vsj001
@vsjk.bsky.social
Retired, leftish, written 1 book, live with 3 dogs and 1 of my 4 daughters, love Rhydian, take photographs, have an allotment, deep loathing for 2 certain politicians. My mantra - being alone is not being lonely.
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Can anyone tell me when the contents of the budget became known/leaked to the media/public? as a 78yro I can remember the budget being a strictly guarded secret only unveiled at the dispatch box.
Can anyone tell me when the contents of the budget became known/leaked to the media/public? as a 78yro I can remember the budget being a strictly guarded secret only unveiled at the dispatch box.
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Can anyone tell me when the contents of the budget became known/leaked to the media/public? as a 78yro I can remember the budget being a strictly guarded secret only unveiled at the dispatch box.
Can anyone tell me when the contents of the budget became known/leaked to the media/public? as a 78yro I can remember the budget being a strictly guarded secret only unveiled at the dispatch box.
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'Yes, Prime Minister' still stands as one of the most astute works of political observation.
Always worth watching.
Always worth watching.
Still the best explanation of Russian tactics and the difficulty of deterrence.
From: Yes, Prime Minister.
From: Yes, Prime Minister.
September 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
'Yes, Prime Minister' still stands as one of the most astute works of political observation.
Always worth watching.
Always worth watching.
The Govt’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” ruled out public ownership - a solution 82% of us support - before even starting.
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
Sir Jon Cunliffe: put public ownership back on the table!
From day one, the government’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” - a.k.a the Cunliffe Review - has ruled out the solution that 82% of the British public want: public ownership.
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actionnetwork.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Govt’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” ruled out public ownership - a solution 82% of us support - before even starting.
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
Dear Mr Trump
We need to reclaim our legally held land in France, especially the port of Calais, for the security of our nation.
Your advice please on what you would do in our situation.
Thank you
Britain
We need to reclaim our legally held land in France, especially the port of Calais, for the security of our nation.
Your advice please on what you would do in our situation.
Thank you
Britain
March 30, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Dear Mr Trump
We need to reclaim our legally held land in France, especially the port of Calais, for the security of our nation.
Your advice please on what you would do in our situation.
Thank you
Britain
We need to reclaim our legally held land in France, especially the port of Calais, for the security of our nation.
Your advice please on what you would do in our situation.
Thank you
Britain
If the world has an outbreak of :- Measles, Mumps, Polio, Smallpox, Tetanus, Diptheria to name but a few, I will be protected. However as I'm 78 I won't be much use at helping the thousands who aren't.
March 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If the world has an outbreak of :- Measles, Mumps, Polio, Smallpox, Tetanus, Diptheria to name but a few, I will be protected. However as I'm 78 I won't be much use at helping the thousands who aren't.
I wonder what Alastair Cooke's 'letter from America' would have been like this week?
March 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wonder what Alastair Cooke's 'letter from America' would have been like this week?
I am old enough, and was politically aware, to remember the Cuban missile crisis. It was very frightening and a real danger of nuclear war. The difference then was, rightly or wrongly, we trusted JFK in how he handled it.
March 1, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I am old enough, and was politically aware, to remember the Cuban missile crisis. It was very frightening and a real danger of nuclear war. The difference then was, rightly or wrongly, we trusted JFK in how he handled it.
I see many people are calling for the cancelling of the Trump state visit. I dont think they should cancel it. I didnt see a date or time scale for it to happen. Very easy to procrastinate about it, always some reason not to set a time without being rude. We can be good at this it would annoy him!
March 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I see many people are calling for the cancelling of the Trump state visit. I dont think they should cancel it. I didnt see a date or time scale for it to happen. Very easy to procrastinate about it, always some reason not to set a time without being rude. We can be good at this it would annoy him!
I have been thinking about the trump attack all night. I have come to this conclusion:
In order to get access to the rare minerals etc that are in Ukraine USA will have to either give protection to Ukraine, or deal with Russia when they take over Ukraine. I believe Trump thinks he can do the latter
In order to get access to the rare minerals etc that are in Ukraine USA will have to either give protection to Ukraine, or deal with Russia when they take over Ukraine. I believe Trump thinks he can do the latter
March 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I have been thinking about the trump attack all night. I have come to this conclusion:
In order to get access to the rare minerals etc that are in Ukraine USA will have to either give protection to Ukraine, or deal with Russia when they take over Ukraine. I believe Trump thinks he can do the latter
In order to get access to the rare minerals etc that are in Ukraine USA will have to either give protection to Ukraine, or deal with Russia when they take over Ukraine. I believe Trump thinks he can do the latter
Why does Zelenskyy have to apologise? What for? Please explain to me.
