Robert Lyons
@robertlyons.bsky.social
Author of The Shell Collector, a tale of the City of London.
Reading, classical music, art, golf, grandfather to 6. Political centrist, unsympathetic to ideologists of either wing.
Reading, classical music, art, golf, grandfather to 6. Political centrist, unsympathetic to ideologists of either wing.
And I’m Cristobal Colon.
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 PM
And I’m Cristobal Colon.
Sounds full of Tren de Aragua.
Wants attention. Needs help.
Wants attention. Needs help.
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Sounds full of Tren de Aragua.
Wants attention. Needs help.
Wants attention. Needs help.
For context: Sadlers Wells is a London theatre renowned for its ballet performances, and is often well-attended by children.
A great place to get the message across that we have our own ideas of free speech, and don't want Elon's muck around here.
A great place to get the message across that we have our own ideas of free speech, and don't want Elon's muck around here.
January 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
For context: Sadlers Wells is a London theatre renowned for its ballet performances, and is often well-attended by children.
A great place to get the message across that we have our own ideas of free speech, and don't want Elon's muck around here.
A great place to get the message across that we have our own ideas of free speech, and don't want Elon's muck around here.
Internal bleeding to the brain, more like.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Internal bleeding to the brain, more like.
When will people like the two ignoramuses below learn that immigration has been the principle driver of the US economy and the reason it is the wealthiest country in the world.
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
When will people like the two ignoramuses below learn that immigration has been the principle driver of the US economy and the reason it is the wealthiest country in the world.
I only had 300 characters!
January 13, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I only had 300 characters!
2026 and 2028 are critical years for you.
But getting rid of Trump is not enough. You must also see off Vance, Rubio and Thompson. Not to mention Noem and Miller. And the vile Musk.
Once you get your country back from these charlatans we will love you again.
But getting rid of Trump is not enough. You must also see off Vance, Rubio and Thompson. Not to mention Noem and Miller. And the vile Musk.
Once you get your country back from these charlatans we will love you again.
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
2026 and 2028 are critical years for you.
But getting rid of Trump is not enough. You must also see off Vance, Rubio and Thompson. Not to mention Noem and Miller. And the vile Musk.
Once you get your country back from these charlatans we will love you again.
But getting rid of Trump is not enough. You must also see off Vance, Rubio and Thompson. Not to mention Noem and Miller. And the vile Musk.
Once you get your country back from these charlatans we will love you again.
And a loss loss for the rule of law.
Again.
Again.
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
And a loss loss for the rule of law.
Again.
Again.
Now there’s a guy who knows what he’s talking about - when it comes to taking a nap.
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Now there’s a guy who knows what he’s talking about - when it comes to taking a nap.
Decision already taken.
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Decision already taken.
Good call, Greenland. Without a little help from the Danes in the dim and distant past, Britain might have been a very different country today.
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Good call, Greenland. Without a little help from the Danes in the dim and distant past, Britain might have been a very different country today.
What’s wrong with ALL people helping ALL other people?
Except racists, who are beyond help.
Except racists, who are beyond help.
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
What’s wrong with ALL people helping ALL other people?
Except racists, who are beyond help.
Except racists, who are beyond help.
He’s only got 12 months to do it. By 2030 he will be no more than a long-forgotten nightmare.
Hoping still to be around to see it.
Hoping still to be around to see it.
January 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
He’s only got 12 months to do it. By 2030 he will be no more than a long-forgotten nightmare.
Hoping still to be around to see it.
Hoping still to be around to see it.
Toffs in Muswell Hill, north London, isn’t bad, but no peas, vinegar, cuppa tea and coach trippers. Just grease-proof paper.
As the saying goes, you can take the man out of Yorkshire, but you’ll never take the Yorkshire out of the man.
As the saying goes, you can take the man out of Yorkshire, but you’ll never take the Yorkshire out of the man.
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Toffs in Muswell Hill, north London, isn’t bad, but no peas, vinegar, cuppa tea and coach trippers. Just grease-proof paper.
As the saying goes, you can take the man out of Yorkshire, but you’ll never take the Yorkshire out of the man.
As the saying goes, you can take the man out of Yorkshire, but you’ll never take the Yorkshire out of the man.
Can I Like twice?
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Can I Like twice?
We stopped visiting the US in 2017.
We have previously spent our money in 26 States.
Now, none.
We have previously spent our money in 26 States.
Now, none.
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
We stopped visiting the US in 2017.
We have previously spent our money in 26 States.
Now, none.
We have previously spent our money in 26 States.
Now, none.
Name a current president who qualifies on both scores.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Name a current president who qualifies on both scores.
Does this standard apply in Minneapolis?
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Does this standard apply in Minneapolis?
You can’t have been to Harry Ramsden’s in Keighley, Yorkshire, the home of fish and chips (not to mention mushy peas, an essential element in this traditional British dish).
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
You can’t have been to Harry Ramsden’s in Keighley, Yorkshire, the home of fish and chips (not to mention mushy peas, an essential element in this traditional British dish).
The United States is going to war with itself.
Not much different from Iran.
Not much different from Iran.
January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The United States is going to war with itself.
Not much different from Iran.
Not much different from Iran.
When is Comer going to sub poena Trump?
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
When is Comer going to sub poena Trump?