Reposted by Simon GibbonsSanjeev Kohli @govindajeggy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I’m opening a pop-up apiary & snooker accessories outlet called Bee & Cue. I can’t see this being an issue 1344
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Indeed! Gutted I am. One fewer right wing son of Weston-super-Mare out on the streets. 000
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Cybermen in Dr Who in the 1970s. We three kids sat on the sofa with cushions in hand to hide behind when any episode got scary but the Cybermen were the ones that particularly affected me. 010
Reposted by Simon GibbonsRav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 05/10/2026If you’re arresting a Jewish 94-year-old human rights lawyer for peacefully protesting, you’re on the wrong side of history. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...aljazeera.com‘I’m rather proud’: Barrister, 94, arrested for supporting Palestine ActionMargaret Owen OBE, a celebrated human rights lawyer and friend of Ed Miliband’s late mother, talks to Al Jazeera. 8254981549
Reposted by Simon GibbonsJenn 🎶 🌿 🪻 🧶 🧵 ☮️ @swanljenn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Simplistic headline but fascinating and brilliant. BBC News - Nobel Prize awarded for showing inner workings of the brain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #watobbc.co.ukNobel Prize 2026 awarded for showing inner workings of the brainUS psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work. 001
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Are these people really considering playing in the Afghan Premier League #t20 #cricket Surely a wind-up. If not then shame! #MoeenAli #JamesVince #JaiMoondra #BrandonMcMullen #OlliePope #LukeWood #ReeceTopley #TomKohlerCadmore #LaurieEvans #ECB www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...bbc.co.ukEngland players told to think of 'daughters, sisters or mothers' before committing to Afghanistan Premier League T20 tournamentEnglish cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers". 000
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Another dead pitch surrounded by short boundaries in India again? #BCCI Yawn! Who'd be a bowler? #Windies 000
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026JohnS Hopkins University - with an "S" - Nick #r4today 020
Reposted by Simon GibbonsHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Now James Orr has stepped down as Reform UK's Head of Policy after C4's report, questions remain for Cambridge – where he is Associate Professor. Byline Times revealed serious concerns about his activities there months ago. We all know there won't now be 200+ articles on him and his life don't we? 551914736
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Indeed - I just liked the alternative of using Italian to suggest not just a light version but also small. It seems his self regard might very well be triggered by being called a "little" Capone. To quote a song by Fred Bustaglione "Eri piccolo, piccolo ! così..." - 🤏 110
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Caponelino? Contrived diminution of "Big head" Capetto - already exists for "petty boss" though ofc 120
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026She could have sent a couple of ships down south for a few months and Argentina would have backed right off. Just like when David Owen did so on a previous sabre rattling incident. Imperial power posing got Goose Green, HMS Sheffield, etc - many dead and a big bill. Not counting Arg lives #Belgrano 010
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Distract from inflation and unemployment in UK in the short term. Holding onto a perceived potential for significant resources including access to Antarctica in the long term. Though good luck beating China to those these days. 100
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Right-winger and military man Max Hastings says #Burnham doesn't have will to fight the war that #Thatcher fought in the #Falklands. #wato But if Thatcher didn't need to distract from ongoing economic devastation at home and listened to US warnings, and acted sooner on Argentine threats - no war. 140
Reposted by Simon GibbonsScottish COVID-19 Inquiry @covid19inquiry.scot · 02/09/2026People across Scotland who faced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic have had their experiences documented by the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry's Let's Be Heard project. Read the full publication on our website: www.covid19inquiry.scot/report/voice... 111
Reposted by Simon GibbonsCalder @calderwook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Cost of doing nothing: BioQuater £ 1bn with an estimated gross value added of £1.12bn per annum from the jobs. Granton £1.3bn with no mention of value added by the jobs. 221
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well it sounds as though it fits the bill. And that it won't be an uneventful read. Curious about the lengthy reviews in German. Ich kann klein Deutsch 110
Reposted by Simon GibbonsCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi. 33687332865
Reposted by Simon GibbonsParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If you don't get the A-level grades you wanted, just remember that Richard Tice got an E in his Politics and maths A-Levels and still went on to be an entitled prick who thinks he should be Chancellor. 221602399
Reposted by Simon GibbonsHappy213 @happy213.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The agent in question testified that "The sandwich kind of exploded everywhere. I could feel it through my ballistic vest and then smelled the onions and the mustard." 🤥😆 #SandwichGate #JohnOliver #LastWeekTonight #Resist www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUPu... 1382678791
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 13/08/2026www.middleeasteye.net/news/this-is... To quote: This is a "heinous overreach and abuse" of the police and legal systems.middleeasteye.net 000
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Missed that but whatever the intent of using bobcat (genus - lynx) I still agree with you that it is a reflection of untidiness (at best) in the book. Perhaps it was a giant Manx cat that had swum the Irish Sea. ;-) I'd assumed Americans say bobcat as a diminutive of bob-tailed i.e. fore-shortened. 110
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Was going to suggest that she meant Eurasian Lynx - essentially a bobcat. But it would have been one of the last wild lynx in the UK. Seems there is only slight evidence of any left by the 1200s. Most gone by early mediaeval period I e. 600s. Valuable predator in a healthy ecosystem mind you. 110
