Alan Murphy

@nclfuzzy @DG68020 @ChristianJMay Real stress is not having enough money to pay the bills.

@DG68020 @ChristianJMay Now do the relative stress levels of someone on 75k vs 37k. Is it worth it ?

If income tax goes up by 2p but NI reduced by 2p for those earning under £50K, someone on a salary of £75K will pay an extra £995 in tax. £125K earner will pay an extra £1,745. Someone on a salary of £150K will pay an additional £2,246. Finally a definition of "working people."

@lmharpin @BBCNewsnight I set an alarm Monday to Friday, but I'm not a racist, so Reform are *not* on my side.

Brilliant from Victoria Derbyshire after Zia Yusuf declares “We’re on the side of the ‘British people’ who set their alarm at night!” “What does that even mean?” asks Derbyshire on @BBCNewsnight

@kokeshimum Last of the Summer Whine

So someone held an illegal rave in my little village last night haha. I got in at 3am and it was still going. Locals are outraged. Local MP has got involved. Facebook groups going mental. Seems no one has any idea who it was or where it was. 😂

People who don't know Manchester need to understand the city's Jewish and Muslim communities have lived side-by-side for years, especially precisely where this despicable attack has happened... it will do so again... it will not be cowed by evil.

Man on left attended prestigious Dulwich College Private School - Fees £45k per year 💰 Man on the right attended Prestigious Eton Private School - Fees £60k per year 💰 Proving @reformparty_uk is 💯% the party of the Establishment for the Establishment

@Teamgrassroots_ I reffed for a season for my son's under 16 team. This kind of abuse is endemic in the game, but I'm in my 50s and pretty thick skinned. Sadly, there are some parents who shouldn't be allowed within a mile of a football field.

My 15-year-old son refereed his very first game of football today. His first game — and his last. Will there be a second? No. In just one match he was shouted at more times than I could keep track of. And I don’t mean the usual “ref, how long?” kind of stuff. I mean full-on screeching, screaming, and being called “stupid,” “thick,” “blind” — and those were the polite words. He was called a cheat. He had expletives thrown at him by grown adults. Why? Because he gave a throw-in the “wrong” way. Because he didn’t see a foul the way someone else thought he should. Because he dared to make a call that somebody didn’t like. He’s 15. He’s learning. He’s not perfect — no referee is. But he was fair. He went out there with no bias, no agenda, just a love for the game and a willingness to step up so others could play. And the abuse broke him. After just one game, he walked off and said, “I’m done.” So to everyone who shouted, screamed, and tore into him today: don’t dress it up as “passion.” Your “passion” has cost the game a referee. Your “passion” has driven a young lad away after just 90 minutes. One less referee.

@watchalltolearn @KayBurley @Keir_Starmer 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@KayBurley @Keir_Starmer It’s a betrayal

Arch Remainer @Keir_Starmer will sign a ‘reset’ deal with the European Union tomorrow. It’s complex but includes a security and defence partnership; allowing Brits to use e-gates in Europe; a scheme to reduce household energy bills and further down the track an opportunity for The Stones to find it easier to roll through the continent… There are plenty of ‘downsides’ including the pesky issue of poisson and young Euros heading to the UK. The Tories are labelling it a ‘surrender summit’, Nigel Farage will have a similar take. How will that play out with Starmer’s red wall constituencies? More here: thetimes.co.uk/article/passpo… The night before the 2016 vote I was in Hartlepool with @BorisJohnson who without question didn’t expect to win. It turned out that 70% in that area were keen to Leave the EU. In my home town of Wigan 64% wanted out. Cameron resigned the next morning. This is what was happening at the future PM’s house on the 24th June, 2016… ⬇️

@PeteBrownBeer @Keir_Starmer 'Island of Strangers' sounds eerily similar to 'Citizens of Nowhere'. I've just ripped up my party membership card. We shouldn't be pandering to the racist rump.

The Tories ran an immigration system that relied on cheap foreign labour instead of investing in British workers. That betrayal ends now. Watch my announcement live from 8:30am as I set out how Labour is delivering on our manifesto promise.

@PeteBrownBeer @thetimes Which beer matches with 'Never Gonna Give You Up'?

Peak CAMRA.

@PeteBrownBeer This is rife amongst boys of high school age. We need more education on the dangers and where it can lead. You should watch 'Adolescence' on Netflix.

@PeteBrownBeer They're also the craziest drivers in Europe.

@totalcurtis Old Peculier. The right choice.

Daughter's graduation in York was a bit emotional. Need to recover...

🎉 Congratulations to the CAMRA (@CAMRABooks) authors nominated for The British Guild of Beer Writers (@Britbeerwriters) 2024 awards. 🖋️ We are very proud to work with Matthew Curtis (@totalcurtis), Dr Christina Wade (@Braciatrix) and Adam Wells – well done for being shortlisted!

@bearnotpear2 @bphillipsonMP @MartinSLewis 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bphillipsonMP @MartinSLewis Have you asked him if he thinks your disgraceful VAT policy is economically illiterate? The fall out from that will likely be career ending for you as it is not acceptable for an Education Minister to introduce policies that harm children.

Really helpful explainers from @MartinSLewis below. The measures we have taken today allow us to stabilise universities, target more support to those who need it most and begin the work of reform, to build a system that ends the cycle of students paying more while getting less.

When you know you're in the south. #flatbeer

@totalcurtis Karl Lagerdrinker

@totalcurtis AI in action

@tabamatu I blame Klinsman. He started it.

Not a fan of either side here but it would really help referees if players didn't drop the the ground like they've been shot when they get tapped on the foot/ankle. The modern game is, broadly, embarrassing.