Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
@criquaer.bsky.social
Queer, humanist, pantheistic Quaker.
Politically non-partisan.
Disabled & chronically ill
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #SevereME
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Politically non-partisan.
Disabled & chronically ill
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #SevereME
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Wondering whether the #OBR cock-up was deliberate, so that this news about #TrialByJury being massively curtailed would slide under the radar? #Justice #Jurisprudence #FairTrial
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jury trials set to be scrapped except for most serious crimes
Move comes as No 10 is yet to respond to recommendations on how to reform the court system
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Wondering whether the #OBR cock-up was deliberate, so that this news about #TrialByJury being massively curtailed would slide under the radar? #Justice #Jurisprudence #FairTrial
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
#PEM #LeonardJason #DSQPEM2 #Questionnaire
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PostViralFatigueSyndrome #PVFS #PostViralDisorder #ELCI #ELC
Via Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page: News, Research and more on f/b.
www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ent...
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PostViralFatigueSyndrome #PVFS #PostViralDisorder #ELCI #ELC
Via Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page: News, Research and more on f/b.
www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ent...
A brief, comprehensive measure of post-exertional malaise
Aim:
Post-exertional malaise (PEM) has been a challenging construct to measure, particularly with self-report instruments, which have the benefits of being less expensive and less invasive than c
www.explorationpub.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#PEM #LeonardJason #DSQPEM2 #Questionnaire
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PostViralFatigueSyndrome #PVFS #PostViralDisorder #ELCI #ELC
Via Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page: News, Research and more on f/b.
www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ent...
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PostViralFatigueSyndrome #PVFS #PostViralDisorder #ELCI #ELC
Via Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page: News, Research and more on f/b.
www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ent...
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
"Rachel Reeves has squandered the opportunity at this budget to set out a clear vision for the tax system"
We recently set out how Reeves could approach tax reform to drive growth www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
See our live blog www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
We recently set out how Reeves could approach tax reform to drive growth www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
See our live blog www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Rachel Reeves has squandered the opportunity at this budget to set out a clear vision for the tax system"
We recently set out how Reeves could approach tax reform to drive growth www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
See our live blog www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
We recently set out how Reeves could approach tax reform to drive growth www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
See our live blog www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
#MariahCarey‘s #AllIWantForChristmasIsYou gets the #JosepCastanyerAlonso classical treatment: six variations of the theme in the style of six famous composers. My fave is #5 à la #Rachmaninoff. Do you have a preference? Let me know below.
youtu.be/yZi4Z1e5KO8?...
youtu.be/yZi4Z1e5KO8?...
"All I want for Christmas is you", but in the style of 6 classical composers 🎹🎄
YouTube video by Josep Castanyer Alonso
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#MariahCarey‘s #AllIWantForChristmasIsYou gets the #JosepCastanyerAlonso classical treatment: six variations of the theme in the style of six famous composers. My fave is #5 à la #Rachmaninoff. Do you have a preference? Let me know below.
youtu.be/yZi4Z1e5KO8?...
youtu.be/yZi4Z1e5KO8?...
#Lifeshare is #Manchester‘s oldest #homelessness #charity. #Christmas-dinner + support for one this year costs £11.50. If you can make a donation, they work year-round. Additionally if one is a UK income-tax payer, one can add #GiftAid to increase the #donation.
www.lifeshare.org.uk/christmas-20...
www.lifeshare.org.uk/christmas-20...
Christmas 2025 - Lifeshare
www.lifeshare.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
#Lifeshare is #Manchester‘s oldest #homelessness #charity. #Christmas-dinner + support for one this year costs £11.50. If you can make a donation, they work year-round. Additionally if one is a UK income-tax payer, one can add #GiftAid to increase the #donation.
www.lifeshare.org.uk/christmas-20...
www.lifeshare.org.uk/christmas-20...
“A government serious about #inflation, #inequality, and #stability would tax the wealthy because doing so works economically, socially, and fiscally.” #RichardMurphy
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Does taxing the wealthy control inflation?
I was asked recently by an email correspondent if a government that uses taxes to control inflation will always end up taxing the middle class rather than the wealthy.
The argument put to me was simpl...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“A government serious about #inflation, #inequality, and #stability would tax the wealthy because doing so works economically, socially, and fiscally.” #RichardMurphy
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
#Berghain by #Rosalía with #Björk & #YvesTumor is something very different. Released 25th Oct. it is a hit in several countries. The video is outstanding & a true #artwork. The new album #Luz may alter your opinion of her abilities, both as singer & songsmith.
*bad-language
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
*bad-language
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#Berghain by #Rosalía with #Björk & #YvesTumor is something very different. Released 25th Oct. it is a hit in several countries. The video is outstanding & a true #artwork. The new album #Luz may alter your opinion of her abilities, both as singer & songsmith.
*bad-language
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
*bad-language
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
Last year I ordered some gorgeous #decorations for the #ChristmasTree from Svenskt Tenn. Just repeat-ordered, so double # coloured-glass shell #ornaments.