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.edinburghminute.com/investigatio... Too much regulation is crippling business opportunities according to many on the libertarian right (and chancers like Nigel Garbage). I beg to differ. Who is behind this tax dodging rot eating away at the economy? @edinburghminute.comedinburghminute.comInvestigation: Finding the Princes Street fire shop ownerAn update on who was running the tax-evading gift shops during the the Princes Street fire 010
Reposted by Simon GibbonsDave McCraw @davemccraw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026while the kerb in the cycle lane is a big edge, at least there’s no kerb to bump up on the left, if you have a bus or bin-lorry related emergency. 0162
Reposted by Simon GibbonsDave McCraw @davemccraw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Rejoice! Edinburgh’s got a new contender for the world’s worst cycle lane! Imagine a dark stormy night 😱 - needs a “cyclist dismount”, “road narrows on left”, “cycle lane closed” or whatever sign. Or maybe make the “keep right”permanent? 94114
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Add climate report to weather reports. State global difference from 30-yr average for sea, land and air temperatures and for atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gases on a regular basis. The data are freely available and updated from e.g. Met Office #climatecrisis #bbcnews #trustthescience 010
Reposted by Simon GibbonsAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 30/07/2026While fires rage in large parts of Europe incl UK, farmers face crop failure and livestock loss, every RefUK or Tory politician on the news must be challenged on their "let's do away with costly net zero nonsense" stance, side-by-side with live images of the cost of inaction. Expose the charlatans. 321258364
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 30/07/2026How can #R4today have an entire story about short and long term impacts of the #climatecrisis on agriculture without mentioning lowering atmospheric CO2 and other greenhouse gas levels? #netzero #nomoredrilling 010
Reposted by Simon GibbonsGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 28/07/2026“Palestine protests are treated differently in Britain to all other forms of activism. Direct action is regarded as terrorism and words on a placard are rendered illegal. The only time our equipment has been seized and destroyed was when it related to Palestine.” bit.ly/3S0QUqPtheguardian.comLed By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest bannerWaste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed 6300154
Reposted by Simon GibbonsNottinghamshire CCC @trentbridge.co.uk · 27/07/2026Remembering a legend. The Trent Bridge heritage team will honour the life of Sir Garfield Sobers at tomorrow's game against Leicestershire 👉 f.mtr.cool/zdiqnirtnp 0124
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Seldom listen to lunchtime #radio4 The inanities about #pickybits on #youandyours reminds me why. Over pay for someone's left overs - not me! It's just supermarkets rebranding #UHP and swamping shelves with added value income generators. And... you can make your own sausage rolls, hummus at home. 000
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Very sad to read this. Quietly had a broad influence on so many things. #TW3 #ISIRTA, #TheGoodies, nature broadcasting. I shall embrace my funky alter ego in his memory. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...theguardian.comBill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch 000
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 22/07/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/... Fragile glimmer of positive nature news #pufflingstheguardian.com‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decadesPuffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England 020
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 17/07/2026RIP Sir Garfield #Sobers. Probably the first player that I understood to be a cricketing great. A combination of being an overseas pro at @trentbridge.co.uk and the guy that hit 6 sixes. Exactly what a kid would consider star quality. The rest of his brilliance was understood later. 000
Reposted by Simon GibbonsJenn 🎶 🌿 🪻 🧶 🧵 ☮️ @swanljenn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Yes, their goal is to maximise profits. The current obesity crisis is about bad food and poverty. That's what needs addressing, and greedy drug manufacturers should only play a small role. #r4today 011
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 06/07/2026#NovoNordisk claim their goal is to defeat obesity. #wegovy doesn't defeat obesity, The sustainable, affordable choice is to prevent obesity. Not costly, lifelong drug addiction. #r4today #amolrajan 240
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Love this. Takes me back to school too. 6th form common room. At #KEVIGS #Retford 010
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Ah! Excerpt mentioning ST as 'Labour-supporting' dropped from #6Music bulletin. Late, & no correction. At least someone has woken up. Surely there should be a delay on repeating anything #Reform inc. #Jenrick say prior to broadcast - since they deal mostly in lies, dog-whistles & misinformation. 011
Reposted by Simon GibbonsReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Probably the most significant investigative headline of recent times. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... 43591259
Reposted by Simon GibbonsAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Amazing work by Reform in picking Robert Jenrick as the man to tour the broadcast studios to portray Nigel Farage and his party as a model of probity 1001522546
Simon Gibbons @shwubby.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The #SundayTimes "is a Labour supporting newspaper" - per #Reform spokesperson. wtaf. How can #BBCNews broadcast that statement without a correction? Next we'll be hearing that one of Rupe's many other right-wing rags, the scum, is beloved in Liverpool. Hint: it isn't. 131
Reposted by Simon GibbonsDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Happy 4th of July. A huge day in history! The British began the occupation of Paris in 1815 after their victory at Waterloo. Nice of the Americans to celebrate it ever since. 824025
Reposted by Simon GibbonsStand Up to Racism Scotland @sutrscotland.bsky.social · 27/06/2026SUTR Scotland statement: 5,000 stand united after Leith and Edinburgh racist stabbings 12616
Reposted by Simon GibbonsGale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I think we just passed oops. 451173245800
