Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
LightNews LightNews
banner
criquaer.bsky.social
Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
@criquaer.bsky.social
400 followers 1.2K following 140 posts
Queer, humanist, pantheistic Quaker.
Politically non-partisan.
Disabled & chronically ill
#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #SevereME
🇪🇺🗣️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇦🇹🇩🇪🇪🇸🇫🇷🇵🇹
Posts Replies Media Videos
criquaer.bsky.social
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.”

#SørenKierkegaard, Works of Love (Kjerlighedens Gjerninger), 1847

#Quotation #Quote
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
My comment on #RichardMurphy’s blog + brief explanation of #neoliberalism - the #EconomicSystem that Reform, Tories, Blue Labour & FibDems support to the detriment of ordinary Brits. The Greens are looking for a new #EconomicModel.

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/12/is-a...
Is Antisocial Neoliberalism on the Wain?
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
#YearOfFoodLove 2025 #Waitrose & Partners

Think I may have to cut back on the lemonade! Ha ha ha

More than happy to support #DuchyOrganic comestibles.
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
criquaer.bsky.social
We were due to visit the Austrian capital to join in with #EUROVISION. That visit is now cancelled as we cannot in good conscience be counted as supporting the immoral & wicked state of #Israel. We shall visit #Austria at some other time instead. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
BBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision as four countries boycott event
Ireland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia lead action protesting against Israeli conduct in Gaza war
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
criquaer.bsky.social
Digusting and shameful! The killer of tens of thousands of #Palestinians, the warmongering, illegal-occupying, apartheid #StateOfIsrael has been permitted to enter #EUROVISION in #Vienna 2026 without a vote, allowed instead via technocratic rule-changes.

www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
BBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision as four countries boycott event
Ireland, Spain, Netherlands and Slovenia lead action protesting against Israeli conduct in Gaza war
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
edwardburke.bsky.social
The US National Security Strategy has declared that the EU as it exists is "undermining political liberty". The EU must be swept aside; the mission: "restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity"

No ambiguity. The US aim? Destroy the EU
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
criquaer.bsky.social
An updated version of a #poem with a photo ©️ & courtesy Pau Tendil Revueltas… #poetry

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/12/horr...
Horripilation - a poem
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
A succint overview of the #StateOfPolitics in the #UK by #RichardMurphy, with useful commentary from readers following on.

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Why left vs right politics is over in the UK
British politics is broken. The old left vs right divide no longer explains what is happening. Instead, we face a new choice: care or neglect. In this video, I explain how all major UK parties have co...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
criquaer.bsky.social
Wondering whether the #OBR cock-up was deliberate, so that this news about #TrialByJury being massively curtailed would slide under the radar? #Justice #Jurisprudence #FairTrial

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jury trials set to be scrapped except for most serious crimes
Move comes as No 10 is yet to respond to recommendations on how to reform the court system
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
#PEM #LeonardJason #DSQPEM2 #Questionnaire

#pwME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #CFS #PostViralFatigueSyndrome #PVFS #PostViralDisorder #ELCI #ELC

Via Tom Kindlon's ME CFS & related page: News, Research and more on f/b.

www.explorationpub.com/Journals/ent...
A brief, comprehensive measure of post-exertional malaise
Aim: Post-exertional malaise (PEM) has been a challenging construct to measure, particularly with self-report instruments, which have the benefits of being less expensive and less invasive than c
www.explorationpub.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
instituteforgovernment.org.uk
"Rachel Reeves has squandered the opportunity at this budget to set out a clear vision for the tax system"

We recently set out how Reeves could approach tax reform to drive growth www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

See our live blog www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/live-blog/au...
"Rachel Reeves has squandered the opportunity at this Budget to set out a clear vision for the tax system, which could have helped boost growth and reduced uncertainty about where she might look next if further tax rises are needed." A quote from Dr Gemma Tetlow, IfG Chief Economist
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
#MariahCarey‘s #AllIWantForChristmasIsYou gets the #JosepCastanyerAlonso classical treatment: six variations of the theme in the style of six famous composers. My fave is #5 à la #Rachmaninoff. Do you have a preference? Let me know below.

youtu.be/yZi4Z1e5KO8?...
"All I want for Christmas is you", but in the style of 6 classical composers 🎹🎄
YouTube video by Josep Castanyer Alonso
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
#Lifeshare is #Manchester‘s oldest #homelessness #charity. #Christmas-dinner + support for one this year costs £11.50. If you can make a donation, they work year-round. Additionally if one is a UK income-tax payer, one can add #GiftAid to increase the #donation.

