Alan Cooper
Director of Alan Cooper Cabinetmaker Ltd. Makes bespoke fitted wooden furniture in Buckinghamshire UK. Loves the countryside, walking, wildlife, dogs, history.
- Young people of Great Britain, here is your chance to take the inheritance and housing you deserve, a more democratic, healthier future founded upon kindness, honesty and virtue. Corbyn and Sultana’s party could blow up British politics | Politics | The Guardian share.google/18YTAwo77DOo...
- What a shame, Corbyn and Sultana blew themselves up instead. And now we have Reform threatening democracy itself. Sad times for British politics. A shame there are no young people coming forward with a new plan for Britain.
- Results of Putin's failed 'military operation' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- People, do you really need one of these? Do you not care about the risks you pose to others? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
- President Donald Trump is a two faced idiot too puffed up to apologise. He knows this but thinks he's so important that it matters not.
- The Beetles will never be beaten for the highest sales of vinyl albums. Credit to Robbie Williams but the world of albums has changed a lot since the Beatles. Given that in 1966 an album cost 20% of a young person's weekly wage, Robbie Williams 'overtaking' the Beatles is no big deal actually.
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- The worse X gets, the better it gets for bluesky. It's about time our politicians left that platform. Better late than never. Hope they adopt bluesky instead and that the world becomes a nicer place. (Certainly needs to!) www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
- Nicola Jennings on Trump and the Epstein files – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- A very good read. Patrick Barkham revisits his walk of 10 years ago along the HS2 line www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- Sad to see this www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Aspirins come in widely differing strengths so should be clearly labelled for the layman. Otherwise, miss dosage is pretty inevitable for anyone unfamiliar with the wide selection.
- Group exercise like countryside walking and physically active volunteering should be prescribed more to combat depression rather than anti depressants which increase weight, as that is more likely to exacerbate depression and cause or increase other health issues. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Back to pen and paper? After cyber attacks on M&S, JLR, etc. we're advised to have business resiliance through hard copy backups. But how resiliant are banks, even tax, other government systems? Why was risk not identified and patched before? Greed and laziness gives opportunity to more of the same.
- I love @ellabaron.bsky.social cartoons. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- “I take my roles and my responsibilities seriously but it’s important, ... you don’t feel they own you – you have to own them.” Quote Prince William when interviewed by Eugene Levy, source @theguardian.com I like that. We are individuals and I believe in free speech, so I think that's well spoken.
- £8M storage bill for the unused PPE? Is this another scandal? The dirt just gets deeper. Companies tend to have limited liability so Mone may have wriggle room to escape from full responsibility.
- The cartoonists at The Guardian are so skillful. Great example here from Ben Jennings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- On and off buttons. Love the way they used to work. Quick, and simple. Fed up with 'are you sure you want to turn off?' or having to move a cursor to click on a virtual off button. What a waste of time when you are in a hurry and just want to switch off and go and not find out later it's still on.
- Harmless clever stunt? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- So I expect, not only did the tax payer fund the activity, but the tribunal cost as well. No wonder the NHS is short of funds and we have long waiting lists! And rather than make an example, they set a new precedent of getting away with it! www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Ella Baron on the fall of Angela Rayner and the rise of Reform UK – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Good point, Farage is getting too much publicity, Lib Dems even add to it with his picture here, but I prefer the caricatures of him we see by the Guardian cartoonists. But yes I added my name to the complaint to the BBC www.libdems.org.uk/bbc
- Worrying that crime can get this big before the authorities actually notice and stop it. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Reposted by Alan CooperDeforestation is never 'just trees'. It’s half a million lives lost in 20 years because we stripped away nature’s cooling system. We don't just need nature. We ARE nature. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Giant SUVs are a bad trend. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Yet we ban sensible alternatives like E-bikes which exceed the draconian 15mph limit, despite cycle racing on British roads being legal where speeds are typically around 30mph. We should legalise 25mph e-bikes as a mode of transport.
- SUVs often carrying just one person are big and heavy, but the UK is behind the times prohibiting light transport like e-bikes with sensible speeds of 25mph, yet non e-bikes do cycle racing at 30mph in 20mph zones. Cycle racing on public roads is questionable but raise the 15mph limit for e bikes.
- Cyclists beware. The problem with dangerous motorists who do not respect cyclists like myself is they actually hate you. How can that attitude be changed? I followed a cyclist patiently up a hill around a blind bend but was overtaken by the car behind me very dangerously also overtaking the cyclist!
- They hate cyclists. I caught up with the driver stopped in traffic. I got out, asked him what he thought he was doing putting cyclists lives in danger. He said there was plenty of room. (false) He asked me am I a cyclist? ( I said Yes). He said: Then you can piss off. (I have all this recorded.)
