# ![@MarkFaulknerUK Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1805564663540674560.png) @MarkFaulknerUK Mark Faulkner

Mark Faulkner posts on X about elon musk, countries, money, keir starmer the most. They currently have [--] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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**Social topic influence**
[elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [countries](/topic/countries), [money](/topic/money), [keir starmer](/topic/keir-starmer), [euro](/topic/euro), [premier league](/topic/premier-league), [pandemic](/topic/pandemic), [mute](/topic/mute), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [russia](/topic/russia)

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@PremLeaguePanel I've been saying for the last three tournaments that we need to pack our team with as many quality passers ball retainers and press resistant players as possible. It's England's biggest weakness (for now anyway). Pickford's long kicking a major problem as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1813270630474637455)  2024-07-16T17:53Z [--] followers, 10.5K engagements


"@AyoCaesar It's a global problem. We're not going to make a significant dent with any government policies. Other countries have even tried paying people quite a bit of money to have children - it made no difference. Population Collapse is inevitable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1813886710754795759)  2024-07-18T10:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@tobysallitt @rajsinghchohan Doesn't convert enough 100s to be in the top tier. Not in the class of Ponting Smith Williamson Kallis Kohli etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1814038881882284358)  2024-07-18T20:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@aDissentient @alexbhturnbull Are there real world examples of this working somewhere in the world now Genuine question"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1814768291929276809)  2024-07-20T21:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@GhanaYesu_ @Squawka I've not seen Ugarte play so I make no comment on whether he's better than Rice but clearly PSG in Ligue [--] is not a scientific comparison using just stats to a Premier League player whereas Mainoo and Wharton are in the same league / a statistically useful comparison"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1815400597459218587)  2024-07-22T14:56Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@SBarrettBar I appreciate you're a busy man Steven but I'd be really grateful if you could expand on this please It's something I've been wondering about for a while. What would you expect to happen GFA wise if the UK left the ECHR Many thanks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1816474860186730854)  2024-07-25T14:05Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@kevbentley @julianHjessop I'm not saying I 100% know the answer to your question but there is a significant pseudo religious element to Green policy nowadays and I think all main parties are demonstrating similar behaviours. So my best guess is that's overriding Labour's logic and common sense"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1816743327892463790)  2024-07-26T07:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Samfr Maybe but Labour are trying to gaslight the public and that needs to be called out just as much as the bad things the Tories did when they were in office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1816745140347687140)  2024-07-26T07:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@TorstenBell Absolute straw man argument. You think people meant there was literally *zero* different between the two main parties Come on. Both have their own weaknesses. But what people clearly meant is that neither one will do the fundamental things needed to solve the core problems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1816861484464390365)  2024-07-26T15:41Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@deGourlay In fairness the 11.6bn was a pre existing Tory commitment. I think there was genuinely 6bn unaccounted for and then she spent more on top. I can't stand Labour's repeated gaslighting approach though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1818214003027464300)  2024-07-30T09:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@tomhfh Absolutely hilarious (though depressing) and classic Labour thinking that they can magically change where people want to live just by building a few houses there. Cloud cuckoo land. (and I often criticise the Tories too for anyone who thinks this is partisan)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1818561630612906057)  2024-07-31T08:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Samfr British people are more liberal than ever but there's A LOT of anger around at both Tory and Labour (and general institutional) gaslighting on all manners of issues including immigration. This is neither a "far right" problem nor a "disinformation" problem. It's poor governance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819054586281202102)  2024-08-01T16:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Danjsalt Every statement and every decision they've made since Southport in particular has been the exact worst thing to say or do. They've absolutely no idea about the real situation in this country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819114426655535564)  2024-08-01T20:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@7Kiwi @FUDdaily Also maybe most people rioting in Southport were from out of town but if that's the case then how come all five people arrested were from Southport (3) or Liverpool / still local (2) Seems far too early to know the answers on what actually happened"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819115329244770466)  2024-08-01T20:57Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@melindiscott All [--] arrested were locals. [--] from Southport and [--] from Liverpool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819115654282138053)  2024-08-01T20:59Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@__theskipper__ @Lewis_Brackpool If there are any lessons from recent events then surely one is that police forces need to completely rethink their communication strategy. Social media and phone cameras have completely broken the effectiveness of the current approach"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819242049469579729)  2024-08-02T05:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan @AnfieldSector @MiguelDelaney Massive error Liverpool not originally signing Kudus from Ajax instead of West Ham. It was already obvious just from basic eye test the guy was going to be top class. A few dodgy recruitment decisions in recent years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819326083633688771)  2024-08-02T10:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@TomWitherow @thetimes Tom could you tell us all what the PM said about other riots / disturbances other than Southport in yesterday's press conference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819396185838571623)  2024-08-02T15:33Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"UK press and politicians: 4th July [----] - "The country is moving left" Four weeks later - "Far Right takeover" It would be funny if everything about the above wasn't so spectacularly dangerously wrong. So out of touch with reality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819648284606017941)  2024-08-03T08:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Julespg @Miss_Snuffy A. Three out of five arrested were from Southport. B. Did @Miss_Snuffy say everyone in Southport was a rioter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819653561489248606)  2024-08-03T08:36Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@HelenStevenson4 @Miss_Snuffy @IonMike3 Do you have a link to any of those What's the exact breakdown of locals Vs non locals We know the initial [--] arrests were majority Southport people. I've not heard any other hard data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819657752337154558)  2024-08-03T08:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Julespg @Miss_Snuffy Do you have the exact tweet where she said they're "very ordinary people" And what did she mean by ordinary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1819658708185436317)  