Steven Buck
lairddinnaken.bsky.social
Steven Buck
@lairddinnaken.bsky.social
Formerly Scottish ex-engineer ex-banker ex-portfolio manager ex-risk dude. Now an African Viking 🤔🤭

UK expat since ‘82 😬, South Africa, Washington DC and now (finally?) Cape Town.

MilAv, MotoGP, F1 & Movie (classic horror/gangster) Hist, terrible puns
Elected by the membership, not MPs, so essentially about 20k (probably a lot less) elderly nutters. Brexit was the reason the Tories went through 5 PMs in 8 years but only went to the electorate once.
December 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If she wasn't already a laughing-stock and widely despised, her grifting would be sad, but I doubt whether anyone gives her a moment's thought tbh
December 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
He looks like he's wearing a face, and not one of the $100 ones...🙈
December 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
AM still overtake RB2 in the constructors championship though, i think
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Can't be penalised if he's been forced off can he? Force Majeure and all that 🤷‍♂️

If I played favourites I'd actually prefer Piastri to come out top
December 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
They are probably trying to see if the Battle Of Britain is on TV...
December 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Who knew The Future™️ would be so stupid? 🤷‍♂️
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Chris, Just read Mark Stille's latest on the 4 air-sea battles that made up Leyte Gulf. All myths sunk without trace!

Have you read it yet?
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Does it now incur tariffs too?
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Damn those Austrians 🇦🇹
a man in a suit is sitting in a car and says that 's a lovely accent you have .
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December 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Do they test you on the Holy Roman Empire or the Pragmatic Sanction?
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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December 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Does Bortoleto have a seat for 2026?
December 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Kenny Everett's Quentin Spurious FTW
December 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Is that Louise Brooks on the cover?
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My first (so far only) Mantel novel too: I knew the history fairly well but was still knocked out by how good it was.

Haven't gotten to the TC series yet although I own them all: I was oppressed by excessive BBC Tudorness when I was young...😑
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Shaming generally used to work but today's extremists and accelerationists don't shame easily or at all in most cases 🤷‍♂️
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
This is what they've wanted for the longest time 🤷‍♂️
a crowd of people are gathered in front of a large cross and a sign that says ' alianzas ' on it
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December 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Looks like a model from Space 1999 or similar! 🤷‍♂️
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Is he still alive?
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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December 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM