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Tony Taylor

@itstonyt10.bsky.social

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Only player to take a game off Desmond Douglas in the 1987/88 British Table Tennis League. Half Man Half Biscuit aficionado. MCFC since 1970.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 1d

No - haven't picked a bat up since my daughter stopped playing about twelve years ago. You're young though - you should start playing again!

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 1d

He sounds just like a Labour leader absolutely should.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 1d

Our man @zackpolanski.bsky.social smashing it on #BBCQT. Go man, fucking go!

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 1d

If you're that way inclined, you'll read this account of Frank Randle's rivalry with George Formby and hear Nigel Blackwell's voice.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 1d

No, I'm pretty sure it's steam as in 'steam in'.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 2d

Parkinson was excellent again too. He's made a huge difference.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 2d

There's a comical irony in Badenoch describing English as a 'rip-off' degree the very next day after this debacle.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

I remember that. It was only a fucking cake. Was she not being you know, a bit...precious?

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

But as both Zoe Williams and Polly Toynbee have pointed out this week - it's not necessarily a good thing. The mainstream right, objectionable as it is, acts as a firewall against the far right.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

The Distractions - Nobody's Perfect (1980)

'Perhaps they were Stockport Merseybeat. They were a bit warped cabaret as well, as if Tony Christie had formed a punk group inspired by Elvis Costello and Jonathan Richman.' - Paul Morley
#5debutalbums8084

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly!

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

Superb stuff, thanks.

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of the great threads.

Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 3d

This whole thread is absolutely peak Bluesky. Dear Americans, not everything is about you.

NYCNAFOFELLA. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇭🇷🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲 Militant Centrist, Bill Maher aligned @nycnafofella.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing this on a board where Americans are in the fight of their lives against a fascist takeover may be a pointer....

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

Have you ever heard the phrase 'delete your account'? It was coined for moments just like this.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 3d

They invented anti-apartheid activism too.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 4d

He's never said or done anything to convince me otherwise.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 4d

I've known Matthew Syed since the 80s, liked the guy, and considered his journalistic takes to be principled & honest, even if I often disagreed. Over recent months he's lurched wildly to the right, joined the Tories, and the speech I've just watched him make at their conference is utterly bizarre.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, but I've seen this film before.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 6d

It's a Lancashire cricket top. Terrorising blind, elderly cricket fans - that's why I joined the Labour Party all those years ago.

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 6d

Is sacrificing one's soul an acceptable trade-off for being able to pay the mortgage?

Son of Eric @spiritof44.bsky.social · 6d

A BLIND ELDERLY man using a mobility cane is ARRESTED for holding a sign which read "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

#PalestineAction #GazaGenocide

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 6d

The only surprise is they didn't pepper spray him. Is losing one's soul an acceptable trade-off for being able to pay the mortgage?

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 6d

'Creative Hub' their finest hour for me also! Second place is trickier - CSI Ambleside, Cammell Laird, and Achtung Bono all in with a shout too.

Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 6d

Half Man Half Biscuit - 90 Bisodol (Crimond)

Obviously.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B4k...

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Tony Taylor @itstonyt10.bsky.social · 6d

I don't really follow the women's game, but from the odd cringeworthy interview I've seen, it's quite clear she's as thick as a submarine door.