Richard Leslie Lewis
@lazlovictor.bsky.social
Screenwriter. Artist. Dad. Husband. Currently working on the next thing.
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People often don’t believe me when I tell them that even the Sun & the Mail greeted an interview I conducted with Nigel Farage, at his request, by condemning the obvious racism he displayed. I remain amazed that other interviewers still struggle to expose him. I won’t get another chance.
This May 2014 editorial in The Sun about Nigel Farage said is not racist" to worry about the scale of immigration but it is "racist" to smear Romanians to say you wouldn't want to live next door to a Romanian & "you know the difference" [between a German and a Romanian neigbour]
August 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
People often don’t believe me when I tell them that even the Sun & the Mail greeted an interview I conducted with Nigel Farage, at his request, by condemning the obvious racism he displayed. I remain amazed that other interviewers still struggle to expose him. I won’t get another chance.
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PS - if you enjoy these kind of threads, give this one a repost. I honestly can’t tell if anyone ever reads them and I feel kinda silly writing them for no one.
March 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
PS - if you enjoy these kind of threads, give this one a repost. I honestly can’t tell if anyone ever reads them and I feel kinda silly writing them for no one.
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See you there!!
@galeannehurd.bsky.social it’s next week! See you at the Bristol #megascreen for the film festival @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social . Do come to the opening film which you can read about here www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma... and know more about the old #imax cinema you are coming to.
Revival of Bristol’s ‘forgotten’ Imax cinema revealed on the big screen
The Big Picture, the story of the venue’s renaissance as a grassroots community space, will premiere this month
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
See you there!!
The City is Ours is magnificent. Writing, acting, production fabulous. Binged the whole thing on the BBC iPlayer in two sittings. The final episode - no spoilers - is one of the most tense things I’ve seen in years.
April 6, 2025 at 6:09 AM
The City is Ours is magnificent. Writing, acting, production fabulous. Binged the whole thing on the BBC iPlayer in two sittings. The final episode - no spoilers - is one of the most tense things I’ve seen in years.
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Nope.
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Nope.
Excellent piece. Unless you are a real science nerd there’s lots here you won’t know - but need to.
March 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Excellent piece. Unless you are a real science nerd there’s lots here you won’t know - but need to.
In a world going to hell
In a handcart we need funny. Bill Dare was at the forefront of some of the very best of British comedy. RIP Bill.
In a handcart we need funny. Bill Dare was at the forefront of some of the very best of British comedy. RIP Bill.
March 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In a world going to hell
In a handcart we need funny. Bill Dare was at the forefront of some of the very best of British comedy. RIP Bill.
In a handcart we need funny. Bill Dare was at the forefront of some of the very best of British comedy. RIP Bill.
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Thanks so much to everyone so far who's signed, shared and commented on the M&S petition.
If you're part of any wider networks that might be interested or supportive, please do circulate it more widely!
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
If you're part of any wider networks that might be interested or supportive, please do circulate it more widely!
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
February 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thanks so much to everyone so far who's signed, shared and commented on the M&S petition.
If you're part of any wider networks that might be interested or supportive, please do circulate it more widely!
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
If you're part of any wider networks that might be interested or supportive, please do circulate it more widely!
actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...
Hacks, as good a comedy as there is at the moment. Great writing and two stellar performances.
February 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Hacks, as good a comedy as there is at the moment. Great writing and two stellar performances.
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"Well, what are you going to do about it?"
Donald Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells @lewisgoodall.com. Watch the full interview:
Donald Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells @lewisgoodall.com. Watch the full interview:
Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells LBC
YouTube video by LBC
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February 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"Well, what are you going to do about it?"
Donald Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells @lewisgoodall.com. Watch the full interview:
Donald Trump will run for a third term, his nephew tells @lewisgoodall.com. Watch the full interview:
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 1/20
January 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers 1/20
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Just an incredible opportunity from 1935
January 2, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Just an incredible opportunity from 1935
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Bertrand Russell wrote this over 100 years ago, in 1923. Hasn't aged a day.
January 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Bertrand Russell wrote this over 100 years ago, in 1923. Hasn't aged a day.
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submitted for your approval
December 14, 2024 at 11:54 PM
submitted for your approval
That walk at the end. Alone. Floods. I said if he made the final he’d win. Magical show tonight, everyone was brilliant, Chris was remarkable.
December 15, 2024 at 12:38 AM
That walk at the end. Alone. Floods. I said if he made the final he’d win. Magical show tonight, everyone was brilliant, Chris was remarkable.
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In 1916, cartoonist Rube Goldberg nailed it.
Destructive jerks get space in our faces just because somebody thinks they have money. It's the ultimate punchline of the DFT years: They thought he had money.
Destructive jerks get space in our faces just because somebody thinks they have money. It's the ultimate punchline of the DFT years: They thought he had money.
October 30, 2024 at 1:51 AM
In 1916, cartoonist Rube Goldberg nailed it.
Destructive jerks get space in our faces just because somebody thinks they have money. It's the ultimate punchline of the DFT years: They thought he had money.
Destructive jerks get space in our faces just because somebody thinks they have money. It's the ultimate punchline of the DFT years: They thought he had money.
Two weeks ago I got hacked. Always thought I’d been careful but no, I hadn’t been careful enough. Money was spend on my Amazon account - they bought gift vouchers - luckily I spotted it before TOO much damage was done but it was substantial. Bank has been great, got my money back BUT
December 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Two weeks ago I got hacked. Always thought I’d been careful but no, I hadn’t been careful enough. Money was spend on my Amazon account - they bought gift vouchers - luckily I spotted it before TOO much damage was done but it was substantial. Bank has been great, got my money back BUT
Is anyone else a bit fed up with being asked ‘what’s the best song/singer/musical/car/actor/opening line of a novel/lyric/hat/film - ad infinitum - of all time… I think I’ve become an anti-absolutist.
December 4, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Is anyone else a bit fed up with being asked ‘what’s the best song/singer/musical/car/actor/opening line of a novel/lyric/hat/film - ad infinitum - of all time… I think I’ve become an anti-absolutist.
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Tory Govt sewage-dumping South West Water £453m subsidy; £40m a yr since 2013.
Company paid over £1.5bn dividends.
It has 174 criminal convictions, paid fines of £4.54m.
People fleeced - high bills, subsidies.
Labour opposes public ownership of water
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...
Company paid over £1.5bn dividends.
It has 174 criminal convictions, paid fines of £4.54m.
People fleeced - high bills, subsidies.
Labour opposes public ownership of water
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...
Revealed: Government gave £450m in subsidies to sewage-dumping water firm
New documents show government handed taxpayer cash to South West Water while the company paid out billions to shareholders and dumped raw sewage into the ocean
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Tory Govt sewage-dumping South West Water £453m subsidy; £40m a yr since 2013.
Company paid over £1.5bn dividends.
It has 174 criminal convictions, paid fines of £4.54m.
People fleeced - high bills, subsidies.
Labour opposes public ownership of water
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...
Company paid over £1.5bn dividends.
It has 174 criminal convictions, paid fines of £4.54m.
People fleeced - high bills, subsidies.
Labour opposes public ownership of water
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-g...
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.