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robertwoolley.bsky.social

Cynical 50 something -Gen X'er. British/English/Irish 48er. Personal politics complex. Undiagnosed Aspergers. Transport person who became a software dev in late 40s. Brent, London/Dublin/Kilkenny/ASEAN. (But mainly Brent).

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ITV went to shit on 31 December 1992.

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“Select all squares containing J D Salinger books” - CAPTCHA in the Rye.

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Above and beyond.. in NW London terms that means crossing the North Circ

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Brexit in a nutshell @nialloconghaile.bsky.social

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"Place was full of Greeks!"

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Is the right answer. But needs to go across the Pennines too.

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Hermer represented Gerry Adams in 2023, over two decades since the Good Friday Agreement. If Jenrick still sees former Irish Republicans as Britain's enemies, he can't be allowed within a mile of No 10.

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Clearly Ireland had a good Bank Holiday Weekend.

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Only if said rates have been drinking lots of coffee.

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Did Henry V write this?

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Not sure who these "feminists" are (... are they in the room with us right now..?) but I wrote a chapter of my PhD on Section 28 nearly 20 years ago, & the rhetorical overlap between it & today's anti-trans moral panicking is so vast you could see it from space FYI: also a feminist over here, Clive

ITV went to shit on 31 December 1992.

“Select all squares containing J D Salinger books” - CAPTCHA in the Rye.

Above and beyond.. in NW London terms that means crossing the North Circ

Brexit in a nutshell @nialloconghaile.bsky.social

"Place was full of Greeks!"

Is the right answer. But needs to go across the Pennines too.

Hermer represented Gerry Adams in 2023, over two decades since the Good Friday Agreement. If Jenrick still sees former Irish Republicans as Britain's enemies, he can't be allowed within a mile of No 10.

Clearly Ireland had a good Bank Holiday Weekend.

Only if said rates have been drinking lots of coffee.

Did Henry V write this?

Not sure who these "feminists" are (... are they in the room with us right now..?) but I wrote a chapter of my PhD on Section 28 nearly 20 years ago, & the rhetorical overlap between it & today's anti-trans moral panicking is so vast you could see it from space FYI: also a feminist over here, Clive

Gerry Adams? Someone didn't get the memo on the GFA.

"No. I wanna get TO WALES!"

Not any more.

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