SimonI
@simiwan.bsky.social
Cheesehead and general sports fan.
Early years guitar player and terrible cricketer.
Swindon, UK.
Early years guitar player and terrible cricketer.
Swindon, UK.
At least the French have a semblance of a backbone, unlike the jellyfish that is the UK government.
French Foreign Ministry: “The removal of Maduro from power and the violation of sovereignty constitute a serious act of aggression against the dignity of the Venezuelan people and their right to determine their own future.
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 PM
At least the French have a semblance of a backbone, unlike the jellyfish that is the UK government.
I wonder if the UN / EU / UK government will actually condemn the USA invasion of Greenland when it happens?
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I wonder if the UN / EU / UK government will actually condemn the USA invasion of Greenland when it happens?
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“It’s bad luck Ghorman. We need what's in the ground, and when we're done, there won't be much left to call home."
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 AM
“It’s bad luck Ghorman. We need what's in the ground, and when we're done, there won't be much left to call home."
Putin in Ukraine, Trump in Venezuela.
Two sides of the same coin using military force to achieve what they can't get via legal or diplomatic routes while the rest of the world basically looks on and does nothing.
Two sides of the same coin using military force to achieve what they can't get via legal or diplomatic routes while the rest of the world basically looks on and does nothing.
January 3, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Putin in Ukraine, Trump in Venezuela.
Two sides of the same coin using military force to achieve what they can't get via legal or diplomatic routes while the rest of the world basically looks on and does nothing.
Two sides of the same coin using military force to achieve what they can't get via legal or diplomatic routes while the rest of the world basically looks on and does nothing.
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Breaking 🔥 Winner of the FiFA peace prize is bombing another country - “a serious military escalation” says BBC’s Lyse Doucet
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Breaking 🔥 Winner of the FiFA peace prize is bombing another country - “a serious military escalation” says BBC’s Lyse Doucet
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One book? Just one book? Nah, that doesn’t sound right.
January 3, 2026 at 8:37 AM
One book? Just one book? Nah, that doesn’t sound right.
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Justin Herbert after another 3 and half quarters in a passing game script against this Texans defense:
December 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Justin Herbert after another 3 and half quarters in a passing game script against this Texans defense:
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Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Number crunching: Telegraph editorial columns in December highlighting ‘the unreliability of social media’ v corrections the Telegraph has had to publish so far this year due to inaccurate reporting
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Make a Bond movie casual.
Live and let live.
Live and let live.
Make a Bond movie casual
Dr. Yes
Dr. Yes
Make a Bond movie casual
The World is Enough
The World is Enough
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Make a Bond movie casual.
Live and let live.
Live and let live.
Time to scare some small children...
December 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Time to scare some small children...
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Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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I asked our university's official AI assistant to draw a map of Poland in 1941.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
December 22, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I asked our university's official AI assistant to draw a map of Poland in 1941.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
Great stuff. Glad we are steering our students toward this helpful resource.
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The Packers have turned the final five minutes into experimental theatre:
Dominating for 55 mins
Suddenly forgetting how football works
Inventing new ways to cause emotional damage
Letting the opponent score like it’s a charity event
Fumbling something important for dramatic effect
#gopackgo
Dominating for 55 mins
Suddenly forgetting how football works
Inventing new ways to cause emotional damage
Letting the opponent score like it’s a charity event
Fumbling something important for dramatic effect
#gopackgo
December 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Packers have turned the final five minutes into experimental theatre:
Dominating for 55 mins
Suddenly forgetting how football works
Inventing new ways to cause emotional damage
Letting the opponent score like it’s a charity event
Fumbling something important for dramatic effect
#gopackgo
Dominating for 55 mins
Suddenly forgetting how football works
Inventing new ways to cause emotional damage
Letting the opponent score like it’s a charity event
Fumbling something important for dramatic effect
#gopackgo
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US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice.
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice.
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
Trump doesn't honour agreements. It's about dominance.
Demands that UK ends digital services tax on US tech companies and it's food safety rules which bar certain US agricultural products.
Say NO to Trump slavery. Better off joining the EU
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Corporate welfare is out of control.
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
December 11, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Corporate welfare is out of control.
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter.
In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback.
Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?
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It's the monthly post that few of you wish to read, and even less want to say, the brief Icelandic language lesson for cricket. But we will keep it simple this time:
Önd - means duck 🦆
Kastmeðaltal - bowling average
Kýrhorn - cow corner
Önd - means duck 🦆
Kastmeðaltal - bowling average
Kýrhorn - cow corner
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It's the monthly post that few of you wish to read, and even less want to say, the brief Icelandic language lesson for cricket. But we will keep it simple this time:
Önd - means duck 🦆
Kastmeðaltal - bowling average
Kýrhorn - cow corner
Önd - means duck 🦆
Kastmeðaltal - bowling average
Kýrhorn - cow corner
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Britain is so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers.
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists
Plenty of trained foreigners want to work, but slots for the qualification exam seem as hard to get as Glastonbury tickets
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Britain is so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers.
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
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Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
Thames Water is a test for the British economy
It is a particularly British paradox that one of the country’s biggest companies can both generate hundreds of millions in profit and be at imminent risk of bankruptcy. This is the story of Thames Wat...
unherd.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Thames Water is a test for the British economy.
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
It profits by ripping off customers.
Pays dividends, doesn't invest.
Since March TW borrowed £1.47bn.
Paid £900m in fees/interest for the emergency financing.
Can't address crisis without public ownership.
archive.ph/oW8ck/again?...
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Hi I'm Bex! I'm based in the UK and I make "Palaeoplushies" - Palaeontologically Accurate Plushies! I also make other animals (mostly fish).
Check out my work here: www.palaeoplushies.com
Check out my work here: www.palaeoplushies.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hi I'm Bex! I'm based in the UK and I make "Palaeoplushies" - Palaeontologically Accurate Plushies! I also make other animals (mostly fish).
Check out my work here: www.palaeoplushies.com
Check out my work here: www.palaeoplushies.com
I don't think I've ever seen anything quite as puke-inducing as this.
news.sky.com/liveblog-web...
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World Cup draw latest: Home nations and Republic of Ireland await fate - as Donald Trump given FIFA peace prize
The 2026 World Cup draw is taking place in Washington DC, with the US hosting the sport's marquee tournament along with Canada and Mexico. While England and Scotland wait to find out their opponents n...
news.sky.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I don't think I've ever seen anything quite as puke-inducing as this.
news.sky.com/liveblog-web...
news.sky.com/liveblog-web...
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Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.