2024-08-03T08:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Riots happen for reasons and they often presage legislative changes. E.g. the Poll Tax riots -- Community Charge changed to Council Tax E.g. The Bullring Riots -- The Reform Act secret ballots and other important voting legislation Etc etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820166178406379994)  2024-08-04T18:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@KMacca1977 @_paullay @lewis_goodall If you said the same about the Black Lives Matter marches that also had violence and riots then I admire your consistency. Unfortunately our Prime Minister hasn't been quite so consistent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820327165000352186)  2024-08-05T05:13Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@sundersays Elon Musk has some funny ideas but he really is a massive red herring in all this. Negligible relevance or impact"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820408895967228122)  2024-08-05T10:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@jdportes I appreciate your calm replies (a majority of people are bad at receiving even the most well intentioned and constructive feedback). My friendly advice would be: [--]. Reply to fair questions / comments even if they're slightly challenging - as you did with me :) 1/n"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820443663933030859)  2024-08-05T12:56Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@jdportes [--]. Where people are not totally egregious but you strongly disagree or aren't hugely keen on the tone either politely enquire to make sure you've understood their meaning or politely but firmly challenge them. I felt the other chap's comment fell into this category. 2/n"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820444065936073178)  2024-08-05T12:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@DerrickBerthel1 I don't get why you don't mute that chump Derrick. What good ever came through conversing with him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820587252298260990)  2024-08-05T22:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Keir_Starmer That all sounds good. But you've caused so much harm by your inconsistent behaviour. Why did you kneel in support of BLM two days after [--] police had been injured by BLM protest rioters You tacitly gave people permission to riot about things they care about. We expect better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820595232909509037)  2024-08-05T22:58Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@bitchballoon1 @BarristersHorse I was thinking about this. Could we replicate the mass non payment of Poll Tax in some way Start a movement to get majority social conservative views listened to - and make discrimination against white people illegal ("white guilt" training etc)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820597406431392122)  2024-08-05T23:07Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@elonmusk @Keir_Starmer I'm against all violence (barring unavoidable self defence) and condone it without hesitation. But our Prime Minister cherry picks his reaction based on what the cause is. Hence he did this two days after [--] UK police were injured in BLM riots. https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1270374388488167428 https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1270374388488167428"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820791857225281892)  2024-08-06T11:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ds22040 Then let's look at the media reaction to BLM protest related violence: This was the typical sort of toje. Rather different to what's happening now. 3/n https://x.com/BBCNews/status/1269574979680702470 [--] police officers injured during largely peaceful anti-racism protests in London https://t.co/vIq1VL1aiT https://x.com/BBCNews/status/1269574979680702470 [--] police officers injured during largely peaceful anti-racism protests in London https://t.co/vIq1VL1aiT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820938990695968916)  2024-08-06T21:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ds22040 Then just two days after those [--] police were injured in those riots our current Prime Minister sent this tweet: Rather different from his "violence is thuggery and there is no hidden meaning" message for the current riots. 4/n https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1270374388488167428 We kneel with all those opposing anti-Black racism. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/ZvjBndwqKk https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1270374388488167428 We kneel with all those opposing anti-Black racism. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/ZvjBndwqKk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820939328438038966)  2024-08-06T21:45Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@SohailSNAhmed I think it's a major red herring. Never heard anyone quantify the impact of this stuff. We hear it every time it's a right wing position involved. Funnily enough we didn't hear about it during BLM riots. Call me a cynic but it does seem a bit coincidental"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1820948967498317967)  2024-08-06T22:24Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@jamesrbuk @theipaper James What do you think is worse: Elon Musk tweeting random thoughts or the systematic cover up of grooming gangs by UK authorities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821115138172223813)  2024-08-07T09:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@FlorenceWoodle1 @ArchRose90 That's my understanding too. FAKE NEWS 😉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821236147487641609)  2024-08-07T17:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"This is actually a very good community note on Twitter that made an important point I'd not thought of: in previous years plenty of people who were mostly on the Left have claimed there is two tier policing relating to race and gender. So how can it be a Far Right trope"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821238408594800693)  2024-08-07T17:34Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@BenedictSpence Ah right rhymes with far right. To the gulags with you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821460449465954465)  2024-08-08T08:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SohailSNAhmed Honestly Sohail there's always been conspiracy theories. They really don't make a difference in the long run. Especially not in modern times when people are infinitely better educated. I really think they're a massive red herring. Much more important things to focus on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821646052325257688)  2024-08-08T20:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SohailSNAhmed Appreciate your polite response and it's always good to debate sensibly. Social media has been around for over [--] years already. Which democracies have literally been ended by it How many more years until one is I can see a case for damaging democracy but not existential"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821743511370137675)  2024-08-09T03:01Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SohailSNAhmed Personally I can see defensible positions for social media being either a net harm or a net positive for democracy. Could you possibly please explain what the process might be for social media ending democracy in a country like the UK What might that timeline look like"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821744554699014438)  2024-08-09T03:05Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SohailSNAhmed Thanks for explaining your view :) I guess a fundamental difference of opinion here is I'm really not worried about authoritarian states in the long run. They are always excessively limited by the flaws of their leaders. USA crushed Soviet Russia in the end for example"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821748509843820933)  2024-08-09T03:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SohailSNAhmed As for reaching a critical mass of misinformation what probability do you put on that happening I think it's far too easy for enough reality to be out there for it to even be a 1% probability In [--] years of social media what are the topics where that has happened