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Stuart Maconie

2 years

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Stuart Maconie

@StuartMaconie

2 years

To cut through all the whataboutery, how about this as a base criteria? There shouldn’t be a World Cup anywhere that wouldn’t hold a Women’s World Cup.

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5 years

Well done you odious self important babies. You’ve actually made me ashamed to be British. I would swop every last one of you for one of those talented hardworking young musicians

BBC Politics

@BBCPolitics

5 years

Brexit Party MEPs turn their backs as the EU's anthem, Ode to Joy, is played as they take their seats in the new European Parliament [tap to expand]

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Stuart Maconie

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5 years

Ah, 5 Live trotting out the standard BBC news 70s line again. ‘Grim decade...appalling music’. Oh yes. Workers rights, good social housing, Abba, Chic, Bowie, Stevie, Sabbath, disco, punk, prog. How they must have ached for zero hours contracts, Ed Sheeran and Katy Perry

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4 years

I have some expertise in this regard. So I feel I can say that a man who sits on his arse all day talking into a microphone who then lectures folk about ‘work’ has one brass neck

LBC

@LBC

4 years

Nick Ferrari had this message for companies who are keeping their employees working from home all year: "This country is broke and we have to get it moving again. That's not going to happen with you in your jim-jams, not doing anything all day." @NickFerrariLBC | #WFH

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

No northerner of 80s vintage can ever cross a Blackpool tramway without thinking of 'Alan Bradley' with a chill

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

Cardiff. I like a city that puts statues up to the right kind of people

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

Finally found it. Bit disappointed tbh

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6 years

Loving the genuine fear, ignorance, entitlement, straw man arguments, impotent whataboutery and intellectually bankrupt harrumphing about the kids strike yesterday. I’d rather give a bright 16 year old the vote than every Toby, Giles and sodding Jeremy in the broadsheets

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Stuart Maconie

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10 months

Can we not just have Ian Hislop as Prime Minister?

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@a_toots

10 months

This is a joy to watch. Ian Hislop, full-throttle, absolutely shredding Jake Berry on Peston. Hislop doesn’t give an inch and talks at Berry the way Tory MPs hate and just can’t cope with (“You can’t just talk nonsense and not be interrupted!”). Superb.

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4 years

Getting really tired now of privately educated media types who’ve had a lifetime of advantages telling working class kids that all this will teach them ‘resilience’ and make them ‘tougher’

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

And so the mask slips. As long as you smile sweetly and don't complain you'll get your little claps and rainbows. But the minute you organise, unionise and talk back, people like this show their true colours.

Isabel Oakeshott

@IsabelOakeshott

4 years

Tonight thousands of teachers will clap for the NHS. Time for teachers to show the same bravery! The risk in schools is nothing like the risk in hospitals. Millions of children now need teachers to step up.

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5 years

Just put telly on for the bongs. BBC 1 Craig David, BBC 2 The Stereophonics. 1995 is going to be amazing!

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

Give Peter Jackson the Downing Street parties footage

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Stuart Maconie

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2 years

Always ‘amuses’ me when fans of plodding two chord rock describe Burt Bacharach’s richly nuanced and layered music as ‘easy listening’

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Stuart Maconie

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6 years

Morning all. Mark’s going to come back better than ever for our new gig and folk show. Love to him and family from all RadMac team. PS (expect more disco, Gentle Giant and free jazz for a while x)

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Stuart Maconie

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2 years

Woo hoo! So I finally joined Twitter!! How’s everyone doing?

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Stuart Maconie

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2 years

This is the greatest day of my life

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Nothing in Van Morrison's breezy, congenial, easy going outlook had prepared me for all this

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Yes it is. Because it’s ok to wear whatever you want whenever. Anything else?

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Hey @BBCNews when you run interviews with the Centre For Policy Studies maybe point out that they’re a right wing pressure group not an impartial academic body?

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

Thank you for all the love for the Northern Soul Prom guys. It brought back one of the most amazing and joyous evenings ever. Backstage the mood was that we have to do it again...across Britain... So here's hoping......

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

There’s a fair on in the park behind my house and they are playing KC And The Sunshine Band and the urge to go down there have a hot dog and some Merrydown and try and get a lovebite is primally strong

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Starmer’s really got them rattled, hasn’t he?

