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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 30/09/2026

God, these two presenters waffling at each other is a circle jerk. #r4today

Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 28/09/2026

I think it was the first time I went to Glasgow, I was absolutely gobsmacked - this would have been late 80s, in my early 20s - to see an Orange march there. Because the impression from the news at the time was that this was a weird thing that only happened in NI.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 28/09/2026

Compromising with right wing nutters is what we do, now.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 27/09/2026

It's the threat of legal fees as a punishment beating to try and make organisations do what they want.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 27/09/2026

I feel scriptwriters on #TheArchers have missed a great public service opportunity in not going for a "death in childbirth" plot.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 27/09/2026

"Creating fear and intimidation on British streets – this is not something we’ve seen in this country before" Really, Prime Minister? I've got a Mr Mosely on the line. He'd like a word.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 27/09/2026

One of those days where the phrase "fuck orange men" works just as well on either side of the Atlantic.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 27/09/2026

And, alongside the "patriots" crying about the RNLI, or the flag shaggers, it's also once again thuggish behaviour that's disingenuously given a far easier ride than protests from the left.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 27/09/2026

Amongst other things, the determination of the Orange Order to intimidate reminds me of how much the term "Loyalist" grated. What the fuck are they loyal to, beyond their own selfish bigotry?

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 24/09/2026

"anti-migrant activist" sure is a funny way to pronounce "fascist agitator" #radio4

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 24/09/2026

Meanwhile, I see the idea of the benefits card that won't let you have booze or fags is back. And it's just a stupid an idea as it was back in 2012 when Alec Shelbrooke suggested it and I wrote about it gonedigital.net/2012/12/19/p...

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Politics and technology don’t mix – the welfare cash card is just another example – Gone Digital

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 24/09/2026

At the mention of Sandy Peggie on #womanshour I've hit the mute switch. Can't be arse with your shitty transphobia this morning, #radio4

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 23/09/2026

Thank god I was napping... On an FB story about this from a newspaper, there were loads and loads of approving comments. So many, you have to wonder how much of this is concerted bot action, trying to legitimise this sort of violent action. And if the UK is a testing ground ahead of the US.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 23/09/2026

I can recommend a very good therapist

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 22/09/2026

SI - because with a short prompt, it can turn anyone's picture into something from the Swimwear issue of Sports Illustrated

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 22/09/2026

What a dribbling, insane fuckwit

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 22/09/2026

Well, there's one accurate quote from him in that piece: "I come across in the most despicable manner imaginable" Not wrong there, Piers!

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 22/09/2026

In his denunciation of Earl Spencer's book, Piers Morgan says "I come across in the most despicable manner imaginable" Quite possibly the first glimmer of self-awareness he's ever shown.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 22/09/2026

It would be nice if Burnham left his meeting with Trump and announced "Honestly, the man's a dick. I don't know how anyone puts up with him." But nah, let's carry on pretending we have a Special Relationship.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 22/09/2026

DS23 EFI Pallas - there's a photo on my profile

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 21/09/2026

Four failed marriages, and an astonishing disregard for his children. Reminds me very much of the Larkin poem: Man hands on misery to man It deepens like a coastal shelf Get out as early as you can And don't have any kids yourself. #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 21/09/2026

I drive a 53 year old Citroën; there's a lot of nurturing needed. And some older engines really don't cope well with the new E10 fuel.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 21/09/2026

Anna there reminding me of my grandmother; after great-granny died, I remember her saying "I shall be interested to see how much the funeral cost; we couldn't have done it any cheaper" Gave me some insight into why my father turned out the way he did, at least. #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 19/09/2026

Presumably with a foreword by the cast of Dynasty

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 19/09/2026

Just (in my 50s) done a big refurb on my home and put in lots of automation, including motorised blinds and curtains. A luxury now, but when I'm old and cranky, I'll be able to lie in bed and croak "open the curtains"

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 18/09/2026

Quite; we're coming up to the 90th anniversary of Cable Street next month. And it seems an awful lot has been forgotten.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 18/09/2026

Literally going "La la-la la" in the face of rising extremism

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 18/09/2026

Turns out Alan Parsons was right all along

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 18/09/2026

Members of the RNLI are being urged to keep themselves safe from fascist bullies; at least one station is closed. Today, MPs are investigating our performance at Eurovision. Almost literally going "La la-la la" in the face of extremism.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 16/09/2026

Turned the radio on. Realised it was "The Moral Maze" on #radio4. Turned it off again. I would rather spend my evening doing colonoscopy prep than listening to that shit. And I don't even have a colonoscopy scheduled.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 16/09/2026

Careful Alan Passive smirking is bad for you #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 16/09/2026

Call it what it is. The village that voted for racism.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 16/09/2026

Really trying as hard as they can to pander to the racists this morning on #r4today

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 15/09/2026

Someone should ask Carol to pick out a nice cushion. To be suffocated with #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 14/09/2026

He's probably the sort who keeps Werther's Originals on him #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 14/09/2026

Oh, Carol, shut up. You're going to be a lonely old woman found in your armchair after someone reports a nasty smell. #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 14/09/2026

Well, he may be a bit of a heel, Jolene, but at least he's not forced us to listen to a shower scene #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 13/09/2026

Bet she's been longing to channel Peggy Mitchell #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 13/09/2026

One of the less objectional Mitfords

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 13/09/2026

How can you talk about those names without mentioning how important they were as a class signifier? If you don't know that Featherstonehaugh is pronounced completely differently, then of course everyone at the hunt ball would know you're a ghastly vulgar upstart, rather than old money. #radio4

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 12/09/2026

So, it turns out that the Last Night of the Proms is now both gay AND European. Some people will be spitting feathers. I think it's hilarious.

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 12/09/2026

The cynic in me thinks they have seen the revolving door relationship between trade and regulator that exists in many other sectors and decided "We want a bit of that gravy train." Talking up potential catastrophes is a way to start that ball rolling; they've probably already picked their regulator

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 12/09/2026

Quite. Most of these systems are just pattern recognition and repetition. What's it going to do? Choke us to death on em dashes?

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 11/09/2026

Is the fire extinguisher Chekhov's Gun? Is she going to whack him with it? #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 11/09/2026

Instead of just lamenting that people think "Manchesterism" means disliking London, politicians ought to reflect on why they're usually so happy to put people against one another. Do it often enough, and of course people think you're doing it again. #r4today

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 10/09/2026

Well, yes... But even knowing their desires, it's still awful when they ask you to make a decision, isn't it? #TheArchers

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Nigel Whitfield @nigelwhitfield.uk · 10/09/2026

Those conversations with parents can be very difficult. I am glad I had them with my mother many years in advance. #TheArchers

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