Peter Hutchinson
@catus14.bsky.social
Retired international construction program director. PPE & European Law degrees. Granda to 4 superstars, loyal to family, Labour and NUFC. Worked globally, love the UK, despise Brexit, still enjoy rowing, wine, arguing, reading
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🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally approved the Chagos Islands deal
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Time to jump on the Yangwagon. Oh yes!
If some random MP's can meme Al Carns to leader on the basis, essentially, he was in the military we can meme Yuan Yang leadership from Bluesky on the basis of her dog.
February 5, 2026 at 11:08 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Restore William Armstrong's hydraulic marvel - the Swing Bridge
In the intervening 7 year period, these bodies have supposedly been discussing options whilst the bridge deteriorates daily. Such a restoration project will be costly and lengthy, but the alternative ...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
It's amazing that Epstein seems to be having more impact on British personalities than American ones
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It's amazing that Epstein seems to be having more impact on British personalities than American ones
I know the world is full of bizarre things at the moment but (Andrew Sparrow in the Guardian reporting )"Badenoch says Starmer seemed to enjoy being in China. That is not surprising for a man who was virtually a communist most of his life” is right up there
February 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I know the world is full of bizarre things at the moment but (Andrew Sparrow in the Guardian reporting )"Badenoch says Starmer seemed to enjoy being in China. That is not surprising for a man who was virtually a communist most of his life” is right up there
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Labour should be going for Mandelson big time now. Yeah, it was a mistake to send him to Washington but say so and explicitly call him a liar. Call for a police investigation, demand he gets out if the Lords. Make an example of him. Show people how angry you. And after the by-election sack Morgan.
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Labour should be going for Mandelson big time now. Yeah, it was a mistake to send him to Washington but say so and explicitly call him a liar. Call for a police investigation, demand he gets out if the Lords. Make an example of him. Show people how angry you. And after the by-election sack Morgan.
I sometimes worry about how much of myself is picked up from social media. I've just completed the New York Times Deluxe Waffle puzzle, and "it's" response was "Canny effort". Is there a Geordie in the
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February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I sometimes worry about how much of myself is picked up from social media. I've just completed the New York Times Deluxe Waffle puzzle, and "it's" response was "Canny effort". Is there a Geordie in the
@nytimes
offices
@nytimes
offices
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Would you like Ukraine to become a member of NATO?
Retweet = Yes
Silence = No
Retweet = Yes
Silence = No
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Would you like Ukraine to become a member of NATO?
Retweet = Yes
Silence = No
Retweet = Yes
Silence = No
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Hats off to anyone who can remember what Konstantin Kisin said or wrote about anything. The man himself doesn't bother.
Left: Konstantin Kisin denies calling Rishi Sunak a 'brown Hindu' on #BBCQT
Right: Konstantin Kisin, "He's a brown Hindu"
Right: Konstantin Kisin, "He's a brown Hindu"
January 30, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Hats off to anyone who can remember what Konstantin Kisin said or wrote about anything. The man himself doesn't bother.
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Sorry to soil my timeline but this did make me laugh…you?
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
January 29, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Sorry to soil my timeline but this did make me laugh…you?
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
Took me a moment…
Greg Bovino was asked how he felt about his demotion today. "Well, obviously, I'm not happy", he replied. Someone in the crowd shouted back, "So which one are you?"
Trump can't change course until Miller changes course
It seems rash to conclude, as many media outlets seem to have done, that Trump is changing course
Minnesota raids continue as DHS report indicates two agents fired guns at Alex Pretti
Report emerges as Trump signals he may reduce the surge of ICE and other federal agents in the state
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January 28, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Trump can't change course until Miller changes course
The pub that refused to die — Jay Rayner reviews The Highland Laddie in Leeds ft.trib.al/OjnDEOT | opinion
The pub that refused to die — Jay Rayner reviews The Highland Laddie in Leeds
This old boozer, ringed by newbuilds, exceeds all expectations — and it’s got a mustard menu
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January 24, 2026 at 8:03 AM
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Spokesman, not Farage. Won't put his name to it because he's a traitorous coward, in thrall to the orange twat.
