gerrarrdus
@gerrarrdus.bsky.social
Lives in Historic Northamptonshire. Chemist, IT bod, priest, stunt-archdruid
Priest bashes bishop's car into soap star's partner's Skoda while drunk
metro.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Annual reminder that early Christians probably didn’t set Dec. 25 as the date for Christmas because it was a pagan holiday.
youtu.be/mWgzjwy51kU?...
youtu.be/mWgzjwy51kU?...
Did Christmas Copy the Sun God's Birthday?
YouTube video by ReligionForBreakfast
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Annual reminder that early Christians probably didn’t set Dec. 25 as the date for Christmas because it was a pagan holiday.
youtu.be/mWgzjwy51kU?...
youtu.be/mWgzjwy51kU?...
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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I know this! It's "stay under the speed limit"
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I know this! It's "stay under the speed limit"
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I make it:
Registrar's office Northampton
11th April 1842
Sir,
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 9th Inst. and in reply to inform you that the Copies of the Parochial Registers were not exhibited until about the year 1715 and am
Sir
Yours obedly
Wm Gates
R. R. Preston Esq. 4 Park St
Registrar's office Northampton
11th April 1842
Sir,
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 9th Inst. and in reply to inform you that the Copies of the Parochial Registers were not exhibited until about the year 1715 and am
Sir
Yours obedly
Wm Gates
R. R. Preston Esq. 4 Park St
November 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I make it:
Registrar's office Northampton
11th April 1842
Sir,
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 9th Inst. and in reply to inform you that the Copies of the Parochial Registers were not exhibited until about the year 1715 and am
Sir
Yours obedly
Wm Gates
R. R. Preston Esq. 4 Park St
Registrar's office Northampton
11th April 1842
Sir,
I beg to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 9th Inst. and in reply to inform you that the Copies of the Parochial Registers were not exhibited until about the year 1715 and am
Sir
Yours obedly
Wm Gates
R. R. Preston Esq. 4 Park St
Curious note at the front of our old baptism book... Can't quite figure it out.
November 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Curious note at the front of our old baptism book... Can't quite figure it out.
Clearly a firm handle is just what you need.
The French handle was always falling off, which is why their Reformation was unsuccessful.
The French handle was always falling off, which is why their Reformation was unsuccessful.
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Clearly a firm handle is just what you need.
The French handle was always falling off, which is why their Reformation was unsuccessful.
The French handle was always falling off, which is why their Reformation was unsuccessful.
"Coventry Live" showing that logical thinking is now optional
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Coventry Live" showing that logical thinking is now optional
I've started browsing smokeless coal suppliers, despite having a decent amount of stored seasoned logs.
I may be sensing a cold winter.
I may be sensing a cold winter.
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I've started browsing smokeless coal suppliers, despite having a decent amount of stored seasoned logs.
I may be sensing a cold winter.
I may be sensing a cold winter.
In "life goals I never knew I had", contacting multiple Morris Dancing sides.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
In "life goals I never knew I had", contacting multiple Morris Dancing sides.
Dusk encroaching in Tallington
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dusk encroaching in Tallington
When the ghost of Doctor Beeching came for the Marston Vale line www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/df...
DfT confirms railway revamp with four station builds | Construction News
East West Rail (EWR) has confirmed its plan to cut five rail stations and rebuild four on a Bedfordshire line. Following a consultation earlier this year,
www.constructionnews.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
When the ghost of Doctor Beeching came for the Marston Vale line www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/df...
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Pleased to say I will be giving a talk on Martha ‘Patty’ Clare and what life was like for her and her family in Northborough in July. If you’re a fan of poet John Clare and his Northborough Sonnets, this will definitely be an interesting afternoon
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pleased to say I will be giving a talk on Martha ‘Patty’ Clare and what life was like for her and her family in Northborough in July. If you’re a fan of poet John Clare and his Northborough Sonnets, this will definitely be an interesting afternoon
Don't worry John. We've solved the problem of rare ferns growing in Whittlesey Mere.
1824: Had a visit from my friend Henderson & I felt revivd as I was very dull before he had pleasing News to deliver me having discoverd a new species of Fern a few days back growing among the bogs on Whittlesea Mere & our talk was of Ferns for the day he tells me there is 24 different species...
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Don't worry John. We've solved the problem of rare ferns growing in Whittlesey Mere.
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Dusk in a Historical Northamptonshire churchyard
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Dusk in a Historical Northamptonshire churchyard
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1824: Read in Southeys Wesley he has made a very entertaining book of it but considering the subject I think he might have made more of it the character of Wesley is one of the finest I have read of they may speak of him as they please but they cannot diminish his simplicity of genius as an...
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 AM
1824: Read in Southeys Wesley he has made a very entertaining book of it but considering the subject I think he might have made more of it the character of Wesley is one of the finest I have read of they may speak of him as they please but they cannot diminish his simplicity of genius as an...
should get a bit of spin by day 3.
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
should get a bit of spin by day 3.
Victoria Coren Mitchell saying on "Only Connect" that you don't hear much about super-injunctions these days. So they must be effective.
November 17, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Victoria Coren Mitchell saying on "Only Connect" that you don't hear much about super-injunctions these days. So they must be effective.
Hi all! I just wanted to introduce myself and share a photo that I took
November 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hi all! I just wanted to introduce myself and share a photo that I took
The strange case of Henry Fitzroy, Earl of Euston. I have connections at both "ends" of his tale, as I used to work off Cleveland Street, where he "accidentally dropped into a gay brothel", and my friends used to farm Wakefield Lodge, where he died. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J...
Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The strange case of Henry Fitzroy, Earl of Euston. I have connections at both "ends" of his tale, as I used to work off Cleveland Street, where he "accidentally dropped into a gay brothel", and my friends used to farm Wakefield Lodge, where he died. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_J...
What could possibly go wrong?
November 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
What could possibly go wrong?