Richard M.
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Richard M.
@mat70x.bsky.social
Usually cycling the Northern Fells or the hills around Paphos. An asylum seeker from Twitter & Brexit - likely to go off on a tangent for no reason at all........ I'm not an Expat I'm an immigrant & grateful for being accepted by my adopted home
👇 He's not wrong!
if you’re wondering what TV & radio would look like without the bbc if the right had its way, picture the state of our privatised rivers & seas, but instead it’s raw sewage pumped into your telly & speakers
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Expect to see other countries take serious note of suggested 3rd changes of purchase within EU.......
Akel submits bills to restrict property purchases by non-EU nationals
Akel submits bills to restrict property purchases by non-EU nationals
cyprus-mail.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pretty hard to take America seriously.......

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump pardons Giuliani and others accused of plot to overturn 2020 election
He also pardons his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows in a proclamation vowing to
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November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Quite how "competitions" like Miss Universe are still a thing is somewhat baffling.......

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Miss Universe contestants stage walkout after organiser berates Miss Mexico
Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, said Nawat Itsaragrisil was 'not respectful' at a pre-pageant ceremony on Tuesday
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a criminal conspiracy.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks
The former French president was jailed in October for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Have had to undertake a temporary return to work & 2nd job of the day involves a shipment to Northern Ireland under the terms of the Windsor Protocol...... Goods £35 Shipping £25 to cover paperwork & notifications & a wasted walk to couriers office ETC... Just buy it from Ireland already!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Improve the world, Make a difference...... We should be planting a tree for every last person in the UK...... and it should probably be a rolling plan! #GetOnWithIt

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Westmorland and Furness trials Japanese method to plant trees
A council wants to plant one tree per resident over five years, aiming for a total of 250,000.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Apparently Nigel Farage will announce appointments shortly......

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC chair to respond to MPs after director general and News CEO resign
Samir Shah is expected to apologise for the way Panorama edited a speech by Donald Trump, after Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Merely an observation: even 5 years ago the majority of Ruszians you came across were obnoxious slobs with implausible young wives who looked like ex gymnasts....... nowadays there's 20-30 somethings everywhere, well mannered, friendly, integrating like everyone else (apart from the 60 something
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Always looking for switchbacks & hairpins! Quick spin up to Nata & Axylou this morning before flying back to UK 🙄 would mu h rather be cycling in Cyprus for next few weeks!
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A day in the high mountains on a bike is a wonderful thing! Today, Kykkos & up to Makarios' tomb..... Perfect November cycling weather in Cyprus!
November 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
In yo the weekend hunting #Swithbacks & #hairpin bends! #cyclingcyprus
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Water shortage? What water shortage? Asprokremos Reservoir continues to shrink as no sign of Cyprus winter rains yet......
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If EU Social Media commentators spent as much time railing against Hungary & Slovakia as they do the UK & Brexit I'd take their views on protecting the EU a lot more seriously.......
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The ongoing narrative that there has been a war in Gaza....... 🤔

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
What an incredible night......... Paphos win in the Champions League!

www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Pafos 1-0 Villarreal: Hosts claim historic first Champions League win
Cypriot champions Pafos pick up their first ever win in the Champions League proper as they stun Villarreal.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Interesting headline, Interesting article....... gist of it - they'll claim they'll do stuff that they can't ( #WhoKnew 🙄) and blame everyone else for stopping them.......

www.bbc.com/news/article...
What a UK government led by Reform would really look like
What the party's first six months at the helm at local level shows about how they govern - and whether they can keep their promises
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Kalimera! It's going to be another beautiful day!
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Cyprus rush hour..... Goats have priority!
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Another day another beautiful switchback! On the Q climb, Pissouri Cyprus, a hairpin to die for!
November 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🔨 firmly on the nail....... Daniel "never been right" Hannan is a 5th Columnist to the UK
Daniel Hannan was born in Peru.
November 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Back in the hills..... switchback below Nata for all the hairpin lovers!
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's somewhat amazing how many people seem to believe that the current UKGov are trashing the UK...... Apparently we're heading to being an Islamist state, with no money for anything, with a white minority preyed on by grooming gangs & foreign criminals...... and Starmer is orchestrating it 🤣🤣🤣
November 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If America is as bad as this it isn't fit to lead the free world....... sort yourselves out!
More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Cyprus water issues...... but nothing on new dams for Episkopi & Nikokleia...... It's desalination all the way! 🫨
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM