Steve Battlemuch
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Lab Cllr for Nottm City. #nffc #outlaws Optimist. Atheist. Blogger on Forest & politics. ❤️theatre, comedy & Books. Slowly moving over to Bluesky.
Joined May 2013
This is for all the forest fans who stuck with the team through the dire years. The play off failures, the league one disaster, the manager merry go rounds. We are back in style. #NFFC.
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@Anna_Soubry Your party supported Apartheid, Pinochet & and sells arms to the Saudis who do public beheadings. Such a history to be proud of Anna?.
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Will the Daily Mail be as outraged as they are when Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt traffic flow?
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Dear @EmiratesFACup - @NFFC fans would like 50,000 tickets please for the #EmiratesFACup Semi Final please. #NFFC
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#LabourConference2019 opens with hundreds of delegates & observers. 400 motions submitted, 20 composites will be debated. This is a real conference not the photo opp rallies that we used to have & the other parties still do.
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That Huddersfield goal was given as not offside as a Barnsley player touched the ball first. Exactly the same happened to Forest at Luton and our goal was ruled offside. Why is it so hard to get consistency in decisions from refs and asst refs. #nffc.
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Apparently Slot reckons we’re only breathing down their neck because we’ve spent a lot of money. Cheeky & disrespectful as ever. Bring it on tomorrow night. #NFFC
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On the #UniversalCredit BBC documentary a woman mentioned this in contrast to her not being able to afford a bottle of wine. I checked - it’s true - Amber Rudd's daughter flies the nest - to a £3m apartment with library and wine cellar
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He’s my lifelong friend & comrade & it’s been a pleasure to work with him over the years (since 1982) - massive & unparalleled influence on @pcs_union and the wider movement. Obviously he’ll be missed but boy does he deserve some time to enjoy his retirement. Enjoy it mate.
🚨 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀!.Mark Serwotka to retire as PCS General Secretary - “It’s been an honour and a privilege to serve as PCS general secretary for 23 years.”.Read more:.👇👇👇.
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Reminder that Exeter are a club owned by their fans via a Supporters Trust #NFFC - top work for keeping their club going ✅👏
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Take the point with 10 men. Could have been all 3 with a couple to decent chances at the end. Fully deserved point. You Reds. #NFFC
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When people ask me why I’m still angry about the 1991 FA Cup final, I remind them of this. #NFFC #ShouldHaveBeenSentOffNotCarriedOff.
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@OwenJones84 I can’t seem to remember other MPs getting doorstepped anywhere near as much as Jeremy Corbyn. We have had MPs who are law breakers, claimed all sorts of dodgy expenses but avoid this sort of scrutiny. I normally like @SkyNews but this is poor. @SophyRidgeSky @SamCoatesSky.
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Well that wasn’t in the script for the pundits was it? Hope no one was stupid enough to write us off! #NFFC
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Didn’t realise the @iPaperSport did match reports for specific clubs only. This guy must work for Chelsea TV maybe? I’ve never read a more one sided report in my life. We obviously upset their fans, players & paid journalists too! Keep up the good work @NFFC #NFFC
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Massive #EnoughIsEnough march in Nottingham city centre right now. Weaving around city centre & then back to Market Square for a rally with @RMTunion @CWUnews & @NadiaWhittomeMP
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@PippaCrerar Ok what about Austerity, killing Sure Start, starving councils of funds, homelessness, Partygate, wasting money on contracts for their mates, numerous scandals of their own MPs, the Bedroom Tax, transport chaos, crumbling infrastructure & the NHS on its knees. Will that do?.
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At the risk of being a stuck record I don’t think there is a better fans group in this country than @Forza_Garibaldi - takes supporting Forest to a whole new level. #NFFC.
“Lest we forget. In memory of the lads who have played their final game.”. The story behind @Forza_Garibaldi’s incredible remembrance display. ❤️
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Any other Forest fans think playing an almost full strength side in the FA Cup games was also a master stroke from Cooper. 4 great games, gave players confidence in big games, put us on the national map again. #nffc.
