Sam

Anyone defending Tommy Robinson needs to explain exactly what they think he should be allowed to get away with. A man who claims to be a great British patriot, lives in Spain and spends the majority of the year on holiday at the expense of his “donors” was sitting in a holiday resort in Cyprus while stirring up civil unrest in Britain. Journalists reported on it. That is their job. It was a legitimate national story. And because Robinson didn’t like the scrutiny, he sent private investigators after the journalists, had them tracked and photographed, exposed their home addresses and their families, and threatened to turn up at their homes, saying “I’m coming to get you”. One journalist needed personal security. Another had to remove his family from their home. If you believe that is acceptable behaviour, that a man can threaten journalists and expose their families to intimidation simply because he dislikes their reporting, then you aren’t defending free speech. You’re defending intimidation. A jury heard the evidence and convicted him. Stop pretending this was a conspiracy because you don’t like the verdict.

Did anyone doubt for a second that if career criminal, violent thug and drug addict Tommy Robinson, whose convictions go back 20 years, were found guilty by a jury of 12, the usual suspects would immediately claim it was all part of some conspiracy?

Rupert Lowe was all for juries right up to the point one of his buddies was found guilty by one.

On what basis, precisely, did you find him “not guilty”, @RupertLowe10?

Or in other words… an effective criminal justice system.

Harry at training tomorrow

Starting to occur to me the bullets Harry Kane dodged by signing for Bayern instead of Man Utd or Man City.

I suspect it’s that time of year again when Tim Sherwood takes full credit for Harry Kane’s entire career 😁

Farage refuses to condemn his friend and former colleague @RaheemKassam for calling Kemi Badenoch a “Nigerian scammer”, an utterly racist slur with obvious insinuations. The entire Reform Party’s coordinated response on this only reinforces the ITV exposé and shows this was never just “a few bad apples”.

Right on cue, pedestrianising Oxford Street, a brilliant idea that could improve the experience and safety of tens of millions of people every year while boosting the local economy, has become the latest excuse for a wave of hate and faux outrage. It really is getting boring now.

As a Spurs and England fan I’ve witnessed almost every moment of @HKane’s career. He’s a true role model for all of us. England’s best, in the running for Spurs’ best, and an incredibly worthy Ballon d’Or winner. 👏

Oh ffs, and yes we all had this on our bingo cards 😆

Laughing at all these posts talking about how Thatcher worked 20 hours a day, and all Burnham can do is go on Gogglebox. Here’s Thatcher with her close mate Jimmy Savile on one of her many light entertainment appearances 😭