Chris Smith
@chrissamsdad.bsky.social
Tall, retired, far-left, married, disco-loving, motorhome voyager, former Dutch resident, now French resident (in Lower Normandy). Festival volunteer/worker during the summer.
Soon to be shut down by Trump for being 'woke'.
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Soon to be shut down by Trump for being 'woke'.
It's easy to achieve short terms gains if you sell off the future.
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It's easy to achieve short terms gains if you sell off the future.
PFI and wholesale privatisation.
December 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
PFI and wholesale privatisation.
It's not often you meet a war criminal and destroyer of the NHS.
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It's not often you meet a war criminal and destroyer of the NHS.
That's great, thank you very much.
December 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
That's great, thank you very much.
I'm not paying WIRED, so I searched for the actual study, but can't find a link to it, can anyone help?
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm not paying WIRED, so I searched for the actual study, but can't find a link to it, can anyone help?
5 million dead voters but only 3 million new voters coming of age? That seems a big difference. Obviously lots of older people lost to COVID and reduced birthrate but still, 2 million?
December 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
5 million dead voters but only 3 million new voters coming of age? That seems a big difference. Obviously lots of older people lost to COVID and reduced birthrate but still, 2 million?
Wasn't she blaming the French or Israel or Vulgaria less than a week ago?
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Wasn't she blaming the French or Israel or Vulgaria less than a week ago?
The trouble is, Reform voters believe this is one of Reform's central tenets.
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The trouble is, Reform voters believe this is one of Reform's central tenets.
Had some bière chaude last year at a Paris Xmas market. It was actually really good and surprisingly, still fizzy.
December 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Had some bière chaude last year at a Paris Xmas market. It was actually really good and surprisingly, still fizzy.
It held France back a lot when it came to start using the internet. Not only were people inordinately proud of it, but the telecoms companies had invested in the wrong sort of infrastructure and were reluctant to change.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It held France back a lot when it came to start using the internet. Not only were people inordinately proud of it, but the telecoms companies had invested in the wrong sort of infrastructure and were reluctant to change.
Gingerbread men should have a huge cock and balls like in the good old days.
December 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Gingerbread men should have a huge cock and balls like in the good old days.
We went to Bruges and Ghent Xmas markets last year and both really suffered from sore knees as a result - huge amount of cobbles. Didn't enjoy it as much as we'd hoped, there seemed to be a lot of drunken UK coach parties!
December 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
We went to Bruges and Ghent Xmas markets last year and both really suffered from sore knees as a result - huge amount of cobbles. Didn't enjoy it as much as we'd hoped, there seemed to be a lot of drunken UK coach parties!
Hope they make it through immigration!
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Hope they make it through immigration!
"Enshitification" is the correct term, I believe.
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Enshitification" is the correct term, I believe.
I worked at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool as a night porter one summer and had to take turns manning the manual lift. I too was very Zen about hitting the floor level spot-on.
December 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I worked at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool as a night porter one summer and had to take turns manning the manual lift. I too was very Zen about hitting the floor level spot-on.