Nικος Ξυδιας
@greekbluenose.bsky.social
Dad, husband, Bluenose, Cypriot and barrister.
I will raise a glass for my Bappou (grandad) tonight. He volunteered to join the Cypriot regiment during WW2 to help the British forces. Was captured by the Nazis but survived to tell the tale. Kept his medals in an old shoe box and would shun talk of heroism.
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I will raise a glass for my Bappou (grandad) tonight. He volunteered to join the Cypriot regiment during WW2 to help the British forces. Was captured by the Nazis but survived to tell the tale. Kept his medals in an old shoe box and would shun talk of heroism.
Lamb kleftico! To be continued…
January 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Lamb kleftico! To be continued…
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Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
January 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls
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Just in case you were wondering how things are going over at The Spectator, in the opening months of the Paul Marshall/ Michael Gove golden era... These were all published on Monday.
January 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Just in case you were wondering how things are going over at The Spectator, in the opening months of the Paul Marshall/ Michael Gove golden era... These were all published on Monday.
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Trump is a kind of cancer broadcast. The closer we get to the inauguration, the more deafening it becomes. Racist bilge in the UK, infecting even mainstream news sources. Facebook dismantling accuracy standards.
January 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump is a kind of cancer broadcast. The closer we get to the inauguration, the more deafening it becomes. Racist bilge in the UK, infecting even mainstream news sources. Facebook dismantling accuracy standards.
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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Lewis Goodall absolutely nails it here.
Have written about Starmer's speech- his best moment yet as PM. He implicitly identified what sits at the heart of this story: the emergence of a common UK/US online right, headed by the radicalised Musk.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
It is making extremist, until recently fringe politics mainstream in British conservatism.
Starmer's best moment as PM
And the Powellisation of conservative thought
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lewis Goodall absolutely nails it here.
Me, checking in on LinkedIn
a woman in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk with a laptop .
ALT: a woman in a judge 's robe is sitting at a desk with a laptop .
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Me, checking in on LinkedIn
Merry Christmas, all. Enjoy X
December 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Merry Christmas, all. Enjoy X
Out of Office : On
December 20, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Out of Office : On
Copper Fox remains elite. 🙌
December 19, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Copper Fox remains elite. 🙌
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When is this country going to see sense and introduce a fast lane on pavements for faster walkers?
December 17, 2024 at 5:26 PM
When is this country going to see sense and introduce a fast lane on pavements for faster walkers?
“After the Party” on Channel 4 is excellent tv. Highly recommended.
December 16, 2024 at 9:08 AM
“After the Party” on Channel 4 is excellent tv. Highly recommended.
Bailey Peacock Farrell’s agent should win BBC Sports Personality of the Year for getting him
a 4 year deal at Blues.
a 4 year deal at Blues.
December 10, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Bailey Peacock Farrell’s agent should win BBC Sports Personality of the Year for getting him
a 4 year deal at Blues.
a 4 year deal at Blues.
Good evening from Dads Lane 👀
December 6, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Good evening from Dads Lane 👀
Lunch at the beautiful La Bellezza in Chamberlain Square
December 4, 2024 at 2:55 PM
Lunch at the beautiful La Bellezza in Chamberlain Square
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DO NOT give your money to Jeff Bezos. He has plenty. Make a list of the books you want to buy as gifts and buy or order from a local bookstore...if you want those stores to continue to exist.
a man is looking at books in a bookstore with a sign that says " chapter books "
ALT: a man is looking at books in a bookstore with a sign that says " chapter books "
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:08 PM
DO NOT give your money to Jeff Bezos. He has plenty. Make a list of the books you want to buy as gifts and buy or order from a local bookstore...if you want those stores to continue to exist.
Stew, mash, Guinness 😍 Who’s in?
December 1, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Stew, mash, Guinness 😍 Who’s in?
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City without Rodri is like when they unmask the scary creature in a Scooby Doo episode and it's just the town's mayor with a gambling addiction
December 1, 2024 at 4:15 PM
City without Rodri is like when they unmask the scary creature in a Scooby Doo episode and it's just the town's mayor with a gambling addiction
A great first day as Gregg Wallace’s PR guy.
December 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM
A great first day as Gregg Wallace’s PR guy.
Game day! Up for the Cup 🙌
December 1, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Game day! Up for the Cup 🙌
It’s starting to look a lot like….
November 30, 2024 at 4:39 PM
It’s starting to look a lot like….
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In Britain they’d be about a quarter of the way through planning permission by now, confronting a gaggle of local retirees with too much time on their hands who never wanted a cathedral there anyway.
Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it
November 29, 2024 at 9:02 AM
In Britain they’d be about a quarter of the way through planning permission by now, confronting a gaggle of local retirees with too much time on their hands who never wanted a cathedral there anyway.
