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Journalist covering the business of travel and hospitality. Sunderland, Springsteen and Great White Sharks. ZFG.

Joined January 2012
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One of the biggest problems in British politics is that increasingly 'doing government is bad politics' because policy simply doesn't interest most political journalists.
Labour seems to have made a conscious choice not to fight the daily media battle. In some ways that's good: the obsession with instant headlines has had a dire effect on govt. But the vacuum is filling up with Taylor Swift guff, while actual news floats silently into the void.
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Sunderland fan holds up a banner during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Newcastle United at Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England (2015)
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just remember, no saudi government involvement in the ownership and definitely NOT sportswashing
St. James’ Park will host two international friendly fixtures featuring the Saudi Arabia men’s national team in September. 🇸🇦 The Green Falcons will face Costa Rica on Friday, 8 September before taking on South Korea on Tuesday, 12 September.

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Eddie Howe confirms Newcastle will be going to Saudi Arabia for a warm-weather training trip after Leeds match. Howe doesn't know if team will meet owners but says it won't be "distraction" and trip is for benefit of players and to bring them more closely together. #nufc
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The headline to this should just be “why prequels suck.” An outstanding essay about Hollywood and the decline of storytelling by @Dorianlynskey (via @helenlewis’ newsletter) unherd.com/2021/11/pop-psych…
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