Russell King
@russellaking.bsky.social
Token Northerner, NHS lifer, school governor, small-time investor, toy soldier and boardgaming guy, European social democrat, republican, pro-Scottish and -Welsh independent, Radio 3 addict, rugby league aficionado.
The dumbing down stops right here.
The dumbing down stops right here.
THWACK! out of the park for six!
December 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
THWACK! out of the park for six!
BBC News - Major incident in Derby as 200 homes evacuated and two arrested over explosives offences - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Major incident in Derby as 200 homes evacuated and two arrested over explosives offences
A controlled explosion took place after two men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offences.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
BBC News - Major incident in Derby as 200 homes evacuated and two arrested over explosives offences - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What Lies Beneath A Traditional Yorkshire Christmas
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What Lies Beneath A Traditional Yorkshire Christmas
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“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nathan Gill of Reform sentenced for Russian bribery LIVE 12.30 BBC News
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Nathan Gill of Reform sentenced for Russian bribery LIVE 12.30 BBC News
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes - BBC News
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes - BBC News
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes
Nathan Gill is being sentenced at the Old Bailey after pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes - BBC News
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes - BBC News
Nathan Gill of Reform, close to Farage, is sentenced tomorrow for his guilty plea of bribery from Russia.....
can't wait....
can't wait....
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Nathan Gill of Reform, close to Farage, is sentenced tomorrow for his guilty plea of bribery from Russia.....
can't wait....
can't wait....
Pleased to say that I’ve been selected for the 2026 New York University/Wikistrat virtual World Risk Forum event next month!
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pleased to say that I’ve been selected for the 2026 New York University/Wikistrat virtual World Risk Forum event next month!
superb!
If eurostar went to Blackpool...
My lovely colleague Abdel announces the stops from Preston with a Marseille twist. Nearly 4 years later, this still makes me guffaw.
My lovely colleague Abdel announces the stops from Preston with a Marseille twist. Nearly 4 years later, this still makes me guffaw.
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
superb!
one of the best players United ever produced - better than Keane, and better than Scholes
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
one of the best players United ever produced - better than Keane, and better than Scholes
we are suddenly going to find out how keen certain people really were about "taking back control"
wouldn't surprise me if people were less keen than they once made out
wouldn't surprise me if people were less keen than they once made out
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
we are suddenly going to find out how keen certain people really were about "taking back control"
wouldn't surprise me if people were less keen than they once made out
wouldn't surprise me if people were less keen than they once made out
post-war electronic music the way nature intended: an £8 analogue cassette off ebay, bluetoothed to a Roberts Radio, much more authentic than any amount of HD remixing
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
post-war electronic music the way nature intended: an £8 analogue cassette off ebay, bluetoothed to a Roberts Radio, much more authentic than any amount of HD remixing
a master leaves us www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...
Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park
The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
a master leaves us www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...
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the victorious Danish fleet heads for home after the Norwegian Herring War atrocities have been avenged!
October 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
the victorious Danish fleet heads for home after the Norwegian Herring War atrocities have been avenged!
Reposted by Russell King
Polls close at 10pm in Caerffili 🕰️🗳️
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform here.
Pob lwc to the amazing Lindsay Whittle - he knows these communities inside out and will fight on behalf of every resident here 🏴
#caerphilly
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform here.
Pob lwc to the amazing Lindsay Whittle - he knows these communities inside out and will fight on behalf of every resident here 🏴
#caerphilly
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Polls close at 10pm in Caerffili 🕰️🗳️
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform here.
Pob lwc to the amazing Lindsay Whittle - he knows these communities inside out and will fight on behalf of every resident here 🏴
#caerphilly
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform here.
Pob lwc to the amazing Lindsay Whittle - he knows these communities inside out and will fight on behalf of every resident here 🏴
#caerphilly
Tejero dead!
YAY!
YAY!
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Tejero dead!
YAY!
YAY!
Reposted by Russell King
Plaid Cymru today held a debate on coal tip safety.
Not a single Reform MP bothered to turn up.
As they head to the polls tomorrow, voters in Caerphilly should remember how little Reform care about Welsh postindustrial communities.
Not a single Reform MP bothered to turn up.
As they head to the polls tomorrow, voters in Caerphilly should remember how little Reform care about Welsh postindustrial communities.
As we remember Aberfan, we are reminded that Wales’ coalmining communities still live in fear of another disaster.
While Reform are calling for the reopening of Wales’ coalmines, they couldn’t even be bothered to show up for this debate on the safety of our coalmining communities.
While Reform are calling for the reopening of Wales’ coalmines, they couldn’t even be bothered to show up for this debate on the safety of our coalmining communities.
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Plaid Cymru today held a debate on coal tip safety.
Not a single Reform MP bothered to turn up.
As they head to the polls tomorrow, voters in Caerphilly should remember how little Reform care about Welsh postindustrial communities.
Not a single Reform MP bothered to turn up.
As they head to the polls tomorrow, voters in Caerphilly should remember how little Reform care about Welsh postindustrial communities.