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@howard_gunstock @Downhill2ndHalf I'm in Mudeford. Apparently he has extended family in the area. Had a quick chat about that season in particular and another of my favourite games Wycombe away in the run in.

@AndyGeneux @Downhill2ndHalf Really. I love in Dorset. Where abouts were you? Gosh I'd love to meet him again.

Several shouts for the goal that first took us into the Football League. Gary Bull at Fisher in 1991. Posted with alternate angle and commentary of course…

@Kevin_Maguire That's nice. I go with my family. We've never shared the same booth or photographed our voting papers. Just saying.

I usually go to the polling station with my partner. My adult children came too when they lived at home. Was that "family voting" or absolutely fine because we're White skinned and not Muslims?

@SamCoatesSky Anyone who believes this is not an issue that should be discussed and potentially investigated is a threat to democracy. Whoever you vote for, this should concern you.

👀The Electoral Commission give Democracy Volunteers access to polling stations at election time. Only they and the police can go inside. They’ve just issued this report about “family voting” in Gorton and Denton: Democracy Volunteers deployed four accredited election observers across the Gorton and Denton Westminster Parliamentary By-election today. The team attended 22 of the 45 polling stations in the constituency, spending between 30 and 45 minutes in each. The observers worked in pairs using the international standard for election observation - the four eyes principle. Each team assessed several aspects of the polling process, from accessibility to issues around the integrity of the vote. Staff were welcoming to the team and we would like to thank them for their time in accommodating our work. The team assessed two significant aspects of electoral integrity - family voting (where two voters either confer, collude or direct each other on voting) which breaches the secret ballot. The team also assessed the impact of the requirement for voters to show ID before they are issued with a ballot paper. 2023 saw the enactment of the Ballot Secrecy Act, which made the practice of family voting more clearly a breach of the secret ballot, making it more enforceable by staff in polling stations. Signage is now available to discourage the practice. Signage was only seen in 45% of the polling stations observed. The observer team saw family voting in 15 of the 22 polling stations observed, some 32 cases in total, nine cases in one polling station alone. The team observed a sample of 545 voters casting their votes - meaning 12% of those voters observed either caused or were affected by family voting. Commenting John Ault, Director of Democracy Volunteers said; ‘Today we have seen concerningly high levels of family voting in Gorton and Denton. Based on our assessment of today’s observations, we have seen the highest levels of family voting at any election in our 10 year history of observing elections in the UK.’ ‘We rarely issue a report on the night of an election, but the data we have collected today on family voting, when compared to other recent by-elections, is extremely high.’ ‘In the other recent Westminster parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helsby we saw family voting in 12% of polling stations, affecting 1% of voters. In Gorton and Denton, we observed family voting in 68% of polling stations, affecting 12% of those voters observed.’ The team also observed cases of voters being turned away, however, in each case this was due to them not being a registered voter for Westminster elections, such as having EU citizenship, and only being allowed to vote in local elections. The team also saw a number of voters taking photographs of their ballot papers and one voter being authorised to vote despite them already having been marked as voted earlier in the day. Democracy Volunteers has informed elections staff at Manchester City Council about our findings today. This Statement is now available on the Democracy Volunteers website HERE. --

@Downhill2ndHalf Got to be , the first FL promotion at Fisher.

Now there's a good question. DSH favourites include but not limited to... Hughes - Burton (A) 2012 Birchall - Swindon (A) 2008 Grazioli - Halifax (H) 2005 King - Aldershot (A) 2004 Plummer - Gravesend & Northfleet (H) 2003 Strevens - Stevenage (A) 2002 Let's hear your shouts.

@BarnetFC 2nd half horror show. For me that's on the management. Subing of Hawkins proves that. Totally overrun. Non existent midfield. Deserved defeat

90+4' | Four for Colchester. 🔵 4-1 🟠 #BarnetFC🐝

@BarnetFC Terrible h-t sub. They've run through us centrally at will. Tactical error.

