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thirteenthnight.bsky.social
Alex
@thirteenthnight.bsky.social
My favourite variant on this is a story I think @davidlidington.bsky.social once posted about a constituent who told Robert Rhodes James when canvassing in Cambridge in the 80s that she hadn’t voted Conservative since 1918 because they broke their promise to hand the Kaiser
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
His surname and his life peerage are both Carington. Only his hereditary peerage is spelled with a double r.
December 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
But that’s not what he said! He said he wants to stop housing asylum seekers in hotels (which only happens because their claims haven’t been proceeded fast enough and has been government policy since the general election)
September 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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May 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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March 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Nah. Fred Colon on the other hand…
December 25, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 4:39 PM
Well, I do now…
November 17, 2024 at 1:13 PM
And also occasionally busses!
November 13, 2024 at 10:05 PM