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Richard Powley
@richardpowley.bsky.social
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Good governance, oblique strategies, music and cats.

Alt text: Profile pictures are photos I took of a bendy modern bridge in Norway and a very orange lifebuoy on a wall in Iceland.
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Thames Water CEO went unchallenged on the BBC on the claim that public ownership means water investment competes with health and defence. This is a myth! 99% of water investment comes from BILLS. Take 2 mins to complain to Ofcom and the BBC vist.ly/5d5xb
Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership
Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record
vist.ly
August 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Burnham: "Social care in England is as unfair as American healthcare." It's a very good line.
July 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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Great Britain appears to be the only place on the globe that has not turned off Google Map reviews for the *whole* country. We have an overall rating of 4.4. The 1 star reviews are...fascinating / horrifying

maps.app.goo.gl/BPRvC2qUXQMc...
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Jenrick on LBC. I now know what will be playing on hell's in store radio.
July 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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July 1, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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This is surely the most lacklustre and sad kiddy ride in the UK. Costs 2 quid as well. Can anyone beat this for drabness?
A children's ride in the foyer of a shopping centre. It is a waltzer machine but the colours are drab, there are no cartoon characters and it looks rather depressing.
May 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Now THIS is how you do production and funding credits at the start of a movie. Not an endless parade of promotional snippets for companies we've never hear heard of. Just a list, on one frame. (From Celine and Julie Go Boating)
A still from the start of the film 'Celine and Julie Go Boating'. In white text on a black background it lists the production/funding companies behind the film.
May 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Be aware. New UK threat levels have now come into effect.
A triangular grey and blue badge reading 'Level 1 Slightly Thick'. These are actually used to indicate nutrition needs in hospital, but I have used them for humorous, indeed hilarious purposes. A triangular purple and blue badge reading 'Level 2 Mildly Thick'. These are actually used to indicate nutrition needs in hospital, but I have used them for humorous, indeed hilarious purposes. A triangular green and otange badge reading 'Level 5 Minced and Moist'. These are actually used to indicate nutrition needs in hospital, but I have used them for humorous, indeed hilarious purposes.
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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There's Acid Trance, Classic Trance, Ibiza Trance...But the real heads Know The Truth.

Side Trance is the best Trance.
A black sign for a Side Entrance on the corner of an alleyway in Central London has been amended to read 'Side Trance'. Above this is a religious poster saying 'know the truth'.
May 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Marie and are currently at this. We were expecting an Olympic Opening Ceremony style pan-20th Century immersive cultural event. Instead, what we have got is Danny Boyle’s Wonka Experience.

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/you...
You Are Here | Southbank Centre
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
May 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Inside the hall there were stages on most levels that had no performers and if there was a schedule I don't know how we were meant to learn it. Instead there was lots of queueing, which is British at least, and the DJs at eye-twitching volume
May 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Great Britain appears to be the only place on the globe that has not turned off Google Map reviews for the *whole* country. We have an overall rating of 4.4. The 1 star reviews are...fascinating / horrifying

maps.app.goo.gl/BPRvC2qUXQMc...
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Hi #portfolioday

I’m a writer/artist with unique and wide-ranging storytelling and editorial experience. I create stories and visuals with a lasting emotional impact that makes them highly memorable. Just finished a HUGE job, so looking for short, fun projects. Contact: nickabadzis.com
The original, “widescreen” version of the LAIKA cover, showing the cast of the book. (L-R): Tatiana and Liliana, Oleg Gazenko, Vladimir Yazdovsky, Yelena Dubrovsky, and R-7 rocket launching, Kudryavka AKA Laika and Sergei Korolev. Copyright (c) Nick Abadzis, 2007. All rights reserved. A page from ‘Listening, Not Hearing,’ a self-published black-and-white strip from 2004. Copyright (c) Nick Abadzis, 2007. All rights reserved. A DP spread from The Cigar That Fell In Love With a Pipe. It shows Conchita’s dreams, spiralling away into the distance. Words (c) David Camus, art (c) Nick Abadzis, 2014. All rights reserved. A page from the forthcoming My Beloved Other, published by Macmillan’s 23rd Street Books imprint, 2026. It shows five panels encompassing a short working trip across the USA. Copyright (c) Nick Abadzis. All rights reserved.
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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That’s numberwang!
An incomprehensible set of numbers on a scoreboard.
August 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Be aware. New UK threat levels have now come into effect.
A triangular grey and blue badge reading 'Level 1 Slightly Thick'. These are actually used to indicate nutrition needs in hospital, but I have used them for humorous, indeed hilarious purposes. A triangular purple and blue badge reading 'Level 2 Mildly Thick'. These are actually used to indicate nutrition needs in hospital, but I have used them for humorous, indeed hilarious purposes. A triangular green and otange badge reading 'Level 5 Minced and Moist'. These are actually used to indicate nutrition needs in hospital, but I have used them for humorous, indeed hilarious purposes.
August 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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It's OK mate.
Cab window of a slightly old-fashioned electric train. Above it, the destination blind reads "Sorry". (the one on the other side says "not in service" but it's not funny if you can see that as well)
August 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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BINS! ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!
A picture of the coliseum in Pula. Croatia on a rainy day. You can see the curve of the coliseum and a large gathering of green municipal bins.
August 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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it’s no secret i am a weepy, sentimental girl. a feeler. a tremendous sap.

but i defy you to watch these beautiful kids vibing and just absolutely murdering “everything in its right place” and not feel feelings.
June 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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I love this dorky limestone lion at the Ashmolean in Oxford. Such a happy big cat.
A limestone sculpture of a lion from the temple of the God Min at Koptos Egypt. The lion appears to have a very big grin and looks rather sweet.
June 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Don't be fooled by the innocent act. She will 100% attack your feet, with deadly force.
A cat with grey fur and white patches cat lounges on a wooden floor, with a suspicious look in her eyes.
February 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Revisiting this hauntingly beautiful dream pop delight. Sonoko Yasuda's original release from Belgium's Crammed Discs. Produced by Colin Newman of Wire and Aksak Maboul.
In Heaven
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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The @tomrobinson.com Now Playing show on BBC 6 Music is all instrumentals tonight, and it is pretty, pretty great so far.
December 1, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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nickabadzis.bsky.social
Anyone here read Deadline magazine (The UK comic ‘n’ music mag from the late 80s, mid-90s, not the Hollywood insider mag)?

#comics #britishcomics #hugotate
November 30, 2024 at 11:53 AM
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tomeaston.bsky.social
wait, Black Friday is TODAY?!! why did nobody tell me?!
November 29, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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celiarichardson.bsky.social
'It is a reminder that it is possible to heal, even after we have been cut down.' Today the National Trust gave away 49 saplings grown from Sycamore Gap Tree seeds to communities - including an MND centre and a gardening project near Grenfell Tower.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It signifies renewal’: recipients of Sycamore Gap saplings announced
‘Trees of hope’ will be planted across the UK, including at a prison and a children’s hospital, in National Trust scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:44 AM