Andy Kingdon 🔶️
@andygeology.bsky.social
Lib Dem Councillor, Bramcote Ward Broxtowe BC. Scientist, father, atheist, cyclist. Middle age fat bloke.
I block racists, bigots and idiots. If I block you choose your category
Views mine and do not relate to my employer.
I block racists, bigots and idiots. If I block you choose your category
Views mine and do not relate to my employer.
This is what the PM should have made them sign when he hired them. Now it's too late.
November 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This is what the PM should have made them sign when he hired them. Now it's too late.
There are many possible responses. But "diddums" is my first thought. Its not the job of politicians to please everyone, its to solve problems. Some people will just have to lump it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
There are many possible responses. But "diddums" is my first thought. Its not the job of politicians to please everyone, its to solve problems. Some people will just have to lump it.
In other news, cream teas are good for you, says Mayor of Cornwall
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In other news, cream teas are good for you, says Mayor of Cornwall
Geologist's tip: Large tightly wrapped blocks of mud sediments are not well received by customs officers and your samples you spent ages collecting are liable to confiscation
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Geologist's tip: Large tightly wrapped blocks of mud sediments are not well received by customs officers and your samples you spent ages collecting are liable to confiscation
Therefore Tesla is not a business, it's a racket. This surely is contrary to US company law (I'm sure it would be in the UK).
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Therefore Tesla is not a business, it's a racket. This surely is contrary to US company law (I'm sure it would be in the UK).
In a normal business the Chief Exec would be fired and personally sued for every penny if his personal conduct had such a Gerald Ratner (look it up) like effect on sales. Musk has destroyed #tesla business reputation.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In a normal business the Chief Exec would be fired and personally sued for every penny if his personal conduct had such a Gerald Ratner (look it up) like effect on sales. Musk has destroyed #tesla business reputation.
It's irrelevant the Tory Party have ceased to exist on the ground. Their limited pool of activists under 80 have left politics or defected to Reform (the one nation Tories left for the Lib Dems years ago). These are death rattles.
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's irrelevant the Tory Party have ceased to exist on the ground. Their limited pool of activists under 80 have left politics or defected to Reform (the one nation Tories left for the Lib Dems years ago). These are death rattles.
Total dreck that should have ended once and for all the career of Ricky Gervais.
Such a contrast to Jason Segel's "The Muppets" which has real charm.
Such a contrast to Jason Segel's "The Muppets" which has real charm.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Total dreck that should have ended once and for all the career of Ricky Gervais.
Such a contrast to Jason Segel's "The Muppets" which has real charm.
Such a contrast to Jason Segel's "The Muppets" which has real charm.
Yo are so very wrong.
It rhymes with "loan" or "phone"
Hang your head in shame
It rhymes with "loan" or "phone"
Hang your head in shame
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Yo are so very wrong.
It rhymes with "loan" or "phone"
Hang your head in shame
It rhymes with "loan" or "phone"
Hang your head in shame
I've let my kids cycle unaccompanied from Bramcote into the city since they were ?11/12 because of the segregated route pretty much all the way (albeit of very varied quality). Few parents in WB or LB would do the same. Soon they can knowing their kids will be safe.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I've let my kids cycle unaccompanied from Bramcote into the city since they were ?11/12 because of the segregated route pretty much all the way (albeit of very varied quality). Few parents in WB or LB would do the same. Soon they can knowing their kids will be safe.
Nimbys will Nimby. What bugs me is the road biker in Nottm cycling group complaining that HE can safely cycle over Lady Bay Bridge (narrow, busy, lethal) so obviously EVERYONE else can. Pure selfishness and a complete lack of empathy. He's Nottingham's John Forester
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
This is Why Cycling is Dangerous in America
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nimbys will Nimby. What bugs me is the road biker in Nottm cycling group complaining that HE can safely cycle over Lady Bay Bridge (narrow, busy, lethal) so obviously EVERYONE else can. Pure selfishness and a complete lack of empathy. He's Nottingham's John Forester
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRPd...
