Andrew Walker
@andrewwalker01.bsky.social
Journalist now retired. Ex-BBC WS Economics Correspondent. Velophile, Fennophile.
Always hard but wet means you are more likely to lose traction
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Always hard but wet means you are more likely to lose traction
Here's another good one, though I neglected to put the bike in the picture. Shibden Wall in West Yorks. More manageable than it might have been because it was bone dry.
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Here's another good one, though I neglected to put the bike in the picture. Shibden Wall in West Yorks. More manageable than it might have been because it was bone dry.
What specific issue was it?
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What specific issue was it?
And then say "but we do still have some off our vegan sausage rolls as an alternative"
October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
And then say "but we do still have some off our vegan sausage rolls as an alternative"
Also worth noting that the revocation policy (though not the cultural coherence language) is in a private members bill sponsored by the Shadow Home Secretary, which got a first reading back in May. Clause 3
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk
October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Also worth noting that the revocation policy (though not the cultural coherence language) is in a private members bill sponsored by the Shadow Home Secretary, which got a first reading back in May. Clause 3
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
Behind a pay wall, but I assume this is Jeremy Hunt?
October 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Behind a pay wall, but I assume this is Jeremy Hunt?
You could argue that Labour was the obvious choice for a purely anti-Reform tactical vote given that they were ~18ppts ahead of Plaid in 2021. Unless you had evidence that Labour support had since fallen enough (for non-tactical reasons) to put them behind Plaid.
October 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
You could argue that Labour was the obvious choice for a purely anti-Reform tactical vote given that they were ~18ppts ahead of Plaid in 2021. Unless you had evidence that Labour support had since fallen enough (for non-tactical reasons) to put them behind Plaid.
Perhaps the question should have been "is it even a way of delaying the inevitable?"
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Perhaps the question should have been "is it even a way of delaying the inevitable?"
Perhaps it should be scammer and scammee
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Perhaps it should be scammer and scammee
Thanks. Looks worth a visit
October 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Thanks. Looks worth a visit
Lovely. Which dale is that?
October 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Lovely. Which dale is that?
Also ironic given the anti-vax sentiment that is welcomed at senior levels in the party - eg Malhotra's conference invitation
October 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Also ironic given the anti-vax sentiment that is welcomed at senior levels in the party - eg Malhotra's conference invitation
No bike today? I didn't. My excuse is that the bike doesn't like the rain (which is sort of true)
October 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
No bike today? I didn't. My excuse is that the bike doesn't like the rain (which is sort of true)
Maybe Aseem Malhotra as Health Sec
September 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Maybe Aseem Malhotra as Health Sec
It reads a bit like it was written by Trump rather than for him. But as it spares us the ridiculous use of upper case I suppose it can't be, and that takes us back to your hypothesis
September 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It reads a bit like it was written by Trump rather than for him. But as it spares us the ridiculous use of upper case I suppose it can't be, and that takes us back to your hypothesis
Brilliant timing. Just when Palace need a replacement for Ebs!
August 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Brilliant timing. Just when Palace need a replacement for Ebs!
Ah that is a lot more than the frequent sticky bottle incidents I saw
July 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Ah that is a lot more than the frequent sticky bottle incidents I saw
Was it a sticky bottle? There seems to me to be quite a bit of that
July 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Was it a sticky bottle? There seems to me to be quite a bit of that
And the reason they are presented separately on the graph is, I assume, because they have separate police forces.
July 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
And the reason they are presented separately on the graph is, I assume, because they have separate police forces.
Worth bearing in mind that Brits can in fact stay in Schengen for a total of six months over the course of a year, like EU nationals in the UK. The difference is that EU nats can do it all in one go. Brits can’t.
July 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Worth bearing in mind that Brits can in fact stay in Schengen for a total of six months over the course of a year, like EU nationals in the UK. The difference is that EU nats can do it all in one go. Brits can’t.
He also seems to have conveniently forgotten that the Canada tariffs would trample over what somebody (I wonder who) called "the largest, most significant, modern, and balanced trade agreement in history."
July 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
He also seems to have conveniently forgotten that the Canada tariffs would trample over what somebody (I wonder who) called "the largest, most significant, modern, and balanced trade agreement in history."