#SvensktTenn is #Swedish 🇸🇪; the designer is #British 🇬🇧; the manufacturer is #German 🇩🇪: very #European 🇪🇺! 💕
www.svenskttenn.com/gb/en/range/...
#SvensktTenn is #Swedish 🇸🇪; the designer is #British 🇬🇧; the manufacturer is #German 🇩🇪: very #European 🇪🇺! 💕
www.svenskttenn.com/gb/en/range/...
Decoration Atlantis - Luke Edward Hall
Decorate the Christmas tree with glass baubles from Luke Edward Hall’s Christmas collection ‘Atlantis’, designed for Svenskt Tenn, with motifs of corals, starfish and the ancient Greek wave.
www.svenskttenn.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Last year I ordered some gorgeous #decorations for the #ChristmasTree from Svenskt Tenn. Just repeat-ordered, so double # coloured-glass shell #ornaments.
#SvensktTenn is #Swedish 🇸🇪; the designer is #British 🇬🇧; the manufacturer is #German 🇩🇪: very #European 🇪🇺! 💕
www.svenskttenn.com/gb/en/range/...
#SvensktTenn is #Swedish 🇸🇪; the designer is #British 🇬🇧; the manufacturer is #German 🇩🇪: very #European 🇪🇺! 💕
www.svenskttenn.com/gb/en/range/...
I have just completed and finalised my fourth annual hamper from Brindisa, specialists in #Spanish comestibles and beverages.
If one signs up to their email, there is a #Brindisa 15% discount from your first order.
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brindisa.com
If one signs up to their email, there is a #Brindisa 15% discount from your first order.
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brindisa.com
Home of Spanish Food in the UK & Online
Brindisa has been the home of Spanish Food in the UK for over 35 years. Shop online for the best Spanish ham, charcuterie, artisan cheese, olive oil, snacks & more. Free UK delivery & offers available...
brindisa.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I have just completed and finalised my fourth annual hamper from Brindisa, specialists in #Spanish comestibles and beverages.
If one signs up to their email, there is a #Brindisa 15% discount from your first order.
🇪🇸
brindisa.com
If one signs up to their email, there is a #Brindisa 15% discount from your first order.
🇪🇸
brindisa.com
I have just made a donation to the #EU #RejoinRegister. Here is the link, if you would like to support their efforts to #rejoin.
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www.rejoinregister.org/donate?utm_c...
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www.rejoinregister.org/donate?utm_c...
Donate
www.rejoinregister.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I have just made a donation to the #EU #RejoinRegister. Here is the link, if you would like to support their efforts to #rejoin.
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www.rejoinregister.org/donate?utm_c...
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www.rejoinregister.org/donate?utm_c...
#UN high commissioner for #HumanRights, Volker Türk, told the #HumanRightsCouncil that #disabled people in the UK “will be disproportionately affected by planned cuts to health benefits.”
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question its reforms to universal credit.
www.bigissue.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#UN high commissioner for #HumanRights, Volker Türk, told the #HumanRightsCouncil that #disabled people in the UK “will be disproportionately affected by planned cuts to health benefits.”
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
872,701 responsed to the #BBC’s research. There is no majority for trust in the Corporation’s independence. In fact there is a deficit of some 48 points. I am so relieved that I am not the only one disheartened by the BBC’s current political stance. Perhaps there maybe be hope for a better BBC…
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
872,701 responsed to the #BBC’s research. There is no majority for trust in the Corporation’s independence. In fact there is a deficit of some 48 points. I am so relieved that I am not the only one disheartened by the BBC’s current political stance. Perhaps there maybe be hope for a better BBC…
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
My latest blog-post on the need for #intimacy.
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Intimacies: Eight Types of Intimacy
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My latest blog-post on the need for #intimacy.
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
Here's my latest blog-post, which I have been working on for several months, on my personal experience of #SexualFantasies and how they relate to my #asexuality & #demisexuality.
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
A Queer, Asexual's Sexual Fantasising?
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here's my latest blog-post, which I have been working on for several months, on my personal experience of #SexualFantasies and how they relate to my #asexuality & #demisexuality.
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
Had a @HelloFreshUK voucher. Like 1:5 Brits, we suffer from food allergies/intolerances. Cannot check whether allergens might be contained within the ingredients supplied by #HelloFresh. One cannot specify dislikes/allergens, so one has to plough through every recipe to check. 😏
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Had a @HelloFreshUK voucher. Like 1:5 Brits, we suffer from food allergies/intolerances. Cannot check whether allergens might be contained within the ingredients supplied by #HelloFresh. One cannot specify dislikes/allergens, so one has to plough through every recipe to check. 😏
Acabo de mirar una película navideña. Es la tercera mirada mía. Es basada sobre la obra dramática de Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing", "Mucho ruido y pocas nueces" ¡Es prácticamente la #PelículaDeNavidad perfecta! En mi opinión, por supuesto. #MuchAdoAboutChristmas
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
Much Ado About Christmas (TV Movie 2021) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama, Family, Romance
1h 25m
www.imdb.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Acabo de mirar una película navideña. Es la tercera mirada mía. Es basada sobre la obra dramática de Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing", "Mucho ruido y pocas nueces" ¡Es prácticamente la #PelículaDeNavidad perfecta! En mi opinión, por supuesto. #MuchAdoAboutChristmas
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
I have just watched a #ChristmasFilm. My third viewing. It is based on the play by Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing". For myself, it is practically the perfect #ChristmasMovie. #MuchAdoAboutChristmas
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
Much Ado About Christmas (TV Movie 2021) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama, Family, Romance
1h 25m
www.imdb.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:31 AM
I have just watched a #ChristmasFilm. My third viewing. It is based on the play by Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing". For myself, it is practically the perfect #ChristmasMovie. #MuchAdoAboutChristmas
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
Here's my latest blog-post, which I have been working on for several months, on my personal experience of #SexualFantasies and how they relate to my #asexuality & #demisexuality.
