General Boles
@generalboles.bsky.social
Former MP, former Supreme Allied Commander #WarOnTheCountryside, above average satirical photoshopper & senior advisor to Sir Keir Starmer before he became unpopular
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My favourite Prue Leith moment was when, at a press launch for C4 taking Bake Off and after being asked about the adverts, Leith just said you could fastforward them.
Channel 4 bosses had head in their hands. Oh, memories.
Channel 4 bosses had head in their hands. Oh, memories.
January 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
My favourite Prue Leith moment was when, at a press launch for C4 taking Bake Off and after being asked about the adverts, Leith just said you could fastforward them.
Channel 4 bosses had head in their hands. Oh, memories.
Channel 4 bosses had head in their hands. Oh, memories.
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Prue Leith is stepping down from Bake Off after a decade on the show, Channel 4 says.
January 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Prue Leith is stepping down from Bake Off after a decade on the show, Channel 4 says.
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A Norwegian Lobster Roll? 🦞
Behind the scenes with @chefeilif.bsky.social, preparing a king-sized feast from the Norwegian Seafood Council!
Behind the scenes with @chefeilif.bsky.social, preparing a king-sized feast from the Norwegian Seafood Council!
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
A Norwegian Lobster Roll? 🦞
Behind the scenes with @chefeilif.bsky.social, preparing a king-sized feast from the Norwegian Seafood Council!
Behind the scenes with @chefeilif.bsky.social, preparing a king-sized feast from the Norwegian Seafood Council!
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Remember the Soviet joke about a man who always goes to look at the papers but never buys one. The news agent asks him what he's looking for and he says, "An obituary" and the news agent points out that they're always in the back section. "This one won't be".
January 21, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Remember the Soviet joke about a man who always goes to look at the papers but never buys one. The news agent asks him what he's looking for and he says, "An obituary" and the news agent points out that they're always in the back section. "This one won't be".
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Cartoon by @mortenmorland.bsky.social.
January 21, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Cartoon by @mortenmorland.bsky.social.
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Iceland at Davos
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Iceland at Davos
Wouldn't have got away with this in Fraser's day but Michael did always fancy himself a touch louche
‘Donald Trump sees America’s underwriting of European security as a sugar daddy arrangement. In demanding Greenland, he has read his credit card bill aloud to us and unzipped himself expectantly.’
Me in the @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
Me in the @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
Europe must give Trump what he wants
By all means, break with the United States and militarise the European Union, but be prepared for the avalanche of invoices coming your way
spectator.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Wouldn't have got away with this in Fraser's day but Michael did always fancy himself a touch louche
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It's completely impossible to tell any more who's live tweeting the speech and who's just taking the piss
"Al Gore's here, stand up Al, terrible man, low IQ guy, not the worst VP though, Kamala, anyone remember her? I beat her 3 times, nobody talks about that, why don't they talk about that?"
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
It's completely impossible to tell any more who's live tweeting the speech and who's just taking the piss
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
January 21, 2026 at 2:48 PM
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
please mention the Beckhams
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I never thought I'd say this but can I hear more from the dog exorcism guy, please?
January 21, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I never thought I'd say this but can I hear more from the dog exorcism guy, please?
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Potential headline: Incoherent, rambling American president backs down on military force on Greenland and pleads for talks, in moment of humiliation for the US
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Potential headline: Incoherent, rambling American president backs down on military force on Greenland and pleads for talks, in moment of humiliation for the US
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please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
January 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
please refer to your Davos phrasebook www.ft.com/content/ab4f...
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The government of Iceland listening to this speech
a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls .
ALT: a close up of a stuffed monkey wearing a green shirt and overalls .
media.tenor.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The government of Iceland listening to this speech
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this is like the Sunderland Crisis of 1938
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
this is like the Sunderland Crisis of 1938
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It's happening Jim.
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It's happening Jim.
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not saying Trump isn't entirely with-it but he has just claimed that the current row is over control of "Iceland"
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
not saying Trump isn't entirely with-it but he has just claimed that the current row is over control of "Iceland"
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Bear in mind that multiple NATO allies of the US – including Denmark! – have troops that fought and died in Afghanistan and Iraq in the war on terror, after 9/11.
Trump repeatedly saying America “never got anything in return” from NATO goes down like cold sick in these nations.
Trump repeatedly saying America “never got anything in return” from NATO goes down like cold sick in these nations.
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Bear in mind that multiple NATO allies of the US – including Denmark! – have troops that fought and died in Afghanistan and Iraq in the war on terror, after 9/11.
Trump repeatedly saying America “never got anything in return” from NATO goes down like cold sick in these nations.
Trump repeatedly saying America “never got anything in return” from NATO goes down like cold sick in these nations.
when the barman doesn't know how to make an Old Fashioned
TRUMP: NOW I'M ASKING FOR A PIECE OF ICE, A VERY SMALL ASK
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 PM
when the barman doesn't know how to make an Old Fashioned
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Apparently she didn’t want to record the song. And the Noel Harrison version for the Thomas Crown Affair was better. Dusty in Memphis is a great album, although the final vocals and the orchestral parts were recorded in New York.
January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Apparently she didn’t want to record the song. And the Noel Harrison version for the Thomas Crown Affair was better. Dusty in Memphis is a great album, although the final vocals and the orchestral parts were recorded in New York.
"Al Gore's here, stand up Al, terrible man, low IQ guy, not the worst VP though, Kamala, anyone remember her? I beat her 3 times, nobody talks about that, why don't they talk about that?"
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
"Al Gore's here, stand up Al, terrible man, low IQ guy, not the worst VP though, Kamala, anyone remember her? I beat her 3 times, nobody talks about that, why don't they talk about that?"
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Our first voting intention poll of 2026 sees Reform slipping to 26%, down 3 points since late November.
🟣 RFM: 26% (-3)
🔴 LAB: 21% (+1)
🔵 CON: 20% (+2)
🟠 LDM: 14% (+1)
🟢 GRN: 10% (-2)
🟣 RFM: 26% (-3)
🔴 LAB: 21% (+1)
🔵 CON: 20% (+2)
🟠 LDM: 14% (+1)
🟢 GRN: 10% (-2)
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Our first voting intention poll of 2026 sees Reform slipping to 26%, down 3 points since late November.
🟣 RFM: 26% (-3)
🔴 LAB: 21% (+1)
🔵 CON: 20% (+2)
🟠 LDM: 14% (+1)
🟢 GRN: 10% (-2)
🟣 RFM: 26% (-3)
🔴 LAB: 21% (+1)
🔵 CON: 20% (+2)
🟠 LDM: 14% (+1)
🟢 GRN: 10% (-2)
I'm listening to Windmills Of Your Mind and day drinking
10/10 would recommend
10/10 would recommend
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I'm listening to Windmills Of Your Mind and day drinking
10/10 would recommend
10/10 would recommend
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Without America, "right now, you'd all be speaking German" Trump tells an audience in Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Without America, "right now, you'd all be speaking German" Trump tells an audience in Switzerland.
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BlackRock's Larry Fink is warming up the Davos audience for Trump by saying that during the Covid pandemic he was v impressed by the president's willingness to bring people together. Yep, that's his USP, definitely.
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 PM
BlackRock's Larry Fink is warming up the Davos audience for Trump by saying that during the Covid pandemic he was v impressed by the president's willingness to bring people together. Yep, that's his USP, definitely.