Agent provocateur events, sport, entrepreneurship, charity. Wannabe novelist. Gooner. Gamer. Classic rock afficianado. “I’ve got an idea…” Co-Founder @walk92uk
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In an act of sublime eccentricity, I have followed all 32 accounts named Simon Burton on twitter, to see what we have in common.
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Time for football’s watchdog to shows its bite is stronger than its bark. Column on why politicians should leave interventions to the Independent Football Regulator.
henrywinterfootball.substack…
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The World Sports Photography Awards 2027, sponsored by @canonemeapro, is officially open for entry!
- 10 images taken between December 2025-November 2026
- Free of charge to enter
- Deadline: Monday 23rd November
📸 :
Harry Talbot
Ashley Ray
Claudia Greco
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UK Civil Service salaries never cease to confuse me, you can either help manage the UK’s nuclear defence for £47k or you can make TikToks for Andy Burnham for £57k
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.@AngelaRayner - congrats on your reappointment to MHCLG!
Now you're back in Govt, can you confirm you'll stick to the Labour manifesto promises on Law Commission #Leasehold changes to:
- Cap GR to peppercorn from day 1
- Make RTM Universal
- End forfeiture
@FreeLeasehlders
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What an ABSOLUTE HONOUR! Read all about it here: annabelkiki.com/raise-power-…
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Trying to explain to a Japanese friend why one of Britain’s most influential politicians is currently locked in a serious election campaign with an intergalactic dustbin has been disgustingly entertaining.
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Congratulations @andyburnham on your appointment as @UKLabour leader.
You undoubtedly will have lots to catch up on and I ask that you include #leasehold reform as part of that.
@NLC_2019 , @LKPleasehold and all the #cladding groups to include @EOCS_Official are ready and waiting to meet you to reinforce how crucial your urgent intervention is needed.
@mtpennycook @martinboydlkp
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Over 3 years have passed, and we’re still awaiting the verdict on Manchester City’s pending 115 financial breaches.
Signing Elliot Anderson for £130m will now take their spending to roughly £823m during that period.
Yep. Nothing to see here at all. Completely normal behaviour.
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The ITTF Centenary Photography Awards is open for entry - celebrating 100 years of Table Tennis through modern images, archive discovery and fan participation.
- 10 images
- 6 time-period categories
- Free of charge to enter
ENTER NOW via link in our bio!
Deadline: 31st July
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Over 70% of England's water infrastructure is owned by foreign governments, overseas pension funds and international investors.
Your water comes from the ground beneath England.
The profits leave the country.
Northumbrian Water: owned by Hong Kong and a New York investment firm.
Yorkshire Water: owned by Hong Kong and the Singapore government.
Wessex Water: owned by a Malaysian billionaire's family.
Southern Water: owned by Australian asset managers and US investors.
Thames Water: owned by Canada, Abu Dhabi, China and Australia. £20 billion in debt. Sewage in your rivers.
Only Severn Trent, United Utilities and South West Water are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Nobody voted for this.
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It’s all fun and games now but imagine seeing and hearing that on the Dorset coast in the 8th century
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Plenty of low-hanging fruit for him in Starmer’s painfully incrementalist Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, which has yet to be presented to the Commons for second reading and was criticised last month by the housing select committee for betraying the manifesto pledge.
Seven Prime Ministers in ten years. At what point are those we elect to govern actually going to, you know, do some governing? How much legislative time has been wasted on in party infighting?
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"How on earth have have we ended up in this position?" asks Laura Kuenssberg, who along with Chris Mason, Henry Zeffman and co, have pushed long and hard for us to wind up in exactly this position
#bbclaurak
#BBCBreakfast
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A scandal in plain sight.
Britain is covered in tens of millions of chewing gum blotches, scarring and polluting pavements. @MarsUK has 95% of the gum market in the UK, and pays nothing towards clean up costs. Is that fair...?
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Another masterful @CountBinface interview. Joyously for the first thirty seconds you can hear John Craig in the background on the line to @SkyNews HQ complaining that he’d been bullied into interviewing Binface a few minutes earlier 😂👇
Unbelievably shit service and customer support from @Avis . Why take a booking if the location is closed. And what’s the point of a customer help line that can only take reservations. What about the help part?
