Ronnie MB (Ronnie MacLennan Baird)
@rmbflk.bsky.social
Clyde built/Falklands anchored: freelance journalist/broadcaster, lawyer, legislative drafter, public policy consultant and tour guide - we multitask here!
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According to an AI analysis of my posts on Another Site, I am "like a Swiss Army knife that's been left out in the Falklands' harsh weather - rusty, a bit dull, but still trying to be useful"
Not entirely unfair, but it's not just the Falklands weather that's harsh!
I will try to be useful here too
Not entirely unfair, but it's not just the Falklands weather that's harsh!
I will try to be useful here too
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#FalklandsElection25 #hottake
Not a 2009-style clean sweep, but it might as well as have been
In so far as left right politics apply in the #Falklands, it’s definitely a quite a shift to the right
I think a fair summary is that the new Assembly will be “business friendly” and fiscally conservative
Not a 2009-style clean sweep, but it might as well as have been
In so far as left right politics apply in the #Falklands, it’s definitely a quite a shift to the right
I think a fair summary is that the new Assembly will be “business friendly” and fiscally conservative
December 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
#FalklandsElection25 #hottake
Not a 2009-style clean sweep, but it might as well as have been
In so far as left right politics apply in the #Falklands, it’s definitely a quite a shift to the right
I think a fair summary is that the new Assembly will be “business friendly” and fiscally conservative
Not a 2009-style clean sweep, but it might as well as have been
In so far as left right politics apply in the #Falklands, it’s definitely a quite a shift to the right
I think a fair summary is that the new Assembly will be “business friendly” and fiscally conservative
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STANLEY RESULT #FalklandsElection25 #result
Lewis Clifton and Cheryl Roberts top the poll
Stacy Bragger, Dean Dent and Roger Spink make up the rest of the 5
Pete Biggs loses both his seat and his deposit
Mark Pollard, Gavin Short and Leona Vidal lose their seats
#liveskeet #corrected
Lewis Clifton and Cheryl Roberts top the poll
Stacy Bragger, Dean Dent and Roger Spink make up the rest of the 5
Pete Biggs loses both his seat and his deposit
Mark Pollard, Gavin Short and Leona Vidal lose their seats
#liveskeet #corrected
December 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
STANLEY RESULT #FalklandsElection25 #result
Lewis Clifton and Cheryl Roberts top the poll
Stacy Bragger, Dean Dent and Roger Spink make up the rest of the 5
Pete Biggs loses both his seat and his deposit
Mark Pollard, Gavin Short and Leona Vidal lose their seats
#liveskeet #corrected
Lewis Clifton and Cheryl Roberts top the poll
Stacy Bragger, Dean Dent and Roger Spink make up the rest of the 5
Pete Biggs loses both his seat and his deposit
Mark Pollard, Gavin Short and Leona Vidal lose their seats
#liveskeet #corrected
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CAMP RESULT #FalkllandsElection25
Jack Ford re-elected
Dot Gould and Michael Goss elected
Andy Watson misses out by about 15 votes
No rejected papers and all candidates save their deposits
Two outgoing MLAs didn’t stand again
#liveskeet #result
PS A 2009 style clean sweep is now ruled out
Jack Ford re-elected
Dot Gould and Michael Goss elected
Andy Watson misses out by about 15 votes
No rejected papers and all candidates save their deposits
Two outgoing MLAs didn’t stand again
#liveskeet #result
PS A 2009 style clean sweep is now ruled out
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
CAMP RESULT #FalkllandsElection25
Jack Ford re-elected
Dot Gould and Michael Goss elected
Andy Watson misses out by about 15 votes
No rejected papers and all candidates save their deposits
Two outgoing MLAs didn’t stand again
#liveskeet #result
PS A 2009 style clean sweep is now ruled out
Jack Ford re-elected
Dot Gould and Michael Goss elected
Andy Watson misses out by about 15 votes
No rejected papers and all candidates save their deposits
Two outgoing MLAs didn’t stand again
#liveskeet #result
PS A 2009 style clean sweep is now ruled out
For “photos”, substitute “candidates” and this is roughly how I picked my 5 votes for #FalklandsElection25
Internal monologue during the annual photo-sift.
