Brian Moore
@briantrumpet.bsky.social
Musician, cyclist, takes lots of photos, sometimes gets political. When I'm not in Devon, I'm in France in my little bit of paradise. https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois/
A perfect match for Reform then, whither he should toddle.
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A perfect match for Reform then, whither he should toddle.
And having made the UK a hostile environment for migrants, it'll be a like trying to turn an oil tanker around, rather than switching on a tap, when they realise how essential they are.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
And having made the UK a hostile environment for migrants, it'll be a like trying to turn an oil tanker around, rather than switching on a tap, when they realise how essential they are.
When I bought my house, it was a comfort that I *could* walk to town in extremis, but I've never had to. It still amuses me that there's still a lot of "Wooooo, it's snowing!" from resident locals, but that shows how rare serious snow in the valley is. Very pretty, but a PITA if an extended period.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
When I bought my house, it was a comfort that I *could* walk to town in extremis, but I've never had to. It still amuses me that there's still a lot of "Wooooo, it's snowing!" from resident locals, but that shows how rare serious snow in the valley is. Very pretty, but a PITA if an extended period.
He's giving talking bollocks a bad name.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
He's giving talking bollocks a bad name.
Must admit I quite like having my house down at 500m where, if it does snow, it's rarely serious, and if it does they clear the roads before sunrise, but I can see and get to the snow in the surrounding mountains easily. (Photo Feb 2018)
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Must admit I quite like having my house down at 500m where, if it does snow, it's rarely serious, and if it does they clear the roads before sunrise, but I can see and get to the snow in the surrounding mountains easily. (Photo Feb 2018)
It's a bit like people thinking that putting an emoji after a sexist or racist post makes it all fine. Instead, it tells you what you suspected - that they actually think it's OK to say it out loud.
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It's a bit like people thinking that putting an emoji after a sexist or racist post makes it all fine. Instead, it tells you what you suspected - that they actually think it's OK to say it out loud.
I suspect part of it is to counterbalance the hype elsewhere, but also because of the well-founded worries about its effect on education and cognitive development.
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I suspect part of it is to counterbalance the hype elsewhere, but also because of the well-founded worries about its effect on education and cognitive development.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'm quite glad I never called my mother a berk, but it might be appropriate in your usage here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkele...
Berkeley Hunt - Wikipedia
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I'm quite glad I never called my mother a berk, but it might be appropriate in your usage here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkele...
This is crying out for a FoI request to see how the decision was made: who prompted it, and on what grounds?
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is crying out for a FoI request to see how the decision was made: who prompted it, and on what grounds?
Good luck! I know my French is good enough to get by in most situations, but I'd be as nervous as a nervous thing by having it formally assessed!
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Good luck! I know my French is good enough to get by in most situations, but I'd be as nervous as a nervous thing by having it formally assessed!
I noticed that too... I just made a couple of off-hand comments under it (as I'm wont to do), and my notifications were alight all day. And yes, I found its popularity equally intriguing.
How will you use your new-found fame?
How will you use your new-found fame?
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I noticed that too... I just made a couple of off-hand comments under it (as I'm wont to do), and my notifications were alight all day. And yes, I found its popularity equally intriguing.
How will you use your new-found fame?
How will you use your new-found fame?
It needs hammering (and sickling) home by major media over an extended period, so I'm glad that the Mirror have taken notice. It's got to be worth digging away, given the stakes.
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It needs hammering (and sickling) home by major media over an extended period, so I'm glad that the Mirror have taken notice. It's got to be worth digging away, given the stakes.
Ha, proper click bait... of course *had* to look, just in case you were over-egging the pudding... 😲
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ha, proper click bait... of course *had* to look, just in case you were over-egging the pudding... 😲
And before the newcomer, Arthur Marshall, there was Patrick Campbell as the captain opposite Frank Muir. I suspect one of the more notable TV people with a stutter.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick...
Patrick Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy - Wikipedia
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November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
And before the newcomer, Arthur Marshall, there was Patrick Campbell as the captain opposite Frank Muir. I suspect one of the more notable TV people with a stutter.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick...
I dust regularly.
About every five years.
Though sometimes I skip a cycle.
About every five years.
Though sometimes I skip a cycle.
November 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I dust regularly.
About every five years.
Though sometimes I skip a cycle.
About every five years.
Though sometimes I skip a cycle.
Damn, I meant to close the curtains!
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Damn, I meant to close the curtains!
Goodness knows how he feels when he goes to an airport terminal, poor confused lamb.
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Goodness knows how he feels when he goes to an airport terminal, poor confused lamb.
Think of it more of a news service... I'm wont to shamelessly plug concerts I'm in to make sure people who might want to come know that they're on... and yet still I'll get "Oh, such a pity I didn't know, otherwise I'd have come!" comments. Plug away, Moose News Service!
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Think of it more of a news service... I'm wont to shamelessly plug concerts I'm in to make sure people who might want to come know that they're on... and yet still I'll get "Oh, such a pity I didn't know, otherwise I'd have come!" comments. Plug away, Moose News Service!
You might want to revisit this article in light of the overnight confusion about what on earth this 'plan' represents, and the question marks over its provenance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
You might want to revisit this article in light of the overnight confusion about what on earth this 'plan' represents, and the question marks over its provenance.
Thanks. It's a good point that if they are going (sensibly) to revisit their (daft) pledge on tax, then they might as well do the same with their (daft) EU 'red lines' too, though I suspect the sticking points are McSweeney and especially Glasman.
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Thanks. It's a good point that if they are going (sensibly) to revisit their (daft) pledge on tax, then they might as well do the same with their (daft) EU 'red lines' too, though I suspect the sticking points are McSweeney and especially Glasman.
Thanks - equally, I hope your hip eases in time. If one is used to riding a lot, it's hard when one can't.
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Thanks - equally, I hope your hip eases in time. If one is used to riding a lot, it's hard when one can't.