Peter Bowker
@pbowker7.bsky.social
All coherent views still stolen from London Review of Books.
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"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
November 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"Daddy why did you go into politics?"
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
"Well, I always hoped that one day I might be able to make a difference. Like if people were fleeing war and persecution, and they arrived on our shores desperate and afraid, then maybe I could be the one to suggest we nicked their jewellery."
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Sewing machinists at work inside the Tootal clothing factory in Manchester, 1955 (Picture Post/Getty).
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Sewing machinists at work inside the Tootal clothing factory in Manchester, 1955 (Picture Post/Getty).
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Looking back with pride on my brief stint as head of promotions and marketing at the Majestyk nightclub
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Looking back with pride on my brief stint as head of promotions and marketing at the Majestyk nightclub
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
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On this day in 1981, I was taking photos of the wonderful Altered Images at Aston University (THREAD)
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
On this day in 1981, I was taking photos of the wonderful Altered Images at Aston University (THREAD)
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Squatters resist when the council want to evict them from a commune.
12:05pm 🚓 Z-CARS (1975) 🚓 featuring #JohnKane #PeterCraze #RioFanning 'Squatters' #TPTVsubtitles
**Tune in tonight at 8pm for the very first black and white episode!!**
12:05pm 🚓 Z-CARS (1975) 🚓 featuring #JohnKane #PeterCraze #RioFanning 'Squatters' #TPTVsubtitles
**Tune in tonight at 8pm for the very first black and white episode!!**
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Squatters resist when the council want to evict them from a commune.
12:05pm 🚓 Z-CARS (1975) 🚓 featuring #JohnKane #PeterCraze #RioFanning 'Squatters' #TPTVsubtitles
**Tune in tonight at 8pm for the very first black and white episode!!**
12:05pm 🚓 Z-CARS (1975) 🚓 featuring #JohnKane #PeterCraze #RioFanning 'Squatters' #TPTVsubtitles
**Tune in tonight at 8pm for the very first black and white episode!!**
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I've never heard of it.
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I've never heard of it.
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Gary was beginning to seriously worry about the side effects of Ozempic
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Gary was beginning to seriously worry about the side effects of Ozempic
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Dear Auntie
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Dear Auntie
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
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Some people pour soy sauce on their vanquished opponent, but not me. I would never Kikkoman when he's down.
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Some people pour soy sauce on their vanquished opponent, but not me. I would never Kikkoman when he's down.
By way of an apology to Donald Trump the BBC should broadcast his full speech from January 6th with no edits and no interruptions. As he considers it a beautiful speech then I think he will be happy with that. #Trump
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
By way of an apology to Donald Trump the BBC should broadcast his full speech from January 6th with no edits and no interruptions. As he considers it a beautiful speech then I think he will be happy with that. #Trump
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So, some happy news from me.
May 2026. 😊
May 2026. 😊
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
So, some happy news from me.
May 2026. 😊
May 2026. 😊
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
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Newsagents’ deep dive into BBC situ is v level headed and wide ranging. Two things clear: Gibb should be nowhere near the BBC, and BBC general policy for bringing in people like that in a never ending charade to prove themselves not too lefty is weak, and clearly pointless.
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Newsagents’ deep dive into BBC situ is v level headed and wide ranging. Two things clear: Gibb should be nowhere near the BBC, and BBC general policy for bringing in people like that in a never ending charade to prove themselves not too lefty is weak, and clearly pointless.
Farage has admitted - boasted - that he encouraged a foreign power to interfere in the media of his own country. Some patriot.
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage has admitted - boasted - that he encouraged a foreign power to interfere in the media of his own country. Some patriot.
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@thecidershedpod.bsky.social sideline?
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
@thecidershedpod.bsky.social sideline?
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Basketball coach is asked about his player leaving the squad ahead of a semi-final to be at the birth of his child and his response is perfection.
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Basketball coach is asked about his player leaving the squad ahead of a semi-final to be at the birth of his child and his response is perfection.
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We surprised Rosemary and Martin yesterday.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We surprised Rosemary and Martin yesterday.
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"How can we solve the problem of Bond being dead and coming back?"
Cast a new actor and don't mention it.
NEXT.
Cast a new actor and don't mention it.
NEXT.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"How can we solve the problem of Bond being dead and coming back?"
Cast a new actor and don't mention it.
NEXT.
Cast a new actor and don't mention it.
NEXT.
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There is only Denis, Miss Parrott and me. We all get along very well. Miss Tomb is away, has been since January. I've been planting cabbages this past week.
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
There is only Denis, Miss Parrott and me. We all get along very well. Miss Tomb is away, has been since January. I've been planting cabbages this past week.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"The problem isn’t that we have a deliberately biased BBC, it’s that we have a BBC that has been consciously reduced in its scope and bullied into dumbing down and retreating." @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter today