How it started vs how it’s going (My mum & dad lived on this estate in the 80s & periodically check out the prices with wide eyed astonishment)

Heed a warning from Manchester: the ‘levelling up’ strategy doesn’t work | Christine Berry theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Patriarch Kirill has betrayed the Christian faith | Letters theguardian.com/world/2022/apr…

Excellent thought-provoking piece. The Tories’ biggest trick is making their opponents fight post-Brexit policies in the courts | Anton Jäger theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

What's devastating is that MK's key assertion goes unchallenged: that Ukrainians are fighting to the death "for their motherland" when Putin premised his invasion on TV by stating that Ukraine was an artifice of Lenin and is not a real nationality.

Glorious 70 seconds of Nigel Farage going from uber-confident, to absolutely crestfallen.

Today, July 31st, the 47th anniversary of The Miami Showband Massacre, the way we were. #MiamiShowband #ForeverYoung

So it's agreed then? No-one goes inside for the Liverpool game. We stay outside & make our feelings known for 90 mins. #EmptyOldTrafford

BACKBEAT the word on the street 🇾🇪

Excellent, enlightening analysis from Troy Deeny on MOTD2 tonight. Really good.

On the money in so many different ways... Britain, here’s a plan: stop applying old fixes to new problems. And stop obsessing about growth | David Edgerton theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Young women, do you need more confidence? This is how to get it | Gaby Hinsliff theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Alternative MUFC - The Man (Eminem - Stan parody) youtu.be/tf2NxSi5QcE via YouTube

After 44 years, Labour is expelling me. And my MP and activist friends are asking: who will be next? | Neal Lawson theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The Guardian view on canals: a national success story under threat | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Dropped this one at an unusual time. A combination of that & the copyright strikes mean a much smaller reach than normal Without begging too hard, if you like it, give it a share. Much appreciated x Spent yonks on this one & X is doing its best to bugger me with it's algorithm.

Staggering class realignment/shift in working class Harris lost DESPITE major shift of affluent voters her way 2020: Trump wins voters over $100K, 54-52 2024: *Harris* wins voters over $100K, 54-45 2020: Biden wins voters $50K-$100K, 57-42 2024: *Trump* w/ voters $50K-$100K,

I know David Beckham is getting a knighthood but why the hell has Lou Macari been overlooked again? Any sort of honour would be ample recognition of his outstanding work in the community. I don’t normally ask but I honestly feel this needs sharing so a RT or 2 would be nice 👍🏼

One of the few positives of the season so far has been the overwhelmingly positive feedback about the impact of the flags we've brought into The Stretford End. Our attitude has always been that we're Man Utd, if we're going to do this then we do it bigger, better and with more