@an0n_Nic It will also focus attention on the takers over the contributors
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Oliver Tonkin
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Oliver Tonkin
@PemCap
History lover, classicist, lawyer, investor, crypto enthusiast, sports fan, Arsenal FC, sceptic. Views my own
London/Mallorca Katılım Ocak 2011
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The government is either going to collapse in on itself or cut spending. Either way, a smaller state is inevitable. There is nothing left to borrow against.
Toby Young@toadmeister
Brits are being urged to work from home and use ovens less as the energy crisis deepens, amid worries that Rachel Reeves can't help because she's "maxxed out the nation's credit card" with "runaway welfare spending". dailysceptic.org/2026/03/20/bri…
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The gaslighting is beyond incredible…..it’s never been “anyone but City”………
Plus part of the reason Arsenal get so much stick is because people like you Carragher have overly attacked their manager, celebrations, style, and football while consistently writing them off over the past 4 season……😂
Telegraph Football@TeleFootball
For many fans, 'anyone but Manchester City' has become 'anyone but Arsenal' this season. As the two clubs prepare to meet in this weekend's Carabao Cup final, @Carra23 explains why Mikel Arteta's side have their detractors 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…
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@Cellestial369 @Fancricket12 No question Lara had more inate talent than Tendulkar. But talent alone doesn't make an elite player, in any sport. Application, mentality, discipline all have a role to play
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@PemCap @Fancricket12 Brian Lara was more flamboyant, instinctive, and explosive
Sachin Tendulkar was more technically complete and adaptable across conditions.
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Not going deep into this. But thinking about BCL v SRT.
Lara - On his day, while facing a particular ball, he could tailor a gap when you felt there was none. Creating angles...
But when it comes to having a game for different conditions, it is SRT. And he successfully tweaked his game enough times from say 1992 to 2011. One of the reasons for his longevity.
Chalti Phirti Cocaine@ParrotBeaker
Fire your stat dept for god sakes @Fancricket12
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@koshercockney @NJ_Timothy I am deeply uncomfortable with what I see in this video, and I think Nick Timothy is right to call it out
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Out of interest. I wanna hear from my followers.
Where do you stand on @NJ_Timothy’s comments?
I think Labour have misjudged this one by attacking him, it’s going to backfire massively on them (if they weren’t hated enough already) - I don’t think they realised how many people probably agree.
Nick Timothy MP@NJ_Timothy
Too many are too polite to say this. But mass ritual prayer in public places is an act of domination. The adhan - which declares there is no god but allah and Muhammad is his messenger - is, when called in a public place, a declaration of domination. Perform these rituals in mosques if you wish. But they are not welcome in our public places and shared institutions. And given their explicit repudiation of Christianity they certainly do not belong in our churches and cathedrals. I am not suggesting everybody at Trafalgar Square last night is an Islamist. But the domination of public places is straight from the Islamist playbook. Trafalgar Square belongs to all of us. It is a national memorial to our independence and our salvation. Last night was not like a televised football match or a St Patrick’s Day celebration. It was an act of domination and therefore division. It shouldn’t happen again.
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@Cellestial369 @Fancricket12 You illustrate my point precisely! Tendulkar did not have the inate talent of Lara, but he had superior mentality and self-discipline. Which is why I'd back him to bat for my mortgage over Lara
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@PemCap @Fancricket12 Lara could not hv played 241 without cover drive..
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@themagic_tophat @scottjwillis Incredible that the bottom three Premier League teams are equivalent to a top half Serie A team
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Why do Premier League teams struggle in the UCL at this stage of the season vs teams like PSG, Barca, Madrid, Bayern?
Fatigue.
They have physical battles every week against top teams all season. Those others do not.
Credit to @scottjwillis for the graph idea 🫶
ClubElo data
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@sp4rkl3jumpr0p3 "Wealth hoarding" - the Scrooge McDuck fallacy raises its ugly head again
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Do people who are so against a wealth tax really consider unlimited wealth hoarding as an economic model that's working?
Dean@DeanFoley2
@sp4rkl3jumpr0p3 No country has made a wealth tax model that generates significant amounts of revenue. Greens propose no solution. Even the Green Party's projections, widely criticised as wildly optimistic, would only pay for a tiny percentage of pension spending. Got anything else?
