Kevin Rye
@kevinrye.bsky.social
Owner, Think Fan Engagement, Lecturer in football business & media at UCFB Wembley. #slavaukrani
The very reason that scumbag Osborne introduced it in the first place is below. He didn't give two shits that it forced kids into poverty. All he cared about was winning elections. He's one of the people who helped create the modern mess we now live in.
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The very reason that scumbag Osborne introduced it in the first place is below. He didn't give two shits that it forced kids into poverty. All he cared about was winning elections. He's one of the people who helped create the modern mess we now live in.
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REPORT: Wimbledon came away with a point in a frantic 3-3 draw with Huddersfield Town 🗞️
#AFCW 🟡🔵
🔗 www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2025/no...
#AFCW 🟡🔵
🔗 www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2025/no...
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
REPORT: Wimbledon came away with a point in a frantic 3-3 draw with Huddersfield Town 🗞️
#AFCW 🟡🔵
🔗 www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2025/no...
#AFCW 🟡🔵
🔗 www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news/2025/no...
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“STOP POPULISM"
Leverkusen-Dortmund also kicks off in silence as protests continue ahead of next week’s Interior Minister Conference (IMK) and the restrictive stadium security measures due to be discussed.
#bundesliga
Leverkusen-Dortmund also kicks off in silence as protests continue ahead of next week’s Interior Minister Conference (IMK) and the restrictive stadium security measures due to be discussed.
#bundesliga
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“STOP POPULISM"
Leverkusen-Dortmund also kicks off in silence as protests continue ahead of next week’s Interior Minister Conference (IMK) and the restrictive stadium security measures due to be discussed.
#bundesliga
Leverkusen-Dortmund also kicks off in silence as protests continue ahead of next week’s Interior Minister Conference (IMK) and the restrictive stadium security measures due to be discussed.
#bundesliga
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Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
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Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
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You can always tell when there's ten minutes to kick off because the PA gets a bit louder and the music gets a bit more SERIOUS.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You can always tell when there's ten minutes to kick off because the PA gets a bit louder and the music gets a bit more SERIOUS.
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Midway through the first half, amd the 25 away fans will be happy enough - they went one up after five minutes and scores elsewhere have put Sutton back into the bottom four. Not an especially edifying spectacle, but one of those where both teams have got enough flaws that it might liven up later.
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Midway through the first half, amd the 25 away fans will be happy enough - they went one up after five minutes and scores elsewhere have put Sutton back into the bottom four. Not an especially edifying spectacle, but one of those where both teams have got enough flaws that it might liven up later.
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I see Starmer's genie has also defected to the Greens.
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I see Starmer's genie has also defected to the Greens.
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
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This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
This is madness.
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale.
The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”
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Top headline on Radio 4 just now: "The government is being pressed to explain the real costs of taxis for asylum seekers".
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Top headline on Radio 4 just now: "The government is being pressed to explain the real costs of taxis for asylum seekers".
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
There's clearly some misuse of money going on here, but is this genuinely THE most important thing happening in the world today?
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Good piece. In contrast here is a screenshot of seat availability in my section of the south stand for tonight's 8pm kick-off. Available seats in colour. And you can't buy them unless you have a membership, min cost £45, and seats costs £62.50. There's a message there, clubs won't listen though
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Good piece. In contrast here is a screenshot of seat availability in my section of the south stand for tonight's 8pm kick-off. Available seats in colour. And you can't buy them unless you have a membership, min cost £45, and seats costs £62.50. There's a message there, clubs won't listen though
Apparently there are no other more useful or interesting stories for the BBC or the rage baiters of the Guardian to cover than asylum seekers not being allowed to take a taxi to the hospital anymore. Not even a proper conversation about the measures in this week's budget.
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Apparently there are no other more useful or interesting stories for the BBC or the rage baiters of the Guardian to cover than asylum seekers not being allowed to take a taxi to the hospital anymore. Not even a proper conversation about the measures in this week's budget.
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I think that somewhere along the way something in Stephen Miller got fundamentally damaged. This is neither an excuse nor a mitigating factor; the dude is genuinely fucking evil and he and everything he stands for should be fought against and stopped. But he is something beyond mere sociopathy.
Since Stephen Miller is in the midst of another of his Aryans-only trantrums, we should note that his family are 20th century immigrants from the shtetl of Antopol (Антопаль) then in the Hrodna gubernia of Russia. Applying his immigration rules, they would all have perished in the Holocaust.
Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I think that somewhere along the way something in Stephen Miller got fundamentally damaged. This is neither an excuse nor a mitigating factor; the dude is genuinely fucking evil and he and everything he stands for should be fought against and stopped. But he is something beyond mere sociopathy.
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Weather it’s Joe Biden pardoning kids who were caught with a couple ounces of weed or Donald Trump pardoning the Honduran president who smuggled in 400 tons of cocaine, both presidents were soft on drugs.
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Weather it’s Joe Biden pardoning kids who were caught with a couple ounces of weed or Donald Trump pardoning the Honduran president who smuggled in 400 tons of cocaine, both presidents were soft on drugs.
The headline has done its job and imprinted itself on the consciousness of those reading it.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The headline has done its job and imprinted itself on the consciousness of those reading it.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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"Social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege."
Freedom isn't the absence of taxes. Freedom is the absence of fear.
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Social democracy, where dignity is not a privilege."
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"For the Kremlin, the Miami talks were the culmination of a strategy, hatched before Trump’s inauguration ... By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies".
November 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"For the Kremlin, the Miami talks were the culmination of a strategy, hatched before Trump’s inauguration ... By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies".
Zoe is being a little selective. There was some support for the two council model (and I personally prefer it). But she's right about the debt: Forgiving half of Woking's debt still leaves £500m, & there are other potential & existing large debts. They can't just sell assets & cut costs.
I led the Liberal Democrats’ response to the Government’s Devolution Bill, which falls far short of its promises. Instead of empowering local communities, it centralises authority in Mayors, and will leave councils saddled with debt and set up to fail. I called them out on this.
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Zoe is being a little selective. There was some support for the two council model (and I personally prefer it). But she's right about the debt: Forgiving half of Woking's debt still leaves £500m, & there are other potential & existing large debts. They can't just sell assets & cut costs.