Michael Bell
@mbellcoop.bsky.social
Used to be a bigwig in the Co-op Party
UK politics, NUFC & non-league football, playlists, chess, Eurovision, and some occasional conlangs
Chess Dot Com username: Heaton Bellington
FPL team: Bellwich Albion
(he/him)
UK politics, NUFC & non-league football, playlists, chess, Eurovision, and some occasional conlangs
Chess Dot Com username: Heaton Bellington
FPL team: Bellwich Albion
(he/him)
When Gordon Brown dared to hold his budget on Cheltenham Week
YouTube video by New Labour
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Such an unforced error. Even if he'd caught up and intercepted the ball, it was an unnecessary intervention from that far out. He cost us the game and has probably cost us automatic promotion to the knockouts. What on earth was he thinking?
November 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Such an unforced error. Even if he'd caught up and intercepted the ball, it was an unnecessary intervention from that far out. He cost us the game and has probably cost us automatic promotion to the knockouts. What on earth was he thinking?
Reposted by Michael Bell
Inheritance tax is good! Tax income and people might earn less. Tax consumption and people might spend less. Tax death, and they're not going to *die* less and also, y'know what, if they did, that would *also* be good. It's one of the best taxes!
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Inheritance tax is good! Tax income and people might earn less. Tax consumption and people might spend less. Tax death, and they're not going to *die* less and also, y'know what, if they did, that would *also* be good. It's one of the best taxes!
I guess it's not too much of a spoiler, he was 8-1 on Day 9
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I guess it's not too much of a spoiler, he was 8-1 on Day 9
I've been watching Grand Sumo with my girlfriend, but we're a couple of days behind and I can't believe I saw spoilers for the winner on BlueSky of all places
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I've been watching Grand Sumo with my girlfriend, but we're a couple of days behind and I can't believe I saw spoilers for the winner on BlueSky of all places
I don't think (successive) governments who ignore the financial crisis in universities really realise what it will look like in cities, including northern cities like mine, if the higher education sector collapses. Newcastle's economy is *really fucking really* propped up by students
i: Reeves to unveil £600m raid on foreign student
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
university fees #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Shame about that result but they're a whole division above us. I wasn't there today but I was at the same fixture last season (somehow drew Everton in both seasons) and they're a tough side. Howay the Lasses all the same!
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Shame about that result but they're a whole division above us. I wasn't there today but I was at the same fixture last season (somehow drew Everton in both seasons) and they're a tough side. Howay the Lasses all the same!
We should offer to buy him back for £30million
November 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We should offer to buy him back for £30million
Holy shit though, it just occured to me that Charlotte Church is technically a Charlie Kirk, as Charlie can be short for Charlotte, and "church" and "kirk" both have the same meaning and etymology
November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Holy shit though, it just occured to me that Charlotte Church is technically a Charlie Kirk, as Charlie can be short for Charlotte, and "church" and "kirk" both have the same meaning and etymology