1. I take too many photos.
2. I don't like any of them.
3. Maybe these ones are OK.
4. I have picked too many photos.
5. I don't like any of them.
6. Oh, I quite like that one.
7. No I don't.
Etc.
1. I take too many photos.
2. I don't like any of them.
3. Maybe these ones are OK.
4. I have picked too many photos.
5. I don't like any of them.
6. Oh, I quite like that one.
7. No I don't.
Etc.
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
For “photos”, substitute “candidates” and this is roughly how I picked my 5 votes for #FalklandsElection25
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Turnover figures just announced for #FalklandsElection25
Turnover in Camp: 90.8% - 217
Turnover in Stanley: 81.4% - 1295
Turnout is UP from 2021 - up about 4 percentage points in each constituency
Verification took about 90 minutes from close of polls
#liveskeet
Turnover in Camp: 90.8% - 217
Turnover in Stanley: 81.4% - 1295
Turnout is UP from 2021 - up about 4 percentage points in each constituency
Verification took about 90 minutes from close of polls
#liveskeet
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Turnover figures just announced for #FalklandsElection25
Turnover in Camp: 90.8% - 217
Turnover in Stanley: 81.4% - 1295
Turnout is UP from 2021 - up about 4 percentage points in each constituency
Verification took about 90 minutes from close of polls
#liveskeet
Turnover in Camp: 90.8% - 217
Turnover in Stanley: 81.4% - 1295
Turnout is UP from 2021 - up about 4 percentage points in each constituency
Verification took about 90 minutes from close of polls
#liveskeet
#FalklandsElection25 #liveskeet
4 years ago I was live tweeting the Falklands general election count for FITV
Tonight, I’m at home tuned into the Falklands Radio coverage and I’ll live skeet that in my own name
Go to radio.co.fk to listen live if you want to hear it for yourself
4 years ago I was live tweeting the Falklands general election count for FITV
Tonight, I’m at home tuned into the Falklands Radio coverage and I’ll live skeet that in my own name
Go to radio.co.fk to listen live if you want to hear it for yourself
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December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#FalklandsElection25 #liveskeet
4 years ago I was live tweeting the Falklands general election count for FITV
Tonight, I’m at home tuned into the Falklands Radio coverage and I’ll live skeet that in my own name
Go to radio.co.fk to listen live if you want to hear it for yourself
4 years ago I was live tweeting the Falklands general election count for FITV
Tonight, I’m at home tuned into the Falklands Radio coverage and I’ll live skeet that in my own name
Go to radio.co.fk to listen live if you want to hear it for yourself
#FalklandsElection25
The count is usually a social event as much as a political one, but (because reasons) I am at home listening to the coverage on Falklands Radio
They are currently playing Wind Of Change, which was requested - I don’t know it was a hope or a prediction!
The count is usually a social event as much as a political one, but (because reasons) I am at home listening to the coverage on Falklands Radio
They are currently playing Wind Of Change, which was requested - I don’t know it was a hope or a prediction!
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#FalklandsElection25
The count is usually a social event as much as a political one, but (because reasons) I am at home listening to the coverage on Falklands Radio
They are currently playing Wind Of Change, which was requested - I don’t know it was a hope or a prediction!
The count is usually a social event as much as a political one, but (because reasons) I am at home listening to the coverage on Falklands Radio
They are currently playing Wind Of Change, which was requested - I don’t know it was a hope or a prediction!
