Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social
Frustrated Speedway promoter, Notts County fan and part-time philosopher. Lord of Hougun Manor, Cumbria. Retired in a hammock. Views are 100% mine.
www.kirkeytalk.com
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Romance of the FA Cup?
Try flogging that fairy tale to Weston-super-Mare. All that hope, expectation, excitement-gone quicker than you can say “magic of the cup.”
Grimsby Town away: as romantic as a Travelodge with a broken kettle or a candlelit dinner at Greggs.
#FACup #NonLeague #WestonSuperMare
Try flogging that fairy tale to Weston-super-Mare. All that hope, expectation, excitement-gone quicker than you can say “magic of the cup.”
Grimsby Town away: as romantic as a Travelodge with a broken kettle or a candlelit dinner at Greggs.
#FACup #NonLeague #WestonSuperMare
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Romance of the FA Cup?
Try flogging that fairy tale to Weston-super-Mare. All that hope, expectation, excitement-gone quicker than you can say “magic of the cup.”
Grimsby Town away: as romantic as a Travelodge with a broken kettle or a candlelit dinner at Greggs.
#FACup #NonLeague #WestonSuperMare
Try flogging that fairy tale to Weston-super-Mare. All that hope, expectation, excitement-gone quicker than you can say “magic of the cup.”
Grimsby Town away: as romantic as a Travelodge with a broken kettle or a candlelit dinner at Greggs.
#FACup #NonLeague #WestonSuperMare
Supporting a racist who idolises Putin doesn’t make you part of the solution; it makes you complicit in the problem.
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Supporting a racist who idolises Putin doesn’t make you part of the solution; it makes you complicit in the problem.
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Here's the whole interview.
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Former Farage classmate tells James O'Brien why he came forward
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's the whole interview.
youtu.be/DMlj-Tn2_BA?...
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From wooden relics that belonged in the Crimean War to extendable batons that turned every arrest into slapstick theatre—this is policing told with grit, absurdity, and a grin.
Chaos, comedy, and flashes of brilliance
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#PoliceMemoir #Satire #TrueStories
Chaos, comedy, and flashes of brilliance
kirkeytalk.com/the-baton-of...
#PoliceMemoir #Satire #TrueStories
The Baton of Dishonour. - What should we talk about today?
When I joined the police in 1982, we were issued a truncheon – a lump of wood so archaic it felt like a relic from the Crimean War. As a tool of personal protection, it was about as useful as an ashtr...
kirkeytalk.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
From wooden relics that belonged in the Crimean War to extendable batons that turned every arrest into slapstick theatre—this is policing told with grit, absurdity, and a grin.
Chaos, comedy, and flashes of brilliance
kirkeytalk.com/the-baton-of...
#PoliceMemoir #Satire #TrueStories
Chaos, comedy, and flashes of brilliance
kirkeytalk.com/the-baton-of...
#PoliceMemoir #Satire #TrueStories
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On the one hand, anything to distract from reports of his increasingly well-documented, lifelong racism.
On the other, if he's told some donors this (& the FT will have sourced this properly) you can be sure that he'd've told others the polar opposite if he thought that's what they wanted to hear.
On the other, if he's told some donors this (& the FT will have sourced this properly) you can be sure that he'd've told others the polar opposite if he thought that's what they wanted to hear.
FT Exclusive: The Reform UK leader told donors he expects a deal or merger between his party and the Conservatives ahead of the next general election, suggesting he does not believe he can sweep to power alone. on.ft.com/44xlHi0
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On the one hand, anything to distract from reports of his increasingly well-documented, lifelong racism.
On the other, if he's told some donors this (& the FT will have sourced this properly) you can be sure that he'd've told others the polar opposite if he thought that's what they wanted to hear.
On the other, if he's told some donors this (& the FT will have sourced this properly) you can be sure that he'd've told others the polar opposite if he thought that's what they wanted to hear.
The three phases of supporting Notts: Merriment, madness and misery. COYP!
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The three phases of supporting Notts: Merriment, madness and misery. COYP!
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We’re almost at 1,000 views!
The feedback has been incredible, and we’re so grateful for your support.
If you haven’t watched yet, now’s the time—help us spread the truth and make an impact.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I?...
The feedback has been incredible, and we’re so grateful for your support.
If you haven’t watched yet, now’s the time—help us spread the truth and make an impact.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I?...
The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley: Policing the Scapegoat?
YouTube video by COPS, CAPERS & CUSTARD
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We’re almost at 1,000 views!
The feedback has been incredible, and we’re so grateful for your support.
If you haven’t watched yet, now’s the time—help us spread the truth and make an impact.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I?...
The feedback has been incredible, and we’re so grateful for your support.
If you haven’t watched yet, now’s the time—help us spread the truth and make an impact.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I?...
“Thick as a Brick” by Jethro Tull feels like the anthem for a chunk of today’s British electorate. An outed racist, boss of a convicted Russian asset, architect of the biggest political con in our history now leads a limited company that’s ahead in the polls. What on earth happened to Great Britain?
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“Thick as a Brick” by Jethro Tull feels like the anthem for a chunk of today’s British electorate. An outed racist, boss of a convicted Russian asset, architect of the biggest political con in our history now leads a limited company that’s ahead in the polls. What on earth happened to Great Britain?
She’s just asking questions.
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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The beautiful thing about TWENTY of his classmates saying Farage was a huge racist at school, means that he'll lose any libel case he tries.
Civil cases are won on "balance of probability".
i.e. You just have to prove that it's more likely than not.
And it's already 20 to 1!
Civil cases are won on "balance of probability".
i.e. You just have to prove that it's more likely than not.
