Patrick Reid
@oldmandoc.bsky.social
Geriatrics ST, continuing to third wheel my wife and son. Leeds, UK
Books, gaming and, despite how much it pains me, politics
Books, gaming and, despite how much it pains me, politics
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The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
Oddfolk is the most fun you can have with four lines
Warning: can cause game design.
www.rascal.news
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The curious, playful, and intentionally unfinished Oddfolk left @newmadras.bsky.social completely charmed.
Matt Goodwin channeling Blazing Saddles to ask 'Where the white children at?'
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Matt Goodwin channeling Blazing Saddles to ask 'Where the white children at?'
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💼 The Chancellor made a number of bold, important interventions in the Budget today:
- Scrapping the two-child limit in Universal Credit
- Lowering energy bills
- Holding down transport costs
- Increasing the minimum wage
These will all assist families struggling to get by.
- Scrapping the two-child limit in Universal Credit
- Lowering energy bills
- Holding down transport costs
- Increasing the minimum wage
These will all assist families struggling to get by.
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
💼 The Chancellor made a number of bold, important interventions in the Budget today:
- Scrapping the two-child limit in Universal Credit
- Lowering energy bills
- Holding down transport costs
- Increasing the minimum wage
These will all assist families struggling to get by.
- Scrapping the two-child limit in Universal Credit
- Lowering energy bills
- Holding down transport costs
- Increasing the minimum wage
These will all assist families struggling to get by.
Chuckling triumphantly as I release Japanese Knotweed into my garden to spite Rachel Reeves
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Chuckling triumphantly as I release Japanese Knotweed into my garden to spite Rachel Reeves
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Hearing Rachel Reeves explain why it is so important to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty is a reminder of what a Labour government can do. It is also a reminder of how little of this sort of thing they have done and how much more needs to be done.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hearing Rachel Reeves explain why it is so important to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty is a reminder of what a Labour government can do. It is also a reminder of how little of this sort of thing they have done and how much more needs to be done.
I know this is me being a bit partisan/unfair but contrast Mel Stride's response to a document coming out 30 minutes early to his parties response to the COVID report last week.
Feel an issue of proportionate response in our politics.
Feel an issue of proportionate response in our politics.
UK CONSERVATIVES MEL STRIDE SAYS OBR'S EARLY RELEASE OF BUDGET FORECASTS IS UTTERLY OUTRAGEOUS
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I know this is me being a bit partisan/unfair but contrast Mel Stride's response to a document coming out 30 minutes early to his parties response to the COVID report last week.
Feel an issue of proportionate response in our politics.
Feel an issue of proportionate response in our politics.
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Still: the end of the two child cap on child benefit is straightforwardly good news. It was an iniquitous policy that did a lot of harm to vulnerable children and it is good that it's going.
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Still: the end of the two child cap on child benefit is straightforwardly good news. It was an iniquitous policy that did a lot of harm to vulnerable children and it is good that it's going.
I...worked on this budget for a year...and...he just...he tweeted it out.
lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I...worked on this budget for a year...and...he just...he tweeted it out.
Assume the lights were turned on by Nobby Holder
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Assume the lights were turned on by Nobby Holder
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Talking of spaceships, what are the best game/novel/film examples of space combat which aren't essentially mapping WW2 naval/air battles onto space?
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Talking of spaceships, what are the best game/novel/film examples of space combat which aren't essentially mapping WW2 naval/air battles onto space?
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🥳 Brilliant news that the government are consulting on giving mayors the power to implement a levy on overnight stays.
📈 More power and resources in places means that communities can take charge of their own destiny.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
📈 More power and resources in places means that communities can take charge of their own destiny.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Levy on overnight trips will help mayors invest in local growth
England’s mayors will be able to invest in transport, infrastructure, and the visitor economy through a new levy on overnight stays.
www.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🥳 Brilliant news that the government are consulting on giving mayors the power to implement a levy on overnight stays.
📈 More power and resources in places means that communities can take charge of their own destiny.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
📈 More power and resources in places means that communities can take charge of their own destiny.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
Appears to be some discourse about Pies.
