Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 3hSpeaking as a Neanderthal, the sooner all you Homo Sapiens sod off back to Africa, the better! 020
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 3hMax penalty is 10 years. Maybe he expects 5 years per offence? In which case he has been advised by his brief that his offences fall into the most serious bands of culpability and seriousness. In other words, his brief reckons he's *very* guilty. See: sentencingcouncil.org.uk/guidelines/h...sentencingcouncil.org.ukHarassment (fear of violence)/ Stalking (fear of violence or serious alarm or distress)/ Racially or religiously aggravated harassment (fear of violence)/stalking (fear of violence or serious alarm or... 030
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Well, the Highland Bagpipe you play with one elbow. But the Northumbrian pipes you play with both elbows. Does that mean they're in the top 2½ ? 050
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have a particular soft spot for your nearly-black-and-white photographs; they capture a different mood. 010
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've just checked... he was up at 0945 for Plea And Trial Preparation, and Bail Application. So we won't hear his defence today. Will be interesting to see how his bail application goes. Either way, I'm not going to speculate publicly on his guilt or innocence or possible defences 110
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What part of sub judice don't you understand? No need to guess anyway; if I recall, he's up before the beak today. But of course every possibility of an adjournment. 101
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No, we don't know. You can privately suppose if you like. But the matter is now sub judice. We don't know what his defence will be. I can imagine some possibilites, but not all. Public discussion that avers his guilt could prejudice his trial. Which would see him being freed. 100
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026That. And also at substantial risk of reoffending while on bail. He was, after all, already on bail pending trial for five charges, including using threatening or abusive words or behaviour to cause distress, trespass, and using racially abusive words or behaviour to cause harassment or distress. 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As for the Fairford Five. It's not that the Police aren't convinced they are terrorists. There isn't the evidence to charge them with *anything* (even possesion of explosives). There isn't even reasonable suspicion to detain them for up to 14 days under Terrorism laws. 2/2 1130
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well, we don't "know" that Thomas is guilty. Not until found guilty by a court. But the Police, and the CPS, and the magistrate, clearly thought there was enough evidence to charge him and bring him to trial. And reason to believe he might reoffend if released on bail. 1/2 290
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Answering my own questions. He was held in custody overnight until his appearance in court to make his plea (via video link). He pleaded not guilty. He was refused bail, and will be held in custody until his trial next week. The matter is now sub judice. 010
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 24/09/2026But the real question is bail and custody. Is he now out on Police bail? Or in custody until his appearance? As he is already on bail awaiting trial, will the Police request he remains in custody, in order to prevent further breaches? 280
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 24/09/2026To be fair, the Merchant Shipping Act charge would be harder to make stick, and *might* need to be heard in an Admiralty Court, which complicates matters. Presumably they reckon it would be harder to prosecute "with intent to endanger life" as the rescue worker was in survival suit? 240
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Not the Met. Not in Basingstoke. That'd be the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary. And I believe there were arrests - of people wearing face coverings. Which explains why there weren't so many balaclavas on display as you might expect. 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/09/2026No - it doesn't highlight how overblown it is. It is doing the overblowing. Images on play store from 19 Aug has the app reporting "Detected this week: 250; This week's estimated cost: £36m; Since Andy Burnham became PM: £497m". 130
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Not dumb at all. Haven't you noticed that whenever they're coming under scrutiny (eg for dodgy donations) they announce something that's so performatively cruel that it generates headlines, and distracts from the real problem. And it works. 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wow. It rouses in me the same feelings as I get from Anna Meredith's Nautilus. Powerful and disturbing stuff. I love it! 010
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 13/09/2026You could use the £72 million to buy a pair of reading glasses for every man, woman and child in the UK! 2101
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Well, they did at least stop the boats for a short while! I just didn't realise they meant ferries. 041
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Late clarification - I mean it's the picture that's obviously faked. My question is, was it faked by someone in Trump's camp and appended to a genuine Truth Social post? Or was the whole thing, including Trump's post, faked up by a Trump critic to provoke exactly the reactions I'm seeing here? 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Can anyone point to the date and source of this? I've searched TruthSocial and X back to early June and didn't see it (but might have missed it). Obvs faked... but by whom? 120
