Val Stevenson
@valstevenson24.bsky.social
Idler; previously editor/lecturer. Intolerant of whimsy. Pronouns: sex-based. Londoner/Irish/European. DMs = block. Gibbering idiocy = mute.
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The only army on the continent that knows how to shoot at the invaders is the Ukrainian army. Give us weapons. Give us decent financial support, proper guarantees for the wounded and the families of the fallen — and you will forget about russia forever.
November 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The only army on the continent that knows how to shoot at the invaders is the Ukrainian army. Give us weapons. Give us decent financial support, proper guarantees for the wounded and the families of the fallen — and you will forget about russia forever.
And the rustic pottery, huh? Right answer or you’re dead to me.
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
And the rustic pottery, huh? Right answer or you’re dead to me.
I was there last spring and it is lovely... and my German companions made similar comments!
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I was there last spring and it is lovely... and my German companions made similar comments!
I dunno. Arminius spoke highly of it.
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I dunno. Arminius spoke highly of it.
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Lesson 2 - from the "lost month", as Baroness Hallett so vividly describes it - February 2020:
If you can't be arsed to do your job even as a deadly pandemic grips the world, you certainly don't deserve to be within a thousand miles of Downing Street.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If you can't be arsed to do your job even as a deadly pandemic grips the world, you certainly don't deserve to be within a thousand miles of Downing Street.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Lesson 2 - from the "lost month", as Baroness Hallett so vividly describes it - February 2020:
If you can't be arsed to do your job even as a deadly pandemic grips the world, you certainly don't deserve to be within a thousand miles of Downing Street.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If you can't be arsed to do your job even as a deadly pandemic grips the world, you certainly don't deserve to be within a thousand miles of Downing Street.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If there are any history books...
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If there are any history books...