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John Henderson

@jphendo.bsky.social

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Retired after more than 45 years in journalism on local and regional papers and national magazines. Motoring writer for 25 years. Last paper Bury Free Press. Dog lover, interested in wildlife, intolerant of intolerance. UK.

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 4h

I had one of those but can't see where I left it.

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 9h

She was sparing you from being overwhelmed by tourists wanting to see your big balls.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 12h

Badenoch seems to be addressing only her party and supporters as if nobody else in the world is listening. It's as if she's unaware many of us will question the daft things she's saying.

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 12h

Yes, it's funny how many EU workers stopped coming to the UK. Seemed to happen all of a sudden. Must have been Labour's fault: can't be anything the Tories buggered up.

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TodmordenTweets and HebdenHashtags @todmordentweets.bsky.social · 16h

*Important*

We are trying to reach the large mailing list of of the award-winning Disability Support Calderdale who had their email account hacked.

The hackers are emailing from the account, looking to prey on vulnerable people asking for £200 in vouchers.

#Todmorden #HebdenBridge #Calderdale

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 12h

Theiy shoiuld remoive the quiote mairks to maike it morie appealiing.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 13h

It makes a mockery of environmental protections that she hasn't even bothered to find out what they are and why or how they're protected.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 13h

Wonder if they're working for nothing.
My wife had a publisher say they were approaching her to invite her to edit their new equestrian encyclopedia because she was an established equestrian author.
The fee? "You'll get your name on the cover", just like on the 30+ books she'd been paid for.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 14h

I'd never go for a peaceful walk to a hillfort on a Tuesday because they must all be being buzzed by drones making videos for #HillfortsWednesday.

Trimontium Trust & Museum @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social · 15h

A clip of Longcroft for #HillfortsWednesday - a complex hillfort to the east of #Oxton in the #ScottishBorders. It had 3 periods of construction that have created four ramparts with intermediate ditches. The traces of several round houses can also be seen.

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Even the Tory supporting media, like the Daily Telegraph, have shown it. Can't see them photoshopping it.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

That was the problem: they negotiated Brixet.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

It seems unlikely that so many papers, including the Daily Telegraph, photoshopped it.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Badenoch only objects to racism if it's aimed at her.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Particularly revealing if you Google the 2024 Tory conference pix for comparison.

Screen grab showing Google results with pix of the full audience at the 2024 Tory conference.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Sad thing is, if these thieves have only stolen gold they may be intending to melt it down to make it easier to sell on.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Aren't they usually white underneath? Did he say whether that one is melanistic or there manta sub species that are dark all over?

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

You're talking about a party whose members are so gullible they thought Johnson would make a party saving leader and Truss would be a class act to follow him.

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Sadly the Tory/Reform faithful will believe it.
There are lies, damn lies and almost everything Jenrick says.

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 1d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 1d

Don't Tories like each other? You'd think they'd huddle together in the front row for companionship.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 2d

Glad to hear you have someone looking through your glass. Seriously, that's a lot of glass for a time when they didn't have thick plate glass.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 2d

They're wasting their time: the M6 is too far north for the Tories to spend money on it.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 2d

Wonder how many accidents there were as people walking across it carrying trays tried to take a step up or down. Did they find a lot of broken Roman glass during the excavations?

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John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 2d

Doing something completely different might encourage your brain to mind its own business.

John Henderson @jphendo.bsky.social · 2d

Did Badenoch learn social awareness from watching Hyacinth Bucket?

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