Jon Roberts
@kaardiffboy.bsky.social
Adopted Cardiffian - retired and happy - family, travel, socialist, history, law, petsitting, aviation, music. I'm too old to put up with nonsense and block fools and knaves.
As a teenager I used to listen to his current affairs phone-ins. My recollection is of his irascibility. "Yes, yes - get on with it!" - a perfect antidote to the saccharin tones of most presenters of the day.
November 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
As a teenager I used to listen to his current affairs phone-ins. My recollection is of his irascibility. "Yes, yes - get on with it!" - a perfect antidote to the saccharin tones of most presenters of the day.
The distance between Bethlehem and Mohammed's birthplace is shorter than the length of the UK. Yet one Middle East religion is "British" and another nearby religion is "foreign".
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The distance between Bethlehem and Mohammed's birthplace is shorter than the length of the UK. Yet one Middle East religion is "British" and another nearby religion is "foreign".
A cultured, talented, intelligent and compassionate politician - a real antidote to the unpleasantness in the White House.
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A cultured, talented, intelligent and compassionate politician - a real antidote to the unpleasantness in the White House.
XmasTreeWorld sounds like the perennial dodgy "festive" attraction that gets closed down by Trading Standards after howls of protest from scammed punters. The sort that would advertise on GBNews.
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
XmasTreeWorld sounds like the perennial dodgy "festive" attraction that gets closed down by Trading Standards after howls of protest from scammed punters. The sort that would advertise on GBNews.
Is Farage waiting to hear what Putin says?
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Is Farage waiting to hear what Putin says?
When the water is lapping at their doors and windows, their refusal to believe in climate change will save them.
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
When the water is lapping at their doors and windows, their refusal to believe in climate change will save them.
Crazy stance when he's welcoming MBS, who has blood dripping from his hands, and openly fawns before Putin. The times we live in!
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Crazy stance when he's welcoming MBS, who has blood dripping from his hands, and openly fawns before Putin. The times we live in!
And so did Mohammed bin Salman.
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
And so did Mohammed bin Salman.
Did Stalin kill anyone?
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Did Stalin kill anyone?
Is there no depravity to which they won't sink?
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Is there no depravity to which they won't sink?
The cruelty is beyond belief. I just can't believe this is coming from a Labour government.
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The cruelty is beyond belief. I just can't believe this is coming from a Labour government.
My daughter moved from Wales to the Big City three years ago, since when she has lived in Canning Town, Archway and Haringay. The lack of stabbings makes her question whether she has experienced "real London". But then she rarely goes sarf of the river.
November 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
My daughter moved from Wales to the Big City three years ago, since when she has lived in Canning Town, Archway and Haringay. The lack of stabbings makes her question whether she has experienced "real London". But then she rarely goes sarf of the river.
Unlike the impossibly unpredictable English, Welsh is a phonetic language - just learn the simple rules and you'll always be safe. It's rare that an English pronunciation of a Welsh word will work.
November 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Unlike the impossibly unpredictable English, Welsh is a phonetic language - just learn the simple rules and you'll always be safe. It's rare that an English pronunciation of a Welsh word will work.
The females in my house are unanimous in the opinion that you are a man. They counter that in our house the "sick bowl" is also the "popcorn bowl".
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The females in my house are unanimous in the opinion that you are a man. They counter that in our house the "sick bowl" is also the "popcorn bowl".
If everyone with a traditional Welsh name (eg Dafydd, Ieuan, Guto, Angharad, Eira etc) took umbrage over the mangling of their names, there would be war.
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If everyone with a traditional Welsh name (eg Dafydd, Ieuan, Guto, Angharad, Eira etc) took umbrage over the mangling of their names, there would be war.
When the deck is stacked against you, what's the point of playing?
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
When the deck is stacked against you, what's the point of playing?
Trump can't lead himself to the bathroom unaided - he no more leads the "free world" than I do.
November 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Trump can't lead himself to the bathroom unaided - he no more leads the "free world" than I do.
That's just not the way it works.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
That's just not the way it works.
Or perhaps what has Putin paid Nige to want you to think?
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Or perhaps what has Putin paid Nige to want you to think?
Surely it's time our Home Secretary proscribes them?
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Surely it's time our Home Secretary proscribes them?
From a sex-offender with alleged "bonespurs" - the US bleats so much about "honor" and "gratitude for their service" but the Trump administration is contemptuous of both.
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
From a sex-offender with alleged "bonespurs" - the US bleats so much about "honor" and "gratitude for their service" but the Trump administration is contemptuous of both.
In the 1980s I worked in a UK brewery - just in the barrels alone, all sorts of things ended up in them between the wash house and the racking. There were also open tanks of wort and I can easily see coffee ending up in them. I'm sure it's all very sterile now, but the fesser didn't say when it was
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In the 1980s I worked in a UK brewery - just in the barrels alone, all sorts of things ended up in them between the wash house and the racking. There were also open tanks of wort and I can easily see coffee ending up in them. I'm sure it's all very sterile now, but the fesser didn't say when it was
Sophie Corcoran - an excrescence I haven't heard from since moving to BlueSky. Why did you have to ruin it?
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Sophie Corcoran - an excrescence I haven't heard from since moving to BlueSky. Why did you have to ruin it?
I'm so proud of my daughter who lives in London - she goes where a so-called professional kickboxer doesn't dare. What a wimp he is!
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm so proud of my daughter who lives in London - she goes where a so-called professional kickboxer doesn't dare. What a wimp he is!