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You have to see it to believe it 👀 Check out Kian McMahon-Brown’s outrageous winner at the Stadium of Light 🤩

@BurnleyFCISA Please can you let us know how we can join the meeting

Just over one week to go… Looking forward to it. Thank you for the interest shown and for all the submitted questions so far. Keep them coming. #twitterclarets #burnleyfc

@JJWatt @claretnbooze @AlanPaceBFC @BurnleyOfficial I’d choose a manager with a proven style suitable for an underdog. Trying to play possession football, particularly in our own half against better players is ludicrous as we’ve seen in two successive PL seasons. We need a hard working team who represent a hard working town.

Michael Jackson's, Billie Jean, but as Irish Folk. OK, this is insanely good 🔥 🔥 AI blows my mind sometimes!

🗣️ Ben Mee: “Footballers play for the fans, not people in boardrooms. No one scores a goal or makes a last ditch tackle to earn the praise of the owners. They do it for the feeling they get when the crowd roars. The feeling of elation when we win is the same as it was as a kid. Something those who know little about football cannot relate to. Football is all about competition and enjoyment - that's why we love the game.” “Without that it's just business.”

Please consider joining BFC ISA We sincerely hope that we’re doing a good job in representing those who have signed up during the first six months, and in doing so, enabling Claret voices to be heard. 🗣️ burnleyfcisa.com/join-bfc-isa/ #twitterclarets #burnleyfc  PLEASE SHARE!

I’m actually furious watching this back

Burnley fans, over to you👇 The FSA is calling for a two-year halt on Premier League ticket price rises to “Protect the Fans. Protect the Game.” Do you support this proposal? YES NO No strong view Vote and share your thoughts 👇 #twitterclarets #burnleyfc

The Budget is fast unravelling, revealing the breathtaking serial dishonesty of the Starmer-Reeves government. In her Budget speech Reeves boasted that she was introducing a “new golden era for hospitality” as she outlined “permanently lower tax rates for over 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties”. She boasted that the new regime would deliver “the lowest tax rates since 1991” for high street pubs, shops and restaurants. What she failed to mention was the new, much higher assessment of the value of the buildings used to calculate business rates, meaning the levy will actually increase significantly next year for the average high street business. That was slipped out later. Nor did she mention that the 40 per cent discount on business rates, which many shops, pubs, restaurants have been benefiting from since the pandemic, ends in April. Taken together, these two changes more than wipe out any benefit from the reforms Reeves announced in the Budget. Some ‘golden’ age.

Wise words “My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician. Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted. Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots. When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.” The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.) When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.” I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.” Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer. We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades. Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you. A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.” That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done. So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.” Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

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These two hypocrites just flew 6000 miles in separate planes to lecture the rest of us on carbon emissions ✈️💨

I love this performance. One of a kind. They are amazing.

Phenomenal performance by the greatest dancer of all time Stephen Sayer

It really is an appalling situation. Janet Skinner, a victim of the #PostOfficeScandal, is initially only offered 15% of her compensation claim. Yet Paula Vennells, former CEO of the Post Office, walks away with £millions. #BBCBreakfast

Yesterday I went to Felixstowe. All the cafes, restaurants and pubs were full. Of pensioners. Like me. Last week, we went to Bressingham gardens. All the visitors were pensioners. Like me. Afterwards we went for a pub lunch. All the customers were pensioners. Like me. I've just come back from Notcutts with a friend @b_donc it was full. Full of customers like us. Older people. Pensioners are keeping daytime businesses going. If it wasn't for us, there would be loads more business closures. Us oldies are really doing our bit to boost businesses and the economy. You can thank me. 😜

Highest prices in the WORLD.

So let me get this straight. Victim of the post office scandal Janet Skinner is offered just 15% of her compensation claim. Yet the disgraceful human that is Paula Vennells walks away with £millions in bonus payments. Disgusting. #PostOfficeScandal #Newsnight