Ian Pethick
@ianpethick.bsky.social
Cornish boy, now barricaded into my bunker within Khan's urban hellscape.
Parkrunner, non league football lover, spender of too much money in record shops, espresso sipping, wine slurping, real ale drinking ,cat daddy who will never vote Tory.
Parkrunner, non league football lover, spender of too much money in record shops, espresso sipping, wine slurping, real ale drinking ,cat daddy who will never vote Tory.
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Nine years ago a Twitter user was sending poetry to Sadiq Khan about London’s many cultural identities. A decade on, Reform UK’s mayoral candidate doesn’t dispute it was her old account - so what’s changed?
Our profile of Laila Cunningham: www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
Our profile of Laila Cunningham: www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
January 18, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Nine years ago a Twitter user was sending poetry to Sadiq Khan about London’s many cultural identities. A decade on, Reform UK’s mayoral candidate doesn’t dispute it was her old account - so what’s changed?
Our profile of Laila Cunningham: www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
Our profile of Laila Cunningham: www.londoncentric.media/p/laila-cunn...
This has aged well.
January 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM
This has aged well.
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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So, turns out that crap like this is influencing the decisions of businesses looking to invest in London and move staff to the city. I'm old enough to remember the accusations from prominent Tories that people are "talking the country down." #R4Today
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 AM
So, turns out that crap like this is influencing the decisions of businesses looking to invest in London and move staff to the city. I'm old enough to remember the accusations from prominent Tories that people are "talking the country down." #R4Today
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
Why did Fire have to be in Gladiator character and outfit for her #CelebrityMastermind" appearance, but Legend can be known as "Matt" and wear suit and tie for #CelebrityTheApprentice" ?
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Why did Fire have to be in Gladiator character and outfit for her #CelebrityMastermind" appearance, but Legend can be known as "Matt" and wear suit and tie for #CelebrityTheApprentice" ?
Marty Supreme is a prime example of Mark Kermode's statement that "all films can be improved by cutting 30 minutes off it." Pretty good, but way too long.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Marty Supreme is a prime example of Mark Kermode's statement that "all films can be improved by cutting 30 minutes off it." Pretty good, but way too long.
No "Ballad Of Wallis Island?" Nothing short of a disgrace.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Best films of 2025 in the UK: No 1 – One Battle After Another
Leonardo DiCaprio is a former revolutionary searching for his daughter in Paul Thomas Anderson’s exhilaratingly audacious counterculture epic
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
No "Ballad Of Wallis Island?" Nothing short of a disgrace.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
The Telegraph wheels out another Farage apologist.
December 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The Telegraph wheels out another Farage apologist.
Our Charlie Kirk.
December 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Our Charlie Kirk.
So, we get a powerful piece about the horrific state of women's and girl's rights in Afghanistan cut short with the usual "we have to leave it there", to go to (what was effectively) an extended trailer for Emma Barnett's podcast. #R4Today
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
So, we get a powerful piece about the horrific state of women's and girl's rights in Afghanistan cut short with the usual "we have to leave it there", to go to (what was effectively) an extended trailer for Emma Barnett's podcast. #R4Today
Just wondering how Rio Ferdinand's kids are doing in their Arabic lessons?
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Just wondering how Rio Ferdinand's kids are doing in their Arabic lessons?
Global leader in technology??? Four years ago he accidentally deleted all his WhatsApp messages...
December 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Global leader in technology??? Four years ago he accidentally deleted all his WhatsApp messages...
Congratulations to whoever chose the music behind the action clips on #MOTD this week. Had Bowie's "Be My Wife" and "Soon" by My Bloody Valentine to enjoy.
November 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Congratulations to whoever chose the music behind the action clips on #MOTD this week. Had Bowie's "Be My Wife" and "Soon" by My Bloody Valentine to enjoy.
Surprised that Rachel Reeves didn't look at a £1 tax for every time "Uptown Funk" is played at a wedding disco or office Christmas party. Fiscal black hole filled, headroom restored and calm on the markets.
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Surprised that Rachel Reeves didn't look at a £1 tax for every time "Uptown Funk" is played at a wedding disco or office Christmas party. Fiscal black hole filled, headroom restored and calm on the markets.
Andy Haldane rightly questions the whole budget process. Why save this up for 1 speech, and have the weeks of speculation, leaks and denials which puts business and purchasing decisions on hold. The pandemic showed that when decisions made and policies done, a government can just do them. #LBC #Marr
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Andy Haldane rightly questions the whole budget process. Why save this up for 1 speech, and have the weeks of speculation, leaks and denials which puts business and purchasing decisions on hold. The pandemic showed that when decisions made and policies done, a government can just do them. #LBC #Marr
Middle class media professionals and intellectuals talking about hated "workers rights" from the standpoint of never being in precarious jobs that needed these. #R4Today
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Middle class media professionals and intellectuals talking about hated "workers rights" from the standpoint of never being in precarious jobs that needed these. #R4Today
Lord Michael Gove pretty much allowed free reign to spout his various opinions and conspiracy theories regarding the COVID pandemic, little challenge from Justin Webb. #R4Today
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Lord Michael Gove pretty much allowed free reign to spout his various opinions and conspiracy theories regarding the COVID pandemic, little challenge from Justin Webb. #R4Today
Hopefully,junior Westminster staffers are probably a bit more alert to possible "stings" than this lot. #R4Today
news.sky.com/story/former...
news.sky.com/story/former...
Kwarteng and Hancock agreed to advise fake South Korean company for £10,000 in sting operation
Led By Donkeys, an anti-Brexit campaign group, created a sham company before approaching 20 MPs from different parties asking if they would join the phoney firm's international advisory board.
news.sky.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Hopefully,junior Westminster staffers are probably a bit more alert to possible "stings" than this lot. #R4Today
news.sky.com/story/former...
news.sky.com/story/former...
Surprised Robert Jenrick hasn't turned up with a film crew.
🚨 SHOCKING 🚨
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Surprised Robert Jenrick hasn't turned up with a film crew.
Pretty damning stuff on Keir Starmer from Bagehot in the latest Economist.
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Pretty damning stuff on Keir Starmer from Bagehot in the latest Economist.