Elizabeth Blunt
@bluntspeaking.bsky.social
Retired journalist and broadcaster, formerly with BBC News. Now painting, gardening and observing elections. Lives in SW London (a Strawberry Hillbilly) .
V interesting article.
December 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
V interesting article.
I suppose 'Granny defrauded of her entire life savings' makes a better story in the popular press than a bright young thing being foolish enough to fall prey to scammers.
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I suppose 'Granny defrauded of her entire life savings' makes a better story in the popular press than a bright young thing being foolish enough to fall prey to scammers.
This is the week when they have to publish the Epstein documents, so maybe the BBC is a 'dead cat'.
December 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
This is the week when they have to publish the Epstein documents, so maybe the BBC is a 'dead cat'.
Oh dear. I hoped he had forgotten about that.
December 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Oh dear. I hoped he had forgotten about that.
Someone explain to him about recording tape and razor blades.
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Someone explain to him about recording tape and razor blades.
And that's why red cabbage is the one permanent exclusion in my veg box.....
December 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
And that's why red cabbage is the one permanent exclusion in my veg box.....
Oh no - one of the reasons I still buy it.
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Oh no - one of the reasons I still buy it.
Oh no - one of the reasons I still buy it.
December 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Oh no - one of the reasons I still buy it.
I'm watching from the other side of the Atlantic, but even I get the sense that the ice floes are starting to crack, things are starting to shift.
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I'm watching from the other side of the Atlantic, but even I get the sense that the ice floes are starting to crack, things are starting to shift.
Or gravel, if you have some in the garden.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Or gravel, if you have some in the garden.
Where do you buy Nali's in Britain? It's great.
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Where do you buy Nali's in Britain? It's great.
Also we were not told the status of the birds prior to release. Alive? Dead? Frozen solid??
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Also we were not told the status of the birds prior to release. Alive? Dead? Frozen solid??
I didn't notice anything here in London. Must have been local.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I didn't notice anything here in London. Must have been local.
I had a small one, which was never very good at solar charging. It was more useful to charge it up when the power was on, and then use as a back-up supply. If your problem is intermittent mains power, rather than none at all, this may be a better answer.
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I had a small one, which was never very good at solar charging. It was more useful to charge it up when the power was on, and then use as a back-up supply. If your problem is intermittent mains power, rather than none at all, this may be a better answer.
Fighting it on those grounds would be fun, but sadly the BBC just doesn't have deep enough pockets.
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Fighting it on those grounds would be fun, but sadly the BBC just doesn't have deep enough pockets.
Yes, if you are at a Remembrance Day parade. Not for doing the laundry.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yes, if you are at a Remembrance Day parade. Not for doing the laundry.
I thought she was Hindu. But then, did they do the seven times round the fire - this lifetime and seven lifetimes - thing?
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I thought she was Hindu. But then, did they do the seven times round the fire - this lifetime and seven lifetimes - thing?
He then appears to have spent last night (which was cold) sleeping rough in Finsbury Park. I imagine he will now be glad to be deported.
October 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
He then appears to have spent last night (which was cold) sleeping rough in Finsbury Park. I imagine he will now be glad to be deported.
Proud of my city.
October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Proud of my city.
I didn't know this. Is he a patron saint of artists?
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I didn't know this. Is he a patron saint of artists?
This is daft. There must be Jewish football fans in Birmingham. Why on earth would they support a visiting foreign team rather than Aston Villa?
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is daft. There must be Jewish football fans in Birmingham. Why on earth would they support a visiting foreign team rather than Aston Villa?