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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@briw74.bsky.social @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social evening gents. For all of his scenery chewing in Jaws, I think this bookends nicely with Russia / Love showing Shaw's ability as a screen precence. Keen to hear your view

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Seeing the same visceral reactions from #ManCity fans as did from Chelsea fans when theyn realised what had paid for success. The feeling of entitlement and betrayal. Anger focused on PL / authorities. Interesting #PR / #media dynamic (1)

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

3.5kg rib of beef on a kamdo bono. Not to toot my own trumpet but this was baging. #cookingwithpaddy

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My dog is unhappy with me as she hasn't had her pre bed treat. Reminded me of.....

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My dog is unhappy with me as she hasn't had her pre bed treat. Reminded me of.....

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Those of us of non english or perhaps non British heritage, however close either by proximity or history to the UK, would suggest that, "it never went away, you know"

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A nutritious dinner at the @Greyhoundh - negroni. Oysters. Chips. Beer. Outstanding.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Like smeagol, I'm very excited about my 120kg birthday present. Trying it out with something simple tonight. #cookingwithpaddy

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

@geofflemon.bsky.social am a long time listener to TFW & have always enjoyed your work across multiple channels. Very much enjoyed your unvarnished opinion on the calamity of farragiste politics and how it has bumped up against cricket in multiple ways.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Should be on proper TV. It wasn't that easy to find. #rugby #redroses #ENGvAUS

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It won't be long before there are far, far fewer people who find this funny than those who ask, "what is that photo"?

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Jack may have a point. I'm a Camra member who likes Tolkien, can cook of many things, but I do make a decent lasagne. However, I find my Rhone / Tuscan wine & travel cost outweighs almost anything else.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Don't know whether it's because I'm a Brit of Irish heritage, or because I studied 20th Century history, or because my MA dissertation was on intelligence in COIN, with specific consideration of NI, but the seemingly collective "we are ok with uniformed groups threatening violence" worries me

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I'm a middle aged / class straight brit-irish white guy with no experience of the profession of academia. So I didn't comment on it then and won't now. But as a comms professional i recognise why people communicate and engage newsjack and I hope they shut the fuck up for a little while

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The Bobby Sands comparison is highly amusing in various ways, and is indicative of the hole that Farage and his advisors have dug for themselves. Truly appaling #comms / #PR. As someone who's done this for challenging clients, sometimes there's only damage limitation.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 14/08/2026

update to Reform UK's WFH policy

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Austria = Kaiser Sose. The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was making us all think that they weren't intimately involved in the planning and execution of the the greatest crimes of the 20th Century.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Zhukov was the most consequential General Officer of WW2. Jason Isaacs played him more as Rokosovski but suspect he doesn't know that. Far less glamourous and significantly earthier - but also deeply intelligent and strategic.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Girolles. Crispy pancetta. Pasta with white wine and veal stock. #cookingwithpaddy

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The joy of exiting the EU with new border control systems. No pleading for special status, but it might be worth some air/ports investing in additional logistics? Hopefully just teething issues - but suspect some places will always be swamped.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

For all of Jeff G's sexy hand acting, agree that SN's role is absolutely vital for us to believe in the dinosaurs. The velocoraptaurs are the nastiest monsters since xenomorphs. Sam Jackson is great as the grounded, exasperated engineer

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Sam Lloyd @llamsoyd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Jurassic Park doesn’t work without Sam Neill‘s note-perfect performance in the scene where they first see the Brachiosaurus. you completely forget that he’s looking off-screen at nothing real, that man 100% convinces you he’s witnessing a live dinosaur and that all of his dreams are coming true.

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Scandifriend @scandifriend.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The parallels with Johnson are uncanny - the greed, the thin skin, the populism, the ability to play people and the media for quite a long period of time until the other parties in the equation get bored, suspicious or start scrutinising properly. How we break the cycle is another matter entirely

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Beddington CC represented by x3 seam / swing bowlers from #teamblewer - one of whom is not in photos. Great night at the Oval for #t20worldcup #ENGvNZ #cricket

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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Per the new @privateeyenews.bsky.social, while David Sullivan was banned from contact with the women's and youth team, Karren Brady spoke in the Lords in support of an attempt to dilute the new football regulator's fit and proper test by narrowing the scope of civil cases that could be considered.

THE BRADY HUNCH

KARREN BRADY resigned as vice-chair at West Ham United in April, it was said, to focus on other interests and her work in the House of Lords. It was impeccable timing, coming just before the club was relegated from the Premier League and its co-owner, former pornographer David "Slug" Sullivan, stepped down ahead of a Times and a Panorama investigation into serious allegations of sexually exploitative behaviour towards women (see Eye 1677).

