. There are no excuses for being there.

Headline from the Telegraph saying: We marched through London against mass migration. We’re no racists
People at Saturday’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally say the majority of attendees were peaceful protesters worried about the state of the country

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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you can believe this one……my family dog (who came way before me and neither of my parents had any real interest in football) was called Hotspur. Luckily a London team as geography never came into it!

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · Sep 6

Reform is a magnet for racists without a home, a bin for failed Tory MPs without a future, a crèche for brainwashed children with no clue about anything, and a stage for morons who want to dress up in glittery flags, shouting.

It is anything but a serious government in waiting.

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Martin Cloake @martincloake.bsky.social · Aug 28

The first edition of The Football Fan for the new season is out now.

What’s the big idea?

A new season and new attempts to ruin a simply beautiful game. Welcome back!

martincloake.substack.com

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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · Aug 22

Any excuses left for Arteta and Arsenal if they go yet another season without major silverware?