RivermanRob
@rivermanrob.bsky.social
Homo viator, father, grandfather, story teller, F/friend, OBOD Bard /|\, labyrinth enthusiast, professional adviser in social care and health sector, Appreciative Inquiry practitioner. Interesting in arty things, folklore and the supernatural. FRSA
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Zia Yusuf - the unelected multimillionaire policy chief of Reform - makes his fourth Question Time appearance tonight.
The party has five MPs
The party has five MPs
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Zia Yusuf - the unelected multimillionaire policy chief of Reform - makes his fourth Question Time appearance tonight.
The party has five MPs
The party has five MPs
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We right minded decent people do
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We right minded decent people do
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When a poem becomes a prayer.
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When a poem becomes a prayer.
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
Siegfried Sassoon (1934)
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Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
This thread is SO worth a read
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This thread is SO worth a read
I’m tired of people griping about paying a bit more tax. If this is you - find out how much health insurance would cost for you, or by how much your wages would fall if your employer paid it. Add in the costs of excess for any claims you might have made, oh yes, and the costs of any drugs you take
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I’m tired of people griping about paying a bit more tax. If this is you - find out how much health insurance would cost for you, or by how much your wages would fall if your employer paid it. Add in the costs of excess for any claims you might have made, oh yes, and the costs of any drugs you take
Frost beside the Foss
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Frost beside the Foss
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#OriginalRollCall
Friday 21st November
Friday 21st November
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 AM
#OriginalRollCall
Friday 21st November
Friday 21st November
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Helen Birch is a multitalented #artist and author who teaches weekly LIVE classes at AIR. Give her a follow at @drawdrawdraw.bsky.social and come join AIR for Inspiration. This was a class about Picasso's #drawings and African #masks.
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Helen Birch is a multitalented #artist and author who teaches weekly LIVE classes at AIR. Give her a follow at @drawdrawdraw.bsky.social and come join AIR for Inspiration. This was a class about Picasso's #drawings and African #masks.
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🎨: Tamsin Abbott, “Night and Day”
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🎨: Tamsin Abbott, “Night and Day”
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Remember Emily Maitlis’ statement
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Remember Emily Maitlis’ statement
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BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
BBC
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Bias is often in the eye of the beholder
So let’s stick to measurable facts
During 10 yrs of debate about Brexit, BBC QuestionTime had Britain’s Members of the European Parliament on the show 50 times
Every single one was from the pro Brexit minority
47 were from UKIP/BP
23 times Farage
Monday 17th November
#OriginalRollCall
#OriginalRollCall
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Monday 17th November
#OriginalRollCall
#OriginalRollCall
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First light with Moon
Worthing
6:10
Worthing
6:10
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
First light with Moon
Worthing
6:10
Worthing
6:10
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The NHS has kept me alive and I love it; the BBC has made my life worth living. I would put every drop of energy I have into defending both of them.
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The NHS has kept me alive and I love it; the BBC has made my life worth living. I would put every drop of energy I have into defending both of them.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
I’ve never seen this picture before. It is so moving, and justifies being PHOTO OF THE DAY
PHOTO OF THE DAY. The coffin of the Unknown Warrior lies in Westminster Abbey (1920).
📷 google images
📷 google images
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’ve never seen this picture before. It is so moving, and justifies being PHOTO OF THE DAY
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At some point we probably do have to ask whether relentless interference in UK democratic institutions and processes by Trump and his fellow travelers (inc Vance and Musk) is a price worth paying for a marginally less damaging tariff rate than the EU.
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
At some point we probably do have to ask whether relentless interference in UK democratic institutions and processes by Trump and his fellow travelers (inc Vance and Musk) is a price worth paying for a marginally less damaging tariff rate than the EU.
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Interesting paragraph from a long tweet just posted by Nick Robinson.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Interesting paragraph from a long tweet just posted by Nick Robinson.
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The real scandal here is not the confected claim of systemic bias, it’s that the BBC Board caved to pressure from a foreign government. The resignations should come from those who did the caving particularly far right Robbie Gibb who should be nowhere near the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie says departure is ‘my own decision’, while head of news also quits. Insiders say it ‘feels like a coup’ by broadcaster’s enemies
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The real scandal here is not the confected claim of systemic bias, it’s that the BBC Board caved to pressure from a foreign government. The resignations should come from those who did the caving particularly far right Robbie Gibb who should be nowhere near the BBC www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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To quote @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in another place, on point as usual:
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To quote @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social in another place, on point as usual:
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …