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The film clip the RNLI put out yesterday is very powerful
at 08:06 29 Jul 2021

Picking a culture war fight with brave volunteers who save lives is going to be about as a successful as the one with a very likeable England football team.

The RNLI is a charity. If you would like to support our lifesaving work and make a donation, please visit our website here: https://t.co/kECFocPPi9 Thank you to everyone who has supported us - we're incredibly grateful.
— RNLI (@RNLI) July 28, 2021

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Barney Ronay on sport and pressure is well worth reading today
at 08:43 28 Jul 2021

The pertinent part is that social media makes it increasingly difficult for people in the public eye to switch off, something that the last 18 months of restrictions has probably made worse:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/27/simone-biles-naomi-osaka-highlight

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Tom Dean Gold in 200m Freestyle + a silver
at 07:21 27 Jul 2021

Just watch this clip. What a finish.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/57979697

[Post edited 27 Jul 7:57]

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A bit in the Guardian on the early days of Viz here
at 16:53 26 Jul 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jul/26/how-we-made-viz?

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Peter Risdale appointed to EFL Board
at 10:07 22 Jul 2021

I missed this yesterday but bloody hell:

Leeds fans don't seem to have a high opinion of Peter Ridsdale, their former chairman, just appointed to the EFL board after a 7.5 year ban from being a director of any company in the UK, here's his achievements at Leeds. #LUFC
— PriceOfFootball (@KieranMaguire) July 21, 2021

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BBC doing fire engine oneupmanship on the EADT today
at 07:37 22 Jul 2021

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-57922181

The story is grim though, increasing Summer heat and more fires globally.

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Olympics: Team GB 1-0 up in the football
at 09:21 21 Jul 2021

YES!! @ellsbells89 doing what she does best. 🤩

pic.twitter.com/UXX7snEfbl
— Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 21, 2021

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/olympics/57756451

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Vaccine uptake in the US appears to be correlated with political affiliation
at 09:16 21 Jul 2021

Which is downright depressing.

how Trump supporters are less likely to take the Covid-19 vaccine https://t.co/DJOPZiRpai pic.twitter.com/7kkW1YTmwI
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) July 21, 2021

Article here, for those with a subscription:

https://www.ft.com/content/39ff87ce-57b7-4007-9504-7eb2c7bc911f

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Cricket: Going to be a tight finish
at 21:25 20 Jul 2021

A bit careless from England, Roy especially when cruising, but some excellent bowling from Pakistan.

43 needed from 30.

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Guardian piece on the mess at Swindon
at 13:49 16 Jul 2021

Nothing radically new but miserable reading all the same:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/16/no-manager-not-enough-players-h

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David Conn's piece on the government's failing culture war is good
at 07:48 16 Jul 2021

It is failing because it's so laughable, and the Labour leader is Keir Starmer not Jeremey Corbyn now, but it is still doing an awful lot of damage to the country.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/jul/15/boris-johnson-priti-patel-

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Another signing: Paige Peake second professional for ladies team
at 16:09 15 Jul 2021

🤝 Town Women defender Paige Peake has signed her first professional contract at Ipswich Town.

The 18-year-old becomes the second female player this summer to sign professional terms after penning a two-year deal at Portman Road.

👇 #itfc
— Ipswich Town FC (@IpswichTown) July 15, 2021

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Global Britain - part 562
at 18:50 13 Jul 2021

Despite a sizeable Tory rebellion the UK has decided to make savings from the world's poor in the face of a global pandemic. A larger rebellion headed off by promises of ministerial jobs from Johnson which, astonishingly, MPs believed.

Andrew Mitchell can explain better than I can why this is a bad thing:

@StevePeers @paulwaugh @anandMenon1 @lewis_goodall @IanDunt https://t.co/NfnFb6kOTq
— Martin Cooper (@mpc_1968) July 13, 2021

But, also, things like international aid boost the country's prestige and image internationally, far more so than a (non-)royal yacht.

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Cricket: Saqib Mahmood taking wickets again in the ODI
at 13:28 13 Jul 2021

He's really boosted his standing in these three matches if he can get Babar Azam again today then even better.

First breakthrough to Saqib Mahmood, Fakhar Zaman flashes an outside edge to Crawley at third slip!

Pakistan 21/1 in the fifth overhttps://t.co/0QUfGH3Mbd | #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/fyFZcz3zDN
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) July 13, 2021

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/pakistan-tour-of-england-2021-1239529/englan

Also a good thing for anyone else having gone without sport for a day yesterday....

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Well said Tyrone Mings
at 20:00 12 Jul 2021

You don’t get to stoke the fire at the beginning of the tournament by labelling our anti-racism message as ‘Gesture Politics’ & then pretend to be disgusted when the very thing we’re campaigning against, happens. https://t.co/fdTKHsxTB2
— Tyrone Mings (@OfficialTM_3) July 12, 2021

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I make Barney Ronay mainly right here - both on the country & the football
at 17:27 12 Jul 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jul/12/england-the-country-not-the-foo

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Some of the apocalyptic rain falling in London at the moment
at 17:14 12 Jul 2021

might have been useful at clearing some scum this time yesterday.

Bloody hell, glad I'm inside.

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Look, this was never going to be an easy win
at 22:00 11 Jul 2021

At least we have extra time, balance of play that half we might be slightly fortunate with that.

Looked a penalty on Sterling though, knee in back of the leg. Got the balance on the decision mid-week, not tonight. It happens.

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It's been alright so far
at 20:57 11 Jul 2021

Cracking goal at the end of a superb move, more cagey since and certainly isn't over nor even close.

England are playing very well but Italy have nearly got through on a couple of occasions. We can't afford a 10-15 minute spell of being out of the game against them like against Germany or Denmark.

Another goal would definitely help....

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