- Something needs to change. The current system is not working. Corbyn at least is sticking to his principles. Could this be a chance to recover a better kind of community and rule which our children will thank us for? Your Party share.google/8zNuLUpNowHH...
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- $10 bn? really? why? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Alan CooperDon't let them pay #CashToTrash the wildlife and wild places you love 📢 Right now, the Government is making a new law that will weaken environmental protections and put nature at risk. We can't let this happen, which why we're asking you to speak up! Please share this post NOW. ⚠️
- Democracy has gone from the UK. MPs should not be suspended for voting according to their conscience. It happens and often the government's side is blatantly immortal and wrong and not in the best interests of either the general public or vulnerable people and causes. Give MPs freedom!
- Sad what the UK has declined to. Thatcher may have started the decline by denationalisation, but we should take back control competently. It's tragic what has happened to our rivers. But is the government even capable of doing any better? It should but I wonder. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Was on Aston Rowant nature reserve today and saw Silver Washed Fritillaries among other butterflies. Great to see so many bees and butterflies in the sunshine up there on the chalk escarpment. We need more places preserved like this so wildlife can thrive.
- "while today's figures are disappointing, I am determined to kickstart economic growth". Reeves can kick on her moped as much as she likes but she has flooded her engine so she needs to step back and not overwhelm it. BBC News - UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Part of propaganda is using silence as discrimination. So much for impartiality. If you pay for TV License, complain through your BBC account! Impartiality is a policy claim by the BBC. But our lopsided government is their paymaster. An assault on truth in the UK. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- It was obvious from the beginning that HS2 would waste far too much money our generation is stealing from the next. Far from a legacy of usefulnes, it leaves a great debt. We have suffered so much in Bucks. Money would have been better spent on improving roads. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Reposted by Alan CooperUK ministers realise that "the whole of Gaza faces a critical risk of famine and that half a million people are facing starvation" as they continue to arm, trade with and provide diplomatic support to Israel. #DCUKparliament
- Reposted by Alan Cooper🚨A new UN report has found Israel guilty of the "crime against humanity of extermination" in Gaza. The report has been largely ignored by the British press. 👉https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164191
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- secure.declassifieduk.org/page/167716/... It is important we support journalism focussed on bringing the (declining) truth to us. By the way, I appreciated Peter Osborne's book 'Assault on truth' a few years ago. If you want to stand up for truth and integrity you need to seek it out and support it.
- Maybe we do know reasons for Starmer's government turning a blind eye to the blocking of aid to Gaza and continued disproportionate aggression and taking sides in this conflict where both sides are to blame. The UK should stand aside. www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby...
- Dear Laura Kyrke-Smith, I write to you as my MP I do not understand why Starmer is preparing to back Israel, because it is clear that Netanyahu has taken aggression beyond acceptable defensive levels and Britain should end support, not increase it or become further involved in his genocidal regime.
- Stand up to Starmer, he should not be backing Israel which is like condoning his war crimes which are aggression far beyond reasonable defence or honourable leadership. Let your MP know you are opposed to it. Every voice counts. Netanyahu is an evil dictator. The UK needs to distance itself.
- Is there a risk of civil war in America and could the political turmoil bring downfall? Political instability and bad leadership were prominent factors which caused the collapse of the incredibly powerful Roman Empire. Powerful systems can fail when their leaders lose the plot and become unstable.
- Instant coffee can still be great. If you like it a lot, it is more affordable and an occasionally 'real' coffee can be enjoyed as a special treat. As far as 'Instant' is concerned, I am pretty fussy how it's served and like it to look and taste like this:
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- Liz Truss, in her bubble does not appear to have heard of bluesky. I frankly don't trust her of all people to launch unsencored media. 'Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media' www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
- What is the problem with a death sentence? And no delay, just apply it. Maybe concern about where we draw the line, but the line in many cases is so obvious. Surely we could use it in all cases where it is actually obvious that it is the sensible action. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- I even think that there is an argument for those who were instrumental in gradually removing the death sentence rather than adjusting where the line was drawn, have blood on their hands through lack of responsibility in protecting the innocent from the harm violent prisoners can do.
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- President Donald Trump is such a bully. Seems set on empire building. Can you imagine, if America was already more powerful, I think he would usurp other countries, and bring back slavery to ensure that ONLY America was great. So power-hungry, voting for the villain was so irresponsible!
- So sad to see the demise of such a favourite shop of our childhood which was such a good institution. The convenience and speed of Amazon Prime must be one of the causes. Change has consequences. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
