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@chimart.bsky.social
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Music, cricket and coffee loving ex economics lecturer. On my bike when possible, reluctant runner.

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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Yes, correct IMO. It was a fantastic experiment needing some tweaks. (Joe Root is a sportsman who dares to answer difficult questions & gives his opinion tactfully & thoughtfully). But...if McCullum et al hadn't ignored Robinson, Foakes & Dawson, perhaps England would've won, & retained, the Ashes.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The more I see this man perform, both on AND off the pitch, the more I like him. What a superstar. A credit to UK sport.
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Test Match Special {bot} @bbctms.xmirror.bot · 08/09/2026
England play Pakistan at Edgbaston this week. Joe Root has given his thoughts on the ticket prices for the same venue for the Ashes next year - when a ticket in the Hollies Stand will cost £165.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"If there there was a window it was not broken, but it if was broken it was not by Nigel Farage's ball, but if it was his ball he certainly did not kick it, and if he did kick it, it was an accident and he knew nothing about it" said a Reform spokesperson.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Maybe concentrate on turning up for more than two days a month yourself first…
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am endlessly thankful to Just Stop Oil for taking to the streets again today But it's not easy seeing such good, generous-hearted and courageous people being handcuffed and taken away, many possibly to long jail sentences It shouldn't have to be this way
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Ricardo Autobahn @ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 26/08/2026
The best tribute to Dolly Parton is that she regularly and repeatedly refused to have anything to do with Piers Morgan
Piers Morgan

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RIP Dolly Parton.

Never met her, never interviewed her (despite decades of unrequited requests) but thought she was utterly fabulous in every way.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I’m 60+ and can’t recall another time when BBC/MSM headlined the “look at me” policies of a minority Political Party plummeting in polls, with just 8 MPs.. The LibDems have 71 MPs, when was the last time they got this coverage❓🤬 Yet Reform’s every racist, flawed utterance gets reported religiously
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Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Trump says Canada wants to be 51st state of USA; Carney says they most definitely do not. Hmm....who to believe? 🤔
bbc.co.uk
Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse
Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.
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Gideon Coe @gidcoe.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Saying "100%" seems to be replacing saying "Yes". Not to be left out, I'm going to start saying "34%" instead of "Dunno."
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Jason Arday was (literally) hounded to death for a matter that ultimately affected one university. Boris Johnson lied to us all at the despatch box, funnelled tax payers money to his mistress & mates & shook off security to party with a KGB spy… yet gets a column in the Daily Mail.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Yes, because any plan that isn't a "get rich quick" plan is a left wing Commie plot.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Oh fuck off. Funding for everything is inadequate!! Schools, NHS, public transport, infrastructure investment, public sector pay, road maintenance, mental health provision, social care etc etc It’s all bloody inadequate thanks, in large part, to YOUR Brexit costing the country £100bn a year.
independent.co.uk
Farage refused taxpayer-funded security because it was ‘inadequate’
Reform UK decided to continue providing its own protection for Nigel Farage, rather than ‘gamble with his life’, a spokesperson said
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
So Reform UK is funded by Russia, GB News is owned by a hedge fund in Dubai and the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda. That's patriotism for you these days.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Amy Jones has just completed a great performance for England, why are you asking her about a football? Did anyone ask Harry Kane about England Women's great T20 World Cup, or the Men's 4-0 drubbing of India?
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A great servant to English sport - I hope this gets some acknowledgement amongst the endless Lucky Norway / Superb England coverage tomorrow.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Sick to death of the village vandals saying that only they can fix the burned down Scout hut
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Not much to quibble with here imo
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Test Match Special {bot} @bbctms.xmirror.bot · 28/06/2026
As news filtered through of Ben Stokes' retirement, the Trent Bridge crowd rose to applaud the England captain. He took a wicket with his very next ball.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
What a great thing he's been for English cricket - It seems I'm not the only one that feels this. What a guy 👏
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Despite being a disappointing PM, SKS has achieved much since being leader of Lab. Ideal situation as we stand? AB as PM, SKS as Foreign Secretary. Much respected overseas, he'd be superb - would he accept?
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Good for Meloni. One reason Starmer has lost so much support is because he’s never had the balls or self-respect to properly call out all the offensive remarks directed towards him, his govt, or the UK in general by Trump and his administration, or take resolute action against agitators like Musk.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Hmmm....just as I suspected. It always surprises me how lightly May is criticised in hindsight compared to Cameron, Johnson, Truss and Sunak. The worst PM we'd ever had, because of performances like this. The path we followed post Brexit was largely due to her decisions. Desperate to stay as PM.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Assuming this is genuine - this is why why the UK has endured 10 years of chaos.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
exactly - when else will they get a similar chance to make the radical reforms needed. Instead they timidly creep forever to the Right.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Is it any wonder our society feels like it’s being ripped apart? People are literally calling for violence on the street and nothing is done. Others march against actual genocide and get the full force of the law thrown at them! It feels like the far right have become untouchable.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Yeah, everyone's going on about it all the time. Just a 'heads up" in case it goes completely unnoticed in the media, the England Men's football team are playing in a World Cup soon - I think it's in the USA - "Won't somebody think of the footballers!?"
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
And then he'll post about it on a website rigged to help Nazis and post non-consensual pornography.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Australia win in 2 days v Aus - "Eng are rubbish, why they can't be more like Aus." Eng win in 2 days v Aus - "rubbish pitch." England win in two days' play v New Zealand - "rubbish pitch."
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
You literally have a militia on your streets rounding up people with black and brown skin! Sit this one out, fascists.
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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I am the son of two police officers so I admit I am hardly unbiased here but I feel like the fact British policing has been hollowed out by massive budget cuts over a decade ought to be a larger part of the discussion than "DEI"
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It has now been 10 weeks and three days since Nigel Farage last turned up to vote in the House of Commons
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Is AI just selling our own work back to us? youtu.be/oKzNqacehQQ?...
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Is AI selling our own work back to us?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Also "ee-I-AddI-O" ?
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Gerry @atw1062.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
FARAGE
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If you wonder how far coverage of women's sport has come, consider the coverage of the Wmn's cricket WC being held in this country with that of the Men's football WC. Only time wmn's sport gets high coverage is when it's women's ftball. It's not men's sport getting too much coverage - it's football
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Does anybody else have problems with Antargaz? They are currently taking money monthly from my account and they refuse to tell me why.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I like this - it makes a lot of sense
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Why the scare quotes? Huge numbers of people in this country are struggling with their mental health, esp since the pandemic. Most politicians diminish this harm and gaslight people suffering for somehow not being robust enough. I celebrate @carladenyer.bsky.social being brave and honest.
SCREENGRAB FROM BBC NEWS:

