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Lecturer in Marketing and Media, Cricket Analyst, Rhino Bet and Guerilla Cricket commentator. Ex Director of Strategy and Marketing Channel 4.

Oxford, England
Joined February 2009
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This is the co-leader of the Scottish Greens and a member of the Scottish Parliament. Watch this if you still have any doubts Holyrood should be closed down.
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Even now, if a judicial commission is formed, the state's false narrative about May 9th will be exposed — a false narrative that the public was already aware of and rejected on February 8th, 2024. Invisible forces have seized control of every institution in the country at this time. Adiala Jail is currently under the command of a colonel who neither follows the law nor adheres to jail regulations. My supporters travel from distant regions of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Kashmir to meet me, yet they are denied visitation rights, which is a violation of my fundamental rights. Even my own children are not allowed to speak with me, all in an attempt to exert pressure on me." 2/2
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Wow! Must watch car crash interview with Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries, "I'm a victim of child sexual abuse as well, through the Church of England" Victoria Derbyshire, "When did you realise you wanted another inquiry?" ND, "When the call came for one" VD, "From Elon Musk?" ND, "I wasn't aware the problem was as widespread as it was... The inquiry was more further reaching than the grooming gangs.. A national inquiry on the grooming gangs and the people who knew" VD, "So why didn't the Conservatives do that?" ND, "That's a good question" VD, "You were in government" ND, "No, I was Culture Secretary, this didn't go anywhere near my desk" VD, "You were sat around the cabinet table" ND, "The entire time I was in cabinet this was never discussed" VD, "Why?" ND, "I.. I.." VD, "Because there are a number of Conservatives who were in government who are calling for it now" ND, "I can't answer the question.. A good person who can answer the question would be Suella Braverman and Priti Patel" VD, "There's no record of you speaking in the parliamentary chamber about any of the local inquiries or ever calling for a national inquiry" ND, "You don't have to stand up in the chamber and speak about something to support something.. I attended meetings in committee rooms" VD, "Tomorrow the Conservatives are calling for another inquiry.. That's despite the Conservatives setting up that 7 year £200 million independent inquiry on child sexual abuse.. And then the Conservative government didn't implement any of the 20 recommendations.. Isn't calling for another one the very definition of political opportunism?" ND, "Frequently inquiries take place and none of the recommendations are implemented" VD, "The same people who didn't implement those recommendations calling for another inquiry, isn't that the definition of political opportunism?" ND, "Its a definition of what we need to do to fix how government deals with inquiries" VD, "You had 14 years to do that" ND, "Dealing with recommendations made from people outside of Westminster, the people who put them in place are civil servants" VD, "So it's the civil servants fault?" ND, "No, what I'm saying your dealing with something outside of the normal processes so maybe it can't be delivered by government" VD, "Well the Conservatives didn't deliver any of the 20 recommendations" Narrator: Nadine Dorries blames the process for why the Conservatives didn't deliver, while Labour use the process to start delivering, make it make sense
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Interesting from @Athersmike - Cricket has been battling these conundrums for years but never have we ‘sold the silver’ before. It’s been gathering dust in the cupboard - there for a rainy day & maybe just maybe that storm is coming!
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Some things smartphones have replaced: cameras maps GPS devices calculators alarm clocks TV’s radios camcorders pay phones yellow pages answering machines newspapers calendars VCR’s flashlights watches timers compasses mail cookbooks car keys cash airline tickets photo albums magazines money voice recorders scanners walkie talkie TV remotes translators playing cards diaries travel guidebooks offices foreign phrasebooks portable speakers takeout orders by phone CDs DVDs encyclopedias photocopiers compact mirrors bank branches checks rulers address books parking meters rolodexes dictionaries
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Never take the gloss of anyone winning a trophy but how sad it is that the One day cup has gone from a career highlight to a footnote through choice. We need to stop thinking people can only watch cricket for a few minutes here and there, it’s a great game!
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Brilliant ad. If you have a daughter and you are voting for Trump you are insane. Also I hope you will one day have to explain to her why you voted for a man who was found to have sexually assaulted a woman.
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Jeremy Hunt humiliates himself Ed Balls, "The money wasn't there" Jeremy Hunt blames the Junior Doctor pay settlement for the black hole Ed Balls, "£6.5 billion to spend on asylum hotel costs, you made that agreement with the Home Office but didn't make public to parliament" Jeremy Hunt says it would not have cost £6.5 billion because the Conservatives would have asylum seekers to Rwanda Ed Balls, "You don't have any flights going to Rwanda" Jeremy Hunt, "Yes, I know, they were about to go to Rwanda" Full on car crash after that
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Gearing up to come back stronger! 💪🏾🌴🏏 Here's our travel day from London to Nottingham for the 2nd Test of the Richards-Botham series.🏏 #ENGvWI #MenInMaroon
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A young bowler trying to emulate @Jaspritbumrah93's bowling action. The video is viral on social media.
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The superhero universe was created by American Jews who felt powerless amid the Nazi threat. They saw no countries would stand up for Jews: so they created superheroes who, in a fictional universe, would protect the needy against the baddies. Often the Judaism was hidden - plenty of antisemitism in America too - but as time went on, it crept into the lives of a few superheroes and in 1980 the first Israeli superhero - Sabra, a Mossad mutant - was born. The controversy over having an Israeli superhero in a movie started from the moment it was announced two years ago, especially as she was being played by the Israeli Shira Hass. It’s reached fever pitch since October 7 (when once again Jews have felt bashed about by antisemitism). It appears the film company has caved in to today’s Jewhaters. Although Sabra is an Israeli cactus (and a word Israelis use about themselves - prickly on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside) she’s no longer Israeli. Biggest insult? Making her Russian was deemed less offensive.
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I pledged a paid subscription to The Cricverse cricverse.substack.com?utm_m…
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