Patrick McDermott
@sibelian62.bsky.social
OAP. Not a musician. Enjoy music, CBSO/HALLE, plus eclectic tastes. RT's not endorsements! Typos normal :-) Living in N. Shropshire UK.
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Patrick McDermott
@sibelian62.bsky.social
· Feb 26
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"Crooks and frauds are attracted to MAGA because it's a place that it's 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 to be cancelled from."
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
"Crooks and frauds are attracted to MAGA because it's a place that it's 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 to be cancelled from."
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
'Weird sex poems' and a 'digital affair' - why has no one in MAGA blinked at RFK Jr.’s new sex scandal?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @helenlewis.bsky.social
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Tonight I'll be at the London Coliseum for the first night of a 9-week run of HMS Pinafore.
Nine whole weeks? Well, yes, if you ignore ENB's extended run of The Nutcracker from 11/12 - 11/1. Still good though.
I'm reviewing for Opera.
Nine whole weeks? Well, yes, if you ignore ENB's extended run of The Nutcracker from 11/12 - 11/1. Still good though.
I'm reviewing for Opera.
a man in a blue uniform with the words captain corcoran cube on the bottom
ALT: a man in a blue uniform with the words captain corcoran cube on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Tonight I'll be at the London Coliseum for the first night of a 9-week run of HMS Pinafore.
Nine whole weeks? Well, yes, if you ignore ENB's extended run of The Nutcracker from 11/12 - 11/1. Still good though.
I'm reviewing for Opera.
Nine whole weeks? Well, yes, if you ignore ENB's extended run of The Nutcracker from 11/12 - 11/1. Still good though.
I'm reviewing for Opera.
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The opposite of good news...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/04/nigel-farage-reform-uk-donation-brexit-party-christopher-harborne-crypto-uk-politics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/04/nigel-farage-reform-uk-donation-brexit-party-christopher-harborne-crypto-uk-politics
Farage’s Reform UK gets £9m donation from ex-Brexit party backer
Crypto investor Christopher Harborne previously gave £1m to Boris Johnson office and was one of biggest donors in UK politics
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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There have to be consequences for such language - especially for elected officials.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/03/reform-council-leader-ian-cooper-accused-racism-alleged-remarks-sadiq-khan
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/03/reform-council-leader-ian-cooper-accused-racism-alleged-remarks-sadiq-khan
Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan
Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
There have to be consequences for such language - especially for elected officials.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/03/reform-council-leader-ian-cooper-accused-racism-alleged-remarks-sadiq-khan
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/03/reform-council-leader-ian-cooper-accused-racism-alleged-remarks-sadiq-khan
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Just over two years after my slightly ill-advised dare with the youth; my hair is finally essentially back to its natural colour…
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Just over two years after my slightly ill-advised dare with the youth; my hair is finally essentially back to its natural colour…
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We aren't the same as republicans.
I am thankful every day for that.
I am thankful every day for that.
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We aren't the same as republicans.
I am thankful every day for that.
I am thankful every day for that.
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Advent Calendar | Day 4️⃣ | The Philharmonia Orchestra play Elgar's lively 'Cockaigne Overture'! Explore London through this cheerful and colourful musical portrait of the capital. 🇬🇧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMZi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMZi...
Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"
YouTube video by Philharmonia Orchestra - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Advent Calendar | Day 4️⃣ | The Philharmonia Orchestra play Elgar's lively 'Cockaigne Overture'! Explore London through this cheerful and colourful musical portrait of the capital. 🇬🇧
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMZi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMZi...
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There are 37.4m UK taxpayers.
Mansion tax will affect just 165,000 of them. Several of them, it would seem, own and edit newspapers and other media outlets. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mansion tax will affect just 165,000 of them. Several of them, it would seem, own and edit newspapers and other media outlets. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
There are 37.4m UK taxpayers.
Mansion tax will affect just 165,000 of them. Several of them, it would seem, own and edit newspapers and other media outlets. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mansion tax will affect just 165,000 of them. Several of them, it would seem, own and edit newspapers and other media outlets. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Last night's rainbow moon
December 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Last night's rainbow moon
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"The evidence suggests that climate impacts are what’s actually driving issues of profitability as opposed to policy change. Without reaching net zero emission there is no way to limit the impacts making food production in the UK ever more difficult.”
https://bit.ly/4pfrq4d
https://bit.ly/4pfrq4d
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"The evidence suggests that climate impacts are what’s actually driving issues of profitability as opposed to policy change. Without reaching net zero emission there is no way to limit the impacts making food production in the UK ever more difficult.”
https://bit.ly/4pfrq4d
https://bit.ly/4pfrq4d
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We estimate that by the start of 2025, the UK economy was approximately 8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit, based on macro data, and 6% smaller using firm-level micro data”
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth
Economic analysis shows UK GDP per capita grew up to 10% less than similar nations as firms froze spending and productivity slipped.
www.euronews.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We estimate that by the start of 2025, the UK economy was approximately 8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit, based on macro data, and 6% smaller using firm-level micro data”
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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Now just waiting for the moment that the logical step for a rejoiner is to vote Conservative....
