Simon Broadley
@sjbof.uk
Petanque captain, EBU bridge director, House Sitter
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Catholic priests: "We don’t rape children anymore."
Also Catholic priests: "Let's pose with the most famous child rapist in history."
Also Catholic priests: "Let's pose with the most famous child rapist in history."
October 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Catholic priests: "We don’t rape children anymore."
Also Catholic priests: "Let's pose with the most famous child rapist in history."
Also Catholic priests: "Let's pose with the most famous child rapist in history."
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A big part of the problem is that these riot fetishists are simultaneously extremely full of themselves and severely thick.
October 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM
A big part of the problem is that these riot fetishists are simultaneously extremely full of themselves and severely thick.
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Another triumph for Starmer. I think firing Robbins without cause was the moment Whitehall completely lost faith in him.
Six-figure payout for senior civil servant sacked over Peter Mandelson vetting
Six-figure payout for senior civil servant sacked over Peter Mandelson vetting
Former head of Foreign Office Olly Robbins applied for judicial review after Keir Starmer dismissed him in April
Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office sacked by Keir Starmer over his role in vetting Peter Mandelson, has received a more than six-figure payout from the government over his dismissal.
Robbins had applied to the high court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s decision to remove him as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office after he was dismissed in April. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Another triumph for Starmer. I think firing Robbins without cause was the moment Whitehall completely lost faith in him.
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October 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Hell of a first day, Katie
October 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Hell of a first day, Katie
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"We, the undersigned States Parties... reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC... we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."
#R4Today
#R4Today
Joint statement on support for the International Criminal Court
Joint statement from the Foreign Ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK.
www.gov.uk
October 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
"We, the undersigned States Parties... reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC... we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."
#R4Today
#R4Today
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If I hired hackers to break into government databases they'd at least try to arrest me.
October 6, 2026 at 4:52 AM
If I hired hackers to break into government databases they'd at least try to arrest me.
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We're constantly told that Donald Trump is playing three dimensional chess when, instead, he's just trying to play demential go-fish.
I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firings
Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
time.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
We're constantly told that Donald Trump is playing three dimensional chess when, instead, he's just trying to play demential go-fish.
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There is ZERO EVIDENCE the USA had anything to do with it yet Donald Trump's actually taking a victory lap for the Fairford arrests.
HERE'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE IT MATTERS: UK police got a phone call at 12:45am about three suspicious vans heading toward RAF Fairford. Armed officers responded.
HERE'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE IT MATTERS: UK police got a phone call at 12:45am about three suspicious vans heading toward RAF Fairford. Armed officers responded.
September 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
There is ZERO EVIDENCE the USA had anything to do with it yet Donald Trump's actually taking a victory lap for the Fairford arrests.
HERE'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE IT MATTERS: UK police got a phone call at 12:45am about three suspicious vans heading toward RAF Fairford. Armed officers responded.
HERE'S THE TRUTH BECAUSE IT MATTERS: UK police got a phone call at 12:45am about three suspicious vans heading toward RAF Fairford. Armed officers responded.
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Trump clearly saw the Fairford story developing and decided to fabricate a story with him at the centre.
That's worrying enough, but watching politicians on both sides of the Atlantic indulge his fantasy is even even worse.
That's worrying enough, but watching politicians on both sides of the Atlantic indulge his fantasy is even even worse.
September 29, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Trump clearly saw the Fairford story developing and decided to fabricate a story with him at the centre.
That's worrying enough, but watching politicians on both sides of the Atlantic indulge his fantasy is even even worse.
That's worrying enough, but watching politicians on both sides of the Atlantic indulge his fantasy is even even worse.
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my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform
www.ft.com/content/f270...
www.ft.com/content/f270...
September 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform
www.ft.com/content/f270...
www.ft.com/content/f270...
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I don't actually believe they didn't know this. It's just social media massively incentivises parties to kick off at out of context headline stories as basically no one will ever bother looking up the context and it leans on certain voter's priors.
The Tories have attacked appointment of TUC chief Paul Nowak as a director of Bank of England, saying:
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
September 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I don't actually believe they didn't know this. It's just social media massively incentivises parties to kick off at out of context headline stories as basically no one will ever bother looking up the context and it leans on certain voter's priors.
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Our media, like Farage, corrupt to the core.
September 13, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Our media, like Farage, corrupt to the core.
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Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
Breaking: Donald Trump says
“I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?”
Oh my word.
“I’d love to see Ireland unified…. I think it would be a great thing. How could it be bad?”
Oh my word.
September 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Trump becomes the first orange man to support a united Ireland
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As predicted, unions are going to be kicking themselves for opposing a donation cap. There is no way they can compete with this.
One guy, giving more than 16x what the three biggest unions gave Labour over the past year, in one go. They don't stand a chance.
One guy, giving more than 16x what the three biggest unions gave Labour over the past year, in one go. They don't stand a chance.
September 12, 2026 at 6:07 AM
As predicted, unions are going to be kicking themselves for opposing a donation cap. There is no way they can compete with this.
One guy, giving more than 16x what the three biggest unions gave Labour over the past year, in one go. They don't stand a chance.
One guy, giving more than 16x what the three biggest unions gave Labour over the past year, in one go. They don't stand a chance.
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Hospital wards across the country reached unbearable and dangerous temperatures over the summer.
As part of a much bigger backlog of repairs for Winchester Hospital, we need to ensure that aircon and temperature regulation is in place to manage infection and keep patients and stafe safe.
As part of a much bigger backlog of repairs for Winchester Hospital, we need to ensure that aircon and temperature regulation is in place to manage infection and keep patients and stafe safe.
September 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Hospital wards across the country reached unbearable and dangerous temperatures over the summer.
As part of a much bigger backlog of repairs for Winchester Hospital, we need to ensure that aircon and temperature regulation is in place to manage infection and keep patients and stafe safe.
As part of a much bigger backlog of repairs for Winchester Hospital, we need to ensure that aircon and temperature regulation is in place to manage infection and keep patients and stafe safe.
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📷 La colorida trayectoria y obra de Yayoi Kusama, en imágenes
La trayectoria y obra de Yayoi Kusama, en imágenes
La artisa japonesa falleció el 14 de agosto a los 97 años
elpais.com
August 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
📷 La colorida trayectoria y obra de Yayoi Kusama, en imágenes
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Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year, when he told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, lied during two congressional hearings last year, when he told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation that a 2019 visit to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The 1st truth I can remember his saying.
August 24, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The 1st truth I can remember his saying.
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Jack Rankin using ‘yookay’ is just dire. Is his position that some UK citizens are simply worth less than others?
Truly a fitting punishment for Fraser Nelson.
Compelled by his own inner demons to try, vainly, to use facts/evidence to argue with an openly racist Conservative MP, who was probably originally radicalised by Nelson's own Spectator.
Compelled by his own inner demons to try, vainly, to use facts/evidence to argue with an openly racist Conservative MP, who was probably originally radicalised by Nelson's own Spectator.
August 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Jack Rankin using ‘yookay’ is just dire. Is his position that some UK citizens are simply worth less than others?
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The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at majestic Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, is adorned with monumental sculptures of feathered serpents and sacred imagery. Built during the city’s height, it reflects the power and religious complexity of one of ancient Mesoamerica’s greatest cities. 150–250 CE.
August 22, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The Temple of the Feathered Serpent at majestic Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, is adorned with monumental sculptures of feathered serpents and sacred imagery. Built during the city’s height, it reflects the power and religious complexity of one of ancient Mesoamerica’s greatest cities. 150–250 CE.