Louisa Whitton
@whittipedia.bsky.social
Obsessions include cricket, transport, music, poetry and remembering useless facts. She/her 🏳️⚧️
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England's abject performance contrasts with the other current Test series. West Indies are underdogs to New Zealand, but they're not giving up without a real fight.
December 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
England's abject performance contrasts with the other current Test series. West Indies are underdogs to New Zealand, but they're not giving up without a real fight.
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Behind door number 20 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar... a montage to prove that public information film reaction shots are the best reaction shots of all. Emote! Emote!
December 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Behind door number 20 of the Scarred For Life advent calendar... a montage to prove that public information film reaction shots are the best reaction shots of all. Emote! Emote!
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Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?
Yeah, as I was saying...
Yeah, as I was saying...
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Remember when HS2 to Leeds was cancelled by the NIC's shitty maths and fundamental lack of expertise, and Leeds was thrown the bone of "you'll get trams" and I said those would never be delivered?
Yeah, as I was saying...
Yeah, as I was saying...
Show me how your 2025 went
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Show me how your 2025 went
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Don’t worry cycle commuters! The NINE additional miles added to your commute, on horrendous 60mph dual carriageway, is absolutely fckin fine.
@cyclinguk.bsky.social @richardlochhead.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com @roadcc.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cyclinguk.bsky.social @richardlochhead.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com @roadcc.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Replacing collapsed bridge 'nigh on impossible' cost for council
The Spey Viaduct was completed in 1886 but partially collapsed into the Moray river at the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Don’t worry cycle commuters! The NINE additional miles added to your commute, on horrendous 60mph dual carriageway, is absolutely fckin fine.
@cyclinguk.bsky.social @richardlochhead.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com @roadcc.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cyclinguk.bsky.social @richardlochhead.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com @roadcc.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Generate a heartwarming advert for your bookshop:
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🎬 NEW VIDEO 🎬
I made the pilgrimage down to Cornwall at the weekend for the final English HST. I wasn't actually planning on physically being on the last one, but a series of events led to me being on it!
This is a proper feel good video, give it a watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBR...
I made the pilgrimage down to Cornwall at the weekend for the final English HST. I wasn't actually planning on physically being on the last one, but a series of events led to me being on it!
This is a proper feel good video, give it a watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBR...
The REAL final HST in England wasn't what anyone expected!
YouTube video by JenOnTheMove
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🎬 NEW VIDEO 🎬
I made the pilgrimage down to Cornwall at the weekend for the final English HST. I wasn't actually planning on physically being on the last one, but a series of events led to me being on it!
This is a proper feel good video, give it a watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBR...
I made the pilgrimage down to Cornwall at the weekend for the final English HST. I wasn't actually planning on physically being on the last one, but a series of events led to me being on it!
This is a proper feel good video, give it a watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBR...
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Julia Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Julia Hartley-Brewer: Why is colonialism bad?
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
Me: “When Britain arrived in 1700s, India had 27% of global GDP. After 200 years of theft and millions starved to death, by 1947 India had 3% of global GDP, 90% living below the poverty line, a literacy rate of 17% and life expectancy of 27”
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good morning from the stunning train station in Liège en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A...
Liège-Guillemins railway station - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
good morning from the stunning train station in Liège en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A...
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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Aidan Michaels, 42, had spent a gruelling half hour on the phone to a utility company after receiving an unexpectedly high bill. Before hanging up, the representative wished him a nice day.
Have a nice day? Man with PDA determined to have a horrible day, thank you very much
An autistic man with PDA has resolved to have the worst day of his life after a customer service representative told him to 'have a nice day', sources have revealed. Aidan Michaels, 42, had spent a…
thedailytism.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Aidan Michaels, 42, had spent a gruelling half hour on the phone to a utility company after receiving an unexpectedly high bill. Before hanging up, the representative wished him a nice day.
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Another day, another example of the awesome headline power of the word 'could'
Flying taxis could be in UK skies from 2028 and end up being as cheap as an Uber
Flying taxis could be in UK skies from 2028 and end up being as cheap as an Uber
Electric flying taxis with speeds of up to 150mph could soon be available to UK passengers, with plans to gain approval for commercial flights as early as 2028.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Another day, another example of the awesome headline power of the word 'could'
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The three-part trajectory of an away Ashes
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The three-part trajectory of an away Ashes
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Glorious headline and content.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
‘Getting to work less then two miles from home was hell on wheels’
The argument over the need for a link road to ease the frequently gridlocked roads between Wigan and Bolton has raged since the end of the Second…
www.leighjournal.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Glorious headline and content.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2568278...
1.5 miles from work so she moves 4 miles away for a faster journey, because that's the only option apparently.
By some distance my best ever score! Every gamble seemed to come off.
ClickWord.org Daily 1038: 1152 points (top 5% 🏆)
8 words:
♾️⚛️🟪🟪🟪🟪🟧🟨
💪 Best word: 740 points
🔥 Streak: 125 days 🦉
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1038
ClickWord.org Daily 1038: 1152 points (top 5% 🏆)
8 words:
♾️⚛️🟪🟪🟪🟪🟧🟨
💪 Best word: 740 points
🔥 Streak: 125 days 🦉
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1038
ClickWord
Build words to score!
ClickWord.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
By some distance my best ever score! Every gamble seemed to come off.
ClickWord.org Daily 1038: 1152 points (top 5% 🏆)
8 words:
♾️⚛️🟪🟪🟪🟪🟧🟨
💪 Best word: 740 points
🔥 Streak: 125 days 🦉
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1038
ClickWord.org Daily 1038: 1152 points (top 5% 🏆)
8 words:
♾️⚛️🟪🟪🟪🟪🟧🟨
💪 Best word: 740 points
🔥 Streak: 125 days 🦉
#ClickWord #ClickWordDaily1038
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This might be the most purely English headline ever printed:
December 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This might be the most purely English headline ever printed:
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Retired ghost train animatronic Streeting said: “I’m so nervous. What if he picks up? What if he’s seen this ADHD thing and gone ‘Attaboy, Streeting! Why don’t you come to the White House and play a round of golf with me and my friends? They’re your friends now, too, Wes, and so am I’?”
Streeting nervously twirling telephone cord hoping RFK Jr will finally return his calls
Wes Streeting is currently waiting by the phone hoping fellow health secretary Robert Francis Kennedy Jr has finally noticed what a special little evil boy he is, according to political sources. Stree...
thedailytism.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Retired ghost train animatronic Streeting said: “I’m so nervous. What if he picks up? What if he’s seen this ADHD thing and gone ‘Attaboy, Streeting! Why don’t you come to the White House and play a round of golf with me and my friends? They’re your friends now, too, Wes, and so am I’?”
December 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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When it saves you money to put solar on your roof, you put solar on your roof. Does it make the utility owners angry. It sure does.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government of...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
When it saves you money to put solar on your roof, you put solar on your roof. Does it make the utility owners angry. It sure does.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
This is remarkable and happened very very fast.
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Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Proffsssor Plummm, in the master roksn, with the candlcstrikk
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It’s that time again! The latest County Cricket Matters is out & I’m heading down to the post office to send them to my wonderful subscribers. If you don’t subscribe then please do join all the cool kids by following this link - there’s lots of exciting CCM goods.
www.countycricketmatters.com/shop
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December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It’s that time again! The latest County Cricket Matters is out & I’m heading down to the post office to send them to my wonderful subscribers. If you don’t subscribe then please do join all the cool kids by following this link - there’s lots of exciting CCM goods.
www.countycricketmatters.com/shop
www.countycricketmatters.com/shop