martinput
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Retired, curmudgeon, finds humour in the weirdest of places.
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This isn't *just* a sincere and committed actor and director trying to save something of value for a West Yorkshire community.
He's backed by experts in the arts and heritage sectors. These are serious people, with an important goal. Let's bring this to as many eyes as possible! 👍
He's backed by experts in the arts and heritage sectors. These are serious people, with an important goal. Let's bring this to as many eyes as possible! 👍
If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me.
Thank you! x
www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre
Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...
www.canncomms.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This isn't *just* a sincere and committed actor and director trying to save something of value for a West Yorkshire community.
He's backed by experts in the arts and heritage sectors. These are serious people, with an important goal. Let's bring this to as many eyes as possible! 👍
He's backed by experts in the arts and heritage sectors. These are serious people, with an important goal. Let's bring this to as many eyes as possible! 👍
Keep reposting this to secure maximum coverage.
Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
Annual General Meeting
Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
September 14, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Keep reposting this to secure maximum coverage.
Vital all members vote, even if your only interest are the cream teas. There are nasty forces afoot trying to bring right wing attitudes to bear on Trust policy.
Answer the email, follow the link, and accept all council "quick vote" recommendations.
Do not assume we're safe.
Vote.
Answer the email, follow the link, and accept all council "quick vote" recommendations.
Do not assume we're safe.
Vote.
It's that time of year again: annual elections of Council Members for the magnificent National Trust. Should you wish to vote for the Nomination Committee's recommended candidates, they are on page 18 of your booklet. 'Restore' and 'Reclaim' are again in the fray.
Votes are due in by 30 October.
Votes are due in by 30 October.
September 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Vital all members vote, even if your only interest are the cream teas. There are nasty forces afoot trying to bring right wing attitudes to bear on Trust policy.
Answer the email, follow the link, and accept all council "quick vote" recommendations.
Do not assume we're safe.
Vote.
Answer the email, follow the link, and accept all council "quick vote" recommendations.
Do not assume we're safe.
Vote.
National Trust election time.
Time to vote in the annual AGM again.
Vital members cast their vote to ensure that subversive elements are denied opportunities to introduce far right policies to Trust management.
#NationalTrustagmvote
Time to vote in the annual AGM again.
Vital members cast their vote to ensure that subversive elements are denied opportunities to introduce far right policies to Trust management.
#NationalTrustagmvote
September 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
National Trust election time.
Time to vote in the annual AGM again.
Vital members cast their vote to ensure that subversive elements are denied opportunities to introduce far right policies to Trust management.
#NationalTrustagmvote
Time to vote in the annual AGM again.
Vital members cast their vote to ensure that subversive elements are denied opportunities to introduce far right policies to Trust management.
#NationalTrustagmvote
Quite happy to repost this lunacy...
August 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Quite happy to repost this lunacy...
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Okay Clacton. Let’s go.
August 12, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Okay Clacton. Let’s go.
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Looking forward to this week's eclipse…
August 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Looking forward to this week's eclipse…
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When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors.
Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach.
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach.
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
August 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
When it comes to your children’s health, listen to doctors.
Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach.
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
Not a president who once told Americans to inject bleach.
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ immunization recommendations have not changed.
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Larry the cat's commitment to public service remains strong.
July 22, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Larry the cat's commitment to public service remains strong.
#tennis #women #tvcoverage #cameras
International athletes body have issued guidelines requesting cameramen and producers avoid angles that compromise the dignity of female athletes.
Is there a case for WTA to follow suit?
International athletes body have issued guidelines requesting cameramen and producers avoid angles that compromise the dignity of female athletes.
Is there a case for WTA to follow suit?
July 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
#tennis #women #tvcoverage #cameras
International athletes body have issued guidelines requesting cameramen and producers avoid angles that compromise the dignity of female athletes.
Is there a case for WTA to follow suit?
International athletes body have issued guidelines requesting cameramen and producers avoid angles that compromise the dignity of female athletes.
Is there a case for WTA to follow suit?
