Dogs, football, running, history. Not necessarily in that order #STFC
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You're not missing much tbh. Leaving aside the ahistorical nonsense (Harold and William the B having baths next to each other?!?!), it's just not a great drama. On episode 3, watching with my better half who DGAF about the accuracy but loves a good historical drama and she thinks it's poor.
Bit of a tip off: RNLI are running a sale on Christmas cards. It’s never too early to get ready to send any Reform UK supporting friends and family a greeting that will really touch them: shop.rnli.org/collections/...
Starmer’s next speech should be: “Sorry if I haven’t been clear, but Nigel Farage is a vicious, dog-whistling racist who in any sane country would not be anywhere near the reins of power. We utterly reject his racism, his fascism, his plans to turn this country into a far-right fantasy.”
Well you see the alternative is that them and all their mates have utterly fucked it into the sun, and that obviously can't be true. How can people who went to Oxford be wrong?
Just in case people are unclear, putting 'hundreds of thousands' of human beings into camps is fucking evil. Are we all clear on that? You know when we talk about those lines before which we shouldn't draw parallels, this is one of those lines. This is evil, Farage is a fascist. These truths matter.
Nice to see #BBCNews devoting half an hour to "Immigration: can Farage fix it?" Tomorrow they'll give 30 minutes to the Green party on the environment, and the LibDems on welfare the next day, won't they? Won't they?
It’s funny that Labour basically seem to be following the US take merchants advice for the Democrats (pivot to the center/right on all issues to appeal to more voters) and it’s going spectacularly wrong.
Tbf there's a line to be drawn in every discussion. I will stand shoulder to shoulder with anyone in the battle against Reform's racist demonisation of migrants but NORWICH? Come on, now, that's beyond the pale 😁
Maybe somebody could tell the Labour Party that? Because currently all the govt seem able to do is flounder in Farage's shadow, aping his rhetoric
Farage’s “probity and judgment were sold as the product called Brexit. It turned out to be a piece of shit.” And, unbelievably, this Labour govt finds itself trapped because it has refused to call this out. What a profound - and now dangerous - political failure. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
That Labour's objection to Reform's programme of aggressive white nationalism is "they don't have a fully costed plan for their network of concentration camps" tells you just how dangerously lost this government is.
It's important to assume that Reform in Government would indeed try to do this. The right thing is not to tell the public that this won't happen - so they can therefore vote for Reform without guilt - but rather that a vote for Reform is a vote for the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people.
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“Tabloids tell us Connolly is lovely, ordinary, caring, a great Mum. But she wasn’t punished for any of that. She was punished for telling a mob it's okay to set fire to hotels full of people she sees as lesser. That she did it between a cuppa and walking the dog, makes it more chilling, not less.”
Lots of media coverage about the huge number of anti-migrant protests happening this weekend. It's obviously worrying but perspective is important. Across all the demos that happened today there were probably fewer than 1000 protestors combined. It's not a national outpouring.
Nasty classist tripe. To infer all working class people are anti immigration is as grotesque as it is incorrect. Farage and Tice are the main cheerleaders for anti-immigration and couldn’t be any less working class.
80 is an exaggeration, more like 50, maybe 60 if you're being generous. Which, coincidentally, also looked like the average age #BingoNazis
Friends in Bristol defended hotels from fascists today. They’ve got bruises from the police pushing back on them, but they won and the residents were blowing kisses from the windows. About 50 fascists to 400 people coming together to do what is right. They should be celebrated.
"We are Bristol! who are you? We are many, you are few!" Around 40 fascists surrounded by hundreds of counterprotesters
Scraped by against a terrible side again BUT better that than losing to one like Tuesday. That's 3 wins out of 5 now so I'll take that. But it does seem the only consistency we have this season is win, lose or draw, Holloway can't help himself having a dig at fans. Why throw away goodwill like that?
in britain the anchorites of asda dwell by the sacred stones, solemnly intoning the words “that’s asda price”, and performing the necessary ritual (the double bum slap) three times a day to bring about the great rolling back when we will all be redeemed
Oh that's awful. Hope you get it resolved as quickly and with least intervention possible
A gorgeous summer evening sunset over Barbury Castle for #HillfortsWednesday
Another group of "patriots" selling out their country. "From 2019 to 2024, Jian G. allegedly passed on everything he knew, read and heard to Chinese intelligence services, even going so far as to hand over European Parliament documents considered sensitive." archive.ph/2025.08.05-1...
