Paul Connell
@paulconnell.bsky.social
Stirling based writer/guitar owner. Here for culture, politics, history, daftness. MD ANT (3rd class)
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Paul Connell
@paulconnell.bsky.social
· Nov 20
This is not a subject on which I have an informed or considered position.
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The *other* Christmassy M&S Story.
Before we start I feel like I need to throw a caveat that this is not a nice, family tale like the last one. So lower expectations accordingly.
This is the direct-to-video sequel with none of the main actors.
Before we start I feel like I need to throw a caveat that this is not a nice, family tale like the last one. So lower expectations accordingly.
This is the direct-to-video sequel with none of the main actors.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Five years since I originally posted this on the other place. Mad!
The most stressed out I've ever been about Christmas was when I was 16 and I got my first ever job, working at M&S in Dundrum. As soon as I started I kept hearing these myths about the Christmas Eve Waste Sale, where all the food that wasn't sold on the 24th was marked down 90%.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Five years since I originally posted this on the other place. Mad!
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
@franapunk.bsky.social
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@franapunk.bsky.social
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
Just a wee thought. If Scotland draw Haiti, who aren't being allowed to bring fans, can a decent number of the Tartan Army defect to them for 90 minutes?
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Just a wee thought. If Scotland draw Haiti, who aren't being allowed to bring fans, can a decent number of the Tartan Army defect to them for 90 minutes?
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"Quiet piggy" = Smart women scare me and I like to demean them because I am a bully.
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Quiet piggy" = Smart women scare me and I like to demean them because I am a bully.
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Please read, listen, and share widely. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Please read, listen, and share widely. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Ya fuckin dancer!
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Ya fuckin dancer!
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The difference the first million would make is immeasurable.
The difference a second million would make..?
The difference a second million would make..?
July 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The difference the first million would make is immeasurable.
The difference a second million would make..?
The difference a second million would make..?
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John Maclean: All that life can give us
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
John Maclean: All that life can give us
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
19 Nov, University of Stirling – free
Author & poet Henry Bell will discuss his creative & historical work around Scottish socialist John Maclean (1879–1923), followed by an open archive & poetry reading
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🌸☀️ THE SCOTTISH FOUR SEASONS - OUT NOW 🍁❄️
My album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ is out today! I’m SO excited that it’s finally out in the world for you to hear! 🥳
Listen / buy here: islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-sc...
Film by Jack Hinks @jackhinksmusic.bsky.social
My album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ is out today! I’m SO excited that it’s finally out in the world for you to hear! 🥳
Listen / buy here: islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-sc...
Film by Jack Hinks @jackhinksmusic.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🌸☀️ THE SCOTTISH FOUR SEASONS - OUT NOW 🍁❄️
My album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ is out today! I’m SO excited that it’s finally out in the world for you to hear! 🥳
Listen / buy here: islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-sc...
Film by Jack Hinks @jackhinksmusic.bsky.social
My album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’ is out today! I’m SO excited that it’s finally out in the world for you to hear! 🥳
Listen / buy here: islaratcliff.bandcamp.com/album/the-sc...
Film by Jack Hinks @jackhinksmusic.bsky.social
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No fossil fuel lobbyists in sight. ;)
Renewable energy is flourishing in Spain, a country with no gas or oil and little coal of its own, but an abundance of sunshine.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy is flourishing in Spain, a country with no gas or oil and little coal of its own, but an abundance of sunshine.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution
From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
No fossil fuel lobbyists in sight. ;)
Renewable energy is flourishing in Spain, a country with no gas or oil and little coal of its own, but an abundance of sunshine.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy is flourishing in Spain, a country with no gas or oil and little coal of its own, but an abundance of sunshine.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Congratulations to @newlands.bsky.social for this deserved recognition.
Tom was on our Writing Chance programme for working-class writers in 2024, and we are very proud for him.
Tom was on our Writing Chance programme for working-class writers in 2024, and we are very proud for him.
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Congratulations to @newlands.bsky.social for this deserved recognition.
Tom was on our Writing Chance programme for working-class writers in 2024, and we are very proud for him.
Tom was on our Writing Chance programme for working-class writers in 2024, and we are very proud for him.
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As a TV licence payer I would like to give the BBC my permission to say fuck off to Trump.
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
As a TV licence payer I would like to give the BBC my permission to say fuck off to Trump.
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The best, simplest, and most honest take I've seen on this.
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The best, simplest, and most honest take I've seen on this.
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On the off chance anyone finds themselves short of an actor last minute for pantos (especially in Glasgow or the Central Belt of Scotland), I am VERY available and very good at learning lines REALLY quickly.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On the off chance anyone finds themselves short of an actor last minute for pantos (especially in Glasgow or the Central Belt of Scotland), I am VERY available and very good at learning lines REALLY quickly.
Can we prompt into reality the very plausible idea that Trump has floated changing the name of the USA Federal capital to Trumpton?
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Can we prompt into reality the very plausible idea that Trump has floated changing the name of the USA Federal capital to Trumpton?
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Three poems by @timturnbull.bsky.social badlilies.uk/tim-turnbull
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Three poems by @timturnbull.bsky.social badlilies.uk/tim-turnbull
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may hire a plane and fly that post over Westminster 24/7 for the next few months
Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
may hire a plane and fly that post over Westminster 24/7 for the next few months
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'It was not before time, and took so much pressure to extract' || @danigaravelli.bsky.social
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November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
'It was not before time, and took so much pressure to extract' || @danigaravelli.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
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At what point is Trump going to have a tantrum because the British Royals are making him look bad?
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
At what point is Trump going to have a tantrum because the British Royals are making him look bad?