February 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why does Zelenskyy have to apologise? What for? Please explain to me.
Why have the BBC appeared to blame Zelensky for what happened at the Oval Office?
February 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Why have the BBC appeared to blame Zelensky for what happened at the Oval Office?
I understand, but it is not confirmed, that there are calls for changing USA election rules so that a president can sit for 3 terms, with the intention of Trump running again. If true, then Obama could return 👍
January 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I understand, but it is not confirmed, that there are calls for changing USA election rules so that a president can sit for 3 terms, with the intention of Trump running again. If true, then Obama could return 👍
Very proud of my daughter, co-writer and director/producer
www.aroundwellington.co.uk/fifty-years-...
www.aroundwellington.co.uk/fifty-years-...
Fifty years of pantomime celebrated in glorious style - Around Wellington
If the purpose of panto is to dispel winter gloom, to make us laugh and put to one side all the travails of daily life, then Wellington Pantomime Group’s Jack and the Beanstalk delivers - in great big...
www.aroundwellington.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Very proud of my daughter, co-writer and director/producer
www.aroundwellington.co.uk/fifty-years-...
www.aroundwellington.co.uk/fifty-years-...
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Improving skills is the challenge behind all our goals for growth & prosperity.
We need to end the obsession with university and level up apprenticeships to create genuine choices for people
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
@guardianheather.bsky.social
We need to end the obsession with university and level up apprenticeships to create genuine choices for people
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
@guardianheather.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Improving skills is the challenge behind all our goals for growth & prosperity.
We need to end the obsession with university and level up apprenticeships to create genuine choices for people
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
@guardianheather.bsky.social
We need to end the obsession with university and level up apprenticeships to create genuine choices for people
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
@guardianheather.bsky.social
Strange what gives happiness to my daughter
December 15, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Strange what gives happiness to my daughter
Just downloaded the new album by @RhydianMusic
- The Very Best of my Life - 28 tracks mostly remastered, but two new jewels, A Night to Remember, I've heard this live but not recorded, and a Neil Sedaka classic Solitaire never heard before - Bliss, dont bother to talk me today, I wont hear you
- The Very Best of my Life - 28 tracks mostly remastered, but two new jewels, A Night to Remember, I've heard this live but not recorded, and a Neil Sedaka classic Solitaire never heard before - Bliss, dont bother to talk me today, I wont hear you
December 12, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Just downloaded the new album by @RhydianMusic
- The Very Best of my Life - 28 tracks mostly remastered, but two new jewels, A Night to Remember, I've heard this live but not recorded, and a Neil Sedaka classic Solitaire never heard before - Bliss, dont bother to talk me today, I wont hear you
- The Very Best of my Life - 28 tracks mostly remastered, but two new jewels, A Night to Remember, I've heard this live but not recorded, and a Neil Sedaka classic Solitaire never heard before - Bliss, dont bother to talk me today, I wont hear you
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My daughter on her way to work - told to turn round and go home
November 21, 2024 at 9:39 AM
My daughter on her way to work - told to turn round and go home
I would like to ask a question - if the farm is family run and owned by parents and offspring, when one dies and their share is passed on to another, say a grandchild, does this affect what, if anything, is paid?
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 AM
I would like to ask a question - if the farm is family run and owned by parents and offspring, when one dies and their share is passed on to another, say a grandchild, does this affect what, if anything, is paid?
After much deliberation I decided on a picture for my profile. I was called Little My as a child by a bewildered father, nothing has changed although I am not, and never have been, little.
November 17, 2024 at 10:05 AM
After much deliberation I decided on a picture for my profile. I was called Little My as a child by a bewildered father, nothing has changed although I am not, and never have been, little.
I have decided to join Bluesky owing to deep reservations of the other place. I have few followers and little influence in the world, so this will not affect the world order😂
November 8, 2024 at 9:47 AM
I have decided to join Bluesky owing to deep reservations of the other place. I have few followers and little influence in the world, so this will not affect the world order😂