Bette
@swisskale.bsky.social
European, Swiss (Vaud), British. Irish OH. Lived many years in Brussels ❤️. #TheArchers follower. Heartbroken by brexit
Well, I appear to be the only one to be glad that Brad has aired his doubts to Emma. I wonder how long before George finds out about Amber’s feelings for Brad - and who he lashes out against? #TheArchers
December 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Well, I appear to be the only one to be glad that Brad has aired his doubts to Emma. I wonder how long before George finds out about Amber’s feelings for Brad - and who he lashes out against? #TheArchers
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The Liz Truss Show - Behind the Scenes
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that anyone in possession of good sense, must be in want of a fascinating DAG blog post on Austen's writing about law
NEW
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, by me
(And also why there is only one good adaptation of her works.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/jane-auste...
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, by me
(And also why there is only one good adaptation of her works.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/jane-auste...
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice
emptycity.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that anyone in possession of good sense, must be in want of a fascinating DAG blog post on Austen's writing about law
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Kyiv on Christmas Eve.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Kyiv on Christmas Eve.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
I film these moments to show you our strength.
We haven’t lost our spirit in this long war.
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Interesting “warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be” from Tom Baldwin
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be | Tom Baldwin
Leave support is falling. That’s an opportunity the PM should seize before pro-Europe challengers for the Labour leadership do, says Tom Baldwin, author of Keir Starmer, The Biography
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Interesting “warning for Keir Starmer: Brexit is falling apart, but if you are not bold on Europe, your Labour rivals will be” from Tom Baldwin
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Good grief. What a pathetic baby.
Per @garretthaake.bsky.social, the extremely tacky "presidential wall of fame" that lines the colonnade to the West Wing now has obviously-Trump-penned plaques insulting or praising the presidents.
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good grief. What a pathetic baby.
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Wheee! The BBC is doing a five-month-long stage and online tour to celebrate #TheArchers 75th anniversary in 2026. Angela Barnes will be hosting. Tickets on sale tomorrow www.fane.co.uk/the-archers
December 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wheee! The BBC is doing a five-month-long stage and online tour to celebrate #TheArchers 75th anniversary in 2026. Angela Barnes will be hosting. Tickets on sale tomorrow www.fane.co.uk/the-archers
Ouch. Really unfortunate reference there 😒 #TheArchers
December 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Ouch. Really unfortunate reference there 😒 #TheArchers
@timharford.ft.com re More-or-Less podcast, I’ve just heard the Two Matts podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/t... say that “There are 4 million muslims in Britain, and 280,000 Jews”. Can you enlighten me/us on that claim?
December 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
@timharford.ft.com re More-or-Less podcast, I’ve just heard the Two Matts podcasts.apple.com/ch/podcast/t... say that “There are 4 million muslims in Britain, and 280,000 Jews”. Can you enlighten me/us on that claim?
Pat and Tony both grouchy? Well, obv because of anniversary of John’s death #TheArchers
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Pat and Tony both grouchy? Well, obv because of anniversary of John’s death #TheArchers
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Trying again 😐: I have tried to post to post twice about why sws chose ‘Lawrence’ as name and suggested Aggers Test-match commentary. My post (was there something subversive) won’t appear! #theArchers
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trying again 😐: I have tried to post to post twice about why sws chose ‘Lawrence’ as name and suggested Aggers Test-match commentary. My post (was there something subversive) won’t appear! #theArchers
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"In his endorsement of Brexit trade freedoms, Starmer resembles Alec Guinness’s half-mad colonel in The Bridge on the River Kwai, defending an edifice he has forgotten was built for the benefit of the other side."
www.ft.com/content/2d00...
www.ft.com/content/2d00...
A Brexit survival strategy that shows Starmer’s days are numbered
Labour will need a different leader if it pursues a policy of rejoining the EU customs union or single market
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"In his endorsement of Brexit trade freedoms, Starmer resembles Alec Guinness’s half-mad colonel in The Bridge on the River Kwai, defending an edifice he has forgotten was built for the benefit of the other side."
www.ft.com/content/2d00...
www.ft.com/content/2d00...
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I stand by my point that Europe, standing by Ukraine against the US-Russia alliance, has held strong and supported Kyiv as it rejects territorial expropriation. We must not accept that Krasnov’s desires will take effect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
Zelensky Says Revised U.S. Plan Still Calls for Ukraine to Leave Donbas
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I stand by my point that Europe, standing by Ukraine against the US-Russia alliance, has held strong and supported Kyiv as it rejects territorial expropriation. We must not accept that Krasnov’s desires will take effect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
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Very important to understand that despite everything, they are losing ALL THE TIME.
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Very important to understand that despite everything, they are losing ALL THE TIME.
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To be fair it’s going to be very funny when these clowns invent AGI and the super intelligent machine tells everyone to get offline, avoid processed food, stroll in the woods, seek community, eschew racism, pay high marginal rates of tax and ignore the ravings of deranged billionaires.
December 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
To be fair it’s going to be very funny when these clowns invent AGI and the super intelligent machine tells everyone to get offline, avoid processed food, stroll in the woods, seek community, eschew racism, pay high marginal rates of tax and ignore the ravings of deranged billionaires.
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I’ve been asked to write an article for the BBC website:
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I’ve been asked to write an article for the BBC website:
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
Why People Should Listen To #TheArchers
How would you answer that question? What do you get out of listening?
Please email your thoughts to [email protected]
Many thanks!
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This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
America's Weakness, Europe's Strength
The 'new' national security strategy is the admission of defeat from a declining country
arthursnell.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is the best analysis I’ve read about Trump’s alignment with Putin, and the future for Ukraine and Europe
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
And it accords with my optimism. On the ground, Ukraine and Europe can resist the globalist oligarchs
arthursnell.substack.com/p/americas-w...
Good, SL on anger-management. #TheArchers
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Good, SL on anger-management. #TheArchers
Sorry to sound blunt, but whoever wrote that guff should be sacked. #TheArchers
December 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Sorry to sound blunt, but whoever wrote that guff should be sacked. #TheArchers
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Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
Does anyone know if George is now allowed to drive? If so, I can imagine him driving recklessly, he is so disturbed. #TheArchers
December 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Does anyone know if George is now allowed to drive? If so, I can imagine him driving recklessly, he is so disturbed. #TheArchers
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98% of English do NOT realise that ‘UK’ disappears when Ireland Unites. Show them 👇these👇 graphics and they get annoyed with the messenger.
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
98% of English do NOT realise that ‘UK’ disappears when Ireland Unites. Show them 👇these👇 graphics and they get annoyed with the messenger.
“I’ll be fine” - ominous words from Clarrie #TheArchers
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“I’ll be fine” - ominous words from Clarrie #TheArchers