Arwel Richards
@olddruid.bsky.social
Retired health-care consultant.Worked in exotic and some not so exotic countries. Now living in bucolic Brittany where there are more cows than people. And the rain where I live reminds me of Welsh valleys rain - serious and very wet.
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‘A major figure in the Brexit movement will go to jail for accepting bribes for Russian interests’…Farage and Yusuf say they have no idea who he is. Why isn’t this story bigger? open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
The Lead Untangles: The Reform leader’s Russian influence scandal
Not unreported, but certainly not given much spotlight, what do the Russian bribes taken by a former Reform UK leader tell us?
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
‘A major figure in the Brexit movement will go to jail for accepting bribes for Russian interests’…Farage and Yusuf say they have no idea who he is. Why isn’t this story bigger? open.substack.com/pub/theleadu...
Just finished reading Dramocles by Robert Sheckley . One of the towns on one of the planets was 'Ystrad' which is also a town in the Rhondda. Went down a rabbit hole and Sheckley was commissioned by Powys Media to write a novel based on 'The Prisoner'.Bought my copy in 1984 .
July 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just finished reading Dramocles by Robert Sheckley . One of the towns on one of the planets was 'Ystrad' which is also a town in the Rhondda. Went down a rabbit hole and Sheckley was commissioned by Powys Media to write a novel based on 'The Prisoner'.Bought my copy in 1984 .
Last night I revisited the 2005 film 'V for Vendetta'. Increasingly feel it more relevant today than it was when released. Just one short line from it - “People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Last night I revisited the 2005 film 'V for Vendetta'. Increasingly feel it more relevant today than it was when released. Just one short line from it - “People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
Anyone wondering like me why Trump is repeating Putin's line that Ukraine started the war? Can't be to seek support from his voters as he doesn't need them anymore . World leaders and Trump's own GOP senators are aware that Russia invaded Ukraine . So why is he doing it ? What is his motive ?
February 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Anyone wondering like me why Trump is repeating Putin's line that Ukraine started the war? Can't be to seek support from his voters as he doesn't need them anymore . World leaders and Trump's own GOP senators are aware that Russia invaded Ukraine . So why is he doing it ? What is his motive ?
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For all the doubters, how are these not the same?
January 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For all the doubters, how are these not the same?
Recently re-discovered the reading habit that I lost in mid-life.The thing I'm debating is , should I try to revisit books that I've previously started but not got into. I think my record must be Herman Hesse's Glass Bead Game. Bought in my teens and never got past first 40 or so pages.
January 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Recently re-discovered the reading habit that I lost in mid-life.The thing I'm debating is , should I try to revisit books that I've previously started but not got into. I think my record must be Herman Hesse's Glass Bead Game. Bought in my teens and never got past first 40 or so pages.
Apropos of nothing really.On a FB site posters were talking about modern music festivals compared with previous ones. Here's one I went to - I remember enjoying it.
December 7, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Apropos of nothing really.On a FB site posters were talking about modern music festivals compared with previous ones. Here's one I went to - I remember enjoying it.
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“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”
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Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 7:24 PM
“Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme”
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Just an observation , nothing meaningful. At the other place I was blocking circa 20 people a day. Been here about 6 weeks and so far just blocked 3 posters - 2 MAGA's and someone trying to sell me Cannabis , Oxycodone and Ketamine.
November 30, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Just an observation , nothing meaningful. At the other place I was blocking circa 20 people a day. Been here about 6 weeks and so far just blocked 3 posters - 2 MAGA's and someone trying to sell me Cannabis , Oxycodone and Ketamine.
Yesterday morning phoned the farmer I'd ordered some firewood from a few weeks ago . I was wondering when he was going to deliver it. 'No problem , I've been busy but I haven't forgotten you'. About 5.30pm the phone rings , 'I'll be there in about 1/2 hour'. I now have 2 steres ,I love Brittany.
September 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Yesterday morning phoned the farmer I'd ordered some firewood from a few weeks ago . I was wondering when he was going to deliver it. 'No problem , I've been busy but I haven't forgotten you'. About 5.30pm the phone rings , 'I'll be there in about 1/2 hour'. I now have 2 steres ,I love Brittany.
Bonjour or as we say in the old country Bore Da. New to Bluesky , enjoying the experience and hadn't quite realised how much the other place was depressing me. Thanks James Barisic for the starter pack hint.
August 15, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Bonjour or as we say in the old country Bore Da. New to Bluesky , enjoying the experience and hadn't quite realised how much the other place was depressing me. Thanks James Barisic for the starter pack hint.