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One small part of the Birmingham Green Party team of wonderful people who have successfully ended incompetent Labour’s disastrous control of our city. Greens secured the biggest vote share across Birmingham. We did it! The real work starts now. 💚

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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 17h
And, as anyone who’s heard Nile Rodgers tell the story of that night knows, “Freak out” is not what they were singing on the original version. It was something a little less radio-friendly, but with the same initial letters. And that’s what I now sing whenever I hear this classic song. 😄
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 17h
Badenoch’s in-depth knowledge of the defence project that she has decided to make up is very reminiscent of Dawn French’s breakfast TV ‘royal expert’. Only that was funny. This is painful. #KemiBadenoch #NotASeriousPolitician #DontCallItAnIronDomeEvenThoughWeDid #Conservatives #CPC2026
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, he was 70 four days ago; born in 1956, not 1957 as your graphic says.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I knew #JeffreyArcher was a scumbag, but I hadn’t realised quite how far his scumbaggery went back, until reading this. This is the person some current #Conservatives think is an inspiration, rather than a warning.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Of all the strong voices in support of Irish unification, I didn’t expect #DuranDuran to be at the forefront, but here we are. And Glasgow here is in ‘Scotland’, but Birmingham is in ‘UK’. Why not ‘England’? Or both in ‘UK’. Some weird decisions here. #Ireland #NorthernIreland #RepublicOfIreland
Duran Duran’s 2026 tour graphic, showing Belfast in ‘Ireland’.
Also showing Glasgow in Scotland, but Birmingham in ‘UK’.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Because parliament scheduled a by-election just a few days after the Green Party and Conservative conferences, which is massively inconvenient for both. It’s almost as if the scheduling was in the hands of the Labour Party. Oh… hang on… #HolbornAndStPancras
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s because they’re all drag queens, Alex. Have you not heard that they’re society’s biggest problem?
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“We go now to Craig Bellamy, for a summary of that match.” #WALDEN #CYMDEN #WALDAN #CYMDAN #NationsLeague #Wales #Cymru #Denmark #Danmark #CraigBellamy #FAW #BBCSport
Wales’ men’s football team manager, Craig Bellamy, face in hand after Wales gave away a penalty, which cost them the Nations’ League match against Denmark, 1-0.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Seems a bit cruel - and counterproductive - to propose putting police officers in an oven. 🤷
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“I’m a haggis. Get me out of here!” #CelebrityTraitors #TheCelebrityTraitors @claudiawinkleman.bsky.social
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Much as I enjoyed #ZackPolanski’s excellent conference speech, the best bit - for me - of the BBC coverage was when a friend (& elected councillor) wandered into shot behind Co-Deputy Rachel’s interview afterwards, eating a sandwich. 🥪 (I’m easily entertained.) 😄 #GreenParty #PoliticsLive 💚
A sandwich appearing on live TV (Politics Live) at the Green Party of England & Wales conference in Brighton, on Friday 02/10/26.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Put some trousers on!
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If Trump gives them the title ‘SI Czar’, I hope people pronounce it the same as SZA, the singer, and it leads to widespread confusion for the rest of time. 😉
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m not sure that ‘Oh yes, we already knew about these dangerous terrorists & their evil plot… but now we’re letting them go’ is really going to stand up to much examination. Over to you, #Trump and #Streeting… 🤷 #RAFFairford #Gloucestershire #TerroristsNotTerrorists www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
RAF Fairford suspects to be released on bail, head of counter-terror police says
Laurence Taylor says the five men arrested on Sunday are still under investigation as police consider multiple lines of inquiry, including the possible involvement of a foreign state.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I thought he said ‘fort’. He thinks RAF Fairford is some kind of playground for Americans to play at being soldiers.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Doesn’t it make you proud that the same principles and standards that underpin UK customer services are also at the heart of our national security? It’s so wonderfully British, not to bother answering the phone. 🇬🇧 #NationalSecurity #MOD #RAFFairford #Whelford #CustomerServices #TheGuardian
Screenshot from The Guardian, Sunday 27/09/26. A resident near to RAF Fairford says that the airbase didn’t answer the phone to someone who tried to report security concerns.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alright, babs! It’s International Day Of Birmingham! (For two days, just to confuse people.) We are Lycett-lite this time, as Joe’s pretend pub is in that there London, but there’s loads on in the council house, today & tomorrow. Join us! #IDOB #MrEgg #InternationalDayOfBirmingham #Birmingham #Brum
Mr Egg dances to the Heavy Beat Brass Band, outside Birmingham council house for day one of the International Day Of Birmingham 2026.The Heavy Beat Brass Band, Barbara Nice and the guy from Birmingham, Pennsylvania, outside Birmingham (UK) council house for the International Day Of Birmingham 2026.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
PS. Robin, the TV show that I was struggling to name was ‘Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled’. I remembered before I even got back to my car! @robinince.bsky.social
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It was an absolute joy to meet @robinince.bsky.social at my local #TheHeath bookshop earlier. We more or less confirmed that we’d met around 30 years ago, as I’d always suspected, at #TheBear in #Bearwood, when Robin did our Thursday comedy club & I pretended I knew how to run the sound desk.
Robin Ince with Chig, earlier today (Wednesday 23/09/26) at The Heath bookshop in King’s Heath, Birmingham.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The fact that two international icons were born on exactly the same day in 1949 has been embedded in my brain for a few years now. So, this morning, when #BBCRadio2 mentioned that #BruceSpringsteen is 77 today, I immediately thought ‘Happy birthday, Floella’! 😀 Happy 77th birthday to both of them! 🥳
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So that was summer 2026. It’s now 01:04 BST. Welcome to autumn! 🍂 #AutumnalEquinox
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Get your tea out of the MEE-CROW-WAH-VEY. It’s Nigella time! #GBBO #BakeOff #Nigella #Channel4
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A double fail for the Press Gazette here. They can’t even get the book’s title right. It’s called ‘Swan Song’, not ‘Swansong’.
The cover of Swan Song, Charles Spencer’s book about his sister, Diana.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s the last day of summer, and the sky has turned into The Simpsons. (The autumnal equinox - and start of autumn in the Northern hemisphere - is at 01:04 tomorrow morning, Wed 23/09/26.) #AutumnEquinox #AutumnalEquinox #LastDayOfSummer #TheSimpsons #SimpsonsClouds
A view of the sky over Birmingham on the last day of summer, Tuesday 22/09/26. The clouds appear to be in parallel lines, reminiscent of the opening credits of The Simpsons.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yes, the winter solstice is the shortest day; for the Northern hemisphere it’s on Monday 21 December this year at 20:50 GMT. (It’s sometimes on 22 December, and some sources say it can be the 20th or 23rd.)
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That construct is undoubtedly true, and fascinating if you work for The Met Office. For everyone else in the Northern hemisphere though (including Met Office statisticians, whether they like it or not), real autumn starts on the equinox, as it always has and always will. 🌍🌎🌏 ☀️
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Summer *will* end, but not until the early hours of Wednesday. Autumn will start at 01:04 UK time. Enjoy the penultimate day of summer today! ☀️🍦
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day* to all those who celebrate! (*And the penultimate day of summer in the Northern hemisphere.) #EarthWindAndFire #21September youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Claudia and Tess who? 💃🕺 #strictly #SCD #BBCOne
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
⚽️ 🐓2-3🦁 Phew! A league win, at the 5th attempt. But Villa’s players tried their best to give it away, after leading 0-3 at 86 minutes. We’re up to the giddy heights of 15th. Onwards and upwards! ⚽️ #TOTAST #TOTAVL #AstonVilla #AVFC #Talksport @avfc-official.bsky.social
Screenshot of BBC Sport’s result page for Spurs 2-3 Aston Villa on Saturday 19/09/26.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“I have EVERY DOUBT that what he’s conveying there is what he experienced.” So Cruz doesn’t believe Trump either. For once, the truth has slipped out of Ted’s mouth, probably inadvertently.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Why has this been up for over 12 hours with the glaring spelling mistake on display? As a Green Party member, I’m very much up for doing things differently, but ‘things’ doesn’t include the spelling of ‘billionaire’.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s always nice when the train company tells you why your train has arrived 14 minutes late, even though it was on time for most of the journey. Train tannoy, on arrival at #Euston just now; “There was a bit of conjunction (sic) on the network.” So, glad that’s clear. Thanks, #LondonNorthwestern.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I was thinking how massively impressive it is to get very nearly 64%. Then I read your preview and saw that the previous LD incumbent had 82% at one point! (It’s still a very solid result though.) #Stroud #Kingswood
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I really like DJ Spoony, but at this point in human evolution, we should be long past the days when a radio presenter would read out something from ‘Ben Doon & Phil McCavity’ & not realise what they’ve done. 😳 (Still childishly funny though. Congrats to whoever it was.) #DJSpoony #Radio2 #BBCRadio2
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
⚽️ Half of Villa’s players have left. The remaining players are being forced to promote a despicable, corrupt regime on their shirts. Two games played, two games lost. No goals scored, five conceded. But, rejoice! We’re not bottom of the #PremierLeague! I love alphabetical order! #AstonVilla #AVFC
The bottom of the Premier League after Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal on 31/08/26. All teams have played two matches. Spurs are in 20th, below Aston Villa because of alphabetical order.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I know who one of these 25 people is, and I’ve vaguely heard of the person at #1. And that’s it. I am 245 years old. (And I don’t use #TikTok.) #RollingStone #ContentCreators #FingerOnThePulse
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
‘The Conservative Party - doing everything wrong since the 1970s.’ This is absolutely perfect imagery. #Conservatives #ConservativeParty #Tories #KemiBadenoch #MargaretThatcher
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wordle 1,899 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle, I hate you. So many options for the first letter on this one. My 53-day streak ends on the last day of the month. Grrr.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Aquamarine Safeway.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Grrr! Infuriatingly close on guess #3. Wordle 1,898 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Wordle
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Talent show winners fail to pick up their prize.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton Tim Curry The Grim Reaper is having a cull of 80 year-olds. Fingers crossed he knows the way to the White House.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No, not Dolly. 😢
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’d need a lot of hot cross buns for even one bottle of Japanese rice wine. This doesn’t seem like a very practical exchange of goods.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Kacey Musgraves is unfazed by Buster Gonad hanging out (ahem) in the roof space. #KaceyMusgraves #BusterGonad #Viz
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
‘Manchester United and Spurs both heading for relegation after start of season shocks.’ #PremierLeague #ManchesterUnited #ManUnited #Spurs #TottenhamHotspur
The bottom of the Premier League table after only two games have been played, showing Coventry City at the bottom and Manchester United in 19th. They both lost their opening matches. Spurs are in 18th, on alphabetical order. They have not played yet.
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
WILL THIS RAIN NEVER END? What a terrible Summer we’re having! I bet the reservoirs are overflowing… blah, blah, blah…
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Is Cates now claiming to be a former Conservative, a former politician, or both?
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Chig @chigworld.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
All the LOTR films. The Godfather (and all sequels). Gone With The Wind. Avatar: The Way Of Water (Because I made the mistake of seeing the first one.) In Bed With Madonna (Truth Or Dare)
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