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

I literally do not know one single person at the BBC whose mum or dad worked there. Maybe Nadine Dorries meant newspapers

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Stuart Maconie

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6 years

I love Fleabag but amazed about all the ‘this is first time there’s been a hot priest’ guff. Haven’t you people seen The Thorn Birds? I can lend you my mum and dads VHS taped off the telly if you like in original classy green faux book leatherette case (only used for ‘keepers’)

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Been thinking about this a lot. Lancashire cotton workers risked starvation to boycott slave cotton

Manchester said Black Lives Matter 150 years ago - and we say the same today

There is so much about our city to be proud of - but injustice demeans us all

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Stuart Maconie

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6 years

Can’t believe how much talk there is here - and on 5LIve right now with Owen Jones - about Blair. Like those Japanese soldiers who don’t know the war’s ended. You might as well get angry about Stafford Cripps

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Stuart Maconie

@StuartMaconie

6 years

This in the current @NewStatesman by @mfletchertimes is the most coldly brilliant and devastating evisceration of a politician I’ve ever read…

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Anybody else not finding male anger and bullying all that hilarious?

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

Given the absolute sh*t he's taken (I'm looking at you Jann Wenner and every cloth-eared 70s rock hack), Macca is such a class act.

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Brilliantly weary and contemptuous train announcement ‘please make sure your mask covers your mouth and nose rather than hang down below your chin as that is entirely ineffective and completely pointless’

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Stuart Maconie

@StuartMaconie

6 years

Just found this inside my original The Holy Bible. Me and Richey, backstage at Naked City TV show, 1994

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Stuart Maconie

@StuartMaconie

4 years

Motorway service stations have CCTV, right ?

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

Shouldn't really care about such fripperies but Northern Soul trending is giving me a little thrill. Put BBC2 on now

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Stuart Maconie

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5 years

Thomas Cook bosses paid themselves 20 million pounds in bonuses over past five years. It's only by incentivising people in this way unlike in the lazy inefficient state sector can we acheive...oh hang on

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2 years

When they ask you on the train to report any anti - social behaviour is it acceptable to say ‘the entire structure and organisation of the privatised railway network’ ?

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Interesting to see VE Day hijacked by exactly the kind of papers, owners and government that the British people conclusively told to ‘do one’ in 1945

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

BBC ‘must investigate’ freedom in free country for people to wave a flag. As your sort used to say, if you like Russia so much, why not go and live there?

Harvey Proctor

@KHarveyProctor

1 year

BBC must investigate how so many EU flags were waved & on display at The Last Night of the Proms. Disgraceful & misguided BBC messing up a British tradition; a political gesture which would make Sir Henry Wood turn in his grave. Utterly vulgar & wrong. Rule Britannia, not Rule

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Stuart Maconie

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6 years

To me, this is what Easter’s all about; hand feeding a piglet wearing a brocade shirt and gold headband

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Lunchtime tv news ‘Buses may not be glamorous but...’. We’re the only country in Europe with this pathetic Top Gear view of public transport as remedial. I think buses and trams are way cooler than cars

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

I met Little Richard in the lift of the Hyatt Sunset Boulevard. I was carrying two bottles of Sake I’d stolen from a Japanese trade delegation display as the bar had closed and The Beautiful South were having an end of tour party. He said I was a ‘naughty boy’

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

My favourite ‘table’

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Stuart Maconie

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3 months

Was absolutely thinking this today. We did it then and we can do it again

John Maher

@flyingmonkphoto

3 months

In 1978 I was lucky enough to take part in something that helped shove that generation's bunch of thick-as-pig-shit-racist-wankers back in their hole. Might be an idea for today's crop of musicians who give a shit to do something similar against today's Yaxley/Farage scumbags.

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Sorry to be so woke and earnest but given what’s happening in Myanmar ( say ) is ‘some people have gone swimming’ really worth ten minutes at the top of the news?

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4 years

Across the ‘red wall’ there are teenagers whose life plans are in ruins banging on the table this morning saying ‘did you vote for these people?’

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4 years

While the irons hot, bring back the European Cup. One champion team from every country only. Knockout from the start. If you go out to Dynamo Tirana in the first round, suck it up ‘elite club’

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

Oslo this evening. So nice to be back in a smart, cool grown-up country that has never even considered having fifty different competing gas providers

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4 years

Anybody know if the pitchfork and flaming torch shops are open?

