Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026More to the point, it's Farage and his Reform Party which is so dangerous for Britain's future. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 12/09/2026All these donations to UKIP and Nigel Farage! This is because it will be the party which supports the wealthy. Beware of giving power away to the very rich. We are in danger of losing our democracy to Totalitarians. Democracy is looking extremely fragile. Please do not vote for UKIP or Nigel Farage. 242
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Trump can do anything, even print $5,000 dollar notes with his mugshot on them. And devalue the dollar in the process. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ella Baron on Reform UK and the donations row – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comElla Baron on Reform UK and the donations row – cartoonAs the party’s conference comes to a close, leader Nigel Farage has again been forced to deny allegations of financial wrongdoing 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Sorry, I have been using Bluesky to vent my anger at things wrong with the world. Here is something positive from a walk I led Wednesday last week when we had the partial eclipse at Whiteleaf, Bucks. The gaps in the bushes gave pinhole camera effects projecting the eclipsed sun onto fence and road. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The fact the Maradona football sold for £7.14 million (sold at Sotherby's) just makes it more than a thousand times worse. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026How can a bloody football be worth 7 grand when many people in this world are suffering so much? 100
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 21/08/2026BBC News - Prince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5m www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I'm not taking sides here but it is blindingly obvious that our legal system isn't fit for purpose because it's more about money than justice.bbc.co.ukPrince Harry and six others face privacy case legal bill of up to £34.5mThe seven claimants, who include Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, have to pay the Daily Mail publisher an initial £9.54m in the next seven days after losing a privacy case. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Eventually even the wealthy will die from starvation and have nobody to upkeep their homes for them unless they make an effort to bring sustainability. 141
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Nigel Farage is a little more than twice as popular than Count Binface. Big deal! 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Solar eclipse walk yesterday with the Ramblers and a sunset finish on Whiteleaf Hill. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 12/08/2026But sadly, if we were to do that, new prison places would miraculously be found for us. What a shame. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 12/08/2026As UK does not protect women I 'feel' men should rise up and take out these violent sex offenders because law doesn't protect society. BBC News - Woman assaulted by double murderer Simon Levy says nightmare became 'real life' when police let him attack again - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWoman assaulted by double murderer Simon Levy says nightmare became 'real life' when police let him attack againSerial sex offender Simon Levy went on to murder two women and rape a third after a series of disastrous decisions that left him free to roam the streets. 100
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 20/07/2026@bbowt.bsky.social Some pairs at the weekend. 6 spot burnetts and chalkhill blues 110
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 03/07/2026@riverthamect.bsky.social sadly the Thame at Eythrope is no longer a river but a pond. No waterfall 😢 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Why cars are too big for carparks and bonnets too high for drivers to see a kid in front of them? The car designers are stupid for sure but what of those who are buying these monsters? Vote with your feet. Leave the monsters unsold, buy a narrower, lower vehicle. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSUV drivers could face extra charges for driving in LondonTfL are also poised to increase 20mph zones and cut speed limits on the capital’s fastest roads later this year 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 03/07/2026You might think that's a funny comment but it's a poor digression from WWF UK. Might as well talk about football. Just don't do it. Where is the discipline? Chat about these things elsewhere, not here. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 02/07/2026As Chris Packham might say "this is what you pay your BBC tv license for." When the police are not doing their job effectively due to under-funding or other reasons. BBC News - People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPeople smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylumOnce described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Good point. Is international sport an extravagance anyway or a tool for world peace and an expression of quality living? I believe we should reduce our environmental impact. BBC News - 27 flights, 24 matches: The carbon cost of Fifa president's World Cup tour www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukWorld Cup 2026: How Fifa president Gianni Infantino is jetting aroundGianni Infantino has clocked up thousands of air miles across North America so far. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Will Andy Burnham be the next PM? The nation has lost faith in Starmer so he is Labour's last hope. Might not work but could be worth a try. First thing he should do is sack Reeves who has brought many small businesses to their knees and left too many young people in a state of unemployment. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Kids have been on Facebook for years pretending to be older. Facebook did not do enough to prevent it. Facebook do not do enough to prevent scam ads either. It all makes them more money. Money is their driving force, not moral values. Wish Bluesky was stronger and we could ditch FB! Maybe one day! 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Wishful thinking.. The PM can't even stop scammers so how he can stop under 16s from accessing SM is doomed to fail. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7... Under-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces - BBC Newsbbc.co.ukUnder-16s to be banned from social media, Starmer announces"A full ban is the right choice," the prime minister says at a news conference from Downing Street. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 08/05/2026All I heard today about Kier Starmer was his frown. If he is too miserable to have made any appearance on Sir David Attenborough's fantastic 100 hundred years old birthday celebration by the BBC tonight I am inclined to believe Starmer needs to go, he is out of tune with the United Kingdom. 030
Reposted by Alan CooperGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Sir David Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings – Wonderful man! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comSir David Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings – audioSir David Attenborough has released an audio message on Thursday thanking the public for the goodwill messages sent in the run-up to his 100th birthday 4432142
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 04/05/2026BBC News - Leipzig: Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowd - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Is this why all except sundry like me are buying enormous cars just in case they might want vent their frustration one day?bbc.co.ukLeipzig: Two killed and many injured after car driven into crowdA 33-year-old German citizen was detained following the incident, the authorities say. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 01/04/2026So now the US of A is ruled by a dictator, just one man who can decide to abandon NATO and follow the 'feelings in his bones'? How did America sink to such a very low and poor situation as this? 010
