Venetia S-Booth
@venetiasb.bsky.social
Owner of Venetia’s Yarn Shop in Fakenham, Norfolk (UK), knitter, gardener, cook. And interested in politics.
Is it just me or does anyone else have a string sense that a wider war in Europe is imminent? Just as my 23yo applies to join the armed forces.
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Is it just me or does anyone else have a string sense that a wider war in Europe is imminent? Just as my 23yo applies to join the armed forces.
Anyone who has listened to @quietriotpod.bsky.social morning and wants to know more about the Washing Machine Project can find an excellent program about it on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
People Fixing The World - A washing machine solution - BBC Sounds
The Sikh engineer who invented a hand crank, off-grid washing machine for his neighbour
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Anyone who has listened to @quietriotpod.bsky.social morning and wants to know more about the Washing Machine Project can find an excellent program about it on BBC Sounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Manic week - apologies for multiple posts, but its all in plain sight now
The Double Headed Eagle - Russia and America and Authoritarian Big tech
The EU is the enemy of both
pdjukes.substack.com/p/the-double...
The Double Headed Eagle - Russia and America and Authoritarian Big tech
The EU is the enemy of both
pdjukes.substack.com/p/the-double...
The Double-Headed Eagle: Russia, America and the Authoritarian Big Tech Alliance
It’s all in plain sight: Bannon and Dugin preach a pro-Russian “Christian” civilisation, Musk and Medvedev call for the EU’s undoing, while Vance and Thiel’s network shields Kremlin-aligned Big Tech
pdjukes.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Manic week - apologies for multiple posts, but its all in plain sight now
The Double Headed Eagle - Russia and America and Authoritarian Big tech
The EU is the enemy of both
pdjukes.substack.com/p/the-double...
The Double Headed Eagle - Russia and America and Authoritarian Big tech
The EU is the enemy of both
pdjukes.substack.com/p/the-double...
Cricket is in fact an exercise in slow torture
December 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Cricket is in fact an exercise in slow torture
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A short free post on you-know-who having been a bit you-know-what open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
Nigel Farage’s schooldays
We've all been there, haven't we? Well, haven't we?
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December 4, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A short free post on you-know-who having been a bit you-know-what open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
I finished my slippers and felted them. Interesting 🧶
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I finished my slippers and felted them. Interesting 🧶
Today’s knitting project while listening to my favourite podcast @quietriotpod.bsky.social is the second of a pair of felted slippers – the extremely popular Sailor Slippers by Annie Sews. I’m hoping to have felted them by the end of tomorrow so that I might actually get to wear them this winter! 🧶
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Today’s knitting project while listening to my favourite podcast @quietriotpod.bsky.social is the second of a pair of felted slippers – the extremely popular Sailor Slippers by Annie Sews. I’m hoping to have felted them by the end of tomorrow so that I might actually get to wear them this winter! 🧶
It seems that the right wing media has launched another concerted attack on a female MP. And the centrists/progressives are going along with it because they won’t/cannot see that a change of leadership now will likely lead to an early election and Farage in power. I despair
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
It seems that the right wing media has launched another concerted attack on a female MP. And the centrists/progressives are going along with it because they won’t/cannot see that a change of leadership now will likely lead to an early election and Farage in power. I despair
AI is a very bad thing 🧶
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
AI is a very bad thing 🧶
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The Tories and Farage howl about ‘benefit cheats’ losing pennies - meanwhile their billionaire mates dodge mountains of tax. DWP estimates £9.5 bn lost to benefit fraud/error in 2024-25. HMRC estimates £46.8 bn slipped through the cracks in 2023-24. #ukpolitics
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Tories and Farage howl about ‘benefit cheats’ losing pennies - meanwhile their billionaire mates dodge mountains of tax. DWP estimates £9.5 bn lost to benefit fraud/error in 2024-25. HMRC estimates £46.8 bn slipped through the cracks in 2023-24. #ukpolitics
Bullies like Farage think their ‘bantz’ won’t be remembered by the people they are made to. But I remember every anti semitic comment ever made to me starting more than 50 yrs ago when I was 5 and was told that I had killed Jesus. Which confused me. That ‘bantz’ is hurtful and frightening
November 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Bullies like Farage think their ‘bantz’ won’t be remembered by the people they are made to. But I remember every anti semitic comment ever made to me starting more than 50 yrs ago when I was 5 and was told that I had killed Jesus. Which confused me. That ‘bantz’ is hurtful and frightening
I’ve just spent a lovely hour getting some quite complicated knitting done while listening to my favourite podcast @quietriotpod.bsky.social - fascinating Sunday School episode this week. 🧶
November 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I’ve just spent a lovely hour getting some quite complicated knitting done while listening to my favourite podcast @quietriotpod.bsky.social - fascinating Sunday School episode this week. 🧶
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It’s not a “US plan”, it’s Moscow’s plan, dictated to guilty men in the White House. Setting aside the injustices being pushed on Ukraine, this would be a disaster for European security & guarantee a war with 🇷🇺 in a few years, in which, presumably, 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 are on the same side.
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US plan for Ukraine-Russia peace calls on Kyiv to cede land under its control
Ukrainian officials say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being pressed to agree to terms negotiated by the US and Russia
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November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It’s not a “US plan”, it’s Moscow’s plan, dictated to guilty men in the White House. Setting aside the injustices being pushed on Ukraine, this would be a disaster for European security & guarantee a war with 🇷🇺 in a few years, in which, presumably, 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 are on the same side.
on.ft.com/3LYajoR
on.ft.com/3LYajoR
Just finished watching Mr Scorsese (Apple TV). What a great documentary. Now I have to watch all the movies (again)
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just finished watching Mr Scorsese (Apple TV). What a great documentary. Now I have to watch all the movies (again)
Kudos to this young man who has got a change in the law so that landlords cannot advertise properties or sign contracts with university students before 1 March in the year the tenancy begins. Will remove a lot of stress from first year students. Impressed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How a university student in Norwich helped changed housing law
Nathan Wyatt's experience led to a new law giving students more time to find somewhere to live.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Kudos to this young man who has got a change in the law so that landlords cannot advertise properties or sign contracts with university students before 1 March in the year the tenancy begins. Will remove a lot of stress from first year students. Impressed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A good thong done by this govt. Expect much screaming from the RW press www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renters’ Rights Act: No-fault evictions banned from May 2026
The government confirms timeline for reforms to England’s rental market, including ending bidding wars.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
A good thong done by this govt. Expect much screaming from the RW press www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What’s going on with Newsnight? Recycling previous programmes and Victoria Derbyshire seems very uncomfortable.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
What’s going on with Newsnight? Recycling previous programmes and Victoria Derbyshire seems very uncomfortable.
#celebritytraitors is the best telly I have seen in a while. Much better than ordinary one. Loved it
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#celebritytraitors is the best telly I have seen in a while. Much better than ordinary one. Loved it
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Labour's Renters Rights Bill is coming into law. This is what it means ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Labour's Renters Rights Bill is coming into law. This is what it means ⬇️
Its rare that I agree with my MP, but he is right. Time to clamp down. Meta, X et al should be designated publishers and take responsibility for their platforms.
Good piece from George Freeman on the emerging risk of deep fake content
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
I was the victim of an AI deepfake yet the law was unable to protect me
We've allowed the growth of a dangerous digital space where pretty much anything goes.
www.politicshome.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Its rare that I agree with my MP, but he is right. Time to clamp down. Meta, X et al should be designated publishers and take responsibility for their platforms.
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America