Matthew Wright
@matthew-wright.bsky.social
@LBC weekend breakfast; fly fishing, festivals, old Brit motorbikes, awesome music: Grateful Dead to Cardiacs via Gong, Zappa, Here & Now, Hawkwind, X Ray Spex and Sparklehorse. Cassady’s Dada x
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We’ve been selling our soul since souls were invented 😉
I hope Father Christmas looks after all the disappointed kids in the cancelled show and lets his reindeer dump all over the anon cowards and their racist threats… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I hope Father Christmas looks after all the disappointed kids in the cancelled show and lets his reindeer dump all over the anon cowards and their racist threats… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases
Proposed changes unlikely to apply for trials of serious offences such as rape and murder
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Jury trials in England and Wales to be scrapped except for most serious cases on.ft.com/3LY1Ceq
my mate Lee Smith been showing off his drone skills again - Devon looking good in the sunshine, eh? x
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
my mate Lee Smith been showing off his drone skills again - Devon looking good in the sunshine, eh? x
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Reform UK’s ‘Cost Cutting’ Council Kent Prepares to Raise Taxes After Presiding Over £46 Million Overspend
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#KemkaranMustGo
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#KemkaranMustGo
Reform UK's 'Cost Cutting' Council Prepares to Raise Taxes After Presiding Over £46 Million Overspend
Nigel Farage's flagship Kent County Council, which promised to "reduce waste and cut your taxes" is set to raise bills on local taxpayers, after spending tens of millions of pounds over its budget
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform showing more of their open, different approach to politics.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Reform showing more of their open, different approach to politics.. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nazi schoolboy joker continues to cost this country a pretty penny. Shame many voters won’t remember this on budget day… www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Nazi schoolboy joker continues to cost this country a pretty penny. Shame many voters won’t remember this on budget day… www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Toby Young to Address Orbán-Backed Group on UK ‘Censorship’
Conservative peer and right-wing commentator Toby Young is due to deliver a talk tomorrow (25 November) at the in-house think tank of Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán. Young is being interviewed by Mat...
www.desmog.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Toby Young, self-appointed king of free speech, is speaking in Hungary tomorrow about UK “censorship”.
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
He’ll be addressing a group funded by Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime, which has seized control of the country’s media, judiciary, and routinely harasses its critics
Yeah I’m a racist bigot but I’m a sensitive, kind-hearted racist bigot 🫤… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yeah I’m a racist bigot but I’m a sensitive, kind-hearted racist bigot 🫤… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma | Dean Conway
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma | Dean Conway
Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma
centralbylines.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma | Dean Conway
The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma | Dean Conway
Glad Cameron’s on the campaign trail. Imagine his reaction if he’d experienced poverty instead of cancer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
David Cameron reveals prostate cancer diagnosis and calls for targeted screening
Former prime minister says he wants to join ranks of those pressing for more checks on men who may have disease
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Glad Cameron’s on the campaign trail. Imagine his reaction if he’d experienced poverty instead of cancer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Can't wait until Wednesday when we can finally stop speculating about what's in the Budget, and start speculating about what'll be in the Spring Statement.
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Can't wait until Wednesday when we can finally stop speculating about what's in the Budget, and start speculating about what'll be in the Spring Statement.
Quite incredible when you compare the way our media went after Corbyn… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Quite incredible when you compare the way our media went after Corbyn… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
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Sermon Today Via The Jerry Garcia Band (~);}
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Jerry Garcia Band - I Shall Be Released
YouTube video by bigbeahner
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November 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Sermon Today Via The Jerry Garcia Band (~);}
youtu.be/fFiIJ4vW2IU?...
youtu.be/fFiIJ4vW2IU?...
Today feels like a roller coaster of delight: enjoyed my own show, got a seat on train and then...AND THEN I MANAGED TO GET BACK INTO GOOGLE ACCOUNT! Six months I've been locked out...I feel like A GOD and I've a hunch it's only coz I bought a new computer. Almost makes the cost feel worth it x
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Today feels like a roller coaster of delight: enjoyed my own show, got a seat on train and then...AND THEN I MANAGED TO GET BACK INTO GOOGLE ACCOUNT! Six months I've been locked out...I feel like A GOD and I've a hunch it's only coz I bought a new computer. Almost makes the cost feel worth it x
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@matthew-wright.bsky.social - re your conversation this morning - @booktrust.org.uk has a Christmas appeal each year which will provide parcels of books to kids.
We’re all looking for a little magic at Christmas 💫
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
Stories bring joy, comfort and connection. And you can help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most.
Donate today to make a difference this Christmas - and beyond:
https://bit.ly/4hTWKCT
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
@matthew-wright.bsky.social - re your conversation this morning - @booktrust.org.uk has a Christmas appeal each year which will provide parcels of books to kids.
Woke at 1am with insomnia so had lots of time to prep 🥴 we’ll ask Michael Rosen if reading for pleasure’s hit the final chapter? Find out if a lack of GPs is putting your health at risk and get your view on one thing Rachel Reeves should include in the budget and one she should not!! 📞 0345 6060973
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Woke at 1am with insomnia so had lots of time to prep 🥴 we’ll ask Michael Rosen if reading for pleasure’s hit the final chapter? Find out if a lack of GPs is putting your health at risk and get your view on one thing Rachel Reeves should include in the budget and one she should not!! 📞 0345 6060973
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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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Dawn had to keep reminding herself that this was just temporary, and she was only doing it to put herself through law school.
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Remember how we kept getting told that a European Army was a REALLY BAD idea?
It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that.
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Remember how we kept getting told that a European Army was a REALLY BAD idea?
I believe the wonderful human being that is children’s author Michael Rosen will be sharing his wisdom with @lbc.co.uk listeners tomorrow around 8am. Can’t tell you how emoash that makes me feel 😍
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I believe the wonderful human being that is children’s author Michael Rosen will be sharing his wisdom with @lbc.co.uk listeners tomorrow around 8am. Can’t tell you how emoash that makes me feel 😍