Reform spokesperson: "Donald Trump’s comments are plain wrong. For 20 years our armed forces fought bravely alongside America's in Afghanistan. We spent the same amount of money pro rata and we suffered the same losses. Those men and women deserve our undying respect."
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Spokesman, not Farage. Won't put his name to it because he's a traitorous coward, in thrall to the orange twat.
Is this you talking to Peter @sarahhutchinson.bsky.social ?
4yo: 'Can I go to school in my fleecy pyjamas today?'
Me: 'No, not today.'
4yo: 'Do I have to wear my human form?'
Me: 'Your uniform. That's right.'
Me: 'No, not today.'
4yo: 'Do I have to wear my human form?'
Me: 'Your uniform. That's right.'
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Is this you talking to Peter @sarahhutchinson.bsky.social ?
Now that Trump has taken $20 billion pocket money off the autocrats signing up to his "Peace" Cabal, do we think he'll decide that's enough and retire?
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Now that Trump has taken $20 billion pocket money off the autocrats signing up to his "Peace" Cabal, do we think he'll decide that's enough and retire?
Good to know I'm more on top of the Ukraine negotiations than "Daddy" Trump, who should have asked me where Zelensky is today....
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Good to know I'm more on top of the Ukraine negotiations than "Daddy" Trump, who should have asked me where Zelensky is today....
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For those of you interested in facts rather than the ramblings of clearly demented orange man child here’s the USA confirming Danish rights to Greenland in 1916.
January 19, 2026 at 5:36 PM
For those of you interested in facts rather than the ramblings of clearly demented orange man child here’s the USA confirming Danish rights to Greenland in 1916.
To be fair, he isn't acquiring it for the US, it will go straight into his personal offshore property portfolio in Qatar
You just have to step back for a moment.
The US President is pledging to raise import taxes - paid by US importers - in a bid to seize the territory of a close NATO ally. Territory which, polling suggests, 75% of the American public do not want to acquire.
The US President is pledging to raise import taxes - paid by US importers - in a bid to seize the territory of a close NATO ally. Territory which, polling suggests, 75% of the American public do not want to acquire.
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM
To be fair, he isn't acquiring it for the US, it will go straight into his personal offshore property portfolio in Qatar
Is it a coincidence that demented Trump's former ally, MT Green fell out with him and suddenly he wants to take over Greenland?
January 18, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Is it a coincidence that demented Trump's former ally, MT Green fell out with him and suddenly he wants to take over Greenland?
Take the time to read this letter it’s brilliant!
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Tyne
Isis
Thames
Itchen
Seine
Misbourne
Chicago
Misbourne
Isis
Thames
Itchen
Seine
Misbourne
Chicago
Misbourne
The Clyde. The Water of Leith. And the Lagan.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Isis
Thames
Itchen
Seine
Misbourne
Chicago
Misbourne
Isis
Thames
Itchen
Seine
Misbourne
Chicago
Misbourne
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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As a follow up, because a lot of the predictably outrage responses are about "appeasement", I would add that resistance or appeasement, dependence or detatchment, they reside in action - often quiet, deliberate action that takes time - rather than strident public statement.
I am not an expert is international diplomacy, by any stretch, but the current argument sweeping Bsky, that "the UK gov't must demonstrate it recognises just how aggressive, dangerous, and unpredictable Trump's US has become, by poking Trump publicly in the eye" is not entirely rational.
January 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
As a follow up, because a lot of the predictably outrage responses are about "appeasement", I would add that resistance or appeasement, dependence or detatchment, they reside in action - often quiet, deliberate action that takes time - rather than strident public statement.
@sarahhutchinson.bsky.social Saw them live in 1975, not playing Dr Who though
Can't believe this has been sat on YouTube for fifteen years and I'd never heard it until today.
Wow. Thin Lizzy playing the Doctor Who theme music is not something I had come across before youtu.be/nbsoEcXAaiY
January 4, 2026 at 10:54 PM
@sarahhutchinson.bsky.social Saw them live in 1975, not playing Dr Who though
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Leaving my son's nativity and reflecting that Mary's story is a long way from the worst birthing experience I've heard this week #maternity
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Leaving my son's nativity and reflecting that Mary's story is a long way from the worst birthing experience I've heard this week #maternity