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Brady knew Sullivan van had been banned by the Football Association from contact with the West Ham women's and youth teams due to safeguarding concerns three vears ago. but via her lawyers at Carter-Ruck she stated that she had relied on the principle of a "presumption of innocence" in continuing to work at the club and had "no knowledge" of the Times and Panorama allegations. Sullivan denies all wrongdoing.

Brady may have had no knowledge of those specific cases, but there can be little doubt that the woman who worked closely with Sullivan at his Sport Newspapers and football clubs for more than 30 years (Sullivan appointed her managing director at Birmingham City in 1993. when Brady was 23) was aware of other allegations.

Former Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson recalls Brady acting as middle-woman when he wanted to put allegations of sexual misconduct to Sullivan when he was co-owner of Birmingham City in 2008. The woman involved later dropped the case.

In the House of Lords, Tory peer Brady has argued to dilute the football governance bill. She told the Boardroom podcast, co-presented by Jack Sullivan (son of Davidany civil proceedings, regardless of their nature or relevance, to count against someone in an ownership determination".

proposed football regulator was "a solution in gulaton search of a problem".

In December 2024, Brady spoke in favour of an amendment to the bill's revised ownership suitability test. The bill stated that when the regulator checks a person's fitness to own or direct…

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This is the content that will have under 16s coming to bluesky

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Prof Kershaw and Laurence Rees made a hell of a combination

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 10/06/2026

Resurfacing briefly to say this is, IMO, one of the most important TV documentaries ever made. You walk away with no illusions about how things unfolded with the willing help of people at every level of society. If you don't want to watch it right now, which I totally understand, come back to it.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This should be enough. Anyone that follows yaxely lennon should be aware they are taking orders from someone who is a useful idiot for a bile regime. Racists are going to racist but supposed grown ups need to look very hard at themselves. You're doing the kremlin's bidding.

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Iain Macintosh @iainmacintosh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I do like Bluesky, but it's ever so quiet and no-one ever RTs anything (me included, I need to get better on that) so I never find new people to follow. With that in mind, who are the good cricket people on here?

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I think this is probably going to be the case. No difference in law / process between UK and any other aspirant. As I've mentioned before only opportunity would be if something really bad happened eg when Churchill offered political union to France in 1940.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Lost a lot of weight. Found this in a pocket of shorts I now fit. Like a proustian rush.

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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Still annoyed that Lucas filmed Star Wars on Earth

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 14/05/2026

If Farage's £5mn gift was a reward for 27 years of Brexit campaigning, it would work out at £185,000 a year. Which is more than the salary of the prime minister www.ft.com/content/896d...

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Farage says £5mn gift was ‘reward’ for Brexit campaigning

Reform UK leader had previously claimed the money had nothing to do with politics

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LeithMotive @leithmotive.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Are there any examples of domestic politicians who were very unpopular early in their career but popular later on? Other than Churchill.

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

One sees this in industry all the time. #PR and #comms people are told "strategy is a waste of time, get out there and do more. You need to believe". Almost every single time I've heard this its because management have run out of ideas, but they own the company so.......

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

As a #PR #comms person I think this is an interesting idea. Challenge is that it will invite deeply shitty legal / PR responses.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New idea. Next time we publish a report on a politician, I’ll keep the politician’s name blanked out for a week, and let everyone take positions before they find out who it is.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"yes it's a beautiful 7 bed Grade II listed Manor House situated on the River Avon and enjoying 54 acres of gardens and grounds" "just one question" "no you can't change the village name" www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/8...

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Check out this 7 bedroom detached house for sale on Rightmove

7 bedroom detached house for sale in Wilsford Cum Lake, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 for £7,900,000. Marketed by Savills, Residential and Country Agency

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John Rentoul @rentouljohn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

“It’s now a very good day to get out anything we want to bury.” Green Party statement to Sam Merriman, Daily Mail

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Greens now appear to have got the bad news out at an optimal time. Will farage do same re his £5m present?

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Used to live on a boat. Had perm mooring. Lowest rate of council tax but did have to pay it

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Having worked as a #PR / #comms advisor to some UHNWI types id say there's a few simple reasons. (1) cost doesn't matter to them (2) they are used to putting money down to sort a problem asap (3) lawyers often provide fixer / triage (4) lawyers are very good at selling service as magic wand....

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Old Ruts U11 did very well; won 3, drew 2, lost 1. Hannah was selected by refs as #rugby player of the u11 tournament- approx 150 players, 140 were boys. A decision that considered more than athleticism - rugby intelligence & tenacity#thisgirlcan #prouddad @RedRosesRugby

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

There isn't a cooler #rugby player on this tour. #thisgirlcan

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Paddy Blewer @padsky.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Don't let the smile and hair fool you. Eyes of a killer. "Black eyes, like a doll's eyes." 7 ruck / maul strips in 3 matches. Excellent rucking against boys of greater heft. Hannah is #rugby player on tour. #thisgirlcan

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