Gah, I'm away that weekend although not yet confirmed whether we leave Friday night or Sat morning. Will definitely try to make it if I can though
And tbc (and I am sure this was the point you were making so apologies for reiterating but just wanted to spell it out) that is *why* he is doing this, because he thinks it will help him become leader. And sadly he's probably right. As well as far right
How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at @bylinesnetwork.co.uk BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children” We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”
This might be aimed at asylum seekers, but in approach and language - especially the parts about the safely of his daughters and not wanting newly-arrived immigrants as neighbours - it’s pretty much indistinguishable from the BNP-style open racism of the 70s and 80s.
If you're pro Putin. You support murdering cunts. If you're pro the current Israeli government. You're support murdering cunts. If you're pro Hamas. You support murdering cunts. Stop waving fucking flags and start fucking thinking you stupid cunts.
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The guy in the middle is a *very* messy eater
Wondering if ChatGPT will be able to turn my father over so he doesn’t get bedsores or indeed stop him from decatheterising himself again. Fuck off back to oblivion you sentient haystack.
Oh this looks amazing (adds to ever-growing list)
*Barbury. FFS
Tough on self grown vegetables, tough on the causes of self grown vegetables
Looking for translators for Pompeii: The Legacy! If you're passionate about languages, Roman history & indie games, I’d love your help. (Languages & details below 👇) #GameDev #IndieDev #Localization #WishlistWednesday
A misty Liddington Castle on Sunday morning, a sunny Barbary Castle on Sunday evening - starting and finishing the day with Hillforts is doing Sunday right! #HillfortsWednesday
Another deeply concerning allegation, the latest in a long line of apparent commercial and political lobbying against protest movements, some of which has led to the extremely repressive legislation we now face. Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is one of the greatest threads of all time, on this or any other site, truly a κτήμα εσ αει
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Will he be barking at it?
Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/pic...
Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups
Now widely portrayed as having “legitimate grievances”. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
These fucking people
Mebbes it my age but no fucking Labour government should be getting criticised by a UN Human Rights representative. This is not what Eddie Marsan and Caitlin Moran promised us www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Typo for poisoned?
But they won't
An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed
If it's toddlers we're talking about, visual/aural is the least of your worries. The olfactory strikes are the killer #DrippingNappies
New pinned post! Hi everyone, I'm Meg! I draw women who lived all around the world 1000 years ago for my Women of 1000 project. womenof1000ad.weebly.com Meanwhile, my PhD research is about music in the lives of Scottish & Irish herring gutters. blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1848641/ Happy to be here! 🏳️🌈
Liddington Castle shrouded in early morning low cloud earlier this week #HillfortsWednesday
I'd like to live in a country that's better than it has been throughout most of my adult life and I'd say the closest we are to achieving that right now is probably with Zack Polanski. If this is what the modern Green Party is, then let's get after it.
Governments are elected to represent the people. Not private equity companies. Not hedge funds. Not foreign sovereign wealth funds and the dictatorships controlling them. But somehow that memo went down the back of Labour's sofa.
Sex?
You've clearly never heard one of the bloody things being played
Peaceful protesters yesterday, writing the words on their placards which will convert them from ordinary citizens to terrorists in the eyes of the government and the law. Words which put them in the same legal group as Osama bin Laden. The rank absurdity of Cooper’s decision captured in one photo.
Wait? What? #HillfortsSaturday is a thing now as well? I thought it was just #HillfortsWednesday? I mean, double Hillforts hashtags is fine, not complaining!
A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.
Honestly it's impressive in a way that racism continues to find new frontiers of crushing stupidity. 'Immigrants are why people use the word UK'. Jesus Christ, go outside. Read something from 20th century politicians.
Why can't it be both?
This is veteran Thomas Begay, one of the last two living Navajo Code Talkers from World War II. The Trump Administration is removing Navajo Code Talkers from military websites as part of its DEI purge. REPOST if you stand with Begay against Donald Trump!
Oh look, there's a shock - more divisive (and untrue) race baiting by Matt Goodwin and KGB Newd
Just to be completely clear - this British Army Vet was NOT forced out of military housing to accommodate Afghans - who, by the way, put their own lives at risk to support and protect British soldiers. Just ever more rage-baiting by Matt! 🧵1/14
This is all well and good but it's clearly a distraction from the potato-based announcement we're actually waiting for
The Daily Beast: Trump's admin has ordered 500 metric tons of emergency food aid—enough to feed 1.5 million malnourished children for a week—to be incinerated rather than be distributed as part of its ongoing purge of USAID. Starving kids to own the libs.💔 #ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
Sadly the cafe's no longer there, closed some years ago. But the Hillfort itself is still well worth visiting, a lovely place to run, walk or just sit and take in the glorious views
It was very hot at Liddington Castle on Sunday! Kudos to all the runners I bumped into going the other way on the second day of the Race to the Stones - rather you than me! #HillfortsWednesday
Damn these people demanding thruth! We should be utterly thruthless with them!
There’s a VERY good reason asylum seekers get circus tickets and Amazon parcels. But the Mail on Sunday was never going to tell you that. Here’s the crucial detail they left out: 🧵
Campaign to start calling Dan Hannan "Hannandra" for being the complete opposite of Cassandra from @alexpodyssey.bsky.social - he was believed, and it turned out to be a load of absolute bollocks.
Formal request to have all future preview/presser episodes open with 2 Unlimited clips
Tbc, as some people seem to have horribly misconstrued this, I was referring to Mr Paxton's moving, if wildly inaccurate, recreation of the Nativity tableau.
Trafficking as well, it just gets worse and worse
Tell that to Ken!
3 donkeys and an Alsatian
Well this is exciting. Not sure I'm ready for this on a Thursday morning
You've tried that spleen/ferret thing haven't you?
Seems a bit harsh on the grandkids
I wrote this in Jan '24 after reading posts on that bloody listerv. I am disappointed to see that this old post is still very relevant. Free Palestine, FFS ancientalexandra.weebly.com/blog/what-is...
That's really disappointing - that's quite clearly not a Roman legionary T-shirt, the breastplate is all wrong
The Odyssey trailer has reignited a tiresome accent debate which makes no sense www.digitalspy.com/movies/a6529...
Yeah although I love both of those two as well. Can't beat Barbury in early morning winter low sun
"No, it's not Monica, it's a slang word meaning name" "You don't expect me to swallow that" "See, now you're doing it, you're not blaming me for that one"
You can't mention Moniker in relation to US presidents - they'll think you're having a go
So sorry to hear this. Don't know you (aside from social media) and obviously don't know your dog, but I do know the deep bonds we grow with our animal companions and the hurt when that is lost. RIP.
Yes, thankfully. We (dog and I) normally run round Liddington at the weekend but it was a quick (well, quick for us!) 5k and back round the park this Sunday. Fortunately I have a couple of days off this week so we were able to do our Liddington run this morning in a much more forgiving climate!
Good morning and a happy #HillfortsWednesday from a (welcome) breezy and overcast Liddington Castle
Surely the orange upstart would not dare strike against the power of the Bretwalda?
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk. “When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.” The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children. Don’t ever forget.
And on it goes. Israeli politicians using UK media to stoke up outrage around Bob Vylan & Kneecap must be laughing their heads off at how easy it all is. I think this brings the Palestinian death toll *since the Glastonbury performance* in to triple figures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you had some knowledge of the Everton-777 situation and understood a bit about the Reading-Dai Yongge chaos but you haven't read anything in the papers about Morecambe's plight the last few years, ask yourself why not. Why is it that we're letting this club die? Does every team not matter?
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.
It's off season, indulge yourself...
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Imagine a football stadium full of maimed and dead children — the cumulative horror in Gaza is hellish www.unicef.org/press-releas...