Richard Brown

richardbrown.bsky.social

02 February 2026 16:48

Then you have Phoebe Hessel, who disguised herself as a man to fight in the British Army, and was granted a royal pension. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebe_... 2/3

Lee

nofixedagenda.bsky.social

22 January 2026 16:24

To be fair they do pay farmers more than the average chocolate company and their bars are pretty chunky but I’d rather have a 100g bar of something really nice.

Dave Hill

davehillonlondon.bsky.social

18 January 2026 18:11

The chairman of Reform UK recently pontificated that London has no sense of community (not like in the old days, etc). That wasn't my impression when attending this lovely multi-faith gathering earlier today in the Queens Park ward of Brent, complete with doves of peace. #london #truelondon

Dave Hill

davehillonlondon.bsky.social

16 January 2026 09:03

The Mayor's Oxford St transformation project is now underway in earnest. The first meeting of his development corporation board highlighted the many challenges ahead, not least the neighbourhood politics minefield. Here's my report: www.onlondon.co.uk/oxford-stree... #london #oxfordstreet

Jonn Elledge

jonnelledge.bsky.social

14 January 2026 19:27

there's a brilliant In The Loop style movie to be made about foreign spies going increasingly mental at a UK council planning department