Two thoughts
1) Pies are one of the greatest methods for food delivery, both working for both savoury and sweet
2) There is an amazing place in Iowa City that does PieShakes and frankly its probably the closest I'll get to nirvana
Two thoughts
1) Pies are one of the greatest methods for food delivery, both working for both savoury and sweet
2) There is an amazing place in Iowa City that does PieShakes and frankly its probably the closest I'll get to nirvana
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Appears to be some discourse about Pies.
Two thoughts
1) Pies are one of the greatest methods for food delivery, both working for both savoury and sweet
2) There is an amazing place in Iowa City that does PieShakes and frankly its probably the closest I'll get to nirvana
Two thoughts
1) Pies are one of the greatest methods for food delivery, both working for both savoury and sweet
2) There is an amazing place in Iowa City that does PieShakes and frankly its probably the closest I'll get to nirvana
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You can watch my movie 'The Whip' here, for free, and you don't even have to pirate it
Thanks for reminding me to share youtu.be/vboUAIibXPo?...
Thanks for reminding me to share youtu.be/vboUAIibXPo?...
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
You can watch my movie 'The Whip' here, for free, and you don't even have to pirate it
Thanks for reminding me to share youtu.be/vboUAIibXPo?...
Thanks for reminding me to share youtu.be/vboUAIibXPo?...
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IT'S LIVE YOU CAN BUY IT :D
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
The Butcher of the Forest Audiobook on Libro.fm
A world-weary woman races against the clock to survive a deadly forest in this dark, otherworldly fairytale from Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author Premee Mohamed.At the northern edge of a ...
libro.fm
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
IT'S LIVE YOU CAN BUY IT :D
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is up on @libro.fm and probably other sites idk I'm too excited
This has been a long time coming!
Step into the forest and don't lose your nerve...
Took me a minute to think of but surely has to be Arrested development?
From peak comedy to whatever the last season was
From peak comedy to whatever the last season was
while I am posting trivia, which TV show do you think showed the sharpest fall in quality from first to last seasons? I ask because the answer is obviously The Morning Show, the last series of which was garbage
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Took me a minute to think of but surely has to be Arrested development?
From peak comedy to whatever the last season was
From peak comedy to whatever the last season was
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
Surely Shah is going to have to go after that revelation about the Reith lectures?
Absolute failure especially if come from highest levels
Absolute failure especially if come from highest levels
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Surely Shah is going to have to go after that revelation about the Reith lectures?
Absolute failure especially if come from highest levels
Absolute failure especially if come from highest levels
Clearly needed to balance it with a sentence calling Kamala Harris the most corrupt vice president in American history.
But seriously this is dire
But seriously this is dire
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Clearly needed to balance it with a sentence calling Kamala Harris the most corrupt vice president in American history.
But seriously this is dire
But seriously this is dire
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
In fact most of them said Nyet
That Nigel Farage investigation into claims of Russia links to Reform, in full: "I’ve asked everybody: 'have you ever taken money you shouldn’t have taken from anybody', and no one said yes.”
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/farage...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/farage...
Farage Mocked After Giving Bizarre Reason For Not Investigating Reform Russia Claims
"I haven't got a police force".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
In fact most of them said Nyet
Late night thought but do wonder if there is anyway Reeves pulls off this budget.
Feels like the Comms around it have all been so negative/mismanaged by the government just doesn't seem feasible.
Although can the bar being so low make it easier to get over?
Feels like the Comms around it have all been so negative/mismanaged by the government just doesn't seem feasible.
Although can the bar being so low make it easier to get over?
November 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Late night thought but do wonder if there is anyway Reeves pulls off this budget.
Feels like the Comms around it have all been so negative/mismanaged by the government just doesn't seem feasible.
Although can the bar being so low make it easier to get over?
Feels like the Comms around it have all been so negative/mismanaged by the government just doesn't seem feasible.
Although can the bar being so low make it easier to get over?
Near disaster averted as started to read the next book in Rivers of London series, before realising that I had skipped 2 books ahead.
Thankfully back to my proper place in the chronology and starting Foxglove Summer.
Thankfully back to my proper place in the chronology and starting Foxglove Summer.
November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Near disaster averted as started to read the next book in Rivers of London series, before realising that I had skipped 2 books ahead.
Thankfully back to my proper place in the chronology and starting Foxglove Summer.
Thankfully back to my proper place in the chronology and starting Foxglove Summer.
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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