Jonathan Calder
@lordbonkers.bsky.social
Blogger at Liberal England. Expect Dickens, politics, Steve Winwood, canals, British films, Richard Jefferies, Shropshire, Englishness, chess, social history, Malcolm Saville, philosophy, Leicestershire and Rutland, comedy, railways... That sort of thing.
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Robert Conquest turned Shakespeare's seven ages of man into a limerick
Seven Ages: first puking and mewling
Then very pissed-off with your schooling
Then fucks, and then fights
Next judging chaps' rights
Then sitting in slippers: then drooling.
Seven Ages: first puking and mewling
Then very pissed-off with your schooling
Then fucks, and then fights
Next judging chaps' rights
Then sitting in slippers: then drooling.
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Robert Conquest turned Shakespeare's seven ages of man into a limerick
Seven Ages: first puking and mewling
Then very pissed-off with your schooling
Then fucks, and then fights
Next judging chaps' rights
Then sitting in slippers: then drooling.
Seven Ages: first puking and mewling
Then very pissed-off with your schooling
Then fucks, and then fights
Next judging chaps' rights
Then sitting in slippers: then drooling.
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how Labour sees asylum-seekers' children; we need municipal bond markets; why can't we repair Hammersmith Bridge? Do we even need to?; the British Library is in crisis but no one cares; the Burton Mausoleum at Mortlake is to be restored; scoria bricks in the back alleys of York
The Joy of Six 1439
"The sections of Restoring Order and Control that mention children are chilling, suggesting that many asylum seekers bring their children no...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
how Labour sees asylum-seekers' children; we need municipal bond markets; why can't we repair Hammersmith Bridge? Do we even need to?; the British Library is in crisis but no one cares; the Burton Mausoleum at Mortlake is to be restored; scoria bricks in the back alleys of York
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CPRE Shropshire calls for winter hedge-planting volunteers - BBC News share.google/ksHAYfBmhDfk...
CPRE Shropshire calls for winter hedge-planting volunteers - BBC News
CPRE Shropshire wants volunteers to help plant more than 4km of hedges this winter.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
CPRE Shropshire calls for winter hedge-planting volunteers - BBC News share.google/ksHAYfBmhDfk...
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"The boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.”
"I don't care." They don't care if you are a U.S. Citizen. Then what are they arresting you for?
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
"I don't care." They don't care if you are a U.S. Citizen. Then what are they arresting you for?
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"The boy can be heard telling an officer that he is a citizen, to which the officer replies, “Get out of the car” and “I don’t care.”
"I don't care." They don't care if you are a U.S. Citizen. Then what are they arresting you for?
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
"I don't care." They don't care if you are a U.S. Citizen. Then what are they arresting you for?
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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I still can’t get Yvonne Cooper’s manic grin and glassy staring eyes, as she burbled insanely about how many flags she has, out of my mind.
November 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I still can’t get Yvonne Cooper’s manic grin and glassy staring eyes, as she burbled insanely about how many flags she has, out of my mind.
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From a Lib Dem hold in a local by-election to a claimed "witchcraft" murder in 1945 to a new film. liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
THE LAST SACRIFICE - GREENBAND Promo
YouTube video by Anti-Worlds releasing
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November 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
From a Lib Dem hold in a local by-election to a claimed "witchcraft" murder in 1945 to a new film. liberalengland.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
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High Street, Hull Old Town.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #autumn #history
#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #autumn #history
November 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
High Street, Hull Old Town.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #autumn #history
#hull #yorkshire #travel #architecture #photography #photographerofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #autumn #history
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Between this and the whole grok gassing up elon thing it’s been an amazing week for new features on x dot com
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Between this and the whole grok gassing up elon thing it’s been an amazing week for new features on x dot com
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"Wetherspoon uses Ireland to avoid red tape caused by Brexit"
"The company's boss, Tim Martin, was a staunch Brexiteer."
Mr Martin seems to have his own Irish backstop deal that Brexiters often criticised Theresa May for proposing.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/wethers...
"The company's boss, Tim Martin, was a staunch Brexiteer."
Mr Martin seems to have his own Irish backstop deal that Brexiters often criticised Theresa May for proposing.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/wethers...
Wetherspoon uses Ireland to avoid red tape caused by Brexit
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon is using Ireland to skirt around Brexit red tape as it launches an expansion into Europe.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
"Wetherspoon uses Ireland to avoid red tape caused by Brexit"
"The company's boss, Tim Martin, was a staunch Brexiteer."
Mr Martin seems to have his own Irish backstop deal that Brexiters often criticised Theresa May for proposing.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/wethers...
"The company's boss, Tim Martin, was a staunch Brexiteer."
Mr Martin seems to have his own Irish backstop deal that Brexiters often criticised Theresa May for proposing.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/wethers...
