Carl Difford
@carldifford.bsky.social
Journalist; fencer; cat-lover; sports fan; trivia gatherer; husband; father; survivor (not necessarily in that order). All views personal.
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Reckon the plan is for England to go 5 or 6 up before gifting Mbappé 4 to try to ensure Messi doesn’t get the golden boot.
July 18, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Reckon the plan is for England to go 5 or 6 up before gifting Mbappé 4 to try to ensure Messi doesn’t get the golden boot.
Not only is Wales’ borrowing ability far less than Scotland’s but we’re allowed to spend only a small proportion of the money raised in a given year.
Plaid Cymru has long called for more powers and fair funding so that we have the tools to invest in our communities and to see our nation thrive.
Will the new pro-devolution Prime Minister stand by his principles once he gets the keys to No10 to deliver for the people of Wales?
Will the new pro-devolution Prime Minister stand by his principles once he gets the keys to No10 to deliver for the people of Wales?
July 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Not only is Wales’ borrowing ability far less than Scotland’s but we’re allowed to spend only a small proportion of the money raised in a given year.
Crickhowell or Cwmbran?
May 22, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Crickhowell or Cwmbran?
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all I want for my birthday is for every one who can to vote to stop Reform UK getting even more power to wreck our shared future, and remind 3 other people (who aren't Faragists) to vote
Remember to take ID
RefUK cash is bombarding Brexit broken minds on Facebook
Low turnout is how we get Nazis
Remember to take ID
RefUK cash is bombarding Brexit broken minds on Facebook
Low turnout is how we get Nazis
May 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
all I want for my birthday is for every one who can to vote to stop Reform UK getting even more power to wreck our shared future, and remind 3 other people (who aren't Faragists) to vote
Remember to take ID
RefUK cash is bombarding Brexit broken minds on Facebook
Low turnout is how we get Nazis
Remember to take ID
RefUK cash is bombarding Brexit broken minds on Facebook
Low turnout is how we get Nazis
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This is what happens when politicians forget that people come first.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Scottish mum stuck abroad after baby falls foul of UK dual nationality rules
Sarah Schloegl was unable to board flight home from Spain as 11-month-old lacked documents needed under new rules
www.theguardian.com
May 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This is what happens when politicians forget that people come first.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The real reason Trump stood for president. Not the first example if insider dealing on a huge scale.
FT Exclusive: Traders made bets worth half a billion dollars in the oil market about 15 minutes before Donald Trump’s post touting 'productive' talks with Iran sent the price of crude tumbling ft.trib.al/SVLeLoM
March 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The real reason Trump stood for president. Not the first example if insider dealing on a huge scale.
Happy vernal equinox to any among us who celebrate. Christians who scorn that sort of Pagan nonsense will have to wait for the light if the sun to fall on the moon a certain way, adjusted by a calendar adopted in the 16th century based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the sun.
March 20, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Happy vernal equinox to any among us who celebrate. Christians who scorn that sort of Pagan nonsense will have to wait for the light if the sun to fall on the moon a certain way, adjusted by a calendar adopted in the 16th century based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the sun.
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World Book Day (In the UK anyway). Originally for
@GuardianBooks
@GuardianBooks
March 5, 2026 at 7:13 AM
World Book Day (In the UK anyway). Originally for
@GuardianBooks
@GuardianBooks
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Did you see this headline?
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
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1/25
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
🧵
1/25
March 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Did you see this headline?
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
🧵
1/25
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
🧵
1/25
Stick with it - an excellent piece of work.
Did you see this headline?
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
🧵
1/25
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
🧵
1/25
March 5, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Stick with it - an excellent piece of work.
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“If it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody “.
Where are you off on holiday this year?
Where are you off on holiday this year?
This sort of thing is why people are understandably not coming to the US. I would be really surprised if the expected international crowds arrive for the World Cup, at least at the US venues. Maybe some diehard fans will come. But the risk is just too great.
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
“If it can happen to me, it can happen to anybody “.
Where are you off on holiday this year?
Where are you off on holiday this year?
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Made the image easier to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Made the image easier to comprehend.
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Presidents’ net worth change from before to after their presidency:
🔴 Trump: $5 BILLION increase (so far) !!!
🔵 Biden: $1 million
🔵 Obama: $10 million
🔴 Bush Jr: $5 million
🔵 Clinton: -$1 million (decreased)
🔴 HW Bush: $20 million
🔴 Reagan: $5 million
From @greendragonhq (on the Dark Side)
🔴 Trump: $5 BILLION increase (so far) !!!
🔵 Biden: $1 million
🔵 Obama: $10 million
🔴 Bush Jr: $5 million
🔵 Clinton: -$1 million (decreased)
🔴 HW Bush: $20 million
🔴 Reagan: $5 million
From @greendragonhq (on the Dark Side)
February 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Presidents’ net worth change from before to after their presidency:
🔴 Trump: $5 BILLION increase (so far) !!!
🔵 Biden: $1 million
🔵 Obama: $10 million
🔴 Bush Jr: $5 million
🔵 Clinton: -$1 million (decreased)
🔴 HW Bush: $20 million
🔴 Reagan: $5 million
From @greendragonhq (on the Dark Side)
🔴 Trump: $5 BILLION increase (so far) !!!
🔵 Biden: $1 million
🔵 Obama: $10 million
🔴 Bush Jr: $5 million
🔵 Clinton: -$1 million (decreased)
🔴 HW Bush: $20 million
🔴 Reagan: $5 million
From @greendragonhq (on the Dark Side)
Daughter and son-in-law both now decent earners - she paid off her loan ASAP, he paid as little as possible. Not sure who’s right, but if they were struggling for money, that might crystallise the issue.
2/ kid who has a doctorate, now working, good job but will never earn big bucks (not money-driven) big student debt.
Kid 2 got a Higher Apprenticeship with big firm, so been working the whole time, good benefits, foundation degrees, finishing honours degree, home-owner, no student debt.
Kid 2 got a Higher Apprenticeship with big firm, so been working the whole time, good benefits, foundation degrees, finishing honours degree, home-owner, no student debt.
January 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Daughter and son-in-law both now decent earners - she paid off her loan ASAP, he paid as little as possible. Not sure who’s right, but if they were struggling for money, that might crystallise the issue.
Happy birthday to all the world’s racehorses!
January 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Happy birthday to all the world’s racehorses!
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Nathan Gill's social media bio...
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nathan Gill's social media bio...
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
They claim to love the country they would sell down the river for a stuffed brown envelope.
He was the head of Reform in Wales.
How do you think Reform would react if any other party leader had been found to have committed such crimes?
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How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
Just another of those days when I hate this government
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How have Labour watched the Tories spend 2-3 years parroting Farage then lose an election badly and conclude a similar strategy is the best course of action?
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
I. Really. Genuinely. Do Not. Get. It.
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