Clive Jones

314 appearances. 178 goals 👏 Jade Cross has announced her retirement from football, bringing the curtain down on an extraordinary career in Old Gold that established her as one of the greatest players in the history of women’s football in Wolverhampton. Thank you, Jade 💛

A senior figure in the game said that women’s football should never look to replicate the men’s game. Yet, here we are…

Parliament will debate the need for an inquiry into Israeli influence on UK politics next month, after more than 116,000 people signed a petition calling for a probe. The 22 June debate, which will be broadcast on the UK Parliament YouTube channel, comes after the Labour government said it does not support a public inquiry. The petition raises concerns “about reported Israeli state-linked and pro-Israel lobbying activity in UK politics. We believe it is important to determine the scope and impact of any such influence campaigns.” It adds: “We feel that the horrific devastation in Gaza, the ongoing suppression of Palestinians in the West Bank, and the UK’s political response underline the urgent need to scrutinise how pro-Israel organisations, networks, and lobbying efforts may shape government decisions, party policy, and public debate.” In a response on 17 April, the government said: “There is an existing framework for transparency around lobbying of the UK government and Parliament.” Petition author Andy Kalil told the National that the government’s response was “a whole load of hot air and deflection”, adding that there is an “extreme conflict of interest between pro-Israel lobbying donations and the government’s positions on Gaza, the West Bank, Iran, and southern Lebanon”. Current and former members of the Labour cabinet have received over £300k in donations from pro-Israel groups and individuals since 2013, figures compiled by Declassified UK show. Prime minister Keir Starmer received a £50k donation from pro-Israel tycoon Trevor Chinn for his 2020 Labour leadership campaign. Israel’s genocide in Gaza has killed, at a conservative estimate, more than 73,000 people. The UK government has supported Israel’s military throughout, including by flying surveillance drones above Gaza. In 2023 Starmer said that Israel had the right to deny water, food and electricity to the besieged enclave’s civilian population.

Exactly this 👇

Seems like it’s not only @FAWNL clubs that oppose the PGA proposal 👇

Women's football had the benefit of hindsight and opportunity to learn from men's football, but it's not only replicating some of its worst elements, it's becoming worse in some areas. To ignore and act against the expressed wishes and interests of key stakeholders is shameful.

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Kit Malthouse, a mainstream British *Conservative* MP: "If that is what Ben-Gvir and his henchmen are willing to do to British and European citizens on camera, what does he think they are doing to Palestinians off camera?"

Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt's 1948 letter to the New York Times: They saw the creation of a Jewish ethnostate in Palestine at the expense of its indigenous Muslim and Christian population as a profound injustice and moral catastrophe. Einstein and the other signatories explicitly compared Begin’s Herut (Freedom Party), born from the Irgun, to Nazis and Fascists, warning that their ideology of racial superiority and violent ethnic nationalism posed a grave danger to the moral and political future of the new state. - - - Full text of Einstein and Hannah Arendt's letter to the New York Times: TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES December 2, 1948 Among the most disturbing political phenomena of our time is the emergence in the newly created State of Israel of the “Freedom Party” (Tnuat Haherut), a political party closely akin in its organization, methods, political philosophy, and social appeal to the Nazi and Fascist parties. It was formed out of the membership and following of the former Irgun Zvai Leumi, a terrorist, right-wing, chauvinist organization in Palestine. The current visit of Menachem Begin, leader of this party, to the United States is obviously calculated to give the impression of American support for his party in the coming Israeli elections and to cement political ties with Zionist elements in the United States. Several Americans of national repute have lent their names to welcome his visit. It is inconceivable that those who oppose fascism throughout the world could condone, even by silence, the appearance of such a party in Israel. Within the Jewish community they have preached an admixture of ultra-nationalism, religious mysticism, and racial superiority. Like other fascist parties, they have been used to break strikes, and they have encouraged demoralization among labor. In their actions they have been marked by cruelty and contempt for human life. During the recent past, they have systematically terrorized the Arab population, attacked Jewish settlements, and sabotaged the rescue of displaced Jews from Europe. A shocking example was their behavior in the Arab village of Deir Yassin. This village, off the main roads and surrounded by Jewish lands, had taken no part in the war and had even fought off Arab bands that wanted to use it as their base. On April 9 (1948), terrorist bands attacked this peaceful village, which was not a military objective in the fighting, killed most of its inhabitants — 240 men, women, and children — and kept a few of them alive to parade through the streets of Jerusalem. Most of the Jewish community was horrified at the deed, and the Jewish Agency sent an apology to King Abdullah of Transjordan. But the terrorists, far from being ashamed of their act, were proud of it, widely publicized it, and invited foreign correspondents to view the corpses and the ravaged village. The Deir Yassin incident exemplifies the character and actions of the Freedom Party. Within the Jewish community they have attempted to institute a reign of terror, have beaten up Jews who opposed them, and have, by gangster methods, terrorized the population. It is inconceivable that those who oppose fascism throughout the world could condone, even by silence, the appearance of such a party in Israel. The undersigned therefore take this means of publicly presenting a warning to the American people concerning a danger to be found in the Freedom Party in Israel, a danger to which the leadership of Menachem Begin gives the greatest emphasis. (Signed): Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt, Sidney Hook, Rabbi Jessurun Cardozo, Irma Lindheim, and 22 other Jewish scholars, writers, and public figures. (Published December 4, 1948, in The New York Times.)

Parachuting PGA teams into the upper reaches of the Women's Football Pyramid would kill any notion of sporting integrity in the @FAWNL and the wider WFP. For those teams to then directly affect the outcome of the season for others is inherently wrong on every level.

From being surrounded by happy drunk fans in Brum … To sad Hammers fans in London … Sport hey ..

Representatives of the @FAWNL recently met with members of the FSA to discuss the development of the women's game. The message from the FSA was strong and absolute: fans do not want or agree with the introduction of PGA teams into the Pyramid. The lifeblood of sport, ignored.

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@CliveJonespr @KatharineMerry Tbh that's where it belongs. Africa is full of vibrant colours. England less so. 😆

@PompeyNev @KatharineMerry It was very popular in South Africa this winter!

@CliveJonespr @KatharineMerry Good grief, man. Careful wearing one of those on your European tour.

So much bare skin around … blimey 😂

@Mikehomeseller Phil Collins easily. It's funny because I think Police were good, but I didn't like any of Sting's solo stuff.

From fighting for survival a few years ago to finishing 4th in the Premier League and bringing home a European trophy…what a season for Aston Villa! 💜💙 History made. Champions League nights secured. Memories for a lifetime, could this be greatest season our club has ever had?

A COMEBACK WIN ON THE FINAL DAY 😮‍💨

2025/26 has been another successful season for Phoebe. @LlanishenHighPE 🏆 @taffswellwomen 🏆🥈 @CVSFA 🥈🥉 🥅 ⚽️ 3️⃣9️⃣