#FalklandsElection25
I went along about 11.20 to vote and it took me about 25 minutes with about 20 people in front of me in the queue - I went before the people who went before lunch
The FITV reporter said that polling had been “swift”
(I always thought that the cliché used to be “brisk”)
I went along about 11.20 to vote and it took me about 25 minutes with about 20 people in front of me in the queue - I went before the people who went before lunch
The FITV reporter said that polling had been “swift”
(I always thought that the cliché used to be “brisk”)
December 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
#FalklandsElection25
I went along about 11.20 to vote and it took me about 25 minutes with about 20 people in front of me in the queue - I went before the people who went before lunch
The FITV reporter said that polling had been “swift”
(I always thought that the cliché used to be “brisk”)
I went along about 11.20 to vote and it took me about 25 minutes with about 20 people in front of me in the queue - I went before the people who went before lunch
The FITV reporter said that polling had been “swift”
(I always thought that the cliché used to be “brisk”)
#FalklandsElection25 is today
I *had* to play this track on the Breakfast Show this morning
I *had* to play this track on the Breakfast Show this morning
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#FalklandsElection25 is today
I *had* to play this track on the Breakfast Show this morning
I *had* to play this track on the Breakfast Show this morning
Well, it’s happening - indeed, up to 23 wells will be happening
Final Investment Decisions have been made, regulatory approval has been given and the Sea Lion project to extract oil from the North Falkland Basin is going ahead, after multiple false starts
#Falklands #FalklandIslands #FalklandsOil
Final Investment Decisions have been made, regulatory approval has been given and the Sea Lion project to extract oil from the North Falkland Basin is going ahead, after multiple false starts
#Falklands #FalklandIslands #FalklandsOil
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Well, it’s happening - indeed, up to 23 wells will be happening
Final Investment Decisions have been made, regulatory approval has been given and the Sea Lion project to extract oil from the North Falkland Basin is going ahead, after multiple false starts
#Falklands #FalklandIslands #FalklandsOil
Final Investment Decisions have been made, regulatory approval has been given and the Sea Lion project to extract oil from the North Falkland Basin is going ahead, after multiple false starts
#Falklands #FalklandIslands #FalklandsOil
A lot of my #FalklandsElection25 posts have been about process rather than policy - although, to be honest, 19 independents chasing 8 seats in two constituencies* means that personality counts more than policy
* More manageable than Guernsey’s 82 candidates chasing 38 seats in one constituency!
* More manageable than Guernsey’s 82 candidates chasing 38 seats in one constituency!
December 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A lot of my #FalklandsElection25 posts have been about process rather than policy - although, to be honest, 19 independents chasing 8 seats in two constituencies* means that personality counts more than policy
* More manageable than Guernsey’s 82 candidates chasing 38 seats in one constituency!
* More manageable than Guernsey’s 82 candidates chasing 38 seats in one constituency!
The final electoral registers for #FalklandsElection25 were published at end of last week and the numbers have shifted since the version published earlier in the year:
Camp - 239 voters for 3 seats (4 candidates standing)
Stanley - 1590 voters for 5 seats (15 candidates standing)
Camp - 239 voters for 3 seats (4 candidates standing)
Stanley - 1590 voters for 5 seats (15 candidates standing)
#FalklandsElection25
The final electoral registers for the Falklands will be published just before the General Election on 11 December, but here are the figures from this year’s canvas in March/April:
Camp - 257 voters and 3 seats
Stanley - 1518 voters and 5 seats
The final electoral registers for the Falklands will be published just before the General Election on 11 December, but here are the figures from this year’s canvas in March/April:
Camp - 257 voters and 3 seats
Stanley - 1518 voters and 5 seats
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The final electoral registers for #FalklandsElection25 were published at end of last week and the numbers have shifted since the version published earlier in the year:
Camp - 239 voters for 3 seats (4 candidates standing)
Stanley - 1590 voters for 5 seats (15 candidates standing)
Camp - 239 voters for 3 seats (4 candidates standing)
Stanley - 1590 voters for 5 seats (15 candidates standing)
Colouring up a re-re-re-re-amended writ
(in red, green, yellow, brown and purple)
(in red, green, yellow, brown and purple)
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
Sorting letters and parcels by hand in a Royal Mail depot to be sent around the country to the point where I didn't need to think about it because my brain knew which pigeonhole or bin each postcode went into.
Sorting letters and parcels by hand in a Royal Mail depot to be sent around the country to the point where I didn't need to think about it because my brain knew which pigeonhole or bin each postcode went into.
What skill did you master that you will never, ever use again?
In my case, using plastic explosives to make shaped charges, to direct a blast in a certain direction.
In my case, using plastic explosives to make shaped charges, to direct a blast in a certain direction.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Colouring up a re-re-re-re-amended writ
(in red, green, yellow, brown and purple)
(in red, green, yellow, brown and purple)
I once chose a ravioli starter that turned out to be a raviolo
If I'm coming to your fancy Italian restaurant and I'm spending a lot of money on your very nice food and I order ravioli I sure as hell want more than four of them.
