Tom McEnroe
@tommcenroe.bsky.social
Bikes are nice.
Cycling commuter when an aging back allows it, gardener, photographer, amateur mixologist
Rants about the state of the world, and the UK in particular, by appointment.
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Cycling commuter when an aging back allows it, gardener, photographer, amateur mixologist
Rants about the state of the world, and the UK in particular, by appointment.
https://www.flickr.com/people/tommce/
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Tom McEnroe
@tommcenroe.bsky.social
· Oct 10
A friend has a small library of books whose titles may not mean quite what they did when they were originally published - friends and family have been adding to it over the years.
Mr Pink Whistle features....
Mr Pink Whistle features....
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“I remember the first time I saw Andy…”
February 19, 2026 at 12:18 PM
“I remember the first time I saw Andy…”
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Oh, the grand old duke of york
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February 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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"Scrapping the cap" became "reviewing the cap" became "reintroducing the cap in full."
Reform UK: promising to help working families, but delivering the same Tory policy that punishes kids. The mask slips again. 🎭 #BBCBreakfast
Reform UK: promising to help working families, but delivering the same Tory policy that punishes kids. The mask slips again. 🎭 #BBCBreakfast
February 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM
"Scrapping the cap" became "reviewing the cap" became "reintroducing the cap in full."
Reform UK: promising to help working families, but delivering the same Tory policy that punishes kids. The mask slips again. 🎭 #BBCBreakfast
Reform UK: promising to help working families, but delivering the same Tory policy that punishes kids. The mask slips again. 🎭 #BBCBreakfast
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.
February 19, 2026 at 7:14 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Bedford CC dealing with the bigots like an absolute boss.
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🇬🇧 Larry the cat celebrates 15 years as Downing Street's chief mouser
The UK's most famous feline, Larry the cat, marks 15 years as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power of 10 Downing Street.
The UK's most famous feline, Larry the cat, marks 15 years as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power of 10 Downing Street.
February 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🇬🇧 Larry the cat celebrates 15 years as Downing Street's chief mouser
The UK's most famous feline, Larry the cat, marks 15 years as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power of 10 Downing Street.
The UK's most famous feline, Larry the cat, marks 15 years as the country's chief mouser patrolling the corridors of power of 10 Downing Street.
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🚨GORTON & DENTON BY-ELECTION
REFORM UK SAYS IT WILL REPEAL THE EQUALITY ACT - a key piece of legislation that prevents against discrimination in Britain.
That should tell you all you need to know
REFORM UK SAYS IT WILL REPEAL THE EQUALITY ACT - a key piece of legislation that prevents against discrimination in Britain.
That should tell you all you need to know
February 18, 2026 at 2:04 PM
🚨GORTON & DENTON BY-ELECTION
REFORM UK SAYS IT WILL REPEAL THE EQUALITY ACT - a key piece of legislation that prevents against discrimination in Britain.
That should tell you all you need to know
REFORM UK SAYS IT WILL REPEAL THE EQUALITY ACT - a key piece of legislation that prevents against discrimination in Britain.
That should tell you all you need to know
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These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
*one voice altered to disguise identity
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
*one voice altered to disguise identity
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Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party is promising to sweep 'Anti-British", "anti-white" elements out of our universities and schools. Doing so, he is copying the Nazi playbook of 1933. If you're not worried now, you should be. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...
First they came for the intellectuals
My concern about Rupert Lowe MP's Restore Britain polotical party dominated too much of my day yesterday.
We made a video that reflected the sentiment in my blog post from yesterday morning. That is ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
February 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain party is promising to sweep 'Anti-British", "anti-white" elements out of our universities and schools. Doing so, he is copying the Nazi playbook of 1933. If you're not worried now, you should be. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02...
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Can people stop playing Reform's game by referring to his team as a shadow cabinet? For it to be a shadow cabinet, Reform would need to be the largest opposition party. They only have eight MPs. Stop entertaining their nonsense.
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Can people stop playing Reform's game by referring to his team as a shadow cabinet? For it to be a shadow cabinet, Reform would need to be the largest opposition party. They only have eight MPs. Stop entertaining their nonsense.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Having a proportional representation system of voting in the UK would absolutely give us more Reform MPs, but it would also ensure they had to compromise and be even less effective than they would be if they default into power via FPTP. That is the first change to fixing the UK, it really really is.
February 17, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Having a proportional representation system of voting in the UK would absolutely give us more Reform MPs, but it would also ensure they had to compromise and be even less effective than they would be if they default into power via FPTP. That is the first change to fixing the UK, it really really is.
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You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
February 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
You've appointed Tories to your top team. Why should people believe your party is any different?
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
Farage: "These were two people who were ministers, but frankly weren't ministers for very long".
Suella Braverman was a minister for over 4 years.
Robert Jenrick was a minister for almost 5 years.
