Mike Elrick
@elrick1.bsky.social
Hillwalker, book lover, cineaste, Mahlerite, Aberdeen FC supporter.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Lee Anderson adds Minister for colouring-in to his portfolio.* *Any colour but black or brown
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Lee Anderson adds Minister for colouring-in to his portfolio.* *Any colour but black or brown
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Chris Mason appointed Minister for impartial journalism.
February 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Chris Mason appointed Minister for impartial journalism.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Zia Yusuf appointed 'Minister for I can't be racist because I'm a person of colour, racism'.
February 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Zia Yusuf appointed 'Minister for I can't be racist because I'm a person of colour, racism'.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Robert Jenrick
appointed Minister for 'No Ball Games' and 'No Walking on Grass' signs. Also Minister for 'Exact Change Only'.
appointed Minister for 'No Ball Games' and 'No Walking on Grass' signs. Also Minister for 'Exact Change Only'.
February 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Robert Jenrick
appointed Minister for 'No Ball Games' and 'No Walking on Grass' signs. Also Minister for 'Exact Change Only'.
appointed Minister for 'No Ball Games' and 'No Walking on Grass' signs. Also Minister for 'Exact Change Only'.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Lee Anderson appointed Minister for picking bogies then eating them.
February 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Lee Anderson appointed Minister for picking bogies then eating them.
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Sarah Pochin appointed Minister for making milk turn.
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK’s ‘shadow cabinet’. Sarah Pochin appointed Minister for making milk turn.
Robert Duvall's many standout performances are rightly getting mentioned after today's sad announcement of his death. Shout out for his straight-laced Maj Frank Burns in Altman's M.A.S.H. Another scene stealing role.
February 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Robert Duvall's many standout performances are rightly getting mentioned after today's sad announcement of his death. Shout out for his straight-laced Maj Frank Burns in Altman's M.A.S.H. Another scene stealing role.
'Dear Diary had the honour of meeting with President Trump. It was lovely but I think there's something wrong with the drains at Mar-a-Lago, as I got a strong whiff of something unpleasant as we had our picture taken. Bless him, he couldn't remember my name but asked if I had any young nieces.'
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
'Dear Diary had the honour of meeting with President Trump. It was lovely but I think there's something wrong with the drains at Mar-a-Lago, as I got a strong whiff of something unpleasant as we had our picture taken. Bless him, he couldn't remember my name but asked if I had any young nieces.'
The Dumb and Dumber remake looks shit
February 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The Dumb and Dumber remake looks shit
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I don't know why I did this.
February 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I don't know why I did this.
Watched Deliverance on BBC4 tonight for the first time in decades.First saw it as a kid on a Friday night when my folks were working. The image of the hand rising out of the lake has stayed with me for nearly 50 years.
February 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Watched Deliverance on BBC4 tonight for the first time in decades.First saw it as a kid on a Friday night when my folks were working. The image of the hand rising out of the lake has stayed with me for nearly 50 years.
'My first day doing Sir Jim Radcliffe's PR. It went well I think.'
February 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
'My first day doing Sir Jim Radcliffe's PR. It went well I think.'
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I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Sir Ed Davey.
February 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I have to tell you now that no such undertaking has been received, and that consequently this country is at war with Sir Ed Davey.
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
I note the Mandelson-washing going on by at least one future Labour leadership candidate. Regardless, I think we know who Peter Mandelson would want to win the Labour Party succession.
February 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I note the Mandelson-washing going on by at least one future Labour leadership candidate. Regardless, I think we know who Peter Mandelson would want to win the Labour Party succession.
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What if you threw a coup and nobody came?
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
What if you threw a coup and nobody came?
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"you broke my heart"
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"you broke my heart"
I've always found performative politics in press conferences are the worst kind of tiresome, self serving/indulgent and ultimately counterproductive exercises. They never reflect well on those who go down this route. It just reeks of desperation.
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I've always found performative politics in press conferences are the worst kind of tiresome, self serving/indulgent and ultimately counterproductive exercises. They never reflect well on those who go down this route. It just reeks of desperation.
Surely it's not the Sandringham Estate that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be moved to, but the Tower of London...to share a dank dungeon with Peter Mandelson?
February 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Surely it's not the Sandringham Estate that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be moved to, but the Tower of London...to share a dank dungeon with Peter Mandelson?
Counting down to the launch of the podcast where hosts Dominic Cummings and Morgan McSweeney share their thoughts on why government isn't working.
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Counting down to the launch of the podcast where hosts Dominic Cummings and Morgan McSweeney share their thoughts on why government isn't working.
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
Listening to Between The Ears - Bernard Herrmann and Taxi Driver on BBC Radio 3. Why did I not know that Herrmann's first score was for Citizen Kane...his last for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Listening to Between The Ears - Bernard Herrmann and Taxi Driver on BBC Radio 3. Why did I not know that Herrmann's first score was for Citizen Kane...his last for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver.
Watching On The Beach on Sky Arts..cheerier than reading the Sunday papers and observing British politics.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Watching On The Beach on Sky Arts..cheerier than reading the Sunday papers and observing British politics.
Peter Mandelson's grandfather was wartime Home Secretary Herbert Morrison. Ernie Bevin once said, he (Morrison) was not to be trusted and was as artful as a barrow load of monkeys.
February 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Peter Mandelson's grandfather was wartime Home Secretary Herbert Morrison. Ernie Bevin once said, he (Morrison) was not to be trusted and was as artful as a barrow load of monkeys.