Ian
@bils.bsky.social
Shy, retiring, wide-awoke, Cotswold-based éminence-grise. Cheekbones like geometry and eyes like sin.
Minute by minute, day after day; I think it's over but I just can't get away.
Minute by minute, day after day; I think it's over but I just can't get away.
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‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
‘I once planned to sue the bbc for suggesting I encouraged an insurrection the time I encouraged an insurrection on live tv’
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Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
I guess I'm probably in a minority of one here...
Deeply dischuffed to learn that tix for Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead mean I'll be unable to get to Elgar's Dream of Gerontius at Tewkesbury Abbey.
Deeply dischuffed to learn that tix for Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead mean I'll be unable to get to Elgar's Dream of Gerontius at Tewkesbury Abbey.
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I guess I'm probably in a minority of one here...
Deeply dischuffed to learn that tix for Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead mean I'll be unable to get to Elgar's Dream of Gerontius at Tewkesbury Abbey.
Deeply dischuffed to learn that tix for Forest Green Rovers v Gateshead mean I'll be unable to get to Elgar's Dream of Gerontius at Tewkesbury Abbey.
My favourite movie with my name in?
Ianception
Ianception
My favourite movie with my name in?
Dave The Jackal.
Dave The Jackal.
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
My favourite movie with my name in?
Ianception
Ianception
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"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
November 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." This James Baldwin quote is hitting harder than ever.
#choreavoidance
Instead of cleaning the kitchen and vacuuming the stairs, I am making a pair of trousers out of an old duvet cover.
Instead of cleaning the kitchen and vacuuming the stairs, I am making a pair of trousers out of an old duvet cover.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
#choreavoidance
Instead of cleaning the kitchen and vacuuming the stairs, I am making a pair of trousers out of an old duvet cover.
Instead of cleaning the kitchen and vacuuming the stairs, I am making a pair of trousers out of an old duvet cover.
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
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What's 20 feet tall and smells of oranges?
A giraffacake.
A giraffacake.
October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What's 20 feet tall and smells of oranges?
A giraffacake.
A giraffacake.
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The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.
In times like these, isn't Only Connect bloody great.
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
In times like these, isn't Only Connect bloody great.
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About right I would say :-)
October 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
About right I would say :-)
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Also available, 'Carry on Camus' prints signed by myself and Barney Farmer (free cardboard tube with every order) etsy.me/3WX1P3y
October 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Also available, 'Carry on Camus' prints signed by myself and Barney Farmer (free cardboard tube with every order) etsy.me/3WX1P3y
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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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Spare a thought for Reform fan Chris Mason. He believed the glib, easy soundbites of Farage and Co reflect the party's huge popularity.
Thankfully, the voters of Caerphilly are more sophisticated than him.
Thankfully, the voters of Caerphilly are more sophisticated than him.
October 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Spare a thought for Reform fan Chris Mason. He believed the glib, easy soundbites of Farage and Co reflect the party's huge popularity.
Thankfully, the voters of Caerphilly are more sophisticated than him.
Thankfully, the voters of Caerphilly are more sophisticated than him.
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
That should see Ruben Interim's hold on the managers office guaranteed for the rest of the season.
Great work agent Arne!
Great work agent Arne!
October 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
That should see Ruben Interim's hold on the managers office guaranteed for the rest of the season.
Great work agent Arne!
Great work agent Arne!
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October 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The Tories used their years in power to install supporters high up across institutions like the BBC. You'd think Labour would be keen to address this propaganda bias ASAP but, nope, they just bimble along.
October 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Tories used their years in power to install supporters high up across institutions like the BBC. You'd think Labour would be keen to address this propaganda bias ASAP but, nope, they just bimble along.
Oh lordy, what have I started...
October 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Oh lordy, what have I started...
Still have his Was (Not Was) "What up, Dog?" album on regular rotation.
Love it.
Love it.
Don Was spills the best secrets from his decades-long career working with the Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, and more — including the tale of a lost Ozzy Osbourne/Madonna duet — in our new interview ↓
Don Was' Studio Secrets: Unheard Rolling Stones Music, Ozzy Osbourne/Madonna Duet
bit.ly
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Still have his Was (Not Was) "What up, Dog?" album on regular rotation.
Love it.
Love it.
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Nobody ever wants to talk about or admit this but it happened.
Taking in refugees isn't just a nice thing we do — we have a legal obligation. The 1951 Refugee Convention came about specifically because countries like the US refused entry to Jews who were trying to escape Germany, because the world didn't ever want that to happen again.
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Nobody ever wants to talk about or admit this but it happened.
"a gently swaying sonic pendulum"
God, I love BBC Radio 3's late night programming....
God, I love BBC Radio 3's late night programming....
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"a gently swaying sonic pendulum"
God, I love BBC Radio 3's late night programming....
God, I love BBC Radio 3's late night programming....