Paul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🇵🇸🚲🐟
@onebiskuit.bsky.social
Former tax partner at London Big 4 accounting firm, now retired.
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@onebiskuit.bsky.social
· Feb 17
So, nearly five years since my last cycle tour holiday - early in the pandemic in 2020, between lockdowns, from Bordeaux to Carcassonne - I’ve finally organised the next one. In May I’m going to cycle from Nevers in the upper Loire, following the river or its Lateral Canal down to Orléans
And if Isaac Herzog grants this request, I trust that Dublin City Council will tell him, and the craven pols giving him support re the renaming of that park, to sling their hooks.
Netanyahu asks Israeli president for pardon to end corruption case on.ft.com/4pGCZ4t
Netanyahu asks Israeli president for pardon to end corruption case
Isaac Herzog’s office says it will consider the ‘extraordinary request’, which is expected to have significant political and legal implications
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And if Isaac Herzog grants this request, I trust that Dublin City Council will tell him, and the craven pols giving him support re the renaming of that park, to sling their hooks.
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The problem with 3. is that "willing to uproot your life and move to another country" has an almost absurdly high correlation with "willingness and ability to get shit done".
And that works in both directions.
And that works in both directions.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The problem with 3. is that "willing to uproot your life and move to another country" has an almost absurdly high correlation with "willingness and ability to get shit done".
And that works in both directions.
And that works in both directions.
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Trahison des clercs.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Trahison des clercs.
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All the coverage of Reeves ‘lying’ debagged in a single sentence.
I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
All the coverage of Reeves ‘lying’ debagged in a single sentence.
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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you have owned
Brompton M6 (2006 vintage)
Reise & Müller Birdy (2007 vintage)
Fahrrad Manufaktur S300
Gazelle Orange ebike
O2Feel i-Swan 7 ebike*
* “have owned” as in “collecting on Tuesday”.
Brompton M6 (2006 vintage)
Reise & Müller Birdy (2007 vintage)
Fahrrad Manufaktur S300
Gazelle Orange ebike
O2Feel i-Swan 7 ebike*
* “have owned” as in “collecting on Tuesday”.
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you've owned
Bright yellow Ofo hire bike
Arcade Cafe Tandem
Christiana box trike
Batavus Personal
Tern Link
All currently in use
Bright yellow Ofo hire bike
Arcade Cafe Tandem
Christiana box trike
Batavus Personal
Tern Link
All currently in use
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you've owned
Alpha 7 Velomobile
Brompton M6L (a bastardisation conversion from an S2)
M*ulton TSR30
Tall Bike - DIY build
Bamboo café racer - DIY build
Alpha 7 Velomobile
Brompton M6L (a bastardisation conversion from an S2)
M*ulton TSR30
Tall Bike - DIY build
Bamboo café racer - DIY build
November 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Introduce yourself with five pedal cycles you have owned
Brompton M6 (2006 vintage)
Reise & Müller Birdy (2007 vintage)
Fahrrad Manufaktur S300
Gazelle Orange ebike
O2Feel i-Swan 7 ebike*
* “have owned” as in “collecting on Tuesday”.
Brompton M6 (2006 vintage)
Reise & Müller Birdy (2007 vintage)
Fahrrad Manufaktur S300
Gazelle Orange ebike
O2Feel i-Swan 7 ebike*
* “have owned” as in “collecting on Tuesday”.
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Column on the fascist overlords www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What Chicago's fight against ICE can teach us all about how to resist oppression | Zoe Williams
A harrowing US podcast documents a community’s struggle against immigration raids – and warns us about herd mentality, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Column on the fascist overlords www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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'Your Party' being renamed 'It's My Party And ...'
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
'Your Party' being renamed 'It's My Party And ...'
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Oh dear!
Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh dear!
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Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Takes a few seconds and this is definitely needed so please do your bit.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I won’t vote Labour again either, because I din’t vote for them before - evicting the Tory in my constituency means voting LibDem.
But I wouldn’t anyway. Not because of the budget, but because of their fascistic policies on migrants, the right to peaceful protest and jury trials.
But I wouldn’t anyway. Not because of the budget, but because of their fascistic policies on migrants, the right to peaceful protest and jury trials.
‘Reeves’s Budget has made things even worse - I won’t vote for Labour again’
‘Reeves’s Budget has made things even worse - I won’t vote for Labour again’
‘Reeves’s Budget has made things even worse - I won’t vote for Labour again’
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I won’t vote Labour again either, because I din’t vote for them before - evicting the Tory in my constituency means voting LibDem.
