@chimart.bsky.social
Music, cricket and coffee loving ex economics lecturer. On my bike when possible, reluctant runner.
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Most of the media, most days:
Morning: "Capitalism must go further! further! further!"
Afternoon: "Oh my God, how did that happen?"
Morning: "Capitalism must go further! further! further!"
Afternoon: "Oh my God, how did that happen?"
February 11, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Most of the media, most days:
Morning: "Capitalism must go further! further! further!"
Afternoon: "Oh my God, how did that happen?"
Morning: "Capitalism must go further! further! further!"
Afternoon: "Oh my God, how did that happen?"
I'm enjoying a lot of the Olympics - so sorry for Jen and Bruce in teh curling- what great people they seem - and won the round robin. But, please if anyone is in the crowd and going to show the national flag at the games, please make sure it's not upside down!
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I'm enjoying a lot of the Olympics - so sorry for Jen and Bruce in teh curling- what great people they seem - and won the round robin. But, please if anyone is in the crowd and going to show the national flag at the games, please make sure it's not upside down!
That is a very good point
Trump sued the BBC for editing one of his speeches.
It makes you wonder why he's not suing people for directly, openly stating that he's a rapist and a paedophile.
It makes you wonder why he's not suing people for directly, openly stating that he's a rapist and a paedophile.
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
That is a very good point
Can I just say @gidcoe.bsky.social on 6Music is playing some sublime music? Martin Carthy earlier and now Mickey Newbury for goodness sake!
January 29, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Can I just say @gidcoe.bsky.social on 6Music is playing some sublime music? Martin Carthy earlier and now Mickey Newbury for goodness sake!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My tip for the next Reform recruit: Chris Mason.
Reform members "shimmy", "building a viable alternative govt" Lab & Tories "discombobulated" by Reform and Farage. Lab suffering from "anxiety dream bordering on cold panic" undertaking "stymied manoeuvring" Really?
My tip for the next Reform recruit: Chris Mason.
Reform members "shimmy", "building a viable alternative govt" Lab & Tories "discombobulated" by Reform and Farage. Lab suffering from "anxiety dream bordering on cold panic" undertaking "stymied manoeuvring" Really?
Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Reform heebie-jeebies
Both of Westminster's mega brands, Labour and the Conservatives, are feeling discombobulated, the BBC's political editor writes.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My tip for the next Reform recruit: Chris Mason.
Reform members "shimmy", "building a viable alternative govt" Lab & Tories "discombobulated" by Reform and Farage. Lab suffering from "anxiety dream bordering on cold panic" undertaking "stymied manoeuvring" Really?
My tip for the next Reform recruit: Chris Mason.
Reform members "shimmy", "building a viable alternative govt" Lab & Tories "discombobulated" by Reform and Farage. Lab suffering from "anxiety dream bordering on cold panic" undertaking "stymied manoeuvring" Really?
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ICE uses extrajudicial violence and intimidation for political ends. It's unconstrained by the law, unaccountable to the public. Its crimes are endorsed at the highest levels. What does this tell us? That it's the force of paramilitary thugs all fascist movements & governments use. It is Trump’s SS.
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM
ICE uses extrajudicial violence and intimidation for political ends. It's unconstrained by the law, unaccountable to the public. Its crimes are endorsed at the highest levels. What does this tell us? That it's the force of paramilitary thugs all fascist movements & governments use. It is Trump’s SS.
Agreed 👍
I'm always amazed, not only at the new versions @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social manage to put together, but the speed at which they get them out after events occur.
Possibly, very possibly, their best to date, certainly top 3.
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY?...
Possibly, very possibly, their best to date, certainly top 3.
youtu.be/F4nefIN4_LY?...
"Donald's Sewage Stream" - Marsh Family adapt "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Agreed 👍
please repost. As far I could see from the footage, this is closer to the truth than other versions that I've seen.
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 AM
please repost. As far I could see from the footage, this is closer to the truth than other versions that I've seen.
