Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 13hStanding up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring. 11269113
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialNationCymru @nation.cymru · 18hA Welsh museum is marking its 50th anniversary with a month-long programme celebrating the country’s woollen heritage, featuring traditional crafts, live demonstrations, markets and Halloween activitieswp.meWelsh museum marks 50th anniversary with month of wool-themed eventsNation.Cymru Staff A Welsh museum is marking its 50th anniversary with a month-long programme celebrating the country’s woollen heritage, featuring traditional crafts, live demonstrations, markets and... 021
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialNationCymru @nation.cymru · 16hA proposed workplace parking levy could raise around £10 million a year for transport improvements in Cardiff, the council has said as it opens a public consultationwp.meCardiff workplace parking levy could raise £10m a yearMark Mansfield A proposed workplace parking levy could raise around £10 million a year for transport improvements in Cardiff, the council has said as it opens a public consultation. Residents and busi... 032
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialRob Thomas @robthomasbirds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This was an excellent event in Cardiff today, once again. Next year I’m proposing the Cardiff half and half - where competitors race around a 13 mile road route, and then eat 13 bags of chips. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEverything you need to know as Cardiff Half Marathon returnedThe 23rd edition of the race had 30,000 runners registered to take part this weekend. 052
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 04/10/2026Hmm, some kind of "Audit Commission" 5355
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialWill Sebag-Montefiore @wsebag.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Is Suella Braverman English? 🍞 1333475
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t remember anyone giving Jerome Powell a check for $100 million. Who gave it to Kevin Warsh, days before he was confirmed and why? 635108104863
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialNationCymru @nation.cymru · 03/10/2026The UK must rejoin the European Union to protect jobs and improve Wales’ economic prospects, Liz Saville Roberts will tell Plaid Cymru’s annual conference in Llandudno on Saturdaywp.meUK must rejoin EU for jobs and the economy - Liz Saville RobertsMark Mansfield The UK must rejoin the European Union to protect jobs and improve Wales’ economic prospects, Liz Saville Roberts will tell Plaid Cymru’s annual conference in Llandudno on Saturday. The ... 1166
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialNationCymru @nation.cymru · 03/10/2026A new version of Jolene featuring Dolly Parton singing in Welsh alongside a Neath-born singer is set to be released this monthwp.meDolly Parton recorded Welsh language version of iconic Jolene before her deathAmelia Jones A new version of Jolene featuring Dolly Parton singing in Welsh alongside a Neath-born singer is set to be released this month. The previously recorded track features Welsh singer and Dol... 03111
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Sun hasn’t made a profit for years. The Telegraph just had to be flogged off. And so on. 1126469
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New Mystic Meg prediction by Daniel Hannan who famously predicted the ‘blue eyed Sheikhs’ of Iceland Banking would would save us in 2004, Brexit Britain would be booming in 2026, and that Covid wouldn’t kill anyone in 2020 In other words, we will be rejoining the EU 50617107
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialDr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Happy #TombTuesday to those who celebrate On Saturday I made my first ascent up Carn Llidi above St David's & finally saw the two small Neolithic tombs built on a rocky ledge 👌 Helpfully the wartime builders of an adjacent concrete lookout didn't disturb them; an amazing ancient place 📷 My own 113114
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialPissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯👏💯🤔... 14178992212
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Nearly all the Extras in this iconic scene were French expatriates. Their tears during the stirring rendition of La Marseillaise were genuine— filmed at a time when the fate of France was still uncertain. CASABLANCA (1942) 942765564
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is Andy Burnham the first prime minister in my lifetime who actually likes fiction and poetry? I feel quite moved to hear him talk with genuine enthusiasm about Tony Harrison’s V. 159117
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialS.J.💙🩵💙🦋🦓 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A study in valor. Imagine testifying against the most powerful criminal on the planet? 18874111855
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialKnitting Cat @dameknittingcat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Watt is another pathetic ‘gotcha’ chat show host. Not an honest, facts based journalist. They have left the BBC building. 1118
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just seen the phrase ‘strong with the weak, weak with the strong.’ Is there any better summary of Trump? 45510
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialIan Moss @ian.allenmoss.co.uk · 29/09/2026I honestly think it is only journalists that care what manifestos said. In what sensible world is policy locked into the political and fiscal guesses of early 2024? Particularly when this; *gestures at world*. Manifestos should be seem as a broad positioning not some scientific textbook. 2161
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham’s speech is the best from a British politician in yrs. He’s the first leader with policies that I can truly get behind in over a decade. He actually said everything I wish Starmer had said months ago, as per my article below. The similarities are uncanny!!!🧵 bylinetimes.com/2026/05/12/t...bylinetimes.com'The Speech I Wish Keir Starmer Had Given'Alexandra Hall Hall delivers the big reset speech she wishes the Prime Minister actually had made after Labour's local elections defeats 527752
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialKOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Liz Oyer @lawyeroyer.com 12813
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialPocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today before Senate. 477154894854
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialYouGov @yougov.co.uk · 29/09/2026SNAP POLL / By 48% to 28%, Britons support Andy Burnham's proposal to change the triple lock in order to help fund part of a national care service yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... yougov.com/en-gb/daily-... 1028295
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialStephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reading has become an endangered species. Which is half the problem with American political life. Maybe more than half. If you can't read, you can't think. Then you can fall for anything. The idea, for instance, that the truth is fake news. 1473514756
