Retired journalist.

Saddleworth
Joined November 2009
Is there some nightmare scenario in which Andy Burnham fails to win Gorton, the mayoralty goes to Reform and an otherwise successful political career founders on hubris.
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I've got yogurts that have lasted longer than Liz Truss's premiership.
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Congratulations @lufthansa, having lost our luggage, then threatened to send half of it back home rather than to our holiday destination, you have not only ruined two days of our river cruise, you have also dispelled any lingering idea we may have had about "German efficiency".
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What a day to be alive! Wordle 294 2/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Paul Taylor retweeted
They call it a “selfie” because “narcissistic” is harder to spell Read the room
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Is this the most emotionally incontinent Strictly yet?
Line of Duty ep 1. Eh?!
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Sympathies to all my former workmates at @MENnewsdesk forced to endure yet another cull. Been there. Done that. Got the redundancy cheque.
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Hi @dv247uk Bought some guitar strings from you online. It's now a week after expected delivery date. No strings, no answer to my emails, no luck on tracking the parcel. Give me a good reason to shop with you again.
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Heck! Who'd have thought Madonna would be the worst act on #Eurovision2019
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Checking out The Ivy. We're 20 years older than most of the clientele.
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Good to see Channel 5 tackling the really big issues of the day
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Hey @parcelforce How come that when I know you're delivering today, my car's outside my house and I'm listening for the door, you STILL manage to slip a could-not-deliver card through my door and bugger off, so I now have to schlep in to Oldham town centre yet again?!
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Watching #thedoublelifeofgeorgemichael aghast. Would be even funnier if they'd got Harry Enfield in the title role.
Moving and potent testimony on that BBC2 documentary, @NealkeelingMEN
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Eek! Piers Morgan on non-binary issues on @GMB is like a bull in a china shop.