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Mick Hitchin

@mickhitchin.bsky.social

Family man, music lover and West Ham fan. Also on Facebook.

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No, because the whole concept of social media is flawed.
It needs government regulation or shutting down.

18.11.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This site is as f****d up as the other one in many ways. A complete lack of perspective from many "Mahmoud and Starmer are just like the Nazis", and a moral and ideological certainty about their worldview.

17.11.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I left the Labour Party because of Corbyn.
I’ve never rejoined.
Corbyn and Brexit changed everything for me.
But looking forward to the next general election; our only objective should be to defend liberal democracy against Reform.

15.11.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why I holiday in France.
You meet a better class of Brit.

15.11.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not crazier than Corbyn by a long chalk. Nor was Johnson or Truss.
Nothing has ever been so bizarre as Labour members openly demonstrating to the public that they were not very good at politics.

15.11.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Labour don’t often change leaders like that.
Look how long they kept serial loser Corbyn.

15.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Nostalgia, the British disease.
It’s called getting old.

14.11.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The innumerate Labour backbenchers have given Reeves and Starmer no wriggle room with their cowardice over Winter Fuel Allowance and the welfare budget.

14.11.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Labour broad church is far too broad. We need PR & a Socialist and Social Democrat party.
The innumerate Labour backbenchers have given Reeves/Starmer no wriggle room.
The balance between growth, tax rises and selective cuts is all wrong.

14.11.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whoop! Just got tickets for The Mission at the Forum in Kentish Town celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Gods Own Medicine album next year.
Great have something in the diary.
7th time seeing them!

13.11.2025 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
West Ham’s Tomas Soucek considered retiring during β€˜two years of horror’ with insomnia Soucek detailed his β€œunbearable” ordeal in a new autobiography, serialised by Czech publication iDNES.

West Ham’s Tomas Soucek considered retiring during β€˜two years of horror’ with insomnia www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

12.11.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think he reminds a lot of people of the CEO/Director they worked under.
Most people don’t like their boss.

12.11.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody likes the owners but what is your vision for the future?

12.11.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect by Private Eye summing up the abject right wing nonsense.

12.11.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œArise ye starvelings from your slumber”.
Oi @johnferrett.bsky.social, look what I got in the post.
A gold PCS badge for 25 years’ membership.
Not as good as redundancy or retirement but it will have to do…

11.11.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The EU is getting bigger:

10 countries want to join. They include:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo , and Ukraine.

The EU is more popular than ever and the U.K. has few friends and has shrunk its economy by 4%.

10.11.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t want Middle Eastern despots replacing them.
That would be awful.

10.11.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is why I only concern myself with the domestic cups and Europa and Conference Leagues.
I have zero interest in the greed is good competitions, Premiership or Champions League.
And watch FIFA ram the Club World Cup down our throats until we learn to love it.

09.11.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m going to be watching Match of the Day for two weeks running - can’t remember the last time I did that πŸ˜‚
βš’οΈβš’οΈβš’οΈ

08.11.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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3-2 win.
Good day out!
Burnley played their part but we edged it.

08.11.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#AlbumADay (118)
Skids
β€œThe Absolute Game”
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
My 71st favorite LP of 1980

08.11.2025 05:23 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll look out for you at the match!!!

08.11.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

West Ham had a feisty situation when we played them in the semi final in 2023 not so dissimilar.

07.11.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œCircus Games” by Skids was a UK #32 hit in 1980. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #vinylcommunity #skids
#EveryHitSongEver

07.11.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not the 1980’s anymore is it?!
People can sit wherever they want.

07.11.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably not. Must of us however live inconsistent imperfect lives.

04.11.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes.
No.
Cultural reasons:

04.11.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck with it all Stuart.

03.11.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four gigs this year and they have all been good.
Pixies
Iron Maiden
Wendy James
And last night’s Fields of the Nephilm set in Kentish Town was a great way to round off the musical year.
Roll on 2026 and 40 years of gig going.

02.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Four gigs this year and they have all been good.
Pixies
Iron Maiden
Wendy James
And last night’s Fields of the Nephilm set in Kentish Town was a great way to round off the musical year.
Roll on 2026 and 40 years of gig going.

02.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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