Steve Darrell

@stevejdrl

Vegan, Welshman living in England, I read, play wargames and watch rugby. Remainer/Rejoiner.

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Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Jun 28

It used to be the case, it seems (see also www.bbc.co.uk/news/10305374)

Picture from the 1966 world cup with the caption, "Fun fact. For the 1966 World Cup, England [UK, presumably] debated denying visas for North Korea. FIFA responded that if any players from any teams were denied visas, they would relocate the World Cup, even at the last minute."

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Apr 20

cui bono

Private Eye "Number Crunching" note: Cost of Iran War to Israel - $12bn; cost to US of Iran war - $30bn; likely cost of conflict to Middle East economies - $150bn; Likely benefit to Russia from oil & gas - $100bn

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Feb 26

Mock headline for Allister Heath column: "Daily Telegraph Headlines will lead to the irreversible decline of the West"

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Feb 26

Oh yes it is

Mock headline for an Allister Heath column: "The economic illiteracy of Daily Telegraph Headlines will impoverish generations to come"

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Oct 6

Apologies for repeating myself, but

Sign saying, "A great library has something in it to offend everyone."

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Sep 12

reminds me of Brian Cox's intro to "The Importance of Being Interested"

Brian Cox arguing that admitting you can be wrong is an important skill for scientists, and this is an argument for science being a part of education for longer. Being certain you are right means you are not a democrat - democracy rests on the idea we don't really know how to run a society, so we change politicians every few years.

Brian Cox (in his introduction to "The Importance of Being Interested" arguing that "the democratic process gently swings the pendulum one way and the other, and the swing is both the manifestation and guarantor of our freedom." We have to accept we might be wrong, so allow others to present their points of view.

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Sep 1

Picture of a mini-rondabout with a crudely painted St. George's cross. Text says, "Just Stop Oil: 'So you're saying if we'd sprayed stuff white and then put a red cross on it the media would have supported us? You live and learn I guess.'"

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Aug 24

From Private Eye (1655 I think)

A short article from "Private Eye", satirising the popular press' talk about Britain being angry about various issues. It begins, "The entire country has turned into a tinderbox ... All it needs is one little push - preferably from us - and this once peaceful island will explode." It finishes, "Make no mistake, if Britain even exists by next week, we will run this piece again until someone sparkes the tinderbox on the brink of the powderkeg that ..."

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Aug 13

Cartoon of new anchor saying, "Expecting Trump will want to distance himself from it, Greenland changed its name ..." while indicating a map where Greenland is labelled as Epstein Island.

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Jun 22

We've been putting out water since it's so hot here (N. Glos.) It's been appreciated by this blackbird, who occasionally has a bath as well as a drink. It's a crap photo but it's this or the news and you've probably had enough of that.

A poor quality photo of a blackbird sitting on the rim of a bowl filled with water and small stones.

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Apr 14

A sign hanging up, which reads, "A great library has something in it to offend everyone."

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Apr 12

Timothy Snyder: "If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary."

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Apr 8

As a wise woman said

Woman at "Hands off" protest with banner that says, "Six weeks into this dictatorship and I'm using F**K like it's a comma."

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Mar 8

Rubbish photos but here are some 18th cent Saxons and Austrians, and then a box of Rus and a box with Early Byzantines and assorted Lombards and Ostrogoths.

15mm wargame figures - 18th cent. Saxons

15mm wargame figures - 18th cent. Austrians

15mm wargame figures - 9th/10th cent. Rus

15mm wargame figures - 6th cent. Byzantines and assorted Germanic types

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Feb 12

From Private Eye 1642

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Feb 8

From Private Eye #1642

Cartoon : the Titanic rests on the sea floor, a fish asks it, "Five years after leaving Europe, how's it going?"

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Jan 10

From Private Eye #1640. It's worth noting his real values, inasmuch as he has any consistency.

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Nov 19

Snow in N. Gloucestershire.

A tree in a corner of a fenced garden, snow falling, snow on the lawn

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Oct 31

Looks like Mr. Johnson's book isn't selling well, at least to judge from Waterstone's in Cheltenham. Shame.

Piles of Boris Johnson's "Unleashed", with half price stickers

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Sep 17

I was informed of this a few minutes ago when I logged in. Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,630,067!

BlueSky tells me I was user number 1,630,067.

Steve Darrell@stevejdrl· Sep 1

If you see this, quite post with a beach photo from your gallery