already"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1821749461418213536)  2024-08-09T03:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ProfSteveFuller @DamCou Musk always tweeted out all sorts of stuff. Some genius some sensible some rather mad. What impact does it tangibly make Do we think "Far Right" thugs (whom Starmer blames for everything) are avid Elon Musk fans We need causal evidence. The current discourse is hysterical"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1822472288630951963)  2024-08-11T03:17Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Riggs_martin @Jacob_oberg_EU @YouGov @Keir_Starmer @NoahKeate @POLITICOEurope I think this thread makes sense. The results don't seem right to most people and these tweets explains the various poor polling practices used in obtaining those results. https://x.com/jim_blagden/status/1823299209186943014 "Do you agree that pollsters sometimes misrepresent public opinion in a way that could be considered irresponsible" We need to do better as an industry especially when polling on attitudes towards political violence. Several issues with this 👇 1/5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1823392775745999222)  2024-08-13T16:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@intocryptoverse @ItsCrapto I think the unemployment rate is for Q2 as a whole Ben. My brother was saying yesterday that the occupancy of the holiday place he goes every year is down 70%-plus compared to normal. We were speculating why then these figures came out. Yours A Perturbed UK Citizen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1823429079602729131)  2024-08-13T18:39Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@WilliamClouston It's more how highly they're prioritised William. There are tonnes of other more important / much worse paid roles that are either lower in the pecking order or completely ignored. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1824549147464384975)  2024-08-16T20:49Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@WilliamClouston E.g. my sister works in mental health (public funded) helps countless people every week and is a leading UK expert - gets paid less than [-----]. Literally millions of people worse off than train drivers would benefit more from that extra money they're being given. 2/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1824549409675153443)  2024-08-16T20:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@AdamClery Having done some reffing in preseason games (not as a professional to be clear) it seems to me that it's such a difficult job that only a tiny % of people can do it well. I couldn't. Probably need to pay a lot more and focus on getting those elite skills / traits in the PL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1824819435540201907)  2024-08-17T14:43Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@pythaginboots @vennocards I think Slot has tacitly admitted that because he talked after the Ipswich game about Gravenberch being able to be "converted" into a [--] (future tense not past). 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1825191267032346940)  2024-08-18T15:21Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@pythaginboots What's your starting front 3/4 for City (if you have time to answer)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1825534386835689555)  2024-08-19T14:04Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@hwyadendrygioni @d1_david @orthogonal_j @CricketAdie @jfwduffield @hiltonholloway If you're working mostly solo working from home all the time isn't that big a deal. But if you're working in a team which the vast majority of people are you need to be a truly elite team to not lose a significant amount of performance which is what happens to most teams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1825923440794075233)  2024-08-20T15:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@DavidGauke I don't back Trump but I'm even more against deliberately misleadingly edited videos which is what this is. Trump also tweeted multiple times to protest peacefully. The media's reaction to Trump is far worse than he is (and I would hate having him as our leader in the UK)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1826683862430474287)  2024-08-22T18:12Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@jamesrbuk I don't think Labour understood that at all. Or if they did they didn't care. Most senior politicians say whatever is to their advantage and we shouldn't believe their words until their actions match them. No difference between the Tories and Labour on that front"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1828082121631736136)  2024-08-26T14:48Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@pythaginboots Loved him. I can watch unending videos of him rounding goalkeepers. Preferred seeing him play even to Messi although I'm not denying the latter is the greatest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1828188529211424910)  2024-08-26T21:51Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@FraserNelson A fraction of the number of offences at Notting Hill during a period that lasts two days longer with no people so badly injured they might die"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1828451512856486358)  2024-08-27T15:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RottenImageLtd With you I think most people are fed up of the nonsense on both sides. Not just in economics but in all policy areas. I think we need a brand new party (ideally two) because none of the current bunch are up to it. I wanted the Tories destroyed and I want Labour destroyed too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1828465656733356139)  2024-08-27T16:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RottenImageLtd I'm even less optimistic. I think things will get worse just in a slightly different variation to recent times. We were in a downward trend under the Tories and Labour will probably continue it in their own way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1828470006725702070)  2024-08-27T16:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@jeremy_farage @GB__Independent @anandMenon1 At this stage it's very difficult to separate out the pandemic and Brexit. We got hit harder by the pandemic (pre-Brexit) and also had a worse impact on energy prices post Brexit (but not related). It's a real mess to work out what's what. Will take a few years to see reality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1828915174780350908)  2024-08-28T21:58Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@themagic_tophat @AdamClery Big error not including Wharton imo. Should have been playing ahead of Mainoo in Euro [----] (and I said that before the tournament not with hindsight)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1829162196431159668)  2024-08-29T14:20Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan I feel like this is so blindingly obvious so why can't England leadership see it Drives me nuts. Was saying Wharton should have started ahead of Mainoo before Euro [----] for exactly this reason. We need to be stacking the side with excellent tight space passers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1829180311042961619)  2024-08-29T15:32Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@pythaginboots @_Wewa_ Another good example: I didn't see a single person advocating Bellingham as a no. [--] but he used him there / at the tip of a diamond as a key part of winning the UCL and Primera League double"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1829465337445634205)  2024-08-30T10:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SteerKarmer @biztradegovuk @TerraOrBust The UK did [---] billion of trade with Latvia. Do you think that means it's not worth having a trade deal with the EU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1829468754519986430)  2024-08-30T10:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Jason Interview idea for All In: Dominic Cummings former Chief of Staff to Boris Johnson when he was UK Prime Minister. I don't agree with half of what he says but he's very interesting on public vs private sector; political data Silicon Valley how to beat the establishment etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1829591600110190714)  2024-08-30T18:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@pythaginboots Noticing he's taken off Trent and Jota ASAP in all