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Richard Gledhill

@gled5.bsky.social
154 followers 138 following 88 posts

Dad of 2, husband, Head of Media Studies, teacher of English and former lead singer of Hoth Wampa. As a member of the liberal elite, I have lived in Bolton, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Grimsby and, for the last 20 odd years, Wigan.

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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Professional wordsmiths at the BBC are mixing up their modal auxiliary verbs, accidentally positioning Reform as a government in waiting. The use of 'will' signals the future tense carrying implied certainty, rather than the hypothetical scenario suggested by 'would.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Jesus Christ. To think that I looked to the USA as the future.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Putting the incel into Edsel.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The payment is an admission of guilt. This should be the biggest news on every platform.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Morten Harket of A-ha is the man to congratulate.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A dragonfly came for a quick dip in my allotment pond today. Taking the little wins.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's the 10th anniversary of the dumbest moment in modern British history so let's celebrate some of the idiots who made it happen. First up ... Jacob Rees-Mogg and his promise of cheap food and wine... In fact food prices have increased some 12% as a direct result of Brexit (LSE) 1/5



Brexit will REDUCE food,
wine and clothes costs
by 20% - Rees-Mogg
fires back at Remainers
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I have it on very reliable authority that he didn't watch the England game in the pub he claimed he was watching it in, on socials, yesterday.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Come on!!!!!
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The spirit of David Bellamy lives on.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Here's my grandad, with many Sikhs, fighting for the British.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
James James Brown A-ha Radiohead Portishead Beta Band St. Paul and the Broken Bones Carter USM Mark Lanegan Massive Attack
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Just convert it to an immigrant refuge.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Just remember. Farage isn’t really winning. He’s having power bought for him by foreign-based crypto billionaires and fossil fuel magnates. They want a corrupt PM who’ll sell off our NHS, bin NetZero and scrap our rights and protections to make more profit for them. Good day for moneymen and morons.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Being against Jewish people being stabbed in the street & being against Gazan children being shot in the head are not two contradicting positions - in fact, they come from the same love of humanity - something our government and press refuse to understand - their desire to divide is disgusting
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
As a teacher in the UK, I'm amazed this is even remotely an issue nowadays in any advanced society.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Between Beck and Carter, I'm beginning to think you have impeccable music taste Mr Toast.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
In the early 2000s my wife and I went on honeymoon to Mexico and a day trip to Chichen Itza. It was glorious sunshine until we climbed to the top of the temple and an enormous thunderstorm started. Bats were flying at our heads and the temple turned into a waterfall. I had clearly angered the gods.
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Outcry is growing over Palantir’s unholy alliance with the NHS - but it’s not enough yet. Thiel isn’t the kind of villain who walks away from hundreds of millions. Let's keep up momentum. Sign our petition ✍️
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Hold a Parliamentary Debate on Palantir’s Role in UK Defence, Security & Public Services
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Scoundrel Days by A-ha. Still brilliant and hugely underrated.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Utterly love it. But The Verve and Lathums are from Wigan not Manchester. The fact that Wigan has been stuck in Greater Manchester is a sore point for many Wiganers.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Unfortunate place to crop the 'R' on 'Rocksucker'.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
As a British citizen, I can speak for the nation when I say that, despite his horrendous crimes, his ranch dressing will be sorely missed.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I hope as Tommy Robinson flees Dubai he settles in the first safe country he arrives in
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The Rolling Stones Bot will be suing you.
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
What do Thiel’s ties to Epstein reveal about the influence of the rich and powerful in British politics? Understand more in our latest explainer: citizensreunited.substack.com/p/palantir-p...
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Palantir, Peter Thiel and the Epstein files
The files have pushed a powerful surveillance contractor back under the spotlight
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Glad I can say I followed you before you hit the big time.
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12 bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...
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In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel
The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org. www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
youtu.be/vg4QjIkBndQ?...
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Devon Church - Fall Like Lightning
YouTube video by Devon Church
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I was having a dream that I was lying in the road and a car came round the corner. As I rolled off the 'road', I was really rolling off my bunk bed. My nose went down the ladder.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 19/12/2025
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Black Mirror called. They want their dystopia back.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 09/12/2025
I'm giving away a copy of this year's Monster Month, just Like/Follow/Repost and you're in with a chance of winning.
Monster Month 2025 book coverFlicking through Monster Month
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Yes, I'm an English teacher who started my career in 1998.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
This absolutely needs to be a campaign. The UK and the EU (Germany especially,) need to get all government business OFF of X. Start with that and charities and other organizations will follow. Come to BlueSky. Cut off the oxygen at X.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
More efforts to shift the Overton Window further. The more it slithers into the mainstream, the more it becomes normalised. I know it's a cliche but the old question of 'how did people become Nazis?' really is being shown in real time.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
A-ha James Carter USM Flaming Lips James Brown
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Orwell will be spinning in his grave.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
As a massive A-ha fan, I'm sorry to say that this isn't true. It's definitely the most beautiful very long note though. www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-record...
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Longest-held vocal note in a song (studio recording)
This record is for the longest-held vocal note in a song. This record is to be attempted by an individual. This record is measured in minutes and seconds to the nearest 0.01 second. For the purposes o...
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
RIP #Mani Used to see him regularly at our local in Blackburn, in the early 90s, as well as at countless gigs since. A lovely bloke and a bass legend. Gutted.
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
After some deliberation at work, we have come to the conclusion that @aiannucci.bsky.social should be the new DG of the #BBC. Would you be tempted Mr Iannucci?
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier. The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
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'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🔴US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them? A new study raises stark questions about links between extreme rhetoric in the media and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues @bobbyduffy.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/u...
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US-Style Culture Wars Have Come to Britain but Who Is Starting Them?
A new study raises stark questions about the link between extreme rhetoric in the media and politics and the surge in voters saying the country is being torn apart by culture wars, argues Professor Bo...
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Richard Gledhill @gled5.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
If all you see are British cyclists winning stages on the Tour de France, it's Froomescrolling
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