lhendo
@lhendo.bsky.social
Manchester, U.K. based. Podcast, politics & book loving traveller. Huge fan of sunsets. Finds own jokes unreasonably funny
I was at my Aunty’s 86th birthday last night and it always strikes me as mad that there is 8 years difference between her and my Mum because my Grandad went away to war and only got demobbed in 1946
December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I was at my Aunty’s 86th birthday last night and it always strikes me as mad that there is 8 years difference between her and my Mum because my Grandad went away to war and only got demobbed in 1946
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"Assuming no change in the rate of taxation, and all other things being equal, the exchequer will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year.
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Assuming no change in the rate of taxation, and all other things being equal, the exchequer will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year.
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Does everybody else dream daily of quitting corporate life and going to work in a pub. Or is that just me?
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Does everybody else dream daily of quitting corporate life and going to work in a pub. Or is that just me?
Days like today make me yearn for the glory days of Twitter, like the David Cameron/pig story day
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Days like today make me yearn for the glory days of Twitter, like the David Cameron/pig story day
Imagine being Emily Maitlis tonight. Absolutely mad.
October 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Imagine being Emily Maitlis tonight. Absolutely mad.
One of the most useful exercises Manchester council did a few years ago was send out a questionnaire when they had to make cuts asking what you wanted them to prioritise. They listed all their costs. It was an impossible job. Perhaps the Reform council in Kent should have had a go
October 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One of the most useful exercises Manchester council did a few years ago was send out a questionnaire when they had to make cuts asking what you wanted them to prioritise. They listed all their costs. It was an impossible job. Perhaps the Reform council in Kent should have had a go
I couldn’t care less about golf but seeing clips of the American fans on social media has me suddenly become a committed Team Europe fan
September 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I couldn’t care less about golf but seeing clips of the American fans on social media has me suddenly become a committed Team Europe fan
Am about to take some Night Nurse. If I do get raptured I will miss the entire thing
September 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Am about to take some Night Nurse. If I do get raptured I will miss the entire thing
I just cancelled my Disney Plus membership although I’m in the U.K. Fighting facism but also, those Jimmy Kimmel/Sarah Silverman sketches back in the day were epic
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I just cancelled my Disney Plus membership although I’m in the U.K. Fighting facism but also, those Jimmy Kimmel/Sarah Silverman sketches back in the day were epic
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That motherfucker got to say whatever he wanted but don’t you dare repeat it verbatim or you can be suspended or lose your job or get a knock on the door
September 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
That motherfucker got to say whatever he wanted but don’t you dare repeat it verbatim or you can be suspended or lose your job or get a knock on the door
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EXCLUSIVE | A man convicted of the attempted murder of a 14-year-old child is now part of a group of vigilantes, who have been ‘patrolling’ Belfast's streets and claim to be protecting women and children from migrants
Thug convicted of bid to murder child is part of far right ‘save our children’ vigilante group in east Belfast
A man convicted of the attempted murder of a 14-year-old child is part of a far-right vigilante ‘save our children’ group patrolling Belfast’s streets.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
EXCLUSIVE | A man convicted of the attempted murder of a 14-year-old child is now part of a group of vigilantes, who have been ‘patrolling’ Belfast's streets and claim to be protecting women and children from migrants
This is not a million miles away from Monkey tennis
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is not a million miles away from Monkey tennis
This was 3 months before I was due to move to Manchester for university. Lived here for several years with large swathes of the city centre just screened off
The IRA detonated a 3,300lb lorry bomb on Corporation Street, Manchester, at 11.20am #OTD 1996, the biggest bomb detonated in Britain since WW2. Four coded warnings meant that no one died, but 220 were injured and damage to the city's retail and commercial core was extensive.
June 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This was 3 months before I was due to move to Manchester for university. Lived here for several years with large swathes of the city centre just screened off
5 years ago today the COVID rules had become pretty weird
June 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
5 years ago today the COVID rules had become pretty weird
I have taken the Avanti west coast service to and from London 4 times in the last month. Every train has been delayed. At least my delay repay pays for my Uber
June 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I have taken the Avanti west coast service to and from London 4 times in the last month. Every train has been delayed. At least my delay repay pays for my Uber
Just landed back from holiday to my phone going mad with the horrible news from Liverpool. My family all went to celebrate the last game yesterday as today would be too crowded for my Mum. My thoughts are with anybody who was caught up in it. What a tragic thing to happen in our wonderful city.
May 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Just landed back from holiday to my phone going mad with the horrible news from Liverpool. My family all went to celebrate the last game yesterday as today would be too crowded for my Mum. My thoughts are with anybody who was caught up in it. What a tragic thing to happen in our wonderful city.
I remember recording this onto VHS and learning it with my housemates in the 2 year of uni. Couldn’t move for combat pants
Sorry ladies, should have gone before we started #totp
May 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I remember recording this onto VHS and learning it with my housemates in the 2 year of uni. Couldn’t move for combat pants
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The Guardian, July 2016
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The Guardian, July 2016
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May 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
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The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian, July 2016
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
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They should make a database of everybody bleating about the betrayal of Brexit today and make them stand in the All passports queue in every airport for the rest of their life
May 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
They should make a database of everybody bleating about the betrayal of Brexit today and make them stand in the All passports queue in every airport for the rest of their life
If only the creaking travel infrastructure of the north got as much press attention as a few concerts in London parks
May 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If only the creaking travel infrastructure of the north got as much press attention as a few concerts in London parks
Got an email that my Snapfish account would close due to inactivity (didn’t know I had one!) I did find this old photo though & realised two things I could no longer do. Get my leg this high or wear 3 inch heels for a night out in London
May 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Got an email that my Snapfish account would close due to inactivity (didn’t know I had one!) I did find this old photo though & realised two things I could no longer do. Get my leg this high or wear 3 inch heels for a night out in London
It is a slow night on the train to London. If anybody has tips on how to remember Spanish verb conjugations, I am all ears
May 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It is a slow night on the train to London. If anybody has tips on how to remember Spanish verb conjugations, I am all ears
My Dad wanted to name me Sheherezade after the character in One thousand and one nights. My Mum said that people would just call me Shezza. I was then named Lyndsey, a name that they saw in an advert for a hairdresser in the Liverpool Echo
Shhhh nobody’s looking it’s Sunday afternoon. What was the baby name you wanted to use but it was just a little TOO much? Ours was Lysander like in Midsummer Nights Dream for a boy. It’s so beautiful!! But it was just too out there. (Mind you, I named my daughter Winifred, but still)
May 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My Dad wanted to name me Sheherezade after the character in One thousand and one nights. My Mum said that people would just call me Shezza. I was then named Lyndsey, a name that they saw in an advert for a hairdresser in the Liverpool Echo
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Labour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
May 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Labour is handing this country on a silver platter to Reform. People do not vote Labour because they hate immigrants and want Reform-lite. They vote Labour because they want it to make a positive difference to their lives.
Did I mention that I arrived in Barcelona for work on Monday just as all the power went out? Well I did. And this famous singer called Manu Chao did an impromptu performance in front of our office whilst we waited for normality
May 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Did I mention that I arrived in Barcelona for work on Monday just as all the power went out? Well I did. And this famous singer called Manu Chao did an impromptu performance in front of our office whilst we waited for normality