Lurking in London
@meadoak.bsky.social
South Londoner, trying to find moments of sanity in a mad world
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This morning's Palestine Action judgement doesn't help Romeo's candidacy either. The Home Office lost due to its inability to follow policy and procedure for which she as Perm Sec is responsible, and that doesn't help her case to be Cab Sec.
February 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
This morning's Palestine Action judgement doesn't help Romeo's candidacy either. The Home Office lost due to its inability to follow policy and procedure for which she as Perm Sec is responsible, and that doesn't help her case to be Cab Sec.
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UPDATE: I've had a response from the Cabinet Office!
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
UPDATE: I've had a response from the Cabinet Office!
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
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RefUK now has #LiarJohnson’s
- Chancellor
- Communities sec
- Culture sec
- Attorney general
- Political sec
- Skills minister
- Northern powerhouse minister
- Health minister
- Parliamentary private sec
- assistant whip
- Scottish minister
Truss & Patel next?
The liar himself?
So many egos…
- Chancellor
- Communities sec
- Culture sec
- Attorney general
- Political sec
- Skills minister
- Northern powerhouse minister
- Health minister
- Parliamentary private sec
- assistant whip
- Scottish minister
Truss & Patel next?
The liar himself?
So many egos…
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
RefUK now has #LiarJohnson’s
- Chancellor
- Communities sec
- Culture sec
- Attorney general
- Political sec
- Skills minister
- Northern powerhouse minister
- Health minister
- Parliamentary private sec
- assistant whip
- Scottish minister
Truss & Patel next?
The liar himself?
So many egos…
- Chancellor
- Communities sec
- Culture sec
- Attorney general
- Political sec
- Skills minister
- Northern powerhouse minister
- Health minister
- Parliamentary private sec
- assistant whip
- Scottish minister
Truss & Patel next?
The liar himself?
So many egos…
🎵 You're just Tories,
You're just Tories,
YOU'RE JUST TORIES IN TURQUOISE
(in turquoissssse)
You're just Torrriiiiiesss in turquoise 🎵
You're just Tories,
YOU'RE JUST TORIES IN TURQUOISE
(in turquoissssse)
You're just Torrriiiiiesss in turquoise 🎵
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
🎵 You're just Tories,
You're just Tories,
YOU'RE JUST TORIES IN TURQUOISE
(in turquoissssse)
You're just Torrriiiiiesss in turquoise 🎵
You're just Tories,
YOU'RE JUST TORIES IN TURQUOISE
(in turquoissssse)
You're just Torrriiiiiesss in turquoise 🎵
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Some words about why my colleague bishops, our diocese and I are no longer posting on X: southwark.anglican.org/news-events/...
January 15, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Some words about why my colleague bishops, our diocese and I are no longer posting on X: southwark.anglican.org/news-events/...
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With snow forecast to fall in the high areas of the county, Oxfordshire schools are being asked to use a secret codeword when deciding weather-related closures, to prevent prankster children emailing the County Council claiming that their school is closed.
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 AM
With snow forecast to fall in the high areas of the county, Oxfordshire schools are being asked to use a secret codeword when deciding weather-related closures, to prevent prankster children emailing the County Council claiming that their school is closed.
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There's a whole map, made by Matt Brown at Londonist, which shows Lewisham londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update
A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.
londonist.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There's a whole map, made by Matt Brown at Londonist, which shows Lewisham londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
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For anyone wanting to see the original, it’s from Matt Brown: londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
Mapping Anglo-Saxon London: A Big Update
A glimpse of London, 1,000 years past.
londonist.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
For anyone wanting to see the original, it’s from Matt Brown: londonist.substack.com/p/mapping-an...
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Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
December 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Anyone looking for the full map or wondering who made it, it’s the work of Matt Brown and it’s here. open.substack.com/pub/londonis...
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If you like this map you should follow @mattfromlondon.bsky.social as he made it; a detail Mark neglected to highlight.
