Reposted by Elliot BidgoodSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 14/09/2025There is a serious failure in UK govt, politics & media to take sufficiently seriously what Musk said & meant with "fight back or die" = Violence (interethnic civil war) is inevitable so pre-emptive violence - vs migrants, minorities & political opponents - is necessary to avoid existential erasure 10546237 546
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodBritish Soldier ⌯ Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @britishsoldier.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Office for Veterans’ Affairs: COBSEO and RBL have responded to the announcement of VALOUR, a new UK-wide veteran support system which will connect local services. For more info: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat... 042 4
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodHelen Maguire MP 🔶 @helenmaguiremp.bsky.social · 16/05/2025What a brilliant afternoon of #VEDay80 celebrations in Leatherhead last week, meeting members of the Mole Valley Silver Band, Leatherhead Youth Theatre, Royal British Legion & The Meeting Room. 🙌 Well done to everyone involved for organising such a special day! 032 3
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Nice Bank Holiday afternoon out at Halsey Hall for their Cheshunt #VEDay80 party. You can search local events this week here ve-vjday80.gov.uk/events/ and here: ve80.com#events 080 8
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 05/05/20258/10 people think recognising role of Commonwealth soldiers matters. But much patchier awareness that those who won the war came from every ethnicity + faith. A narrow majority (55%) know Indian soldiers part of WW2. But only a quarter know of Caribbean & African service. VE Day can raise awareness 411344 113
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Amazed by the resilience of all the runners I saw at #LondonMarathon yesterday, and great to see so many fundraising for Service charities including the #RoyalBritishLegion, #ScottysLittleSoldiers and @ssafaofficial.bsky.social. 010 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodAnthony Albanese @albomp.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Today, on Anzac Day, we say one of the simplest but most powerful of sentences we have: Lest we forget. 109914 99
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Last weekend was my three-year wedding anniversary. We got married during a trip to New York, a treasured memory. But I'm not sure I'd risk it today. 020 2
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen 8849108428440 91.1K
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 04/04/2025In his book 'How Westminster Works...And Why It Doesn't', @iandunt.bsky.social says similar about local reporting in the UK. 010 1
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 20/03/2025I like "Anxiety", but also finding its the Millennial/Y version of this meme for Gen X. Suspensefully waiting for either the brooding "Now and then I think of when we were together..." from Gotye I'm used to or Doechii bursting through the door with "Anxiety, keep on trying me...". 010 1
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Such a loss, the last people who lived this history are leaving us. As an Irishman, he also reminds us how many non-UK nationals have served in Britain's defence. The VE Day (May 8th) and VJ Day (Aug 15th) 80th anniversaries this year will be so important. 000 0
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Most powerful thing I've watched in a while. Hauntingly good acting and camera, and deals bluntly with online safety and radicalisation of boys. The third and fourth episodes are especially tough viewing, but worth watching. #Adolescence 000 0
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience @kingsioppn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Do you want to understand more about the history, medications and public awareness of #ADHD? Join our ADHD: Past, Present and Future panel discussion on Thursday 20 March from 17.30-18.30. #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek Register 👉 bit.ly/4hLVPU1bit.lyADHD: Past, Present and FutureAn insightful conversation on the past, present and future of ADHD. 044 4
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This is an exceptional piece of writing by an anonymous barrister recently diagnosed with ADHD. www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/adh...counselmagazine.co.ukADHD BarristerMarking Neurodiversity Week 2025, an anonymous barrister shares the revelations and emotions from a mid-career diagnosis with a view to encouraging others to find out more 34491158 491
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Interesting look at why the Government has shifted from seeking to avoid restructure to abolition of NHS England. The Lansley aim to somehow 'depoliticise' the NHS never been thought to work - no one thinks the DHSC Secretary isn't already responsible - but still a big move. 001 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodManor House Speakers (Toastmasters) @manorhousetoasties.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Thanks so much to our speaker Hannah Bays for her prepared speech tonight on her work in art and 'Mediatory Devices in Rome'🎨, and to our four guests tonight. It was also wonderful to see so many of our guests step up for off-the-cuff Table Topics, along with some of our regulars. 011 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodBFBS Forces News @forcesnews.com · 08/03/2025Female veterans and serving personnel gathered at the RAF Club in London to celebrate women's vital contributions during the Second World War for International Women's Day. Find out more here👇forcesnews.comInspirational veterans mark 80 years of vital work on International Women's DayThe event organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans honoured the huge contribution women made during the Second World War. 001 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodManor House Speakers (Toastmasters) @manorhousetoasties.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Spring is all about growth—so why not grow your public speaking and leadership skills too? 🌿🎤 Whether you're looking to overcome stage fright, speak with impact, or build leadership skills, Manor House Speakers is the perfect place to start. 111 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodNute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Was joking about this yesterday but I think all politicos of all stripes should always remember that our brains are literally hardwired to trick us into overestimating how many people agree with us and we should remain *extremely* vigilant about anything that appears to reinforce thaten.m.wikipedia.orgFalse consensus effect - Wikipedia 052 5
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Looked them up and their song Laugh About It is earwormy ("I wouldn′t use a word as strong as hate, But I hope they cancel trains when you're running late" - genius). They've got talent. Not sure about tempo of this track yet but best of luck to them. #Eurovision2025 110 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodMark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees. Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law Time to do things that make him react to you. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers. 24826899317888 69K
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Bond supervillain: Alexa, launch missiles in 30 minutes. Alexa: Okay, I have staunched the gristle for 30 minutes. Supervillain: Alexa, no, you are failing to launch the missiles. Alexa: "Failure to Launch" is a 2006 romantic comedy film starring Matthew McConaughey. 000 0
