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Not quite the same, if it's a case of comparing this strong but polite brush-off with Trump's aggression and juvenile insults. Anyway...
Time for England fans to face facts. To win the Euros or #WorldCup you have to beat the top teams at the knockout stages. France, Spain, Argentina, Brazil... we haven't beaten them in the latter stages of a Euros or World Cup for a long time. We're not worldbeaters.
I'm a long way past my early 30s but, in the spirit of accepting feedback, I won't be hoarding any books by Mr Harris.
I'd go back in time and persuade publishers not to publish this book.
USA taking a risk playing #USAvAUS in Seattle. The team might cross the border and claim political asylum #WorldCup2026 #OhCanada
Modern author (2009) calls #ArthurConanDoyle a "slipshod writer" and claims #HoundOfTheBaskervilles is "presumed" to be set in the early 1870s. Read the first 4 pages; it's set in 1889 or 1890. Modern author needs a mirror and a touch of self-awareness. #SherlockHolmes
No, sorry. If Streeting going = Wexit, Starmer going = Kexit or Sexit. Just no. No. Can't we call it something witty and original like... #Wesgate?
Andrew Marr: Keir Starmer can end this with dignity
After that dramatic Wexit, with a very shrewdly crafted letter, does Keir Starmer throw himself into a leadership battle against the former health secretary? I’m assured by a close associate of the Prime Minister that he deeply dislikes Mr Streeting. He thinks he would beat him in a one-to-one contest, as internal Labour polling also suggests, and would greatly enjoy the humiliation of his critic.
The trouble is, if a contest starts, the left will also field a candidate – most likely, in the short term, Angela Rayner, but also possibly Ed Miliband, both of whom are likely to beat Starmer. Would that be worth it, for the Prime Minister (a man, I gather, not averse to dirty football tackles) to bring down Streeting? With Andy Burnham still out of the running, it would be a bleak contest which, for many Labour people, would lack legitimacy.
Cabinet ministers have told Keir Starmer to consider announcing a timetable for his departure, which would allow the broad argument to take place. If he does so, this can all be ended with a certain amount of dignity and decency.
newstatesman.com/politics/uk…
Great offer (to do the maths)
"Hell is empty and all the devils are here" was Shakespeare's assessment of the Northern Line.
Shakespeare owned a house in London in Blackfriars. Said William, "It's handy for the Circle and District Lines, and there's a cool Sainsburys Local for those late rehearsals."
edition.cnn.com/2026/04/15/s…