www.lifeshare.org.uk/christmas-20...
Christmas 2025 - Lifeshare
www.lifeshare.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
“A government serious about #inflation, #inequality, and #stability would tax the wealthy because doing so works economically, socially, and fiscally.” #RichardMurphy

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Does taxing the wealthy control inflation?
I was asked recently by an email correspondent if a government that uses taxes to control inflation will always end up taxing the middle class rather than the wealthy. The argument put to me was simpl...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
#Berghain by #Rosalía with #Björk & #YvesTumor is something very different. Released 25th Oct. it is a hit in several countries. The video is outstanding & a true #artwork. The new album #Luz may alter your opinion of her abilities, both as singer & songsmith.

*bad-language
youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Official Video) feat. Björk & Yves Tumor
YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
The crisis in the news
The news is lying to you — and Britain is falling apart behind the scenes Every night, the lights are bright, the headlines loud — but the real news is missing. While the media fixates on Trump, Farag...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
Last year I ordered some gorgeous #decorations for the #ChristmasTree from Svenskt Tenn. Just repeat-ordered, so double # coloured-glass shell #ornaments.

#SvensktTenn is #Swedish 🇸🇪; the designer is #British 🇬🇧; the manufacturer is #German 🇩🇪: very #European 🇪🇺! 💕

www.svenskttenn.com/gb/en/range/...
Decoration Atlantis - Luke Edward Hall
Decorate the Christmas tree with glass baubles from Luke Edward Hall’s Christmas collection ‘Atlantis’, designed for Svenskt Tenn, with motifs of corals, starfish and the ancient Greek wave.
www.svenskttenn.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
I have just completed and finalised my fourth annual hamper from Brindisa, specialists in #Spanish comestibles and beverages.

If one signs up to their email, there is a #Brindisa 15% discount from your first order.

🇪🇸

brindisa.com
Home of Spanish Food in the UK & Online
Brindisa has been the home of Spanish Food in the UK for over 35 years. Shop online for the best Spanish ham, charcuterie, artisan cheese, olive oil, snacks & more. Free UK delivery & offers available...
brindisa.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
I have just made a donation to the #EU #RejoinRegister. Here is the link, if you would like to support their efforts to #rejoin.

🇪🇺

www.rejoinregister.org/donate?utm_c...
Donate
www.rejoinregister.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
#UN high commissioner for #HumanRights, Volker Türk, told the #HumanRightsCouncil that #disabled people in the UK “will be disproportionately affected by planned cuts to health benefits.”

www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question its reforms to universal credit.
www.bigissue.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
872,701 responsed to the #BBC’s research. There is no majority for trust in the Corporation’s independence. In fact there is a deficit of some 48 points. I am so relieved that I am not the only one disheartened by the BBC’s current political stance. Perhaps there maybe be hope for a better BBC…
October 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
criquaer.bsky.social
My latest blog-post on the need for #intimacy.

Warning: there is a section on sexual intimacy, but this can be skipped.

Link to Blogger:

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/08/inti...
Intimacies: Eight Types of Intimacy
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reposted by Colin-Roy Hunter aka criquaer
criquaer.bsky.social
Here's my latest blog-post, which I have been working on for several months, on my personal experience of #SexualFantasies and how they relate to my #asexuality & #demisexuality.

crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-qu...
A Queer, Asexual's Sexual Fantasising?
crippledqueeranglo-europeanranter.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
Had a @HelloFreshUK voucher. Like 1:5 Brits, we suffer from food allergies/intolerances. Cannot check whether allergens might be contained within the ingredients supplied by #HelloFresh. One cannot specify dislikes/allergens, so one has to plough through every recipe to check. 😏
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
criquaer.bsky.social
Acabo de mirar una película navideña. Es la tercera mirada mía. Es basada sobre la obra dramática de Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Nothing", "Mucho ruido y pocas nueces" ¡Es prácticamente la #PelículaDeNavidad perfecta! En mi opinión, por supuesto. #MuchAdoAboutChristmas

www.imdb.com/title/tt1158...
Much Ado About Christmas (TV Movie 2021) ⭐ 6.7 | Drama, Family, Romance
1h 25m
www.imdb.com
October 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM