Martyn
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NFFC. Learning Spanish and German (not at the same time!). Books. PS5. Pictures of fungi.
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When sovereignty means less power, less influence, and worse outcomes - all while pretending you’ve won.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
Debunking Benefit 4: The £1 Billion We “Saved” by Walking Away from Environmental Power
Why celebrating the absence of a fee misses the far bigger cost of stepping outside Europe’s environmental framework.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When sovereignty means less power, less influence, and worse outcomes - all while pretending you’ve won.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
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Little copy cat! 💖
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Little copy cat! 💖
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Debunking Brexit Benefit 1: turns out “we got the same trade deals for free” is… not a thing.
Side note: I can already hear Brandolini somewhere laughing at me.
Side note: I can already hear Brandolini somewhere laughing at me.
Debunking Benefit 1: No, We Didn’t Get the Same Trade Deals "For Free"
When “we kept what we already had” becomes a triumph, you know the bar has been dug into the earth’s crust.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Debunking Brexit Benefit 1: turns out “we got the same trade deals for free” is… not a thing.
Side note: I can already hear Brandolini somewhere laughing at me.
Side note: I can already hear Brandolini somewhere laughing at me.
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Just for some context - the house mentioned in my post below cost £4,000 to purchase in 1970.
If it had changed in value by inflation, its price now would be £55,000.
Just saying.
If it had changed in value by inflation, its price now would be £55,000.
Just saying.
December 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Just for some context - the house mentioned in my post below cost £4,000 to purchase in 1970.
If it had changed in value by inflation, its price now would be £55,000.
Just saying.
If it had changed in value by inflation, its price now would be £55,000.
Just saying.
Reflections of Autumn. Calke Abbey Derbyshire
December 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reflections of Autumn. Calke Abbey Derbyshire
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Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
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The OG Simon's Cat film!
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The OG Simon's Cat film!
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Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Lost and Never Found. The third DI Ryan Wilkins novel by Simon Mason. Best book I've read this year (out of 28). Recommend starting from book 1.
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Lost and Never Found. The third DI Ryan Wilkins novel by Simon Mason. Best book I've read this year (out of 28). Recommend starting from book 1.
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GB News hosting Trumplethinskin so he can have a fannywobble about Panorama is the most utterly deranged media crossover of the year and is absolutely peak 2025.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Trumplethinskin Goes After the BBC - Because Facts Keep Hurting His Feelings
The man who demanded people "fight like hell" now insists the real injury was a slightly compressed quote on Panorama.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
GB News hosting Trumplethinskin so he can have a fannywobble about Panorama is the most utterly deranged media crossover of the year and is absolutely peak 2025.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
Reader Discretion - I went sweary.
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
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Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
news.sky.com/story/migran...
news.sky.com/story/migran...
Former WWII flak tower, now apartments, hotel, bars, tourist attraction St Pauli, Hamburg. Grüne Bunker.
October 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Former WWII flak tower, now apartments, hotel, bars, tourist attraction St Pauli, Hamburg. Grüne Bunker.
Kedleston Hall for the Helios exhibition and collected some seasonal mushroom pics too.
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Kedleston Hall for the Helios exhibition and collected some seasonal mushroom pics too.
Froggatt Edge and Woods in today's Peak District walk. Lots of mushrooms found.
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Froggatt Edge and Woods in today's Peak District walk. Lots of mushrooms found.
Wordle 1,577 1/6
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Darn it, now I need a new starter...
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Darn it, now I need a new starter...
October 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Wordle 1,577 1/6
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Darn it, now I need a new starter...
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Darn it, now I need a new starter...
Well this came out better than expected. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Well this came out better than expected. Calke Abbey, Derbyshire.
A good haul today, mushroom season is here. Shaggy Mane, Peeling Oysterling, Fly Agaric, Mica Cap. Calke Abbey.
September 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A good haul today, mushroom season is here. Shaggy Mane, Peeling Oysterling, Fly Agaric, Mica Cap. Calke Abbey.
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What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
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It was all building to this massive, hopefully entertaining (and helpful?) piece:
The 92 things I learned from visiting every Football League club in a season
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The 92 things I learned from visiting every Football League club in a season
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
92 things I learned by visiting all 92 football league clubs this season
From remarkable fans to terrible trains and an unrivalled pie, my odyssey to all four corners of this footballing nation has been an exhausting, exhilarating experience
inews.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
It was all building to this massive, hopefully entertaining (and helpful?) piece:
The 92 things I learned from visiting every Football League club in a season
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The 92 things I learned from visiting every Football League club in a season
inews.co.uk/sport/footba...
The Last of Us?
March 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The Last of Us?
Why do I get follows from people with no posts, have around 100 followers but follow 3000? How do you physically follow that many???
March 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Why do I get follows from people with no posts, have around 100 followers but follow 3000? How do you physically follow that many???
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.