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David Allardice

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London Islington and Abergavenny Monmouthshire. Scottish gay married boring... Emigré from a Kilwinning childhood.

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Is it for the same reason that flights turn interior lights off for takeoffs/landings at night? Idea is that if the vehicle needs rapid evacuation then passenger eyes don't need to adjust from bright interior to dark exterior? Just a guess.

15.02.2026 06:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just me or no Take 2 on fruit-based devices for @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social yet this week? Did I miss an embargo announcement?

13.02.2026 05:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You're going to need a bigger shirt or you're going to take out someone's eye when a button pops.

15.01.2026 16:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Strange isn't it... the people who actually live in London overwhelmingly think it's safe.... almost like everyone else is falling for a lie

11.01.2026 10:20 👍 2059 🔁 586 💬 143 📌 26

I keep getting offered new "Friend suggestions" who inevitably turn out to be people in a different country who haven't posted anything and only have three other friends. Facebook really doesn't understand the definition of "Friend"

08.01.2026 14:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Can't you ask ChatGPT how to do it?

01.01.2026 18:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"Holland said he hoped the podcast series would focus attention on the victims, echoing his fellow historian Hallie Rubenhold’s acclaimed 2019 book The Five, which won the Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction."

07.12.2025 11:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

BBC News "Your Voice" on Budget Day is an endless parade of people saying "I wanted more money for people like me."

26.11.2025 18:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fuck. Instantly hard.

22.11.2025 10:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why was @petroc.bsky.social not hosting the Cardiff Singer of the World gala? Such an important part of the competition. Still upset at no 2025 competition, and the gala, while lovely, did not really reflect the spirit of the event. Let's hope that the RAAC in St Davids Hall is sorted out by 2027.

26.10.2025 22:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Since my copy came in I’ve spent happy moments imagining scenarios between you and your PT….

25.10.2025 18:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Glad he didn't muddy the waters by speaking at a party conference then.

08.10.2025 11:47 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

08.10.2025 10:33 👍 4208 🔁 869 💬 229 📌 112

"We already have enough LGB heroes from history". Really? When I was growing up there were barely any. Who agreed the number? Why didn't I get a vote on it?

07.10.2025 08:17 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So buy longer ones. They're not all the same length you know.

09.09.2025 15:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wendy James - London's Brilliant
Wendy James - London's Brilliant YouTube video by TheBoyCub

A similar sentiment expressed by Elvis Costello in the song he wrote for Wendy James: "London's brilliant when it's raining/Everybody moaning and complaining" youtu.be/h92dwqv2VFA

05.09.2025 17:12 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Preview
Nicola Walker's beloved show Annika gets disappointing update on its future after season 2 cliffhanger Seasons 1 and 2 first aired in 2021 and 2023 respectively.

Sadly, it's been announced that there are currently no plans for a third series.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/nic...

31.08.2025 22:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

@damianbarr.bsky.social Just heard that you will not be coming to Crickhowell on Monday. Was looking forward to reacquainting myself with The Two Roberts. Hope all is well. X

29.08.2025 09:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sorry to have missed you in Y Fenni! Missed this when you posted it and only saw you'd been here when your photographer posted on Facebook. Hope your day went well, sorry we couldn't meet up for a coffee. Hope all well.

28.08.2025 12:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So you stop anyone who might want to walk up or down the escalator past you?

18.08.2025 15:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Time to go full Saltburn.

17.08.2025 09:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Damn you just excluded non-fat non-tops...

13.08.2025 19:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Good luck and congratulations on the new role. I'll miss you on Politics Hub though - the most insightful politics show on TV, largely thanks to your hosting.

12.08.2025 05:51 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

At school (40 years ago) joke was "told my mum I was in relationship with a prostitute". She was horrified and asked for clarification. Phew, she said - I thought you said "protestant"

05.08.2025 20:42 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Because she slipped on the approach, she hit the ball twice, which is not allowed. So she had to retake the penalty, and it was saved in the re-take.

27.07.2025 18:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some of us think that it's the responsibility of parents to keep dangerous items out of reach of children.

05.07.2025 23:05 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Barry Gardiner and Arlene Foster on #bbcnewsnight - I genuinely don't think there are two people I would less rather listen to commentating on today's politics.

02.07.2025 21:54 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Staggeringly, it is actually the legal name of the bill.

29.06.2025 09:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Two injures after car smashes into Piccadilly Circus roundabout All roads leading to Piccadilly Circus have been closed and the nearby Tube station has been partially shut

One would think that the "esteemed" London Standard would have known that Piccadilly Circus hasn't been a roundabout for more than a decade. www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

29.06.2025 08:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I know, but they're still intimidating places if you have body image issues or mobility issues. Most gyms are not set up with PTs for "rehabilitation" training - people who have been inactive for years.

28.06.2025 09:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0