Richard Powley
@richardpowley.bsky.social
Good governance, oblique strategies, music and cats.
Alt text: Profile pictures are photos I took of a bendy modern bridge in Norway and a very orange lifebuoy on a wall in Iceland.
Alt text: Profile pictures are photos I took of a bendy modern bridge in Norway and a very orange lifebuoy on a wall in Iceland.
Be aware. New UK threat levels have now come into effect.
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Be aware. New UK threat levels have now come into effect.
BINS! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!
August 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
BINS! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!
I love this dorky limestone lion at the Ashmolean in Oxford. Such a happy big cat.
June 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I love this dorky limestone lion at the Ashmolean in Oxford. Such a happy big cat.
This one any use?
February 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This one any use?
Don't be fooled by the innocent act. She will 100% attack your feet, with deadly force.
February 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Don't be fooled by the innocent act. She will 100% attack your feet, with deadly force.
A bear stole a picnic basket right out of my car in Jellystone Park.
The insurance company, as usual, didn't help at all.
The insurance company, as usual, didn't help at all.
November 15, 2024 at 1:02 PM
A bear stole a picnic basket right out of my car in Jellystone Park.
The insurance company, as usual, didn't help at all.
The insurance company, as usual, didn't help at all.
The inspiration behind the arch bullshitter Stewart Pearson in The Thick of It.
"Pearson has published at least one academic paper; in 2006, he published a paper entitiled "The Iconography of Consensus" which discussed government transparency".
"Pearson has published at least one academic paper; in 2006, he published a paper entitiled "The Iconography of Consensus" which discussed government transparency".
November 14, 2024 at 8:22 PM
The inspiration behind the arch bullshitter Stewart Pearson in The Thick of It.
"Pearson has published at least one academic paper; in 2006, he published a paper entitiled "The Iconography of Consensus" which discussed government transparency".
"Pearson has published at least one academic paper; in 2006, he published a paper entitiled "The Iconography of Consensus" which discussed government transparency".
Some kind of major bird meeting in my back garden today. The noise is tremendous.
November 10, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Some kind of major bird meeting in my back garden today. The noise is tremendous.
There's a Sophy Rdige account that has some legit followers, but is this the scam one?
November 7, 2024 at 11:09 AM
There's a Sophy Rdige account that has some legit followers, but is this the scam one?
I've tried my best...but I can't work this Private Eye cartoon out. Any ideas?
October 31, 2024 at 10:13 PM
I've tried my best...but I can't work this Private Eye cartoon out. Any ideas?
Another lovely line drawing, from 'Le Hibou et la Poussiquette', translated by Francis Steegmuller and illustrated by Monique-Alika Watteau.
October 26, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Another lovely line drawing, from 'Le Hibou et la Poussiquette', translated by Francis Steegmuller and illustrated by Monique-Alika Watteau.
I have never seen a more dejected looking dinosaur.
October 22, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I have never seen a more dejected looking dinosaur.
Have you set up your deckchair, a lá Roger Moore?
September 20, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Have you set up your deckchair, a lá Roger Moore?
This put me in mind of David Shrigley's NYC shopping list.
September 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM
This put me in mind of David Shrigley's NYC shopping list.
It's Monday, so here's some universal embrocation to ease the pain.
September 16, 2024 at 8:52 AM
It's Monday, so here's some universal embrocation to ease the pain.
Just *look* at these beautiful illustrations for the French Translation of The Owl and the Pussycat. They're by Monique-Alika Watteau. So fluid and lively.
September 10, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Just *look* at these beautiful illustrations for the French Translation of The Owl and the Pussycat. They're by Monique-Alika Watteau. So fluid and lively.