@rjcruthers.bsky.social
Actor. Equity member.
Researching espionage in Liverpool during the American Civil War.
Researching espionage in Liverpool during the American Civil War.
Interesting.
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Interesting.
We were told turning a prince into a Mr would take an act of Parliament.
It didn't.
It took a pen.
Why not use another pen to delete all the other archaic titles - king, queen prince, duke, duchess, baronet etc, etc and we could all become citizens, not subjects.
It didn't.
It took a pen.
Why not use another pen to delete all the other archaic titles - king, queen prince, duke, duchess, baronet etc, etc and we could all become citizens, not subjects.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We were told turning a prince into a Mr would take an act of Parliament.
It didn't.
It took a pen.
Why not use another pen to delete all the other archaic titles - king, queen prince, duke, duchess, baronet etc, etc and we could all become citizens, not subjects.
It didn't.
It took a pen.
Why not use another pen to delete all the other archaic titles - king, queen prince, duke, duchess, baronet etc, etc and we could all become citizens, not subjects.
Unfortunately, the Tony Warren interview won't load from YouTube but it's worth a watch.
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Unfortunately, the Tony Warren interview won't load from YouTube but it's worth a watch.
First they told us CCTV cameras would reduce crime.
Then they cut Police numbers & said it wouldn't affect crime.
Apart from China, we must be one of the most surveilled populations on earth.
Then they cut Police numbers & said it wouldn't affect crime.
Apart from China, we must be one of the most surveilled populations on earth.
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
First they told us CCTV cameras would reduce crime.
Then they cut Police numbers & said it wouldn't affect crime.
Apart from China, we must be one of the most surveilled populations on earth.
Then they cut Police numbers & said it wouldn't affect crime.
Apart from China, we must be one of the most surveilled populations on earth.
Miller also built the Phantom for the Confederates, later used to run arms & supplies between Bermuda & Wilmington NC.
On 5th August 1863, the Phantom secretly transported Confederate spy ‘Rebel Rose’ O’Neal Greenhow out of Wilmington.
She was carrying dispatches for James D Bulloch in Liverpool.
On 5th August 1863, the Phantom secretly transported Confederate spy ‘Rebel Rose’ O’Neal Greenhow out of Wilmington.
She was carrying dispatches for James D Bulloch in Liverpool.
October 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Miller also built the Phantom for the Confederates, later used to run arms & supplies between Bermuda & Wilmington NC.
On 5th August 1863, the Phantom secretly transported Confederate spy ‘Rebel Rose’ O’Neal Greenhow out of Wilmington.
She was carrying dispatches for James D Bulloch in Liverpool.
On 5th August 1863, the Phantom secretly transported Confederate spy ‘Rebel Rose’ O’Neal Greenhow out of Wilmington.
She was carrying dispatches for James D Bulloch in Liverpool.
Indeed. Toxteth built by Miller & Sons.
October 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Indeed. Toxteth built by Miller & Sons.
One such blockade runner was the Laird-built steamer Denbigh which ran a regular packet service between Liverpool and Rhyl. Subsequently purchased by the European Trading Company following sea trials in the Mersey in August 1863.
Denbigh ran aground off Galveston on the 24th May 1865.
#navalhistory
Denbigh ran aground off Galveston on the 24th May 1865.
#navalhistory
October 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
One such blockade runner was the Laird-built steamer Denbigh which ran a regular packet service between Liverpool and Rhyl. Subsequently purchased by the European Trading Company following sea trials in the Mersey in August 1863.
Denbigh ran aground off Galveston on the 24th May 1865.
#navalhistory
Denbigh ran aground off Galveston on the 24th May 1865.
#navalhistory
Fascinating image showing the mast of a ship in the partially filled-in Georges Dock.
Curious to know if the two-funnelled paddle steamer is a former blockade runner.
I guess we'll never know.
Curious to know if the two-funnelled paddle steamer is a former blockade runner.
I guess we'll never know.