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Now just waiting for the moment that the logical step for a rejoiner is to vote Conservative....
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Allianz-Vorstand schlägt Alarm: Eine Welt in Flammen ist nicht versicherbar
(Eine voller Überschwemmungen auch nicht).
#Klimaschutz jetzt!
Das gilt auch für die Lobby der #FossilMafia im Gruselkabinett der #CorruptUnion
#ClimateCrisis is now!
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/a...
(Eine voller Überschwemmungen auch nicht).
#Klimaschutz jetzt!
Das gilt auch für die Lobby der #FossilMafia im Gruselkabinett der #CorruptUnion
#ClimateCrisis is now!
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/a...
Allianz-Vorstand schlägt Alarm: Eine Welt in Flammen ist nicht versicherbar
Allianz-Vorstand Günther Thallinger warnt vor unbezahlbaren Klimarisiken – und wirtschaftlichen Kettenreaktionen, die weder Versicherer noch Staaten auffangen können.
www.fr.de
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Allianz-Vorstand schlägt Alarm: Eine Welt in Flammen ist nicht versicherbar
(Eine voller Überschwemmungen auch nicht).
#Klimaschutz jetzt!
Das gilt auch für die Lobby der #FossilMafia im Gruselkabinett der #CorruptUnion
#ClimateCrisis is now!
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/a...
(Eine voller Überschwemmungen auch nicht).
#Klimaschutz jetzt!
Das gilt auch für die Lobby der #FossilMafia im Gruselkabinett der #CorruptUnion
#ClimateCrisis is now!
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/a...
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The “striking” growth of musicals and adaptations as a proportion of British theatre repertoire since the pandemic is not necessarily proof of producers’ lack of risk appetite, according to one of the authors of a major sector study.
‘I would rather theatre survived than it collapsed doing new work,’ sector researcher claims - Arts Professional
The “striking” growth of musicals and adaptations as a proportion of British theatre repertoire since the pandemic is not necessarily proof of producers' lack
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The “striking” growth of musicals and adaptations as a proportion of British theatre repertoire since the pandemic is not necessarily proof of producers’ lack of risk appetite, according to one of the authors of a major sector study.
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Europe cannot rely on Trump. We must stand with Ukraine.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-us-russia-talks-on-ukraine-a-warning-to-europe-to-move-faster-on-security-cooperation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-us-russia-talks-on-ukraine-a-warning-to-europe-to-move-faster-on-security-cooperation
The Guardian view on US-Russia talks on Ukraine: a warning to Europe to move faster on security cooperation | Editorial
Editorial: Washington’s betrayal of its allies has been averted for now, but preparations must be made for a world where its support cannot be relied on
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Europe cannot rely on Trump. We must stand with Ukraine.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-us-russia-talks-on-ukraine-a-warning-to-europe-to-move-faster-on-security-cooperation
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/03/the-guardian-view-on-us-russia-talks-on-ukraine-a-warning-to-europe-to-move-faster-on-security-cooperation
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David Lammy’s Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk ‘Increasing Miscarriages of Justice’
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
David Lammy's Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk 'Increasing Miscarriages of Justice'
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
David Lammy’s Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk ‘Increasing Miscarriages of Justice’
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Am about to watch this - which I knew nothing about until the post below. Rather excited.
#OTD in 1953 the Ida Lupino-directed film, THE BIGAMIST, released in the U.S.
If you haven't seen this one yet, I highly recommend you check it out!
If you haven't seen this one yet, I highly recommend you check it out!
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Am about to watch this - which I knew nothing about until the post below. Rather excited.
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The party upstairs just got wilder. RIP Steve ‘The Colonel’ Cropper.
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The party upstairs just got wilder. RIP Steve ‘The Colonel’ Cropper.
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Quite - and one in which the central point is that Salieri did not murder Mozart, even in fiction, as the man himself makes perfectly clear.
I just wish more people understood that Amadeus is a work of fiction.
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Quite - and one in which the central point is that Salieri did not murder Mozart, even in fiction, as the man himself makes perfectly clear.
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