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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"And next, their latest single Once A Week from the album School Meals Shakeup by Compulsory Lentils" bsky.app/profile/snig...

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Is this the lanyard class that I've been hearing so much about? #ReformConference

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"He was Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 7 September 2022 and 27 October 2022." Narrator: The Prime Minister was Liz Truss www.gov.uk/government/p... bsky.app/profile/jahe...

Andrew Griffith MP
Contents
Biography
Previous roles
Announcements
Biography
Andrew Griffith was Minister of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology between 13 November 2023 and 5 July 2024.

He was previously Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 27 October 2022 and 13 November 2023.

He was Financial Secretary to the Treasury between 7 September 2022 and 27 October 2022.

He was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade between 8 July 2022 and 7 September 2022.

He was Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Policy and Head of the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit) from 3 February 2022 until 8 July 2022.

He was appointed Adviser on Sustainable Infrastructure Investment from September 2021 until the end of December 2021.

He was the UK’s Net Zero Business Champion from November 2020 until the end of the Cop26 UN Climate Summit.

He was elected Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs in 2019.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Maybe, Gavin Barwell and Grant Shapps just need to "show contrition" like neo-Nazi Joshua to become a Tory candidate Link: www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing MP in council poll

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has faced down awkward questions from reporters today after the Conservatives selected as a local election candidate a man who was once jailed for harassing a former MP.

Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed in 2016 after he was convicted of racially aggravated harassment of former Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree, Luciana Berger. He labelled the Jewish MP “an evil money-grabber” with a “deep-rooted hatred of men” and claimed the number of Jewish Labour MPs was a “problem”. He was previously jailed for producing an antisemitic ad illustrated with a picture of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz.

Speaking to reporters on a trip accompanying a police raid in Surrey today, Badenoch said her party believed in second chances. She said:

I want to be very clear – and I think people can look at me and know that I’m not a person who would be recruiting neo-Nazis. Josh is someone who actually has been certified by the Home Office to train police officers on antisemitism and on countering extremism.

Yes, he is somebody who had been previously convicted but he is someone who has shown contrition for his crimes, has been rehabilitated and is spending every day working to solve the very problem which he knew that he had caused previously. And the Conservative party believes in second chances.

This is not just someone that we’ve picked up who’s a convicted criminal – this is somebody who is actively working to help communities.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Manchester, 1st prefs... the Tories were 5th Labour, 251,249 Reform, 111,928 Green, 65,968 Restore, 46,289 Conservatives, 41,021 LibDems 14,702 Indep, 2969 #Keminaisance

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Man who doesn't go to church objects to being unable to go to church 🤷 (Telegraph letters www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026...)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2026/07/24/cost-of-living-government-leader-who-tours-the-uk-in-a-jet/

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

"And do you know who also used to spend his nights drawing up grand plans for his nation's capital...?" bsky.app/profile/poli...

Ken Livingstone holding a phone to his ear.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Andy Burnham last posted on Bluesky on 24 May'26, before the by-election started. Some social media platforms are more important to him than others. bsky.app/profile/samf...

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I think there’s some crossed wires here, Tony. I fully support Thames Water coming back into public ownership. Renationalisation relates to the entire water system and that would only be possible over a longer period of time.
15:21 · 24 May 2026

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The new factor here is that Burnham was raised as Catholic, so expect him to be targeted with a loud religious campaign. When LibDem MP Chris Coghlan voted for the bill in early stages, his parish priest denied him communion ( observer.co.uk/news/nationa... ) bsky.app/profile/paul...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Where is Dan Jarvis, former Sec Defence? Has Burnham left him sitting a corridor somewhere? He wasn't named in last night's announcement as leaving government www.gov.uk/government/n...

The following have left government:

Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP
Rt Hon Darren Jones MP
Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP
Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP
Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP
Rt Hon David Lammy MP
Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP
Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC
Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Eh? What job was Lisa Nandy *doing*? bsky.app/profile/chad...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

HT @abnormal4norfolk.bsky.social @big-move-tracker.bsky.social @mrmjlewis.bsky.social @warmatters.bsky.social who all suggested on #BlueSky *4 weeks ago* that John Healey might be appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer

Bluesky posts suggesting John Healey for Chancellor

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

As Lord Hermer has resigned from government, will the Xitter-obsessed BBC, Sky and Fleet Street journos notice given that his post is on Bluesky?

Richard Hermer

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It has been the privilege of my life to serve my country as Attorney General over the last two years.

I’ve been so lucky to be a part of Keir’s team, as he delivered for the public at home while rebuilding the UK’s reputation abroad, in particular on the rule of law.
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I am particularly proud of the Hillsborough Law, which will be a radical transformation in the relationship between those who govern and the people they serve.

I’d like to thank everyone who has been part of my time in govt, including the excellent officials in my dept, and my trusted advisers.

Richard Hermer
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I will continue to support this Labour government from the backbenches, as it delivers the change this country desperately needs.

Andy and his team know they have my utmost support, and I wish them nothing but success.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hot lectern guy, for those who need him

Hot lectern guy bring pedestal to front of Number 10

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

1/2 Have been thinking Andy Burnham's cut-and-paste London devolution piece for last week's Evening Standard ( www.standard.co.uk/news/politic... ) ... and wondering if there was any rationale for the boroughs mentioned e.g. SW London (LibDem dominated)'s boroughs weren't named

Map of London's 33 local authorities with red ticks for those named by Andy Burnham in his Evening Standard article about devolution

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🎵 When you bought a cheap fare, But your head's in the air, Thank O'Leary 🎵 bsky.app/profile/fina...

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 09/07/2026

If Farage loses to @countbinface.bsky.social is he going to make accusations of family voting?🧐 #VoteBinface

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Wondering what odds William Hill offer for Clacton not being in Kent? bsky.app/profile/pick...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

#BlueSky "All systems operational", except for the one's which are not (explains why Bluesky has errors loading pictures and videos) status.bsky.app

All systems Operational
We are experiencing an issue with one of our cloud hosting providers. Images and videos are failing to render and upload, and some atproto services (jetstream) are experiencing issues
July 9, 2026 at 08:17 GMT+00:00

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

So local officials, polling station staff (school caretakers) and others have to disrupt their summer holidays just for this vanity exercise? bsky.app/profile/theg...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"Minister, if not the Chiltern Hundreds to make him ineligible to be an MP, have you considered another position for him ... chair of Horserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal? ... the Money and Pensions Service? .. Oil and Pipelines Agency? ... Citybus Limited?" www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/2...

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Brian Larkin @derrymanc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

"Grandad, you said we were going to thd London Dungeons" "In a bit .... Bend your knees, you look like a freaking exhibit ... Smile for the cameras" bsky.app/profile/pete...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Ah, it was on Xitter. ( @andyburnham.bsky.social hasn't posted on this platform since 24 May'26) bsky.app/profile/kevi...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

;Mayor of London: "there's a heatwave with high air pollution, reduce journeys and stop burning fossil fuels" Sky News: "here's our helicopter following a train" bsky.app/profile/adam...

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

‪@london.gov.uk‬
I’m issuing a high air pollution alert for London on Monday 22 June. Hot, sunny weather and pollution from continental Europe are expected to raise ozone levels. Please help protect yourself and others, especially vulnerable people, by reducing car journeys and avoiding engine idling.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Will @andyburnham.bsky.social ever post anything here again? He hasn't posted anything on Bluesky for a month. Wedded to X with, as you say, racism, antisemitism, sexism and such

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Current #Telegraph home page ... the Edinburgh attack is < scroll down, scroll further down, scroll a lot further down ... keep scrolling > ... down with the "10 best walking holidays in Spain"

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Nigel Farage has 4 kids: 2 with his first Irish wife, 2 with his 2nd German wife. Yes, the latter kids have German passports www.theguardian.com/politics/201... ... do the first two have Irish passports? bsky.app/profile/mead...

Nigel Farage has admitted two of his children have both British and German passports, which would allow them to take advantage of free movement rights post-Brexit, but insisted they feel British rather than European.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Why is Tory MP Tom Tugendhat on this list of Peter Thiel's Dialog private society? Is this a member, or 'just' and attendee to what purpose? @bylinetimes.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/crim...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

OK, I'll do it myself ;-)

Wes Streeting stood behind a trouser press

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

So will Jenrick be deporting Irish pensioners? bsky.app/profile/pete...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Farrages mother is German. He had 2 kids with first Irish wife, 2 kids with second German wife. And his current French gf who iwns the house. Journos should ask Reform's racist rabble rousers how its policies apply to him and his.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Can someone ask Jenrick & co if the EU levy will apply to Irish nationals, and if Reform is repealing S2 of Ireland Act 1949 "2 Republic of Ireland not a foreign country" www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/1...