the games - and they've been two of the biggest recurring injury problems in recent years. Very smart"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1830292961906897149)  2024-09-01T17:13Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@Pango987 I partly agree but fundamentally disagree. Yes Churchill was a piss poor strategist and tactician best left out of any military decisions. But he was still an incredible wartime leader because of his motivation and inspiration. There are many different ways people can lead"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1831132708174491680)  2024-09-04T00:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Pango987 For sure that's absolutely true about many (most) people attacking Churchill for cynical (or ignorant) reasons but I basically agree with the main thrust of your argument about him :)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1831137157051711792)  2024-09-04T01:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Pango987 Yes lack of nuance is the bane of learning and (ironically) decision making. Drives me crazy. A pleasure chatting Sir and goodnight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1831138722873487434)  2024-09-04T01:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@neilayates @OliverRMills @NABurkinshaw It's not just about memory though is it It's also skill composure etc. You could remember every note perfectly and still be an abysmal musician. I think school exams are just as nuanced. They also involve skill comprehension etc etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1832356952644448584)  2024-09-07T09:55Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico I presume you mean bank bailouts. Did you ever write an article about this Andrew Specifically on why it impacted the UK more than other countries. I'm also interested in why some countries bailed out banks but exceptions (excluding the US which is a freak case)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1832357818864685407)  2024-09-07T09:58Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@PaulEmbery I'm not fussed about the national anthem. What bugs me is when people are hypocritical about saying "no foreign coaches" and then overlook things like this. Be consistent. (not aimed at you Paul - thinking of ex professional footballer pundits)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1832361211549077713)  2024-09-07T10:12Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"As soon as Southgate said he was leaving I knew everyone would forget England routinely comfortably beat lesser teams outside of tournaments during his tenure so these Nations League games aren't going to tell us anything useful. 1/3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1832467463121854615)  2024-09-07T17:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@pythaginboots Not a Southgate fan at all but England mostly easily beat lesser teams out of big tournaments during his tenure. So I don't think these Nations League matches are going to tell us many significant things at all. Balance of the CM profiles still a concern to me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1832471721128939681)  2024-09-07T17:31Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan @nonewthing That goal in the FA Cup final against West Ham.I still can't believe he scored from there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1833167654669979912)  2024-09-09T15:36Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@andrew_lilico I feel the same when someone says something like "you can't put a price on a life" and I then say "so would it be worth spending all of one year of UK Gov's budget to save one life" and they leap on the hypothetical example saying it's implausible ignoring the key point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1837414096104194374)  2024-09-21T08:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@bphillipsonMP You got voted in to lead. Please stop acting like a deliberately misleading opposition (the pandemic clearly impacted education worldwide and the UK outperformed relative to others). Big mistake by Labour to bang on about the Tories. Please start leading and stop opposing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1837926314428297688)  2024-09-22T18:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@unlit_uplands @andrew_lilico @UKLabour @RachelReevesMP I recommend reading the Bank of England report about LDIs being the cause of 2/3s of the immediate impacts not UK Gov. But if you overlay graphs of interest rate rises across all major economies the UK's is indistinguishable from many others. The Mini Budget is a red herring"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1838376330741866598)  2024-09-24T00:34Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@unlit_uplands @andrew_lilico @UKLabour @RachelReevesMP (I should have said government borrowing costs as well.it's late - the point is that the mini budget had a short term impact although most of it was down to LDIs not the mini budget but overall it blended into the same inevitable longer term impacts as other countries)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1838378226130841865)  2024-09-24T00:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"I don't know the details of the Chagos Islands story but I've yet to see anyone explain what possible benefit there would be to the USA for one of their main allies giving up legal control of a strategic air base. What am I missing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1842489369803857940)  2024-10-05T08:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@b0n0myt1res @JamesKanag @FinallyBennett Labour won a [---] majority because people hated the Tories. Most people didn't know or care what Labour were doing and Labour did their best not to speak about any actual policies during the campaign. I say this as someone who equally dislikes Lab and Con (politically homeless)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1842490972476723673)  2024-10-05T09:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Aella_Girl You should go on a Roman themed holiday in Tunisia. I took my dad last year. Incredible sights and history with a fraction of the tourists in Rome / Italy and better weather"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1842630622449443065)  2024-10-05T18:19Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"This is the sort of thing I'd expect Boris Johnson to say (not including a policy in the manifesto then say you're doing it because you promised a celeb chum) and can you imagine the noise if he had done. They're all as bad as each other. #politically_homeless "I made a promise to Esther Rantzen before the election that we would provide time for a debate and a vote on assisted dying" Keir Starmer says "I'm very pleased" that I'm able to "make good" on that promise the prime minister adds https://t.co/Rk9qD1dqS7 https://t.co/0EBERa4tca "I made a promise to Esther Rantzen before the election"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1842632313043116103)  2024-10-05T18:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"I'm a massive Cole Palmer fan but this is a clear case of recency bias. Bellingham should have won this award by miles. He did it in far bigger games against better opponents and he wasn't his team's main penalty taker. