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usedtobecivil.bsky.social
Ruminating and challenging from an aged and experienced perspective. My past life was somewhere senior inside government
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Well, gosh, whoda thunk

submitted 6 days ago • 961 comments

I guess there are a lot of biologically female boxers who are feeling rather relieved. Better late than never I suppose…. news.sky.com/story/imane-...

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

@bsky.app will never grow if it does not get its act together and provides a keyboard facility for an iPad! #noiPadkeyboardonbluesky #keyboard #bluesky #iPad

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

I do love people who highlight these 180 degree turns!

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social “Impartial content has never been more important” says Tim Davey. So ration/allocate comments from the different parties on Newsnight / Question Time etc according to representation at the local level!!

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

If most Americans can elect a convicted felon with a reputation for lying as US #President - how about giving a straight talking gay man - who can talk in complete sentences - a chance next time?

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submitted 61 days ago • 14 comments

I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 75 days ago • 1184 comments

Why don’t those who are accredited media invite those who have been accredited media in the past to be their guests? Fight back by showing what your standards and morals are.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Seems like an eminently sensible idea to me.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

It would be nice to see more men aspire to becoming true gentlemen. Sadly the degree of self-interest displayed by many suggests it won’t happen anytime soon.

submitted 102 days ago • 0 comments

Is it any surprise given we’ve seen how profit-oriented managers / shareholders have totally neglected to renew and develop infrastructure while paying themselves humungous bonuses!

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Spot on!

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

Can the King now rescind the invitation to Trump to pay a State Visit? Given the really shocking way Trump and Vance have just bullied Zelensky!

submitted 121 days ago • 1 comment

How about we add on that NATO also excluded the USA until the coup there is over? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

Thames Water needs to be brought back into public ownership. Ideally with notices served on all those who awarded themselves huge bonuses while they didn’t do work that needed doing. #Water companies used to be run by people whose pay was on a par with civil servants. That was when works got done

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

PFI was ALWAYS a recipe for unscrupulous private sector firms to rip off the government. Far too little regulation of how such contracts work. Schools tell BBC about 'astronomical' bills as 25-year repair contract heads into meltdown www.bbc.com/news/article...

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@trientertainment.bsky.social “People liked him” re Gino de Campo!! Really??? I’ve ALWAYS thought he’s a very irritating overrated inappropriate boring idiot! I always AVOiDED shows he was in. Just goes to show what his producers / ITV know….. #cancelculture needs to do more re idiots like him

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submitted 140 days ago • 789 comments

I’m sure “DOGE” will be all over this.. truthout.org/articles/tes...

submitted 140 days ago • 499 comments

George Monbiot sums up the BBC perfectly.

submitted 147 days ago • 38 comments

The New York Times should be ashamed of itself!

submitted 145 days ago • 0 comments

Sound!

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

A very important correction - an illustration of how dire national news papers have become. * No standards. * No fact-checking. * No sound Editorial leadership. = RUBBISH JOURNALISM!!

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

One might think it’s time for a public enquiry…..

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