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
A Queer, Asexual's Sexual Fantasising?
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Here's my latest blog-post, which I have been working on for several months, on my personal experience of #SexualFantasies and how they relate to my #asexuality & #demisexuality.
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
It's September so #ChristmasFilms are available. I found a gay #ChristmasMovie starring & co-written by #JonathanBennett, #TheHolidaySitter. Zero angst but lots of laughs & heart-touching moments.
If in the UK you can stream for free via #ITVX - link in comments.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2229...
If in the UK you can stream for free via #ITVX - link in comments.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2229...
The Holiday Sitter (TV Movie 2022) ⭐ 6.6 | Comedy, Romance
1h 24m | TV-G
www.imdb.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's September so #ChristmasFilms are available. I found a gay #ChristmasMovie starring & co-written by #JonathanBennett, #TheHolidaySitter. Zero angst but lots of laughs & heart-touching moments.
If in the UK you can stream for free via #ITVX - link in comments.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2229...
If in the UK you can stream for free via #ITVX - link in comments.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2229...
Very honoured to have been painted by an artist chum (who wishes to remain anonymous but has given permission to share the artwork). They have made me look rather sexy, for which many thanks. 🥹 From my LH-side I am painted naked in pink hues. I am holding a small bottle and am watering a plant. 🪴
August 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Very honoured to have been painted by an artist chum (who wishes to remain anonymous but has given permission to share the artwork). They have made me look rather sexy, for which many thanks. 🥹 From my LH-side I am painted naked in pink hues. I am holding a small bottle and am watering a plant. 🪴
I needed something light & frothy to buck me up. I chose #Bros because it starred #LukeMacFarlane, a regular in the #ChristmasFilms I so adore. Personally, I found it quite thought-provoking as well as laugh-out-loud funny, thanks mostly to the lead #BillyEichner.
www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
Bros
(2022) The first studio gay romcom stars Billy Eichner as a podcaster who pooh-poohs love
www.channel4.com
August 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I needed something light & frothy to buck me up. I chose #Bros because it starred #LukeMacFarlane, a regular in the #ChristmasFilms I so adore. Personally, I found it quite thought-provoking as well as laugh-out-loud funny, thanks mostly to the lead #BillyEichner.
www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
www.channel4.com/programmes/b...
My latest blog-post on the need for #intimacy.
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Intimacies: Eight Types of Intimacy
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My latest blog-post on the need for #intimacy.
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.
Link to Blogger:
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Who knew that #MARINA, the Welsh singer & poët, is a #pwME i.e. suffers from ME/CFS.
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ME #MEcfs
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #CFSme
Link to #People magazine:
people.com/singer-marin...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ME #MEcfs
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #CFSme
Link to #People magazine:
people.com/singer-marin...
Singer MARINA Diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: ‘It’s Been Hard to Remember What Healthy Feels Like’
Welsh singer Marina says that she believes “chronic stress” caused her Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
people.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Who knew that #MARINA, the Welsh singer & poët, is a #pwME i.e. suffers from ME/CFS.
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ME #MEcfs
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #CFSme
Link to #People magazine:
people.com/singer-marin...
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ME #MEcfs
#ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #CFSme
Link to #People magazine:
people.com/singer-marin...
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I have added link to #BritishRedCross:
donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/gaza-...
Follow the link and give to their Gaza Appeal if able & willing. Cheers!
British Red Cross is an affiliate of #RedCross / #RedCrescent agencies. Other charities are also running appeals.
donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/gaza-...
Follow the link and give to their Gaza Appeal if able & willing. Cheers!
British Red Cross is an affiliate of #RedCross / #RedCrescent agencies. Other charities are also running appeals.
Gaza Crisis Appeal
Donate now to the Gaza Crisis Appeal and help provide vital aid to people affected by the devastating humanitarian crisis and threat of famine.
donate.redcross.org.uk
May 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I have added link to #BritishRedCross:
donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/gaza-...
Follow the link and give to their Gaza Appeal if able & willing. Cheers!
British Red Cross is an affiliate of #RedCross / #RedCrescent agencies. Other charities are also running appeals.
donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/gaza-...
Follow the link and give to their Gaza Appeal if able & willing. Cheers!
British Red Cross is an affiliate of #RedCross / #RedCrescent agencies. Other charities are also running appeals.