Andy Kingdon 🔶️
@andygeology.bsky.social
Lib Dem Councillor, Bramcote Ward Broxtowe BC. Scientist, father, atheist, cyclist. Middle age fat bloke.
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Views mine and do not relate to my employer.
I block racists, bigots and idiots. If I block you choose your category
Views mine and do not relate to my employer.
I'd once like Radio 4 Today invite them on then refuse to let the speak until they clarify their funding. But they won't because today is too lazy. Which is why I stopped listening to Today/ WAO / PM
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'd once like Radio 4 Today invite them on then refuse to let the speak until they clarify their funding. But they won't because today is too lazy. Which is why I stopped listening to Today/ WAO / PM
There are news reports on YouTube of people and industry lobby objecting to mandatory seatbelts and breathalysers for alcohol testing. Both were vigorously opposed. Both were quickly embraced and showed that they saved lives. Governments just have to stand up to these pressures.
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
There are news reports on YouTube of people and industry lobby objecting to mandatory seatbelts and breathalysers for alcohol testing. Both were vigorously opposed. Both were quickly embraced and showed that they saved lives. Governments just have to stand up to these pressures.
They are media mouth piece for lobbying groups. The BBC should be calling them lobbyists.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
They are media mouth piece for lobbying groups. The BBC should be calling them lobbyists.
I'm waiting on self-aggranding uber-nimbys Nottingham Civic Society to wade to try to save it.
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I'm waiting on self-aggranding uber-nimbys Nottingham Civic Society to wade to try to save it.
NCP have probably done more harm to UKs cityscapes than anyone else except the Luftwaffe. There is nothing about that car park that wouldn't be improved with the application of a wrecking ball.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
NCP have probably done more harm to UKs cityscapes than anyone else except the Luftwaffe. There is nothing about that car park that wouldn't be improved with the application of a wrecking ball.
Just had a weird announcement they aren't stopping at Stroud otherwise it won't get up the hill (presumably onto the towering peaks of the Cotswolds). What's pulling this train, Stephenson's Rocket?
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Just had a weird announcement they aren't stopping at Stroud otherwise it won't get up the hill (presumably onto the towering peaks of the Cotswolds). What's pulling this train, Stephenson's Rocket?
The modern world. Everyone uses their rights to complain, few to praise. We need to be be better.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The modern world. Everyone uses their rights to complain, few to praise. We need to be be better.
(I'm limited in what I can say for work reasons) but YES because the success of many industries is dependent upon a supply of critical raw materials which have supply chains liable to be affected by geopolitics. This could endanger many 100k jobs in industries UK needs to expand.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
(I'm limited in what I can say for work reasons) but YES because the success of many industries is dependent upon a supply of critical raw materials which have supply chains liable to be affected by geopolitics. This could endanger many 100k jobs in industries UK needs to expand.
No Chomsky (and in the UK Mandelson) gave the RW a pass by playing to their tune by hanging around with a clearly sleazy man who many others met and avoided thereafter.
We will never agree because you are totally wrong. I'm muting you. Goodbye
We will never agree because you are totally wrong. I'm muting you. Goodbye
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
No Chomsky (and in the UK Mandelson) gave the RW a pass by playing to their tune by hanging around with a clearly sleazy man who many others met and avoided thereafter.
We will never agree because you are totally wrong. I'm muting you. Goodbye
We will never agree because you are totally wrong. I'm muting you. Goodbye
Do you genuinely think that if there was an immediate smoking gun that the GUARDIAN would not be right on it? Trump will be caught by forensic examination of locations, dates, times which lead to him lying under oath.
Giving a pass to Chomsky because he's from US left is such a stupid take.
Giving a pass to Chomsky because he's from US left is such a stupid take.
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Do you genuinely think that if there was an immediate smoking gun that the GUARDIAN would not be right on it? Trump will be caught by forensic examination of locations, dates, times which lead to him lying under oath.
