Mike Shevdon
@shevdon.bsky.social
Contemporary Fiction Writer, Archer, Cook, Ukulele Player, Collector of Curiosities, Spinner of Stories, Renewable Energy, DIY Refurbisher, Undiagnosed Neurodivergent
Funny how we only want to take politics out of it when it’s a left-leaning government. Not when it’s a right-leaning government.
That’s called ratcheting.
That’s called ratcheting.
November 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Funny how we only want to take politics out of it when it’s a left-leaning government. Not when it’s a right-leaning government.
That’s called ratcheting.
That’s called ratcheting.
MS Office reached peak usability in about 2005. All downhill since then.
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
MS Office reached peak usability in about 2005. All downhill since then.
The relationship between the far right and Putin’s Russia goes deep and wide.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The relationship between the far right and Putin’s Russia goes deep and wide.
That’s soft power, right there. You’d think the government would take an interest.
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
That’s soft power, right there. You’d think the government would take an interest.
Balance: that was someone explaining the truth, and now for balance we’ll have someone telling a convenient and comforting lie.
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Balance: that was someone explaining the truth, and now for balance we’ll have someone telling a convenient and comforting lie.
Hmm. 15 years ago. I wonder what happened 15 years ago…
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Hmm. 15 years ago. I wonder what happened 15 years ago…
And in 1979 we had Thatcherism and “Get on yer bike”. Three million unemployed, “greed is good”, and “there’s no such thing as society”. If you want to know where that leads, you’re looking at it.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
And in 1979 we had Thatcherism and “Get on yer bike”. Three million unemployed, “greed is good”, and “there’s no such thing as society”. If you want to know where that leads, you’re looking at it.
The BBC swapped objectivity for balance under the current leadership and the previous government and that’s where the rot set in. Objectivity went out the window and politicians were able to spout lies unchallenged, all in the name of balance.
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The BBC swapped objectivity for balance under the current leadership and the previous government and that’s where the rot set in. Objectivity went out the window and politicians were able to spout lies unchallenged, all in the name of balance.
I recently responded to a BBC survey on bias (among other things). The survey concluded that people wanted more “balance”. It reminded me very much of that episode of Yes Minister and Sir Humphrey on surveys.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I recently responded to a BBC survey on bias (among other things). The survey concluded that people wanted more “balance”. It reminded me very much of that episode of Yes Minister and Sir Humphrey on surveys.
So bribing people with their own money?
November 9, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So bribing people with their own money?
We’re already in the situation where they have limited those being compensated to a fraction of the author’s whose work was stolen, through the mechanism of US copyright registration.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We’re already in the situation where they have limited those being compensated to a fraction of the author’s whose work was stolen, through the mechanism of US copyright registration.
And embedded in that is the idea that the BBC is a liberal organisation. It only appears so because Conservative politics has drifted so far to the right.
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
And embedded in that is the idea that the BBC is a liberal organisation. It only appears so because Conservative politics has drifted so far to the right.
Should that be Satin?
November 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Should that be Satin?
Go and see Black Is The Colour Of My Voice. It’s excellent
November 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Go and see Black Is The Colour Of My Voice. It’s excellent
It’s Conservative Feminism defined by men, by any chance?
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It’s Conservative Feminism defined by men, by any chance?