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mickrab.bsky.social

@mickrab.bsky.social
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Europhile boomer who appreciates how lucky I am. London accent with Yorkshire twinges, but heart in Galway. Savage cynic, a bit sweary, no prisoners. Tax is the price you pay for a civilised society.

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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
@fbpech.bsky.social I was at this gig.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So this guy's in trouble.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nah!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I trust it will be as illuminating as Ian Dunt's
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Son of foreign born father on Oakeshott's radar...
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, look down the list.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
First time I saw him...
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This Jonathan Reynolds., fucking hypocrite.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another shame for a Labour Gov't. Never mind what they say, see what they do...still rewarding these law-breaking bastards with new contracts. Shouldn't breaking the law be a fundamental breach of contract? And fucking Serco again!!!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@chrisbjohns.bsky.social Chris. I was telling you how the big supermarkets can quote low margins by inflating costs. This from @privateeyenews.bsky.social . 11.5% on an associated party loan. Taking the piss big style!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Andy needs to buy a gun...
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I give you
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not news. See date.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yep.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@jimpowerecon1962.bsky.social If you want to follow up on your Polish pal's comment about WW2 starting on 1st September, this is brilliant.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
But they got away with it because they said openly the Electoral Commission is useless, which is not news!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
But they knew the Electoral Commission is useless, which is not news!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@publicsectorlawyer.bsky.social From 18 months ago! Is there any wonder Reform take the piss? They must have read my post.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Bob Dylan, Albert Hall, 1966. 'Judas' tour. Had a front row ticket, but swapped it with a pal for this. No regrets.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I see from your bio that you live near beautiful Drumcliffe. This is my neck of the woods, and of course we have Coole Park the other side of town.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
That would be the Lord Browne, formerly CEO of BP, and this Lord Browne.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Never bettered this.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you're old enough....
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Doherty, you say?
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The best.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As with Baroness Hallett in her Covid Report on procurement, Dr Phil Hammond gets it. Financial transparency in public procurement should be the norm, not the exception. It's our fucking money!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
And this
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Shouldn't Trump's neck be covered in pubic hair?
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Another extract. Should commercial confidentiality apply to public contracts? Has Limited Liability had its day? Not much on telly tonight. 😨
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
@chrisbjohns.bsky.social Have you read the comment on the Covid Report in the current Private Eye? I saw the extract below and it floored me. Procurement officials spending billions need training to negotiate contract terms?? FFS, this is exactly what I was doing at NCB 40 years ago! Unbelievable!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Just read this in the Eye. WTF is going on? 'Training procurement officials to negotiate contract terms...' FFS! THAT IS THE ACTUAL JOB (that I was doing in the NCB 45 years ago)! Who are the officials? Cleaners? Electricians? Chefs? It's the basic requirement of the fucking job!!!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Have you heard of HS3? Heathrow Shambles on Runway 3. Private Eye finds the curse of the consultants strikes again: 'Tell us what result you want and we'll justify it for you.' Another white elephant in the room!
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
True. It is. Alongside
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
And this before. Note support band half way down.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Or this gig I was at.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I slept in my Sutherland Brothers Tshirt and woke up in the Arms of Mary.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Reece, with Infantino in charge....
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
But already known in England.
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
2-1 to me for being here 🤪
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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mickrab.bsky.social @mickrab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Tree of the day
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