Matt Wardman
@mattwardman.bsky.social
Active travel, sometimes walking / cycling, politics & a miscellany.
From a walk this morning.
In a street with ample space, a selfish driver has entirely blocked the footway for people using mobility aids, guide dogs, or with children in prams.
The pavement is just over 2m wide, and just 2ft is left.
In a street with ample space, a selfish driver has entirely blocked the footway for people using mobility aids, guide dogs, or with children in prams.
The pavement is just over 2m wide, and just 2ft is left.
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
From a walk this morning.
In a street with ample space, a selfish driver has entirely blocked the footway for people using mobility aids, guide dogs, or with children in prams.
The pavement is just over 2m wide, and just 2ft is left.
In a street with ample space, a selfish driver has entirely blocked the footway for people using mobility aids, guide dogs, or with children in prams.
The pavement is just over 2m wide, and just 2ft is left.
A conversation between a "Raise the Colours" flag-hanger, & a "lefty vicar". The "vicar" is an Elim Pentecostal Pastor, which is a white-led Pentecostal church in the UK.
It's a contrast to the majority of 'white evangelicals' in the USA & is a typical UK view.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxt...
It's a contrast to the majority of 'white evangelicals' in the USA & is a typical UK view.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxt...
Flag Sh**ggers Brand Vicar Dodgy & A Lefty For Suggesting There's Legal Routes For Asylum Seekers!
YouTube video by Political CUSTARD
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:48 AM
A conversation between a "Raise the Colours" flag-hanger, & a "lefty vicar". The "vicar" is an Elim Pentecostal Pastor, which is a white-led Pentecostal church in the UK.
It's a contrast to the majority of 'white evangelicals' in the USA & is a typical UK view.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxt...
It's a contrast to the majority of 'white evangelicals' in the USA & is a typical UK view.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxt...
January 8, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Bomp ... bomp ... bomp.
Barnet Con group leader moved house to Wales in 2022. Stayed as Councillor. Left Con for RefUK in May/June.
Resigned from Council last week, leaving his seat unoccupied until elections in May.
What IS going on ?
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/01/f...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Barnet Con group leader moved house to Wales in 2022. Stayed as Councillor. Left Con for RefUK in May/June.
Resigned from Council last week, leaving his seat unoccupied until elections in May.
What IS going on ?
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/01/f...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Ex-leader slams former party as he departs council
Reform UK's Dan Thomas branded the Conservatives "a dishonest, clapped-out party" after they criticised his move to Wales reports David Floyd
barnetpost.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Bomp ... bomp ... bomp.
Barnet Con group leader moved house to Wales in 2022. Stayed as Councillor. Left Con for RefUK in May/June.
Resigned from Council last week, leaving his seat unoccupied until elections in May.
What IS going on ?
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/01/f...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Barnet Con group leader moved house to Wales in 2022. Stayed as Councillor. Left Con for RefUK in May/June.
Resigned from Council last week, leaving his seat unoccupied until elections in May.
What IS going on ?
barnetpost.co.uk/2026/01/01/f...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Offered without comment:
"A remarkable proportion of OnlyFans pages are AI. My (18 year old) daughter tells me that one of her classmates has a Snapchat account where they pretend to be a 21 year old Korean student in San Francisco, and sell AI generated feet images to people for $50/time."
"A remarkable proportion of OnlyFans pages are AI. My (18 year old) daughter tells me that one of her classmates has a Snapchat account where they pretend to be a 21 year old Korean student in San Francisco, and sell AI generated feet images to people for $50/time."
December 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Offered without comment:
"A remarkable proportion of OnlyFans pages are AI. My (18 year old) daughter tells me that one of her classmates has a Snapchat account where they pretend to be a 21 year old Korean student in San Francisco, and sell AI generated feet images to people for $50/time."
"A remarkable proportion of OnlyFans pages are AI. My (18 year old) daughter tells me that one of her classmates has a Snapchat account where they pretend to be a 21 year old Korean student in San Francisco, and sell AI generated feet images to people for $50/time."
Reposted by Matt Wardman
why did they redact this
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
why did they redact this
Palestine Action are working hard to justify their Terrorism Act designation.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/13/g...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/13/g...
Glasgow factory smashed overnight for 'links to Gaza genocide' - Freedom News
Parker Hannifin is a supplier to Leonardo and other major weapons companies ~ Cristina Sykes ~ Palestine Action Scotland says it targeted the offic…
freedomnews.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Palestine Action are working hard to justify their Terrorism Act designation.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/13/g...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/01/13/g...
Reposted by Matt Wardman
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
New net migration figures at 930am.
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
Net migration fell half a million to 344,000 in 2024 from 848k in 2023
56% of people think it went up last year
17% think stayed the same
14% think it went down
2025 figure to be lower again
16% expect that
38% think it will be up
31% about the same
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Unapologetically "borrowed":
Mediums the world over are getting fed up with Epstein contacting them from the other side to protest he wasn’t friends with Trump, in order to avoid further damage to his reputation.