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I disagree. This was a perfectly valid use of a "SEVERE" alert. In a "get to the newsagent immediately" situation, I would expect an "EXTREME" alert. I am grateful to the Eye for alerting me that I need to keep a very close watch on my letterbox during the next 48 hours. 010
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/08/2026They made it up over a pint and thought "that'll do to distract the media from the £5m bung, and the standards committee investigation" 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/08/202611 months. Tested 7 Sep 2025. With lots of publicity beforehand. 030
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I have a different take. It's not about admitting that taking a bung is wrong. They're promoting the lie that "everybody does it". A very poisonous and rather effective lie. They aren't stupid. 1402
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 16/08/2026But doesn't necessarily get you off the hook for defamation. Repeating a libel is still libel. 0392
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 30/07/2026We've lost the war against cancer. Time to encourage children to take up smoking. 0182
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 30/07/2026We've lost the war against road deaths. Time to scrap seat belts. 1140
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Binface will be third on the ballot paper. Farage will be 12th and hard to find. 160
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Brutally edited to fit character count, but see www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8an...legislation.gov.ukPublic Order Act 1936An Act to prohibit the wearing of uniforms in connection with political objects and the maintenance by private persons of associations of military or similar character; and to make further provision f... 020
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Also: "members or adherents of any association of persons, whether incorporated or not...organised or trained or equipped for the purpose of enabling them to be employed in usurping the functions of the police...any person who takes part in the control or management...shall be guilty of an offence" 172
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Public Order Act 1936: "...any person who in any public place or at any public meeting wears uniform signifying his association with any political organisation or with the promotion of any political object shall be guilty of an offence..." 180
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Thank you for the link... which worked when you put it up, but is now giving an error message. My personal guess is that he's been given so many cups of coffee that he's turning off donations for a while. But I could be wrong. 210
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 24/06/2026"someone who believes the UK is on the cusp of a race war.". More like someone who is actively trying to push the UK into a race war 0190
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Stunning pair of photos - thank you for bringing the peace of the highlands to my living room! I'm torn between them - the framing of the first (and the deeper tones) make it more dramatic, but I love the soft ethereal quality of the water and the light in the second. Beautiful. 100
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I would encourage taking part. A vote for any of the animals is implicitly a vote in favour of animals, and a vote of support for BoE's planned change. 120
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"Right wing politicians are expected to be financially well off so their corruption is just shrugged off." Correction: Their corruption is *admired* 020
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Where is the condemnation from other world leaders? Or is everyone else happy for trump to carry out his inhuman threats? 120
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 07/04/2026No, he's just admitted he doesn't know what a war crime is. Or care. 020
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 12/03/2026This. It isn't just the right wing that is outraged. It's everyone. The media (mainstream and social media) get their engagement by promoting outrage. I don't have an answer. 030
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Now I'm not a great believer in rankings. But. Bangor is 15th in the UK. Oakshott's alma mater is 47th. And Pochin's is 60th. Maybe they're just jealous of Bangor's success? 1101
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 31/12/2025I'm sure I'll get to solve the "Prince is banished" clue. But in the meantime, I'll just sit back and continue enjoying the wonderful surface! 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Is that a promotion? I don't recall you in the Prize slot before - congratulations! For others - the second teaser clue is listed on the Guardian site as: Seat for one artiste essentially jamming on a musical instrument (7) 100
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 19/11/2025"I don’t really care about the difficulty, either I like the clues or I don’t" - this. Some of the best crosswords are not hard, but are full of witty clues that make you look at words in a new light. The parallel with your kind of comedy is strong. 000
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Excellent again. Was it a tad easier this time? Or was I just on your wavelength? (apart from the 1331 clue, which took me ages!). One thing I enjoy about crosswords is when the setter spots something interesting about the makeup of a word - you did this very nicely at 7a. 100
Pye End @pyeend.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Excellent again. My heart always lifts when I see "Fed" as the setter. Mrs End remarks that you often hide the definitions very well - me, I reckon it's the constructions that you mislead on. Either way, you have a way with surfaces - loved 4/14d. 100
