Nigel Whitfield

Well, here I am; I suspect I shall be using this a little more than the old place now, where I'm nigelwuk for the time being.

The fact that someone with lots of money can even attempt to use "suicide risk" as an excuse for a permanent injunction is monstrous. No such avenue is open to people like Lucy Meadows, hounded to suicide simply for being who she was.

December this year marks ten years since the official launch of the Galileo GNSS. Some people thought it was a waste of money at the time, with GPS already available. But given the messing about with Starlink we've seen, it looks to have been a prudent move. And hopefully not the last such.

Reminds me; I must get the gutters cleaned

Looking at the product names, I see someone at Shelly was a fan of Blake's 7

Yes, violence against women and girls is a problem, #r4today. Maybe if you and your mates hadn't decided to waste so much time and effort hating trans people, we'd be closer to solutions.

First Nigel, now Lizzie is going to have another reason to resent the Brookfield bunch #TheArchers

Important advice for the weekend

I caught something on the news last night with Wes Streeting talking about discussions with Pete Hegseth. That must be such a weird relationship, unless perhaps they bond over a shared desire for testosterone. Love that for the pair of them. They both truly deserve every awkward moment.

Gee, thanks @jim.londoncentric.media I was just reading about the Angel escalators and thinking "they can't be that old, surely" when I got to the bit about them being there for 35 years. And now I feel really ancient for remembering using the old station.

All this worry about smart TVs and ovens being infected with AI worms. No one appears to have given a thought to the potential for a malevolent infestation of a smart toilet.

Ooh, I love a wedding that falls apart at the last minute. #TheArchers

At least now, when Trump dies and we all make fun of it, there's an example we can point to when MAGA loons calls us disrespectful

This Brexit fuckwit on #radio4 needs to get real. He helped fuck things up for small businesses, and it's about time he owned his colossal mistakes, instead of hiding behind a knife-edge vote a decade ago. Utter fuckwit.

Oh dear. Nick Robinson's still on his mission to destroy the Greens. Frankly, it's a shame they didn't kill the #r4today programme to save cash. #radio4

I'm really not sure we should be letting Chris Mason and Nick Robinson decide who gets to lead our political parties

Talking about this ghastly execution, a friend mentioned Saddam Hussein. So, I googled, and thank to some demented SEO, this was near the top of the results, and offers a terrifying glimpse of the future.

In a civilised world, internet companies would be declaring, today, that they will not carry the live execution. More likely, over at Meta and X, they've already started their capacity planning.

Nick Robinson is just so transparently sticking the knife in. What a vile sack of shit. #r4today

Somehow, The Moral Maze persists. Presumably because it's pompous rightwing bloviating suits the times, where as Thinking Allowed is actually intellectual, and that doesn't suit the current mood. Truly, the vandals are in charge of the BBC. #radio4

Honestly, #radio4 you practically left Brendan O'contrary say "he's one of the good ones" Is there no racist talking point you won't air on #r4today ?

I see some morons on the internet are angry about a Diwali light display at Corfe Castle. If they'd popped on a bit of Jean-Michel Jarre and called it a "Son et Lumiere" show, I bet there wouldn't be any moaning. Funny, that.

Kemi Badenoch is apparently going to say in her speech that she's going to fight for the soul of the nation. I presume that's because she doesn't have one of her own.

Blimey... Just seen an ad for a 180g vinyl edition of Brothers in Arms. £90! Even though I have one of the best turntables, I think that's ridiculous.

The geek in me is looking at this Audible ad on the tube and thinking "Bollocks. The way to quit is actually Esc :q!"

Hey lads, what shall we do to commemorate the Battle of Cable Street?

The fall of TalkTalk. A story as old as the deregulation of private equity.

Disaster at Brookfield as Ruth is late for dinner, after being stuck on the bypass on her way back from Pick of The Week #radio4 #TheArchers

God, these two presenters waffling at each other is a circle jerk. #r4today

Compromising with right wing nutters is what we do, now.

Even Timmy!?

New chat up line just arrived, thanks to @londoncentric.media

I feel scriptwriters on #TheArchers have missed a great public service opportunity in not going for a "death in childbirth" plot.

"Creating fear and intimidation on British streets – this is not something we’ve seen in this country before" Really, Prime Minister? I've got a Mr Mosely on the line. He'd like a word.

One of those days where the phrase "fuck orange men" works just as well on either side of the Atlantic.

"anti-migrant activist" sure is a funny way to pronounce "fascist agitator" #radio4

Meanwhile, I see the idea of the benefits card that won't let you have booze or fags is back. And it's just a stupid an idea as it was back in 2012 when Alec Shelbrooke suggested it and I wrote about it gonedigital.net/2012/12/19/p...

At the mention of Sandy Peggie on #womanshour I've hit the mute switch. Can't be arse with your shitty transphobia this morning, #radio4

SI - because with a short prompt, it can turn anyone's picture into something from the Swimwear issue of Sports Illustrated

What a dribbling, insane fuckwit

In his denunciation of Earl Spencer's book, Piers Morgan says "I come across in the most despicable manner imaginable" Quite possibly the first glimmer of self-awareness he's ever shown.

It would be nice if Burnham left his meeting with Trump and announced "Honestly, the man's a dick. I don't know how anyone puts up with him." But nah, let's carry on pretending we have a Special Relationship.

Anna there reminding me of my grandmother; after great-granny died, I remember her saying "I shall be interested to see how much the funeral cost; we couldn't have done it any cheaper" Gave me some insight into why my father turned out the way he did, at least. #TheArchers

Presumably with a foreword by the cast of Dynasty

Members of the RNLI are being urged to keep themselves safe from fascist bullies; at least one station is closed. Today, MPs are investigating our performance at Eurovision. Almost literally going "La la-la la" in the face of extremism.

Turned the radio on. Realised it was "The Moral Maze" on #radio4. Turned it off again. I would rather spend my evening doing colonoscopy prep than listening to that shit. And I don't even have a colonoscopy scheduled.

Careful Alan Passive smirking is bad for you #TheArchers