December 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
If you like this map you should follow @mattfromlondon.bsky.social as he made it; a detail Mark neglected to highlight.
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LOL. GB News issued a live apology to Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, but later deleted the entire show from YouTube to suppress the embarrassment.
Carole Malone was threatened with a lawsuit unless she apologised.
Carole Malone was threatened with a lawsuit unless she apologised.
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
LOL. GB News issued a live apology to Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland, but later deleted the entire show from YouTube to suppress the embarrassment.
Carole Malone was threatened with a lawsuit unless she apologised.
Carole Malone was threatened with a lawsuit unless she apologised.
Portable altar from Roman Cirencester (Corinium). The figure may represent ‘Mars Lenus’ - a Romano-Celtic deity. Now part of the collections at Corinium Museum at Cirencester. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #Cirencester #RomanBritain
December 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Didn't someone once describe the post-millennium Telegraph as the Daily Mail for elderly Tories with long arms?
It will now be true.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
It will now be true.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Didn't someone once describe the post-millennium Telegraph as the Daily Mail for elderly Tories with long arms?
It will now be true.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
It will now be true.
bsky.app/profile/jim....
High Court *refuses" Epping Forest Council's attempt to close hotel being used by Home Office to house asylum seekers
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ep...
> PDF judgement www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
> PDF court press release www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ep...
> PDF judgement www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
> PDF court press release www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
Epping Forest District Council -v- Somani Hotels - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Neutral citation number: [2025] EWHC 2937 (KB) Case number: KB-2025-002908 In the High Court of JusticeKing’s Bench Division 11 November 2025 Before: Mr Justice Mould Between: Epping Forest District C...
www.judiciary.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
High Court *refuses" Epping Forest Council's attempt to close hotel being used by Home Office to house asylum seekers
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ep...
> PDF judgement www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
> PDF court press release www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ep...
> PDF judgement www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
> PDF court press release www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
#NationalTrust #NT members have followed the board's recommendations and elected sane candidates to the NT's Council at the 2025 AGM
The right-wing #RestoreTrust candidates were defeated again.
The right-wing #RestoreTrust candidates were defeated again.
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#NationalTrust #NT members have followed the board's recommendations and elected sane candidates to the NT's Council at the 2025 AGM
The right-wing #RestoreTrust candidates were defeated again.
The right-wing #RestoreTrust candidates were defeated again.
The transphobic bigots LGB Alliance have a stand at the Tory party conference #CPC25.
Well, of course.
bsky.app/profile/matt...
Well, of course.
bsky.app/profile/matt...
October 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The transphobic bigots LGB Alliance have a stand at the Tory party conference #CPC25.
Well, of course.
bsky.app/profile/matt...
Well, of course.
bsky.app/profile/matt...
... and there'll be a Saturday evening version with minor royals doing 'Intercourse Castle'
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NEWS! Channel 5 steps up ratings war with ITV by commissioning 'Intercourse Beach'
Channel 5 steps up ratings war with ITV by commissioning ‘Intercourse Beach’
Channel 5 has stepped up its ratings war with ITV by commissioning a full season of ‘Intercourse Beach’.
buff.ly
July 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
... and there'll be a Saturday evening version with minor royals doing 'Intercourse Castle'
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bsky.app/profile/news...
For those unfamiliar, there's a wonderful OFCOM document that lists the public's perception of "rude" words being used on TV and radio.
37 pages of it, including words not in English ...
PDF: www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
37 pages of it, including words not in English ...
PDF: www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
July 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
For those unfamiliar, there's a wonderful OFCOM document that lists the public's perception of "rude" words being used on TV and radio.
37 pages of it, including words not in English ...
PDF: www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
37 pages of it, including words not in English ...
PDF: www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/r...
bsky.app/profile/jame...
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Bluesky is not a porn site. It is a social media site that does allow sex workers and doesn't automatically censor sex-related (including explicit content).
Bluesky says it will now block that and other content unless you have scanned your face, identification documents, etc.
