It's tragic how MSM in last 20 years shit stirs these types of issues to such a degree Govt has no option than to have these inquiries which so often causes reputational damage and resignations, costing us a loss of good parliamentarians
When all they have done is make a mistake,nothing more or less

I dunno, seen from the USA, I'd think it might be clear why bulldozing your mates into key political roles, while ignoring their past actions, incentives and criminal connections might be detrimental to your government's ability to deal with these things.

With very little records management
Unbelievable

Telegraph newspaper editorial on Mandelson's appointment in December 2024 versus editorial today

It doesn't take a forensic accountant to work out whose interests Nigel Farage really serves

Conservatives Stand Tommy Robinson-Supporting Candidate Who Called Boris Johnson a ‘Traitorous Scumbag’ Nathan Smith said the former Conservative leader would be "jailed the second we take power" as he backed far-right Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe as "the only MP fighting for us"

🔴EXCLUSIVE: The Conservatives are standing a candidate who:

- Praised Tommy Robinson
- Said man who Robinson allegedly assaulted “deserved it”
- Said far-right MP Rupert Lowe is “the only MP fighting for us”
- Called Boris Johnson a “traitorous scumbag” who “will be jailed the second we take power”

Fake 20mph claims and manifesto among Senedd election misinformation Pages sharing misinformation are shown on the social media feeds of the BBC's fictional voters.

Fake 20mph claims and bogus manifesto among election misinformation

Reform UK’s Richard Tice allegedly failed to pay £100,000 in corporation tax Deputy leader ran shell companies that reportedly did not pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, during which time his firm donated £1.1m to party

Reform UK’s Richard Tice allegedly failed to pay £100k corporation tax.

He ran 4 shell companies that reportedly didn't pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, when his firm donated £1.1m to party. Also used a trust in Jersey.

Claims tax non-payment was due to an error ... but six years elapsed.

Trevor Phillips said on Sky News this morning that "everybody in the country who could read a newspaper" knew in advance of the Mandelson appointment that he was problematic

is this the same Phillips who interviewed Mandelson on October 08 2023 and didn't ask any questions about Epstein friendship?

Tice says errors ‘bound to happen’ after reports he failed to pay £100,000 tax Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he is “always happy to put things right” and will pay what is owed “if numbers need rechecking” after reports he failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation ...

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice said he is ‘always happy to put things right’ and will pay what is owed 'if numbers need rechecking' after reports he failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax

Things need to change regarding the ownership issue?
With more investment that is clearly needed, I'm hopeful of better times
I was asked to do a programme piece for fan profile v Oldham, which you rewrite many ways without knowing our outcome.

These are the games we have lost and should have drawn min

Grimsby A
Shrewsbury A
Gillingham A
Bromley H
Walsall A
Cheltenham A

Barrow home ended up drawing

In case you’re confused - the £100k of tax Richard Tice failed to pay here is totally different to the
- £92k of tax not properly withheld on dividends
- the £600k side-stepped via highly aggressive tax avoidance
Industrial scale grifting revealed by @danneidle.bsky.social and Gabriel Pogrund

Your next government

Efl2 stats

We should be safe now
About 6 points have been squandered

The opta analysis for predictions is interesting as the points as it was 42 and now 39.
In all likelihood a win v Oldham and we will be safe..

So many dropped points Report from Mark Vickery Venue: Whaddon Road Cheltenham Town 1 (Miller 82)

I just published "So many dropped points"

markvickery007.medium.com/so-many-drop...

The significant year on year fall on boat arrivals is broadly unreported by BBC or other media. It has less to do with imminent government changes currently going through than a fall in "push factors" that is Europe-wide

Crisis for Starmer as No. 10 denies knowing Mandelson failed security clearance The U.K. Foreign Office gave the Labour grandee the green light to become U.K. ambassador to Washington against the recommendation of the government’s vetting agency.

I'm afraid I find it hard to believe that neither the PM nor the Foreign Secretary were aware that a candidate had failed vetting for so important a post!

But what is it about Mandelson? Why have so many been so loyal to him, only to be let down? The kiss of death...

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*Dame Karen Pierce* was the British Ambassador to the US until early 2025. She was the first woman to serve in the role.
Very odd she didn't take it up but then again I can understand why a women may have not felt comfortable

Wasn't it a women put up for ambassador role before Mandelson was selected?
Perhaps ask her why she was excluded...

Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars, days after Trump spat The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.

Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars, days after Trump spat

Moment Nigel Farage henchmen manhandle disabled OAP in parking row Henchmen working for the divisive Reform leader were seen on camera manhandling a retired engineer who was trying to park in a disabled spot to drop off his wife in Shetland

So... #Farage thinks it's fine for his car to park in a disabled space. Because, after all, he's far more important than a mere disabled pensioner trying to drop his wife off.

And allowing his thugs to manhandle the gentleman is fine, too.

Are we happy with this? *
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

🔍 Ep272: Digging into the finances 🔍

We sit down with football finance expert @priceoffootball.bsky.social to look at County's recent accounts. You won't want to miss this episode as we delve into the club's sustainability...

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Newport County Hall of Fame Event | Supporters’ Trust Invitation

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Ticket to ride? Fifa premium makes this the World Cup that actively hates you | Jonathan Liew The $95 bus trip to Foxborough highlights a tournament unique in modern times – one that ultimately makes no secret of its disdain for the paying public Like any journalist with an unerring nose for an offbeat feature, my interest was sharply piqued by this week’s announcement of the $95 bus ride. What magnificent accoutrements might conceivably justify the £70 fare for a half-hour journey from south Boston to Foxborough? An at-seat shiatsu? A pool deck? A five-course dining experience? A brief but moving Céline Dion set in the aisles? At the very least, I felt I owed it to my profession to find out for sure. Alas upon closer investigation, the Boston Stadium Express being launched for this summer’s World Cup appears to be an entirely regular bus journey on an entirely regular bus with entirely regular bus seats. Your non-refundable ticket – no child concessions – entitles you simply to be dropped off a 15-minute walk from the ground, and picked up again from the same place. There is, in short, no more complex rationale for the Boston organising committee to charge £70 than the fact that they can, and the World Cup only comes once, and if you don’t want to pay then some other rube will. Continue reading...

Ticket to ride? Fifa premium makes this the World Cup that actively hates you | Jonathan Liew

Canary in the World Cup coal mine?

BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists

Certainly Premier League
Aldridge won 1st division championship with Liverpool in 1988

The World Cup is irrelevant in this environment… sadly, sports cannot transcend what is happening in this world.

Very bleak a man being paid out the public purse calls for cuts to welfare rather than increases in taxes to pay for higher military spending.