Or one might visit BinFace's public web-site where all his work is described by the face behind the Bin:
jondharvey.com/television
Can't get more open and public than that.
An example Farage could follow.
jondharvey.com/television
Can't get more open and public than that.
An example Farage could follow.
July 11, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Or one might visit BinFace's public web-site where all his work is described by the face behind the Bin:
jondharvey.com/television
Can't get more open and public than that.
An example Farage could follow.
jondharvey.com/television
Can't get more open and public than that.
An example Farage could follow.
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Surely there’s some kind of penalty for being this utterly contemptuous of your constituents?
And he’s being PAID to be an MP while not doing any of the things an MP is paid to do. If this was any other job he’d be fired.
And he’s being PAID to be an MP while not doing any of the things an MP is paid to do. If this was any other job he’d be fired.
Farage’s Parliament attendance record:
• 1 fisheries meeting out of 42
• 1 parliamentary vote out of 77
• 0 constituency surgeries
• Parliament participation rate: 32.8%
He does not care about ordinary people or Britain at all.
#NeverVoteReform
• 1 fisheries meeting out of 42
• 1 parliamentary vote out of 77
• 0 constituency surgeries
• Parliament participation rate: 32.8%
He does not care about ordinary people or Britain at all.
#NeverVoteReform
June 14, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Surely there’s some kind of penalty for being this utterly contemptuous of your constituents?
And he’s being PAID to be an MP while not doing any of the things an MP is paid to do. If this was any other job he’d be fired.
And he’s being PAID to be an MP while not doing any of the things an MP is paid to do. If this was any other job he’d be fired.
Yes it is.
Let's goad loads of persecution complaints from Reform/Farage 😉😆
Let's goad loads of persecution complaints from Reform/Farage 😉😆
May 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Yes it is.
Let's goad loads of persecution complaints from Reform/Farage 😉😆
Let's goad loads of persecution complaints from Reform/Farage 😉😆
Had my postal vote paper for local council elections.
Suspicious number of "independant" candidates, after press reports of Restore fielding Trojan Horse candidates as "independants" I'm steering well clear.
True independants should litigate against Restore misrepresenting candidates to mislead.
Suspicious number of "independant" candidates, after press reports of Restore fielding Trojan Horse candidates as "independants" I'm steering well clear.
True independants should litigate against Restore misrepresenting candidates to mislead.
In Wales they now do a cool thing where candidates have to list their recent party membership history. It throws up lots of interesting findings for voters.
Like Dai Richards (bottom) - 'independent' candidate who has been a member of four far-right parties in the space of a year...
Like Dai Richards (bottom) - 'independent' candidate who has been a member of four far-right parties in the space of a year...
April 30, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Had my postal vote paper for local council elections.
Suspicious number of "independant" candidates, after press reports of Restore fielding Trojan Horse candidates as "independants" I'm steering well clear.
True independants should litigate against Restore misrepresenting candidates to mislead.
Suspicious number of "independant" candidates, after press reports of Restore fielding Trojan Horse candidates as "independants" I'm steering well clear.
True independants should litigate against Restore misrepresenting candidates to mislead.
Not to reduce the price of a pint then?
Come on Nige, what's your latest bid then?
Come on Nige, what's your latest bid then?
Words fail me on this imbecile.
Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch
Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch
Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch
Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-elected
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Not to reduce the price of a pint then?
Come on Nige, what's your latest bid then?
Come on Nige, what's your latest bid then?
Whoops.
Laugh a minute, that man.
Don't embarrass him by reposting...
Laugh a minute, that man.
Don't embarrass him by reposting...
Tommy Robinson accidentally posting on the wrong account.
April 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Whoops.
Laugh a minute, that man.
Don't embarrass him by reposting...
Laugh a minute, that man.
Don't embarrass him by reposting...
Keir Starmer has announced it's only right the government will replace the ambulances.
But the charity deserves much further support to rebuild their service than just the vehicles.
So still support this to help them build back better.
But the charity deserves much further support to rebuild their service than just the vehicles.
So still support this to help them build back better.
