AB
@botzarelli.bsky.social
Brentford fan, BIAS Chair, Fan Advisory Board Co-Chair
In house commercial/regulatory lawyer
Comprehensive school governor
Conservative association chair and former regional and area deputy chair.
Personal opinions only unless I say otherwise!!!
In house commercial/regulatory lawyer
Comprehensive school governor
Conservative association chair and former regional and area deputy chair.
Personal opinions only unless I say otherwise!!!
Can we go back to most people being normal? That used to cover a very broad spectrum of things. We’d developed it well to a point where we’d even got to being sympathetic and caring towards the problems faced by people who weren’t normal but would have liked to have been.
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Can we go back to most people being normal? That used to cover a very broad spectrum of things. We’d developed it well to a point where we’d even got to being sympathetic and caring towards the problems faced by people who weren’t normal but would have liked to have been.
I’m sure over the last ten years I’ve thought Tame Impala to be a resolutely mid sort of band. I’ve seen them play live.
But Radio 6 seem to have elevated their 2015 album to being some sort of epochal work of genius meriting wanging on about it all day.
Maybe I’m just old.
But Radio 6 seem to have elevated their 2015 album to being some sort of epochal work of genius meriting wanging on about it all day.
Maybe I’m just old.
July 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I’m sure over the last ten years I’ve thought Tame Impala to be a resolutely mid sort of band. I’ve seen them play live.
But Radio 6 seem to have elevated their 2015 album to being some sort of epochal work of genius meriting wanging on about it all day.
Maybe I’m just old.
But Radio 6 seem to have elevated their 2015 album to being some sort of epochal work of genius meriting wanging on about it all day.
Maybe I’m just old.
Maybe we should do fewer reports and inquiries and just do stuff because it’s the right thing to do and we’re confident enough in it to take a lead without needing to point at a fat document to justify doing it.
June 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Maybe we should do fewer reports and inquiries and just do stuff because it’s the right thing to do and we’re confident enough in it to take a lead without needing to point at a fat document to justify doing it.
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For anyone who has qualified to be offered a ST for 25/26, BFC has said they will check to ensure your old membership does not autorenew. We would advise you check your account to ensure you do not get charged for both membership and a ST. Renewals are due to open on 13th June.
June 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For anyone who has qualified to be offered a ST for 25/26, BFC has said they will check to ensure your old membership does not autorenew. We would advise you check your account to ensure you do not get charged for both membership and a ST. Renewals are due to open on 13th June.
Given Mr Coksun is of Turkish heritage, how come all the “deport all foreign criminals” gang haven’t added him to their list?
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Given Mr Coksun is of Turkish heritage, how come all the “deport all foreign criminals” gang haven’t added him to their list?
Oh no, not the Portuguese villa!
May 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Oh no, not the Portuguese villa!
There’s no point in suspending the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act if you don’t take advantage of it!
Trump is getting a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 as a ‘gift’ from Qatar’s royal family, ABC reports.
The plane is described as a “flying palace” and will be used as Airforce One and then transferred to Trump. It’s the biggest foreign ‘gift’ ever and apparently doesn’t break bribery laws.
The plane is described as a “flying palace” and will be used as Airforce One and then transferred to Trump. It’s the biggest foreign ‘gift’ ever and apparently doesn’t break bribery laws.
May 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
There’s no point in suspending the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act if you don’t take advantage of it!
Ich nichten lichten
If I was the BBC Deputy Economics editor I would probably read the actual text of what was agreed instead of just uncritically repeating unsourced infographics from the White House twitter account.
May 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Ich nichten lichten
Is there anyone called Polanski who’s not a wrong ‘un? So far it seems 2 from 2 for bad guys.
Nominate some good Polanskis in the replies.
Nominate some good Polanskis in the replies.
Green Party leadership frontrunner Zack Polanski tells me the UK must now end its membership of NATO, because of Trump.
Polanski says that Trump's presidency means the "Age of NATO is over" and his party should now abandon its commitment to the alliance
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/08/g...
Polanski says that Trump's presidency means the "Age of NATO is over" and his party should now abandon its commitment to the alliance
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/08/g...
Green Party Deputy Leader Zack Polanski Says UK Must Leave NATO Because of Trump
The frontrunner to become the next leader of the Green Party of England and Wales tells Byline Times the UK must now form new alliances for "peace" instead
bylinetimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Is there anyone called Polanski who’s not a wrong ‘un? So far it seems 2 from 2 for bad guys.
Nominate some good Polanskis in the replies.
Nominate some good Polanskis in the replies.
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We all want the Gtech stadium to have the best atmosphere in the Premier League.
We want to hear from all Brentford supporters so this survey is also open to non-members
forms.gle/nzEULAJ5bczT...
We want to hear from all Brentford supporters so this survey is also open to non-members
forms.gle/nzEULAJ5bczT...
May 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We all want the Gtech stadium to have the best atmosphere in the Premier League.
We want to hear from all Brentford supporters so this survey is also open to non-members
forms.gle/nzEULAJ5bczT...
We want to hear from all Brentford supporters so this survey is also open to non-members
forms.gle/nzEULAJ5bczT...
Canada has made the usual error of taking Trump literally but not seriously when they should have taken him seriously but not literally.
Subscribe to my emergency podcast about what this means for Starmer and Badenoch.
Subscribe to my emergency podcast about what this means for Starmer and Badenoch.