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Articles like this fail to state the obvious.Trump has dementia.It is worsening. He is decompensating in plain sight. His Executive functions are virtually non existent. The Press,rather than try to rationalise his behaviour should be holding Trump to the same standard as they did with Biden
Trump has defused a bomb of his own making. For now | Mohamad Bazzi
After a bombastic speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European countries
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Articles like this fail to state the obvious.Trump has dementia.It is worsening. He is decompensating in plain sight. His Executive functions are virtually non existent. The Press,rather than try to rationalise his behaviour should be holding Trump to the same standard as they did with Biden
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... At last people are calling out Trump's lies (perhaps too little, too late). I don't understand why NATO was in Afghanistan anyway.
Trump's claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line sparks outrage in UK
The US president says Nato troops stayed
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... At last people are calling out Trump's lies (perhaps too little, too late). I don't understand why NATO was in Afghanistan anyway.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social People suggesting European teams boycotting the World Cup would hurt the USA are off the mark. A few teams withdrawing from the World Cup is irrelevant when they have World Series in sports where only the USA have entered.
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social People suggesting European teams boycotting the World Cup would hurt the USA are off the mark. A few teams withdrawing from the World Cup is irrelevant when they have World Series in sports where only the USA have entered.
Jenrick Tory govt was hopeless" also Jenrick "Tory MPs join me at Reform" Reform might need to rethink recruitment policy
Robert Jenrick claims Reform defection about ‘uniting the right’
www.channel4.com/news/robert-...
www.channel4.com/news/robert-...
Robert Jenrick claims Reform defection about ‘uniting the right’
Robert Jenrick has claimed that his defection to Reform UK was about "uniting the right" of British politics - and not about personal ambition.
www.channel4.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Jenrick Tory govt was hopeless" also Jenrick "Tory MPs join me at Reform" Reform might need to rethink recruitment policy
WG's countdown returns - or have I just missed it!? Hooray, anyway :)
Only 79 days to go until the return of the domestic cricket season and the start of be glorious, wonderful, incomparable County Championship - a true cricketing marathon where only the most resilient and consistent team gets to lift the trophy!
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
WG's countdown returns - or have I just missed it!? Hooray, anyway :)
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Just gonna leave this here
January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Just gonna leave this here
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Britain left the EU because people told us we had greater security and financial relationships with the USA.
Happy now?
Happy now?
January 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Britain left the EU because people told us we had greater security and financial relationships with the USA.
Happy now?
Happy now?
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This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
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I'm impressed with this chap - Mark Fairhurst. Keeps calm, answers the question and highlights the real issues. Now, will the Govt take the advice given baby him to protect the prison officers, or will they still be chasing Reform votes?
Prison Officers' Association chair Mark Fairhurst tells Jackie Long one of his members has been "unjustly singled out" for the mistaken release of Hadush Kebatu, and the full inquiry will find out who is at fault.
Read and watch here:
Read and watch here:
Prison union chair says officer ‘unjustly singled out’ over prisoner release
The Chair of the Prison Officers’ Association, Mark Fairhurst told Channel 4 News that officers were “devastated” over the error that led to asylum seeker and convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu bein...
www.channel4.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I'm impressed with this chap - Mark Fairhurst. Keeps calm, answers the question and highlights the real issues. Now, will the Govt take the advice given baby him to protect the prison officers, or will they still be chasing Reform votes?
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Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?
Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC
The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.
www.lbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?
Tremendous tribute to Danny Thompson by Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music atm www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Radio 6 Music - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio 6 Music on BBC Sounds
www.bbc.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Tremendous tribute to Danny Thompson by Gideon Coe on BBC 6 Music atm www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.
The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.
The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.
The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.
The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.
Agreed, no one is surprised. What a shame, though. He has written some superb books, which I have recommended to many.
"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew."
"Commentator of the Year"
"Commentator of the Year"
No-one is surprised, Matthew. Absolutely no-one.
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Agreed, no one is surprised. What a shame, though. He has written some superb books, which I have recommended to many.