Gareth Young
@gaf-young.bsky.social
Dartmoor dweller. Likes walking the dogs, dancing, sleeping, eating and drinking. Occasionally sociable. Interested in science/nature, territorial politics of the UK, constitutional reform and English history & culture.
Also at @ecommonwealth.bsky.social
Also at @ecommonwealth.bsky.social
Proud day for Herefordians.
Map reveals the unexpected UK towns that buy the biggest sex toys
They prefer a larger package in this neck of the woods.
metro.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Proud day for Herefordians.
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Calls to ‘reclaim the flag’ amid a ‘never-ending fight’ again simply tar English identity uniquely with the far right. It risks alienating the very English identifiers Labour needs to win. They don’t see themselves as far right; it sounds like Labour does. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3459195...
Sir Keir issues rallying cry to 'reclaim our flag' for St George’s Day
DEFIANT Sir Keir Starmer has issued a St George’s Day rallying cry to the country in the “never-ending fight for the flag”. The Prime Minister launches a savage attack on those who “sow division” &…
www.thesun.co.uk
April 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Calls to ‘reclaim the flag’ amid a ‘never-ending fight’ again simply tar English identity uniquely with the far right. It risks alienating the very English identifiers Labour needs to win. They don’t see themselves as far right; it sounds like Labour does. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3459195...
Mind your own business! Can't a ferret have a night on the town without being plastered all over social media?
March 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Mind your own business! Can't a ferret have a night on the town without being plastered all over social media?
Ethnic nationalists convinced they've won the argument because the Joe guy points out that England is a cultural and historical fact and mentions that we don't have a parliament.
Most people would agree with that and always have done.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEP...
Most people would agree with that and always have done.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEP...
PoliticsJOE Realise They Are English Nationalists
YouTube video by Lotuseaters Dot Com
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February 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Ethnic nationalists convinced they've won the argument because the Joe guy points out that England is a cultural and historical fact and mentions that we don't have a parliament.
Most people would agree with that and always have done.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEP...
Most people would agree with that and always have done.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrEP...
I just donated to Bella Caledonia's fundraiser. I wish England had such a site.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...
Backing Bella Caledonia 2025
We are aiming to raise funds to support our freelance contributors, expanding our platform of writers and artists and increase our output.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I just donated to Bella Caledonia's fundraiser. I wish England had such a site.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/backing-be...
I watched Free Guy with my kids (12 & 14) last night. They loved it.
My hot take is that it's Gen Z's answer to The Matrix with a bit of The Truman Show thrown in. It doesn't take itself too seriously though and is essentially a funny action film.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6264...
My hot take is that it's Gen Z's answer to The Matrix with a bit of The Truman Show thrown in. It doesn't take itself too seriously though and is essentially a funny action film.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6264...
Free Guy (2021) ⭐ 7.1 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
1h 55m | PG-13
www.imdb.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I watched Free Guy with my kids (12 & 14) last night. They loved it.
My hot take is that it's Gen Z's answer to The Matrix with a bit of The Truman Show thrown in. It doesn't take itself too seriously though and is essentially a funny action film.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6264...
My hot take is that it's Gen Z's answer to The Matrix with a bit of The Truman Show thrown in. It doesn't take itself too seriously though and is essentially a funny action film.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6264...
This somewhat creepy painting in a Totnes pub always reminds me of Rishi Sunak.
February 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
This somewhat creepy painting in a Totnes pub always reminds me of Rishi Sunak.
Emmanuel Petit looks like he's on his way to the Dragonpit to order a dragon to serve him in High Valyrian.
January 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Emmanuel Petit looks like he's on his way to the Dragonpit to order a dragon to serve him in High Valyrian.
The Government is set to allow local elections to be delayed in large parts of England. We don't think democracy should be put on the back burner like this. Add your name to our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/164357/...
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The Government is set to allow local elections to be delayed in large parts of England. We don't think democracy should be put on the back burner like this. Add your name to our letter.
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January 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Government is set to allow local elections to be delayed in large parts of England. We don't think democracy should be put on the back burner like this. Add your name to our letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/164357/...
A round from our family Christmas Quiz. Name that chocolate bar.
December 24, 2024 at 5:16 PM
A round from our family Christmas Quiz. Name that chocolate bar.
As someone who went clubbing through the 90s, 00s, 10s and still does, I think this article is overly optimistic or written by someone from London or with no experience of provincial England.
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...
Clubbing has changed dramatically in the past 25 years: is the party over, or just getting started?
When the millennium dawned Britain’s nightlife was as strong as it had ever been. Now, 25 years later the situation is very different – but not all change has been bad, DJs and promoters say
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM
As someone who went clubbing through the 90s, 00s, 10s and still does, I think this article is overly optimistic or written by someone from London or with no experience of provincial England.
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...
www.theguardian.com/music/2024/d...
If you're not at the Exmouth Caribbean Cristmas Party, you're a loser. That's just the way it is!
December 21, 2024 at 7:22 PM
If you're not at the Exmouth Caribbean Cristmas Party, you're a loser. That's just the way it is!
