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In Wales… “in the most recent year, around £345m was made in profit by the 379 private providers for which we have data…Of this total profit, £188m (54 per cent of the total) went to providers owned by ultimate parent companies based in tax havens and/or private equity firms.”
Similar elsewhere in the UK no doubt.
If money is short in social care, we need to stop giving it away to private investors @YvetteCooperMP @Alison_McGovern.
#CaseyCommission #BigConversationOnCare #AdultSocialCare
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Liam retweeted
VAR and its variants across all sports exist out of a goal to eliminate mistakes by getting every call right.
Even if I think the call in the Croatia match was correct, it's clear that no replay system can accomplish that goal or even bring us meaningfully closer to a world where that's the case.
If replay only makes it marginally more likely that the right call is being made on the field, is that really worth the trade off of stopping games for minutes on end, often amidst or after their most dramatic and important moments, for replay review?
Liam retweeted
Sheffield Wednesday fans are just amazing.
Without a home win all season, Hillsborough is sold out, making today's game comfortably the highest attendance of any Championship match this season.
And that from the team at the bottom, whose best hope is to finish on 0 points!
Brighter days ahead! Enjoy the party if you are there! 🇺🇸🦉🥳🎉
#swfc
Liam retweeted
The EFL has sanctioned Sheffield Wednesday consistently since 2018.
Over that period, the club has been hit with multiple transfer embargoes spanning nearly a decade. By October 2025, Wednesday were under six simultaneous embargoes — the most any club has ever faced.
On top of that, the club has suffered repeated points deductions. A -12 deduction in 2020/21 severely damaged recruitment and momentum going into that season. Although it was later reduced to -6 on appeal, the damage had already been done — those points ultimately proved the difference between survival and relegation to League One.
In 2025, the situation worsened further. The club received:
•-12 points for entering administration, after the former owner failed to meet basic financial obligations such as paying wages and bills on time
•A further -6 point deduction, again due to the owner’s failure to uphold his responsibilities
This is not a case of a club gaining an unfair advantage — quite the opposite. The club has been placed at a significant competitive disadvantage for years due to sustained mismanagement.
Sheffield Wednesday has endured one of the most damaging ownership periods a club of its size is likely to experience. The former owner’s approach has not only harmed the club financially but also created a toxic environment for staff and supporters alike.
And yet, despite this, there is now an expectation that the same owner should be repaid — while the club continues to face further punishment.
How can that be justified?
The new ownership group should not be penalised for the failures of the previous regime. They should be given the opportunity to restore stability to a club that has lacked it for nearly 26 years.
Imposing further sanctions — such as another -15 point deduction, spending caps, business plan restrictions, and transfer limitations — would only deepen the damage. It risks condemning the club to yet another relegation and prolonging the cycle of instability.
At some point, there has to be recognition that continued punishment is no longer corrective — it is excessive.
The club, its staff, and its supporters deserve the chance to move forward.
#FairDealForWednesday
@storchyowl
Liam retweeted
England called time on James Anderson’s international career in 2024.
He put on a brave face, but it was against his will, a decision made by Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum and Rob Key, based primarily on whether he would play in this Ashes series.
Pretty much every decision that has been made in the last couple of years was done so with it in mind. All of it was predicated on the idea that things will be different this time. Trust the process.
But here we are. Things are not different. They are very the same. The process has turned out to be toilet water.
England are 2-0 down to an under-strength home team and unless something extraordinary happens they are going to lose heavily in Australia again.
The best English bowler ever, the best bowler any of us will probably ever see play for England, was sacrificed… for this?
📝 @NickMiller79
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