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Mid-Herts Young Referee of the Year 1995. England and Poland. Brentford and Spurs. Durham and Surrey. I support two teams. What of it?

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Ruining every race they touch with absolutely no interest in the people who are actually doing the race.

05.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Something about β€œElizabeth took him to a supermarket.”… you can workshop that into something better.

19.02.2026 10:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anally fnar. That’s your pangram right there.

20.01.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bravo! Great run. And now you’re no doubt thinking about 24+!!!

17.01.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man! What fun! Do you have a target number of yards?

17.01.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Comforting myself by tracking sunset times getting better…. But when you’re walking in a cloud that’s not much use.

08.01.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not Sam. Too obvious - misdirection by the producers? Ellie saying β€œthey might think I’m a secret traitor” is either a massive red flag or massive misdirection. But what about Reese leaving Rachel and Stephen to get on with their task last night? Like he knew they’re traitors. Just asking questions!

04.01.2026 15:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s only the fourth test; these things take time to fix.

26.12.2025 01:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care? The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity

I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
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18.11.2025 06:27 πŸ‘ 1064 πŸ” 622 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 76

That is a deep, deep memory of obscure coalition-era, Labour Party history. Bravo.

17.10.2025 12:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œLegendary” could also mean β€œveteran”.

10.10.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The finest of institutions…. With the finest of school dinners too, clearly. No need to justify or explain!

08.10.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You got them? You must have gone to a posh school!

08.10.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll be speaking on a @futuregovforum.bsky.social panel with some of Labour’s best do-ers later this evening. Come and join us to talk about building trust in government and politics. Drinks available too!

28.09.2025 12:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Treated myself to my first Vitamin D tablet of the season this morning….

20.09.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Be Here Now day to all who celebrate.

Don’t know what I’m talking about? Cross over to the other place to catch up now.
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21.08.2025 08:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Berkhamsted!

19.08.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Unrelated. But he refereed in the Football League even when a minister in the first Wilson Govt, I think.

11.08.2025 07:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

England 60-5 at lunch, that’s what could go wrong, Martin…. You’ve jinxed it, and you know you have!

01.08.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ian Bell obviously.

26.07.2025 07:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This to the max.

21.07.2025 21:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Niche observation: all of Hertfordshire is in the South East except Berkhamsted and Tring - shoved into the Central region. What have we done to deserve that?

20.07.2025 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When Keir Starmer said, "I want a politics that treads more lightly on your life" I cheered out loud.... and I work in a politics-adjacent profession! I think too many people don't realise quite how little most people care or pay attention; or the upset and distrust that Westminster drama causes.

16.07.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ou est la Hotel de Ville?

29.06.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Prescient stuff from Adrian.

28.06.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Long Goodbye Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

It'll be two years, this Monday night. Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

14.06.2025 08:21 πŸ‘ 2149 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 219 πŸ“Œ 36

Tough action needed on this extreme anti-social behaviour.

11.06.2025 08:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I know a shameless leadership bid to please party members when I see one!

11.06.2025 06:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A thread of London documentaries currently on BBC iPlayer from the 1950s to 1990s.

Well worth a look... (1/18) 🧡

08.06.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 15