Richard Smith
@richardedsmith.bsky.social
Unqualified opinions on all sorts of stuff, but mainly bikes (mtn), & football (Fulham FC). Lapsed tour operator, raft & ski guide, QS for a few weeks
Cornwall’s Scarlet Hotel’s architects even added dribble/ejaculate. Often easy to spot if you fly into Newquay Airport
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cornwall’s Scarlet Hotel’s architects even added dribble/ejaculate. Often easy to spot if you fly into Newquay Airport
Additionally there are 7 x Evans (32% over 3 names) and 4 x Thomas (36% over just 4 names) but Deacon isn’t crying ‘homogeneous’ about Welsh councils, why not? 6/
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Additionally there are 7 x Evans (32% over 3 names) and 4 x Thomas (36% over just 4 names) but Deacon isn’t crying ‘homogeneous’ about Welsh councils, why not? 6/
In the hard copy of this article, the author claims the fact 29% of the councillors sharing two names (actually three but two are Choudhury and Chowdhury) suggests a lack of diversity 1/
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
In the hard copy of this article, the author claims the fact 29% of the councillors sharing two names (actually three but two are Choudhury and Chowdhury) suggests a lack of diversity 1/
I’m not sure saying you don’t know anything about the sport you’re objecting to is a particularly skilful argument
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I’m not sure saying you don’t know anything about the sport you’re objecting to is a particularly skilful argument
Anniversary alert - according to legend* the Luton player needed an operation on his foot after this challenge on Mitro in 2019 #FFC
*Note: I made up the legend
*Note: I made up the legend
October 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Anniversary alert - according to legend* the Luton player needed an operation on his foot after this challenge on Mitro in 2019 #FFC
*Note: I made up the legend
*Note: I made up the legend
Update for @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com on how DWP are getting on calling people with regards to voluntary NI contributions. I don’t think they did ever call me in May, but they’ve finally got round to me (again maybe) in late Oct!
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Update for @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com on how DWP are getting on calling people with regards to voluntary NI contributions. I don’t think they did ever call me in May, but they’ve finally got round to me (again maybe) in late Oct!
I see your ‘no bikes in shop’ and raise you to a ‘strictly no bikes in pub’ from the St Hilda in Liverpool. Again, a completely fair policy and one I didn’t think anyone actually needed to implement. Obviously they and Extra do need to say it!
October 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I see your ‘no bikes in shop’ and raise you to a ‘strictly no bikes in pub’ from the St Hilda in Liverpool. Again, a completely fair policy and one I didn’t think anyone actually needed to implement. Obviously they and Extra do need to say it!
Bought this a couple of months ago and have used it to check and inflate tyres since. Does a great job and seems to do at least four mountain bike tyres from flat before charge goes. I’d probably still carry a pump ‘just in case’ but I’m a worrier!
October 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Bought this a couple of months ago and have used it to check and inflate tyres since. Does a great job and seems to do at least four mountain bike tyres from flat before charge goes. I’d probably still carry a pump ‘just in case’ but I’m a worrier!
Farage hits back: ‘Deport women & kids? Pfft. I’ll tow Britain 200 miles into the Atlantic, give every family a dinghy with a Union Jack, & bring back trebuchets for humane long-distance removals.’
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Farage hits back: ‘Deport women & kids? Pfft. I’ll tow Britain 200 miles into the Atlantic, give every family a dinghy with a Union Jack, & bring back trebuchets for humane long-distance removals.’
A sharpie and some friendly words can half help reclaim it Russ
August 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A sharpie and some friendly words can half help reclaim it Russ
Surely enough of us who can see through the real (racist) reasons behind the campaign who will go out with sharpies to add a message to make our views known?
August 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Surely enough of us who can see through the real (racist) reasons behind the campaign who will go out with sharpies to add a message to make our views known?
Or a (not so subtle) amendment
August 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Or a (not so subtle) amendment
Another thought…
August 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Another thought…
I wonder if the answer is to add a little compassion to each flag with a sharpie
August 25, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I wonder if the answer is to add a little compassion to each flag with a sharpie
1/ Charlotte Gill in the Daily Telegraph claims are £2K pay rise can cost £28K if you earn £99,000. Sounds dramatic. Reality? It relies on some very big assumptions that barely apply to anyone in real life. 🧵
August 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
1/ Charlotte Gill in the Daily Telegraph claims are £2K pay rise can cost £28K if you earn £99,000. Sounds dramatic. Reality? It relies on some very big assumptions that barely apply to anyone in real life. 🧵
Strange to see Telegraph writer Charlotte Gifford call people who help HMRC collect the right tax “snitches.” Even her own sources — an accountant and an HMRC spokesman — stress how valuable whistleblower information is. After all, tax funds the services society relies on.
August 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Strange to see Telegraph writer Charlotte Gifford call people who help HMRC collect the right tax “snitches.” Even her own sources — an accountant and an HMRC spokesman — stress how valuable whistleblower information is. After all, tax funds the services society relies on.
So the Telegraph give up writing and ask AI to make up rude comments about EPL 25-26 kits including #FFC. Rather than asking ChatGPT, they’d have been better to ask paying fans as it looks like this one will fly off the shelves (it’s only Gentleman Jim who I’ve heard rubbish it).
August 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So the Telegraph give up writing and ask AI to make up rude comments about EPL 25-26 kits including #FFC. Rather than asking ChatGPT, they’d have been better to ask paying fans as it looks like this one will fly off the shelves (it’s only Gentleman Jim who I’ve heard rubbish it).
The comments below this article lament that GP waiting rooms aren’t full of coughing patients anymore — a complaint I just can’t fathom. If a phone or video call does the job, great. And if I do need to go in, I’d rather not be surrounded by people with potentially contagious illnesses.
August 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The comments below this article lament that GP waiting rooms aren’t full of coughing patients anymore — a complaint I just can’t fathom. If a phone or video call does the job, great. And if I do need to go in, I’d rather not be surrounded by people with potentially contagious illnesses.
Completely disingenuous article in today’s Telegraph Money arguing many second homes aren’t suitable for first-time buyers, so a policy of increased council tax for second homes should be reversed. The article: 1/
August 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Completely disingenuous article in today’s Telegraph Money arguing many second homes aren’t suitable for first-time buyers, so a policy of increased council tax for second homes should be reversed. The article: 1/
Channel 4’s Dispatches investigation helps billionaire find missing moral compass.
July 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Channel 4’s Dispatches investigation helps billionaire find missing moral compass.
Fascinating how the Telegraph paints a romantic picture of a white woman living in laybys and industrial estates—no council tax, no utility bills. Hard to imagine they’d be so sympathetic if she were black, Roma, or a bit more new age. Who gets the freedom narrative, and who gets the crackdown?
July 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Fascinating how the Telegraph paints a romantic picture of a white woman living in laybys and industrial estates—no council tax, no utility bills. Hard to imagine they’d be so sympathetic if she were black, Roma, or a bit more new age. Who gets the freedom narrative, and who gets the crackdown?
#FFC admin has to be the EPL’s best wind up merchant - Kenny pictured in a blue warm up kit after he chooses London’s Originals above Liverpool’s B Team. Call the Z-Cars someone in @fulhamfc.com’s media team needs arresting for that absolute breach of the peace!
July 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#FFC admin has to be the EPL’s best wind up merchant - Kenny pictured in a blue warm up kit after he chooses London’s Originals above Liverpool’s B Team. Call the Z-Cars someone in @fulhamfc.com’s media team needs arresting for that absolute breach of the peace!