77' | Payne adds a third for the hosts. 🔵 3-1 🟠 #BarnetFC🐝

@BurnsideWasTosh Spot on, what an absolute disgrace.

@Downhill2ndHalf @pblockwest Great photo and my point entirely. Funny enough I noticed a similar maker and sponsor overlap with a previous but different Bees shirt I queried with this seller?

@AndyGeneux @pblockwest This was the one we wore in pre-season in 2011. A better shade than an awful lot of others we’ve had! And any excuse to post Clovis with the armband. The sponsor and kit supplier overlap on the original one posted a bit confusing as they never were on the same shirt.

Anyone able to enlighten us as to what on earth this is? Like a fake market version of the big club’s shirts you see on holiday. Check out that badge for the badge! ebay.us/m/nNCBl6

@pblockwest @Downhill2ndHalf Interesting, the gold and black kit 2007 was by Hummel. Sturridge wasn't used untill 2011 and this looks like the kit from that year when shirt sponsor was Pulse.

@Downhill2ndHalf @AndyGeneux It’s a prototype, there was an amber and black striped one from surridge too. If I remember correctly we also wore one in a pre season game.

@BarnetFC Best of luck Lee, instrumental in our championship success and always came across as a top lad.

Barnet Football Club can confirm that striker Lee Ndlovu has completed a move to fellow League Two side Notts County. Everyone at Barnet would like to thank Lee for his contributions, including being part of a team that made history and wish him well for the future! #BarnetFC🐝

@DouglasKMurray Where do you buy a hostile vehicle, asking for a friend

Excellent to hear that Birmingham is finally making a stand against ‘hostile vehicles’. These vehicles have been a problem for some time. Often at risk of radicalisation.

@misspaulalondon @FitnessFirst_UK Utterly incredible no one intervened. What an utterly vile man. Let's hope he gets a knock on the door.

Let’s make this antisemitic thug famous! Repost I was having a nice workout at the gym until i looked at his t shirt and he said ‘what’ and then verbally assaulted me. He stated above that he wore the t shirt to antagonise people today too. ⁦@FitnessFirst_UK⁩ ⁦

@RichardBurgon Probably best you keep quiet.

Horrified to hear of the violent attack at a synagogue in Manchester, on this the holiest of days for the Jewish community. My thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and everybody affected.

@SBarrettBar Video looks bad, but is heavily cut. If community note is accurate and the offence under investigation was under The Malicious Communications Act 1988 then there would be power to enter and arrest. Over reach possibly, but hence the option to come into the station for interview?

I have addressed the absurd community notes The Police *still* had no right to forcibly enter the home The Police are *still* broken Sinister clowns.

We have very serious problems with our police

@Downhill2ndHalf Was it two appearances from memory. Omg, he was terrible.

Legacy No. 1351 - Mark Lawrenson (1989)

@ArchRose90 Well, there's a surprise 😏

The Home Office has won its Epping appeal. We now have a deeply unpopular government which is actively against the very people it should be protecting. An unhealthy situation the government will regret creating.

@jr_myviews @GBNEWS Intent and to likelihood to stir up racial hatred. Look it it up for yourself. Similar defence to Jones.

'How is Lucy Connolly in prison... and someone who has arguably done something far more wrong on camera, who is an elected official, is not guilty?' Cristo Foufas expresses his frustration at inconsistencies within the judicial system after the acquittal of Ricky Jones.

@Barristerblog @RealArthurDent That"s the whole point. She had an obvious line of defence but seemingly wasn't advised to take it. The cynic in me thinks she was advised to plead guilty on basis she'd go to trial in custody. Her circumstances would have led to a successful bail app at CC.

@RealArthurDent I don't know why she wasn't bailed, but I'm pretty sure she would have been if she had pleaded not guilty once the case reached the Crown Court.

Ricky Jones had exactly the same tier of justice as anyone else in the Crown Court: a jury of 12 randomly selected men & women.