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Quickly becoming one of my new favourite players & knows how to take a penalty. #Milenkovic #NFFC (concentrate on the league).
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Joe - every genuine Forest fan wishes you nothing but the best. You’ve made us so proud that one of our own wore the captains arm band in the Garabaldi. I would love to see you back here next season but if this is the end then thanks for everything. You gave us your all. #NFFC.
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Good to hear @Harry_Toffolo talk about his time at @NFFC at the @NFFCTrust AGM. Not only his reflections on the play off final & signing for Forest but also his work on men’s mental health. He really is a top man. #NFFC
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@OwenJones84 @rachshabi at today’s press conference a good question about the number of health workers who have already died and what inquiries are being done to assess how this happened and what can be done to learn lessons. Hancock passed the buck to the chief nurse who didn’t answer it! No follow up.
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#LabourGain - @cate4wollaton wins seat off the Tories. Majority of 243. Incredible result. @jeremycorbyn @johnmcdonnellMP @LilianGreenwood @AngelaRayner @LauraPidcockMP @ANorrisMP
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Not the result we wanted but fans were brill & we could’ve sold their empty seats. So.much for their status as ‘a big European Club’ - they are a club owned by a nation state, spent millions in Jan to stop their slide. Wouldn’t swap clubs for all the money in their bank #NFFC
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Apart from the promotion season has there been a better moment than this outside the top flight? #NFFC
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Get yourself to Mansfield over the next 6 weeks and help @steveyemm recreate this picture on election night. Don’t take the polls for granted- elections are only won by hard work especially against incumbent candidates. 🌹
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Full page in the @ipapernews saying what every @NFFC fan knows - Murillo is brilliant, all the top clubs want to buy him but he’s ours for now & we are in no rush to sell. Only thing missing in the article is how much better he is now he has Milenkovic beside him. #NFFC
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@Peston @BorisJohnson - so the ban's ok as long as UK citizens are exempt? What an appalling position.
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Rushcliffe is Red. I never thought I would be able to say this in my lifetime. Trent Bridge & Forest have a Labour MP.
BREAKING: Labour candidate James Naish has won the Rushcliffe seat. The Conservatives had held the constituency since 1970 @nottslive.
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These barriers were put on Trent Bridge by the Govt in 2017. They look dreadful, don’t act as a barrier on match days & IMO need to be removed or replaced by more appropriate bollards. Hoping to persuade @MyNottingham @NottsCC @ClaireWard4EM @NFFC @TrentBridge to achieve this
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@fbunational Outrageous. @pcs_union members in the same boat with a 2% ‘pay remit’ for civil service workers. With CPI at over 9% & RPI over 11%, energy costs up 50%, petrol costs through the roof, it’s an insult to have in effect a massive pay cut for key workers.
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@MichaelLCrick Been true for years. The image of a civil servant as a highly paid, bowler hatted Whitehall boffin is so far removed from the vast majority of civil servants. 2% is the pay offer - yep 2%! After 12 years of freezes and cuts.
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All Forest fans want to concentrate on for the next 10 days is staying up. That’s the priority. However I urge #NFFC fans not to fall for the hype that the council is responsible for any potential move. The negotiations are stalled and it’s not the council that’s stalled them.
Special report: Nottingham Forest are discussing abandoning their City Ground ‘master plan’ for a new 50,000 stadium. Toton is a serious option. I asked the Qs of #NFFC chairman Tom Cartledge in this exclusive interview for @TheAthleticFC
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Brilliant news for Mansfield & @steveyemm - Ben has gone!
🚨BREAKING: Ben Bradley (Con), who lost the race to become East Mids Mayor in May, has now lost his seat in Mansfield. His remaining job is that of Notts County Council leader. Labour's Steve Yemm has been elected as Mansfield's MP. @Notts_TV #LDReporterNotts
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This is dreadful news for T. Hope the whole Forest family rally round him in the days and weeks ahead. He got this injury trying to win the game for us. He kept us in the PL with his goals in his first 2 seasons. He will always be a garibaldi hero. ❤️ #NFFC.
Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma and is receiving intensive care following urgent surgery. He will undergo further surgery tomorrow. #NFFC [via @MikeKeegan_DM]. Get well soon, T ❤️
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Delighted to be elected for a 4th time in Wollaton West. We doubled our majority & had the highest % turnout in the city. The hard work continues- after some sleep!.
Thank you Wollaton. It’s our honour and privilege to be able to represent you for the next 4 years. We’re your councillors, here for you and will continue to work hard to support residents. #MakingWollatonBetter
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This place will look a lot different in a few hours. A sea of red will engulf it. We will be here in numbers to back the best team we’ve seen for a generation. We want to write a new history for our club whilst respecting our past. We will be magic on and off the pitch. #NFFC
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The @TrentNavigation used to be a place a few hardy forest fans would slope back to after another disappointing result in the championship/league 1 & drown our sorrows. It’s now unrecognisable as the Big Shed for pre/post match. Expanding the back & #NFFC promotion has helped!
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Getting Sheff Utd over 2 legs is better I think than meeting them at Wembley. We should not fear anyone in the play offs. 3 big games. All still to play for. #nffc Every single Forest fan would have taken this scenario in Mid September when we had 1 point after 7 games.
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@petesaull I’ve met a number of Reform voters in this campaign. Some were in big expensive houses & others in very poor communities. The common factor was an underlying strand of racism against migrants & a belief that Farage was some sort of hero. It’s a clear warning of what’s to come.
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@mrmarksteel The difference between top athletes and the rest of us is that we would immediately retire after winning that much. ‘Thanks for the trophy & the cheque, I’m off on holiday for 20 years’.
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This is how we’ll remember @JoeWorrall5 as our captain who led us to promotion. His desire to win that season was crucial to what the team did. Sure someone will clip up when he beat a Leicester player with a header whilst on the floor in that FA Cup win too! #NFFC Thanks Joe 👏
Joe Worrall, former Nottingham Forest captain, is close to joining Burnley. Worrall, 27, is heading north after saying goodbyes to #NFFC team-mates. Medical scheduled and, if final details agreed, he will join #burnleyfc promotion push. @TheAthleticFC.
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#PCS #peoplesassembly @pcs_union Samba band lead the PCS block on the anti austerity @pplsassembly demo.
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I attended this demo today. I wore a mask & kept my distance. It was a magnificent Nottingham sign of solidarity with everyone fighting for #BlackLivesMattters - biggest demo for years in our city, overwhelmingly young. Black led & the message was clear - Enough is Enough, BLM.
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At the launch of @NadiaWhittome campaign to reclaim Nottingham East for Labour from absentee MP & turncoat Chris Leslie. Over 100 people out canvassing this morning in St Ann’s where most people had not even heard of Chris Leslie. Change is coming. #GE2019
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The Nottm Post really do struggle to cope with Labour winning in the place they sell papers. Maybe after Labour wins the county council too next May they will have a rethink of their strategy. (I’m not expecting them to be gushy but just some recognition of what’s happened)
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So slept on it & overwhelming feeling is pride in the team & fans for the second half performance. On another day one of those chances goes in & we take a deserved point. Trust Nuno to drill them ready for Everton & hope we get Woody/Aina back soon! U reds #NFFC
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This is well worth an hour of your time. Guaranteed laughs but also really informative from @drphilhammond about the state of the NHS & why we need to defend it & save it & fund it properly.
WHAT THE F*** IS GOING ON WITH THE NHS?.In this special edition, Mark talks to @drphilhammond (comedian, journalist, whistle-blower) about the current state of the NHS – and the health problems caused by what doctors call 'Shit Life Syndrome'. Listen here:
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Missing the game tonight 😡due to being at our budget council meeting. Here to keep arguing for fairer funding for our city. Also pushing for a better system of council structures. Finally I’ll be arguing for us to be working with @NFFC to help get the ground expanded too.