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgl13ve0v2o https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgl13ve0v2o"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1843764661214425112)  2024-10-08T21:25Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@jfwduffield Especially after Labour were so unusually holier than thou for all the years of Starmer as Leader of the Opposition. They've made a rod for their own back with their short term thinking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1843940912428364264)  2024-10-09T09:05Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@WilliamGMurray @JohnRentoul My best guess is a hung parliament next election. More because Labour are useless than because the Tories are good. The Tories in power for at least [--] years was the majority view in early [----]. (I'm politically homeless so this is not a partisan view)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1844036277202727100)  2024-10-09T15:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@julianHjessop Labour say they're putting growth first while also doing this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1844316841734529328)  2024-10-10T09:59Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Danjsalt The hysteria about Elon Musk by supposedly clever people is pretty embarrassing (or should be). He's an eccentric billionaire who does and says some amazing things and also does and says some strange things. What's the big deal Just ignore him if needed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1844717948964925881)  2024-10-11T12:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Danjsalt @BieberDmorison @anglofutures The only valid comparisons are to France and Germany"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1845327327640592664)  2024-10-13T04:54Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Petersbrooking @Madz_Grant They only won because the Tories were so diabolically bad. All Labour did was not talk about policies. Nothing clever there: just what every opposition does. They've been inept since they got into power. He's a rubbish politician"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1845594322030203008)  2024-10-13T22:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"My view is that none of the women's England team and none of the public gave a damn when they won Euro [----] with a foreign manager. I hope Tuchel does well nothing against him but I think its embarrassing for a supposed proper football nation to appoint a foreign manager and its a sudden change by the FA that feels weak on their part. Does Tuchel care about the long term health of English football I hope Tuchel does well nothing against him but I think its embarrassing for a supposed proper football nation to appoint a foreign manager and its a sudden change by the FA that feels weak on their"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1846269480722485388)  2024-10-15T19:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@AdamClery I didn't see anyone complaining when England women won Euro [----] with a foreign manager. The double standards are frankly embarrassing at best"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1846314837715857792)  2024-10-15T22:18Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@K_Niemietz You've annexed our national team's management position"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1846607784399208867)  2024-10-16T17:42Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@intocryptoverse Because you forgot you weren't making a Bitcoin dominance video"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1846608694257099015)  2024-10-16T17:46Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RobBourke @Born_Free_2024 @JamesMelville Trump was mostly a non event apart from when he turned bad loser after the [----] election. If he wins this time then that problem is removed from the equation. I wouldn't want him as a candidate but the hysteria about him (not saying you're in that camp) is quite remarkable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1847024709835096290)  2024-10-17T21:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@UxbEconomist07 Fair comment. I think they've reflected and improved a lot this year. They're more about winning than 'we're here to entertain first and win second'. But being able to grind through the toughest situations with the bat is something they still need to improve"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1849848683287937342)  2024-10-25T16:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@kingjojoo352 @rajsinghchohan @nonewthing Respectfully disagree about Kudus. He was always obviously going to be elite (even before West Ham bought him). FAR superior to Diaz and Gakpo for a bargain price. Going to be world class. Agree on how great Guimares would have been though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1850677180805607728)  2024-10-27T23:13Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@oflynnsocial Sadly I don't agree even though your article was well written. I'd like to see Labour and the Tories both destroyed but I think it's far too early to believe that will happen imminently. I think a completely different challenger party is needed to break the two-party system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1850679602173141211)  2024-10-27T23:22Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@jdportes If this was a trading chart people would be talking about it being "about to break down". Looks very ominous either way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1850921632396636539)  2024-10-28T15:24Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@RMcGreevy1301 @joerogan This is like telling a barber who always cuts hair in a certain style to do it in a different way just for you. Just go to a different barber whose style suits you better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1851511051126255712)  2024-10-30T06:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Keir_Starmer It just sounds like more of the same to me. Hardly any fundamental difference between Labour and the Tories since [----]. I hope you'll actually properly try to tackle root causes of the biggest issues (definitely not too little government spending). Good luck"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1851566026967716033)  2024-10-30T10:05Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@AndrewBrookLdn @mragilligan I'm no fan of the Tories but please let's not defend Labour for charging poor people more for bus fares than the Tories would have done if they'd won. Pretty shameful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1851726231340761399)  2024-10-30T20:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Reeves said this herself in the summer. I don't like politicians egregiously lying to the public whether they be Labour or Tory (Sunak did in his rebuttal albeit on a noticeably smaller scale than Reeves). I still dream of a new better option coming along. Rachel Reeves's 25billion national insurance rise for employers will be paid for by workers Paul Johnson of the IFS says 'These tax rises party explain why the OBR has downgraded its projections for real household income growth over the next few years. Somebody will pay for Rachel Reeves's 25billion national insurance rise for employers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1851918558244032722)  2024-10-31T09:26Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@julianHjessop @12stringsolo I downloaded the manifesto to check a while back. Labour explicitly said they wouldn't raise National Insurance and made no distinction between Employer or Employee NI"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1852352422351393193)  2024-11-01T14:10Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Seems like a bit of a more extreme outlier this poll - but even if it's a few points off Labour's fall in popularity has been shockingly fast. (I still broadly feel they and the Tories are very similar though both in policies and lack of enthusiasm for them) 📊 Conservative lead at 1pt Westminster voting intention CON: 29% (+4) LAB: 28% (-2) REF: 17% (-3) LDEM: 13% (-) GRN: 8% (+1) via @BMGResearch [--] - [--] Oct https://t.co/3dBcfovaEx 📊 Conservative lead at 1pt Westminster voting intention CON: 29% (+4) LAB: 28% (-2) REF: 17% (-3) LDEM: 13% (-) GRN: 8% (+1) via @BMGResearch [--] - [--] Oct"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1852477816123613552)  2024-11-01T22:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@realhansard True but this version of the Labour Party (competence and political skill) isn't fit to shine the Blair government's shoes. In all honesty it probably wouldn't make much difference either way who won. Labour are going to self-destruct. It's just a question of how badly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1852680414311145914)  2024-11-02T11:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@clim8resistance I'm willing to keep an open mind but I'm far from convinced that any leader could fashion the current Tory Party into something even vaguely useful. They're much more likely to get back into power due to Labour being similarly inept than for anything they do themselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1852685603885789280)  2024-11-02T12:14Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@PetroNicolaides @Keir_Starmer @UKLabour Racist behaviour. Let's be