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Ian Lance Richardson

@ricojosh.bsky.social
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Retired teacher of history & politics. Passionate about UK & US politics. Walker, love nature & heritage.Writer for regional magazines & Yorkshire Bylines. Manchester, born & raised, lived in Yorkshire for the last 40 years.

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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 5h
Pateley Bridge in the Yorkshire Dales looking stunning in the autumn sun.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 15h
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Stained Glass in Hull Minster.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Early Autumn in Beverley.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A stunning start to October....
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Chuckle Brothers! The worst 'gotcha' moment in political history.💥
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - The Wharfe at Wetherby.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's 23c degrees here on the last day of September. We now have 18 vineyards in Yorkshire. It's rather concerning.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Ripley Castle.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Burnham speech was a political firecracker. I may well rejoin Labour, they now have a leader with my values.🌹
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Manchester City Change Club Badge!
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
For those of you on here who wisely decided to leave X, an update. Terms like 'leftie c**t,' & 'woke virtue signalling tw*t' are growing exponentially on there, you sure ain't missing much! Lord knows why I keep using it, I probably need help! 😁
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Bridlington.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These two 'venerable institutions' are using the same line of defence when it comes to their questionable financial dealings. 'The rules are unfair, so it doesn't matter if we broke them!' It's a pretty pathetic response.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Beverley from the Westwood.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dramatic skies at Beverley Station this morning. Reminds me of Turner paintings.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Hornsea Lions.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
There is absolutely no point to competitive sport if cheating is not severely punished. In this case, if their appeal fails, Man City must be removed from the Premier League & forfeit all their recent titles & trophies.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Norwood House, Beverley.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As a lifelong Man Unlted fan, the only thing better than the news that City have been found guilty of serial cheating over 10 years, would be watching Trump impeached & jailed.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Feeling rather chuffed to have my photo included in a Yorkshire 2027 rail calendar.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Three adjacent catering businesses in my town have had their windows smashed. As they are foreign owned there is concern that the motive is racism. Puts me in mind of the horrors of Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The right seem obsessed with leaving things: EU, ECHR, many would leave NATO, WHO, ICC, UN, the planet! You don't solve international problems by leaving international agreements. All they have really left are their minds.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Sledmere Monument.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read it, destroys the absolute charlatan.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Bettison's Tower, Hornsea.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Leeds Market.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm a big fan of heritage pubs, York has an exceptional collection of them. Here are some from my visit yesterday.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - York from Clifford's Tower.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Now it's Trump TV, just imagine the schedules.🟠🟠🟠
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Dunes at Wilsthorpe.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Spofforth Castle, (really a fortified manor) near Harrogate, is a beautiful, fascinating & free English Heritage site. A joy to visit.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Packhorse bridge at Ilkley.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Everything that the right moan about in the UK, especially migration, has been made considerably worse by the very thing they wanted most and got - Brexit! If we are screwed, it's them who did much of the screwing; zero validity in moaning about the illness your foolishness has caused.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Bolton Abbey.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - As published in yesterday's Hull Mail.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Evening light at Walkington.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Ripley Castle.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Due to the 'wisdom' of RFK Jnr & the 'genius' who appointed him, MAGA is now MACA = Measles Are Common Again.🤒
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Beverley Beck.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Above Pocklington.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Saltburn.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I hope everyone is making great use of the Heritage Open Days being held around the country. I volunteer & I'm leading a walk to discover the lost pubs of Beverley tomorrow afternoon. Lots of venues in nearby Cottingham to enjoy today.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Beverley Minster from the Secret Garden yesterday.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Sheffield is visually thrilling for lovers of architecture.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - Wicker, Sheffield.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Rather pleased to have my little poem on the chalk streams of East Yorkshire published.. photo to add context.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#Yorkshire Photo of the Day - West Towers of Beverley Minster.
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Ian Lance Richardson @ricojosh.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's worth paying a few quid more for high quality pub food, like my Steak & Malbec pie lunch today at the King's Head in Beverley.😋
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