Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026That still a greater percentage who would welcome us back than UK citizens who voted for us to leave in the first place 040
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026'The ship of state is the only ship that leaks from the top' Sir Humphrey Appleby 080
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This barely a week after mistaking a Pakistan cricket team for asylum seekers. But there's also this... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...independent.co.ukBlindness charity targeted by anti-migrant protesters after being mistaken for RNLIOne person accused the blind people’s charity of ‘deliberately overfilling our great country with illegals’ 063
Reposted by Steve LockleyKate Mosse @katemossewriter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026bsky.app/profile/wome... 033
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026You might want to give this a listen for a little light relief... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukDrama on 4 - No, Prime Minister - BBC SoundsPrime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears in a sketch with the cast of Yes, Minister. 010
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Wonder how many of them currently have US bases within their borders. 020
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Morrisons already have Advent calendars and mince pies in store... 100
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Evening Womble! Just started Nonesuch by Francis Spufford. 011
Reposted by Steve LockleyWilliam Meikle @williammeikle.com · 19/08/2026The Squared Circle - A Victorian time travel novel in the Sigils & Totems mythos. Now only 99c. www.williammeikle.com/aboutthesqua...williammeikle.comThe Squared CircleA Sigils and Totems Victorian time travel novel 055
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I foresee countries that import any foodstuffs from the US will be looking closely at their positions 050
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 17/08/2026These things don't so much improve your style, as take your style away 1212
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026But in 2022 Poland's average inflation rate was around 15%, thanks to proximity to Ukraine/Russia, while in the UK it was closer to 10% There will be a significant long-term effect to that. 010
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Note quite sure what to make of the note at the bottom. Sounds like there might be some double counting going on somewhere 330
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Idiot tries to do something stupid searchlightmagazine.com/2026/08/fasc...searchlightmagazine.comFascist candidate's firework stunt on Clacton pier was bang out of order | SearchlightThe British Democrats' Clacton election candidate Kai Stephens, looking to make a mark, turned up on the town's wooden pier with a banner and a ba ... 020
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Freddie Mercury was a bit of a fan too... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObAe...youtube.comThe Fairy Feller's Master-StrokeYouTube video by Queen - Topic 110
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Have they blamed Iran for the Cyclospora outbreak yet? 030
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Afternoon Womble! Currently reading and enjoying 'Grace' by A M Shine. In the hands of some other writers this would have run to at least twice the 290-odd pages 021
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I foresee Trump cancelling all exports of military hardware until stocks have been replenished, which would screw those European countries which have supplied Ukraine on the understanding that they would receive replacements from the USA, bought from the interest on Russian money. 160
Reposted by Steve LockleyJuliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I'm away from home* and very busy for a few days, so sharing this offer is tricky. All signal boosting very much appreciated! *Enormous cat-sitting son remains in residence 😊 1208
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Beat me to it, Johnny. I was going to suggest that, or the publicity department of his publisher. 030
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Joe Cocker certainly recorded it, but it's Tom Jones on The Full Monty 020
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Oh absolutely. I just meant that a change of government doesn't mean that culprits will be brought before the ICC 111
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Bet Kane and Bellingham would love to be on at the moment for a shot at the Golden Boot 120
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Personally, I think you should undergo a DBS check just to stand for office. That would filter a few people out. 010
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026As the USA is not a signatory to the Rome Statute, the ICC has no jurisdiction over them, unless War Crimes are committed in the territory of a member State. Iran is not a member either. 340
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026I'm pretty sure it was Tom Jones who sang 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' in that medley. Unless you're suggesting that the torturers were singing 'You Sexy Thing'? 220
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 18/07/2026If he does announce that he's granting new licences, and that's by no means clear from the piece, it has to mean that Ed Milliband won't be the next Chancellor. Can't imagine him throwing away his conscience and reputation for a bigger job. 030
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Playing Queen II for the first time in years, and took me a moment to remember why this reminded me of @chadbourn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGNI...youtube.comQueen - The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke (Official Lyric Video)YouTube video by Queen Official 140
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I suspect that he's counting any president who served two terms twice 000
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Now can't get this out of my head... www.youtube.com/watch?v=debX...youtube.comSir Robin and the Minstrels | Monty PythonYouTube video by Monty Python 070
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Morning Womble! I'm 60 pages into Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky and not planning to move far from the sofa today. 1111
Steve Lockley @stevelockley.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Brilliant, enjoy! I've been a few times and always had a good time. Couldn't make it this year as my partner has an event on and she needs help setting up and taking down. 110