2Republic of Ireland not a foreign country.
(1)It is hereby declared that, notwithstanding that the Republic of Ireland is not part of His Majesty's dominions, the Republic of Ireland is not a foreign country for the purposes of any law in force in any part of the United Kingdom or in any colony, protectorate or United Kingdom trust territory, whether by virtue of a rule of law or of an Act of Parliament or any other enactment or instrument whatsoever, whether passed or made before or after the passing of this Act, and references in any Act of Parliament, other enactment or instrument whatsoever, whether passed or made before or after the passing of this Act, to foreigners, aliens, foreign countries, and foreign or foreign-built ships or aircraft shall be construed accordingly.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Just how were the Swiss far-right intending to enforce a 10million population cap? - Breeding licences for the under 40s? - Euthanising the elderly? ?? bsky.app/profile/indu...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A reminder that HMG has an easy process for Patriotic Millionaires and not-millionaires to make voluntary donations to HMRC if they're keen to do so -> www.gov.uk/guidance/vol... ... so which of them do? bsky.app/profile/patm...

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HomeGovernment
Guidance
Voluntary payments / donations to government
Find out how to make a voluntary contribution to government.

From:
HM Treasury

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Harriet Sperling marries manager of boutique sports management agency.

Royals turn out for Peter Phillips and NHS nurse's
wedding

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

For those who might complain about minimum wages, there isn't much difference between Netherlands and UK rates > NL www.government.nl/themes/work/... > UK www.gov.uk/national-min... bsky.app/profile/andr...

1 January 2026
View the minimum wage amounts (before tax) that apply as of 1 January 2026.
Age Hourly minimum wage
21 years and older

€ 14,71

20 years

€ 11,77

19 years

€ 8,83

18 years

€ 7,36

17 years

€ 5,81

16 years

€ 5,07

15 years

€ 4,41

National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
The hourly rate for the minimum wage depends on your age and whether you’re an apprentice.

This page is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

You must be at least:

school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage
aged 21 to get the National Living Wage - the minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 20 and under
Current rates
The rates change on 1 April every year.

21 and over 18 to 20 Under 18 Apprentice
April 2026 £12.71 £10.85 £8 £8

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

#Restore 's Rebecca Shepherd "she has built and run her own small business. Through that experience, she understands first-hand the pressures facing local businesses" ... has no employees and a credit card bill #Makerfield bsky.app/profile/mead...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

There's news that the Pope's first encyclical may warn Catholics of the dangers of AI. Anyway, here's an (in)famous vid of Father Pat Ward of Burtonport, Co. Donegal during the 2020 covid pandemic asking "Alexa, play Hail Glorious St Patrick by Daniel O'Donnell" bsky.app/profile/jack...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

How many gullible racists will give Farage £250 before they're told they aren't selected for a by-election? join.reformparty.uk/parliamentar...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

How many gullible racists will give Farage £250 before they're told they aren't selected for a by-election? join.reformparty.uk/parliamentar...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Now that the #Conservatives have taken control of Westminster City Council, how long until their small-minded flagshagging core demands that the Banksy installation is pulled down? bsky.app/profile/otto...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

If you're getting excited by the Farrage £5m scandal and the prospect of a by-election, check the Clacton division results in the Essex County Council elections, and wonder if he would still win the seat. > Clacton North: Reform 57% > Clacton South: Reform 55% > Clacton West: Reform 61%