But I wouldn’t anyway. Not because of the budget, but because of their fascistic policies on migrants, the right to peaceful protest and jury trials.
But I wouldn’t anyway. Not because of the budget, but because of their fascistic policies on migrants, the right to peaceful protest and jury trials.
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Further evidence that intelligence tests are needed before someone is allowed to drive.
Watch carefully and you can see right through her eyes into the headrest.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Further evidence that intelligence tests are needed before someone is allowed to drive.
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Not to mention the editing of a speech delivered as the Reith Lecture, to remove the statement “trump is the most openly corrupt President in US history”
The BBC crisis is set to continue for some time to come following a scandal over the editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump, writes Tommy Meskill www.rte.ie/news/analysi...
Questions over BBC's mission as Trump problems grow
The BBC crisis is set to continue for some time to come following a scandal over the editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump, writes Tommy Meskill.
www.rte.ie
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Not to mention the editing of a speech delivered as the Reith Lecture, to remove the statement “trump is the most openly corrupt President in US history”
Let me rephrase that for you:
Two teenage boys have been injured, one seriously, after a driver drove his car onto a footpath on the N11 at Foxrock in Dublin yesterday evening.
Two teenage boys have been injured, one seriously, after a driver drove his car onto a footpath on the N11 at Foxrock in Dublin yesterday evening.
Two teenage boys have been injured, one seriously, after a car mounted a footpath on the N11 at Foxrock in Dublin yesterday evening.
Two teenagers hurt after car mounts footpath in Dublin
Two teenage boys have been injured, one seriously, after a car mounted a footpath on the N11 at Foxrock in Dublin yesterday evening.
www.rte.ie
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Let me rephrase that for you:
Two teenage boys have been injured, one seriously, after a driver drove his car onto a footpath on the N11 at Foxrock in Dublin yesterday evening.
Two teenage boys have been injured, one seriously, after a driver drove his car onto a footpath on the N11 at Foxrock in Dublin yesterday evening.
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Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Fairly certain Kemi Badenoch is hoping that nobody has noticed this.
Pretty brazen...
Pretty brazen...
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This isn’t policy. It’s rule by fear.
November 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This isn’t policy. It’s rule by fear.
“A poor man’s idea of a rich man, a stupid man’s idea of a smart man, a weak man’s idea of a strong man.”
He only looks smart because his lies have overwhelmed a political culture that didn’t know how to respond to them. If I were a Trump fan, I’d start worrying about what happens when that stops. trib.al/OGYugHQ
America Is Finally Starting to
See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is
He came to power through a relentless assault of lies. But the debt owed to the truth is coming due.
trib.al
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“A poor man’s idea of a rich man, a stupid man’s idea of a smart man, a weak man’s idea of a strong man.”
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that would hand Putin a strategic advantage and hobble European security.
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Europe must wake up: Trump’s Ukraine plan hands victory to Russia
President Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that must wake European leaders up to the reality that we cannot rely on…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump’s Ukraine “peace plan” is a capitulation to Russia that would hand Putin a strategic advantage and hobble European security.
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
European leaders must wake up to the reality that we cannot rely on the US, and must write our own destiny.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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This could set the tone for the rest of his presidency...
• Trump attacks migrants - including legal ones
• He threatens to denaturalise US citizens
• He made a chilling threat to one group of citizens
• He lashed out at another female reporter
Today's roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
• Trump attacks migrants - including legal ones
• He threatens to denaturalise US citizens
• He made a chilling threat to one group of citizens
• He lashed out at another female reporter
Today's roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he lashes out at another female reporter
Trump last night made an announcement that could set the tone for the rest of his presidency, as he ramps up his purge of foreign-born people in the US
www.mirror.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This could set the tone for the rest of his presidency...
• Trump attacks migrants - including legal ones
• He threatens to denaturalise US citizens
• He made a chilling threat to one group of citizens
• He lashed out at another female reporter
Today's roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
• Trump attacks migrants - including legal ones
• He threatens to denaturalise US citizens
• He made a chilling threat to one group of citizens
• He lashed out at another female reporter
Today's roundup 👉 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The BBC is dead
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The BBC is dead
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Not sure you'll find this in the King James version.....
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Not sure you'll find this in the King James version.....
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Trump’s golf trips cost taxpayers $71M since January, could hit $300M: report
Trump’s golf trips cost taxpayers $71M since January, could hit $300M: report
Trump’s golf trips cost taxpayers $71M since January, could hit $300M: report
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump’s golf trips cost taxpayers $71M since January, could hit $300M: report