Robert Newton
@roberttnewton.bsky.social
Pro EU Pro UK anti-Tory, (current)
Worried about Trumpism/Farage /Fascism
Retired engineer working in pharma ind Living in North Yorkshire
Interests inc:
Coastal Skipper
Walking 45 m/wk
Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am
Keeping Merc SL350 running
Worried about Trumpism/Farage /Fascism
Retired engineer working in pharma ind Living in North Yorkshire
Interests inc:
Coastal Skipper
Walking 45 m/wk
Trying to be the person my dog thinks I am
Keeping Merc SL350 running
From my walk today:
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
From my walk today:
Bloomberg 17/11/25
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Bloomberg 17/11/25
Advocate 17/11/25
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Advocate 17/11/25
This image on another post got me thinking about why the UK is apparently so poor at infrastructure projects
This might not accord with conventional theory but it's mine.
It has a lot to do with experience - experience at all levels and age.
This might not accord with conventional theory but it's mine.
It has a lot to do with experience - experience at all levels and age.
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This image on another post got me thinking about why the UK is apparently so poor at infrastructure projects
This might not accord with conventional theory but it's mine.
It has a lot to do with experience - experience at all levels and age.
This might not accord with conventional theory but it's mine.
It has a lot to do with experience - experience at all levels and age.
Blimey...............what will Trump make of this ??
November 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Blimey...............what will Trump make of this ??
Good to know.............although the reasons why US media organisations folded in apparently similar situations are in no way comparable.
Telegraph 17/11/25
Telegraph 17/11/25
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Good to know.............although the reasons why US media organisations folded in apparently similar situations are in no way comparable.
Telegraph 17/11/25
Telegraph 17/11/25
Very good advice.............
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Very good advice.............
Stop the Boats
Am I just too practical ?
It seems to me that there must be substantial boat manufacturing facilities in France or nearby.
These are large craft specifically designed for the job, not leisure boats
Can we not find a way of forbidding the building / storage / ownership of them??
Am I just too practical ?
It seems to me that there must be substantial boat manufacturing facilities in France or nearby.
These are large craft specifically designed for the job, not leisure boats
Can we not find a way of forbidding the building / storage / ownership of them??
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Stop the Boats
Am I just too practical ?
It seems to me that there must be substantial boat manufacturing facilities in France or nearby.
These are large craft specifically designed for the job, not leisure boats
Can we not find a way of forbidding the building / storage / ownership of them??
Am I just too practical ?
It seems to me that there must be substantial boat manufacturing facilities in France or nearby.
These are large craft specifically designed for the job, not leisure boats
Can we not find a way of forbidding the building / storage / ownership of them??
Agreed ......once on a superhighway - now in the middle of nowhere.
The builders knew what they were creating - something beautiful
The builders knew what they were creating - something beautiful
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Agreed ......once on a superhighway - now in the middle of nowhere.
The builders knew what they were creating - something beautiful
The builders knew what they were creating - something beautiful
Seen on yesterday's walk
New Bridge over River Nidd - 1822
Coursed squared gritstone, paved with river cobbles
Arch carries the 2-metre wide causeway over a span of approximately 20 metres
The bridge stands on the pack-horse track from Otley to Ripon
New Bridge over River Nidd - 1822
Coursed squared gritstone, paved with river cobbles
Arch carries the 2-metre wide causeway over a span of approximately 20 metres
The bridge stands on the pack-horse track from Otley to Ripon
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Seen on yesterday's walk
New Bridge over River Nidd - 1822
Coursed squared gritstone, paved with river cobbles
Arch carries the 2-metre wide causeway over a span of approximately 20 metres
The bridge stands on the pack-horse track from Otley to Ripon
New Bridge over River Nidd - 1822
Coursed squared gritstone, paved with river cobbles
Arch carries the 2-metre wide causeway over a span of approximately 20 metres
The bridge stands on the pack-horse track from Otley to Ripon
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Apparently there is a petition running regarding the BBC and Trump - I'd be up for signing that.
Anyone know which one it is? - I have found one, but the signatories are not that high, and I don't want to waste a vote
Anyone know which one it is? - I have found one, but the signatories are not that high, and I don't want to waste a vote
November 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Apparently there is a petition running regarding the BBC and Trump - I'd be up for signing that.
Anyone know which one it is? - I have found one, but the signatories are not that high, and I don't want to waste a vote
Anyone know which one it is? - I have found one, but the signatories are not that high, and I don't want to waste a vote
I hope this is true:
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I hope this is true:
Rusbridger as usual hit the nail squarely on the head.
Starmer needs to get involved seriously and quickly - without his intervention much will be lost playing exactly on the hands of the "populists"
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-r...
Starmer needs to get involved seriously and quickly - without his intervention much will be lost playing exactly on the hands of the "populists"
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-r...
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Rusbridger as usual hit the nail squarely on the head.
Starmer needs to get involved seriously and quickly - without his intervention much will be lost playing exactly on the hands of the "populists"
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-r...
Starmer needs to get involved seriously and quickly - without his intervention much will be lost playing exactly on the hands of the "populists"
www.independent.co.uk/voices/bbc-r...
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Has anyone told him about this?
His comments are fiscally naïve - and that's being generous
His comments are fiscally naïve - and that's being generous
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Has anyone told him about this?
His comments are fiscally naïve - and that's being generous
His comments are fiscally naïve - and that's being generous
