Bob Hudson
@Bob__Hudson
Public policy academic, University of Sunderland. Sunderland AFC supporter. Guardian blogger on health and social care policy. Inveterate Remainer.
How many times? The 40 year market in social care is a failed ideological experiment. Read all about it 👇
Love a riot this lot don’t they?
Nigel Farage on the riots in Epping. "I don't think anybody in London even understands just how close we are to civil disobedience on a vast scale in this country... of course there were some bad eggs... Antifa... they were just genuinely concerned families outside that hotel."
It’s astonishing to think that only a year ago these people were in office isn’t it? Feels like a distant, almost historical, era. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
How does Starmer keep a straight face in the presence of this deluded monster?
Trump: "Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, Comey, Clapper. They tried to rig an election and they got caught. And then they did rig the election in 2020. And then because I knew I won that election by a…
Long since lost any grasp of what’s going on at My Sunderland. Are we favourites for relegation or odds-on for European qualification? independent.co.uk/sport/football…
The cover up is in full swing.
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just canceled votes for Thursday and is sending the House home early for summer recess in order to shut down Democratic efforts to demand more votes on releasing the Epstein files.
Even the Tories now admit that our electoral system is toxic. When will Labour have the guts to fix it? Excellent piece by @pollytoynbee. This change can’t wait. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Latest @guardian cartoon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
It’s deja-vu all over again with NHS politics - good piece by @RoyLilley on reheating New Labour failures. myemail.constantcontact.com/Yesterday.html…
Reform’s strategy is to convince us we live in a dystopian hell and offer simplistic solutions. The right wing red-tops are only too happy to aid and abet.
Farage conjures up implausible solutions out of thin air and gets acclaimed. Everyone else gets scrutinised to the last penny.
Nothing like watching two of the world’s worst people trying to take each other down is there?
BREAKING: WSJ likely has the receipts to take down Trump on Epstein
Everyday. Loads of them.
Anyone else send emails to themselves with notes or reminders? 🤷♀️
Dear God! Utterly unconscionable.
BREAKING: At least 67 Palestinians have been killed and scores more injured while waiting for aid in Gaza, according to hospital officials Read more ⬇️ news.sky.com/story/at-least…
What’s going on here then?
🚨 ❌ Armand Laurienté’s move to Sunderland is off. 💸 After failing to reach a full agreement with all parties, #SAFC has made the decision to end discussions. 🇵🇹 The Frenchman had travelled to Portugal yesterday to join up with Sunderland on pre-season. 🇮🇹 He now travels back…
Can Reform run local councils competently? An early look at what’s going on up here in Durham. open.substack.com/pub/eyesandear…
Does Farage seriously think recruiting Truss, Braverman and Rees-Mogg is the key to broadening support for Reform? theguardian.com/news/ng-intera…
Early deep dive by me on Reform in power in Durham - how’s it going so far? Via the excellent Eyes and Ears North East on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/eyesandear…
Leader of Reform on Durham County Council uses X to ask what people think of his party’s Make Durham Great Again hats. Nice reply from Mr Ethical @nw_nicholas 😂
