Aidan Baker
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Aidan Baker
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Retired, based in North Dorset. Keen enthusiast for Dorset, Devon & Cornwall rail and Trinity House. Support brewers in the South West. NT & English Heritage🇬🇧
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Shaftesbury E7R Pedestal Box, with new friend, Shaftesbury Sorting Office, Shaftesbury, Dorset.
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Happy #FingerPostFriday #Dorset Furzehill, Wimborne, Dorset.
December 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.

Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.

Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset The Chetnole Inn, Chetnole (nr. Sherborne), Dorset (photo taken early October).
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset #Sherborne The George, Sherborne, Dorset.
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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By eroding trial by jury, the government is cementing its legacy as a bulldozer of our human rights.

This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!

The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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protzonbeer.co.uk/comments/202...
Bass lovers have noted that AB InBev have been promoting the much-loved "Red Triangle" cask ale. A look at why they have bowed to pressure & the history of the world famous Burton Pale Ale. #BskyBeer
Draught Bass is bouncing back – Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz
AB In Bev, the world's biggest brewer, has bowed to grassroots campaigners and has launched a major promotion for Draught Bass. Bass was once Britain's leading premium cask ale, worth…
protzonbeer.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.

This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.

This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Dorchester Twin E2R Pedestal Box, Trinity Street, Dorchester, Dorset.
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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The country wants a wealth tax on assets.

They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.

They've got no actual argument.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Free seminar at the UK Houses of Parliament.

The Post Office scandal is an example of the abuse of corporate power. Thousands of lives destroyed.

Date: 16 December 2025
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue: Committee Room 10, Houses of Parliament, London
Get ticket:
www.tickettailor.com/events/prems...
Select tickets – The Post Office Scandal – Committee Room 10
The Post Office Scandal – Committee Room 10, Tue 16 Dec 2025 - After 30 years, victims of the Post Office scandal are still seeking justice. No perpetrator has been charged for false prosecutions and ...
www.tickettailor.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday

Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Dorchester E2R Pedestal Box, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Happy #FingerPostFriday #Dorset Petersham Lane, Holt (nr. Wimborne), Dorset.
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Devon #Honiton The Otter Inn, selling Otter Ales on the River Otter, Weston, Honiton, Devon. (Photos taken in early August).
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset The Crown, Crown Road, Marnhull (nr. Sturminster Newton), Dorset.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Bridport VR Pillar Box adorned with an appropriate topper for early November, East Street, Bridport, Dorset😊
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Happy #FingerPostFriday #Dorset Horseshoes, Chalbury Common, nr., Wimborne, Dorset
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset #Dorchester The Duchess of Cornwall, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset.
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy #PumpClipWednesday #Dorset #Sherborne The Digby Tap, Sherborne, Dorset.
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Decent beer in the Marisco Tavern on Lundy.
November 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Happy #PostBoxSaturday #Dorset #Bridport G5R Wall Box, missing plate, but still in use. St Andrew’s Road (outside Moores Biscuits), Bridport, Dorset.
November 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy #FingerPostFriday #Dorset #Swanage Outside Swanage Railway Station, Dorset.
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy #PubSignThursday #Dorset The Crown, Marnhull (nr Sturminster Newton), Dorset.
October 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Right to Roam campaigners call for access to all England’s rivers

Our local groups are organising 9 river trespasses in November to highlight how inadequate & unworkable the government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is:

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Right to Roam campaigners call for access to walk along all England’s rivers
Activists will stage nine protests where they will trespass on to private land along rivers.
www.standard.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM