Christopher Oxford #WomenLifeFreedom
@quondamoptimist.bsky.social
Protecting the natural world should be our highest priority; but the fruits of an enlightened, liberal culture make life worth living. The UK belongs in the EU.
At the #NSPoliticsLive Conference, there are impressive contributions this afternoon on international co-operation from #Labour MPs Sarah Champion and Uma Kumaran and, especially, #LibDem Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Callum Miller.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
At the #NSPoliticsLive Conference, there are impressive contributions this afternoon on international co-operation from #Labour MPs Sarah Champion and Uma Kumaran and, especially, #LibDem Foreign Affairs Spokesman, Callum Miller.
It transpires #RobbieGibb was once upon a time very forthright about the danger of partisan influence on #BBC output. It's hard to take seriously someone flourishing the blunt weapon that people he disagrees with are woke. In any case, the idea of Humphrys, Webb, Robinson as a woke squad is daft.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It transpires #RobbieGibb was once upon a time very forthright about the danger of partisan influence on #BBC output. It's hard to take seriously someone flourishing the blunt weapon that people he disagrees with are woke. In any case, the idea of Humphrys, Webb, Robinson as a woke squad is daft.
#NobelPeacePrize
"I don't know - but many people are saying it's a fix." (Commenter in Washington DC.)
"I don't know - but many people are saying it's a fix." (Commenter in Washington DC.)
October 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#NobelPeacePrize
"I don't know - but many people are saying it's a fix." (Commenter in Washington DC.)
"I don't know - but many people are saying it's a fix." (Commenter in Washington DC.)
Whether or not Stringer is hale and hearty, he's now making his unhappiness about the Starmer/McSweeney régime quite clear.
September 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Whether or not Stringer is hale and hearty, he's now making his unhappiness about the Starmer/McSweeney régime quite clear.
It's now clear @BBCPolitics has an editorial policy to exclude #LibDems and #Greens from political discussion. Here, we see 2 #Labour and 3 #Conservative guests, including David Cameron's sister-in-law. Reminder: the Tories have just 120 seats, to the #LibDems' 72. #PoliticsLive
July 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It's now clear @BBCPolitics has an editorial policy to exclude #LibDems and #Greens from political discussion. Here, we see 2 #Labour and 3 #Conservative guests, including David Cameron's sister-in-law. Reminder: the Tories have just 120 seats, to the #LibDems' 72. #PoliticsLive
Say What? Guardian Sub Wins Year's Most Confusing Headline Award.
June 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Say What? Guardian Sub Wins Year's Most Confusing Headline Award.
Oh, my. It's looking like the end of a beautiful friendship. Is there enough popcorn in the world for us all to settle down and watch the break-up?
June 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Oh, my. It's looking like the end of a beautiful friendship. Is there enough popcorn in the world for us all to settle down and watch the break-up?
Could Robert Jenrick be a hypocrite? Surely not.
May 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Could Robert Jenrick be a hypocrite? Surely not.
A typically lucid piece. Just one thing. These would be "affirmative hear hears", surely?
May 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A typically lucid piece. Just one thing. These would be "affirmative hear hears", surely?
A warning for any progressive reader never again to take Nick Tyrone seriously. archive.ph/0r3mR
May 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A warning for any progressive reader never again to take Nick Tyrone seriously. archive.ph/0r3mR
Happy Europe Day!
May 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Happy Europe Day!
Good to see that Australia could tell the difference.
May 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Good to see that Australia could tell the difference.
If by 'duck', you mean 'brutish, corrupt, lying, racist, misogynist, sociopathic fraudster', then yes, this guy certainly fits the bill.
April 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If by 'duck', you mean 'brutish, corrupt, lying, racist, misogynist, sociopathic fraudster', then yes, this guy certainly fits the bill.
The Palm Sunday massacre. This is the aftermath of Russia's missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, just 15 miles from the international border. At least 32 innocent people are dead, and scores injured. Russia is, beyond question, a terrorist state, which the civilised world has to confront.
April 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Palm Sunday massacre. This is the aftermath of Russia's missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, just 15 miles from the international border. At least 32 innocent people are dead, and scores injured. Russia is, beyond question, a terrorist state, which the civilised world has to confront.
Age yourself by recalling a retail outlet that was widespread when you were growing up, but has vanished now.
April 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Age yourself by recalling a retail outlet that was widespread when you were growing up, but has vanished now.
Well said, Ed.
April 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Well said, Ed.
Somewhere, Betty Smith is smiling.
April 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Somewhere, Betty Smith is smiling.