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Rhodri Morgan-Smith

@docrods.bsky.social
2.8K followers 926 following 7.3K posts

Husband, greyhound dogfather, 51 . Ex-rugby player. Tweets are solely my own personal view and not of any employer .Likes ≠ endorsement.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13h
UK PM Andy Burnham is now looking for a Brit company that can take over from Palantir.
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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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Sam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 16h
I was reading about superb warplanes made by the AVRO company … and then read about the brothers who founded the company AV Roe was an enthusiastic back of Oswald Mosley 🤦🏻 HV Roe was an enthusiastic eugenicist , and was married to Marie Stopes - also a racist eugenicist 🤦🏻
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Read this in the voice of a mob boss.
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Leave Winnie the Pooh in his grave
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World Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Listen to that CRUNCH. Absolutely delicious. #WorldBollardAssociation
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
People were asked not to speculate. All Reform's people have done is speculate. They can't even let the police do their job, so how can they be trusted on law and order?
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The "Reform Party" was created in part to make the case for electoral reform... looking at many of their accounts and supporters it would seem that most of them have forgotten that
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Albedo 0.12 @ukejay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The people who convinced us that “we don’t want to be ruled by unelected [sic] bureaucrats in Brussels” are now telling us that we want to be owned by unnamed crypto fascists [sic], tax avoiders and brutal foreign kleptocracies.
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Catio Miles @catiomiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And in his previous UKIP version of Farage Party, they were staunch defenders of the £. But now they promote crypto instead.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What is Nigel Farage is as usual missing is facts, evidence, rational reasoning which he again replaces with a spewed out mish-mash of racist rumour, anti-migrant bias, anti-Muslim hate, peppered with umpteen outright lies meme via We Demand UK
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”.
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Andrew @andtgk.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
After bsky.app/profile/surv...
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Ben Austwick / BiggusBennus @biggusbennus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I still find it astonishing that Sir Ian Livingstone is the only person knighted for services to the UK games industry. Film, TV and sport are constantly recognised with knighthoods, yet one of Britain's biggest creative industries has had just one.
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Tony Jones @exrevtony.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Transcript here when you're ready www.politics.co.uk/2026/09/brit...
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‘We will believe again’: Andy Burnham's Labour conference speech in full - Politics.co.uk
Andy Burnham has delivered his first Labour conference speech as prime minister, setting out what he called “a more serious and thought-through prospectus for the future of Britain than people have be...
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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So many former flashpoints in Northern Ireland are now peaceful. Residents and the Order have, to their credit, sat down and worked something out. Would have been great if Garvaghy was the same but unfortunately a section of unionism wanted this fight.
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Sarah Creighton @saraita101.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wallace Thompson on Twitter (former DUP man) summed it up for me
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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exclusive: I asked Andy Burnham about the gangs of masked thugs marauding around parts of our country and asked if he and his government should be doing more to call out their actions He called them ‘poisonous’ amongst other strong words. His condemnation was unequivocal. Full story here 👇
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Burnham slams 'poisonous' masked gangs & praises Liverpool solidarity
The Prime Minister was unequivocal in his condemnation of those sowing intimidation and division on the south coast as he arrives in his Liverpool, which he says has a proud history of fighting discri...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What’s your legacy Johnson? Brexit. Total collapse of trust in politics. And this. The small boats symbolise your dishonesty and your failure. You’re responsible for nothing but damage. Not one good thing. Not one proud moment. You’re forever a shameful disgrace who threw his own mandate in the bin.
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It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate from the people. He has no real ideas, and no plan.
BORIS JOHNSON: UK is defenceless against migrants without...
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@misterabk.bsky.social Interestingly there was a long history of Viking settlements on the Wirral and has one of the greatest concentrations of Norse derived place names - they settled after being defeated by Alfred at Chester Here’s my wife with hounds on Thurstaston beach. (Red cliffs)
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watch: thedailybritain.co.uk/angela-rayne...
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Angela Rayner absolutely roasts Nigel Farage over his £72m ‘sugar daddies’
Angela Rayner uses Farage’s Cameo messages to attack Reform’s £72m billionaire donations and warn delegates about workers’ rights.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“If Farage will do you a Cameo for seventy pounds, just ask yourself: what would he do for seventy million?”
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Connectorman @connectorman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The BBC dont like to scrutinise Reform let alone criticise it
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these nurseries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 25/09/2026
New Bradwell (Milton Keynes) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 54.2% (+19.7) ➡️ RFM: 23.4% (-3.1) 🌳 CON: 8.5% (-2.6) 🌍 GRN: 9.3% (-12.5) 🔶 LDM: 4.6% (-1.5) Labour HOLD. Changes w/ 2026.
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
@squintywitch.bsky.social I love that you have made the planet Armageddon at least partly Welsh-ish 🥰
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LCAM 🇺🇦🇪🇺 @bkportal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"The Provisional Wing of Sports Direct" - as heard on Quiet Riot Podcast
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Shall we go and take the scaffolding down this week?” “Nah.” *Points at sign #Britishacronyms #TLAs #Cantbearsed
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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From Hampshire police website. It would appear a large part of the book has been thrown...
ARREST

