Dave Brockman 💙💛
@davebrockman.bsky.social
Leftie, pro-EU remoaner, motorsport junkie, 80s music obsessive, comedy geek, frustrated DJ, education trustee, finance in the day job.
It was a worthy goal, founding a genuine left wing party, but it's just embarrassing now.
We're in Popular People's Front of Judea territory.
We're in Popular People's Front of Judea territory.
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups.
news.sky.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It was a worthy goal, founding a genuine left wing party, but it's just embarrassing now.
We're in Popular People's Front of Judea territory.
We're in Popular People's Front of Judea territory.
A rare example of @ianbetteridge.com 's law being not just broken, but smashed like an old HP printer.
Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?
Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?
Venues promoting destruction as stress relief are appearing around the UK but experts – and our correspondent – are unsure
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A rare example of @ianbetteridge.com 's law being not just broken, but smashed like an old HP printer.
youtu.be/7YMjw2sjXqU?... Five years since the day that #F1 dodged a bullet. Even knowing that Grosjean walked away, it's still upsetting to watch. The sport has made such incredible advances in safety but this is a sobering reminder of the very real risks. Strong language in the clip, unsurprisingly
Grosjean's Insane Fireball Crash | Formula 1: Drive To Survive S3 | Netflix
YouTube video by Still Watching Netflix
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
youtu.be/7YMjw2sjXqU?... Five years since the day that #F1 dodged a bullet. Even knowing that Grosjean walked away, it's still upsetting to watch. The sport has made such incredible advances in safety but this is a sobering reminder of the very real risks. Strong language in the clip, unsurprisingly
The asylum seeker (not "illegal immigrant") who needed a 200 mile taxi journey had been relocated against his will but was required to attend a hospital appointment. The government refused to allow him to take public transport.
It's 100% a government failure, but easier to scapegoat the innocent
It's 100% a government failure, but easier to scapegoat the innocent
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
The asylum seeker (not "illegal immigrant") who needed a 200 mile taxi journey had been relocated against his will but was required to attend a hospital appointment. The government refused to allow him to take public transport.
It's 100% a government failure, but easier to scapegoat the innocent
It's 100% a government failure, but easier to scapegoat the innocent
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Going to be a slightly interrupted #TOTP evening for me: my son is currently somewhere under the English Channel on his way back from a trip and I need to disappear to pick him up. I've loaded plenty of crap '90s chart hits onto the car for the journey so I won't miss out on the suffering!
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Going to be a slightly interrupted #TOTP evening for me: my son is currently somewhere under the English Channel on his way back from a trip and I need to disappear to pick him up. I've loaded plenty of crap '90s chart hits onto the car for the journey so I won't miss out on the suffering!
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
Hmm. A handful of nuggets in amonst all the stuff that makes me want to take a hammer to my telly.
Amandaland and Mandy are personal highlights, obviously glad #TheTraitors is back, but otherwise it's pretty slim pickings.
Thank goodness for #Taskmaster CoC and NYT!
Hmm. A handful of nuggets in amonst all the stuff that makes me want to take a hammer to my telly.
Amandaland and Mandy are personal highlights, obviously glad #TheTraitors is back, but otherwise it's pretty slim pickings.
Thank goodness for #Taskmaster CoC and NYT!
BBC Christmas 2025 TV and iPlayer line-up offers a whole host of magical moments to entertain all the family over the festive fortnight
The unmissable line-up will bring people together this Christmas in a way that only the BBC can
www.bbc.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...
Hmm. A handful of nuggets in amonst all the stuff that makes me want to take a hammer to my telly.
Amandaland and Mandy are personal highlights, obviously glad #TheTraitors is back, but otherwise it's pretty slim pickings.
Thank goodness for #Taskmaster CoC and NYT!
Hmm. A handful of nuggets in amonst all the stuff that makes me want to take a hammer to my telly.
Amandaland and Mandy are personal highlights, obviously glad #TheTraitors is back, but otherwise it's pretty slim pickings.
Thank goodness for #Taskmaster CoC and NYT!