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Ryan Bridge key figure behind the Raise the Colours movement is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain over claims of fraud and membership of a criminal group according to The Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Flag campaign chief praised by Tommy Robinson facing jail over ‘holiday scam’
Ryan Bridge, ringleader of the Raise the Colours movement heralded by ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson, is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain
www.mirror.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Ryan Bridge key figure behind the Raise the Colours movement is being pursued for an eight-year sentence in Spain over claims of fraud and membership of a criminal group according to The Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court 🏆 #HeadlineOfTheDay
"If judges are allowed to wear silly wigs in court, no one will take them seriously," said the judges.
"If judges are allowed to wear silly wigs in court, no one will take them seriously," said the judges.
US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court
BBC News wins our Headline of the Day Award. "If judges are allowed to wear silly wigs in court, no one will take them seriously," said the...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court 🏆 #HeadlineOfTheDay
"If judges are allowed to wear silly wigs in court, no one will take them seriously," said the judges.
"If judges are allowed to wear silly wigs in court, no one will take them seriously," said the judges.
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Holy fuck, this is where we are. A Labour Home Secretary just posted this image. I voted for these fucks and have been a member of the party for more than 30 years. Today I quit and so happy that I have.
November 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Holy fuck, this is where we are. A Labour Home Secretary just posted this image. I voted for these fucks and have been a member of the party for more than 30 years. Today I quit and so happy that I have.
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
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New blogpost: An unlikely connection peterblack.blogspot.com/2025/11/an-u...
An unlikely connection
A new blue plaque has been unveiled at Langland Bay to honour one of the 20th century’s most influential philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, ...
peterblack.blogspot.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
New blogpost: An unlikely connection peterblack.blogspot.com/2025/11/an-u...
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'Quatermass IV'. Daily Mirror report on the never produced BBC continuation of the Quatermass saga. (22nd November 1972).
The script would eventually see the light of day in 1979, with John Mills playing the Professor for Euston Films.
The script would eventually see the light of day in 1979, with John Mills playing the Professor for Euston Films.
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
'Quatermass IV'. Daily Mirror report on the never produced BBC continuation of the Quatermass saga. (22nd November 1972).
The script would eventually see the light of day in 1979, with John Mills playing the Professor for Euston Films.
The script would eventually see the light of day in 1979, with John Mills playing the Professor for Euston Films.
I'm watching this now. The cast includes a young Barry Foster, Heather Chasen ("Wren Chasen" from The Navy Lark) and the great Esma Cannon.
#RupertDavies is MAIGRET (1961) 7pm #TPTVsubtitles with #HeatherChasen #BarryFoster #EsmeCannon
What is the strange fascination under the floorboards in the house opposite Maigret's?
What is the strange fascination under the floorboards in the house opposite Maigret's?
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I'm watching this now. The cast includes a young Barry Foster, Heather Chasen ("Wren Chasen" from The Navy Lark) and the great Esma Cannon.
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sorry to Wizard of Oz post, but I was raised on the Midwestern cut of the film where Oz is in black and white and Kansas is in color so that we would be discouraged from flights of fancy and excited to return to farm work
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
sorry to Wizard of Oz post, but I was raised on the Midwestern cut of the film where Oz is in black and white and Kansas is in color so that we would be discouraged from flights of fancy and excited to return to farm work
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Read Craig Brown's "Ma'am Darling". Finally got around to this after hearing it so warmly recommended during @iammilliam.bsky.social's appearance on an old episode of @notrollergirl.bsky.social's "You're Booked" podcast - and is very very glad I did. For some reason when it came out, I must have 1/6
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Read Craig Brown's "Ma'am Darling". Finally got around to this after hearing it so warmly recommended during @iammilliam.bsky.social's appearance on an old episode of @notrollergirl.bsky.social's "You're Booked" podcast - and is very very glad I did. For some reason when it came out, I must have 1/6
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November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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“Do you like Charlotte Rampling?”
”I don't know, I've never seen her rample!” 🥁
“Oh, then just watch literally any film she's in.”
”I don't know, I've never seen her rample!” 🥁
“Oh, then just watch literally any film she's in.”
November 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Do you like Charlotte Rampling?”
”I don't know, I've never seen her rample!” 🥁
“Oh, then just watch literally any film she's in.”
”I don't know, I've never seen her rample!” 🥁
“Oh, then just watch literally any film she's in.”
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Marking essays in the age of Gen AI, I find myself nostalgic for the days when people did their own plagiarism rather than have machines do it for them.
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Marking essays in the age of Gen AI, I find myself nostalgic for the days when people did their own plagiarism rather than have machines do it for them.
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In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.
November 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In the UK, you could demolish a church VAT-free, but if you wanted to repair that church, you would have to pay VAT.