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A good listen for @NFFC fans - @ColinMurray talks to @gergmitch about the history of Mull of Kintyre & why we sing it #NFFC - 30 mins into the show.
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Hard fought point. Clean sheet really welcome after recent games. Couple of half chances for us - would have been icing on the cake if one had snook in. Everyone put a shift in & pleased to see @RyanYates97 put everything on the line when he came on. Now for the cup run. #NFFC
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@JoeWorrall5 @NFFC Joe - every genuine Forest fan wishes you nothing but the best. You’ve made us so proud that one of our own wore the captains arm band in the Garabaldi. I would love to see you back here next season but if this is the end then thanks for everything. You gave us your all. #NFFC.
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MPs backing Johnson to the end - Jacob Rees-Mogg, Nadine Dorries & Darren Henry - sure Broxtowe residents will remember this @broxtowelabour.
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@FisherAndrew79 @JoeRRyle My abiding sad & angry memory from the last 5 years was trying to persuade people to get resource into Broxtowe where @Greg4Broxtowe was fighting Anna Soubry. He lost by 863. I kept being told Nottm South was a marginal - we won there by 15,000. I’m still angry about it now.
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The @Calteck10 song in full flow as team news shows he starts against Chelsea. Surely he scores today? #nffc
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Out at Chilwell Driving Test Centre in Notts, Driving examiners fed up with 12 years of pay freezes & cuts. Now facing a 9% real terms pay cut after a 2% ‘offer’ - lowest in the public sector. No wonder @pcs_union members voted for action. #PCSOnStrike
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@Forest_No_22 @DTathletic @TheAthleticFC The option for the club to either buy the freehold or have a new lease agreement for the new development has always been available and still is. It’s the club that’s walked away from the talks.
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Dear Mr Marinakis - listen to this interview - you won’t find a manager with this passion for our club if you sack him. We all appreciate you have put substantial £ money but building stability takes time. We have to stick with him. #NFFC.
Steve Cooper spoke to Colin Fray after his side picked up a point at Molineux this afternoon. 🔗 Wolves 1-1 #nffc
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@BBCBreaking Good. Plus while we are discussing housing let’s have an outrage about the under funding of social housing & how in 2021 we allow one person to use tax payers money to rip out a John Lewis kitchen but allow this scandal 👇
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So a new challenge begins. After 10 years on the backbenchers it’s time to step up. Looking forward to the challenge of helping promote our city & bring more much needed prosperity to the area. We know Nottingham is the heart of the East Midlands, but we can make it even better.
Our new Portfolio Holder for Skills, Growth Economic Development and Property #fullcouncil @Battlemuch4WW
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At the full council meeting last night I asked the new leader of the city council @CllrNeghat about the situation with the city ground. She agreed with me on both points raised & I wish her every success in obtaining a meeting with the Owner & Chairman to resolve this. #NFFC
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@David__Osland Tax and NI a factor too - obviously that’s the same for all workers but the gross figure is misleading.
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The support to the Arts & Culture sector has been drastically reduced by the Tory governments since 2010. A new @UKLabour govt will have many priorities but let’s ensure this vital sector is one of them. 📖🎭
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@davidschneider ‘Stop counting the votes’ said no democrat ever. Trump launches coup and Raab says nothing.
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Just finished the updated version of this brilliant book by @alexnunns - reads like a novel but we know the end! Mainstream commentators don’t understand @jeremycorbyn & where his support base came from but Alex does. His section on the GE gives great insight too. Go read it
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Looks like a Trent End display tomorrow, I’m normally underneath helping to keep it up. Have to wait for the photos to see what it is! The effort from @Forza_Garibaldi that goes into this is incredible- you make us all proud, sure it will get the game off to a great start #NFFC.
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@MichaelLCrick It’s the sign of a party determined to win the next election. Soubry for all the media hype - and her own hype - votes with the Tory whip and is happy with cuts and austerity.
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