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Ed Bridges

@DrEdBridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy
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Social science policy wonk, pacifist, dysgwr Cymraeg, talk a lot about Newport County, more fun than I sound. Views ≠ my employer’s. North Cardiff, via South Oxfordshire. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ toot.wales/@DrEdBridges, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 18h
Robert Jenrick’s approach to this #r4today interview seems to be “#Reform might be racist, but the most important thing to understand here is that there are racists in my old party as well, and there are paedophiles in the BBC”, which is… a tactic… of sorts. #UKpolitics #UKpol
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Saw this posted elsewhere. The graph shows the number of arrests under terrorism legislation since 2002. Note the huge spike (a 1,500% increase) which is basically all down to peaceful #PalestineAction protestors. What a grotesque waste of police time and public resources.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
This is very funny. For all the diplomatic language being employed, it’s basically Oxford singing “Hate Swindon, we hate Swindon, we are the Swindon haters” like we all did on the London Road Terrace in the 90s. [1/2]
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
“Il Papa?” “Yes, the pope is poorly, how did you know?” www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1wvd9… #DadJokes
bbc.co.uk
Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says
Pope Leo had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Back again on the #ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars train, tonight watching the improbably-named #AdultDVD who so far have been an excellent dance/punk blend, delighting the good people of #Cardiff #Caerdydd. #gigs #LiveMusic #CerddoriaethByw #Wales
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Jack R @jackrowlands.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Anyone else getting sick of constantly seeing what are basically adverts for a for-profit, unregulated, foreign gambling company (Omaze) on a ‘public service broadcaster’? They must be making millions from the free advertising
A collage of six BBC News articles about people winning Omaze prize draws, featuring winners with their families, luxury homes, a pub and a sports car. Headlines cover a £3.5 million house win, a £4 million mansion, a luxury beachside property, and a multi-millionaire couple, with red BBC News banners and article captions.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
This is really important work by @sarahalsherif and the @openrightsgroup team. Well worth a read. #UKpolitics #UKpol #asylum
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
It's such a joy this season to record podcasts about Newport County and be positive and optimistic again. This was a lot of fun. #ncafc 🧡🖤
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Mesmerisingly good evening in #Bristol yesterday watching #Devotchka live for the first time in ~20yrs. Such a talented bunch and such a powerful live performance. #gigs #LiveMusic #CerddoriaethByw #ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Excellent night out with all the family watching the #Caerdydd #Cardiff institution that is #JohnMOuse at #TheGate. Brilliantly bonkers as always. #gigs #LiveMusic #CerddoriaethByw #ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
What a stunner! And @sreb23.bsky.social isn’t too bad either.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
Some good 90s legacy indie tonight - date night with @sreb23.bsky.social watching #Space at Clwb. #ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars #gigs #LiveMusic #CerddoriaethByw
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The purpose of these schemes was found to have been to artificially inflate the club’s revenues, and reduce its costs, by more than £900 million." That is an absolutely massive sporting fraud. www.premierleague.com/en/news/4727...
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Premier League Statement: Manchester City FC
An independent Commission has found Manchester City FC guilty of all charges related to serious breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules over a nine-season period, and the majority of charges in relation to its failure to co-operate with the League’s investigation.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
An exceptionally busy day, and yet I've got through the to-do list and currently have achieved #ZeroInbox. Bosh! 💪🏻
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
Me after taking a call from the vet in which she outlines the cost of my cat’s proposed medical treatment. 🐈‍⬛
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
Imagine arresting a 94yo woman and not thinking "Are we the baddies?" morningstaronline.co.uk/article/lab… #UKpolitics #UKpol #PalestineAction
morningstaronline.co.uk
94-year-old human rights lawyer among hundreds of protestors arrested in test of Burnham’s mettle
ANDY BURNHAM faced growing calls to deproscribe Palestine Action today as hundreds of protesters as old as 94 were arrested for supporting the banned group during his first Labour Party conference as PM.Scores of police hauled away more than 230 demonstrators who sat outside the conference in Liverpool holding home-made signs which read: “I support Palestine Action.”Many of those arrested for alleged terror offences were pensioners, who chanted “free, free Palestine” every time a supporter was carried away.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
Lovely gig last night, seeing one of my heroes, #RobynHitchcock, with a full band at the iconic #AcapelaStudio. Lots of old #SoftBoys material in the set too, utterly spellbinding. #LiveMusic #CerddoriaethByw #gigs #ShoutyBlokesWithGuitars
Robyn Hitchcock live, with full band including the peerless Morris Windsor on drums.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
All this #ManCity stuff should be the prompt to disband the entire #PremierLeague and the financial doping it has bred. Scrap it all, go back to four divisions overseen by one organisation, with television revenues split equally between 92 clubs, and genuine […] [Original post on toot.wales]
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Spaces are limited. Join the Campaign for Social Science, in conjunction with @ulsteruni.bsky.social and @arinsproject.bsky.social, on 23 October for Rebooting the Public Sector live and in-person in Belfast. Register➡️ buff.ly/FRABzsR
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Rebooting the public sector:
How can the next Stormont Executive deliver positive public service transformation without damaging its political and public mandate?
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
Lovely birthday run, soundtracked by the wonderful #Goo.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
My wife, who I love dearly, has come back from holiday having bought a small dish which looks like a side of gammon, and I think it might be the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026
In the late 90s, when I worked in a newsagent, a Mars bar was 65g and cost 32p. You now get just 40g, despite it costing more than twice as much! 🤯
A 75p Mars bar in my wrinkly old hand.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Funny how nobody ever talks about the “legitimate concerns” people have about the extreme concentration of wealth among a small number of billionaires.
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Rhys @rhysw.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
@DrEdBridges It was equally insensitive of Oregon State Beavers to give Colby Prince the 82 shirt when they know damn well that the last native prince of Wales was murdered in 1282.
Oregon State Beavers Colby Prince (82) in action during a game against Stanford on November 10, 2012
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
RE: flipboard.com/@bbcnews/top-stories-… Madness. Apparently being called United and being formed in 1893 is unmentionable in case it upsets America. 🙄 #oufc
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 Just 1 week to go until our webinar on what established devolved regions can teach the so-called ‘devolution deserts’ If you're interested in the future of English devolution, sign up below. 📅 24 September 2026 ⏰ 1pm-2pm 💻 Online Register now➡️ lnkd.in/eHyveK_w
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
Amidst my usual podcast diet of sport, comedy and politics, it was nice to find a new series of #Quakers in Britain’s pod, A Quaker Take, now commencing a series called The Other Side Of Silence. A welcome deep breath amongst the chaos.
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1912 Exiles: Newport County podcast @1912exiles.com · 16/09/2026
Another teaser from Ep291 - out now wherever you get your podcasts, or on our YouTube page. Here, Ed Bridges pays tribute to how well Hayden Mullins has done so far at Newport County, and points to what needs to be the next priority. #ncafc 🧡🖤
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Alex Mace @alex.mace.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
Is there a problem Andy Burnham doesn't think a Mayor can fix? The problem with our water industry is not oversight - it's companies that have a duty to maximise shareholder value, rather than provide an efficient and effective water system.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026
Anyone else have a cat who will see a corn on the cob and steal it off your plate‽ He played a blinder here - I was so busy protecting the sausages I didn’t realise what was his main target… 🐈‍⬛ 🌽 🌭 #CatsOfMastodon #CathodOFastodon
A cat eating a corn on the cob, as the post text indicates.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
A pretty bloody good weekend in #Dorset, all told, combining some #birdwatching with the #SwanageFolkFestival and even seeing a few good steam trains along the way. I can take or leave all of the above, if truth be known, but collectively it played to all our interests. 🚂 🪕 🦅
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026
I call this one “Trying to take a photo of my youngest on a night out”
A hand.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026
This is very nicely put by #Quakers in Britain. If only our elected government could be as unequivocal as this. quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/… #UKpolitics #UKpol
quaker.org.uk
Quakers in Britain statement following intimidation and violence in Dover and Portsmouth
Quakers are calling on political leaders of every party to condemn the intimidation and violence seen in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026
Nothing to see here, just yer da having a totally normal one over on Threads…
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026
If there's one thing guaranteed to make me go straight to the RNLI website and donate, it's seeing social media footage of black-clad 'citizen journalists' abusing volunteers who go out in all weathers to stop their fellow humans from downing. rnli.org/support-us/give-money/dona…
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
The excellent #Shale, live tonight at Clwb in #Caerdydd #Cardiff. There’s a swagger about them now which I’ve not seen previously, and the new stuff sounds 👌🏻. Very excited to see where they go next. #gigs #LiveMusic #CerddoriaethFyw
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
I’m struggling to think of many examples of where I see a group of people in balaclavas and think “Ooh, I bet they’re nice”.