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@higgyboson Agreed. I was born and grew up here. What it's become is a national embarrassment
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Bristol.
The city where mobs pull down statues of people they're told not to like.
The city that bent it's knee to BLM.
The city with more DEI programmes than grains of sand on the planet.
The city that prioritises "ethnic" funding.
The city with the dubious title of being the "wokest" city in the UK.
And now..... the city of racist attacks against white girls in shopping centres.
It's my home town. I spent half my life there. Whenever I go back I'm absolutely disgusted by what's happened to this once fantastic place.
But... but... the street food.... the murals... the vibe... etc, etc.
Yeh great. It had that years ago.
And it also had safety, decency and a sense of something quite special.
No more. Just a few weeks ago I was in the exact same spot where this attack happened. I was buying the phone upon which I'm typing this, just across the street from Zara.
There were groups of young black kids, (in their teens), running through groups of shoppers, shouting, swearing and intimidating anyone who happened to get in their way.
It was uncomfortable. I remarked to Mrs Higgy that everything seemed to be tense, on a knife edge and ready to kick off.
This was on a Saturday afternoon in January. Maybe it's always like that in @CabotCircus.
I've no idea but I'm certainly not going back.
Billy Moore@billymooreAPBD
Shame on the security staff!! ZARA in Bristol was shutdown by friends and family of a 14 year old girl who attempted to seek refuge inside the store after being chased by at least 15 youths!! She was forced to leave the shop, frightened and alone!! She was then beaten to a pulp and hospitalised by the attackers!!
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1: Walking culture
Golf is considered a sport there and walking is a fundamental part of that.
You will see carts at some public courses and in limited use at private clubs, but it’s shunned. Even big walks like NSW are walking.
Pushcarts are the norm and provided free! Everyone carries sand to fill divots.
Golf is meant to be walked.
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Australian golf culture so is much better than USA golf culture. It’s not close.
Before my fellow Americans get mad, at least read first. It’s crazy how much better they do almost everything.
5 reasons why Australian golf rules:
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FACTS:
Net Zero barely nudges your bill.
Fossil‑fuel wars send it through the roof.
So when Farage and his ilk slags off renewables while fanning conflict, remember who actually hikes your costs.
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@georgeeaton Let's break the link by getting rid of all the policy costs rolled into the wholesale price
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The main reason UK energy prices are so high is not net zero but the fact the price of gas still sets the price of electricity. Breaking that link should be the priority.
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Tottenham outgoings this summer (REALISTIC):
VDV: £200m
Romero: £180m
Gallagher: £150m
Vicario: £125m
Bentancur: £81m
Palhinha: £93m
Dragusin: £87m
Kolo Muani: £100m
That's over £1b in player sales for them, and we can shift them all VERY EASILY.
Next season will be easy.
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Strictly come dancing practice in parliament today!
Lindsay Hoyle and Angela Rippon lead the class
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🚨 Confirmed: The Champions League tournament tree. ✅🏆
Round-of-16: Bayer Leverkusen.
Quarter-final: Bodø/Glimt or Sporting CP.
Semi-final: Newcastle, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid or Tottenham.
📊 @FabrizioRomano
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Imran Khan, who is currently in a Pakistani jail, left doctors stunned. 😳
Doctor : "The vision in your right eye has decreased by 85%."
Imran Khan : "Yes, I am aware."
Doctor : "We need to operate on your eye, otherwise, you will loose your sight completely."
Imran Khan : "Operate on both my eyes and make me blind."
Doctor : "But why?"
Imran Khan : "Because watching Pakistan loose to India over and over again is worse than being blind."
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For the record I think the proscription of Palestine Action as it it is ISIS was dumb and counterproductive.
But *MPs voted to do it*.
Why can a court overturn a literal Parliamentary vote? This is nuts. Our constitution has been shredded to bits.
Owen Jones@owenjonesjourno
The government's banning of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was UNLAWFUL, rules the High Court.
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@ShabanaMahmood Another ECHR shocker. If the law prevents a government from assessing security risks and acting accordingly, we need to change the law
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The Court acknowledged that Palestine Action has carried out acts of terrorism. It concluded that its actions are not consistent with democratic values and the rule of law
Supporting the Palestinian cause is not the same as supporting Palestine Action.
The Government's proscription followed a rigorous process, endorsed by Parliament.
I will fight this judgment in the Court of Appeal.
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