Chris Rumfitt
@chrisrumfitt
Founder & CEO of @we_are_field; patriotic centre-left Labour; Man Utd ST holder.
Hey, @grok, who was the most famous person to visit my profile? It doesn't need to be a mutual, don't tag them, just say who it was
A private golf course will close and a public park with lakeside walks will double in size. And people objected. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…
Exactly right. We need to look again at all the benefits the well off older people get and reassign that spending onto the struggling young.
Should older people get free travel on public transport? Demographer Paul Morland says it’s “crazy” when some young people struggle to pay their rent. Listen to Radical with @AmolRajan on @BBCSounds
Last year's football disorder statistics showed a rise in arrests but a drop in reported incidents. This year, arrests are down but reported incidents are up. Compare the BBC reports for the two years. I guess "football related disorder broadly stable" doesn't get the clicks?
Christ, before this becomes a thing, not that it’ll stop it: Yes it was a horrendous penalty shoot out. And that is by women’s football standards at tournaments. It was bizarre. But all this LOL PAY WOMEN SAME HUHUHU LOL is pathetic. Like a giddiness. Let the game be. (1/2)
This is all true and yet huge numbers of people still oppose building all these things…
Britain saw itself as a rich country in 2008. But rich countries don’t remain rich by standing still. Britain hasn’t built a reservoir since 1992, a nuclear power station since 1995, or a new motorway since 2003.
If he were a pom they would have knighted him ages ago .. greatest ✔️
Warne! Absolute Genius. 4 different variations by warne
This Afghan refugee story is huge and yet THIS is the homepage of the BBC website… have they taken leave of their senses???
So he’s costing them less than we’ll end up paying for M’buemo. Hmmm.
🚨 Exclusive: Arsenal are expected to pay an initial fee of €63.5m for Viktor Gyökeres with a further €10m in add-ons. Sporting no longer have to pay a 10% agent commission, which was required in their original €70m+€10m asking price. The removal of this has allowed…
This is a proper proper scandal. All football fans have got to stand with Palace on this.
🚨 OFFICIAL: UEFA announce Crystal Palace won’t be playing in the Europa League next season. Palace to play in the Conference League per UEFA rules.
As ever, endless nonsense spoken about this. Your money has not already been taxed. Inheritance tax isn’t a tax on your wealth. It’s a tax on the windfall of the person receiving it, which they have not earned. We tax earned income too much and unearned income too little.
If Labour isn’t willing to sort this out, then another party will. And they’ll do it in a way far less appealing to Labour MPs. It’s time for the government to double down on welfare reform and for Labour MPs to get serious.
🚨NEW: Sickness benefit claims have hit 3k per day, with costs soaring and the potential of millions wasted. New CSJ analysis finds inactive claimants could still receive £1,000s more than post-tax earnings even after Govt reform. We're calling for a new approach to welfare👇
This is it….
President Macron speaking at Guildhall, "The European Union was stronger with the UK, and the UK was stronger with the European Union" "We want to write our future and not be the story written by another continent.. The only way to chose our future is to do it together"
Christs sake we need to bite the bullet and end this madness. Raise the pension age for all, and means test it. No single reform could do more to improve our fiscal position.
NEW OBR fiscal risks report: - Triple lock is costing treble what it was initially assumed to cost when introduced in 2012… - £15.5bn a year rather than £5bn a year and is - State Pension on course to cost 7.5% of the UK’s entire GDP within 50 years, was 2% in 50s, now 5%
The absolute hero and legend that is @Martina still brilliant at 68!
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Tories are pushing to allow football fans to drink during matches (as is allowed in eg rugby and cricket). They say, 'This ban is stuck in the 80s and it is time to back responsible fans and boost our clubs.' Amendment to Football Regulator Bill would kickstart a consultation.