Alison Baycock
@hanoverdarling.bsky.social
Reader, writer, swimmer, bon viveur. The Archers. All round girly swot.
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Sliding headfirst down a hill is coming home
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Sliding headfirst down a hill is coming home
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Ratcliffe says sorry his language 'offended some people' after criticism of immigration comments - live updates - BBC News
Sorry not sorry apology
Ratcliffe says sorry his language 'offended some people' after criticism of immigration comments - live updates - BBC News
Sorry not sorry apology
Ratcliffe says sorry his language 'offended some people' after criticism of immigration comments - live updates
The Man Utd co-owner said on Wednesday that the UK had been
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February 12, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Ratcliffe says sorry his language 'offended some people' after criticism of immigration comments - live updates - BBC News
Sorry not sorry apology
Ratcliffe says sorry his language 'offended some people' after criticism of immigration comments - live updates - BBC News
Sorry not sorry apology
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Starmer has to eat the by-election and, worse, the May election results, then his role is done, and the internecine Labour war can start.
🔴Colonel Keir Starmer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Prime Minister’s allies believe he has survived the attempted coup against him, but few outside Downing Street expect him to last for much longer, reports @adambienkov.bsky.social
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The Prime Minister’s allies believe he has survived the attempted coup against him, but few outside Downing Street expect him to last for much longer, reports @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
Colonel Keir Starmer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Prime Minister's allies believe he has survived the attempted coup against him, but few outside Downing Street expect him to last for much longer, reports Adam Bienkov
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February 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Starmer has to eat the by-election and, worse, the May election results, then his role is done, and the internecine Labour war can start.
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Reform are ‘building a new team to replace our failed political class’ - apparently.
But check the photo, half the people in it are part of that failed political class - exTories that presided over the exponential growth of immigration, Reform’s biggest political axe to grind.
But check the photo, half the people in it are part of that failed political class - exTories that presided over the exponential growth of immigration, Reform’s biggest political axe to grind.
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Reform are ‘building a new team to replace our failed political class’ - apparently.
But check the photo, half the people in it are part of that failed political class - exTories that presided over the exponential growth of immigration, Reform’s biggest political axe to grind.
But check the photo, half the people in it are part of that failed political class - exTories that presided over the exponential growth of immigration, Reform’s biggest political axe to grind.
I wish I could get behind this embrace the mud mindset but I just can't #bringonsummer
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February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I wish I could get behind this embrace the mud mindset but I just can't #bringonsummer
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A cheerful thought for a Sunday night: We're already 29% of the way through February; by the end of the month the UK will have an hour and forty minutes more daylight each day than it did at the start. Spring is coming x
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February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
A cheerful thought for a Sunday night: We're already 29% of the way through February; by the end of the month the UK will have an hour and forty minutes more daylight each day than it did at the start. Spring is coming x
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One thing the SWs of #TheArchers are really, really good at is eking out a storyline until long after the listeners have stopped caring before giving an unsatisfying climax.
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
One thing the SWs of #TheArchers are really, really good at is eking out a storyline until long after the listeners have stopped caring before giving an unsatisfying climax.
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I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.
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All that criticism of Starmer for not standing u to Trump hard enough. I've made some myself.
But, for some reason, most commentators are quiet about this traitorous piece of shit.
But, for some reason, most commentators are quiet about this traitorous piece of shit.
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
All that criticism of Starmer for not standing u to Trump hard enough. I've made some myself.
But, for some reason, most commentators are quiet about this traitorous piece of shit.
But, for some reason, most commentators are quiet about this traitorous piece of shit.
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read Agatha Christie in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
January 17, 2026 at 7:02 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read Agatha Christie in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
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Farage bleats about Reform UK not being a lifeboat for Tories. It is exactly that, a party packed to the gunnels with those who failed while wearing a blue rosette or were too mad even for the Conservatives.
January 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Farage bleats about Reform UK not being a lifeboat for Tories. It is exactly that, a party packed to the gunnels with those who failed while wearing a blue rosette or were too mad even for the Conservatives.
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Jenrick starts talking and is instantly fucking useless. It's like his brain is being read out by AI.
January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Jenrick starts talking and is instantly fucking useless. It's like his brain is being read out by AI.
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Neither Starmer nor the Labour Party even have an account on BlueSky. Still. 😱
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 10, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Neither Starmer nor the Labour Party even have an account on BlueSky. Still. 😱
Great example of why privatisation is sometimes very much not the answer when it comes to Nhs efficiency. Also a damn good read.
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‘I wish I could say I kept my cool’: my maddening experience with the NHS wheelchair service
The long read: After I was paralysed in a climbing accident, I discovered how inconsiderate, illogical and incompetent many wheelchair providers can be
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December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Great example of why privatisation is sometimes very much not the answer when it comes to Nhs efficiency. Also a damn good read.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Starting to suspect FIFA might not be an entirely reputable organisation.
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Think of the likes Amber would have got if she livestreamed her chat with Brad
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Think of the likes Amber would have got if she livestreamed her chat with Brad
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Quite.
I follow politics, but not too closely. This budget OBR stuff is utter bollox. It’s tittle tattle mince, it’s some sort of gotcha without any substance or an actual gotcha. The BBC political analysis has dropped lower than a snakes belly button.
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Quite.
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If Rachel Reeves gets challenged about this bullseye on Farage being a Russian asset, she should simply reply that it was not meant in a hurtful way.
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If Rachel Reeves gets challenged about this bullseye on Farage being a Russian asset, she should simply reply that it was not meant in a hurtful way.
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Trump said today he'll be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Trump said today he'll be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Hernandez, who was convicted of drug trafficking and weapons charges in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
Waging a drug war on Venezuela while pardoning a narco-terrorist takes hypocrisy to a level once thought impossible.
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A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).
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No way did Peggy want them to enjoy themselves #TheArchers
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
No way did Peggy want them to enjoy themselves #TheArchers
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I think the producer has destroyed the squeaker in Amber, like what you do with a dogs' toy.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think the producer has destroyed the squeaker in Amber, like what you do with a dogs' toy.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Ambridge and the scripties seem to be suffering from collective amnesia. Why doesn't George just go back to running the video business that poor Brad busted a gut to keep going for him? #thearchers
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ambridge and the scripties seem to be suffering from collective amnesia. Why doesn't George just go back to running the video business that poor Brad busted a gut to keep going for him? #thearchers