Don't worry. There's always Honda at Swindon.
Oh.
@robertwoolley.bsky.social
Cynical mid-50 something -Gen X'er. British/English/Irish 48er. Personal politics complex. Undiagnosed Aspergers. Transport person who became a software dev in late 40s. Brent, London/Dublin/Kilkenny/ASEAN. (But mainly Brent). Blocks arseholes.
Don't worry. There's always Honda at Swindon.
Oh.
The intonation of the Prez's surname just... works.
05.03.2026 11:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Tiffy Yu's grandmother hugs her in relief as she returns to Taiwan from Dubai on March 5, 2026, as fighting in the Middle East intensifies amid US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran reut.rs/4b65Vxc ๐ธ Ann Wang
05.03.2026 11:50 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0And has Trump even said thank you?
05.03.2026 11:49 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Suddenly, its turns out that it is not smart to arrogantly shit on an ally that has learned how to down 200 Shaheds every single night and then wipe out and oil refinery or a military airfield with a handful of cheap drones.
05.03.2026 09:41 โ ๐ 1007 ๐ 208 ๐ฌ 25 ๐ 9Don't worry. I am sure Toby Young will be really cross about this
05.03.2026 11:48 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
People who are not tax resident in the UK should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties.
Companies should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties.
No one should be allowed to use crypto to donate to UK political parties.
BYD CHAIRMAN WANG CHUANFU LAUNCHES SECOND GENERATION OF BLADE BATTERY WITH 'DISRUPTIVE' CHARGING SPEED IN EXTREME COLD ENVIRONMENT THE BATTERY CAN BE 70% CHARGED FROM 10% IN 5 MINUTES AND TO 97% FROM 10% IN 9 MINUTES. 10-97% IN 12 UNDER -20โ. #BYD $BYD #CHINA #EV #NEV
05.03.2026 11:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Ayotollah Connolly.
05.03.2026 11:37 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0What could possibly go wrong?
05.03.2026 11:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The ultimate test for that old British custom, where the thing the British public detest, they defend to the hilt when it's Americans start criticising it.
05.03.2026 11:16 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Starmer +72
05.03.2026 11:20 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Seeing lots attribute this to Brexit. No, itโs the natural consequence of Reevesโ decision to make labour more expensive and capital cheaper (โshock therapyโ as some Labour MPs call it).
05.03.2026 10:42 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0#NAFOMeme The Godfather's Vito Corleone with an added Ukrainian flag Text You asking me to teach you how to shoot down Shaheds But you don't ask with respect
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Shamelessly yoinked to @vatniksoup.bsky.social
This makes more sense when you remember that actually, Saddam was from a small village about 15 miles west of PorthCawl, and got his first nickname "The Butcher of Barry" from his brutally effective performance on the dodgems at Barry Island Pleasure Park.
05.03.2026 11:14 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Leave. They knew what they were voting for...
05.03.2026 10:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0He's not kidding.
05.03.2026 10:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Followed by HMS Banquo. Except you can't see it.
05.03.2026 10:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A geographical map of the West London Orbital railway proposal. A bold orange line connects Hounslow to Hendon, passing through Lionel Road, Old Oak Common Lane, and Neasden. It shows interchanges with the Underground and Overground across West and North West London. TfL Image
A vertical schematic diagram of the West London Orbital line. It lists stations from Hendon in the north to Hounslow in the south. Key interchanges are shown, including 10-minute walks to Kew Bridge, North Acton, and the Elizabeth line at Old Oak Common. TfL Image
Four London Overground roundels with orange rings and blue bars. The station names written in the white text on the bars are Harlesden, Lionel Road, Neasden, and Old Oak Common Lane. TfL Image
๐๐ โฆต TfL, four west London boroughs and OPDC will invest up to ยฃ6.65m to advance plans for the West London Orbital rail line linking Hendon and Hounslow. The proposed Overground route would add four stations, improve connections and could support 25,000 homes and 11,500 jobs across the area.
05.03.2026 10:37 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 2Complain about VAT on school fees.
05.03.2026 10:28 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Terrific.
But blue passports apparently.
In terms of counties, which ones do you pick? Traditional Welsh Counties, 1974 ones or 1996 ones?
05.03.2026 10:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I wonder if this will trigger Trump to be more helpful to Ukraine. Although the means to helping are rapidly going up in smoke as they are fired at Iran and Iranian missiles.
05.03.2026 10:24 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 4 ๐ 0"you've got to stop the drones before they hit the base, that's where you've been going wrong"
05.03.2026 10:24 โ ๐ 26 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0It is, however, actually operating service. Unlike Gulf and Qatar.
05.03.2026 10:12 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Surrey in current LGR is very Redcliffe-Maud.
05.03.2026 10:05 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I see the UK is sending HMS Dragon to Cyprus. Good omens with Welsh and Chinese people?
05.03.2026 09:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
UK govt minister.
Third point does rather highlight that UK defence spending needs to/will increase.
Meanwhile:
bsky.app/profile/fint...
Christ. I know food is expensive, butโฆ
05.03.2026 08:49 โ ๐ 56 ๐ 19 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 1