Giving a pass to Chomsky because he's from US left is such a stupid take.
Giving a pass to Chomsky because he's from US left is such a stupid take.
This says everything about your prejudices and nothing factual about life. Get out of your car and look around. People use bikes, buses and walk for loads of reasons unrelated to income. You are not better than them however much you think you are.
November 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This says everything about your prejudices and nothing factual about life. Get out of your car and look around. People use bikes, buses and walk for loads of reasons unrelated to income. You are not better than them however much you think you are.
You've completely missed the point. We have to be BETTER than Trump and Farage etc to beat them. The fact that Chomsky is just a useful idiot not actually a nonce is not enough. Like Mandelson he's still disgraced himself.
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You've completely missed the point. We have to be BETTER than Trump and Farage etc to beat them. The fact that Chomsky is just a useful idiot not actually a nonce is not enough. Like Mandelson he's still disgraced himself.
I read your post. And you are utterly wrong.
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I read your post. And you are utterly wrong.
All of Epsteins apologists and co-conspirators deserve equal contempt. Chomsky's academic career is no defence for having associated with and apologised for a paedophile. Get a grip.
November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
All of Epsteins apologists and co-conspirators deserve equal contempt. Chomsky's academic career is no defence for having associated with and apologised for a paedophile. Get a grip.
Forgiveable in the 1940s when we fought together. Given what we know now about Stalin, it should be seen as contemptible. See also Mao's little red book as famously waved by hard left moron John McDonnell
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Forgiveable in the 1940s when we fought together. Given what we know now about Stalin, it should be seen as contemptible. See also Mao's little red book as famously waved by hard left moron John McDonnell
Glorifying a regime that killed millions of it's own citizens, because someone disagrees with you on tax policy. I'm not the one with the problem here. Take your hard left student politics elsewhere because you are embarrassing yourself.
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Glorifying a regime that killed millions of it's own citizens, because someone disagrees with you on tax policy. I'm not the one with the problem here. Take your hard left student politics elsewhere because you are embarrassing yourself.
You are persistently brilliant
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
You are persistently brilliant
There's some idiot in my time line who illustrated his student politics lecture with the USSR flag. Why isn't this seen as offensive as the swastika?
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
There's some idiot in my time line who illustrated his student politics lecture with the USSR flag. Why isn't this seen as offensive as the swastika?
I'm not taking lectures in morality from someone who illustrates their posts with the flag of a regime that killed millions of it's own citizens in purges and deliberate starvation.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I'm not taking lectures in morality from someone who illustrates their posts with the flag of a regime that killed millions of it's own citizens in purges and deliberate starvation.
REACH "journalism" at its most typical. Their reporters seem to have to file a minimum number of stories per day. If that's confected nonsense about nothing no one cares. REACH are killing their business, the survival of the Express in particular is very surprising.
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 PM
REACH "journalism" at its most typical. Their reporters seem to have to file a minimum number of stories per day. If that's confected nonsense about nothing no one cares. REACH are killing their business, the survival of the Express in particular is very surprising.
Just like Trump's death cult this is not people expressing protest vote, this is people voting for their own destruction.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Just like Trump's death cult this is not people expressing protest vote, this is people voting for their own destruction.
Thank you good thread.
We can't wait for the US. We (UK, EU and China) have to push forward and show global leadership. The Trump cult have overreached and will fail but we can't wait for them. We have to marginalise them.
We can't wait for the US. We (UK, EU and China) have to push forward and show global leadership. The Trump cult have overreached and will fail but we can't wait for them. We have to marginalise them.
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Thank you good thread.
We can't wait for the US. We (UK, EU and China) have to push forward and show global leadership. The Trump cult have overreached and will fail but we can't wait for them. We have to marginalise them.
We can't wait for the US. We (UK, EU and China) have to push forward and show global leadership. The Trump cult have overreached and will fail but we can't wait for them. We have to marginalise them.