Darren Cook

@BigBlueUKIRL So I can cancel my Munich reservation now.

Officially official 🌍 🏈

@Mr_Andrew_Fox I agree the number of uniforms need rationalising, which I believe they have already but this is ragebait over £200,000, that's peanuts most missiles cost way more than that.

Get rid of all orders of dress but working dress, apart from those on ceremonial duty. Cost saving achieved, and nobody will ever again have to dress up like a Turkish waiter for mess dinners.

@TheUCS473 That's the Modern Media/Political cycle now, New leader gets elected and suddenly there's a massive campaign to remove them for the headlines. This is as much Media driven as anything else.

Looks like a new PM is on the way. #6 in 10 years. A political class that hasn't got a clue and won't listen. Opposition parties practicing fantasy politics and an electorate that refuses to face reality. Next one will be worse and on and on it goes. Buckle up kids.

@northumbriana @scotty8461 @dieworkwear Fed Special ! Jesus wept.

@scotty8461 @dieworkwear looks like they're drinking Fed Special🤌

I think @dieworkwear would appreciate the well-cut trousers, nicely contrasting patterns and textures and no collar gap either.

@JHCPAL Some people seem to mix turnip and swede.

New followers won't know about turnips. Yet. Stick around til October and there will be lots of turnipy info. 😆. 31 Days of Turnip will return for 2026. Bet you can't wait..... You are safe until then though. I limit myself to talking about turnips to October. Mainly.

@MattW36565526 It’s always laughable how they think Newcastle was a Left Wing City.

Always funny when you see people from London with a complete non understanding of historic labour strongholds when they exist north of the M25.

@NavyLookout @RMTunion Good for them

RFA sailors in Gibraltar, Devonport, Portsmouth, Falmouth and Birkenhead @RMTunion took industrial action yesterday (and will again on 13th May) as they continue to demand fair pay and conditions.

@northumbriana @glasshouseicm @RichardBratby Nice to see some people understand what The Glasshouse is there for.

I enjoyed this appreciation of the @glasshouseicm by @RichardBratby in the Spectator

@northumbriana @DespoticInroad @patrickkmaguire @nwnatur You get to a point with these sorts of people when the only correct response is 'fuck off'

Reminds me of the tedious debates about who qualifies to call themselves a Geordie - which was historically applied to those from the coalfields of Northumberland & Durham (even Sunderland itself). But some now claim it should only apply narrowly to Tynesiders, or even just those from north of the Tyne. But who adjudicates these things? For me, it’s a matter of self-ID …

Actually enjoying some of the rampant denialism on show in the replies. Yes, strictly speaking, these are "wools". But these are also people who (mainly) speak like Scousers, who elect the LIVERPOOL CITY REGION Mayor, who live a 10 minute drive from LIVERPOOL JOHN LENNON AIRPORT & the car plants of Speke/Halewood. Liverpool City Council proper isn't up for grabs today – but if Starmer is leader in May 2027 you'll see the North Ends wards go the same way as Halton (to Reform), and the South End for the Greens/LDs. There's absolutely no question. Liverpool's "Leftwing" tradition is very misunderstood.

What a day for the nation.

@rentaquill @warmatters That was a good read

It’s book release day for many. How refreshing to see a solid, straight-talking review — not gushing, not fawning, just pointing out @warmatters has written a bloody good book, and it’s well worth reading.

@BigBlueUKIRL As it should be

The roster always under construction

@northumbriana Top fella

@DMC54 🌳🪓

All of these were impressive figures (war experience, ‘hinterland’ etc etc), but it’s hard to say the country was well governed in the 70s. But, taking the long view, has there ever been a decade when we were?

@pinstripedline Box ticking at its finest.

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@northumbriana I had my worst pint of lager ever in there about 35yrs ago, nearly hurled.

Classic Newcastle street scene. Merely moments later a wild-eyed and heavily bearded fella emerged from the ‘Clock’ (as the bar is known) wearing a tricorn hat like Captain Jack Sparrow. Please also enjoy the lad enjoying a smoke on his ‘beer scooter’.

Green Party candidate Tina Ion condemns "discriminatory language" and explains how, if elected to Newcastle City Council, she will have a "zero tolerance policy for anyone who uses harassment and bullying". Some may view these noble sentiments as incompatible with her also running a spoof Anne Frank Threads account that calls for Jews to be eliminated.

@F1NN5TER Only when it suits you, otherwise you ignore your family

fathers must be present in their sons lives to help them with hair extensions!! 🇺🇸 🦅

Francis Mauigoa report: Francis Mauigoa is an excellent right tackle with a dense – powerful – frame and light feet, with very good explosiveness and surprising fluidity for a player of his size. Mauigoa is crisp with his pass sets and varies his approach, with a devastatingly effective outside hand punch that gains control of the opponent’s chest – once that happens, best of luck! Mauigoa’s toughness and overall play strength are elite, and most tackles don’t possess his size + feather feet combination. Mauigoa is a high IQ blocker up front, constantly adjusting to pre/post snap defensive movement, while equipped to adjust to moving targets in space – his athletic ability is surprising when on the move. He can pull, does well in COMBO situations, can back-side scoop, or eliminate the front-side with down blocks; while also climbing well and erasing the pursuing linebackers. If Mauigoa had 35-inch arms, he would be discussed more consistently in the top-five, rather than one who MAY be selected there.  The re-signing of Jermaine Eluemunor shouldn’t preclude the Giants from exploring Mauigoa, for the veteran has the versatility to play inside. Yes, the Giants have other issues, but if they want to get smart, tough, and dependable in the trenches, then Mauigoa would be a wise selection at five.