Would probably be easier to just nationalise Britannia Hotels

- They own lots of iconic buildings, like the Grand, which are run down and not the local assets they should be
- Consistently voted the worst hotel chain in the uk
- Already paid £ms a year to house asylum seekers

THE BIG ONE!

I've always wanted to put the fued between Mike Baldwin / Ken Barlow from Coronation Street to Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Today I did. Enjoy your evening x

Last night the news broke that the National League are in discussions with the Premier League to create a new competition featuring U21 teams.

🧵A thread:

Opening Prosecco before kickoff - its good luck right?

Nice interactive map by Richard Ault for the Irish Star US looking at rising rates of obesity in the USA
irishstar.com/news/us-news/i…

A lot can change in 14 months. In February last year Arne Slot was being linked with the Leeds job, when we were fourth from bottom.

Beauty tips from Liz Truss' nemesis

🚗UPDATE🚗
- Britain is STILL sending millions of pounds of luxury cars into states neighbouring Russia, according to new data.
- There is STILL no especially plausible explanation
- Car lobby group the @smmt STILL insists it's got NOTHING to do with Russian sanctions
🧵

This is revealing theguardian.com/music/2024/apr…

Looks like something from the 60s. Would work well as a video for 'What's Going On'

If you didn't know already, TikTok is a pro-russian platform.

🚨RMT response to Labour rail announcement 🚄
Mick Lynch, RMT general secretary said:
'The Labour Party's commitment to bring the train operating companies into a new unified and publicly owned rail network is in the best interests of railway workers, passengers and the taxpayer.

Expect to see a creeping narrative from PL along lines of 'We don't want to play matches overseas but La Liga are doing it and getting more money so we have to follow suit to be competitive' etc.

Like a dormouse seeking the warmth of a cat's fur.

In the Northern Agenda today, David Dubas-Fisher looks at the areas of England and Wales with most deaths caused by alcohol

Eight of the top 10 are in the North of England...

More at: thenorthernagenda.co.uk

Graphic by Marianna Longo

Cat Smith MP

Really looking forward to the ITV drama of this scandal

Exclusive: Tories received legal advice that Mark Menzies's alleged misuse of campaign funds amounted to fraud but decided they weren't obliged to tell the police because it was donors' rather than party money, whistleblower claims. thetimes.co.uk/article/mark-m…

I’m sure it’s been mentioned already, but one of the most watched tv events in UK history was an FA Cup replay.

Granted, it was a final and they aren’t replayed anymore, but still

🌸🌸🌸 !!

It beggars belief that the FA and Premier League decided to scrap replays in Rounds 1 & 2 of the FA Cup when Premier League clubs don’t enter the competition until Round 3.