Breakfast news this morning bemoaning all the unfounded speculation about today's Budget, while indulging in unfounded speculation about today's Budget, with absolutely zero sense of self-awareness.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Breakfast news this morning bemoaning all the unfounded speculation about today's Budget, while indulging in unfounded speculation about today's Budget, with absolutely zero sense of self-awareness.
Reposted by Dave Brockman 💙💛
Budget day at last.
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Budget day at last.
It's Christmas Eve in a month's time, so to keep the tradition alive I'm watching Holy for the 33rd consecutive year! (Yes, it was released in 1992, how old does that make you feel?!)
Got to love a bit of @adrianedmondson.bsky.social and the much missed Rik.
Got to love a bit of @adrianedmondson.bsky.social and the much missed Rik.
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's Christmas Eve in a month's time, so to keep the tradition alive I'm watching Holy for the 33rd consecutive year! (Yes, it was released in 1992, how old does that make you feel?!)
Got to love a bit of @adrianedmondson.bsky.social and the much missed Rik.
Got to love a bit of @adrianedmondson.bsky.social and the much missed Rik.
I still recall people mocking "Project Fear" - turns out we weren't actually fearful enough. Brexit was obviously going to be a disaster, but it's horrible to be proved correct.
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I still recall people mocking "Project Fear" - turns out we weren't actually fearful enough. Brexit was obviously going to be a disaster, but it's horrible to be proved correct.
Wow. Norris and Piastri disqualified from #LasVegasGP for plank wear. That brings Max Verstappen right back into play with 2 race weekends remaining. Have McLaren managed snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?! 😲 #F1
Las Vegas Grand Prix - Doc 57 - Infringement - Car 4 (Lando Norris) - Technical non-conformity (Plank Assembly) #LasVegasGP
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Wow. Norris and Piastri disqualified from #LasVegasGP for plank wear. That brings Max Verstappen right back into play with 2 race weekends remaining. Have McLaren managed snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?! 😲 #F1
The highlight of the #LasVegasGP is Terry Crews absolutely loving driving the Lego Caddilac to the #F1 podium 😂
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The highlight of the #LasVegasGP is Terry Crews absolutely loving driving the Lego Caddilac to the #F1 podium 😂
I know that's the danger of watching live, but big sarcastic slow hand clap to Crofty for spoiling the result of #F1Academy. Cheers ☹️
#F1 #LasVegasGP
#F1 #LasVegasGP
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I know that's the danger of watching live, but big sarcastic slow hand clap to Crofty for spoiling the result of #F1Academy. Cheers ☹️
#F1 #LasVegasGP
#F1 #LasVegasGP
Well that was quite the #TOTP marathon. Well done if you survived it all. We got through two doses of Cliff Richard, put up with some self-indulgant horseshit from Jacko, and got rewarded with George Michael and Fun Boy Three. Swings and roundabouts. Same time next week?
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Well that was quite the #TOTP marathon. Well done if you survived it all. We got through two doses of Cliff Richard, put up with some self-indulgant horseshit from Jacko, and got rewarded with George Michael and Fun Boy Three. Swings and roundabouts. Same time next week?
All allegations aside, Michael Jackson's back catalogue largely hasn't aged well, has it?
He was a genuine hit machine, but there's only a very small handful of tracks that still stand on their own merits nowadays.
Compare and contrast with, say, Prince or George Michael #TOTP
He was a genuine hit machine, but there's only a very small handful of tracks that still stand on their own merits nowadays.
Compare and contrast with, say, Prince or George Michael #TOTP
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
All allegations aside, Michael Jackson's back catalogue largely hasn't aged well, has it?
He was a genuine hit machine, but there's only a very small handful of tracks that still stand on their own merits nowadays.
Compare and contrast with, say, Prince or George Michael #TOTP
He was a genuine hit machine, but there's only a very small handful of tracks that still stand on their own merits nowadays.
Compare and contrast with, say, Prince or George Michael #TOTP
They cut Under Pressure too soon, so I'll do it for you:
Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
#TOTP
Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
#TOTP
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
They cut Under Pressure too soon, so I'll do it for you:
Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
#TOTP
Cause love's such an old-fashioned word
And love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
#TOTP