Simes

Hi all, Twitter refugee here and giving, what already seems, a gentler more left leaning Bluesky a go. UK politics and Sci-Fi books a gogo, big fan of live comedy and EdFringe. Bit of a square eyes these days but enjoying retirement and walking the 2 Labs on the mean promenades of Blackpool!

youtube.com/shorts/8F3Zr... Andy Burnham has made a fantastic short video on his proposals to the triple lock to fund a National Care Service. Please share far and wide. The media must not win.

The Norweigan Ambassador to the UK

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At this stage England were 5 - 0 up last time against Panama say ITV, I doubt there are more than 5 PEOPLE staying up watching this rubbish!

With record numbers of Brits moaning about the heat, the Government have announced an official Bleateave!

If the Right Wing media hate someone as much an “establishment” figure as a Knight of the Realm and former director of the CPS as PM, what are they going to do to a working class Northerner like Burnham? It’s going to be brutal from the media. As a “Bluenose” I’m sure he’s got a thick skin though!

And Harry Kane doesn’t miss from there, after retaking his first penalty which was saved!

Big, Big day for ordinary people. Fairness and safety for workers, uplift in pensions, two child cap lifted, working women protected, Youth Hubs for our young people. Today even the media can’t ignore these Labour Successes. Share far and wide.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a “thin” Crescent Moon as this - Taken from the South Lakes @18:45 20/03/26

I love BlueSky in the morning when it’s predominantly British BlueSky, things change around 4pm, then the craziness of the American voting system wakes up leaving me dumbfounded that they have a system so technical it becomes unworkable. Give me a voting slip and a pencil in a plywood booth any day!

From one extreme to another, a typical same day vibe in the UK!

Bye bye Winter, hello Spring, last day of February and a trip to the beach!

Golden Sunset and a promise of Spring, lighter evenings are here abouts.

Sadiq's statement has got the racist blue ticks on X/Twitter frothing again. He's right- we need to #GetBrexitUndone asap! #RejoinEU

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’ 1/

Sunset over the Irish Sea, last one of the winter before 17:00 at this spot on the coast, a promise of longer warmer days to come! Going, going, gone.

Fuming over this and both angry at the NHS (National my arse!) and sad for my friend! share.google/8aW101B2qPLz...

Goodnight sunshine, see you tomorrow fingers crossed. When BlueSky becomes GoldSky!

Ohh, it got all a bit Jack Vettriano on the walkies today, well for this Stanger With A Strange Dog it did!

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special The new Private Eye is out now.

Are all the people who complained about Tim Davie’s leadership of the BBC resulted in a right wing bias and push on Reform now demanding he doesn’t resign because Trump supports this move and he’s not been right wing enough? I’m confused!

I don’t know if I’ll be playing the new release of the “Prince of Persia” game “Mountbatten Windsor of Persia” just doesn’t have the same ring to it!

All the flavours in the world to enjoy, yet somebody brings a multipack of plain Walkers crisps (22ge) and to rub a lack of salt into the wounds they are 50% less fat, might as well just throw a raw spud on the table!

When your Autumn camouflage works, and when your Autumn camouflage doesn’t!

Labour achievements July 2024 to August 2025 (A thread) Pensions & Cost of Living ✅45,000 more pensioners now on Pension Credit worth £4k+ extra ✅Pension Credit +4.1% from April 2025 ✅State pension up to £230.25/week ✅Warm Home Discount extended to 2026 ✅Inflation-linked benefits +1.7% from April

Sometimes that afternoon dog walk just turns magical!

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One heck of a dappled blue sky today!

Meanwhile Nigel Farage will be rolled lightly in olive oil, lightly garnished with rosemary and pink sea salt, scattered with rose petals then wrapped gently in greaseproof paper and put on a low heat for 4 hours.

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.

All the subtlety of a brown brick through a plate glass window whilst the creature from the Black Lagoon approaches from the depths!

Most of UK and Continental Europe under heatwave amber alerts. Meanwhile in South Cumbria where I am! No wonder The Rage Virus in 28 Days/Weeks/Years Later was confined to Great Britain 😡

Happy 14th June to all those (except one) who celebrate.

Great post here highlighting some positive moves.

🔴 BREAKING NEWS: America Insists They're "Not The Bad Guys." 👇🏻 Watch & share this very latest report from #BrokenNews NOW. youtu.be/NDIoZNd_adY

Fantastico sunset on the Fylde Coast tonight, clouds, sea, mist it had it all!

It’s a Fylde Coast version of the Northern Lights, and I don’t mean the Blackpool Illuminations! Happy St. David’s Day to all you Welshies!