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham's speech marks perhaps the best opportunity to replace First Past the Post since 1918. I joined @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social & @lucyfisher.ft.com recently on "The Long View" to explore the history of electoral reform in Britain - & the lessons we might learn. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - The Long View, Electoral reformJonathan Freedland takes the long view of electoral reform. 716035
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMartin Palmer @martinpalmer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Storming speech from Andy Burnham. I expect Chris Mason will be along soon, to get Nigel Farage's opinion on it. 2052973
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMake Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026💥BREAKING: Andy Burnham announces a National Commission on Electoral Reform. This is a historic moment. The era of First Past the Post is coming to an end. It's time to transform politics and make all votes count. It's time for Proportional Representation. 24510134
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialOur Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith is an American Hero his unwavering commitment to facts, the unbiased rule of law, and the Constitution a light cutting through the fog, in an epic, dangerous storm 9741931184
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialPaul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have no idea if any of it will succeed but it felt like a voice from an older, forgotten world, where politicians actually have ambition and believe they can change things. 1172
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialSabrina DC 🏴 @sabrinadec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I hope this is the point. Showing grown up, hopefully, collaborative politics is possible so those peddling hate, anger and absolutely no policies/solutions will be made to look childish and weak in comparison. 1201
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 901264759101
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 29/09/2026"Burnham is taking a bet no other politician in recent British history has made: instead of platitudes or populism, he is trying to set out in plain terms a political offer, with trade-offs, and hope the public can be persuaded to back it. Even his critics must surely acknowledge it’s refreshing."thenewworld.co.ukVigour, passion, purpose: Why Andy Burnham’s bold speech will be talked about for many years to comeOn social care, PR, Brexit, water, housing and more, the PM signalled seismic change and a willingness to tackle the toughest issues 710219
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 29/09/2026Trying to work out when a party manifesto became a sacred unbreakable covenant rather than some effusive old bollocks assembled at the last moment by exhausted junior staff out of largely incoherent nonsense churned out by special interest groups along with MP's pet ideas 5154
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump clearly saw the Fairford story developing and decided to fabricate a story with him at the centre. That's worrying enough, but watching politicians on both sides of the Atlantic indulge his fantasy is even even worse. 825279
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 28/09/2026September 1997. Music for Montserrat at the Royal Albert Hall. Paul McCartney plays the great finale of Abbey Road. The last music The Beatles ever recorded. How big must you be to get Mark Knopfler *and* Eric Clapton as guests!? Not to mention George Martin conducting... youtu.be/3xJlkrI3DLA?...youtu.beGolden Slumbers - Carry That Weight - The EndYouTube video by AYA-K 2276
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialIrene @derbren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I always feel defeated by the LRB but it really isn’t meant to be read back to back 271
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“Being seen as nasty“ isn’t so much a risk as the entire point 29331
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026You should prosecute politicians when they break the small laws, because you won’t have the chance later, when they break the big ones. 9635116
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 28/09/2026🇬🇧"You were right," UK Foreign Sec. Ed Miliband told people outraged by the plight of Palestinians, in his 1st speech in the role at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Mon. Calling the suffering "a stain on the conscience of the world," Miliband said Labour had "reset" its approach under... 34516
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialSteve (official) @steve.mu.social · 28/09/2026I checked Hansard to see how many times Farage has warned parliament about Iranian agents coming into the UK... 43724
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialThe Haunting of Moose Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"You will never defeat us" is a very funny thing to say after you've just bailed everyone who was involved in whatever the fuck this was 1734696
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ed Miliband, 'Every experience I've had in the two months that I've been Foreign Secretary tells me: our future lies in a deeper, stronger partnership with the EU." So much more refreshing and honest than Keir Starmer's disastrous make Brexit work nonsense. 32895173
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've always favoured abolition of the House of Lords. But appointing establishment worthies unelected lawmakers for life and then allowing corporations bidding for huge public contracts to hire them on telephone number salaries is obviously as bent as a nine-bob note. 216661
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026🚨 Ed Miliband: "Europe is not just our geography, but so much more. "And on economics, on defence, on security, I say to this conference: our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union." 56846206
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialColin Dunn 🏴 @indyposterboy.scot · 27/09/2026History will show that nothing has aided the normalisation of the extreme right-wing in the UK more than the BBC. 17236
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026Our polling with YouGov shows that 99% of constituencies want to rejoin the EU. And Labour promising to rejoin the EU could stop a Reform UK government. Now is the time to talk about EU membership. www.ft.com/content/a1614884-7c8c-43… 28572184
Reposted by @rhodrikc.bsky.socialMatthew Redhead @matthewrr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I was delighted to see Andrew Lownie talk about how he researched and wrote “Entitled” on Friday evening last week at a meeting of The Sohemian Society. He is a fascinating and brave man, and was expertly interviewed by Ross Macfarlane. An inspiring event about the importance and power of research. 011
