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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 7h

Good grief ⬇️😳

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 8h

Bet she’d have had a very different position if that camera had been outside _her_ house…

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 9h

Left wondering if Keunsberg is writing about the same Badenoch that I hear on the TV and radio? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmn8e88…

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

The Power of Poetry

with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,

it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,

so he reached for his copy
of The Complete Works of Yeats

and bludgeoned the President
of the United States

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 01/10/2026

I was wondering about going up to London to see this, but in the end decided the cost of getting there, plus the tickets to get in, was prohibitive given that we’ve both seen it before in France. Now feeling slightly relieved.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 30/09/2026

I see we’ve got the BBC doing its thing, both-siding the possibility that the UK might want to revisit Brexit. So Newsnight got Andrew “I’m completely neutral” Neil in to savage some poor Labour chap. Depressing.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 30/09/2026

You couldn’t make it up…

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 30/09/2026

I’m not a Burnham fan. I was unimpressed when he was originally in parliament, and I really hated his coup. But I can forgive him all that and more after his speech yesterday. Ok, God knows how hard any of it will be, but it’s a vision I can really get behind. ❤️ tinyurl.com/4vhbdjsx

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Conference laps up Andy unplugged as he offers chance to take road less travelled | John Crace

Nothing was off the table and by the end no one could be in any doubt about what Burnham believed

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 30/09/2026

Au contraire … methinks Ford is “too late”…

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 30/09/2026

Trump wouldn’t know “morally binding” if it rocked up and smacked him in the mouth.

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You should prosecute politicians when they break the small laws, because you won’t have the chance later, when they break the big ones.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 27/09/2026

Wow. We all instinctively know how bad he is, but it’s revelatory to see it actually put on scales, and scored…

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 24/09/2026

Looks really relaxing. Just wait till it hits a force 9 …

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 23/09/2026

This is just simply brilliant. We should have these outside every public toilet. And for anyone wanting to turn this into a Trans issue, please don’t, because it isn’t.

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Jarvis Googoo @jarvisgoogoo.com · 19/09/2026

Amazing editorial cartoon by @mackinnonart.bsky.social 😃

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 20/09/2026

Well, thank god someone is …

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I have an announcement.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 15/09/2026

This seems pretty sensible; it’s really just an extended trial, operating one route from a distribution center to one handpicked store, with plans to extend it by adding stores over time (presumably if successful, and as they learn any lessons)

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 11/09/2026

Total darkness. Chittering…

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 11/09/2026

Amusing, more for the terribly wrong stereotypes than anything else!

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/09/2026

Even the crickets were embarrassed.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 09/09/2026

Thank God for Sister Rose. Now WTF are all the other so-called Christian Americans?

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 07/09/2026

It’s a fine statement. But it doesn’t mention Manchester, and lacks “vibe”. A bit too “Starmerish” for Burnhams liking.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 05/09/2026

Interesting, if only to see how many lives ended in grinding poverty and early death from what are now all preventative illnesses. Certainly makes me glad to have been born when I was!

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 04/09/2026

Unsurprising. He has form in lying about advice from the police.

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 03/09/2026

Goodness. We’re not feeling the love for Chris Mason, are we? (OMG! The comments … )

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 30/08/2026

American is not a democracy. If Musk can spend $260M supporting the candidates he likes, how is his vote and some Kentuckian farmers vote equal? Musk is voting millions of times over, based solely on his wealth.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 29/08/2026

Personal news: it rained all night, all morning, and so far, all afternoon. The water butts are all full again, and the ground looks pretty muddy. Can we go back to sunny and 30C again? 🙏

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh no Dolly Parton died. She gave one book a month to each enrolled child from birth until they enter kindergarten. Her Imagination Library gave books each month to 850,000 children in US, Canada, tUK, Australia, Ireland.In February 2018, she donated her 100 millionth free book. Thank you Dolly

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 25/08/2026

36GW … from a parking lot. And the cost to the French government? The time spent to legislate it. Over to you, Mr Burnham…

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 25/08/2026

I hope Musk and Trump eventually get what they deserve.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 25/08/2026

Desperately sad to hear of the death of Dolly Parton. Not a fan of country music, but her music often transcended that genre, and was always worth listening to. I am however, a huge fan of her philanthropy; she never forgot the poverty she came from, and was a force for good in the world. RIP x

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 24/08/2026

No words needed. Canada rocks! 👍

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UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada.

Joint statement from the leaders of United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway and Canada.

Read full statement here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-israeli-governments-decision-to-publish-construction-tenders-for-the-e1-settlement-project

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 19/08/2026

I have little sympathy, frankly. They all leapt at the opportunity to expand and commercialise university education, charge the maximum fees, pay themselves big bucks … and now they want to socialise their losses? A contraction of their market is happening, and the devil will take the hindmost.

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 19/08/2026

Woken by … rain! First rainfall we’ve seen here in around 6 weeks. Better yet, it’s a really gentle drizzle that might have a chance of soaking into the ground, rather than just running off and causing flooding. Still 24C mind, but it _feels_ cooler. Much cooler. Might have to go find a sweater. 🙄

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 19/08/2026

“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve all got it in for me!” Kenneth Williams, Carry on Cleo

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Richard Appleby @rmappleby.uk · 18/08/2026

Crumbs! … are all that’s left for anyone other than Farrage.

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