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Yeah but you keep going on. Constitutional principles are not IMHO pedantry.

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Huh? You can check my Facebook post on this issue is you like? (Posted 13 hours ago before you give yourself a boner about your own brilliance) www.facebook.com/share/p/1DDq...

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Why are you quoting your own reply? I'm not talking about COBRA. I was making a point about the constitutional separation of powers. Anyway, this conversation is exhausting me now and Gardeners World is on.

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Erm. No. I wasn't really complaining. I was just disagreeing with your contention of apathy because it shouldn't be up to the government if the police enforce the laws on the statute book. Anti-semitism is also surely unlawful and should be policed accordingly. That's all. Have a nice evening.

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By the way, the article you shared says "Mahmood told the Commons on Wednesday she intended to restore the power for home secretaries to dismiss chief constables "who fail their communities"." Has this been done? I could have missed it, but I don't think it has. Which somewhat undermines 'control'

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's the job of the police to enforce the law, not government. Unless you believe the law needs changed in some way? Personally, I would have thought the police have plenty of powers for policing this kind of behaviour. There may not be enough of them perhaps. But that's a rather different issue.

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First time watching a concert (or a bit of it) from the top of a Ferris wheel. With my best buddy Lily before she heads away to university... #Levellers #HovePark2026

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Worth it to introduce my daughter to the Levellers as part of her last weekend before leaving home in Belfast for Liverpool University. For sure. Good to go out with a bang. I'm going to miss her like crazy.

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You'd think after 20 years they'd be able to do a decent version of it. Your woman was awful.

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They were great. I saw them in the Brighton Centre with some mates from six form college. This year I got to introduce my 18 year old to them. It was a last, and very special, gig together before she heads off to Liverpool University.

Me too. My feet are killing me still.

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My daughter was furious with the way they mangled Atomic!

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My favourite track on that album. We were on the Ferris wheel for Liberty Song. Fabulously liberating way to watch the show!

Levellers were great. Sleeper. Meh.

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

They were great. I haven't seen them since the Brighton Centre in 1991!

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Hove Park. Me. Bean. Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi, Sleeper, Levellers. Wholesome. Goodly.

Tubby bald man with his daughter at an outdoor music event.

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm very excited for her. While she finds transitions challenging, this is such a great opportunity. I'm envious of the course she's chosen. Makes government, economic and social studies seem very dull indeed...

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is the face of a young woman who's had a very difficult few years. This evening she's registered for her Evolutionary Anthropology course at Liverpool University. It's simply wonderful to see her happy, excited and future-focused. But I'm going to miss her like crazy when she goes...

A photo of a young woman with pink, green and purple hair. She is smiling broadly and appears very happy.

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

When our cat Storm was on the BBC news... @marksimpsonbbc.bsky.social he had a magpie again recently. No more pigeons, though.

A black cat is laying on a perch. Close by, a TV screen shows his picture as part of a BBC News report.

Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So MCD promotions and @ticketmaster.com you should hang your heads in shame. If the wheelchair area requires concertgoers to wheel across gravel **it is not accessible** Basic Lads, it's SO basic, it's almost like you did it on purpose! #disabilityaccess is a right!

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Kicking Stones on the Ground

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

@lewiscapaldioffice.bsky.social I don't know if you will read this. Probably not But I'd like you to know that my daughter and her friend loved your gig in Belfast last night. They were in the ♿ viewing area. Here's the thing... The world is full of barriers. Not everyone can slip through...

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Cute Dog Squeezes Through Gate

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Yeah, it has happened here previously. Saw one in 1999 though, in the south of England.

Northern Ireland Fiscal Council @nifiscalcouncil.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

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📢 New blog: How Is the Northern Ireland Executive budget funded? From the Block Grant 💷 & the Barnett Formula 📊 to rates 🏘️ & borrowing 🏗️, we explain how the NI Executive is funded & why it matters for public services and fiscal sustainability ⚖️. Read more 👇 www.nifiscalcouncil.org/news/how-nor...

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How Is the Northern Ireland Executive’s budget funded? - an explainer

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Arguably, safe food is already long gone. 2024 "Ninety percent of animal and vegetable protein samples tested positive for microplastics" edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/h...

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Which foods have the most plastics? You may be surprised | CNN

How much plastic is in the food you eat? Much more than you realize, experts say.

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A soft morning in Donegal. But it's no wetter under the surface of the sea than on any other day. So I don't care.

Clear water in the Boatstrand Bay. It is a very low tide.

The view to Oileann na Marbh from the Boatstrand Pier, Carrickfinn.

The view behind the island is lost in the mist.

View across a misty beach at low tide. The sky is grey and somewhat dismal.

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Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Try The Good Terrorist, it's a cracker

Colin Pidgeon @baldypidge.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

There was a consensus definition built via Delphi method