April 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Canada has made the usual error of taking Trump literally but not seriously when they should have taken him seriously but not literally.
Subscribe to my emergency podcast about what this means for Starmer and Badenoch.
Subscribe to my emergency podcast about what this means for Starmer and Badenoch.
Yay for a conception of liberalism that’s less conducive to a pleasant society than libertarianism!
I know everyone's going to love this and I don't want to spoil the fun but it's illiberal. I'm sorry. I know. But it is.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England
Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of £1,000
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Yay for a conception of liberalism that’s less conducive to a pleasant society than libertarianism!
Fresh fenugreek is weird stuff which I’m almost always suspicious is just a bunch of random weeds until I cook it.
April 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Fresh fenugreek is weird stuff which I’m almost always suspicious is just a bunch of random weeds until I cook it.
Last night’s tea to trigger Americans.
April 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Last night’s tea to trigger Americans.
There’s not much point in following people who close their replies on here.
April 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
There’s not much point in following people who close their replies on here.
This sounds like a good description of working life for the first few years after graduation back in the dark ages when I was young.
As AI goes into more use in business, maybe it’s not so different.
As AI goes into more use in business, maybe it’s not so different.
sort of planning to probably turn this into a newsletter eventually but like, I wrote most of my undergrad essays hungover or drunk, in a few hours, without doing any meaningful research or thinking - it was definitely better than using AI for them but.....how much better was it, really?
April 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This sounds like a good description of working life for the first few years after graduation back in the dark ages when I was young.
As AI goes into more use in business, maybe it’s not so different.
As AI goes into more use in business, maybe it’s not so different.
New world record today. Nemone broke the 30s mark for how long it took to say she’s a registered psychotherapist after I put Radio 6 Music on.
April 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New world record today. Nemone broke the 30s mark for how long it took to say she’s a registered psychotherapist after I put Radio 6 Music on.
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I felt a great disturbance in the force as if a million souls suddenly cried out “pub?”
April 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I felt a great disturbance in the force as if a million souls suddenly cried out “pub?”
PE might be the most obvious major difference between state and private schools.
This week my classmates’ whatsapp group was reminiscing over the 3rd XV rugby team’s unbeaten season in 1989. Few if any state schools can run a 3rd XV, let alone ones with only about 100 boys in Y12&13.
This week my classmates’ whatsapp group was reminiscing over the 3rd XV rugby team’s unbeaten season in 1989. Few if any state schools can run a 3rd XV, let alone ones with only about 100 boys in Y12&13.
April 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
PE might be the most obvious major difference between state and private schools.
This week my classmates’ whatsapp group was reminiscing over the 3rd XV rugby team’s unbeaten season in 1989. Few if any state schools can run a 3rd XV, let alone ones with only about 100 boys in Y12&13.
This week my classmates’ whatsapp group was reminiscing over the 3rd XV rugby team’s unbeaten season in 1989. Few if any state schools can run a 3rd XV, let alone ones with only about 100 boys in Y12&13.
Is PE no longer compulsory? When did that happen?
“We must move away from short-term thinking and start treating sport and PE with the same seriousness we afford to english, maths, or science”, writes @leighinghammp.bsky.social
🗣️ No child should be denied the opportunity to benefit from sport and PE
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ No child should be denied the opportunity to benefit from sport and PE
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
Leigh Ingham: ‘No child should be denied the opportunity to benefit from sport and PE’ - Politics.co.uk
“Exercise doesn’t just chemically make you feel good — it’s great for socialising, raising self-esteem and coping with losing.” These are the words of a young constituent of mine, Tane, who wrote to m...
www.politics.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Is PE no longer compulsory? When did that happen?
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Here’s just a brief micro insight into how a great American company is probably about to collapse due to tariffs:
Let me introduce you to the board game company CMON
Let me introduce you to the board game company CMON
April 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Here’s just a brief micro insight into how a great American company is probably about to collapse due to tariffs:
Let me introduce you to the board game company CMON
Let me introduce you to the board game company CMON
Andrew Tate already has said it’s gay to enjoy it.
we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
What a rich text
April 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Andrew Tate already has said it’s gay to enjoy it.
Is there anything worth seeing or doing in Ipswich?
April 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is there anything worth seeing or doing in Ipswich?
I think the fundamental problem modern society has failed to grapple with is what to do with boys who aren’t very good at talking to girls.
The only ones who don’t treat them as irredeemably sad loser virgins and instead offer them solutions are people like Andrew Tate.
The only ones who don’t treat them as irredeemably sad loser virgins and instead offer them solutions are people like Andrew Tate.
April 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I think the fundamental problem modern society has failed to grapple with is what to do with boys who aren’t very good at talking to girls.
The only ones who don’t treat them as irredeemably sad loser virgins and instead offer them solutions are people like Andrew Tate.
The only ones who don’t treat them as irredeemably sad loser virgins and instead offer them solutions are people like Andrew Tate.
The PM has now watched Better Call Saul and was horrified to find Legal Aid fees currently are set below the rates in Albuquerque in 2002 that were so low that they set Jimmy on his life of crime. This will now be remedied by screening the series in disused Courtrooms without a Netflix subscription.
April 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The PM has now watched Better Call Saul and was horrified to find Legal Aid fees currently are set below the rates in Albuquerque in 2002 that were so low that they set Jimmy on his life of crime. This will now be remedied by screening the series in disused Courtrooms without a Netflix subscription.