clear. It was a racist remark (in multiple dimensions). Does Labour allow racist tweeting now That's the question. (and the same rules should apply to the Tories)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1852807062977184015)  2024-11-02T20:16Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@susie_dent I think the word of the day is 'hysteria'. It was equally true of the anguished people when Biden won"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1854088451366199331)  2024-11-06T09:08Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@_7347_ @rajsinghchohan @RozhShexa @KonateFC Your own opinion contradicts your opening sentence. And you're wrong about why I don't rate him. So where's your evidence that's the reason other people feel like me Your debating style is to just make one unproven assertion after another. I'm not interested in that. Mute time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1854471170227064867)  2024-11-07T10:29Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@lewis_goodall Doesn't Morgan McSweeney do very similar things for Keir Starmer What's the fundamental difference"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1856768781034397829)  2024-11-13T18:39Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@elonmusk I've been telling everyone I know (and get to know) about Gell-Mann Amnesia for years now. Brexit (here in the UK) is what first made me realise it; then everything with Donald Trump in the US just reinforced it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1861434268372623783)  2024-11-26T15:38Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@DaveAtherton20 @jonsopel I think it was the Russians Elon Musk and Cambridge Analytica"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1861483158924849339)  2024-11-26T18:52Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Danjsalt @mpblackman1 I don't think Haigh should have resigned for something that happened [--] years ago that Starmer knows about in [----]. Reeves should definitely resign though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1862428438767747502)  2024-11-29T09:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico @JohnRentoul @MooseAllain 'The Chain' is an amazing song. I think that might have inspired 'Am I Getting Through' by Sheryl Crow which is a bit of a hidden two-part gem. There is another Fleetwood Mac candidate though: 'Oh Well'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1864547069391728995)  2024-12-05T05:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico They also predicted a massive stock market crash. Even Standard and Poor Moody's and Fitch did that. Brexit economic forecasts were a great example of excessive bias invalidating expertise. (Patrick Minford being a good example of the opposite extreme)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1869632205435421099)  2024-12-19T06:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@mattsquair @GeorgyKantor @yuanyi_z [--] years minimum snowflake"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1869782286859923753)  2024-12-19T16:30Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Aiannucci I often disagree with things Elon Musk says but didn't a bunch of Labour MPs go and campaign for the Democrats in this year's US presidential election"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1875321165037891823)  2025-01-03T23:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@jfwduffield He and so many others have gone completely gaga about Elon Musk. Their reactions are multiple levels above disproportionate given he has next to zero impact on UK politics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1875321754564096307)  2025-01-03T23:22Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@francessmith @andrew_lilico Yes. I think Elon Musk is just a parent who's reacting very emotionally to a truly terrible thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1875959736849625598)  2025-01-05T17:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico I think you're right. The Labour Party are more continuity Conservative Party than anything else: the Tories would have done some things a bit better and some things a bit worse but similarly badly overall"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1876922945316036763)  2025-01-08T09:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@afneil You forgot Elon Musk Donald Trump and the Russians"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1876926754595475901)  2025-01-08T09:39Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@stphnmaher A 2% one-off hit to the economy is wrecking it As well as a massively bigger economic impact he was predicting a recession house market crash etc.none of that happened either"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1879809553447190772)  2025-01-16T08:34Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@stphnmaher @GeoffRuss3 Now do Germany and France"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1879809694828785850)  2025-01-16T08:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@intocryptoverse Not knocking people who know what they're doing with trading meme coins (albeit it won't be many) but it's depressing that they even exist. They're such a waste of human time and resources. They're not even "fun". Fun is a quality sitcom or comic book"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1880912090157973699)  2025-01-19T09:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ShepherdWales @Fox_Claire @hoylakewsnc I remember after they had so many votes on "the form of Brexit" with customs union as an option that a large number of MPs then had a training session. The topic 'Introduction to customs unions'. Most MPs have only a narrow sliver of knowledge at best like the rest of us"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1880915828520165484)  2025-01-19T09:50Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@GavinBarwell Pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement is very different from refusing to do anything about climate change. I'd argue it actually helps do something in the longer term. The current approach is fatally flawed and very likely to backfire in a seriously counterproductive way"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1881681014986338532)  2025-01-21T12:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ZubyMusic You could have been the greatest female meme coiner"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1884625629498224873)  2025-01-29T15:32Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@EllStats How do you explain that some POC groups are massively overachieving compared to White British men while others are massively underachieving Do you think employers check whether someone is West African vs Caribbean or something Or Indian vs Pakistani"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1895169004857110560)  2025-02-27T17:47Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Hello Ser Crown @KrownCryptoCave as an English guy who lives in unusual countries myself (currently in Albania previously in Tunisia etc) I'd be interested in your take on why people think the Finns are so happy when your experience is the opposite. https://www.perplexity.ai/search/7f7858db-bb82-4909-8339-db330be6cfac https://www.perplexity.ai/search/7f7858db-bb82-4909-8339-db330be6cfac"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1902644232839406052)  2025-03-20T08:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@AdamJoseph____ @StuntPegg I think this one is quite easy. Just look at the stats. Ronaldo no question the better player / career overall. Salah no question a bigger impact on the Premier League. Most of Ronaldo's best seasons were after he left Man Utd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1904206109209972959)  2025-03-24T16:18Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SamHartford9 @TerraOrBust I spent over [----] hours researching and making a neutral informational website for the EU ref with a panel of [--] Remain and [--] Leave voters who *all* had to approve information before it got on the site. So I can guarantee I know as much as anyone on this topic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1907508836568637578)  2025-04-02T19:02Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SamHartford9 @TerraOrBust According to academic papers in the EU's own archives what is the estimated *permanent* negative impact on economies of Lithuania & Latvia because of mass migration due to freedom of movement My proposal for balanced freedom of movement would have solved all its major issues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1907509346138767401)  2025-04-02T19:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ChrisTheShrew @LynnDance3 @andrew_lilico @JamesMelville @TerraOrBust Billions will not die. Please read the UN's IPCC (as I have) and quote me the section where it says they will. You might be as pleasantly surprised as I was to see the actual forecast impacts. That doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything btw. But let's do it proportionately"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1916139631285805175)  2025-04-26T14:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SocialM85897396 @KathrynPorter26 @dougie507 @AdrianRamsay @Nigel_Farage @reformparty_uk Ad hominem attacks like this are both tedious and useless. Instamute for being a total waste of space"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1928306645555192258)  2025-05-30T04:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Le11Parisien @rajsinghchohan @Nyanni237 @TheAthleticFC Go and check David Beckham's treatment when he was England's golden boy. The press were on him *all the time* trying to dig up dirt etc. It's a story as old as time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1932885664258818122)  2025-06-11T19:40Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@EBL2017 It's 100M but I take your point"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1936246988363743370)  2025-06-21T02:17Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@LFCTransferRoom He's not athletic enough to be elite. He's not top Premier League quality. Classic to overrated the importance of international matches on player analysis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1937996579601846507)  2025-06-25T22:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@WirtzXTR_ @Madridhater @static_K @AnfieldSector He's turning [--] in September so will only have one contract; he's always been injury prone and the financial cost is huge. The time to buy him was back in [----]. Businesses have to include risk as part of their decision-making. I just don't see this signing happening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1938521345362678094)  2025-06-27T08:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@___pranav R9 at his peak was definitely better than Henry - who by the way is also one of my favourite players. It's like saying Messi is better than Zidane: both incredible but one is a bit better than the other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1938894579069333913)  2025-06-28T09:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Ronaldo R9 pre-knee injuries was almost unstoppable. I'll never get tired of watching his 96-97 season goals. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9TC8l1kAGKQ @___pranav R9 at his peak was definitely better than Henry - who by the way is also one of my favourite players. It's like saying Messi is better than Zidane: both incredible but one is a bit better than the other. https://www.youtube.com/watchv=9TC8l1kAGKQ @___pranav R9 at his peak was definitely better than Henry - who by the way is also one of my favourite players. It's like saying Messi is better than Zidane: both incredible but one is a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1938904057520722212)  2025-06-28T10:15Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@___pranav So tricky. I like Raj's midfield three but there's a case for Iniesta to play in some situations. How about you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1938953913568199015)  2025-06-28T13:33Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@LFCTransferRoom Doesn't make sense to sign Isak next year (and arguably not even this year). He'd be [--] is injury prone would only get [--] years before hitting [--] with potentially no resale value"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1939547005652746700)  2025-06-30T04:50Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@OmarWaraich @yuanyi_z An advisory opinion from judges including from Russia and China that ignored the actual people of Chagos and made up some nonsense about Mauritius having rights to an island that never belonged to them. But other than that absolutely brilliant and credible"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1939787988294410660)  2025-06-30T20:47Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@Goldbirdwing By far the main problem with Truss's budget was the insane spending on supporting energy bills. Please point out in this article where he talks about doing things like that. Also the Bank of England admitted afterwards that over half the fallout was their fault"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1940516936317915534)  2025-07-02T21:04Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan @cricvizanalyst @ethan_speedy He's doing a Graeme Smith: massively raising his game after becoming captain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1940701649418522750)  2025-07-03T09:18Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@PSGINT_ @MusialaEra What's happening to the Uighurs is far worse than what's happening in Palestine: slave labour camps organ harvesting mass rapes and cold blooded murder religious repression brain washing schools. And nobody gives the slightest damn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1940869325755392144)  2025-07-03T20:24Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@KieranMaguire @left_unheard Good chance they'll make the Premier League less competitive which means less money which eventually leads to more teams lower in the pyramid going bust not less; and an inferior product to watch etc etc. Could write an essay on the possibilities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1942667875220701569)  2025-07-08T19:31Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@left_unheard @KieranMaguire I hope you're right. I don't believe you will be. There'll soon be scope creep and all manner of crap is going to happen. Just one example: look at what politicians have done to the similarly popular / political hot potato of the NHS. I know you mean well though. All the best"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1942704637045580058)  2025-07-08T21:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan @ImMoohan @David_Ornstein @TheAthleticFC Love him. I thought Liverpool should've bought him from Ajax as cover for both flanks and a potential LW starter. Spurs getting a player above their current level = top signing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1943062438355833227)  2025-07-09T21:39Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan @PremLeaguePanel Raj is there a way you can think of to fit both Palmer and Saka in the starting England XI against top opposition Seems a shame to waste one but I can't see how to make it work and keep the side balanced. (against low block lesser teams Jude and Palmer as two 8/10s in a box)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1944491445131645310)  2025-07-13T20:17Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@SiouxsieShoo @bbctms What's my definition of prime talent Please demonstrate your mind reading abilities so I can marvel and feel awe at your superior nature"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1945066737612861678)  2025-07-15T10:23Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@AFCAMDEN I'm not even an Arsenal fan but he looks like he could be incredible. What a production line of left footers you've had from your academy in recent years. Madness"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1949802480801300784)  2025-07-28T12:01Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@AnfieldSector @AdamP1242 Every club's fans do this. I bet you they were saying the same thing about Trent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1953117848957600150)  2025-08-06T15:35Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@Mobyhaque1 Isak a luxury signing. I'd prioritise: [--]. A [--] who can defend well and play line breaking passes. [--]. A quality forward who can play all across the front three. [--]. A reserve CB with high potential. These are all significant squad