Terry Mackie
@terrymac51
I am an educator from, with and for Wales. Author ‘The Slow Learning Country’ (2019), I answer only to my Significant Other, Irene, ‘Rafagirl’.
Anne This is really sane and humane. ‘Waving a virtual red card in the ref’s face’ is really low. Lisa Nandy should remember: “Macho does not prove mucho” (Zsa Zsa Gabor”.
For a government keen on employment law/lawyers, the Culture Secretary is v keen on sackings/hurrying process at the BBC. theguardian.com/media/2025/jul… And my take for the i paper on the falling out of public service broadcast and Labour inews.co.uk/opinion/the-bb…
The best of journalism and great good sense. Read, learn, understand.
The politics of tears. observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
@andrewrawnsley nails it. Health is the big kicker and Wes Streeting has a huge challenge to improve productivity. In his favour: “the British remain in love with the principle of a free-at-the-point-of-delivery service financed from taxation.” observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…
“Told that there’s been a gas leak in the building, Nigel Farage is the guy who fires up a cigarette. There’s no situation so combustible that he can’t contrive to try to make it more frightening.” @andrewrawnsley with his incomparable journalism. Genius.
Seriously? observer.co.uk/news/politics/…
A good summary here in ipaper. Lions clinch series with last-minute try in epic against revitalised Australia liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/38274…
This is very important to all involved in sport, especially parents of sporty kids. Do read.
'As I gently explained to an agitated father, the only way his boy was getting back on the pitch was over my dead body, although judging by the look on Dad’s face, he wasn’t discounting this as an option.' rugbyplus.substack.com/p/97cfd59f-6d6… #InPraiseOfGarryRingrose #LionsTour2025
IN PRAISE OF GARRY RINGROSE ... - RugbyPlus rugbyplus.substack.com/p/97cfd59f-6d6…
Do read. It’s not just great fun but it’s theme is completely justified: second Lions test history is littered with upsets.
'The most damning soundbite came from Michael Hooper. ‘It was a real learning experience for me tonight,’ he said, ‘just sitting there trying to work out what Australia were trying to do.’ Mate, you weren’t the only one.' rugbyplus.substack.com/p/7eb1bdef-cea… #RugbyPlus #lionstour2025
'STRAYA 0-1 LOY-UNS - RugbyPlus @grahamjsimmons not only on the money, this series is far from over, but history favours second test turnarounds; it’s really very witty in his unique style. Read it! rugbyplus.substack.com/p/7eb1bdef-cea…
Persuasive and stylish explanation of Starmer’s style. Astute diplomacy works in mysterious ways. Domestically longer-term approaches in our anxious world are less fetching. @andrewrawnsley always spots the nuances that matter in such dichotomy.
Why Starmer's style has so far worked better on the international stage than the domestic one observer.co.uk/news/columnist…
Ugo Monye knows stuff. The Lions have the power with two key Aussies missing. Finn Russell is a brilliant 10 and will lead the line with experience and panache. Aerial contest? Not worried: Keenan, Lowe and Freeman are strong enough for me. bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un…
This is a great read!
' ... as Sam Warburton said after the game; ‘you cannot play the way the Lions are playing now against Australia.’ So, why are the Lions busy rehearsing ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ when what they’ll need on the night will be ‘Henry V’ ?' #CatsOnAHotTinRoof open.substack.com/pub/rugbyplus/…
This is a catalogue of missed shots, unforced errors and double faults. Every global sports tournament is ‘elitists’. Tennis is an inexpensive sport. Cost about £100 for a kid to join a club and about £250 for an adult. That’s cheaper than most sports! liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/37774…
@annemcelvoy is not wrong in any sense. Starmer has a Starmer problem. I have supported him doggedly. I admire his essential ‘goodness and humanity’. But that does not seem enough in PM terms. Not for the Labour Party. Never satisfied that bunch. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/37772…
Tom Calver deals in evidence. The Government has made authentic improvements. After a year of Labour, is life in Britain really becoming worse? thetimes.com/article/33c024…
U-turn on welfare gives backbenchers a taste of the PM’s ... @andrewrawnsley sees the backbench rebellion on welfare as a defining moment in Starmer’s premiership: authority is leaking away for radical change. Excellent political assessment! observer.co.uk/news/politics/…
How good is this. BB is mainstream now. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
It’s a remarkable book for anyone who cares for sport. Brilliantly argued.
𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT VAR by @daisychristo Breaks down the issues plaguing the new refereeing tech—and how they might be solved. @_SwiftPress 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/i-can…
An 18 year-old now in charge of a County Council. This is how Reform runs its governance. Decadence arrives early in Warwickshire. The kids have taken over from the geriatrics. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
If my grandmother had testicles she would have been my grandfather. Kyrgios is not honest. theguardian.com/sport/2025/jun…