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 29/03/2026I have heard DON'T GO to the CANARY ISLANDS the hospitals are much worse even than our NHS. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Good news for a change. BBC News - Two offshore wind farms win funding off Wales coastline - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTwo offshore wind farms win funding off Wales coastlineOne is set to become Wales' first floating wind farm while the other could power half of Wales' homes. 010
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 28/01/2026What a shame, Corbyn and Sultana blew themselves up instead. And now we have Reform threatening democracy itself. Sad times for British politics. A shame there are no young people coming forward with a new plan for Britain. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Results of Putin's failed 'military operation' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comRussian and Ukrainian military casualties in war nearing 2m, study findsThinktank says about 1.2m Russians troops killed, wounded or missing to date and 600,000 Ukrainians 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Fascists, like cats, bring helpless trophies to their masters. If Farage becomes PM what will this country be like? Worried about the evil in herd behaviour. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 27/01/2026People, do you really need one of these? Do you not care about the risks you pose to others? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comNumber of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads up 92% in a decade, data showsExclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 24/01/2026President Donald Trump is a two faced idiot too puffed up to apologise. He knows this but thinks he's so important that it matters not. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The Beetles will never be beaten for the highest sales of vinyl albums. Credit to Robbie Williams but the world of albums has changed a lot since the Beatles. Given that in 1966 an album cost 20% of a young person's weekly wage, Robbie Williams 'overtaking' the Beatles is no big deal actually. 000
Reposted by Alan CooperBerks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust @bbowt.bsky.social · 06/01/2026👉 Find out more at bbowt.org.uk/rborbbowt.org.ukReconnecting Bernwood, Otmoor and the Ray (RBOR) | Berks Bucks & Oxon Wildlife TrustReconnecting Bernwood, Otmoor and the Ray (RBOR) is an exciting initiative to restore and connect communities, nature, and heritage in this incredible landscape sitting across the Buckinghamshire and… 044
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The worse X gets, the better it gets for bluesky. It's about time our politicians left that platform. Better late than never. Hope they adopt bluesky instead and that the world becomes a nicer place. (Certainly needs to!) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comCommons women and equalities committee to stop using X amid AI-altered images rowExclusive: Move follows outcry over use of Grok to digitally remove clothing from images of women and children 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Nicola Jennings on Trump and the Epstein files – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comNicola Jennings on Trump and the Epstein files – cartoonTrump’s justice department has been heavily criticised over extensive redactions and the apparent removal of files from the government website 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 17/12/2025A very good read. Patrick Barkham revisits his walk of 10 years ago along the HS2 line www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.com‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2The long read: Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Sad to see this www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – studyClimate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 22/11/2025Aspirins come in widely differing strengths so should be clearly labelled for the layman. Otherwise, miss dosage is pretty inevitable for anyone unfamiliar with the wide selection. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Group exercise like countryside walking and physically active volunteering should be prescribed more to combat depression rather than anti depressants which increase weight, as that is more likely to exacerbate depression and cause or increase other health issues. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFirst league table of antidepressant side effectsFind out which to avoid if you are concerned about weight gain. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Back to pen and paper? After cyber attacks on M&S, JLR, etc. we're advised to have business resiliance through hard copy backups. But how resiliant are banks, even tax, other government systems? Why was risk not identified and patched before? Greed and laziness gives opportunity to more of the same. 010
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 13/10/2025I love @ellabaron.bsky.social cartoons. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comElla Baron on the 7 October pro-Palestine protests – cartoonKeir Starmer has called the student demonstrations on the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks ‘un-British’ 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 03/10/2025“I take my roles and my responsibilities seriously but it’s important, ... you don’t feel they own you – you have to own them.” Quote Prince William when interviewed by Eugene Levy, source @theguardian.com I like that. We are individuals and I believe in free speech, so I think that's well spoken. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 01/10/2025£8M storage bill for the unused PPE? Is this another scandal? The dirt just gets deeper. Companies tend to have limited liability so Mone may have wriggle room to escape from full responsibility. 010
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 01/10/2025The cartoonists at The Guardian are so skillful. Great example here from Ben Jennings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBen Jennings on the new plan for Gaza – cartoonAnalysts cast doubt on Tony Blair’s plan for Gaza as Donald Trump gives Hamas an ultimatum of ‘three or four days’ 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 22/09/2025On and off buttons. Love the way they used to work. Quick, and simple. Fed up with 'are you sure you want to turn off?' or having to move a cursor to click on a virtual off button. What a waste of time when you are in a hurry and just want to switch off and go and not find out later it's still on. 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Harmless clever stunt? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comFour arrested after images of Trump and Epstein projected on to Windsor Castle ahead of president’s visitTrump arrived in Britain late on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit in which he will be hosted by King Charles 000
Alan Cooper @alan-cooper.bsky.social · 15/09/2025So I expect, not only did the tax payer fund the activity, but the tribunal cost as well. No wonder the NHS is short of funds and we have long waiting lists! And rather than make an example, they set a new precedent of getting away with it! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comDoctor who left patient during operation to have sex with nurse allowed to practiseMedical tribunal rules ‘very low risk’ of Suhail Anjum, who had been dismissed by hospital in Greater Manchester, repeating behaviour 000