October 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Fascinating image showing the mast of a ship in the partially filled-in Georges Dock.
Curious to know if the two-funnelled paddle steamer is a former blockade runner.
I guess we'll never know.
Curious to know if the two-funnelled paddle steamer is a former blockade runner.
I guess we'll never know.
Presumably Charles' great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great uncle must be spinning in his grave.
Families eh.
Families eh.
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Presumably Charles' great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great uncle must be spinning in his grave.
Families eh.
Families eh.
Your riveting 'Coining It' #podcast should also receive a mention in dispatches.
I'm rationing episodes to make it last longer.
Hope it's turned into a movie.
I'm rationing episodes to make it last longer.
Hope it's turned into a movie.
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Your riveting 'Coining It' #podcast should also receive a mention in dispatches.
I'm rationing episodes to make it last longer.
Hope it's turned into a movie.
I'm rationing episodes to make it last longer.
Hope it's turned into a movie.
Will Sir Starmer get off his knees & open the files when Andrew Windsor was a trade envoy?
#newsnight
#newsnight
October 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Will Sir Starmer get off his knees & open the files when Andrew Windsor was a trade envoy?
#newsnight
#newsnight
Fine actor who enjoyed flights of fancy when interviewed by journalists.
October 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Fine actor who enjoyed flights of fancy when interviewed by journalists.
Will this see the demise of fawning journalistic 'puff pieces' when interviewing the Windsors and the end of their editorial control?
October 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Will this see the demise of fawning journalistic 'puff pieces' when interviewing the Windsors and the end of their editorial control?
October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Effing & jeffing like a knight of the realm. Oowa.
#newsnight
#newsnight
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Effing & jeffing like a knight of the realm. Oowa.
#newsnight
#newsnight
Might be simpler if journalists just compared Farage's grifting Brexit campaign rhetoric with the post-Brexit reality.
October 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Might be simpler if journalists just compared Farage's grifting Brexit campaign rhetoric with the post-Brexit reality.
What is the cumulative effect of a facial recognition camera on every street corner to monitor protest marches?
Photo: George Orwell pub in #NewBrighton
#bbcbh
Photo: George Orwell pub in #NewBrighton
#bbcbh
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
What is the cumulative effect of a facial recognition camera on every street corner to monitor protest marches?
Photo: George Orwell pub in #NewBrighton
#bbcbh
Photo: George Orwell pub in #NewBrighton
#bbcbh
The grifter's grifter. Smokes tabs. Likes a pint. Loves buying property.
October 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The grifter's grifter. Smokes tabs. Likes a pint. Loves buying property.
"Nurse he's out of bed again. Says he's the Governor of Gaza now."
#newsnight
#newsnight
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Nurse he's out of bed again. Says he's the Governor of Gaza now."
#newsnight
#newsnight
As Fujitsu continues to rake in the £££££ from the government.
Who says crime doesn't pay?
Who says crime doesn't pay?
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
As Fujitsu continues to rake in the £££££ from the government.
Who says crime doesn't pay?
Who says crime doesn't pay?
#TaxtheRich demands a voice in Liverpool on #r4today
"Who are the rich?"
asks Nick Robinson (estimated salary between £410,000 and £414,999).
"Who are the rich?"
asks Nick Robinson (estimated salary between £410,000 and £414,999).
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
#TaxtheRich demands a voice in Liverpool on #r4today
"Who are the rich?"
asks Nick Robinson (estimated salary between £410,000 and £414,999).
"Who are the rich?"
asks Nick Robinson (estimated salary between £410,000 and £414,999).
Food industry lobbying of parliament is opaque. What are they hiding?
September 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Food industry lobbying of parliament is opaque. What are they hiding?
Such a pity many broadcast journalists don't call out this grifter everytime he fails to answer a question & responds with the classic Trump oke doke distraction technique response.
September 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Such a pity many broadcast journalists don't call out this grifter everytime he fails to answer a question & responds with the classic Trump oke doke distraction technique response.