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Andy Mardell

@zaphod26.bsky.social
143 followers 285 following 255 posts

Now fully retired nurse living in Pen-y-lan Cardiff. Cricket, rugby, cyclist, grandparent and sometime grumpy moderate leftie. Aiming to get off Twitter

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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
And this ceasefire, is it in the room with us now?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
*rightful
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Another great performance by our lads. With Port being hammered in the northlands The Rags now take their place at the top of the table.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
lbc.co.uk
Naked Trump statue named 'Orange Plague' unveiled at European Parliament | LBC
Named Orange Plague, or King of Injustice, the nude depiction of Donald Trump is covered in 23-carat gold leaf
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What is the logic behind having the better outside half not starting the game? Asking for a friend.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
They really are a reprehensible bunch of clowns.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's a pity that LBC continues to carry adverts for gambling companies
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
He has been known to enjoy a marmalade sandwich
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I can't help think that crowds would be even bigger if there were more Saturday 2.30pm kick offs. I find the Friday/Saturday evening kick offs off putting when making my way home through the stag and hen parties in the city centre.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Class act
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yep. A few of us made the same observation. Particularly when it was a white advert.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I don't suppose you will be allowed to get an interview with him Will?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Any reflections on Reform UK plc's new multi million pound donations from the cryptonites Will?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm pleased it has been moved back to a proper kick off time as I am more inclined to go.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Excellent. I hope they will be available to buy.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ah well...a day off for you tomorrow 😀
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
And who are these mysterious contractors that have said things they shouldn't have...oh hang on...
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's nothing to do with Farridge Will. Just a couple of Reform contractors who have done the wrong thing and have been suspended although they have done nothing wrong and it's entrapment and and and er...small boats...
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Well done Mikey. Please continue to post on Bluesky.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Is it just me or is the sound of George Osbourne talking about our close ties with France skin creepingly egregious? @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Oh FFS. I thought that ship had sailed
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Oh Suella won't like that...
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Might just save Glammy from defeat Nick.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
@nickwebb2017.bsky.social we have only got your half of the commentary online
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Seems to be behind a paywall
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Tories on 20%? Disaffected Reform voters returning perhaps?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Watching London-centric politicians lose their minds at the suggestion of further devolution because "IT COSTS TOO MUCH" while they sit in a mouse-infested palace that is costing taxpayers £40bn to renovate. FYI - £40bn would cover the annual cost of the (expanded) Welsh Senedd for 390 years...
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social talking of cricketers names whenever I hear Emilio Gay mentioned in my head I hear the OMD single Enola Gay. No? Just me then😀
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Perhaps she was having a curry at the same time as posting to social media?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Would they prefer a gas powered power station instead?
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I'm confident nobody will share this.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We had water cuts in south Wales in late summer 1976.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
@cardiffrugbylife.bsky.social do you know whether the clubhouse will be open for the Wales/Georgia u20 game on Saturday? I can't get through on the phone.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
All that Jo. And let's hope that Wales can get the money we require from the Crown Estate when pro devolution Burnham comes in.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We await the condemnation from Farage, Lowe etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Five injured in suspected anti-Muslim attacks after armed man roamed Edinburgh streets
Two people were injured close to a mosque and a man was later seen battering the door of a pizzeria as members of the public run away.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We've had more than our fair share of grief at the Welsh county so I know how you feel. Thoughts and prayers
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social I trust you're keeping up with the score at Sophia Gardens?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I agree with you Nick that Root should cover for the next test(s). But this whole debacle is so disappointing to see professional athletes to behave like this. The fact that they need a curfew shows that they cannot be trusted and they have shown that they cannot (rant over).
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Alun Withey @dralun.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
After a little break from writing, my brand new article about the discomforts and embodied experience of travelling by carriage in the 18th century is now available open access on the Social History of Medicine website: @uniofexeternews.bsky.social academic.oup.com/shm/advance-...
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Jolted, Stewed, and Jumbled: Motion, Discomfort, and the Body in English Coach Travel, c. 1660–1820
Abstract. This article explores the embodied experience of coach travel in England, c. 1660–1820, focusing on motion, discomfort, and sensory engagement. U
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
So you thought you'd inflict it on the rest of us? 😕
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Oh please stop it
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Sorry to see him go but what an opportunity to get top level experience.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
It wil be great to see him back. Weather looking ghastly though Nick.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
If you say "I support Palestine Action", they might put you in jail. If you incite a racist riot, they put you on the news.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Great work! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
Solidarity between LGBTQ+ people and unions has saved an event denied ‘a single penny’ of council money
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
If someone had told us last September that The Rugby's would end up in the URC playoffs at the 25/26 season we would have dismissed that as fanciful. Great effort by the boys who should be really proud of themselves for a great effort.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Excellent. Will there be a supporters bus?
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Reform UK are targeting low-turnout elections in May. HOPE not hate are organising locally to stop them. Find out more: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/184951/...
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HOPE not hate | Donate | Help stop Reform UK in 2026
Your donation helps fund the local organising needed to stop Reform UK from making gains this year.
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Andy Mardell @zaphod26.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
You are all doing a great job Will. Please keep going as we need you now more than ever to hold these politicians to account
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