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Awesome political writing from Aditya Chakraborrty www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
All Starmer’s failings play into the hands of Farage – the prime minister is the gift that keeps on giving | Aditya Chakrabortty
From rightwing rhetoric to a lack of action on the cost of living crisis, Downing Street is only fuelling the rise of Reform, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Awesome political writing from Aditya Chakraborrty www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I'd be horrified if Reform UK received millions from Musk, but at the same time I think Farage is correct. Labour and the Tories have been trousering money from private healthcare, off-shore sources and dodgy multi-millionaires for years, with kickbacks.
December 19, 2024 at 10:34 AM
I'd be horrified if Reform UK received millions from Musk, but at the same time I think Farage is correct. Labour and the Tories have been trousering money from private healthcare, off-shore sources and dodgy multi-millionaires for years, with kickbacks.
There's only one way to settle this 51st state idea: mano a mano. You name the place and King Charles will be there, Trump.
December 19, 2024 at 3:22 AM
There's only one way to settle this 51st state idea: mano a mano. You name the place and King Charles will be there, Trump.
As a bloke it pains me to say it but maybe the Church of England should consider putting women in charge of safeguarding. The blokes seem pretty shit at it.
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RESIGNATION of STEPHEN COTTRELL, Archbishop of York
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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December 17, 2024 at 4:59 PM
As a bloke it pains me to say it but maybe the Church of England should consider putting women in charge of safeguarding. The blokes seem pretty shit at it.
chng.it/T92ZjFjNQp
chng.it/T92ZjFjNQp
On a more pleasant note than the previous post, I went over to my parents earlier to help them with some heavy lifting and gardening.
This is a picture of their front door. Yes, those are huge lemons.
Coastal Devon microclimate. They even have a banana plant that sometimes fruits.
This is a picture of their front door. Yes, those are huge lemons.
Coastal Devon microclimate. They even have a banana plant that sometimes fruits.
December 16, 2024 at 4:02 PM
On a more pleasant note than the previous post, I went over to my parents earlier to help them with some heavy lifting and gardening.
This is a picture of their front door. Yes, those are huge lemons.
Coastal Devon microclimate. They even have a banana plant that sometimes fruits.
This is a picture of their front door. Yes, those are huge lemons.
Coastal Devon microclimate. They even have a banana plant that sometimes fruits.
We frequently get foxes predating our poultry (chickens, ducks & geese). The duck and geese can take to the water but the chickens are sitting, err, ducks, so to speak.
December 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM
We frequently get foxes predating our poultry (chickens, ducks & geese). The duck and geese can take to the water but the chickens are sitting, err, ducks, so to speak.
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Why can’t the English realise that their national / regional identity is far more protected within the European Union than within the UK?
englishcommonwealth.net/2024/12/14/w...
englishcommonwealth.net/2024/12/14/w...
Why can’t the English realise?
European Movement UK recently did a webinar featuring Caroline Lucas and John Denham on the Role of National Identity in the Journey Back to Europe. It’s well worth a watch.In the Q&As th…
englishcommonwealth.net
December 14, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Why can’t the English realise that their national / regional identity is far more protected within the European Union than within the UK?
englishcommonwealth.net/2024/12/14/w...
englishcommonwealth.net/2024/12/14/w...
The Red Wall in Wales should come tumbling down. Give @plaidcymru.bsky.social a go Wales.
Labour have lied to you over HS2 money, voted against Crown Estate devolution and you know they won't support you having the same powers as Scotland.
Kick them into touch.
Labour have lied to you over HS2 money, voted against Crown Estate devolution and you know they won't support you having the same powers as Scotland.
Kick them into touch.
Courtesy of @thetimes.com a relatively rare long read on Welsh politics & public administration post-#devolution. Just as there has been a proliferation of pieces on Reform, one suspects there may be more of these sorts of articles ahead of the 2026 #senedd poll
www.thetimes.com/article/456b...
www.thetimes.com/article/456b...
What has happened to Wales under Labour?
The party has come first in every nationwide election in Wales since 1922 but a poll shows support waning as it lags behind in education, health and the economy
www.thetimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:44 AM
The Red Wall in Wales should come tumbling down. Give @plaidcymru.bsky.social a go Wales.
Labour have lied to you over HS2 money, voted against Crown Estate devolution and you know they won't support you having the same powers as Scotland.
Kick them into touch.
Labour have lied to you over HS2 money, voted against Crown Estate devolution and you know they won't support you having the same powers as Scotland.
Kick them into touch.
Retiring for the night after binge-watching One Hundred Years of Solitude on Netflix. Adaptations of much loved novels are tricky but I think they pulled this off.
December 15, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Retiring for the night after binge-watching One Hundred Years of Solitude on Netflix. Adaptations of much loved novels are tricky but I think they pulled this off.
It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas in Widecombe.
December 14, 2024 at 4:22 PM
It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas in Widecombe.
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Excl: Government will move to scrap district councils in its devolution white paper on Monday, sparking the biggest local government reorganisation in 50 years
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District councils face scrapping in major overhaul of English local government
[FREE TO READ] Devolution white paper aims to create larger authorities and more elected mayors
on.ft.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Excl: Government will move to scrap district councils in its devolution white paper on Monday, sparking the biggest local government reorganisation in 50 years
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