A photo of the LNER Stadium for York City vs Yeovil Town with a rainbow over the stadium
In any EFL league, both us and Rochdale would already be celebrating promotion.
Instead? A final-day head-to-head between us and #RAFC, despite both teams hitting 100+ points. Brutal but fitting.
So close yesterday, but it wasn’t to be. All to play for next weekend! #ycfc 🔴🔵
An article in The Standard, that can be found here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/far-right-rupert-lowe-restore-britain-b1278712.html
Know anything about Restore Britain, the party that span out of Reform UK?
Here’s all you need to know.
A helpful reminder for anyone who needs one:
Reform UK was called the Brexit Party before 2021.
In 2019, Farage said there was “no difference between the Brexit Party and UKIP in terms of policy.”
Same politics. New branding. Don’t be fooled.
Miss one payment and you could face a bailiff at your door 🚪
I have been working with StepChange & Ministers to push for fairer, more consistent council tax debt collection that supports vulnerable people 🤝
We need a system that helps people recover financially, not makes things worse.
Football fan? Listen up. ⚽️
Toxic content is sometimes just a few clicks away.
That worries me as a parent.
Northerner? ✅
Listen up to this. ⬇️
For context, the most expensive general admission at Euro 2020 at Wembley was €945 (£825).
This? Ten times that. TEN. TIMES.
A disgrace. A sport built by working-class fans, now only for those with the deepest pockets.
FIFA = Football Is For the Affluent.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
A piece from the Mirror, which reads as follows: All the cost of living help available from April Energy Bills The Government says households will save an average of €150 on energy bills from April as the price cap falls by 7%. This is on top of the £150 Warm Home Discount for eligible customers. Rail Fare Freeze Regulated rail fares across England and parts of Wales are frozen for 2026. Ministers say some commuters could save around £315 a year. Pay Boost The National Living Wage and Minimum Wage rise by 4% in April. Full-time workers on the NLW will get around £900 more a year, while younger workers could see £1,500 extra. Prescription Charges Prescription costs in England will stay under £10 for 2026. All exemptions and Prepayment Certificates remain unchanged. State Pension Increase The State Pension rises by 4.8% from April 2026. This takes the full weekly amount to £241.30. Universal Credit Two-Child Limit Removed From April 2026, families will receive Universal Credit for all children, regardless of family size. The Government says this could lift 450,000 children out of poverty. 30 Hours Free Childcare Eligible working parents can access up to 30 hours of funded childcare for children aged 9 months to school age. Officials say this could save families up to £7,500 a year. Free Breakfast Clubs Free breakfast clubs are being rolled out to every primary school in England. Ministers say this could save families up to £450 a year while supporting children's learning.
Reform pretend to be on the side of working people.
The reality?
They’re led by snobby millionaires who have no idea how much cost-of-living support matters to families.
They’re not on your side.
Labour is.
𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 ⚡
From today, households will see around £117 off energy bills thanks to the price cap first proposed by Ed Miliband in 2013.
Labour’s plan for clean, homegrown energy means lower bills, greater energy security and protection from global price shocks.
💡Energy price capped.
📈National Living Wage increased.
💷National Minimum Wage increased.
💊Prescription charge frozen.
🖍️Funded childcare for 3 & 4-year-olds.
✅Day-one family leave.
⬆️State pension increased.
This Labour Government IS tackling the cost of living.
Change.🌹
Farage wants to cut young people’s pay.
Labour thinks otherwise.
That’s why the minimum wage goes up today under our watch.
🦕 Dinosaurs vs doers. 🌹
Next time you go to fill your car up, remember this video.⛽️🎥
The first three? As they are not in power, they have done no damage yet. But this is the risk of Reform.
The “tax cuts” trick? They have already tried this with their councils, and it should be a warning sign for everyone ⚠️
They have not got a clue, have they? 👎
3/3
❌ Scrap the Employment Rights Act, making it harder to get sick pay and day one parental leave
And the most outrageous part?
🧾 Promise tax cuts, then row back and admit they are “not realistic”, and finally rebrand them as “lower increases”
2/
🚨𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐃: 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐔𝐊’𝐬 “𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠” 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧
🇮🇷 Favoured escalating the Iran war, pushing up petrol and energy costs to extreme levels
💷 Oppose national minimum wage increases, particularly for young workers
1/
“Trail hunting” isn’t some quaint countryside tradition.
It’s a loophole to keep fox hunting alive.
Foxes torn apart while right-wing politicians look the other way. Or even worse, defend it.
No longer.
Labour's a step closer to banning it for good.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Askham Bryan are doing fantastic work with their Level 2 apprenticeships and T Level courses. The place is packed with talented students and brilliant staff.
Great to get out for a few hours, meet some of the lambs and enjoy a bit of Yorkshire sunshine! 🐑 ☀️
It’s not about fixing the real problems in the sport; discrimination, clubs on the brink, or working-class families being priced out.
It’s about himself, not the fans.
And I’m absolutely sick of it. 2/2
Farage has ignored football for YEARS.
Except of course when he opposed creating a new independent regulator to stand up for fans.
But this week? Suddenly he’s at Ipswich. Now he’s talking about Sunderland.
Why? Opportunism. 1/2
Britain has a problem with accent snobbery: it’s time we talked about it.
Jumped on Chopper’s Podcast this week to get into that, plus cherry pickers, social media bans and more.
Thanks to Christopher Hope, top interviewer and bloke.
Watch the full chat 👇
youtu.be/72yv31r0ick?si…
Strip it back and it’s simple:
The Tories and Reform have NO plan, NO detail, NO substance.
Just more props to distract from their total lack of answers. And total failure on Iran.
NO THANKS 👎🏼
7/7
❌ More drilling in the North Sea wouldn’t bring bills down this year
❌ Attacking renewables is a recipe for energy insecurity
So instead of credible policy, what do we get?
🚛 Branded trucks
⛽ Petrol station gimmicks
⚽ Holding shirts up in stadiums
It’s all performance. Not politics.
6/
A distraction from the reality that the moment you scratch beneath the surface of their energy policies… it all begins to fall apart.
5/
A distraction from the fact that both Reform and the Tories backed escalating conflict with Iran. A move that would send fuel prices soaring far higher than they are now.
4/
Clickbait?
Headlines?
Another photo op?
No.
It’s all a DISTRACTION.
3/
There can even be a time and place for them, unless you’re Ed Davey, treating them like an Olympic sport…
But anyway THIS feels different.
So ask the obvious question: why are right-wing parties rolling out all these stunts all of a sudden?
2/
Let’s talk about all these right-wing stunts for a second.
This week alone we’ve had:
🚛 Kemi Badenoch posing with a fuel truck
⛽ Robert Jenrick at a petrol station in Dover
⚽ Nigel Farage at a football ground
Look, every party does the odd stunt.
1/
Foreign cryptocurrencies flooding into our politics?
Not anymore, thanks to Labour’s announcements. ✅🌹
Labour’s making children’s futures brighter. Here’s how. ⬇️✅
