Here Derek Webb, a serial anti gambling campaigner, who made his fortune as the inventor of one of the most voracious gambling games in casinos tells us operators should pay more tax (and pass that onto ordinary punters..) And in the image, Derek and his offshore Cyprus

First Hartlepool, now Blackburn Rovers. Thin skinned owners and executives who ban reporters and other clubs who threaten legal repercussions against media (and The Price of Football Podcast have been on the receiving end of this) are not good for the game. Speaking truth to and about power is part

I had the pleasure of meeting the late Jack Walker. What is happening at Rovers is a million miles away from his approach. Ownership of many of our clubs is in crisis.

The Commission insists it’s protecting the vulnerable. But it’s done precisely the opposite: it has created a system where the compliant are the ones most at risk. If you're so desperate that you’ll hand over your personal documents just to be allowed to carry on gambling —

It's ok if you have the accountant but not if you are an ordinary bod thetimes.com/article/d12485…

Brilliant from J.K. Rowling, if only we had the same honesty and forthrightness in British politics. thetimes.com/article/f72dda…

Have affordability checks destroyed UK horseracing? The major bookmakers did not oppose them and lost big punters a big slice of turnover.Used to prop up margins. Now the checks have been accepted the tax implications will provide a further stranglehold whether racing gets a

£3 billion in betting turnover has vanished. Monthly figures down 15-20% year-on-year. The Horserace Betting Levy Board—a public body—refuses to publish quarterly data, citing "commercial sensitivity." Which commercial interests exactly? Not racing's. cuttingcomment.com/how-bookmakers…

" I have never bet on anything in my life" Taxes on betting are a racing certainty, we are being run by economic illiterates with little " life experience" At The Races ITV Racing

Whether racing secures its tax carve-out or not, both futures lead to a substantially smaller industry. The weapons of racing's destruction were handed to regulators by bookmakers who'd already moved on, facilitated by governing bodies that chose compliance over confrontation.

Publishing confidential/without prejudice settlement correspondence is an unusual legal tactic. I'm not sure it will catch on.

Anyone interested in sport should be worried Lisa Nandy MP is the senior minister in charge. Completely out of her depth #sports

UK Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband intends to outlaw the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles starting in 2030. 🤡

Astonish story in The Times and The Sunday Times. A cleaner worked from 8am-5pm at Parliament, then 10pm to 6am at Deutsche Bank. Five days a week for 16yrs. And she’s been sacked. She deserves a medal!

Wankers cosplaying as revolutionaries. . Plus, of course, a fair sprinkling of Jew-hating scum.

Turning a blind eye Tim Farron @johnswinney

“Kean’s dodgy agent, working separately for both the Trust that owned Rovers, and as a “sports investment” advisor to the Rao family, had engineered a takeover where he would be at the heart of that deal, and getting paid by both sides, unbeknown to the other side. That was

I kept seeing the name David Paulden bandied about which led me to do a little search. A jet setting family, private school and work as a 'corporate trainer': Why the Left's new poster boy Zack Polanski isn't the working class hero he'd have you believe. dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Denmark doesn’t debate immigration with feelings, they use data: • 8 years to citizenship • 4 of those years can’t be on welfare • Only 5,000 new citizens a year • Crime data published by ethnicity Facts, not opinions.

Gary Neville's right. Let's name them. John Swinney, Keir Starmer and Gary Neville.