Rob L
@robales.bsky.social
Angry yet helpless serf in the land of red buses and blue blooded babies. Fan of Mother Earth, community, the selfless and Oldham Athletic FC (coincidentally, also a borderline alcoholic) #oafc
Those were the days weren’t they? When average life expectancy was in the low 40s *sighs, wistfully*
September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Those were the days weren’t they? When average life expectancy was in the low 40s *sighs, wistfully*
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Brutal. A humiliation ritual.
August 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Brutal. A humiliation ritual.
Really bad, my mate has resorted to joining the queue at the ground. Like 1990 revisited, FFS.
May 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Really bad, my mate has resorted to joining the queue at the ground. Like 1990 revisited, FFS.
It really should not be this difficult for what, 3.2k ST holders? Absolute fucking shambles.
May 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It really should not be this difficult for what, 3.2k ST holders? Absolute fucking shambles.
At the risk of being very British and moaning about the weather regardless, is there any sign of any water arriving?
May 13, 2025 at 6:23 AM
At the risk of being very British and moaning about the weather regardless, is there any sign of any water arriving?
Unfortunately, no hiding two young chewies with their shirts on
February 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Unfortunately, no hiding two young chewies with their shirts on
Oh really, deary me. I’d be pissed if my son’s u14s team conceded a goal like that
January 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Oh really, deary me. I’d be pissed if my son’s u14s team conceded a goal like that
Agreed. I don’t recall ever seeing a professional football team concede a goal from a throw in that has reached the back post without being touched! #oafc
January 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Agreed. I don’t recall ever seeing a professional football team concede a goal from a throw in that has reached the back post without being touched! #oafc
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
Not that I can think of. Londis on Hollinwood Avenue, which isn’t a million miles away, had one last time I was down there, though
December 26, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Not that I can think of. Londis on Hollinwood Avenue, which isn’t a million miles away, had one last time I was down there, though
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It’s a fiscal pothole all on its own. Absolute clowns.
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 5:35 PM
It’s a fiscal pothole all on its own. Absolute clowns.
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Horrifyingly accurate from Edith Pritchett in the Guardian…
November 25, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Horrifyingly accurate from Edith Pritchett in the Guardian…
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A list of bands in order of efficacy:
3. Placebo
2. The Cure
1. Prevention
3. Placebo
2. The Cure
1. Prevention
November 22, 2024 at 12:05 PM
A list of bands in order of efficacy:
3. Placebo
2. The Cure
1. Prevention
3. Placebo
2. The Cure
1. Prevention
And since when has a protest in London, 10k strong, been worthy of being the headline item on the main evening tv news programme?
November 20, 2024 at 6:57 PM
And since when has a protest in London, 10k strong, been worthy of being the headline item on the main evening tv news programme?
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Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
Jeremy Clarkson is to farming what I am to opera singing. The big, privileged, attention seeking 🔔
Man who told The Times in 2021 that he’d only bought his £4.25m farm to avoid paying inheritance tax to lead protest against inheritance tax 😂🤣😂 www.thesun.co.uk/news/3179317...
Clarkson defies docs to lead 20,000 farmers protesting against 'tractor tax'
JEREMY Clarkson will defy health fears to join up to 20,000 farmers protesting in Westminster over the hated “tractor tax”. The Clarkson’s Farm star, 64 — recovering after a life-saving heart op — …
www.thesun.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Jeremy Clarkson is to farming what I am to opera singing. The big, privileged, attention seeking 🔔
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Feels like it, too. Hopefully a few more before the end of the season!
November 17, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Feels like it, too. Hopefully a few more before the end of the season!