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I once chose a ravioli starter that turned out to be a raviolo
They should have thrown trifle, because the law would not have concerned itself with that
Four people have been arrested after custard and apple crumble were flung at a display case containing part of the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London.
(By Emma Rossiter for BBC News)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
(By Emma Rossiter for BBC News)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Four arrested after crumble and custard thrown at Crown Jewels display
The Tower of London was partially closed to the public while the police investigated.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
They should have thrown trifle, because the law would not have concerned itself with that
I saw a post asking where people stood on the Sheringhan bus shelter… I’d have thought standing under it would be more sensible ;-)
But, seriously, why demolish it? It’s lovely
But, seriously, why demolish it? It’s lovely
It's all kicking off in my home town of Sheringham over proposals to demolish this 'Streamline Moderne art-deco design' bus shelter from the 1950s ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I saw a post asking where people stood on the Sheringhan bus shelter… I’d have thought standing under it would be more sensible ;-)
But, seriously, why demolish it? It’s lovely
But, seriously, why demolish it? It’s lovely
I’m calling Scotland’s World Cup now:
Embarrassing loss to Haiti
Nervy draw with Morocco
Plucky but ultimately futile win against Brazil
(I’ve seen movies from this franchise before!)
Embarrassing loss to Haiti
Nervy draw with Morocco
Plucky but ultimately futile win against Brazil
(I’ve seen movies from this franchise before!)
December 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’m calling Scotland’s World Cup now:
Embarrassing loss to Haiti
Nervy draw with Morocco
Plucky but ultimately futile win against Brazil
(I’ve seen movies from this franchise before!)
Embarrassing loss to Haiti
Nervy draw with Morocco
Plucky but ultimately futile win against Brazil
(I’ve seen movies from this franchise before!)
The new FIFA peace prize is almost as prestigious as the one created by the Balkan Foundation in the 1960s
The foundation was taken in hand after a scandal not confined to its peace prize but the early history of the prize was summarised in an aside in a book about the IOS scandal:
The foundation was taken in hand after a scandal not confined to its peace prize but the early history of the prize was summarised in an aside in a book about the IOS scandal:
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The new FIFA peace prize is almost as prestigious as the one created by the Balkan Foundation in the 1960s
The foundation was taken in hand after a scandal not confined to its peace prize but the early history of the prize was summarised in an aside in a book about the IOS scandal:
The foundation was taken in hand after a scandal not confined to its peace prize but the early history of the prize was summarised in an aside in a book about the IOS scandal:
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December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Trump will not enjoy the world cup as much as he enjoyed Swindon Town still being in the Rumbelows Cup
December 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trump will not enjoy the world cup as much as he enjoyed Swindon Town still being in the Rumbelows Cup
How I spent my fee for covering a committee meeting that actually was an email
The open section lasted 5 minutes and nothing was really added to the report published in advance and duly noted
The open section lasted 5 minutes and nothing was really added to the report published in advance and duly noted
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How I spent my fee for covering a committee meeting that actually was an email
The open section lasted 5 minutes and nothing was really added to the report published in advance and duly noted
The open section lasted 5 minutes and nothing was really added to the report published in advance and duly noted
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For years, I have wanted to make a video about how the Falklands are run, so badly
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
For years, I have wanted to make a video about how the Falklands are run, so badly
Reminded by @ncdominie.bsky.social’s Angry Man in Local Newspaper that I possess a framed clipping of a letter in the Glasgow Evening News by Angry Firm of Surveyors in Local Newpaper
Messrs Kyle & Frew wrote to complain about mis-statement and incompleteness in an article about them … and kept it!
Messrs Kyle & Frew wrote to complain about mis-statement and incompleteness in an article about them … and kept it!
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Reminded by @ncdominie.bsky.social’s Angry Man in Local Newspaper that I possess a framed clipping of a letter in the Glasgow Evening News by Angry Firm of Surveyors in Local Newpaper
Messrs Kyle & Frew wrote to complain about mis-statement and incompleteness in an article about them … and kept it!
Messrs Kyle & Frew wrote to complain about mis-statement and incompleteness in an article about them … and kept it!