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Iain Blair

@iain51.bsky.social

Retired public health professor. Interests: US and UK current affairs. Military esp. aviation history since c. 1900. Middle East history and affairs. Military and political biography since c. 1800. Growing stuff on my allotment.

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His father, Sheikh Zayed, would be greatly saddened by UAE's descent to cruel adventurism in recent years on several fronts.

29.10.2025 08:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Does anyone have any contacts at Citeh? If so, please ask Guardiola to stop spitting.

21.09.2025 16:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yvette Cooper is an intelligent person, what is stopping her from contemplating a solution such as this?

05.08.2025 16:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Born OTD 1918, Ian Blair. Pictured here on Boxing Day 1936 aged 18 alongside the Bristol Type 142 "Britain First", a commercial airliner that was developed as the Blenheim medium bomber.

19.07.2025 06:40 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I've been surprised by the noise when an EV is charging. May not be welcome in a quiet residential road.

13.07.2025 08:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Have a look on trainpal, you can get it for c. £60 if you use Chiltern.

20.06.2025 07:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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OTD 1943. My father Pilot Officer John Blair was with No. 602 Sqd at RAF Detling. This is the entry in the Squadron's Operations Record Book for that day.

25.12.2024 14:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just finished this. Lovely read. Recommended.

25.12.2024 14:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very nice short article.

20.11.2024 08:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Was in Birmingham last week. Unleaded petrol was 130p per litre. Here in Winchester the cheapest is 135p. What is the economics/explanation for this?

17.11.2024 23:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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