HeyJaredGolfing in the Red Wall
Observations of a prodigal returned on politics, football, other games, cultural blather and life in North East England.
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A tale of two cities, Labour and football (opens the original)
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I didn’t intend to say much about Labour Conference, but the new Prime Minister continues to surprise. And while Andy Burnham seems to get how people see the country’s problems, Manchester City’s owners don’t seem to get their own. Entertained, you might be.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ptCP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-med
Gone to Iceland (opens the original)
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Hello. Thanks for the feedback last week, some interesting points. This week a reflection on events a few weeks back and the tendency of some to get over excited. The same people will be getting over exited about Canada, more on which may follow once things become a little clearer. Also this week some mild ranting about issues in sport that just won’t go away. Enjoy.Subscribing is free, and quite nice.<input class="email-input" name
50+ Days of Prime Minister Andy (PMA) (opens the original)
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It’s been a funny summer.Several times I got some way into writing articles only to find that the story had changed, or was changing at a pace that rendered my scribblings dated before they could be completed. Tiresome, but hey, the sun was shining and some recharging was needed. As it is I had a few points in one such article that I was able to carry into this piece. Others will wait.Thanks for reading Golfing in the Red Wall! Subscribe for free to receive new posts an
The Maternity Catastrophe (opens the original)
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There’s something about that football competition after the main piece and there are a few words of sadness at the end. Enjoy is probably not the right term, but do try.Thanks for reading Golfing in the Red Wall! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work which keeps me sane even if it drives some people mad.<input class="button primary"
Call out Farage by-election stunt. (opens the original)
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I’m on holiday for the next couple of weeks1 and might or might not get round to writing, but as the well known political con artist Nigel Farage is attempting to pull another fast one, I thought a quick post to explain his strategy and how politicians should not fall for it was in order.2 I might or might not get round to columns in the next couple of weeks. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-im
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