And it's already 20 to 1!
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The beautiful thing about TWENTY of his classmates saying Farage was a huge racist at school, means that he'll lose any libel case he tries.
Civil cases are won on "balance of probability".
i.e. You just have to prove that it's more likely than not.
And it's already 20 to 1!
Civil cases are won on "balance of probability".
i.e. You just have to prove that it's more likely than not.
And it's already 20 to 1!
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Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social
Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remembe
centralbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Waiting for the axe to drop on Gill insulates the government from any Faragist crap about being unfairly targeted. Although he’ll probably try it anyway. I don’t think this story is over.
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
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Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Waiting for the axe to drop on Gill insulates the government from any Faragist crap about being unfairly targeted. Although he’ll probably try it anyway. I don’t think this story is over.
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“Trump now takes Putin’s side. Europe must choose again: appeasement or our values, imperialism or freedom”
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“Trump now takes Putin’s side. Europe must choose again: appeasement or our values, imperialism or freedom”
Asylum myths debunked:
1. Irregular entry? Legal
2. “Proper channels”? Impossible
3. Claim after arrival? Correct
4. Waiting=legal
5. Appeals=safeguard
6. “First safe country”? Not law
7. Cost flips when work allowed
8. Benefits? Not a pull factor
Truth matters Lives matter
#Refugees #FactsOverFear
1. Irregular entry? Legal
2. “Proper channels”? Impossible
3. Claim after arrival? Correct
4. Waiting=legal
5. Appeals=safeguard
6. “First safe country”? Not law
7. Cost flips when work allowed
8. Benefits? Not a pull factor
Truth matters Lives matter
#Refugees #FactsOverFear
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Asylum myths debunked:
1. Irregular entry? Legal
2. “Proper channels”? Impossible
3. Claim after arrival? Correct
4. Waiting=legal
5. Appeals=safeguard
6. “First safe country”? Not law
7. Cost flips when work allowed
8. Benefits? Not a pull factor
Truth matters Lives matter
#Refugees #FactsOverFear
1. Irregular entry? Legal
2. “Proper channels”? Impossible
3. Claim after arrival? Correct
4. Waiting=legal
5. Appeals=safeguard
6. “First safe country”? Not law
7. Cost flips when work allowed
8. Benefits? Not a pull factor
Truth matters Lives matter
#Refugees #FactsOverFear
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Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remembe | Ian Kirke
Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remembe
centralbylines.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remembe | Ian Kirke
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remembe
centralbylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Forget me not: unravelling the mystery of poor memory
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Forgetfulness is a frustrating trait, but delving deeper into the complexities of memory dispels many myths around failure to remember | Ian Kirke
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Will it all end when everyone in Britain looks like me wearing Union shorts?
Or will Farage and his cronies invent another scapegoat?
Or will Farage and his cronies invent another scapegoat?
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Will it all end when everyone in Britain looks like me wearing Union shorts?
Or will Farage and his cronies invent another scapegoat?
Or will Farage and his cronies invent another scapegoat?
We are comfortably through but to be fair I would have been disappointed if Notts hadn’t topped this table.
November 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We are comfortably through but to be fair I would have been disappointed if Notts hadn’t topped this table.
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Blue light capers: a nostalgic account of police life
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Blue light capers: a nostalgic account of police life
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today
centralbylines.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Blue light capers: a nostalgic account of police life
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today
@iankirke.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The explosive new episode of Cops, Capers & Custard.: The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley: Policing the Scapegoat?
Peter Faulding of SGI breaks down the Nicola Bulley case—and how expert insight was buried.
This is not just a story. It’s a reckoning.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I #NicolaBulley
Peter Faulding of SGI breaks down the Nicola Bulley case—and how expert insight was buried.
This is not just a story. It’s a reckoning.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I #NicolaBulley
The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley: Policing the Scapegoat?
YouTube video by COPS, CAPERS & CUSTARD
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The explosive new episode of Cops, Capers & Custard.: The Disappearance of Nicola Bulley: Policing the Scapegoat?
Peter Faulding of SGI breaks down the Nicola Bulley case—and how expert insight was buried.
This is not just a story. It’s a reckoning.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I #NicolaBulley
Peter Faulding of SGI breaks down the Nicola Bulley case—and how expert insight was buried.
This is not just a story. It’s a reckoning.
youtu.be/z3fYMH6gb8I #NicolaBulley
Ever wondered what happens when a cop needs an emergency loo break, forgets his sock etiquette at a mosque, or uses sirens to chase his own wife? Spoiler: it’s not in the training manual.
Tales of blue-lighting it back to dignity, decorum, and occasionally ASDA.
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Tales of blue-lighting it back to dignity, decorum, and occasionally ASDA.
kirkeytalk.com/blue-light-c...
Blue light capers. - What should we talk about today?
As an ex-cop I find many police dramas mildly irritating. It’s normally the process issues that make my teeth grind, such as a uniformed officer standing guard at the interview room door as the heroic...
kirkeytalk.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ever wondered what happens when a cop needs an emergency loo break, forgets his sock etiquette at a mosque, or uses sirens to chase his own wife? Spoiler: it’s not in the training manual.
Tales of blue-lighting it back to dignity, decorum, and occasionally ASDA.
kirkeytalk.com/blue-light-c...
Tales of blue-lighting it back to dignity, decorum, and occasionally ASDA.
kirkeytalk.com/blue-light-c...
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Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today | Ian Kirke
Blue light capers: a nostalgic account of police life
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today
centralbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Bygone days in the police with ‘emergency’ capers are less likely to feature in the policing of today | Ian Kirke