Alastair
@as-j.bsky.social
Mobility as a Service (MaaS), Cycling, Rugby, France, Steely Dan. Familial Hypercholesterolemia victim. Scottish.
Once ate Prince Phillip's Pavlova. #NoCarBiggerThanAGolf #RadioParadise
#Rejoin 🔶
Once ate Prince Phillip's Pavlova. #NoCarBiggerThanAGolf #RadioParadise
#Rejoin 🔶
Been clearing junk from the office. Came across my expired Scotrail card with a hurriedly taken selfie on it. I look like Epstein's prison photo. Might go into hiding.
February 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Been clearing junk from the office. Came across my expired Scotrail card with a hurriedly taken selfie on it. I look like Epstein's prison photo. Might go into hiding.
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😂 Seems about right - lol
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 AM
😂 Seems about right - lol
Looking forward to Nigel bragging that Braverman has masses of experience having been selected on two occasions to serve as Home Secretary.
January 26, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Looking forward to Nigel bragging that Braverman has masses of experience having been selected on two occasions to serve as Home Secretary.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Contractors:
Been paid via an umbrella company?
Later had HMRC say the scheme didn’t work? When you didn't know there *was* a scheme?
We’d love to hear from people ths has happened to.
DM me or email MYNAME @ taxpolicy .org.uk - and please share with others.
Been paid via an umbrella company?
Later had HMRC say the scheme didn’t work? When you didn't know there *was* a scheme?
We’d love to hear from people ths has happened to.
DM me or email MYNAME @ taxpolicy .org.uk - and please share with others.
January 17, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Contractors:
Been paid via an umbrella company?
Later had HMRC say the scheme didn’t work? When you didn't know there *was* a scheme?
We’d love to hear from people ths has happened to.
DM me or email MYNAME @ taxpolicy .org.uk - and please share with others.
Been paid via an umbrella company?
Later had HMRC say the scheme didn’t work? When you didn't know there *was* a scheme?
We’d love to hear from people ths has happened to.
DM me or email MYNAME @ taxpolicy .org.uk - and please share with others.
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"Couldn't have put it better ourselves."
January 16, 2026 at 4:24 PM
"Couldn't have put it better ourselves."
Off to London for a beer or two with a friend I haven't seen since before COVID. We should have worked out what to do with the world by about 9 tonight. I'll keep you posted.
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Off to London for a beer or two with a friend I haven't seen since before COVID. We should have worked out what to do with the world by about 9 tonight. I'll keep you posted.
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Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Commenting as Govt launch a road safety strategy.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
Every death on our roads is unacceptable. We need a Vision Zero ethos: no deaths or serious injury. Change driving culture, reject speeding, use speed-limiting tech, strengthen sentences, end ‘accident’ language. Driving is a privilege, not a right.
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NEWS! Elon Musk to address the issue of sexualised deep-fakes by monetising it newsthump.com/2026/01/09/e...
Elon Musk to address the issue of sexualised deep-fakes by monetising it
Elon Musk’s social media platform has decided to address the issue of its AI tool happily creating sexualised deep fakes of people and children, by monetising the feature.
newsthump.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
NEWS! Elon Musk to address the issue of sexualised deep-fakes by monetising it newsthump.com/2026/01/09/e...
Death, Taxes and Reece bursting into tears. #TheTraitors
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Death, Taxes and Reece bursting into tears. #TheTraitors
So, since I have a few weeks off, in the spirit of "don't knock it until you've tried it", I tuned in to GB News for an hour or so. F*ck me. It's like an end of term parody show.
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
So, since I have a few weeks off, in the spirit of "don't knock it until you've tried it", I tuned in to GB News for an hour or so. F*ck me. It's like an end of term parody show.
After 24 hours I almost sympathize with Starmer. The UK is isolated, thanks to Brexit. Even he probably recognizes that Trump and the USA are no longer allies. But then he turns to Europe and they can't even work out how alarmed they are. Putin is probably enjoying a long lunch.
January 5, 2026 at 1:22 PM
After 24 hours I almost sympathize with Starmer. The UK is isolated, thanks to Brexit. Even he probably recognizes that Trump and the USA are no longer allies. But then he turns to Europe and they can't even work out how alarmed they are. Putin is probably enjoying a long lunch.
For anyone wondering why Nadine Dorries was on Laura Kuenssberg this morning, it's because that's the only time Nadine is sober.
January 4, 2026 at 10:19 PM
For anyone wondering why Nadine Dorries was on Laura Kuenssberg this morning, it's because that's the only time Nadine is sober.
I will spare you the resolutions and predictions. But my hope for 2026 is that #Trump treats himself to a motorcade and that they drive past a book repository .
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I will spare you the resolutions and predictions. But my hope for 2026 is that #Trump treats himself to a motorcade and that they drive past a book repository .
Just heard Gary Davies on BBCRadio2 or Gary Helium as we now call him.
December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Just heard Gary Davies on BBCRadio2 or Gary Helium as we now call him.
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All sockeye salmon comes from Alaska 🇺🇸
Alaska voted 55% for Donald Trump
Alaska's senators are both Republicans
Buy Scottish 🏴 salmon instead
Alaska voted 55% for Donald Trump
Alaska's senators are both Republicans
Buy Scottish 🏴 salmon instead
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
All sockeye salmon comes from Alaska 🇺🇸
Alaska voted 55% for Donald Trump
Alaska's senators are both Republicans
Buy Scottish 🏴 salmon instead
Alaska voted 55% for Donald Trump
Alaska's senators are both Republicans
Buy Scottish 🏴 salmon instead
Our first Christmas without my xenophobic, Farage Lite brother. He disowned me during 2025 because of woke and GB News. Don't ever feel obliged to indulge and look after someone simply because they're blood. Best Christmas I can remember.
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Our first Christmas without my xenophobic, Farage Lite brother. He disowned me during 2025 because of woke and GB News. Don't ever feel obliged to indulge and look after someone simply because they're blood. Best Christmas I can remember.
So, adieu Brigitte Bardot. Good actress and a solid campaigner for animal rights. On all other fronts, an absolute shit of a person.
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
So, adieu Brigitte Bardot. Good actress and a solid campaigner for animal rights. On all other fronts, an absolute shit of a person.
Hectic Christmas is over. Back to the normality of watching my dog bark at Gordon Buchanan making wolf noises.
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hectic Christmas is over. Back to the normality of watching my dog bark at Gordon Buchanan making wolf noises.
I am under the weather. I've been treated to lunch in bed. Suddenly, I have company.
December 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I am under the weather. I've been treated to lunch in bed. Suddenly, I have company.
Hitting the Talisker late on Christmas Eve wasn't my smartest move. Anyway, Happy Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Hitting the Talisker late on Christmas Eve wasn't my smartest move. Anyway, Happy Christmas.
Very sad to say goodbye to #ChrisRea today. I will never begrudge someone their hits but some of Chris's lesser known stuff was sublime. Water Sign and Shamrock Diaries will be in the turntable tomorrow. Adieu Benny.
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Very sad to say goodbye to #ChrisRea today. I will never begrudge someone their hits but some of Chris's lesser known stuff was sublime. Water Sign and Shamrock Diaries will be in the turntable tomorrow. Adieu Benny.
Having a conversation on speaker on a train should be a capital offence.
December 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Having a conversation on speaker on a train should be a capital offence.
Also, I can't think of anywhere else in life, other than on a train, where I am told I can or cannot alight. I've never alighted from a car or an aircraft . So why trains?
December 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Also, I can't think of anywhere else in life, other than on a train, where I am told I can or cannot alight. I've never alighted from a car or an aircraft . So why trains?