William Knighton
@wajgk.bsky.social
Railways, cycling, increasingly gardening
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I know nothing about Dr Who, but, for Londoners, the phrase "Going For Dinner With Billie Piper" is the absolute best way to remember the order of the vertical streets running east to west in Soho (Greek, Frith, Dean, Wardour, Berwick, Poland) and has saved many a late night out
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I know nothing about Dr Who, but, for Londoners, the phrase "Going For Dinner With Billie Piper" is the absolute best way to remember the order of the vertical streets running east to west in Soho (Greek, Frith, Dean, Wardour, Berwick, Poland) and has saved many a late night out
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The right wing chatterati wants to paint a picture of a country out of control, even though they scarcely visit these places. Centrists don't know places well enough to be confident of pushing back.
The Westminster chatterati’s perception of Birmingham is so utterly deranged by this point I’m actually sitting here laughing
The way people are talking about it you’d think it was some dystopia from the Hunger Games or something
Go outside, touch grass, come to Birmingham - you’ll be fine 😂
The way people are talking about it you’d think it was some dystopia from the Hunger Games or something
Go outside, touch grass, come to Birmingham - you’ll be fine 😂
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The right wing chatterati wants to paint a picture of a country out of control, even though they scarcely visit these places. Centrists don't know places well enough to be confident of pushing back.
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
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Completely agree with this - there is a lot of terrible policymaking where you can see the direct echo of “this guy played a lot of Civ as a child and teen”.
Genuinely think the concept of the tech tree has done a lot of damage.
“Since 1991, the video game Civilization, now in its seventh installment, has become one of the most successful game franchises ever. That means millions of kids have grown up with Civ as one of their formative ways of thinking about history.” (via @jstor.bsky.social) #AcademicSky
October 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Completely agree with this - there is a lot of terrible policymaking where you can see the direct echo of “this guy played a lot of Civ as a child and teen”.
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Now this is Content
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Now this is Content
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Just imagine if this test was played on FTA TV AND in the school holidays - how different the future of cricket could look like as kids fall in love with the first class game instead of what we offer up to them in the holidays…
July 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just imagine if this test was played on FTA TV AND in the school holidays - how different the future of cricket could look like as kids fall in love with the first class game instead of what we offer up to them in the holidays…
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Scientists have observed that every time Reform goes above four MPs, one of them has to leave the party, a phenomenon known as the Farage Equilibrium.
Reform MP James McMurdock has removed the party whip from himself over an investigation into alleged business impropriety during the pandemic
July 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Scientists have observed that every time Reform goes above four MPs, one of them has to leave the party, a phenomenon known as the Farage Equilibrium.
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Stop whatever you are doing and put the Test on.
June 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Stop whatever you are doing and put the Test on.
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“We’re just going to apologise for the language by the US President, there.”
June 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“We’re just going to apologise for the language by the US President, there.”
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Big fan of this definition of "white British" that excludes the King
'the white British share of the population – defined as people who do not have an immigrant parent' 😂😂 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/06...
White British people will be a minority in 40 years, report claims
Shifting ethnic dynamic of the UK driven by immigration predicted to cause dramatic changes
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Big fan of this definition of "white British" that excludes the King
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If M.R. James wrote safety signage
May 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If M.R. James wrote safety signage
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It's horoscopes for social scientists.
I find pointing out they are lumping 44 year olds through to 29 year olds in one big amorphous category clarifying. Think of it another way. 1 year olds and 16 year olds. 80 year olds and 65 year olds. Ludicrous nonsense.
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
It's horoscopes for social scientists.
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An illustration of how FPP goes from sandbag to springboard - Reform votes and seats in different councils:
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
May 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An illustration of how FPP goes from sandbag to springboard - Reform votes and seats in different councils:
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
I'm seeing a lot on the timeline of what these results mean for Labour and what they do next - understandable, as they are the governing party. But I'm surprised by the comparative silence on the Tories and on Badenoch's future - some of these results, like Kent, are apocalyptic for the Tories...
May 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I'm seeing a lot on the timeline of what these results mean for Labour and what they do next - understandable, as they are the governing party. But I'm surprised by the comparative silence on the Tories and on Badenoch's future - some of these results, like Kent, are apocalyptic for the Tories...
I am beyond heartbroken that the dozen-plus clumps of frogspawn in our pond all seem to have failed this year :-( I feel like I've failed as a frog-father! 🐸
April 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I am beyond heartbroken that the dozen-plus clumps of frogspawn in our pond all seem to have failed this year :-( I feel like I've failed as a frog-father! 🐸
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Everything that’s wrong with society can be traced back to the decline in popularity of point-and-click adventure games. None of this would be happening if there was a AAA King’s Quest game every five years
March 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Everything that’s wrong with society can be traced back to the decline in popularity of point-and-click adventure games. None of this would be happening if there was a AAA King’s Quest game every five years
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Seeing a lot of left-leaning people express shock at this, but it's entirely what I'd expect from the MoS, and their readers - not doing so is a classic example of not understanding your political opponents.
March 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Seeing a lot of left-leaning people express shock at this, but it's entirely what I'd expect from the MoS, and their readers - not doing so is a classic example of not understanding your political opponents.
It is staggering how much of a change a little bit of sunshine can make to one's mood! I'm feeling like a happy sunflower 🌻
February 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It is staggering how much of a change a little bit of sunshine can make to one's mood! I'm feeling like a happy sunflower 🌻
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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
I'm starting to get worried that I haven't yet spotted any frogs in the pond, I hope my little pals have survived the recent freezing temperatures!
February 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm starting to get worried that I haven't yet spotted any frogs in the pond, I hope my little pals have survived the recent freezing temperatures!
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imagine a frog. good. now imagine a frog wearing a party hat and playin a lil tambourine. even better
February 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
imagine a frog. good. now imagine a frog wearing a party hat and playin a lil tambourine. even better
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December 20, 2024 at 10:37 AM
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unnerving realising how few new things we have sometimes isn't it
December 6, 2024 at 7:58 PM
unnerving realising how few new things we have sometimes isn't it
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We have gone from a 2-party system, to a 2½-party system to a 3-and-two-half-party system
December 5, 2024 at 2:27 PM
We have gone from a 2-party system, to a 2½-party system to a 3-and-two-half-party system