Division Summary
Election Name:
County Council 2026
Election Date:
07 May 2026
Division:
Clacton North
Registered Voters:
16,597
Ballots Papers Issued:
6,200 ( 7 spoilt papers)
Votes Cast:
6,175 (37.4 % Turnout)
Candidate Name Party Vote Count Percentage of Votes Elected?
Peter James Harris Reform UK 3513 56.89 This Member is Elected Yes
Mark Stephenson - Member of Non-Aligned Group Independent 1046 16.94 No
Mick Skeels Conservative Party 578 9.36 No
Alex Greenwood Green Party 496 8.03 No
Joanne Rosser Labour Party 301 4.87 No
Katherine Sarah May Hornby Liberal Democrats 191 3.09 No
Lynnette Grimwood Advance UK 50 0.81 No
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Division Summary
Election Name:
County Council 2026
Election Date:
07 May 2026
Division:
Clacton South
Registered Voters:
16,908
Ballots Papers Issued:
6,685 ( 7 spoilt papers)
Votes Cast:
6,678 (39.5 % Turnout)
Candidate Name Party Vote Count Percentage of Votes Elected?
Mark Webster Reform UK 3700 55.41 This Member is Elected Yes
Adrian Smith Independent 1297 19.42 No
Chris Amos Conservative Party 629 9.42 No
Jonathan Mark Salisbury Green Party 540 8.09 No
Barry Page Labour Party 376 5.63 No
Jeremy Gavin Talbot Liberal Democrats 136 2.04 No
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Division Summary
Election Name:
County Council 2026
Election Date:
07 May 2026
Division:
Clacton West and St Osyth
Registered Voters:
16,329
Ballots Papers Issued:
6,307 ( 14 spoilt papers)
Votes Cast:
6,293 (38.6 % Turnout)
Candidate Name Party Vote Count Percentage of Votes Elected?
Bradley Thompson Reform UK 3825 60.78 This Member is Elected Yes
Joe Holmes Conservative Party 904 14.37 No
Carrie Doyle Independent 598 9.5 No
Tracey Osben Green Party 416 6.61 No
Karen Creavin Labour Party 308 4.89 No
Joshua Hadley Liberal Democrats 128 2.03 No
Tony Mack Advance UK 114 1.81 No

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

If you're going to quote Sherelle Jacobs, you need to include her finest contribution to British politics modelling a pink coat during the Brexit debates: @EddyRhead: "It’s 4am. You are on the way to the 24 hour garage for some Rizlas and two tins of Lilt. The rozzers stop you. Your mate has .... "

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I can't recall who dubbed him #AltarMitty bsky.app/profile/kati...

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Can someone check the water supply to the #NewStatesman? "Appoint Tony Blair as Foreign Secretary" www.newstatesman.com/politics/wes...

But so too would bringing back some of the wisdom and experience that is available. Most conspicuously, Tony Blair could be appointed foreign secretary, though it would be tough on Yvette Cooper who’s doing a good job. But at the time of greatest international peril since the end of the Cold War, to have a figure representing Britain who is known across the world, and widely if not universally respected, would transform Britain’s power. He would, if given the office, stand up to Donald Trump and to Vladimir Putin: one of his last actions as prime minister before he stood down in 2007 was to read the riot act in private to Putin, who was pleased to see the back of him.

“Blair has far too much baggage above all Iraq,” people said when I wrote about the idea earlier in the year. And yes, Iraq still casts a long shadow. But he would not be the first prime minister to come back to be foreign secretary with an awkward history. The post is unlike any other in the government, and for most of British history was a more senior position than chancellor of the Exchequer. David Cameron carried far more authority internationally when he returned as foreign secretary in October 2023 than is generally realised, and gave a big lift to the Sunak premiership. The worries about his baggage, including Brexit and the Greensill lobbying affair, didn’t become an issue. Alec Douglas-Home returned as foreign secretary under Ted Heath in 1970 with much more baggage, namely his association with appeasement as Neville Chamberlain’s bag carrier at the Munich conference in 1938. Yet he proved an effective and respected foreign secretary for over three years.

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Lost in London @meadoak.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Or, as we know her in London, Joanna "Dear Boris, spaff £60m of tax payers money on my useless Garden Bridge to nowhere" Lumley. bsky.app/profile/arch...

Joanna Lumley: London 'ready' for garden bridge

Actress Joanna Lumley lobbied Mayor of London Boris Johnson for a garden bridge to be built over the River Thames.

She spoke to PM reporter Andrew Bomford in May 2014. Questions have since been raised about the fairness of the procurement process which chose the designer of the bridge.

(Image: Joanna Lumley Credit: BBC)
Release date: BBC Radio 4 PM
11 March 2016

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Including the "politics UK" guy

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 30/04/2026

This is honestly the most coldly furious letter I think I've ever seen from a police chief to a politician. By quite some margin.

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