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Jonathan Simons

@jonathansimons

Partner, Public First and Head of Education Practice. Education strategy + policy advisory. Former civil servant + think tanker. “University lobbyist 👎” - CCHQ
London, England publicfirst.co.uk Joined January 2011
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Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons
This is uncanny. I can remember distinctly this episode and this tiebreaker. It was 28 years ago. Christ.
In the event of a tie at the end of They Think It’s All Over, the teams would often decide the winner in the most random ways.

Like here in 1996, when Gary Lineker had to try and answer a question from the quiz book that he allegedly wrote.

A quite brilliant show back then.
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Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons
Good for him, but literally what’s the point of a Test match where the pitch has so far allowed over 1100 first innings runs for 13 wickets. Total waste of time.
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Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons
Fun fact - TOTAL “film, tv, video, radio and photography” GVA is £20bn of this £125bn. So the “film” bit, getting this tax relief, is even smaller.

Fun fact no2 - the “creative industries” number is quite so big cos “IT, software and computer services” makes up £53bn of it……
UK Prime Minister Verified account @10DowningStreet Oct 9, 2024
The UK creative industries are a £125 billion powerhouse.

Driving economic growth, supporting millions of jobs and entertaining the world.

Today's indie film tax reliefs will help boost the sector, creating more jobs and opportunities for UK filmmakers across the UK.
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