Michael Ian Powell
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‘Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.’ Albert Einstein
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‘Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.’ Albert Einstein
Be aware - may contain sarcasm …
If you are a bot, a godbotherer or a scammer please DNI. 🚫No DMs
In the good old days, our beloved BBC (as it then was) broadcast a weekly Letter from America - the musings of veteran journalist Alastair Cooke. One has to wonder what a commentator of Cooke’s ilk would make of Trumpleshitstain’s present day empire …
October 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
In the good old days, our beloved BBC (as it then was) broadcast a weekly Letter from America - the musings of veteran journalist Alastair Cooke. One has to wonder what a commentator of Cooke’s ilk would make of Trumpleshitstain’s present day empire …
I’m confused - do posts here on W automatically post to Bluesky as well or have I done something to link my accounts?
October 3, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I’m confused - do posts here on W automatically post to Bluesky as well or have I done something to link my accounts?
If ever you wanted to consider the incongruity of the House of Lords consider the fact that the Church of England has a say in Laws that affect Wales but no say in matters affecting the Church in Wales …
October 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
If ever you wanted to consider the incongruity of the House of Lords consider the fact that the Church of England has a say in Laws that affect Wales but no say in matters affecting the Church in Wales …
Whenever you feel that life has dealt you a crappy hand remember that Sarah Pochin has children …
October 3, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Whenever you feel that life has dealt you a crappy hand remember that Sarah Pochin has children …
Can anyone help? Since hearing Sewerella Braverman I am worried that I may have an identity crisis. I was born in Wales and have lived here all my life but my mother is English. Does this mean I have to become English or can I rely on the fact that my father is pure Welsh going back generations?
October 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Can anyone help? Since hearing Sewerella Braverman I am worried that I may have an identity crisis. I was born in Wales and have lived here all my life but my mother is English. Does this mean I have to become English or can I rely on the fact that my father is pure Welsh going back generations?
Possibly the most heartbreaking story you’ll read this year www.theguardian.com/money/2026/o...
‘People are deserting it’: why are London mansions struggling to sell?
For decades, the capital’s house prices raced ahead of the national average – but now they are falling in prime areas
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Possibly the most heartbreaking story you’ll read this year www.theguardian.com/money/2026/o...
If Wales had Underground stations …
October 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
If Wales had Underground stations …
Seeing what Swerella Braverman has been up to it’s another day to be glad that I’m Welsh and not English …
October 2, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Seeing what Swerella Braverman has been up to it’s another day to be glad that I’m Welsh and not English …
How can someone who has a reputation as a sleaze bag claim that his reputation has been damaged by allegations that he is a sleaze bag? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
David Sullivan sues BBC for £150m over Panorama’s sexual misconduct claims
West Ham co-owner and former pornographer lodges high court claim over episode, in which several women accused him of abusing power
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
How can someone who has a reputation as a sleaze bag claim that his reputation has been damaged by allegations that he is a sleaze bag? www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...
The confected hysteria over a change proposed for three years hence - which if it had been introduced from next year would have meant a difference of less than 20p a week - is indeed something to behold …
September 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The confected hysteria over a change proposed for three years hence - which if it had been introduced from next year would have meant a difference of less than 20p a week - is indeed something to behold …
Today I shall be mainly blocking people of my own generation whining about the fact that Andy Burnham may have the temerity to suggest that the triple lock should be reviewed …
September 29, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Today I shall be mainly blocking people of my own generation whining about the fact that Andy Burnham may have the temerity to suggest that the triple lock should be reviewed …
@bbc - you need to get your shit together on your online weather forecast. How does today’s graphic of sunshine and thunderstorms tie in with the actual forecast showing clouds til 1700, with a bit of sun for an hour, then rain and a thunderstorm at 1900 for an hour?
September 29, 2026 at 8:13 AM
@bbc - you need to get your shit together on your online weather forecast. How does today’s graphic of sunshine and thunderstorms tie in with the actual forecast showing clouds til 1700, with a bit of sun for an hour, then rain and a thunderstorm at 1900 for an hour?
Today I discovered that canned condensed cheddar cheese is a thing in Amurica. No wonder Trumpleshitstain got a second term as President …
September 28, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Today I discovered that canned condensed cheddar cheese is a thing in Amurica. No wonder Trumpleshitstain got a second term as President …
You have to live out the remainder of your life in a British soap opera - which are you going to choose and why?
September 28, 2026 at 9:36 AM
You have to live out the remainder of your life in a British soap opera - which are you going to choose and why?
Is it time that the UK Government admitted that the Home Office is unfit for purpose and removed all its senior Civil Servants together with ther Home Secretary and started again from scratch? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status
Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Is it time that the UK Government admitted that the Home Office is unfit for purpose and removed all its senior Civil Servants together with ther Home Secretary and started again from scratch? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Am I the only one to be totally aghast and affronted when someone offers 20% less than the asking price on Vinted? I should stress that most of the things I offer for sale are priced below a tenner …
September 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Am I the only one to be totally aghast and affronted when someone offers 20% less than the asking price on Vinted? I should stress that most of the things I offer for sale are priced below a tenner …
I wonder if Trumpleshitstain’s minions realise that - come the day of reckoning (if the grim reaper hasn’t got him first) - he is going to pull a Ponochet and claim that his dementia means he can’t be tried. Meanwhile they will have nowhere to hide …
September 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I wonder if Trumpleshitstain’s minions realise that - come the day of reckoning (if the grim reaper hasn’t got him first) - he is going to pull a Ponochet and claim that his dementia means he can’t be tried. Meanwhile they will have nowhere to hide …
I wonder if it could possibly be that it didn’t happen? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No suspect identified in death threat against Reform Senedd member
Cai Parry-Jones said the alleged threat was made against him and his family.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I wonder if it could possibly be that it didn’t happen? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Has anyone heard from Young Bob after his roasting at the hands of two of Liverpool’s finest? I feel sure he will be ruing the day he took that ferry across the Mersey.
September 23, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Has anyone heard from Young Bob after his roasting at the hands of two of Liverpool’s finest? I feel sure he will be ruing the day he took that ferry across the Mersey.
Dear supporters of Reform UK - aka The Leopards Eating Faces Party - does this make you think again? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Dear supporters of Reform UK - aka The Leopards Eating Faces Party - does this make you think again? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Will anybody ever now be able to request statistical information without slipping into full scouse mode?
September 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Will anybody ever now be able to request statistical information without slipping into full scouse mode?
Ok W - do you really have to log me off every time I move from my chair? It’s getting a bit of a pain now to be honest.
September 23, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Ok W - do you really have to log me off every time I move from my chair? It’s getting a bit of a pain now to be honest.
We see a lot about the ‘fact’ that the UK state pension is one of the lowest in Europe but does that take into account things like free travel, prescriptions, discounted entry etc? Not banging any particular drum, just curious …
September 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
We see a lot about the ‘fact’ that the UK state pension is one of the lowest in Europe but does that take into account things like free travel, prescriptions, discounted entry etc? Not banging any particular drum, just curious …
I’m not quite old enough to remember but before the cult of Thatcher were we in the UK really that obsessed with the leaders or was the party line more important?
September 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m not quite old enough to remember but before the cult of Thatcher were we in the UK really that obsessed with the leaders or was the party line more important?
Wow! Such a good idea and now he’s told everyone no one at that it will become a military target for hostile powers … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons
US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wow! Such a good idea and now he’s told everyone no one at that it will become a military target for hostile powers … www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...