Colin
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In the darkest places, look for those pinpoints of light. I’m happy to be here and no longer in the cesspit.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social The answer to your radio question rests with someone working in an office above your studio! DAB can be better than FM but it is all down to how many stations the broadcaster wants on the available capacity. The more stations the lower the quality of each.
August 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social The answer to your radio question rests with someone working in an office above your studio! DAB can be better than FM but it is all down to how many stations the broadcaster wants on the available capacity. The more stations the lower the quality of each.
Empty seats on centre court? You pay that much for a ticket and don’t use them because of a bit of sun?
July 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Empty seats on centre court? You pay that much for a ticket and don’t use them because of a bit of sun?
So Farage wants to get ahead of the game? I just hope the other parties don’t play it.
July 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So Farage wants to get ahead of the game? I just hope the other parties don’t play it.
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Britons travelling home via EU airports ‘should allow three hours’ before flights
Britons travelling home via EU airports ‘should allow three hours’ before flights
Entry-exit system which replaces passport stamps with digital registration causing huge delays at border checks
British passengers returning home via European airports should arrive three hours before their flights are due to depart, an airline boss has advised, amid concerns about new security procedures causing large queues.
The EU entry-exit system (EES), which replaces passport stamps with a digital registration, has been gradually been introduced in Europe since October 2025 and became fully operational last month. Some have faced huge delays at border checks, airports have said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Britons travelling home via EU airports ‘should allow three hours’ before flights
Reading stories of people who missed their flight due to delays at the border leaving the EU and saying they have to wait 4 days for the next flight. Just for info, in Europe they also have things called High Speed Trains…
April 15, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Reading stories of people who missed their flight due to delays at the border leaving the EU and saying they have to wait 4 days for the next flight. Just for info, in Europe they also have things called High Speed Trains…
So today was the big day - the launch of brown bin food recycling. All the new bins in my area went out as instructed this morning….. and were not collected. So much for our councils insistence they were ready!
March 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
So today was the big day - the launch of brown bin food recycling. All the new bins in my area went out as instructed this morning….. and were not collected. So much for our councils insistence they were ready!
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Days after declaring total victory and boasting that no other military could match the US, Trump is now begging other countries — including China — to send warships to stop his Iran war from spiraling into catastrophe.
A galactic humiliation.
A galactic humiliation.
March 14, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Days after declaring total victory and boasting that no other military could match the US, Trump is now begging other countries — including China — to send warships to stop his Iran war from spiraling into catastrophe.
A galactic humiliation.
A galactic humiliation.
Interesting stats from the first 4 months of #EES implementation so far. 17 million registered, 16,000 refused entry and 4,000 overstayers caught. www.rivieraradio.mc/article/eu-b...
EU biometric border system flags 4,000 overstayers in first months | Riviera Radio
The EU’s new Entry/Exit System has recorded 4,000 overstays and 16,000 refused entries since launching in October 2025, as full implementation approaches in April.
www.rivieraradio.mc
February 25, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Interesting stats from the first 4 months of #EES implementation so far. 17 million registered, 16,000 refused entry and 4,000 overstayers caught. www.rivieraradio.mc/article/eu-b...
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In the "Treaty of the Danish West Indies", US President Woodrow Wilson signs in 1916 that "the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending its political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland." Trump wipes his rump with the contract!
January 19, 2026 at 5:10 PM
In the "Treaty of the Danish West Indies", US President Woodrow Wilson signs in 1916 that "the Government of the United States of America will not object to the Danish Government extending its political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland." Trump wipes his rump with the contract!
I don’t know why they are giving Lord Mandelson airtime on the BBC this morning, but his defence of Trump is, as he himself would put it, ‘toe curling’. It is all focussed on trying to normalise and rationalise what is going on. Very much ‘ignore the evidence of your eyes’ territory.
January 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I don’t know why they are giving Lord Mandelson airtime on the BBC this morning, but his defence of Trump is, as he himself would put it, ‘toe curling’. It is all focussed on trying to normalise and rationalise what is going on. Very much ‘ignore the evidence of your eyes’ territory.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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Keir Starmer must come to Parliament today and make it clear that Britain stands with Denmark against Trump’s threats.
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Keir Starmer must come to Parliament today and make it clear that Britain stands with Denmark against Trump’s threats.
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attending a flu refresher training today and here's your powerpoint slide of the day....animals not to scale
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
attending a flu refresher training today and here's your powerpoint slide of the day....animals not to scale
@eefnews.bsky.social Major water outage in Epping. Affinity Water do not know the reason. No water from taps at all.
December 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@eefnews.bsky.social Major water outage in Epping. Affinity Water do not know the reason. No water from taps at all.
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Ella Baron on infighting at the Your Party conference – cartoon
Ella Baron on infighting at the Your Party conference – cartoon
The party’s gathering in Liverpool hasn’t been short on division, but the matter of the name is at least settled
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ella Baron on infighting at the Your Party conference – cartoon
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I’m deeply concerned about recent racist attacks in our capital city.
September 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I’m deeply concerned about recent racist attacks in our capital city.
Digital ID as proposed by the government this morning amounts to a ‘nothing burger’ in terms of the aim to cut illegal immigration pull factors - there are too many employers willing to risk employing illegal workers out there. They should’ve included the NHS and benefits access to have a chance.
September 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Digital ID as proposed by the government this morning amounts to a ‘nothing burger’ in terms of the aim to cut illegal immigration pull factors - there are too many employers willing to risk employing illegal workers out there. They should’ve included the NHS and benefits access to have a chance.
Radio 2 in the Park on a fantastically sunny Sunday. Tickets still available on Ticketmaster if you fancy rocking up.
September 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Radio 2 in the Park on a fantastically sunny Sunday. Tickets still available on Ticketmaster if you fancy rocking up.
So after travelling on a French TGV today my position on keeping dogs off Eurostar is stronger. One ‘accident’ in our carriage alone. Then another two dogs spraying the station canopy columns as soon as they got off and another s*it on the platform which people then rolled luggage through 🤮
May 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So after travelling on a French TGV today my position on keeping dogs off Eurostar is stronger. One ‘accident’ in our carriage alone. Then another two dogs spraying the station canopy columns as soon as they got off and another s*it on the platform which people then rolled luggage through 🤮
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social Being outside the EU puts us at risk because we can no longer trace this food back to source, and there is little risk of the foreign criminals being charged under laws to protect EU citizens - the EU is not responsible for the UKs food safety any more.
May 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social Being outside the EU puts us at risk because we can no longer trace this food back to source, and there is little risk of the foreign criminals being charged under laws to protect EU citizens - the EU is not responsible for the UKs food safety any more.
All the non-US luxury car manufacturers in #F1 now wondering why they have so many races there when their exports to the USA are now going to be tariffed at 25% 😣
April 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
All the non-US luxury car manufacturers in #F1 now wondering why they have so many races there when their exports to the USA are now going to be tariffed at 25% 😣
@simoncalder.bsky.social Thelocal.com is reporting EES likely to start in October with ETIAS 6 months later after EU meeting today.
March 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
@simoncalder.bsky.social Thelocal.com is reporting EES likely to start in October with ETIAS 6 months later after EU meeting today.