Hugh Ashton
@hugh-ashton.bsky.social
Resident of Lichfield, Staffordshire, having returned after 28 years living in Japan. Local district and city councillor (LibDem), author of many books of fiction (Sherlock Holmes and others), with a wide range of general interests.
Eating a choc ice in bed at 3pm seems decadent. But I have an excuse.
May 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Eating a choc ice in bed at 3pm seems decadent. But I have an excuse.
Private shareholders made dividends of £3.6 billion from owning our trains in the last decade. Yet the government is leaving our trains fully privately owned. Sign We Own It's petition to demand they take our trains into public ownership:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
Petition: Take our trains into public ownership | We Own It
The government is taking railway operators into public ownership, but the trains themselves will remain in private hands. The government must take our trains into public ownership.
weownit.org.uk
April 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Private shareholders made dividends of £3.6 billion from owning our trains in the last decade. Yet the government is leaving our trains fully privately owned. Sign We Own It's petition to demand they take our trains into public ownership:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
Lib Dems in #Lichfield - we look after our residents' interests
April 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Lib Dems in #Lichfield - we look after our residents' interests
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There is absolutely no way the US can host the World Cup or the Olympics
FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as “ongoing visa issues": cnn.it/44hJdjJ
FKA Twigs cancels Coachella appearance and remaining tour dates due to ‘ongoing visa issues’ | CNN
British singer FKA Twigs has announced she is canceling a series of live shows she was scheduled to perform after experiencing what she described as “ongoing visa issues.”
cnn.it
April 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There is absolutely no way the US can host the World Cup or the Olympics
It’s a #lichfield cliché, but even so…
April 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s a #lichfield cliché, but even so…
Now available worldwide.
March 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Now available worldwide.
Who would believe this? When the Mail goes anti-Trump and (mildly) pro-Starmer
Woah - was not expecting to see that from the Daily Mail…
…but spot on.
…but spot on.
March 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Who would believe this? When the Mail goes anti-Trump and (mildly) pro-Starmer
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can... another stop trump petition
Petition: Cancel Trump’s state visit
Stop Trump Coalition
stoptrump.org.uk
March 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can... another stop trump petition
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
February 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This doesn’t exist and will literally save $0
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Pretty soon a lot of people are going to start wondering what the point of buying electric cars or investing in heat pumps is when the big fossil fuel companies and polluting countries can continue to destroy the planet regardless. Everything is burning as it is. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BP to slash renewables investment and ramp up gas and oil production.
The energy giant will announce its strategy later after rivals also rowed back on green energy plans.
www.bbc.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Pretty soon a lot of people are going to start wondering what the point of buying electric cars or investing in heat pumps is when the big fossil fuel companies and polluting countries can continue to destroy the planet regardless. Everything is burning as it is. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Just arrived. Promises to be a very interesting read.
February 26, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Just arrived. Promises to be a very interesting read.
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Litter group’s recycling efforts boost St Giles Hospice
Litter group's recycling efforts boost St Giles Hospice - Lichfield Live®
A local recycling initiative has helped to raise more than £500 for St Giles Hospice.
buff.ly
February 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Litter group’s recycling efforts boost St Giles Hospice
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Remember - this man is a backer/friend of Nigel Farage.
I feel so sick. Enough with the lies, enough with the games. They know exactly what they're doing.
This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it.
No more looking away. Face up to what it is.
This is a neo-Nazi movement. Proudly so. The only reason they've kept it coded up until now was to take advantage of those who didn't want to believe it.
No more looking away. Face up to what it is.
February 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Remember - this man is a backer/friend of Nigel Farage.
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🔥 Lord Sumption says US is now “very, very” unreliable ally -
- and the UK should disentangle from it.
Absolutely right.
- and the UK should disentangle from it.
Absolutely right.
February 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🔥 Lord Sumption says US is now “very, very” unreliable ally -
- and the UK should disentangle from it.
Absolutely right.
- and the UK should disentangle from it.
Absolutely right.
Remind your Trumpist acquaintances that what the Muskrats are uncovering is not "corruption" - it's spending on programmes that they think will labelled as "woke nonsense" by those who cannot conceive of the idea of a state helping the less fortunate.
February 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Remind your Trumpist acquaintances that what the Muskrats are uncovering is not "corruption" - it's spending on programmes that they think will labelled as "woke nonsense" by those who cannot conceive of the idea of a state helping the less fortunate.
Up at 7am. First voter at this polling station (Lichfield Guildhall)
February 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Up at 7am. First voter at this polling station (Lichfield Guildhall)
Does "Please RSVP" ruffle anyone else's feathers? Like "Enter your PIN number in the ATM machine"?
February 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Does "Please RSVP" ruffle anyone else's feathers? Like "Enter your PIN number in the ATM machine"?
I have an album up on Apple Music, Spotify, etc. "Ballet with Explosions" - many thanks to Leisure Sounds for putting this out.
February 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I have an album up on Apple Music, Spotify, etc. "Ballet with Explosions" - many thanks to Leisure Sounds for putting this out.
Because I don't like supermarkets lying to me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/mi...
Stop supermarket bosses from using misleading British food labels
British supermarkets are accused of stamping Union Jacks and “Made in Britain” on food
grown abroad. DefraGovUKneeds to crack down on supermarket bosses. Agree? Sign the petition.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Because I don't like supermarkets lying to me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/mi...
So many Trump defenders in Facebook comments seem to have Slavic-sounding names. Strange, that.
February 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
So many Trump defenders in Facebook comments seem to have Slavic-sounding names. Strange, that.
I'm delighted to make the point that although we are not the majority group on the City Council, we are able to make suggestions that will be acted on at a council level. Thanks to the Leader for accepting our suggestion. lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/02/05/c...
Councillors receive training to help support victims of hate crime - Lichfield Live®
Members of Lichfield City Council have taken part in specialist training designed to help support victims of hate crime.
lichfieldlive.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I'm delighted to make the point that although we are not the majority group on the City Council, we are able to make suggestions that will be acted on at a council level. Thanks to the Leader for accepting our suggestion. lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/02/05/c...
When they said "we need more younger people in government" this is not what they meant.
February 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When they said "we need more younger people in government" this is not what they meant.
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I have a suggestion that could kill two birds with one stone. Arrest the South African Nazi, seize all of his assets, & use all of his money to pay off the deficit, & fund all the government programs they claim there’s no money for! Then either throw him in prison or deport & ban him from the USA! 🤣
February 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I have a suggestion that could kill two birds with one stone. Arrest the South African Nazi, seize all of his assets, & use all of his money to pay off the deficit, & fund all the government programs they claim there’s no money for! Then either throw him in prison or deport & ban him from the USA! 🤣