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I’m a retired railway signaller & RAF veteran who is left leaning, loves classic films both horror & comedy, I’m happily married with two great sons and try to look on the light side of life….i also support Derby County.

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27.01.2026 08:38 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I think better of him for doing that John

23.01.2026 19:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think until Trump apologises for his comments about NATO troops today both King Charles & the Prince & Princess of Wales future visit to the US should be postponed.

23.01.2026 17:58 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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On the night of 28 Dec 1940 London became an inferno — “the Second Great Fire of London.” From the dome of St Paul’s, Daily Mirror photographer George Greenwell bravely captured the city burning all around him, recording the true scale of the Blitz while bombs were still falling.

19.01.2026 12:13 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Master Of Menace………..The wonderful Peter Cushing markhamillofficial.bsky.social

15.01.2026 15:07 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I’d like to see the Tories go ahead of Reform in the polls……..just to see the rats who deserted the sinking ship try to crawl back on!

14.01.2026 08:45 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The US president said on Friday he had to act or else "Russia or China will take over Greenland", stepping up his threats about acquiring the Danish-administered territory.
“We're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour," Mr Trump said.
Has anyone told him they already have!

10.01.2026 06:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cheers Mal & you

23.12.2025 13:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hope you have a great Christmas, this is Morecambe & Wise with Can’t Get Used To Losing You

21.12.2025 22:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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For Remembrance Sunday

09.11.2025 10:43 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

If god forbid we end up with a Reform government in 2029 how many years will it take for the penny to drop that they can’t ’stop the boats’?

04.11.2025 13:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison for five-year sentence Nicolas Sarkozy declared his innocence and held hands with his wife before entering prison to begin his five-year sentence.

One thing you can say for France they do jail their convicted former presidents. news.sky.com/story/ex-fre...

21.10.2025 07:56 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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This young actor went on to play Stan Ogden in Coronation Street. Bernard Youens (1914-1984) suffered a shrapnel wound to the leg during the battle of Anzio in 1944.

17.09.2025 04:33 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

You too mate

16.09.2025 09:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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16.09.2025 01:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Hope you’re ok mate, I’m fine, just not posted much on here lately, will try to post more👍

16.09.2025 01:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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16.09.2025 01:39 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I am ok mate, hope you are too, post most stuff on the other place

16.09.2025 01:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

😃👍

07.08.2025 19:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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29.07.2025 08:25 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 1

Even with 20 or 30 MPs they will still get less media coverage than Reform’s 5.

03.07.2025 20:51 👍 14 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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22.06.2025 11:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My Grandma worked hard all her long life, in service from the age of 13 as a maid of all work (basically she did everything) & washing the pots, dusting & cleaning until she passed away aged 95 & she never had more than a few quid all her but then, she gave away money to anyone who had less than her

12.06.2025 11:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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