Tony
@puckoon.bsky.social
Came here from the other place. Retired. Amateur folk musician and actor, Saints supporter, unexpectedly old. Naturist, but I don't feel the need to post naked pics of myself (sighs of relief heard throughout Bluesky).
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All the coverage of Reeves ‘lying’ debagged in a single sentence.
I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
All the coverage of Reeves ‘lying’ debagged in a single sentence.
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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Historian Rutger Bregman is a well-respected proponent of a universal basic income. The Guardian has called him “the Dutch wunderkind of new ideas.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
The BBC invited Bregman to give this year’s Reith Lecture series.
Before airing, the BBC removed one sentence from his lecture, “A Time of Monsters.”
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BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
I've been a Labour member since 1981, through Foot, Kinnock, Smith, Blair, Brown Miliband, Corbyn and all the interim leaders. I worked for all of them. I admit I don't do much now apart from pay my subs. But I'm going to struggle to do even that now.
Starmer facing growing backlash from Labour MPs as Mahmood sets out asylum plans – UK politics live
Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I've been a Labour member since 1981, through Foot, Kinnock, Smith, Blair, Brown Miliband, Corbyn and all the interim leaders. I worked for all of them. I admit I don't do much now apart from pay my subs. But I'm going to struggle to do even that now.
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Well, I won't be using @checkatrade.bsky.social in future when I need some work done on the house.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Well, I won't be using @checkatrade.bsky.social in future when I need some work done on the house.
Gosh, #Liverpool aren't very good, are they?
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Gosh, #Liverpool aren't very good, are they?
Would love to hear Starmer saying this about Farage.
If I didn't live in California I'd move to Illinois.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Would love to hear Starmer saying this about Farage.
Who the fuck is Mollie May and why should I care about which laundry products she probably doesn't use?
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Who the fuck is Mollie May and why should I care about which laundry products she probably doesn't use?
I watched The Absence of War last night (and the introduction by David Hare). I well remember the crushing blow of Labour's defeat in the 1992 election. How different (in a good way) the UK would have been if Kinnock had won.
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I watched The Absence of War last night (and the introduction by David Hare). I well remember the crushing blow of Labour's defeat in the 1992 election. How different (in a good way) the UK would have been if Kinnock had won.
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The Great Contortionist: Nigel Farage explains that while you shouldn’t say there are too many black faces on TV, it’s actually OK to say it, because there are. My SKETCH.
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
October 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Great Contortionist: Nigel Farage explains that while you shouldn’t say there are too many black faces on TV, it’s actually OK to say it, because there are. My SKETCH.
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
thecritic.co.uk/the-...
So where was Esme brought up? She sounds like no other Borsetshire native. #thearchers
October 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
So where was Esme brought up? She sounds like no other Borsetshire native. #thearchers
Well, who could have leaked this?
Lucy Powell urged ministers to rethink legal action against Labour donor’s firm
Exclusive: Intervention by deputy leadership contender could have saved company based in her Manchester constituency millions
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Well, who could have leaked this?
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I have no problem with Hindus and others celebrating Diwali but, really, do they still have to be letting off very loud fireworks at gone 1.00 am?*
*I will post something similar around November 5th.
*I will post something similar around November 5th.
October 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I have no problem with Hindus and others celebrating Diwali but, really, do they still have to be letting off very loud fireworks at gone 1.00 am?*
*I will post something similar around November 5th.
*I will post something similar around November 5th.
Why? London already has black cabs, Uber and private hire; not to mention a first class bus, tube and rail system. This is not progress. It is a solution to a problem that does not exist.
Driverless taxis from Waymo will be on London’s roads next year, US firm announces
Cars with human safety drivers will appear in coming weeks as permissions are sought for fully autonomous rides
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Why? London already has black cabs, Uber and private hire; not to mention a first class bus, tube and rail system. This is not progress. It is a solution to a problem that does not exist.
Just listening to the All Around My Hat album. I've had this since it came out 50 years ago. It still sounds pretty fresh. What a great job @mikebatt.bsky.social did as producer.
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Just listening to the All Around My Hat album. I've had this since it came out 50 years ago. It still sounds pretty fresh. What a great job @mikebatt.bsky.social did as producer.
I haven't read the story but, surely, that's the late Ray Allan's friend Lord Charles?
US soybean farmers finding out the hard way that "America First" was a lie
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I haven't read the story but, surely, that's the late Ray Allan's friend Lord Charles?
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Robert Jenrick and his wiggy puppet
October 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Robert Jenrick and his wiggy puppet
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Do watch this. It’s very good. Sound absolutely on.
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Do watch this. It’s very good. Sound absolutely on.