Richard Bridge
@richardpbridge.bsky.social
current events and international affairs (esp. Russia), music (esp. flute), the novel, most sports (esp. OAFC & CPFC). Citizen of the UK of GB and NI.
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Panorama made mistakes but this ‘scandal’ is the work of populists trying to control the airwaves. They won’t rest
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The malign right can't be allowed to destroy the BBC
Panorama made mistakes but this ‘scandal’ is the work of populists trying to control the airwaves. They won’t rest
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Panorama made mistakes but this ‘scandal’ is the work of populists trying to control the airwaves. They won’t rest
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Trump: "For 1,000 years, communism has not worked"
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trump: "For 1,000 years, communism has not worked"
Yes: but the best way to achieve our climate goals is not to stop a method of hydrcarbon production, but to slow consumption. Otherwise it is simply blaming someone else for our own faults. The Minister knows that (I hope).
As others engage in dangerous climate denial, this is a strong signal of commitment to net-zero and protecting our planet.
https://bit.ly/48a7CK8
https://bit.ly/48a7CK8
Ed Miliband vows to ban fracking and warns Reform would ‘trash our climate commitments’ – UK politics live
There is currently no permanent ban in law, just a temporary moratorium
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Yes: but the best way to achieve our climate goals is not to stop a method of hydrcarbon production, but to slow consumption. Otherwise it is simply blaming someone else for our own faults. The Minister knows that (I hope).
She gets it right all the time, Princess Anne...
Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom has visited #Kyiv.
She has come to show support to those who suffer from the war.
Thank you!
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She has come to show support to those who suffer from the war.
Thank you!
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October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
She gets it right all the time, Princess Anne...
This queue reminds me of Moscow, 1989...
As of September 28, 38% of Russia's primary oil refining capacity - equivalent to 338,000 tons per day - was out of operation.
Drone attacks that have struck more than two dozen major oil refineries in Russia since early August have driven the Russian fuel market into an unprecedented crisis.
Drone attacks that have struck more than two dozen major oil refineries in Russia since early August have driven the Russian fuel market into an unprecedented crisis.
October 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This queue reminds me of Moscow, 1989...
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Some Chinese brands choose foreign-sounding names to give themselves some international flair at home. But this can be less helpful when they eventually enter markets overseas
How do you pronounce Biemlfdlkk? The brands lost in translation
As they race to go global, many Chinese companies are choosing new names
econ.st
September 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Some Chinese brands choose foreign-sounding names to give themselves some international flair at home. But this can be less helpful when they eventually enter markets overseas
Yes. Look at France.
An injection of fresh competition into Britain’s stale two-party system should be healthy. Voters have been badly served, and are seeking something better. But in practice it could make the country harder to govern
Is British politics broken? Its centre is cracking
The two traditional parties of government are under siege as never before
econ.st
September 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Yes. Look at France.
He is an idiot but many gullible people are taken in because they have heard of him.
Bleakly funny that Elon Musk‘s brain worms mean he is still invoking the idea of a “reasonable centre”. The reasonable centre who believe that inter-ethnic violence in the UK is inevitable, aye right.
September 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
He is an idiot but many gullible people are taken in because they have heard of him.
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Bleakly funny that Elon Musk‘s brain worms mean he is still invoking the idea of a “reasonable centre”. The reasonable centre who believe that inter-ethnic violence in the UK is inevitable, aye right.
September 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Bleakly funny that Elon Musk‘s brain worms mean he is still invoking the idea of a “reasonable centre”. The reasonable centre who believe that inter-ethnic violence in the UK is inevitable, aye right.
The Met know how to do this. They are largely invisible unless demonstrators choose to use violence against, er, whatever. Also: by all means besmirch yourselves, but not our flags.
Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.
September 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Met know how to do this. They are largely invisible unless demonstrators choose to use violence against, er, whatever. Also: by all means besmirch yourselves, but not our flags.
I tend to think that the invasion will stop only when Putin is not in power any more. For whatever reason...
President Zelenskyy:
The Russian war machine will only stop when it runs out of fuel. And Putin will begin to stop it himself when he truly feels that the resources for war are running out.
The Russian war machine will only stop when it runs out of fuel. And Putin will begin to stop it himself when he truly feels that the resources for war are running out.
September 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I tend to think that the invasion will stop only when Putin is not in power any more. For whatever reason...
How about "working class"sociopaths? What do they do? And what did art student Lennon know about the "working class"?
September 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
How about "working class"sociopaths? What do they do? And what did art student Lennon know about the "working class"?
So it was for THIS that the UK Finance Minister was corrupted!
The pop star’s status has built up quickly. In the first half of 2022 her songs were streamed 73m times in America; in the same period this year, that number had jumped to 1.9bn
Flirty and thriving: how Sabrina Carpenter became a pop superstar
The hitmaker has returned with a new album, “Man’s Best Friend”
econ.st
August 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
So it was for THIS that the UK Finance Minister was corrupted!
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
That's humanism!
We've teamed up with our patron Stephen Fry, to explore humanist ideas about some of life’s big questions in four animated shorts.
humanists.uk
August 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Love this from Humanists UK! #Thatshumanism is the perfect introduction to the humanist approach to life, featuring four animations narrated by Stephen Fry, and brand new posters all about humanism for schools. Have a look for yourself! humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
Well-meaning, but futile. Putin does not need or want peace talks: he is the invader. He can create peace today by withdrawing.