A man has been arrested after a boat that had an emergency responder on board was damaged in the English Channel.

We received a report of the incident on Tuesday evening (22 September).

Last night (Wednesday 23 September), a 37-year-old man, of no fixed abode, was arrested on suspicion of destroying ships or fixed platforms or endangering their safety under Section 11 of the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990, criminal damage, criminal damage with intent to endanger life, and conduct endangering ships, structures or individuals under Section 58 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

He remains in custody at this time.
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At any point the CPS would like to do something, we'd appreciate it
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Woolfinder General @brianwoolfinder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm speechless
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AgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
People struggling financially have voted predominantly for the AfD in recent elections. Not in Berlin. The Left put socializing corporate landlords on the ballot, and won the election and this group.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This report from the BBC whitewashes the nasty far right AFD, exaggerates its achievements and consigns De Linke's win in Berlin to a footnote. Not remotely balanced reporting. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in polls
Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19/09/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 30% (+2) RFM: 22% (=) CON: 21% (+1) LDM: 10% (-1) GRN: 9% (=) RES: 3% (New) SNP: 2% (-1) Via Trajectory Partnership, 7-16 Sep. Changes w/ 5-12 Aug.
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20/09/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 27% (=) RFM: 24% (-1) CON: 18% (-1) GRN: 11% (=) LDM: 10% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Via @opiniumresearch.bsky.social, 16-18 Sep. Changes w/ 9-11 Sep.
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Cliff @cliff.leaninto.it · 19/09/2026
Never lose your keys again
A buttplug that can hold keys
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is incredibly confusing , unless it was a “vote for anyone who is best placed to beat the Crypto-stooge party” vote .
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Gregor Clark @gregorjclark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The irony meter would completely explode if the village of Piddington ends up attracting a large number of fighting age men, many of whom have criminal records, to appear menacing on its streets. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Outright racist’ activist Daniel Thomas will face ‘full force of law’ over any crimes, says home secretary
Shabana Mahmood says she wants to distinguish between far-right extremism and legitimate local concerns over asylum sites
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@misterabk.bsky.social Oh now you’ve done a SOUTH Wales accent for a Giant from NORTH Wales HARUMPH !
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One thing I can’t forget is that Nigel Farage used to hiss like a gas chamber to his Jewish classmates. Says all you need to know about him.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Reform won Durham promising to show Britain how it would govern. Now another three councillors have walked away, with one making an extraordinary allegation about what happened after she raised a serious safeguarding concern. " thedailybritain.co.uk/reform-durha... via The Daily Britain
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New newsletter out now! Just a brief one about my event on Sat 26th Sept in Budleigh Salterton. But if you've not signed up yet, please do, for there will be LOKI NEWS next week! news.louiestowell.com/pack-your-bu... #KidLitUK
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Pack your bucket and spades, I'm coming to Budleigh!
Hello everyone! This is just a quick one today. I'll be writing with an Exciting Loki Book Six Thing next week but in the meantime, I'm on the road again. If you're in Devon, come and see me at the B...
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Rhodri Morgan-Smith @docrods.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@gingertotty.bsky.social Ms Blues aka the Princess Primadonna
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Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Should have guessed that the thing that would eventually kill off the right's interest in grammar schools would be non-white kids doing too well in the 11+.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why can't they integrate?
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scotfi1.bsky.social @scotfi1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Farage owns Reform UK ltd. With those £72 million donations Farage has just sold himself to two mega crypto donors. He has prostituted himself to the highest bidders for money.
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Deeply upset with @wellcomecollection.bsky.social including AI "artwork" in their latest exhibition. This is "artwork" based on theft, and cheapens the work of every other artist contributing to the exhibition - I'm so angry I can't actually engage with the rest of it.
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