@richardham1956.bsky.social
Exile from the Other Place and hopeful for civilised debate.
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He is not well.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
He is not well.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.
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I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
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"If I was in a nasty mood, I’d say that your constant attacks on London look more like the uninformed, racist rants of a low-information cable news viewer, who’s never seen the world and never had his stereotypes challenged. But you’re the president of the United States"
A letter to Donald Trump, from London
You don’t seem to like London very much, or our mayor. But people around here live longer than Americans, and we’re much less likely to get murdered. As for your Sharia law claims - have you ever actu...
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"If I was in a nasty mood, I’d say that your constant attacks on London look more like the uninformed, racist rants of a low-information cable news viewer, who’s never seen the world and never had his stereotypes challenged. But you’re the president of the United States"
Can anyone tell me on the day that Jeremy Hunt gets knighted how many hopeless Tory ministers have been rewarded for the damage inflicted on the UK with a peerage? Just wondering.
December 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Can anyone tell me on the day that Jeremy Hunt gets knighted how many hopeless Tory ministers have been rewarded for the damage inflicted on the UK with a peerage? Just wondering.
Can never make up my mind as to whether Helen Whateley or Laura Trott is the most woeful Tory in a shadow role.
The only thing skyrocketing is Whately's steaming pile of bollocks. #ukpolitics
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Can never make up my mind as to whether Helen Whateley or Laura Trott is the most woeful Tory in a shadow role.
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The only thing skyrocketing is Whately's steaming pile of bollocks. #ukpolitics
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The only thing skyrocketing is Whately's steaming pile of bollocks. #ukpolitics
So Stephen Landau deputy Secretary of State has let the cat out of the bag. The US wants Europe to fall apart as it fears the EU economic strength. The US yesterday’s ally/ special friendship.
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
So Stephen Landau deputy Secretary of State has let the cat out of the bag. The US wants Europe to fall apart as it fears the EU economic strength. The US yesterday’s ally/ special friendship.
Accepting that international diplomacy involves sucking up the unpalatable but why would any leader of the “coalition of willing” waste breath buttering up Trump? US yesterday’s ally. Starmer praises Trump’s efforts to end war as Zelensky arrives - The Times and The Sunday Times
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Accepting that international diplomacy involves sucking up the unpalatable but why would any leader of the “coalition of willing” waste breath buttering up Trump? US yesterday’s ally. Starmer praises Trump’s efforts to end war as Zelensky arrives - The Times and The Sunday Times
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Why do I call Tories scum? In 2023, Sunak admitted they dropped basic scrutiny for the PPE VIP lane. By 2025, his dodgy furlough scheme, bounce-back loans and Eat Out to Help Out had racked up billions more in fraud. Sunak and Johnson ended up costing the British taxpayer an eye-watering fortune.
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Why do I call Tories scum? In 2023, Sunak admitted they dropped basic scrutiny for the PPE VIP lane. By 2025, his dodgy furlough scheme, bounce-back loans and Eat Out to Help Out had racked up billions more in fraud. Sunak and Johnson ended up costing the British taxpayer an eye-watering fortune.
Conservative friends of Russia, Boris Johnson, Carrie now Johnson central to enabling Russian influence trough Putin’s oligarch chums
What traitorous dolts the British rightwing were to oblige Russia and the network of oligarchs who hate the power of EU collaboration and prosperity. Now we find ourselves isolated, the EU weakened and Ukraine being betrayed.
Shame on all who paved the way…
Farage, you’re front of the queue.
Shame on all who paved the way…
Farage, you’re front of the queue.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Conservative friends of Russia, Boris Johnson, Carrie now Johnson central to enabling Russian influence trough Putin’s oligarch chums
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Did someone say it was Caturday, and also Science Saturday. Here’s a two-in-one.
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
The Incredible, Unlikely Story of How Cats Became Our Pets
Two new studies dig into the long, curving path that cats took toward domestication
www.scientificamerican.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Did someone say it was Caturday, and also Science Saturday. Here’s a two-in-one.
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
Unlike the domestication of dogs (20-40k years ago), cats might have hung around humans but it took them much longer to get domesticated (2k).
“The cat is a complex species; they are independent,” says Claudio Ottoni
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Donald Trump is an Orange Man with five kids with 3 different mums.
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Donald Trump is an Orange Man with five kids with 3 different mums.
Nick Ferrari reminding us all that he is a total attention seeking knob. Just in case one had momentarily forgotten that.
