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Gordon gone, Tonali gone, Howe gone, Bruno going. It all started to go wrong when we released the pictures of that bloody awful new shirt. Who wants to wear that monstrosity?

During the by-election campaign Burnham said he’d keep the draconian immigration policy; the red lines on rejoining the EU; the arbitrary fiscal rules won’t change; said nothing on financial chicanery that supports extreme right wing parties. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

I abhor the concept of monarchy and everything it stands for, but I must say I was rather touched by Prince William’s reaction to his team scoring a goal. Good for him.

I’ve got this awful nagging ache about what the Great Orange One will do if, big if, he’s actually telling it as it is and the Iranians do submit to giving up its nuclear policy, open up Hormuz. Would an emboldened Trump simply walk into Greenland; do a ‘Maduro’ on Carney; send troops on Cuba?

Just a thought, but if the Chancellor delivered her Budget in a ‘normal’ voice rather than a strained yell then the braying MP’s might just shut the f up and listen. This is serious, serious stuff and the backbench bleating, booing, and mooing are a tradition’ that really needs to stop.

Trump v Murdoch. It’s like being an England football fan watching Germany play Argentine, you want both to lose.

Just heard the sad news that my old EMAP friend and colleague Barry McIlheney has passed away. Former CEO of the PPA, brilliant editor of Smash Hits and creator of Empire, the term ‘larger than life’ doesn’t even come close to describing him. RIP Barry, you’re a legend.

“A country of strangers” what a nasty depressing statement. Are these the same people who were “citizens of nowhere”? I’ve always took pride in being a Labour supporter, proud of my Dad 30 years a Labour councillor. This Labour Party just sounds like the fucking Tories that we kicked out last year.

Typical Tory, has no self awareness of their awful policies that drove up child poverty, the draconian and empathy lacking approach to immigration and the bull headed refusal to see the disaster that is Brexit. Thank goodness for the new Labour government …..er, hang on, need to think this through.

What a mess of a Spring Statement. The biggest positive and most profound impact on our economy would be rejoining the Customs Union and the Single Market. Labour won’t because they fear losing votes in red wall seats. But without a successful economy they’ll be toast anyway. So frustrating.

Just a view, but anyone who thinks there will be a ‘quick’ US/UK trade deal really doesn’t understand how trade deals work. Newspaper and TV coverage of this is just hopeless.

If Keir Starmer wanted to show just a little bit of ‘character’ he could refer Liz Truss’ lawyers to the reply given in the Pressdram v Arkell case.

Just seen that Sean Dyche has been sacked. He saved Everton’s ass the last two seasons in appalling conditions and the new owners do this. As Pete Townsend wrote: meet the new boss, same as the old boss. Hope they go down.

Absolutely right.

Arsenal fans blithely assuming Alexander Isak is theirs for the taking is the very definition of entitled’. It’s about as likely as Newcastle taking Saka away from them. Just delusional.

Stunning fireworks, well done Sadiq quite a show and loved Things Can Only Get Better slipping in there.

Finally swallowed hard and quit X/Twitter. Deleted the app and everything. Feel, well, ‘clean’.