Reposted by Paul DundonPaul Thompson @jakethackrayfan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It’s hardly academic, but here is an interview I recently did about Jake Thackray for the Amazing Academics YouTube channel. My thanks to Dr Philip Davies for inviting me. #JakeThackray youtu.be/Ym9G_RSlY4I?...youtu.beJake Thackray - Enigmatic Genius with Paul ThompsonYouTube video by Amazing Academics 0118
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 03/05/2026That was the first thing that came into my mind, too. It's great to find a fellow Jake Thackray fan 030
Reposted by Paul DundonParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Welcome to new Reform candidate, Derek Bullock. The Tories kicked him out twice for being racist, including a post saying "Shoot the P***s on the spot". But in Reform we view that less as a problem and more as a basic qualification. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/03/30/s... 27527201
Reposted by Paul DundonLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/03/2026Kemi Badenoch has been in Aberdeen today to launch her "Fuel Britannia" campaign to extract "every last drop" of oil and gas from North Sea. She has been photographed visiting "Well Safe Solutions". Guess who their non-exec director is? Alasdair Locke - who has given £1.2m to the Tories 811062
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 15/03/2026It frightened the heck out of me when it was on "Nationwide" when I was a lad! Don't let the horrible hairy things get you! 000
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Don't tell me that right now. I'm in hospital and "nil by mouth". Arrgh! 020
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Beautiful IIIa! It's a shame not to use it, but you could always set up a lalarium (my favourite word) and worship it! 000
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026At nearly 63, I find myself becoming far more left wing as each day passes. I hate what my country has become. 040
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I worked as a crematorium manager for 30 years, so I've seen it all! There are some funeral directors I wouldn't trust to bury a rat. It's a trade that desperately needs regulation. 020
Reposted by Paul DundonCory Tunts. @thecorytunts.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Please sign and stop the little rat in its tracks. the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...?the.organise.networkStop Nigel Farage’s Attack on Flexible WorkingNigel Farage is attacking flexible working, with no evidence to back it up. If this spreads, employers will use it to force people back to five days in the office. Sign to protect hybrid and home wor... 042
Reposted by Paul DundonAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025The boss of one of the major betting companies pays more income tax than anyone else in the UK in 2023. The vast majority of that comes from punters' losing bets. If that doesn't give you pause for thought about gambling, nothing will. 1313212
Reposted by Paul DundonAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Says everything about the British monarchy that they only strip Andrew of his titles and admit Virginia Guiffre was telling the truth when the poor woman is dead. Britain's most rotten institution, always was, always will be. 31762109
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 26/10/2025Comments like this are certain to irk the purists. 030
Reposted by Paul DundonIain @iainmarley.bsky.social · 03/05/2025This evening’s Doctor Who was a timely reminder to that the most dangerous creature in the universe is a white man with an opinion and a podcast in the disinformation age. 172
Reposted by Paul DundonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Ellie Chowns, "Given the utter unreliability and frankly economic illiteracy of President Trump" "And given that the EU is by far our largest trading partner" "It is clear the best interests of the UK are served by the closest possible deal with the EU" 323642
Reposted by Paul DundonHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/05/2025They think they've got this in the bag. But they're not ready for people like you showing up. Use your vote today to prove them wrong. 🗳️ Find your polling station: wheredoivote.co.uk 23341137
Reposted by Paul DundonGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now. 9474504214361
Reposted by Paul DundonBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 09/04/2025In case you missed it ... Here's a damning verdict from the Intelligence & Security Committee regarding Boris Johnson's half-baked report into Russian interference in the Brexit ref. Basically, they didn't even bother looking for any! Surely now it's time for a public enquiry into Putin's Brexit! 651385646
Reposted by Paul DundonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Keir Starmer, "My priority — my only priority — is the people of Britain, and what makes them better off" So why is Labour keeping the UK outside of EU Single Market? 1472183517
Reposted by Paul DundonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Trump just imposed, by executive order, the single largest tax increase on consumers in American history. 23363211718
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I can't fathom anyone paying 5 cents for a Hershey bar. Horrible stuff. (Entirely misses the point) 100
Paul Dundon @pauldundon.bsky.social · 02/04/2025His portrayal of Jim Morrison in The Doors was the most amazing acting I have ever seen. A truly astonishing performance. 120
Reposted by Paul DundonKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Cory Booker's filibuster lasted longer than the total amount of time Farage has spent in Clacton. 30842177
Reposted by Paul DundonParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 31/03/2025With Marine Le Pen being imprisoned for embezzlement, it almost makes you think the far right are all just crooked self-serving grifters who can’t be trusted. I'm just glad we don’t have anyone like that in this country… 842434511
Reposted by Paul DundonSunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Dinosaur bosses are wasting progress made during pandemic by forcing people back into busy offices,which are distracting & unproductive. Pointless commuter pollution is worse than ever & rise in quality of life has gone, as people go back to 2hr commutes! 🙄 hrnews.co.uk/breaking-the...hrnews.co.ukBreaking the Working from Home Stigma: The Benefits of a Hybrid and Remote Workplace - HR NewsOver the last few years, the work landscape has shifted dramatically with companies moving from traditional office environments to embracing remote working cultures. However, as businesses continue to... 56415
Reposted by Paul DundonRichard Carl Askins @richca.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Well, I'm an official, theoretical Agnostic -- like Ingersoll the Great... close enough. grin 042
Reposted by Paul DundonBob @bobrmitchell.bsky.social · 25/03/2025As voters tell Starmer to Move closer to Europe – not Trump, the Government needs to acknowledge that when the facts change so monumentally the Government needs to be agile, pragmatic and respond to the new reality. Tinkering at the edges trying to make Brexit work is deluded! 0135
Reposted by Paul DundonSPW @78minutes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025@fairmont51.bsky.social Thanks for following me. 141221254