Gary Bainbridge
@garybainbridge.bsky.social
Owner-operator of Liverpool's premier bijou editorial services provider, Bus Stop. Occasional bus traveller. Used to be a small deal.
He was Alastair Campbell's Number 2 when I encountered him "number 2" being extremely appropriate in my opinion.
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
He was Alastair Campbell's Number 2 when I encountered him "number 2" being extremely appropriate in my opinion.
It would explain all the right-wing stuff.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
It would explain all the right-wing stuff.
It does remind me very much of the kerfuffle surrounding Dan Jarvis in 2015.
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
It does remind me very much of the kerfuffle surrounding Dan Jarvis in 2015.
Gutted to have liked this and made the number of likes 70. x
February 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Gutted to have liked this and made the number of likes 70. x
I once let on to Nina Sosanya outside Euston Square tube station.
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I once let on to Nina Sosanya outside Euston Square tube station.
Look, Eddie, which of us can truly understand what goes on in the minds of titans like Louis Walsh?
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Look, Eddie, which of us can truly understand what goes on in the minds of titans like Louis Walsh?
We're never going to know until we ask Louis Walsh in person. Can you please set it up?
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We're never going to know until we ask Louis Walsh in person. Can you please set it up?
We're talking about a guy who changed the name of his next group to Westlife because it sounded a bit like Westside (which they couldn't use because there was already a band of that name).
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We're talking about a guy who changed the name of his next group to Westlife because it sounded a bit like Westside (which they couldn't use because there was already a band of that name).
As I said to @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk, that wasn't really a thing in Ireland.
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
As I said to @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk, that wasn't really a thing in Ireland.
You must have a much higher opinion of Louis Walsh than I have.
February 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
You must have a much higher opinion of Louis Walsh than I have.
I've given this far too much thought in the past.
February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I've given this far too much thought in the past.
He is, but it wasn't distributed in Ireland, probably on account of it being a dirty black Protestant publication. There was an Irish Catholic version called Our Boys, which he might have read.
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
He is, but it wasn't distributed in Ireland, probably on account of it being a dirty black Protestant publication. There was an Irish Catholic version called Our Boys, which he might have read.
There is absolutely no way Louis Walsh employed that level of subtlety when coming up with the name.
February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
There is absolutely no way Louis Walsh employed that level of subtlety when coming up with the name.
Bob Mortimer is omnipresent.
February 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Bob Mortimer is omnipresent.