Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Yes, a gay friend of mine died last year. His Muslim family who he had no relationship with for that reason were able to secretly carry out his funeral abroad without anybody telling his partner of over 10 years, who he owned a house with etc. Awful this can happen, but get this stuff dealt with 3896 89
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I don't know you, but I've adored your Titanic postings. Please do call Samaritans on 116 123, no one should have to deal with these feelings alone and they can help talk things through. Sending you love xx 020 2
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Which makes his descent into being pro gay conversion therapy and being so far right and anti the rights of others just really pathetic. So fuck him. I think the atmosphere at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys kept me closeted for years. I wonder what it did to Milo? 000 0
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Our school held a mock general election alongside the one in 2001 and Milo stood for his own Pink Party and went round school wearing a pink feather boa. In hindsight so incredibly brave to be openly gay at an all boys school at the turn of the century. Where gay was synonym for rubbish or shit. 100 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026In the same photo because I was tall, they used me to try and hide a pole FFS. 120 2
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 30/08/2026With the headlines this weekend, been reminiscing with some school friends about Milo Yiannopoulos (or the less exotic-sounding Milo Hanrahan) who was in the year above me at secondary school. Here he is in the middle of our school photo we had done in 1999. 120 2
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Also, having run a 5 rated food hygiene business until very recently, if you've got clear signage about allergies being the customer's job to inform you of, you don't have to ask. So loads of places this is true in England. And so what if they do ask you, oh no this place doesn't want me to die. 010 1
Reposted by LaurieJonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.social · 19/07/2026You might as well have a Minister for Wearing A Red Cap Backwards While Carrying Two Skateboards. 1479 47
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Cold War Steve was funny when it was Phil Mitchell in Soviet era pictures. Possibly. Vaguely. However, they run out of pictures within a couple of months and just became one of the most tedious things on Twitter. 110 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Oh I'll add that to the list. I adored The Apparition Phase! It was also that incredibly spooky real thing where I didn't know of the author and then reading the acknowledgments at the end and suddenly Paul's name was there. Shivered my spine almost as much as the book did. 020 2
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 02/07/2026The opening episode or two of Battlestar Gallactica had this bit about how they were always under attack, so everyone was ALWAYS ON, and I thought this is so stupid, they'd all be dead in a week. They'd have to develop a shift system like the crews of nuclear subs do six hours on, six off. Gave up. 140 4
Reposted by LaurieRichard Vranch @richardvranch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Be careful out there. 18827183 827
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I watched the first few of season one, and they seemed to have gone "no one liked the funny bits of GoT, they were just interested in female characters being raped to further male character storylines, so let's make an entire show about that". Just a deeply miserable TV experience. 100 1
Reposted by LaurieDrives Like a Dream @urban-achiever.bsky.social · 30/06/2026for my money this is the absolute pinnacle of bluesky scolding: 41480200 1.5K
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Just finished S2 of #Rivals. God I love this show so much. 010 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Just absolutely blows my mind. Why would you continue to use and give legitimacy to what is essentially a far right hate platform? 020 2
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Yesterday, I was moderating social media for a major national charity. People just posting about doing fundraising. Every single comment from X was about "invaders" and along the lines of "wait until your wife/daughter gets raped". And yet, I still have friends who use the platform. The govt does. 100 1
Reposted by LaurieAsh @queerash.bsky.social · 22/06/2026this reads like he is some child-emperor disposing of his ill-suited and scheming viziers 5650132 650
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Basically, if you're getting attacked for the negative stuff anyway, you might as well take ownership and get the benefit of the positives too. 000 0
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I remember in my time working for NHS England all the talk about how its creation had meant they got the credit for good news stories and the government got the stick for the bad (which I suspect has led to its abolishment) But the same is true for public utilities. 100 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 19/06/2026This is a great article about the best show on television this year. #WidowsBay www.vulture.com/article/wido...vulture.comThe Widow’s Bay TsunamiApple TV is riding the breakout’s waves — and they’re ready to expand its universe. “Everyone’s moving as fast as we can,” says creator Katie Dippold. 000 0
Reposted by LaurieEddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I hate the hydration breaks but I do like ITV filling them with Emma Hayes and her chalkboard. #WorldCup 6312 31
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I'm not a writer, so obviously couldn't do better. I think I would have not forced a baby on a character who didn't want one. And I'd have maybe just ended on the regeneration before the change. I'd really love to know what happened to the Russell who loved his characters from his first era though 130 3
Reposted by LaurieMrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Yes, I can imagine you having that effect on people 312320 123
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Generally you'll then have a team who each score using the same matrix, the scores then get added together and there you go. I imagine all parts of the process will be signed off from on high. 010 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026In any tender process I've been involved in, a scoring matrix is agreed in advance and the bids are scored using said matrix and the best bid wins. And usually the scoring is weighted to the things you value most from a bid. Given how often they go out to tender, I'm sure the BBC will have similar. 110 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Ah you've been watching EastEnders this year then! It's an interesting experiment. 030 3
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Oh thank you! Apparently it's been 9 months since I was last here. Christ. 000 0
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026To be fair, also recommendations of where to live also welcome. I need to be near(ish) @josephlidster.bsky.social because he's going to help look after my dog because Gordon loves him. But turns out I have no idea about South London at all. 010 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Tempted to give Bluesky another go. Had a nice break from social media. Since I was last here, I'm getting divorced and moving back to London. So can anyone recommend a lettings agency in South London that won't be dickheads? 210 2
Reposted by LaurieAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Americans are just on the verge of accepting it’s probably not true and going to bed when suddenly all the Brits wake up and start hooting and hollering 672096170 2.1K
Reposted by Laurieianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 30/08/2025even with all the Muted words this is like the biggest communal "Has he been yet?" Xmas morning ever 211814 118
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 30/08/2025I've been away from social media for a long time, but coming back to potentially Trump dead is like some bizarre fever dream. 060 6
Reposted by LaurieTwlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Yeah, I mean I’m sorry guys but this chicken little stuff is just weird, you won’t be handling your details over, it’s fine. 3212 21
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Ah so sorry! We're usually open 10-4 but closed up 10 mins early today. Hopefully next time! 100 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Might even be fifth. I lose count. Surely I'm a foremost Secret Army expert at this point? 😂😂 110 1
Reposted by LaurieAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Hoo boy: always a wild ride to read a story where the people setting themselves up as main characters haven’t realised they’re the villains. 7446464 464
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 15/06/2025I do think, if there is a problem, it's a lot of people seem to be trying to recreate Twitter from 2013 and so a lot of the humour and style feels a bit forced and dated, maybe? The more Bluesky becomes its own thing, the better, I'm just not sure it knows what that is yet. 000 0
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 15/06/2025I don't think there's a problem with Bluesky. However, quitting Twitter has generally broken my social media habit too. So I just don't have the urge to come here much. I suspect true for others too. 110 1
Laurie @haurielooper.bsky.social · 14/06/2025The Five Dr Whos Curse of Fenric Enemy of the World The Dæmons Terror of the Zygons That would give you a good mix of eras and vibes. Though was pretty hard not to just say a mix of S25 and 26. 020 2