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Stop spinning it like some scandal BBC. It’s dishonest Reform UK bias. Most of these councils won’t even exist in a year because of reorganisation. So these votes are basically a pointless waste of time and money. Councils asked for delays - most of them under Tories. The Government just agreed.
February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Stop spinning it like some scandal BBC. It’s dishonest Reform UK bias. Most of these councils won’t even exist in a year because of reorganisation. So these votes are basically a pointless waste of time and money. Councils asked for delays - most of them under Tories. The Government just agreed.
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do you know what would help!!!!!!!! living in a society that lets people experiment with their gender without treating it like the most important thing in the world!!!!!!! letting people get it right or wrong without politicising their decisions!!!!!!! just being chilled about gender!!!!!! aaahhhhhh
"if they socially transition too early we think they can get locked onto a trajectory that may not have been the correct natural trajectory for them"
Direct quote.
Direct quote.
February 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
do you know what would help!!!!!!!! living in a society that lets people experiment with their gender without treating it like the most important thing in the world!!!!!!! letting people get it right or wrong without politicising their decisions!!!!!!! just being chilled about gender!!!!!! aaahhhhhh
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What is wrong with people Why don't they acquaint themselves with the facts? Labour postponed the elections because councils asked them to because they were not ready to field elections due to boundary changes brought in by the Tories, why can people not see this? Why do people not do any research!
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
What is wrong with people Why don't they acquaint themselves with the facts? Labour postponed the elections because councils asked them to because they were not ready to field elections due to boundary changes brought in by the Tories, why can people not see this? Why do people not do any research!
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Wait, what??!
Dear California, just sayin'...
Switzerland uses a mobile overpass bridge to carry out road work without stopping traffic.
Dear California, just sayin'...
Switzerland uses a mobile overpass bridge to carry out road work without stopping traffic.
February 16, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Wait, what??!
Dear California, just sayin'...
Switzerland uses a mobile overpass bridge to carry out road work without stopping traffic.
Dear California, just sayin'...
Switzerland uses a mobile overpass bridge to carry out road work without stopping traffic.
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I strongly suspect that if we just converted some cow-milking machines such that we could attach all the major alt-right figures to it by their gentleman's appendages in a massive blow job barn, all this would go away.
February 16, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I strongly suspect that if we just converted some cow-milking machines such that we could attach all the major alt-right figures to it by their gentleman's appendages in a massive blow job barn, all this would go away.
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the loss of the World Service would be a tragedy and huge lost of soft power for Britain
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
the loss of the World Service would be a tragedy and huge lost of soft power for Britain
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FWIW, after 2+ decades in 🇬🇧 diplomacy my settled view is that BBCWS is *the* (not *a*) vital element of British soft power and the continued attacks on its funding are nothing short of barbaric and self defeating.
February 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
FWIW, after 2+ decades in 🇬🇧 diplomacy my settled view is that BBCWS is *the* (not *a*) vital element of British soft power and the continued attacks on its funding are nothing short of barbaric and self defeating.
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@that-jane.bsky.social Hello again 👋🏻 and happy birthday to this banger
February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
@that-jane.bsky.social Hello again 👋🏻 and happy birthday to this banger
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Huge applause as Starmer declares Britain has moved beyond the Brexit years. One of the strongest EU speeches by a PM in decades - yet barely covered by the BBC or MSM. While serious leadership is ignored, airtime still goes to Farage and recycled outrage. Kuenssberg, Zeffman, Mason, Gibb - out.
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Huge applause as Starmer declares Britain has moved beyond the Brexit years. One of the strongest EU speeches by a PM in decades - yet barely covered by the BBC or MSM. While serious leadership is ignored, airtime still goes to Farage and recycled outrage. Kuenssberg, Zeffman, Mason, Gibb - out.
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By Jake Goretzki.
February 15, 2026 at 10:44 AM
By Jake Goretzki.
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There are lies, damned lies & Reform Ltd statistics
"Nigel Farage says 1 million people in Britain don’t speak English
The Census says otherwise the number of people in England & Wales who said they cannot speak English at all is ~161,000
Not a million
161,000
~0.3%"
via Reform Are Not Your Friends
"Nigel Farage says 1 million people in Britain don’t speak English
The Census says otherwise the number of people in England & Wales who said they cannot speak English at all is ~161,000
Not a million
161,000
~0.3%"
via Reform Are Not Your Friends
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM
There are lies, damned lies & Reform Ltd statistics
"Nigel Farage says 1 million people in Britain don’t speak English
The Census says otherwise the number of people in England & Wales who said they cannot speak English at all is ~161,000
Not a million
161,000
~0.3%"
via Reform Are Not Your Friends
"Nigel Farage says 1 million people in Britain don’t speak English
The Census says otherwise the number of people in England & Wales who said they cannot speak English at all is ~161,000
Not a million
161,000
~0.3%"
via Reform Are Not Your Friends