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1 year

Bit of a giveaway, Bruce

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

You can do one as well, mate

Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit hopes for rocket flight this weekend

UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is looking to Saturday to debut one of his new space systems.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

The Northern Soul Prom is at 19.45 on BBC 2. It was an extraordinary night

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Stuart Maconie

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5 years

Maybe use some of the money you got when you sued the NHS? Just a thought

Sky News

@SkyNews

5 years

Virgin Atlantic boss urges Boris Johnson to sanction £7.5bn airline bailout

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Spent an hour in park this am with two year old. He kept telling passers by to ‘stop’ traffic cop style. Joggers, dog walkers, old West Indian ladies, skate punks....Pretty much everyone froze and waited to be called on. People desperate for a bit of joy. Heartening.

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3 years

Hey due to unexpected family stuff, I’m going to have to dip out of the shows this weekend. Please give the young chap Radcliffe your full support x

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5 years

We call him a lot of things. But 'Britain Trump' isn't one of them. Because it doesn't make any sense, you massive satsuma-faced toddler.

BBC Politics

@BBCPolitics

5 years

"We have a really good man who's going to be the prime minister of the UK now, Boris Johnson. He's tough, he's smart... they call him Britain Trump" Donald Trump compares himself to the new Tory leader, saying he'll do "a good job" as PM [tap to expand]

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Digby Jones is the second biggest jerk I've ever interviewed

Nicola Sturgeon

@NicolaSturgeon

4 years

The number of men, like his Lordship here, who are obsessed with my hair is a bit weird tbh. (Whereas most women look at it and just know no hairdresser has been anywhere near it 😂)

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3 years

If Paxman says ‘what a shameful thing to know’ about another pop culture question I will kick the telly in like that lorry driver did with the Sex Pistols

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

Portentous voice over “The six nations....it comes down to who blinks first” It doesn’t though does it? It’s quite a long series of rugby matches. You’re thinking of a staring contest

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Stuart Maconie

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5 years

I can do all of Gregory’s Girl.

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2 years

Join a Union

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Stuart Maconie

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5 years

Who would have guessed that some of Alison’s friends are dicks?

Allison Pearson

@AllisonPearson

5 years

Two friends have told me they are unilaterally leaving lockdown today. They are furious with the Government.

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3 years

After a woman just told me I ‘wasn’t a nice person’ for trying to stop her dog ( no lead) jumping up at a 3 year old I am reminded once again of Jean Genet who said ‘ I really like animals. I just don’t like people who like animals’

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4 years

Actually feel ashamed

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

First met Baz Cryer in Yorkshire Grey BBC pub early 90s. He came into gents urinal next to me and said 'ah, so this is where the big knobs hang out!'. Later an earnest young producer was flattering him and he said "Son, I don't want reverence, I want work'. RIP you lovely man

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4 years

I think this qualifies as a ‘come hither’ look

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Stuart Maconie

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7 years

I’m not going to bed till I see Phillip Davies ruined, tearstained face and I can set these fireworks off in my hotel room

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Stuart Maconie

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5 years

Hmm ⁦ @asda ⁩ not for the workers you’ve just forced to sign dreadful contracts or face sack. Won’t be doing any shopping with you again

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Stuart Maconie

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3 years

There are very few bands who can bring such joy with merely the titles and track listing

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Stuart Maconie

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4 years

The Woolies in Wigan did till 1983

Christopher Fowler

@Peculiar

4 years

Fact of the week: Until 1916, Harrods used to sell customers cocaine over the counter.

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3 years

The brave unpaid men and women of the RNLI. Or Nigel Farage. It’s tough to know whose side to be on, isn’t it?

Lizzie Dearden

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3 years

Breaking: The RNLI has recorded a 2,000% increase in donations in a single day amid a surge in support over rescues of migrant boats Criticism by Nigel Farage and others sparked an unprecedented flood of donations, including over £200,000 yesterday alone

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Stuart Maconie

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2 years

Working class northern council estate kid who changed the history of the world. Just the greatest. Happy birthday Macca @PaulMcCartney

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3 years

I’m going out now and I may be some time

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4 years

Findus Crispy pancakes. With chicken and bacon filling.

