Paul Traynor
@mrpaultraynor.bsky.social
Wouldn’t you like to know.
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#NewYearsHonours
So annoyed Thomas Skinner didn’t get an OBE.
Great dancer & motivates so many people with his body fat & smell.
Disappointed too for Lucy Connolly such a kind, humble lady who has worked tirelessly for prison reform.
And no award for Eamonn Holmes?
Appalling!
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So annoyed Thomas Skinner didn’t get an OBE.
Great dancer & motivates so many people with his body fat & smell.
Disappointed too for Lucy Connolly such a kind, humble lady who has worked tirelessly for prison reform.
And no award for Eamonn Holmes?
Appalling!
😡
December 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#NewYearsHonours
So annoyed Thomas Skinner didn’t get an OBE.
Great dancer & motivates so many people with his body fat & smell.
Disappointed too for Lucy Connolly such a kind, humble lady who has worked tirelessly for prison reform.
And no award for Eamonn Holmes?
Appalling!
😡
So annoyed Thomas Skinner didn’t get an OBE.
Great dancer & motivates so many people with his body fat & smell.
Disappointed too for Lucy Connolly such a kind, humble lady who has worked tirelessly for prison reform.
And no award for Eamonn Holmes?
Appalling!
😡
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amazon.co.uk/dp/0008551391#SalesRank
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
When Shadows Fall: A new utterly gripping Scottish police procedural for crime fiction and thriller fans for 2025!: Book 6 (DS Max Craigie Scottish Crime Thrillers)
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amazon.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
amazon.co.uk/dp/0008551391#SalesRank
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
If you want a cheap pressie for a relative you only like a vague amount, my latest paperback is very cheap.
Just £5.48 !
How am I supposed to buy Peggy's gravy bones?
Do you want my dog to starve?
Shame on you !
(please buy several copies)
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Am I right to understand that Kemi Badenoch is now demanding Rachel Reeves’ resignation because RR failed to raise all the taxes Kemi called on her to resign for if she did raise them?
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KB really does strike me as perhaps this govt’s only major bit of luck.
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KB really does strike me as perhaps this govt’s only major bit of luck.
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Am I right to understand that Kemi Badenoch is now demanding Rachel Reeves’ resignation because RR failed to raise all the taxes Kemi called on her to resign for if she did raise them?
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KB really does strike me as perhaps this govt’s only major bit of luck.
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KB really does strike me as perhaps this govt’s only major bit of luck.
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Government sought to manage public expectations before Budget. Shock, horror. Can't the BBC find some real news?
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Government sought to manage public expectations before Budget. Shock, horror. Can't the BBC find some real news?
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A few years ago, Kay Burley debated Bob Crow. She suggested train drivers were overpaid. She reckoned drivers just sat down all day and pressed buttons.
In contrast to Burley, who sat down all day reading stuff out and making glib observations for many times more than any driver.
In contrast to Burley, who sat down all day reading stuff out and making glib observations for many times more than any driver.
The right wing halfwits who believe train drivers are overpaid need to give their head a wobble.
In charge of £ms of kit and, far more importantly, the safety of passengers is worth every penny of their £75K.
In charge of £ms of kit and, far more importantly, the safety of passengers is worth every penny of their £75K.
November 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A few years ago, Kay Burley debated Bob Crow. She suggested train drivers were overpaid. She reckoned drivers just sat down all day and pressed buttons.
In contrast to Burley, who sat down all day reading stuff out and making glib observations for many times more than any driver.
In contrast to Burley, who sat down all day reading stuff out and making glib observations for many times more than any driver.
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She should be in prison. Making money out of death and other people’s suffering is an abominable crime!
But make her the first and not the last to be brought to account.
But make her the first and not the last to be brought to account.
UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE
UK government wins £122m pandemic case against Michelle Mone-linked firm over faulty PPE
Trial heard 25m surgical gowns supplied by PPE Medpro to protect NHS staff were unusable and could ‘seriously harm or kill patients’
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VIP lanes and 25m faulty gowns: what PPE Medro trial reveals about Tory response to Covid
The government has won its legal claim against a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle Mone for the return of millions of pounds paid for personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.
The Department of Health and Social Care sued the company, PPE Medpro, in December 2022, arguing that it had not complied with PPE laws to ensure that 25m surgical gowns it provided under a June 2020 government contract were sterile. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
She should be in prison. Making money out of death and other people’s suffering is an abominable crime!
But make her the first and not the last to be brought to account.
But make her the first and not the last to be brought to account.
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There's plenty of valid criticism of the BBC's coverage of Reform, but the BBC is a big & complex organization so it's wrong to generalise, as this solid piece of analysis from @benchu.bsky.social illustrates.
Do Reform's economic/financial plans add up?
Claims on:
- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste
My analysis for BBC website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Claims on:
- the costs of net zero
- taxes
- spending
- cutting waste
My analysis for BBC website 👇
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do Reform's economic plans add up?
The party has pledged to boost spending, but some have questioned how the party intends to pay for its plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There's plenty of valid criticism of the BBC's coverage of Reform, but the BBC is a big & complex organization so it's wrong to generalise, as this solid piece of analysis from @benchu.bsky.social illustrates.
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I also discussed what the bond and equity markets have been screaming about Britain since Brexit and Liz Truss in my latest Wealth of Nations newsletter commemorating Labour's forthcoming unhappy anniversary. Britain has been living under a delusion for years, fuelled by the mad right-wing press
Daddy Issues
Thoughts on Labour's unhappy anniversary, Nato's unresolved Daddy issues, can Brussels rescue the global trading system, why Europe's anti-green backlash is bad for business and Britain alone
nixons.substack.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I also discussed what the bond and equity markets have been screaming about Britain since Brexit and Liz Truss in my latest Wealth of Nations newsletter commemorating Labour's forthcoming unhappy anniversary. Britain has been living under a delusion for years, fuelled by the mad right-wing press
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once again the 52:48 ratio
Assisted dying passes
Ayes: 314
Noes: 291
Ayes: 314
Noes: 291
June 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
once again the 52:48 ratio
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If Lambeth are forced to pull a series of massive festivals starting *this month* then I assume they could be liable for organisers’ costs - which could presumably run into millions. That could have big consequences, and not good ones.
MASSIVE legal verdict just in for festivals in London parks.... Questions over whether Mighty Hoopla and Field Day and can go ahead this month.... residents won legal challenge arguing they need planning permission... implications for all other London parks.
www.londoncentric.media/p/mighty-hoo...
www.londoncentric.media/p/mighty-hoo...
Mighty Hoopla: Victory for anti-festival campaigners
Plus: The Italian businessman ordered to fill his Mayfair basement with concrete and the messy battle over LTNs in the capital.
www.londoncentric.media
May 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If Lambeth are forced to pull a series of massive festivals starting *this month* then I assume they could be liable for organisers’ costs - which could presumably run into millions. That could have big consequences, and not good ones.
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For a trip down memory lane… watch “Take Me Home”, an 80’s drama on @bbciplayer.bsky.social Starring Keith Barron, Maggie O’Neill, Annette Crosbie and @reecedinsdale.bsky.social It’s a powerful piece and an interesting social commentary on life “then”. Hard to watch in parts. Acting is outstanding!
April 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For a trip down memory lane… watch “Take Me Home”, an 80’s drama on @bbciplayer.bsky.social Starring Keith Barron, Maggie O’Neill, Annette Crosbie and @reecedinsdale.bsky.social It’s a powerful piece and an interesting social commentary on life “then”. Hard to watch in parts. Acting is outstanding!
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Settle down at the back and send the young 'uns out of the room, Joel's about to go all Popbitch on us with a thread for the ages
Harvey Price time then.
In 2016, I had an ill fated stint as the Social Media Producer on Loose Women on ITV. It was a disaster, I should never have applied for the job, I certainly shouldn’t have been given it. I could do the actual job standing on my head, but the politics of the place…woof.
In 2016, I had an ill fated stint as the Social Media Producer on Loose Women on ITV. It was a disaster, I should never have applied for the job, I certainly shouldn’t have been given it. I could do the actual job standing on my head, but the politics of the place…woof.
March 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Settle down at the back and send the young 'uns out of the room, Joel's about to go all Popbitch on us with a thread for the ages
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Presumably, site them on top of the stacks of Metro newspapers which have been in Tube station foyers for decades. LFB have ignored those.
March 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Presumably, site them on top of the stacks of Metro newspapers which have been in Tube station foyers for decades. LFB have ignored those.
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Boris Johnson’s million-pound Daily Mail gig continues to be farcical. A recent column, confidently praising Trump’s Ukraine stance, was swiftly pulled after Trump and JD Vance launched a scathing attack on Zelensky.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
Private Eye | Boris Johnson
: Boris spiked
THE Daily Mail's star signing Boris Johnson continues to earn every penny of his million-pound fee.
www.private-eye.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Boris Johnson’s million-pound Daily Mail gig continues to be farcical. A recent column, confidently praising Trump’s Ukraine stance, was swiftly pulled after Trump and JD Vance launched a scathing attack on Zelensky.
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
Full story online and in the latest issue: www.private-eye.co.uk/news
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Waterloo Road - traffic down to a single lane due to roadworks opposite the station
March 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Waterloo Road - traffic down to a single lane due to roadworks opposite the station
March 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Former PM Boris Johnson wants to remind us "that the US and Ukraine are on the same side".
March 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Lambeth Council's auditors have formally recommended that the authority "identify additional savings and efficiencies to mitigate forecast overspends" according to a public notice released this evening
February 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Lambeth Council's auditors have formally recommended that the authority "identify additional savings and efficiencies to mitigate forecast overspends" according to a public notice released this evening
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Farewell to the Actor Brian Murphy who passed away at the age of 92. R.I.P Brian 😇🙏
February 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Farewell to the Actor Brian Murphy who passed away at the age of 92. R.I.P Brian 😇🙏
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Worth considering whether Trump's act today was all intended to divert public attention completely away from the confirmation hearings for Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, the two nominees likely to face greatest difficulty entering his government.
January 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Worth considering whether Trump's act today was all intended to divert public attention completely away from the confirmation hearings for Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, the two nominees likely to face greatest difficulty entering his government.
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I adore the @princecharlescinema.com - please sign if you have ever enjoyed it too 👇
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...
Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The iconic Prince Charles Cinema in London’s West End future is under serious threat!
We are beyond disappointed that our landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion Capital...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I adore the @princecharlescinema.com - please sign if you have ever enjoyed it too 👇
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Prince Charles Cinema in London fears its future is at risk
Prince Charles Cinema in London fears its future is at risk
The cinema in Leicester Square says its landlord wants to hike its rent under a new contract.
www.bbc.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Prince Charles Cinema in London fears its future is at risk
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Short Thread: I missed that the great Laurie Holloway has left us; a lovely man and a vital part of the music landscape. A quick story: in the 90s I wrote a quote column for the Independent on Sunday. I would ask the question of the week of a mix of people, both well known and less so. 1/3
January 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Short Thread: I missed that the great Laurie Holloway has left us; a lovely man and a vital part of the music landscape. A quick story: in the 90s I wrote a quote column for the Independent on Sunday. I would ask the question of the week of a mix of people, both well known and less so. 1/3