Bluesky says it will now block that and other content unless you have scanned your face, identification documents, etc.
Working with the UK Government to Protect Children Online - Bluesky
Part of Bluesky’s mission to create a more open and decentralized social web is helping users feel safe and in control of their experience. We always try to balance safety with privacy, and free expre...
bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Bluesky is not a porn site. It is a social media site that does allow sex workers and doesn't automatically censor sex-related (including explicit content).
Bluesky says it will now block that and other content unless you have scanned your face, identification documents, etc.
Bluesky says it will now block that and other content unless you have scanned your face, identification documents, etc.
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Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
Bluesky is rolling out age verification in the UK
Bluesky users in the UK can verify their age using their face, ID, or payment card.
www.theverge.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Starting July 25, Bluesky will require users in the UK to scan their face, upload an ID or verify their identity with a bankcard.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
I realize that platforms feel they have no choice but to comply with the government surveillance schemes, but shocking nonetheless.
The #Glastonbury #BobVylan performance was not 'broadcast' by the BBC but instead narrow-casted/ streamed.
If Ofcom wishes to investigate streamed content, I look forward to it taking similar action re non-broadcast content distributed on TalkTV, Piers Morgan, GBNews etc.
bsky.app/profile/news...
If Ofcom wishes to investigate streamed content, I look forward to it taking similar action re non-broadcast content distributed on TalkTV, Piers Morgan, GBNews etc.
bsky.app/profile/news...
'Very concerned' Ofcom says BBC has 'questions to answer' after streaming anti-IDF chants at Glastonbury
'Very concerned' Ofcom says BBC has 'questions to answer' after streaming anti-IDF chants at Glastonbury
The BBC has questions to answer over the live streaming of Bob Vylan's set in which a band member shouted "death to the IDF", according to a media watchdog.
news.sky.com
June 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The #Glastonbury #BobVylan performance was not 'broadcast' by the BBC but instead narrow-casted/ streamed.
If Ofcom wishes to investigate streamed content, I look forward to it taking similar action re non-broadcast content distributed on TalkTV, Piers Morgan, GBNews etc.
bsky.app/profile/news...
If Ofcom wishes to investigate streamed content, I look forward to it taking similar action re non-broadcast content distributed on TalkTV, Piers Morgan, GBNews etc.
bsky.app/profile/news...
"New Sunday evening drama on BBC1: Ban Pride with Prejudice"
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I asked a BBC spokesperson to set out any examples of the corporation drawing up specific plans to secure the support of voters for other political parties in the UK, but they were unable to do so bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"New Sunday evening drama on BBC1: Ban Pride with Prejudice"
bsky.app/profile/adam...
bsky.app/profile/adam...
#BlueSky has the juice!
Take the roasting of @smartdublin.bsky.social for it's AI tourist bot:
👇 Bluesky post: 1.4k replies, 817 quotes, flamed
bsky.app/profile/smar...
Xitter post: 👇 28 replies, 25 quotes.
x.com/smartdublin/...
Take the roasting of @smartdublin.bsky.social for it's AI tourist bot:
👇 Bluesky post: 1.4k replies, 817 quotes, flamed
bsky.app/profile/smar...
Xitter post: 👇 28 replies, 25 quotes.
x.com/smartdublin/...
June 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#BlueSky has the juice!
Take the roasting of @smartdublin.bsky.social for it's AI tourist bot:
👇 Bluesky post: 1.4k replies, 817 quotes, flamed
bsky.app/profile/smar...
Xitter post: 👇 28 replies, 25 quotes.
x.com/smartdublin/...
Take the roasting of @smartdublin.bsky.social for it's AI tourist bot:
👇 Bluesky post: 1.4k replies, 817 quotes, flamed
bsky.app/profile/smar...
Xitter post: 👇 28 replies, 25 quotes.
x.com/smartdublin/...
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Shows a remarkable similarity to another survey I did recently
June 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Shows a remarkable similarity to another survey I did recently