⚡️Austria ready to give Putin immunity for peace talks.
Austria signalled on Aug. 21 it was ready to grant Russian President Vladimir Putin immunity from arrest if he travels to Vienna for peace negotiations, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
Austria signalled on Aug. 21 it was ready to grant Russian President Vladimir Putin immunity from arrest if he travels to Vienna for peace negotiations, the country's Foreign Ministry said.
Switzerland, Austria ready to give Putin immunity for peace talks
Switzerland is prepared to grant Russian President Vladimir Putin immunity from arrest if he travels to Geneva for peace negotiations, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said in an interview on Aug...
kyivindependent.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Well-meaning, but futile. Putin does not need or want peace talks: he is the invader. He can create peace today by withdrawing.
I will sign the petition. Leave the Embroidery (Broderie) - not a tapestry - where it is. It is already damaged. There is a copy at Reading. This is not like moving a single Old Master oil painting. France and UK get on quite well without this. Look at the French paintings in the National Gallery.
Tapisserie de Bayeux : une pétition en ligne pour s’opposer au prêt de l’œuvre, jugée trop fragile, au British Museum
Tapisserie de Bayeux : une pétition en ligne pour s’opposer au prêt de l’œuvre, jugée trop fragile, au British Museum
Emmanuel Macron a annoncé le 8 juillet le prêt de l’œuvre de septembre 2026 à juin 2027 en échange de pièces médiévales issues du trésor archéologique de Sutton Hoo.
www.lemonde.fr
August 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I will sign the petition. Leave the Embroidery (Broderie) - not a tapestry - where it is. It is already damaged. There is a copy at Reading. This is not like moving a single Old Master oil painting. France and UK get on quite well without this. Look at the French paintings in the National Gallery.
Just to say that nothing will come of the meeting. Trump is not a serious politician - he is a showman and cheat - and let us hear about any agreement once it is made, not before. The US is not at war with Russia and therefore cannot reach an agreement with it.
Trump wants trilateral meeting with Zelenskyy and Putin right away if Alaska talks go well, says Guardian
Trump wants trilateral meeting with Zelenskyy and Putin right away if Alaska talks go well, says Guardian
US President Donald Trump has said that if his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska is successful, he will arrange a second meeting that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be...
www.pravda.com.ua
August 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Just to say that nothing will come of the meeting. Trump is not a serious politician - he is a showman and cheat - and let us hear about any agreement once it is made, not before. The US is not at war with Russia and therefore cannot reach an agreement with it.
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
on verra... I suspect so...
Carlos Alcaraz est-il le nouveau maître de Wimbledon ?
Carlos Alcaraz est-il le nouveau maître de Wimbledon ?
L’Espagnol de 22 ans, qui est sur une série de 24 matchs sans défaite, est en mesure de remporter, dimanche face à Jannik Sinner, le tournoi londonien pour la troisième fois de suite. Quand les autres joueurs subissent la pression de l’enjeu, lui semble s’amuser.
www.lemonde.fr
July 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
on verra... I suspect so...
Est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un la qui deteste ces deux freres? Just asking...
Le groupe Oasis renoue avec la liesse populaire dans sa ville natale de Manchester
Le groupe Oasis renoue avec la liesse populaire dans sa ville natale de Manchester
Une semaine après son retour triomphal a Cardiff, le groupe de rock des frères Liam et Noel Gallagher, considérés comme des demi-dieux à Manchester, donnait vendredi le premier d’une série de cinq concerts à Heaton Park.
www.lemonde.fr
July 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un la qui deteste ces deux freres? Just asking...
If the President drops his balls then perhaps the Prime Minister can rush to bend down to pick them up for him
July 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If the President drops his balls then perhaps the Prime Minister can rush to bend down to pick them up for him
There is an even better way to move on. We can not Rejoin now (the EU could not accept a bid from the UK in its current state); but the PM could properly take a lead by saying that Rejoin is a strategic goal.
"Macron’s state visit underlines how far Starmer has gone from the nightmare cross-Channel relations of the #Brexit years. Boris Johnson was seen by French officials as a populist, France-bashing to numb the electorate to the impact of Brexit." ~AA
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Macron’s UK state visit underlines effort to move on from Brexit nightmare
Bitter rows had damaged trust and dialogue but UK-French relations have thawed amid new geopolitical landscape
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
There is an even better way to move on. We can not Rejoin now (the EU could not accept a bid from the UK in its current state); but the PM could properly take a lead by saying that Rejoin is a strategic goal.
Agreed. We are all living beyond our means, as we slow, and it is impossible for polticians to say so. That opens the door to populists, who have an easy answer; and it encourages people to say "tax the rich: they can pay!". Several failures of policy and behaviour coincide.
Surrey council still needs to provide social care and children's services etc... so let them make the political choice about what they need to pay for it.
June 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Agreed. We are all living beyond our means, as we slow, and it is impossible for polticians to say so. That opens the door to populists, who have an easy answer; and it encourages people to say "tax the rich: they can pay!". Several failures of policy and behaviour coincide.
Wythenshawe was rocking in 1968...
Dusty Springfield exhausted after a show at Wythenshawe's Golden Garter cabaret club, Manchester, 1968, photo by Ian Berry.
June 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Wythenshawe was rocking in 1968...