Moment Nick Ferrari challenges Labour to 'sue him' as he attacks Rachel Reeves - Express
Moment Nick Ferrari challenges Labour to 'sue him' as he attacks Rachel Reeves - Express
December 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Nick Ferrari reminding us all that he is a total attention seeking knob. Just in case one had momentarily forgotten that.
Moment Nick Ferrari challenges Labour to 'sue him' as he attacks Rachel Reeves - Express
Moment Nick Ferrari challenges Labour to 'sue him' as he attacks Rachel Reeves - Express
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Infantino is so well named
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Infantino is so well named
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This Fifa draw is hysterically bad
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This Fifa draw is hysterically bad
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"George is really struggling cos he needs a job. And what's more, Eddie's struggling to find someone to help pluck the turkeys." IF ONLY THERE WAS A SOLUTION #TheArchers
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"George is really struggling cos he needs a job. And what's more, Eddie's struggling to find someone to help pluck the turkeys." IF ONLY THERE WAS A SOLUTION #TheArchers
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This is murder.
Trump is murdering people.
Trump is murdering people.
BREAKING: U.S. forces struck another boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing all four men aboard.
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This is murder.
Trump is murdering people.
Trump is murdering people.
The Queen Consort needs to explain to her nepo baby that part of the price for privileges that come with fringe royalty is you shut the fuck up expressing political views.
Wueen’s son attacks ‘useless’ Labour - The Telegraph
Wueen’s son attacks ‘useless’ Labour - The Telegraph
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Queen Consort needs to explain to her nepo baby that part of the price for privileges that come with fringe royalty is you shut the fuck up expressing political views.
Wueen’s son attacks ‘useless’ Labour - The Telegraph
Wueen’s son attacks ‘useless’ Labour - The Telegraph
Not sure what I think about these proposals overall but I do find studied photographs of David Lammy striding purposefully through a Crown Court really annoying.
Sex attackers will face trial by judge only under Lammy’s juries reform - The i Paper
Sex attackers will face trial by judge only under Lammy’s juries reform - The i Paper
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Not sure what I think about these proposals overall but I do find studied photographs of David Lammy striding purposefully through a Crown Court really annoying.
Sex attackers will face trial by judge only under Lammy’s juries reform - The i Paper
Sex attackers will face trial by judge only under Lammy’s juries reform - The i Paper
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In normal times Hegseth, his BOSS & Adm. Bradley would be forced to resign and then be tried for war crimes. It’s not just about the survivors, it’s all of it. Murdering people w/o evidence, warrants or due process. They’re acting as judge, jury & executioner. It’s horrific & I’m ashamed of the U.S.
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In normal times Hegseth, his BOSS & Adm. Bradley would be forced to resign and then be tried for war crimes. It’s not just about the survivors, it’s all of it. Murdering people w/o evidence, warrants or due process. They’re acting as judge, jury & executioner. It’s horrific & I’m ashamed of the U.S.
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This sums up Badenoch's leadership to a T: against a failed and flailing government, cannot ever clear the bar of 'not sounding both insane and out of her depth'.
What is she even talking about? The OBR is, by design, not under the control of Rachel Reeves.
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This sums up Badenoch's leadership to a T: against a failed and flailing government, cannot ever clear the bar of 'not sounding both insane and out of her depth'.
Syed never been particularly interesting but totally lost me when he wrote about inculcating in his daughter the belief that life is made up of winners who try harder than losers.
Ah the matthew syed complex .
Mediocre thinker who is never wrong and narcissistic twat who thinks HIS ideas will change the world.
Mediocre thinker who is never wrong and narcissistic twat who thinks HIS ideas will change the world.
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Syed never been particularly interesting but totally lost me when he wrote about inculcating in his daughter the belief that life is made up of winners who try harder than losers.
Soya Kolisi saying Etzebrth didn’t mean to shove his thumb Ito an eye while snarling viciously. That should damage Kolisi reputation as a saintly figure.
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Soya Kolisi saying Etzebrth didn’t mean to shove his thumb Ito an eye while snarling viciously. That should damage Kolisi reputation as a saintly figure.
Steer clear of Cabot Cove though, unless you are moving from Midsomer as you would be increasing the chances of a violent death….
I've been watching a marathon of Murder, She Wrote the last couple days, and now I'm ready to move to Maine.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Steer clear of Cabot Cove though, unless you are moving from Midsomer as you would be increasing the chances of a violent death….