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3 years

Happy new year from Friar’s Crag, Derwentwater

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1 year

I don’t have the listeners name with me. But whoever recommended the Pot Noodle omelette is a genius. It’s effectively a post modern foo yung

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5 years

7 per cent of people in Britain privately educated. 44 per cent of newspaper columnists are. The ruling class doesn’t just make your laws and control your jobs. Sorry I’ll stop with the lols now

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Stuart Maconie

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1 year

Just heard Callum Wilson's goal finish referred to as 'top shelf'. Think he meant 'top draw'. Top shelf something entirely different

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4 years

Ringo Starr has never eaten an onion. I'm launching a campaign to get him to eat an onion live online or TV on Tuesday for his 80th. Join me. #EatAnOnionForYour80thRingo

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Loughrigg tarn and Elterwater from Loughrigg Fell. Revisiting my first Wainwright for ⁦ @countrywalking ⁩

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3 years

People still come up to me on the street and shake my hand for losing my rag with Digby Jones on the radio a decade ago.

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1 year

Admittedly I am biased, but I do think anyone who wants less occasions like the Northern Soul Prom or Family Proms is out of step with a country and a culture I'd like us to be. They probably don't want challenging contemporary music either I'd guess

Sam Jackson

@classicjacko

1 year

Grateful to the @Telegraph for publishing my letter in response to their article today. A welcome opportunity to emphasise what a great @bbcproms season we’ve had:

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3 years

Such sad news. Janice was a lovely person and a champion of so much great music. Thoughts going to all her family x

BBC Radio Wales

@BBCRadioWales

3 years

Confirmed that, after a short illness, the broadcaster Janice Long has died. She presented on Radio 1, Radio 2, 6 Music and the Radio Wales evening show. She also hosted Top of the Pops and Live Aid. A passionate champion of music and our friend. Our thoughts are with her family.

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4 years

Since you ask, yes. Gtr Manchester’s buses are back in public ownership. They should never have left it. Read about it in my book The Nanny State Made Me. And thanks ⁦ @AndyBurnhamGM ⁩

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10 months

Souther Fell Summit Lunch. ‘Shaking off’ the Roast Chicken haters a la Taylor

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5 years

Just been on the top deck of the no 9 to Brum with a three year old. You shouldn’t be allowed to sit at the front unless you’re pretending to drive. That’s fair isn’t it?

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2/2 Now having to wait to see if she’ll be ‘allowed’ to stay. I know this is happening. But this was first direct experience. Feel disgusted and enraged and ashamed of the country we’re becoming

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3 years

Macca’s scally casual look in 1983 is boss

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5 years

Hey @networkrail your guy at Hebden Bridge booking office this am during the ‘incident’ has dealt with everything and everybody with unfailing courtesy, calm and good humour. When the trains get re-nationalised he can be a director. Till then give him a raise

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2 years

Back in 70s/80s Glasgow Media Group Bad News books showed implicit bias in news reporting of strikes. Bosses 'offer', unions 'demand' and 'threaten', well publicised break in services apparently 'chaos'. Everyone of those bad boys was still on every news broadcast today

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5 years

Just accidentally saw a review of my latest in a couple of liberal broadsheets. Apparently my opinion of the Welfare State and public sector is hopelessly 'rose tinted'. This was two weeks ago of course. Allowing myself a bitter mirthless chuckle.

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4 years

It’s a no brainer

New Scientist

@newscientist

4 years

Finland’s two-year test of universal basic income has concluded that it doesn't seem to disincentivise working, and benefits recipients’ mental and financial wellbeing

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They can’t close BBC 4 because how will we get to see some bin bags left uncollected in street and someone saying ‘punk was a blast of dole queue anger against the bloated prog dinosaurs’ on a Friday night

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6 years

Bollocks

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5 years

Please don’t do this

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2 years

Just watching Canal Boat Diaries on BBC 1. Relieved it’s going to show ‘the real side of canal boating’ as opposed to the glamorous but distorted sexy criminal vision of canal boating that Hollywood constantly feeds us

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4 years

Actual dude called Sir Desmond Swayne talking about ‘monstrous impositions’ and now we are all living in a bad Evelyn Waugh novel.

Imagine This Was Your Dad

@Imagineyourdad

4 years

Imagine this was your dad

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1 year

In Orkney researching piece on the landscapes that inspired Peter Maxwell Davies music. Fantastic. Many highlights so far #scarabrae #yesnaby #birsay #visitorkney @Orkneybrewery @orkneycom

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3 years

Seeing the bravery of the Ukrainian people and then the entitled male appeasers in the British media is quite the stomach turner, isn’t it?

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4 years

Well Barry Cryer just called to say he enjoyed My Generation, my quiz on @BBCRadio4 just now so I’ll just bring forward gin o clock a little this evening #lendorsedbyradiolegend

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So proud

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