Mediums the world over are getting fed up with Epstein contacting them from the other side to protest he wasn’t friends with Trump, in order to avoid further damage to his reputation.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Unapologetically "borrowed":
Mediums the world over are getting fed up with Epstein contacting them from the other side to protest he wasn’t friends with Trump, in order to avoid further damage to his reputation.
Mediums the world over are getting fed up with Epstein contacting them from the other side to protest he wasn’t friends with Trump, in order to avoid further damage to his reputation.
So what's the latest at Kent County Council?
(It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but I'm not yet sure where the erotic novelist suing for defamation fits in.)
www.youtube.com/watch?t=12&v...
(It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but I'm not yet sure where the erotic novelist suing for defamation fits in.)
www.youtube.com/watch?t=12&v...
Double Whoopee (1929) -- Eye Poking Frenzy
YouTube video by RobertIsraelMusic
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
So what's the latest at Kent County Council?
(It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but I'm not yet sure where the erotic novelist suing for defamation fits in.)
www.youtube.com/watch?t=12&v...
(It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but I'm not yet sure where the erotic novelist suing for defamation fits in.)
www.youtube.com/watch?t=12&v...
It's not worth more than a quibble, but why is James Buchan not number 37 in the Reform Defenestrato List?
I only need a couple more for my Eastern Orthodox Defenestrato Advent Calendar to run through to 7 January.
( @markpackuk.bsky.social )
I only need a couple more for my Eastern Orthodox Defenestrato Advent Calendar to run through to 7 January.
( @markpackuk.bsky.social )
November 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's not worth more than a quibble, but why is James Buchan not number 37 in the Reform Defenestrato List?
I only need a couple more for my Eastern Orthodox Defenestrato Advent Calendar to run through to 7 January.
( @markpackuk.bsky.social )
I only need a couple more for my Eastern Orthodox Defenestrato Advent Calendar to run through to 7 January.
( @markpackuk.bsky.social )
An aspect of the Great Collapsing RefUK Disaster to watch - the Kent County Council majority has gone from 33 (57 vs 24) to 9 (45 vs 36) since May.
One hell of a drop & potentially existential for control of the Council, especially with the budget process about to happen.
@markpackuk.bsky.social
One hell of a drop & potentially existential for control of the Council, especially with the budget process about to happen.
@markpackuk.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An aspect of the Great Collapsing RefUK Disaster to watch - the Kent County Council majority has gone from 33 (57 vs 24) to 9 (45 vs 36) since May.
One hell of a drop & potentially existential for control of the Council, especially with the budget process about to happen.
@markpackuk.bsky.social
One hell of a drop & potentially existential for control of the Council, especially with the budget process about to happen.
@markpackuk.bsky.social
@markpackuk.bsky.social
I see we are up to 32 Reform UK Defenestratos.
If we reach 38 by the end of November I can make an Advent Calendar that will reach Orthodox Christmas in early January.
I see we are up to 32 Reform UK Defenestratos.
If we reach 38 by the end of November I can make an Advent Calendar that will reach Orthodox Christmas in early January.
October 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
@markpackuk.bsky.social
I see we are up to 32 Reform UK Defenestratos.
If we reach 38 by the end of November I can make an Advent Calendar that will reach Orthodox Christmas in early January.
I see we are up to 32 Reform UK Defenestratos.
If we reach 38 by the end of November I can make an Advent Calendar that will reach Orthodox Christmas in early January.
Reposted by Matt Wardman
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
Reese Witherspoon clearly did not know very much about James Bond when young !
Solving crime ... what?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Solving crime ... what?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reese Witherspoon on Gone Before Goodbye: 'What do girls in bikinis have to do with solving crime?'
The actress talks about co-writing her debut thriller, about a female surgeon, with Harlan Coben.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reese Witherspoon clearly did not know very much about James Bond when young !
Solving crime ... what?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Solving crime ... what?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
On Trump's invasions:
The places with terrorist uprisings tend to have relatively low crime rates. Sorry to pop the bubble:
San Fran: 7 per 100,000 (murder rate)
St Louis: 88
New Orleans: 52
Memphis: 48
Chicago: 20
Portland: 13
Sadiq Khan's London: 1
(Trump, a career criminal, does not see it.)
The places with terrorist uprisings tend to have relatively low crime rates. Sorry to pop the bubble:
San Fran: 7 per 100,000 (murder rate)
St Louis: 88
New Orleans: 52
Memphis: 48
Chicago: 20
Portland: 13
Sadiq Khan's London: 1
(Trump, a career criminal, does not see it.)
October 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On Trump's invasions:
The places with terrorist uprisings tend to have relatively low crime rates. Sorry to pop the bubble:
San Fran: 7 per 100,000 (murder rate)
St Louis: 88
New Orleans: 52
Memphis: 48
Chicago: 20
Portland: 13
Sadiq Khan's London: 1
(Trump, a career criminal, does not see it.)
The places with terrorist uprisings tend to have relatively low crime rates. Sorry to pop the bubble:
San Fran: 7 per 100,000 (murder rate)
St Louis: 88
New Orleans: 52
Memphis: 48
Chicago: 20
Portland: 13
Sadiq Khan's London: 1
(Trump, a career criminal, does not see it.)
Droll ...
Reform UK Kent Council are being criticised for spending on wasteful road projects.
It’s all the u-turns they’re making.
It’s all the u-turns they’re making.
October 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Droll ...
Nobel Peace Prize announcement due in 26 minutes.
USA to declare war on Sweden in 27 minutes, if Mr Trump does not get one.
USA to declare war on Sweden in 27 minutes, if Mr Trump does not get one.
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Nobel Peace Prize announcement due in 26 minutes.
USA to declare war on Sweden in 27 minutes, if Mr Trump does not get one.
USA to declare war on Sweden in 27 minutes, if Mr Trump does not get one.
President Chump is setting himself up to be handed his arse on a plate again:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Letitia James: New York attorney general criminally indicted
James, who led a civil fraud case against US President Donald Trump, was indicted in Alexandria, Virginia.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
President Chump is setting himself up to be handed his arse on a plate again:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform Councillor James Petter of West Northamptonshire needs to be on Only Fans not Tik Tok.
The good Councillor was trying to be Churchillian, and doing politics whilst in the bath.
Unfortunately, unlike Churchill, he had a video feed from his tub ... oops.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NG...
The good Councillor was trying to be Churchillian, and doing politics whilst in the bath.
Unfortunately, unlike Churchill, he had a video feed from his tub ... oops.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NG...
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Reform Councillor James Petter of West Northamptonshire needs to be on Only Fans not Tik Tok.
The good Councillor was trying to be Churchillian, and doing politics whilst in the bath.
Unfortunately, unlike Churchill, he had a video feed from his tub ... oops.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NG...
The good Councillor was trying to be Churchillian, and doing politics whilst in the bath.
Unfortunately, unlike Churchill, he had a video feed from his tub ... oops.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_NG...
And another one ...
(The Reform Exit Portal should be running the Royal Mail.)
www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/cornwal...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
(The Reform Exit Portal should be running the Royal Mail.)
www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/cornwal...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Deputy chair of Reform UK in Cornwall defects to become Independent
He says his views and priorities for how best to serve local residents have “diverged” from those of the party
www.cornish-times.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
And another one ...
(The Reform Exit Portal should be running the Royal Mail.)
www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/cornwal...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
(The Reform Exit Portal should be running the Royal Mail.)
www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/cornwal...
@markpackuk.bsky.social
From Paul Keeley) on Twitter .. very good.
“GOTTLE OF GEER! GOTTLE OF GEER!”
Credit: x.com/drcrouchback
“GOTTLE OF GEER! GOTTLE OF GEER!”
Credit: x.com/drcrouchback
October 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
From Paul Keeley) on Twitter .. very good.
“GOTTLE OF GEER! GOTTLE OF GEER!”
Credit: x.com/drcrouchback
“GOTTLE OF GEER! GOTTLE OF GEER!”
Credit: x.com/drcrouchback
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Bomp.. bomp ... bomp ...
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politic...
(Beat you this time !)
Bomp.. bomp ... bomp ...
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politic...
(Beat you this time !)
Councillor leaves Reform UK for "personal reasons", will continue as an independent
A City of Doncaster councillor has chosen to leave Reform UK and sit as an independent, the party has revealed.
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@markpackuk.bsky.social
Bomp.. bomp ... bomp ...
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politic...
(Beat you this time !)
Bomp.. bomp ... bomp ...
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/politic...
(Beat you this time !)
@markpackuk.bsky.social
A really interesting analysis of the YouGov MRP poll data on PB this morning, looking at the solidity of seats by stratified projected majority and party.
Vert much worth a look, and perhaps a mention in you week in polls.
www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...
eg
A really interesting analysis of the YouGov MRP poll data on PB this morning, looking at the solidity of seats by stratified projected majority and party.
Vert much worth a look, and perhaps a mention in you week in polls.
www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...
eg
October 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@markpackuk.bsky.social
A really interesting analysis of the YouGov MRP poll data on PB this morning, looking at the solidity of seats by stratified projected majority and party.
Vert much worth a look, and perhaps a mention in you week in polls.
www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...
eg
A really interesting analysis of the YouGov MRP poll data on PB this morning, looking at the solidity of seats by stratified projected majority and party.
Vert much worth a look, and perhaps a mention in you week in polls.
www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/ar...
eg