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Personal views and ramblings whilst writing copy for individuals, projects and organisations in the East Midlands (UK). Trustee Bendigo Heritage Project

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He don't need no co-ordination

He don't need no clutch control

Forget the blind-spot in the mirror

Roger, leave them keys at home

Hey, Roger, leave those wheels at home

All in all, it's just some bricks out the wall

All in all, it's just another close call

11.03.2026 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Detective's Files: True Crime Tales With Jacques Morrell โ€“ Weapons & British Gun Crime In this episode of Detectiveโ€™s Files, former major crime detective Jacques Morrell reflects on the reality of firearms in British policing โ€” from the cultur

It is 30 years since the Dunblane Massace.
UK gun crime is statistically rare, but when firearms appear, the impact is seismic.
Detectiveโ€™s Files explores:
โ€ข The MAC-10
โ€ข Hungerford, Dunblane, White House Farm
โ€ข UK firearms legislation
โ€ข The myth of rising gun crime

open.spreaker.com/A4NZ/8ynnf2en

11.03.2026 10:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is this the guy who used a change of name deed to insert 'Adolph' as a middle name?

05.03.2026 19:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further ยฃ3m to Reform Christopher Harborneโ€™s gift is latest to partyโ€™s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations

Who the hell is this guy? And what does he want as a return on his ยฃmillions invested in Reform? Because it sure as shit isnโ€™t a fairer, more progressive, equal and prosperous UK with good public services and well-regulated consumer protections.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1100 ๐Ÿ” 465 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 112 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

So Trump is struggling to find his preferred choices of person to lead Iran because.... er.... he killed them in error during some AI influenced bombing.

05.03.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What an antidote to Blue Monday. Franz Ferdinand at Rock City. What a show.

03.03.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think there's more than one 'New supreme leader who must be picked as soon as possible'
Over to you USA.

01.03.2026 14:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

UK Party Politics - A Guide
Socialist? vote Green
National Socialist? vote Reform
Tory Member? vote Tory
Labour member? vote Labour
'Average Joeโ€™ in the remaining 80% of the population. Wants a progressive govt, excellent public services supported by a fair tax system? Vote Liberal Democrat

26.02.2026 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the reminder. Putting in on the turntable as we speak. ๐Ÿ‘Œ

22.02.2026 10:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a shame that the new breed of self-appointed experts in civil engineering and transport budgets cannot see beyond the potholes. Our health, social care, justice, and education services are so neglected their potholes are the size of bomb craters.

15.02.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's not the comment by Jim Ratcliffe that saddens me, it was the comment by the 'man in the street' on BBCNews who said (as a compliment),
"He's a billionaire, he can say what he likes"

13.02.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey Mainstream News.
Any chance of some news items that don't mention Epstein or Mandelson.
It's getting a bit boring.

08.02.2026 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Nottingham to Beeston Canal today. I walked from home to Highfields Park, via the canal. It was 4.3 miles. By road 6 miles and no passing swans or pieces of wood to watch.

04.02.2026 19:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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World Cup sending-off - Trump Style courtesy of
@privateeyenews.bsky.social

26.01.2026 13:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've always encouraged children to think for themselves, ask questions, and make their own choices.
Confidence grows when children are trusted to form their own views and develop critical thinking. He may not be 3 yrs old but my grandson has clearly been listening to my conversations about footie.

24.01.2026 13:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In a strange way, it may be a good thing if several teams withdraw from the World Cup Finals in protest at the US Government's actions. What a message it would send to Trump.

17.01.2026 17:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Has he formed the Monster Raving Ozempic Party yet?

15.01.2026 12:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bravo Senator Kelly

12.01.2026 21:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A self-imposed internet blackout and a trip to Oxford for the Radiohead artwork exhibition.
I think youโ€™ll see why the sketch by Thom Yorke from 1999, titled
โ€˜International Diplomacy Explainedโ€™ returned me to the present day and the world according to Donald Trump.
#ThomYorke #StanleyDonwood

12.01.2026 21:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the interview by Amol Rajan, Gary Lineker is bang on when he talks about not being bothered about the comsequences of speaking his mind. His not playing safe to try and please those that despise the BBC, as it won't change their stance. We need more people left of centre to adopt this approach.

07.01.2026 15:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lovely

06.01.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy New Year
Here's what 2025 was all about for me...

๐Ÿซค๐Ÿ‘‚โ“๏ธ๐Ÿฅผ๐Ÿ‘Žโžก๏ธ๐Ÿฆป๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿฅผ๐Ÿ†Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ˆ๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿฅƒโžก๏ธ๐Ÿซ–โžก๏ธ๐Ÿ†Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“‰๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ‘“๐Ÿฅบโ“๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿฆฏโžก๏ธ๐Ÿฅผ๐Ÿค”โžก๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ท๐Ÿ“…

06.01.2026 17:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whilst there isn't much to celebrate in this period of instability, we can be thankful that we don't need to hear about that 'special relationship' bollocks again.

05.01.2026 18:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy New Year John

01.01.2026 10:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine if the next British monarch was selected by a public vote. I wonder what % Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor would get. Having seen some bizarre reasons from people who voted leave in 2016, it's clear he wouldn't lose his deposit.

23.12.2025 18:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you know the difference between me and The Grinch?
One is a sourfaced Christmas-hating cynical recluse, the other is a green animated character whose heart is two sizes too small. ๐ŸŽ„

22.12.2025 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does anyone know what time Jake Paul achieved in the Florida 10k Fun Run?

20.12.2025 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Remembering Alvin Lee, guitarist, songwriter and lead vocalist (Ten Years After) born in Nottingham, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ on this day in 1944.

What are your favourite songs or albums showcasing Alvin Lee?
#AlvinLee

19.12.2025 10:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm seriously wondering whether the FIFA World Cup Finals will actually go ahead next year.

14.12.2025 08:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leaked documents claim 'US wants to convince four countries to quit EU' in bid to 'Make Europe Great Again' | LBC Donald Trump is allegedly attempting to persuade four countries to quit the European Union as part of his plan to โ€œMake Europe Great Again.โ€

Trump wants to subjugate Europe and we need to stop being weak, band together, & take up our role as the bloc that is now the leader of the free world.

www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...

12.12.2025 09:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 192 ๐Ÿ” 62 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3