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Global crisis style note: What Trump is doing to Ukraine is not 'blackmail', which would be demand for payment under threat of exposure of compromising information*. This is demand for payment under threat of violence/refusal to protect from violence. The word is 'extortion'. 271441442 1.4K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Good morning. After a rough few days, this week's Blind Date was perfectly timed to fill you with joy. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comBlind date: ‘I was hoping to meet a total babe. She was a total babe’Gráinne, 31, a software engineer and musician, meets Alexander, 34, a civil servant 881477137 1.5K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodIain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 22/02/2025"Trump’s election in 2016 was a gift to Europe. It handed the continent’s leaders...a decade to prepare for a world in which they could no longer rely for their security on the US But Europe’s leaders squandered that gift." By Yascha Mounk. yaschamounk.substack.com/p/europes-co...yaschamounk.substack.comEurope's Coming FallEither you shape history or history shapes you. 041 4
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Zelensky is perhaps the defining figure of our age. Brave, ingenious, pragmatic and defined by his convictions. They hate him because he kills fascists. 613226579 3.2K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21/02/2025This is a poor headline from the BBC. The US aren't offering a "deal" - they want the minerals in return for support already given. It's straight up extortion. 1062453586 2.5K
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 17/02/2025The ironic cornerstone of MAGA is America choosing to be what it hasn't been for 80 years - just another country, self-enclosed, not a world leader or a guarantor for allies. That means Starmer is right about UK and European defence spending. 100 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 15/02/2025The peace dividend is over. Europe needs a rapid rise in defence spending. That's a tragedy. Money spent on instruments of death cannot be spent on the means of life: art, schools, childcare, housing. It will change radically what progressive govts can do. But without it,everything else is at risk 1321263 212
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Did a rewatch of Set It Up (2018) last night for #ValentinesDay after first seeing it when it went up on @netflix.com - still easily my favourite romcom. 2010s gags blended with homage-to-90s vibes, sweet and comfortingly predictable but still sharply written. 100 1
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 15/02/2025The logic of the US political system and the individual incentives of potential 2028 presidential candidates go against it, but this really is something the Democrats need. In the UK, having elected party leaders and shadow spokespeople isn't always enough to get press attention, but it *helps*. 210 2
Reposted by Elliot Bidgoodjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/02/2025i really hope democrats are listening to @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/how-to-win...thebulwark.comHow to Win the USAID FightRules for Democrats. 693369872 3.4K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodCivil Society @civilsociety.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Unlock’s new chief executive discusses her journey into the charity sector, the ‘vulnerability’ of staff with lived experience, and hope for the future...civilsociety.co.ukPaula Harriott: ‘I’m still one of very few lived experience CEOs’Unlock’s new chief executive discusses her journey into the charity sector, the ‘vulnerability’ of staff with lived experience, and hope for the future... 012 2
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 07/02/2025#ICYMI, insights roundup 🧵 from @principleconsult.bsky.social on policy and public affairs news for charities to follow. 000 0
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025New Exclusive building on Wired's reporting: Musk operatives have already pushed live to production extensive code changes to the Treasury Department payment system which makes 95% of fed govs payments. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/musk-...talkingpointsmemo.comMusk Cronies Dive Into Treasury Dept Payments Code BaseOvernight Wired reported that contrary to published reports that DOGE operatives at... 40245252560 4.5K
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 04/02/20258% of Canadians not being quite sure whether they want to be annexed by the US is the kind of stat in polling I always love. 000 0
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Hear me out. A completely Canadian-themed Valentine's Day this year. Only Canadian-made gifts. We'll call it Valentine's D'eh. 611385267 1.4K
Elliot Bidgood @elliotbidgood.bsky.social · 02/02/2025I joined my then-local Toastmasters branch @manorhousetoasties.bsky.social three years ago and have always always find this bit valuable, and (mostly!) fun. 010 1
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Please just stop. The internet has meant more people previously ignored for diagnosis, due to lack of recognition for even basic traits, have been able to find a community and recognise those traits. That's a good thing. It isn't "over-diagnosis". It's catching up after decades of "under-diagnosis". 661113236 1.1K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodPaul Hardcastle @shitposts.online · 29/01/2025Really not a fan of the whole 'far right feeling empowered to get away with this sort of shit' thing going on right now metro.co.uk/2025/01/29/r...metro.co.ukRazor blade found hidden under Neo-Nazi sticker at Overground train stationThe sticker was found on Monday, which was Holocaust Memorial Day. 141 4
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodMadeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 29/01/2025@mindcharity.bsky.social who have 508k followers on X have just announced that they will no longer be posting there. This is one of the first loud quits from a really big charity I have seen. They hadn't posted on X since November. They are here instead and building up from their 2k followers. 513440 134
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodScott Bryan @scottygb.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Lovely to know that viewers of #TheTraitors have donated as much as Alexander would have won. 444271 442
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 27/01/2025Withdrawing US funding from the World Health Organization is a potential disaster for public health worldwide, due to the impact it will have on the important work the WHO does. Preventing the CDC from even *talking* with WHO personnel is a step much farther toward undermining global health & safetyapnews.comCDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawalU.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S. 32446651525 4.7K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/01/2025This is why you don't design curricula around "jobs of the future". We can't predict the future but we do know what general skills and knowledge will be valuable whatever job you do. 881278374 1.3K
Reposted by Elliot BidgoodManor House Speakers (Toastmasters) @manorhousetoasties.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Live near N4 and want to work on your public speaking? Our next in-person meeting will be on Wednesday Jan 29th, 7pm at the Redmond Community Centre, Kayani Avenue, Woodberry Down, London, www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-spe... #publicspeaking #leadershipskills 001 1