Nandy is hopeless, Labour figures I respect seem to like her but I see nothing. Say what you like about Wes Streeting or Bridget Phillipson but they know what they want to do with their departments. Nandy hasn't a clue.
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Nandy is hopeless, Labour figures I respect seem to like her but I see nothing. Say what you like about Wes Streeting or Bridget Phillipson but they know what they want to do with their departments. Nandy hasn't a clue.
Compare with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries where all fallen soldiers from the British Empire / Commonwealth are commemorated together with equal dignity.
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Compare with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries where all fallen soldiers from the British Empire / Commonwealth are commemorated together with equal dignity.
Spot on. The shrieking hatred of the RW appeals to a properion of UK population but makes them look hysterical lunatics to everyone else.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Spot on. The shrieking hatred of the RW appeals to a properion of UK population but makes them look hysterical lunatics to everyone else.
Should say "no need to engage"
November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Should say "no need to engage"
My overwhelming feeling is that these people want to be miserable. Let them, but there's no engage.
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My overwhelming feeling is that these people want to be miserable. Let them, but there's no engage.
In 70s Bedfordshire he "did a skid, killed a kid, crushed his bollocks on a dustbin lid"
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In 70s Bedfordshire he "did a skid, killed a kid, crushed his bollocks on a dustbin lid"
I know. The desire to shout "scab" is far greater than their desire to do the hard work to change things. Owen Jones is the ultimate expression of this tendency.
November 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I know. The desire to shout "scab" is far greater than their desire to do the hard work to change things. Owen Jones is the ultimate expression of this tendency.
Apropos of nothing: brilliant song; brilliant band
youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0?...
youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0?...
Living Colour - Cult Of Personality (Official Video)
YouTube video by LivingColourVEVO
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November 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Apropos of nothing: brilliant song; brilliant band
youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0?...
youtu.be/7xxgRUyzgs0?...
A total failure. You could eliminate a %age of transport carbon emissions for passengers and when routes join freight, and also improve capacity and speed. Instead MML electrification has stopped again because London brain and careerist politicians refusing to challenge Treasury.
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A total failure. You could eliminate a %age of transport carbon emissions for passengers and when routes join freight, and also improve capacity and speed. Instead MML electrification has stopped again because London brain and careerist politicians refusing to challenge Treasury.
It's a real risk. Many Hard Left locally are ex-miners really into coal. Green policy 101 is obviously coal is bad. Another should be opposing car-dependent green belt development. They just failed that test near me.
In LIb Dems we expect traditional Green supporters to join us.
In LIb Dems we expect traditional Green supporters to join us.
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It's a real risk. Many Hard Left locally are ex-miners really into coal. Green policy 101 is obviously coal is bad. Another should be opposing car-dependent green belt development. They just failed that test near me.
In LIb Dems we expect traditional Green supporters to join us.
In LIb Dems we expect traditional Green supporters to join us.
The efforts wasted by the Left on Corbyn baffles me. He's clearly difficult to work with, incapable of changing an opinion ever, and surrounds himself with really unpleasant hostile(and often misogynist) people. I hope for their sake the Greens consider who they let join.
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The efforts wasted by the Left on Corbyn baffles me. He's clearly difficult to work with, incapable of changing an opinion ever, and surrounds himself with really unpleasant hostile(and often misogynist) people. I hope for their sake the Greens consider who they let join.
Fair enough. If you want the chance to achieve something, join the Greens. Because Your Party are chocolate teapot useless. Traditional Greens will likely find it uncomfortable though because there are some real differences in emphasis.
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Fair enough. If you want the chance to achieve something, join the Greens. Because Your Party are chocolate teapot useless. Traditional Greens will likely find it uncomfortable though because there are some real differences in emphasis.
The Greens seem to be able to actually function as a party, so kudos for that (it's a low bar). They will likely regret the people they are currently recruiting who have emerged from the same political gene pool.
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Greens seem to be able to actually function as a party, so kudos for that (it's a low bar). They will likely regret the people they are currently recruiting who have emerged from the same political gene pool.