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Mike Baldwin

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Taking time off from doing Deirdre. Former maker of Bethnal Greens, Dickie Dirts and Alan Whickers. 🇪🇺 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 4h

Is it normal for a barely literate person who cheats on his exams to end up flying a helicopter?

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 14h

Ha.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 14h

As long as the elephant is sober it doesn't matter.

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Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 2d

Mentioning the type of republic too early could kill it off. The Australian government rigged their referendum by making the choice on the ballot paper keep the monarchy, or replace it with a "president appointed by Parliament".

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 2d

The way to remove them via a referendum is offer a binary choice. Keep/ abolish.
Any discussions about what the Republic constitution would look like would follow a vote to abolish, which would make it politically unstoppable.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 3d

You're looking... thin.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 3d

The difference is everyone is eligible to be head of state, nobody is born "better" than everyone else, the job is not for life, and doesn't need 12 palaces.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

But given that a monarchy has politicians, and a republic has politicians, then logically, we don't need the monarchy.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

The problem with more than 2 choices on a referendum, there could be no majority for any of them.

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Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

.... unless you win.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

Better than a referendum, put it in a manifesto, win a majority of seats, and just do it anyway.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 4d

No he doesn't.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 5d

You will also find that CW carries very well even if SSB doesn't.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 5d

Don't write off learning Morse Code. Surprisingly, it isn't that difficult to learn. You soon realise characters have a certain rhythm, and you recognise groups of them together, such as your own callsign, CQ, QRZ, QRP, 73, etc. Practice makes perfect.

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Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 5d

If someone got in they'd blame him.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 6d

I'd have exited the lift at the next floor, leaving him to take the blame.

Trudi @trudski2012.bsky.social · 17d

I violently farted when I was in a lift with Nick Knowles

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · Nov 14

Emergency Questions

20. What is your most mundane celebrity encounter?

I once saw Eve Myles browsing the CD racks in HMV. There is literally no more to that story.

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Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 7d

That's right. The world has changed.

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Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 7d

She was a lovely, friendly lady, and been here (on Twitter) since the year dot.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 7d

Here in Wigan, just about everyone would call that a turnip. Or a yellow turnip.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 7d

I believe so. Someone posted over there that they had read of her passing on Facebook.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 7d

I will miss @kittykelliher.bsky.social. Twitter friends for many years, ;(

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 9d

OK.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 9d

So you did have a chance to vote for them. Hard lines of they don't win. PR also produces losing candidates.

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 9d

"If they have fielded a candidate".

Mike Baldwin @mikebaldwin.bsky.social · 9d

If they have fielded a candidate, you should not let fear of losing deter you from voting for them.