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Alan C. Smith

@algingersmith.bsky.social

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Another ape in the human zoo. #Politics #Radio4 #TheArchers #ClimateCrisis #Gardening #Comics #Film #MentalHealth

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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 15h

They were both surprisingly robust about that total rejection.

#thearchers

Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 21h

No learning. No growing.
#wato
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Starmer accused of pushing out some of last progressive allies in No 10 shake-up

Exclusive: PM reorganising key parts of government to give chief secretary Darren Jones more Whitehall control

www.theguardian.com

Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 21h

Venuezula. A country that Trump is openly killing people in. Against all international law.
You could read it as a rebuke to him, to some degree. Not that anyone is.
#wato

Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 21h

Yes enforcers. Not negotiators as Johnny just characterised them. I mean, give me a break.
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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 21h

Bless. Johnny actually thinks you can destroy an idea.
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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 1d

George more worried about clothes, appearances and ideas of perfection than Amber. 🤔

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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 1d

Oh they're not going to gel are they. The bubble will pop. And Brad is...around.
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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 1d

Evil personified.

Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 1d

Israel are going to release ALL their Palestinian prisoners? I think not..

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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 1d

Where did this toxic idea that crying should 'do' something, come from. It's a normal human response. More poisonous emotional capitalism, expecting everything to 'earn its keep.'

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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 1d

That would be the action of someone wanting to be good at their job. As opposed to being good at sucking up.

Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 2d

I listen to his pod with Steve Richards, Miranda Green and Iain Martin and finally last week Miranda took him to task for the racist ILTR policy which him primly tried to defend. But it a rare event. Yes everyone is far too polite to him.

Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 2d

Monty and McElvoy. Balance? What balance..
No you're not coming back from joining a racist party Tim.
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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 2d

Or a discussion of the real traitors in the country. Reform-ers selling out to russia et al. Also totally absent.
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Alan C. Smith @algingersmith.bsky.social · 2d

SO much news. Zach Polanski floated a policy of abolishing landlords a few days ago. Extreme maybe, but worthy of discussion. Zero anywhere on Radio 4 that I've heard.
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.