Fridays always make thoughts turn to football, so as Leeds United Supporters Club plan away trips, do they realise the social club in the delightful village of Foulridge will happily welcome 50 away fans on Oct 18th before the Burnley game? Much pleasanter option (and cheaper beers) than in town.

Something very sinister is happening in the UK: 25% of voters believe people crossing in small boats are the largest share of migrants Truth: 2% 44% think refugees/asylum seekers are the majority of migrants Truth: 16% 48% believe most migrants here are “illegal” Truth: 4%.

Just can’t get the (studio) staff for the Sarah-Jane Mee show. 🙄 ⬇️

Say what you like about Musk, but this platform keeps its receipts. #trumpvisit

Delighted that ChairmanCharley and Harrogate Whites are bringing their mini-bus to Foulridge social club on Oct 18th, for pints, pies, and perhaps a glass or two or white. Should other LUFC fans off to Burnley wish to join them, the club would happily welcome another 30 or so.

Taken in Muker, North Yorkshire, in 1930, this photograph captures the rural way of life. Milk churns, mule and flat cap. 🐎 Delivery lorries lurk in the background, hinting at a more mechanised future.

If any All Leeds Away fans off to Burnley on Oct 18th wish to *refuel* before KO, Foulridge club can still welcome 30 more. Harrogate Whites booked in, but the steward happy to cater for up to 50. Rural location, real ales/lagers at members’ prices, and just eight miles from BFC.

A bravura performance by the chairman & CEO of Snap-on Tools on Bloomberg which made me wonder. Was Mr Pinchuk’s reference to Jethro Tull and ‘Living in the Past’ a musical metaphor - or to Jethro Tull who invented the seed drill in 1701, as that was the first snap-on device? 🤔

National Trust crisp map of Britain. Maybe this is why there are a lot of geordies in London. Some of us couldn’t stay in a cheese & onion stronghold.

In July, the deal was said to be €130m. Now *up to €200m*. 🤷‍♂️ Where did the cash element come from? Did VSP leverage new debt using BFC? 🤑 What stake does Rastar Group hold? The PR release said a *majority stake* - not 100%. NB: VSP has three directors: Pace, Smith and Hunt.

As Sharren Haskel השכל שרן promoted her strident ‘Hamas. Hamas. Oct 7th. Hamas Hamas’ mantra on Bloomberg did she *accidentally* forget to mention point 19 of the Trump plan … which calls for a “credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood? 👀 #trumppeaceplan

Should followers of HandofArsenal be heading to Burnley on Nov 1st, the WM club based in the village of Foulridge will happily welcome 40/50 thirsty souls from 10-30am. Just 25 mins from Turf Moor, and cheaper real ales and lagers than in town. Village green and canal views too.

Intriguing to note on Bloomberg that, although clean energy funds continue to outperform the wider stock market by a wide margin, the three largest ETFs have suffered a net outflow of c$825m in 2025 - as investors are putting political sentiment ahead of ROI. 🤷‍♂️ #TheTrumpEffect

June 2016: Labour wins Tooting by-election with 55.9% (+8.7) Labour polling average: 32% 172 Labour MPs demand Corbyn's resignation October 2025: Labour lose Caerphilly by-election with 11% (-34.9) Labour polling average: 18% 0 Labour MPs demand Starmer's resignation

Puzzled that Bloomberg is running a story saying AP’s long-term buddy, former employer (at Real Salt Lake) and BFC director Dave Checketts has put £150m into Velocity Sports Partners, but there’s no statement from this side of the Atlantic. #twitterclarets

A meticulous expose by Peter S. Goodman reveals that the Nigerian town of Ogijo is Africa's lead recycling hub, exposing the population to poisoning on mass scale. The lead goes to a battery maker in South Korea, and on to US plants run by Tesla and General Motors dnyuz.com/2025/11/18/how…

A pleasure to visit Brentford FC A genuine community club, whose owner hired a fan as PA announcer (who doesn’t scream ‘MAKE SOME NOISE’) and invested in large, clean modern and well-lit toilets (not smelly latrines from the 70s). There is so much more to ownership than RoI. 🤑

Pleased to see Skipton Building Society supporting a local business by ordering 120 of the yummy edibles crafted by Love Brownies for its meeting today. Its owner is now dashing (legally) across town to supply them from his shop in Victoria Street. Lesley Tate

Odd that The Sun churns out oceans of PR to push Ms Minogue into the Christmas No 1 slot (though she’s only there via Alexa streams), but always *forgets* to tell its readers that the best-selling physical 👀single is ‘Lullaby’ by the charity ensemble, Together for Palestine. 🤔