holes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1954671229610172707)  2025-08-10T22:28Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@typofoto Depends what you use it for. I'd say it's rubbish at most things and brilliant for a tiny subset of things - so just use it for those"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1954885887659286890)  2025-08-11T12:41Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@FennellJW @Goodbob888 @julianHjessop The underlying issues are primal and therefore unchangeable at scale. Put people in a situation of unbalanced power Vs accountability and where excessive self sacrifice is needed to make good societal decisions and almost none of us can do it very well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1956236737601994780)  2025-08-15T06:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@FennellJW @Goodbob888 @julianHjessop Which is why the private sector where accountability is much more significant on average (because investors and customers don't want to lose money) and they don't usually have power over their fellow citizens* is mostly far more productive than the public sector"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1956237181200293924)  2025-08-15T06:11Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@AdamClery Your YouTube video on the Isak saga was top notch 🎩"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1960023023089746329)  2025-08-25T16:54Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@InksterJamie @TalkinTactics @CFCDaily @TheAthleticFC Bad profile for Chelsea. He really needs to play in a midfield three. He's neither an ideal double pivot player nor an ideal [--] but should be a brilliant [--] in a three-man midfield"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1960710055315030077)  2025-08-27T14:24Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@InksterJamie @TalkinTactics @CFCDaily @TheAthleticFC He'd be a great Newcastle signing. Fits Howe's system miles better than Maresca's or Amorim's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1960710265680335076)  2025-08-27T14:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@Tactx_ This is why I don't like Spence and Livramento being LB options for England. Good players but the balance isn't right if Rashford Gordon Eze or Rogers are LW with them playing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1961747456414142626)  2025-08-30T11:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@grok @alternativesay @kinlochleven7 @PolitlcsUK @YouGov This doesn't include grid rebalancing costs. Or real strike prices being higher than idealistic models"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1961921762431516913)  2025-08-30T22:39Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@grok @alternativesay @kinlochleven7 @PolitlcsUK @YouGov No it doesn't. That is factually wrong. It's strike prices agreed with suppliers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1961922365043953919)  2025-08-30T22:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@grok @alternativesay @kinlochleven7 @PolitlcsUK @YouGov Wholesale gas prices are broadly at [----] levels yet the UK price cap is much higher than then"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1961923048254079217)  2025-08-30T22:44Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@grok Thank you for admitting I was right. The wholesale price is about 10% higher than when the cap was introduced but the cap price has gone up by around 50%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1961925391737557464)  2025-08-30T22:53Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SamMcGuire90 Plus a loan fee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1962513683302523231)  2025-09-01T13:51Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@julianHjessop Fact checking that guy must be exhausting. Does he ever post anything that's accurate I've muted him now but I appreciate your efforts Julian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/2017165539768984029)  2026-01-30T09:18Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@rajsinghchohan @TouchlineX The risk is that they might eventually start putting players off joining them. Generally I think they overdo this approach. They should focus more on signing players who raise the level of the first team"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/2018660262056964405)  2026-02-03T12:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@tw_pjm @Gillibrand2000 @DanielJHannan I'm guessing it was a Truth Social post then as it's not on his Twitter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/2019481426677117308)  2026-02-05T18:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@EBL2017 Big fan of yours but "genius" for Kobbie Mainoo is definitely straying well into the realms of hyperbole . He's a decent Premier League player who plays tidily and aesthetically. I wouldn't call Mo Salah in his pomp a genius. George Best or Marathon.yes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/2021643488790770055)  2026-02-11T17:52Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@grok You just confirmed to me in a Grok app chat that the extra costs because of renewables are [---] per household. Based on figures you methodically verified"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1961931873208193244)  2025-08-30T23:19Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SteveDavies365 @graemearcher I disagree about the initial response being correct. We threw out hundreds of years of best practice response based on the behaviour of an authoritarian government. 1/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1986986158849503451)  2025-11-08T02:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@SteveDavies365 @graemearcher My initial reaction was that it was the right thing to do but I didn't know anything about historical pandemic management in March [----]. Sweden's approach as a maximum next time please. 2/2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1986986441277083884)  2025-11-08T02:37Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@CryptoDonAlt @aibra No alt coins I know of have a real use case other than making the founders rich. Their products would also probably function better if they didn't have the distraction of a pointless crypto asset and focused on the pure tech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1988192618443161923)  2025-11-11T10:30Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@HarryStebbings @DanielPriestley Come back to me when you've invested $135M 😜"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1998659162251972670)  2025-12-10T07:40Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico @elonmusk I disagree with this definition of the EU Commission. It has powers that are a mixture of a Civil Service Lower Chamber Upper Chamber and appointed Revising Chamber. The Civil Service don't initiate legislation for example and only the EU Commission can do that in the EU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1998776715833667968)  2025-12-10T15:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico If I remember right you're a fellow Dark fan aren't you Andrew That must. I'd probably have that Yes Prime Minister and Blackadder in my top [--]. Great shout for Life on Earth btw. They don't make 'em like that anymore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1999073326564880893)  2025-12-11T11:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@andrew_lilico Oh I was just including all those series under Yes Prime Minister for brevity. I thought you'd have Dark in your top [--]. Then again so many good series over the years. Mine would be more comedy centric than most (Parks & Rec 3rd Rock Red Dwarf IT Crowd etc)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/1999082513655042341)  2025-12-11T11:43Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ShipleyWrites @Danjsalt @anxietymsgs This resonates with me. I was really ill and bed bound with post viral syndrome for over [--] months last year. At first it was incredibly boring and frustrating but I came to value the time massively reflected and grew. It might end up being the most important [--] months of my life"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MarkFaulknerUK/status/2001151805632471452)  2025-12-17T04:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

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