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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 24m

You can't buck the (insurance) market. This isn't just about flood defences, but about agricultural and building practices and the maintenance of infrastructure (as the inhabitants of Whaley Bridge know) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel Norcross @norcrosscricket.bsky.social · 30m

This is a lovely thread by my very dear friend about my uncle who died yesterday. The ‘teaching an actor what Eastenders is before he got a part in it’ anecdote is a very cherished memory.

John Williams @worldoftelly.bsky.social · 10h

This is very sad news. I think Tony’s appearance as Ensor in Blake’s 7 was the first time I became aware of him, and then a few years later he was really excellent as one of the main characters in the first series of Geoff McQueen’s Big Deal.

Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 13h

RIP Tony Caunter, seen here in Blakes 7 "Deliverance"

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 18h

Just remembered that Monica Jones didn’t read the New Statesman because she didn’t read ‘sedition’.

James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 18h

The conversation on ID cards was so interesting and informative that I listened to it on the way to the cheesemonger and again on the way back.

Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 1d

Labour want to bring in digital I.D. and many people do NOT like it. Are they right? Are they wrong? And what is the “Lethal Trifecta” that makes the plan so risky? @hannahfearn.bsky.social, @jonnelledge.bsky.social, @hern.bsky.social and @mattgreencomedy.com discuss 👉 linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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Tomás Murray @tomasjmurray.bsky.social · 20h

Today is Lillian Gish’s birthday.

Lillian Gish

After a lengthy absence the noted screen star returns to the stage in Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya”

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 21h

Wonder if I’ll get on another list for retweeting this

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Matt Fallaize @mattfallaize.bsky.social · 21h

Something something like sailing a dinghy up the Channel something something

Paul Kirkley @paulkirkley.bsky.social · 23h

Bury this in a Blue Peter time capsule. 2025 Britain in all its glory.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21h

You can’t be an effective party for successful people in midlife (sort of the *point* of the Tory party ultimately) if you are at odds with them over the most consequential thing you did in office. This week’s column:

How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool

The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea

www.ft.com

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 21h

Good interview with Tim Curry but annoying format where you have to pause and read a couple of pull-quotes every so often before you can move on. (On desktop anyway.)

‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom

From Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous. Then, a stroke left him paralysed. The actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and ...

www.theguardian.com

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Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 21h

intriguing

Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 22h

FAKE NEWS

The myth of Brown Windsor soup

I watched Hercule Poirot's Christmas earlier this afternoon. On the train journey to the inevitable country house (soon to the scene of an ...

liberalengland.blogspot.com

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Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · Jun 7

it's not out of date, it's vintage

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 22h

It’s in his bio

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 23h

And the younger ones are the 37%

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

System 2 thinking- writing a letter. System 1- splurging your inchoate thoughts online.

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

Wishing you all the best, and hope that not only do you fully recover, but also get a good substack out of it. Your NHS thoughts after your first admission were very helpful, to me anyway. Not sure if Wes Streeting is a subscriber.

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the solution? Webchat and internal emails only?

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

I miss the days when if you wanted to comment on a newspaper article, you had to write it down, get an envelope and put a stamp on it.

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

It’s very good, as ever. I’m intrigued, though, by the reader’s comments. You’d expect FT readers to have a less ‘lizard brain’ response than with other newspapers. But they don’t, really. Another example of why we’re not doing well as a society.

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

I’m more fascinated by the insane replies to his tweet. (And yes, we’re not capable of dealing with a load of false positives.)

James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

The ‘Next Door’ app.

Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · 1d

someone's got to make a standsomeone's got to make a stand

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

Not something I can help with. Maybe @stevewebb1.bsky.social still has some contacts.

James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, me too, Simon. Hope the pension issue is resolved soon. (Assuming it’s the state pension.)

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Simon @simoninparis.bsky.social · 1d

N E W ! What I most want is a big, strong man to put his arm around my shoulders and tell me that everything is going to be alright.
zoubisoudotblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/p...

Postcards to Paradise

What I most want is a big, strong man to put his arm around my shoulders and tell me that everything is going to be alright.

zoubisoudotblog.wordpress.com

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James Tarry @northamptonian.bsky.social · 1d

A sad read, really. Chimes with some of what @thegrumbler.bsky.social says In his newsletter. I’m still going to buy a season ticket (no membership at Northants either) but I live near the ground. If I move further away, would I just buy the odd ticket? Perhaps.

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Hector Cappelletti @hectorcappelletti.bsky.social · 1d

New blogging: I've decided to not renew my Hampshire membership next year. Because what's the point?! Some musings on memberships and the direction of travel in pro sport.

yahooovercowcorner.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/s...

Season’s Reflections: Ennui

No two seasons are the same. Every year the cricketing landscape changes in some small manner. Largely the status quo remains untouched though. Every so often there is a seismic shift, often isolat…

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