Hi all,
I’ve set up a fundraiser for #Hatzola #GoldersGreen
Please share this widely so that hate never wins and the community can hopefully get their four ambulances back.
I’m going to be donating myself.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/golders-gr...
I’ve set up a fundraiser for #Hatzola #GoldersGreen
Please share this widely so that hate never wins and the community can hopefully get their four ambulances back.
I’m going to be donating myself.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/golders-gr...
Golders Green Ambulance Arson Attack
I’m hoping to raise funds to replace four ambulances that were damaged by arson at a Jewish charity in London.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
March 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Keir Starmer has announced it's only right the government will replace the ambulances.
But the charity deserves much further support to rebuild their service than just the vehicles.
So still support this to help them build back better.
But the charity deserves much further support to rebuild their service than just the vehicles.
So still support this to help them build back better.
Both Pratchett quotes apposite to Trump.
Discworld QOTD, from Guards! Guards!
"‘I believe you find life such a problem because you think that there are the good people and the bad people,’ said [Vetinari]. ‘You’re wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.’"
"‘I believe you find life such a problem because you think that there are the good people and the bad people,’ said [Vetinari]. ‘You’re wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.’"
Discworld QOTD, from Monstrous Regiment
“Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. Starting it only requires you to shout ‘Attack!’ but when you want to stop it, everyone is busy.”
“Stopping a battle is much harder than starting it. Starting it only requires you to shout ‘Attack!’ but when you want to stop it, everyone is busy.”
March 17, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Both Pratchett quotes apposite to Trump.
If Claude had any input in the bombing of the Iranian school he deserves to be feeling anxiety.
How do you incarcerate an AI entity?
How do you incarcerate an AI entity?
March 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If Claude had any input in the bombing of the Iranian school he deserves to be feeling anxiety.
How do you incarcerate an AI entity?
How do you incarcerate an AI entity?
Is this a Trump quote perchance?
"Can we drop your ego for a moment? This is important." "If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot now."
February 13, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Is this a Trump quote perchance?
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
www.pbs.org
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
The "stock" of Alex Pretti has quadrupled if this video demonstrates that he was more than a passive observer of ICE atrocities, but also willing to take direct action against them.
Trump struggling to defend his goons reputation.
Trump struggling to defend his goons reputation.
I don’t want to think about Trump’s latest post about Alex Pretti, but we all must, esp. as funding discussions continue.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
The president is talking about the “stock” of a man subjected to an extrajudicial killing by federal agents who threw him to the ground and shot him repeatedly in the back.
January 30, 2026 at 11:45 AM
The "stock" of Alex Pretti has quadrupled if this video demonstrates that he was more than a passive observer of ICE atrocities, but also willing to take direct action against them.
Trump struggling to defend his goons reputation.
Trump struggling to defend his goons reputation.
If the far-right are serious about their cause...
...least they could do is learn the Union Jack flag has a top and bottom and left and right side.
Any decent copy has a pole side with a toggle at the top and a loop on the bottom to raise it up a flagpole.
The cheap tat off ebay doesn't.
...least they could do is learn the Union Jack flag has a top and bottom and left and right side.
Any decent copy has a pole side with a toggle at the top and a loop on the bottom to raise it up a flagpole.
The cheap tat off ebay doesn't.
My @prospectmagazine.co.uk column this month looks at whether Labour and the Conservatives can revive themselves by somehow shifting political debate back towards the one-time comfortable territory of the economy and away from the culture war. Not least because the two are interconnected anyway.
How culture wars hurt the economy
Try as they might, UK politicians can’t divorce economic issues from cultural ones in order to focus on the latter alone
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
If the far-right are serious about their cause...
...least they could do is learn the Union Jack flag has a top and bottom and left and right side.
Any decent copy has a pole side with a toggle at the top and a loop on the bottom to raise it up a flagpole.
The cheap tat off ebay doesn't.
...least they could do is learn the Union Jack flag has a top and bottom and left and right side.
Any decent copy has a pole side with a toggle at the top and a loop on the bottom to raise it up a flagpole.
The cheap tat off ebay doesn't.