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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I see yer Da is handling the divorce well...
A picture from the Guardian of a man at the Reform conference dressed in a union jack suit with a walking cane. Photo taken by Tolga Akmen.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026
Well there’s no question of wrongdoing and a willingness to engage in corruption. Let’s see whether the Electoral Commission have the teeth to actually do anything or whether Reform are correct in saying they’re useless. Depressingly, I think we all know that the UK’s regulators aren’t for for […]
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 02/09/2026
Saw this today and it resonated a lot with a conversation I had recently about the British public sector’s embracing of #outsourcing and the many dreadful things which have arisen from it (eg, venture capital running care homes for vulnerable children). #UKpolitics #UKpol
A sign reading: “THERE IS HARDLY ANYTHING IN THE WORLD THAT SOME MAN CANNOT MAKE A LITTLE WORSE AND SELL A LITTLE CHEAPER, AND THE PEOPLE WHO CONSIDER PRICE ONLY ARE THIS MAN'S LAWFUL PREY” - a quote by John Ruskin (1819-1900), social theorist and art critic.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
Pleasant bit of #groundhopping, even if County’s audacious goal from well within our own half counted for naught as we went down 2-1 to a #SalfordCity team with much deeper pockets and much greater quality. A good away day though at a friendly club. #ncafc 🧡🖤
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
A lovely pre-match walk around a nature reserve and now in a community-owned pub playing cards. Not a bad start to matchday. #SalfordCity #ncafc 🧡🖤
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1912 Exiles: Newport County podcast @1912exiles.com · 01/09/2026
Ed’s son wants to to start a beef with our Salford counterparts about the superiority of Newport Wetlands over their one at Kersal. You’ve only got geese You’ve only got gee-eese Call that a wetlands? You’ve only got geese #SalfordCity #ncafc 🧡🖤
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026
Disappointed that I’ve been in #Manchester for over and hour and I’ve not been made at least Under-Secretary of State in DEFRA or something. #UKpol #UKpolitics
An ugly bloke (me) by a tram.
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026
Right, enough of all this airy-fairy “watching football in shorts” nonsense, today feels proper. ☔️⛈️
Self, at Caerdydd Canolog, awaiting the train to Newport in the rain.
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The idea that £500,000 is too low a limit shows how divorced politics has become from the real life of British voters. Half-a-million pounds represents 18 years worth of takehome pay for someone on median earning of about £33,000 who spends nothing on rent, food, bills or any other outgoings.
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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Even the proposed but now abandoned limit of £500,000 is an unimaginable sum of money for all but the tiniest fraction of voters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026
I have this #JohnPrine session bookmarked along with a few other live shows by my favourite artists/bands, and it never fails to make me quite emotional. What a man, and what a performance. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5Rkm_dqm7A
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Ed Bridges @dredbridges.toot.wales.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026
The cat is clearly missing @sreb23.bsky.social and the boys. He never comes into my study usually. What a rare treat. #CatsOfMastodon #CathodOFastodon
A cat on a workstation, being petted by an ugly bloke with crow’s feet and yellow teeth.
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