MP to take leave of absence due to 'burnout'
Bristol Central MP Carla Denyer
Image source,PA
Image caption,
Carla Denyer made history in 2024 after being elected as Bristol's first Green MP

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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
please do this 🙏 please 🙏 please 🙏
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
'Rule Britannia' 'Unite the Kingdom' 'Account based in Thailand'... 🤔
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
“The little Man” This is exactly Farage’s attitude too: The little man who pays more for everything since Brexit while he gets a £5mn reward The little man who follows rules when he doesn’t The little fishermen he pretends to defend but skipped 42 meetings when he was on the EU fisheries committee
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Exactly - why don't reporters do this?
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is sad. What a superb player - near the top of the bowling averages every season and can bat, regularly scoring hundreds. He should have been the England spinner ever since Graeme Swann retired - let's hope he gets many more white ball caps.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I don't think I've ever agreed with JO'B more. SKS had a chance to be remembered as a reforming PM, but he chose not to fight them, but to try to be friends with the bullies that want to "get him". From the time he waved through Johnson's Brexit deal "twas ever thus" with SKS.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Ok, but fair’s fair - you need to remove all foreign born careworkers, nurses, doctors, teachers, builders, scientists, shop workers, postmen, policemen, cleaners, au pairs, football players, binmen, office workers, chefs, waiting staff, beauticians, plumbers etc from areas that vote Reform then 👍
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke... Well done Adam Hollioake and Kent. A wise move. He, above many would be aware of the dangers involved.
bbc.co.uk
Adam Hollioake says Kent have suspended social media comments for 'duty of care'
Kent take the unusual step of disabling the comment functions on their social media accounts as part of a “duty of care” to the county’s players.
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chimart.bsky.social @chimart.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"Oh Olllie, Ollie...Ollie Ollie Ollie Ollie Robinson." Get practicing on the golf course, and you'll be back in the England side.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Beautifully framed photo vs Reality
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 25/04/2026
I have no idea how many times we have to dance this dance. It really isn’t high risk, high opportunity at all. Trump will probably be on his best behaviour. Everyone will gush. Praise as a triumph. Then a few days later Trump will forget about it. And go back to normal.
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