Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦
@adrianfarrellat.bsky.social
Alexander Technique teacher and author of Effortless Guitar (Amazon & Audible). #pwME
https://www.alexander-technique.london/
https://www.alexander-technique.london/
Timely
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Brexit will break every government until it's overturned.
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Brexit will break every government until it's overturned.
I avoid using it and use DeepSeek instead. It uses a fraction of resources.
Saw a vid which compared the 2 by asking the maths question what is the 52 factorial. Both were crap with the answer as LLMs aren't good at maths, but ChatGPT cost 11 cents, and DeepSeek 0.00006 cents!
Saw a vid which compared the 2 by asking the maths question what is the 52 factorial. Both were crap with the answer as LLMs aren't good at maths, but ChatGPT cost 11 cents, and DeepSeek 0.00006 cents!
Artificial intelligence has a reputation for being power-hungry, and it is.
So what is it's impact on sustainability?
Stephen McNair reports on what you can do...
So what is it's impact on sustainability?
Stephen McNair reports on what you can do...
How much energy does ChatGPT really use?
You shouldn’t really worry about your energy use when using domestic AI, it’s probably no worse than watching your favourite soap
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I avoid using it and use DeepSeek instead. It uses a fraction of resources.
Saw a vid which compared the 2 by asking the maths question what is the 52 factorial. Both were crap with the answer as LLMs aren't good at maths, but ChatGPT cost 11 cents, and DeepSeek 0.00006 cents!
Saw a vid which compared the 2 by asking the maths question what is the 52 factorial. Both were crap with the answer as LLMs aren't good at maths, but ChatGPT cost 11 cents, and DeepSeek 0.00006 cents!
And Labour are doing nothing
See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And Labour are doing nothing
Nailed it.
Hungry people get angry. Angry people get violent.
Trump is trying to incite violence.
Trump is trying to incite violence.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Nailed it.
What unites us is our differences.
Celebrate them.
Celebrate them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
What unites us is our differences.
Celebrate them.
Celebrate them.
The Military Covenant is a sham by every flavour of government.
This is no way to treat our veterans Prime Minister.
It’s now over a month since PM agreed on BBCBreakfast to meet with the nuclear test veterans (having kept them waiting more than a year to discuss the justice & compensation Labour committed to in opposition) & still no date offered by his office
It’s now over a month since PM agreed on BBCBreakfast to meet with the nuclear test veterans (having kept them waiting more than a year to discuss the justice & compensation Labour committed to in opposition) & still no date offered by his office
These national heroes have now waited more than a year for a meeting with Keir Starmer to discuss the justice & compensation Labour committed to in opposition. They are now in their eighties and are dying waiting for justice. This is no way to treat veterans Prime Minister
youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...
youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Military Covenant is a sham by every flavour of government.
Having lived in Germany as a child, I'll never forget the day the wall came down.
From division to unity. From walls to freedom. From barriers to bridges.
It was courage and determination that brought down the Berlin Wall 36 years ago.
Today, that same spirit must guide us as we continue building a Europe of peace.
It was courage and determination that brought down the Berlin Wall 36 years ago.
Today, that same spirit must guide us as we continue building a Europe of peace.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Having lived in Germany as a child, I'll never forget the day the wall came down.
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
Why don’t Labour’s workers’ and renters’ rights reforms cut through to voters – and how should they? – LabourList
When millions of workers and renters don’t know you’re doing more to improve their rights than any government in half a century, something is going…
labourlist.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The right wing are so transparent
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The right wing are so transparent
By the people who wanted to wipe out the Kurds!
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu | Benjamin Netanyahu | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
By the people who wanted to wipe out the Kurds!
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It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.
Harsh but fair.
"Seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate" was mostly unspecified magic fairy pixie bullshit then, and it's not going to get any more realistic in the hands of a bunch of Reform clowns who don't know how anything works, don't care to learn and disdain anyone that might.
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Harsh but fair.
Farage doesn't want a state at all, he wants a kleptocracy like his beloved 🇷🇺
Nigel Farage says Reform would “reduce the size of the bloated state” by seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
November 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Farage doesn't want a state at all, he wants a kleptocracy like his beloved 🇷🇺
I deleted the BBC news app from my phone about 5 years ago specifically because of lying by ommission.
The @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social know what they’re doing.
It’s very sad but once respected, through diligence and the search of the truth now lies in tatters.
The BBC cannot be trusted when it comes to news. Omissions that don’t suit the agenda, disproportionate support for fascist parties.
It’s very sad but once respected, through diligence and the search of the truth now lies in tatters.
The BBC cannot be trusted when it comes to news. Omissions that don’t suit the agenda, disproportionate support for fascist parties.
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I deleted the BBC news app from my phone about 5 years ago specifically because of lying by ommission.
Exploitation of social media but outside interests.
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Exploitation of social media but outside interests.
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Terrific fella. 👍💖🌠
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Terrific fella. 👍💖🌠
It's not 🚀 science.
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It's not 🚀 science.
The French of Britanny are more historically British than the Anglo-Saxons of the UK.
If only right wing nut jobs could stop being such arses.
If only right wing nut jobs could stop being such arses.
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The French of Britanny are more historically British than the Anglo-Saxons of the UK.
If only right wing nut jobs could stop being such arses.
If only right wing nut jobs could stop being such arses.
The British Isles didn't exist 16,000 years ago! 🤯
I was familiar with Doggerland but had no idea how extensive it was.
I was familiar with Doggerland but had no idea how extensive it was.
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The British Isles didn't exist 16,000 years ago! 🤯
I was familiar with Doggerland but had no idea how extensive it was.
I was familiar with Doggerland but had no idea how extensive it was.
Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
Just 72 votes to go to get a reply from government
Just 72 votes to go to get a reply from government
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
Just 72 votes to go to get a reply from government
Just 72 votes to go to get a reply from government
106 to go
Sharing this again. Amazing response - this petition is now only 116 signatures short. If you’ve already signed it would be lovely if you could share with your network.
Many thanks for those who have signed and shared already,
Many thanks for those who have signed and shared already,
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
106 to go
Utterly disgusting from Mayfield.
‘If you’re disabled, you’re not ill.’
Sir Charlie Mayfield (author of the Keep Britain Working review)
This is who’s shaping UK disability employment policy. Shocking, he doesn’t even understand the basics.
I’m disabled because I’m chronically ill with #MECFS.
Sir Charlie Mayfield (author of the Keep Britain Working review)
This is who’s shaping UK disability employment policy. Shocking, he doesn’t even understand the basics.
I’m disabled because I’m chronically ill with #MECFS.
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Utterly disgusting from Mayfield.
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We see something similar in the UK.
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We see something similar in the UK.
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
Most benefits go to people IN WORK.
Because there are not enough properly paid jobs.
Rather than insisting employers pay decent wages, governments use taxpayers’ money to subsidise employers who don’t.
Welfare was not meant to support employers.
This is wrong
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I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I am not a lawyer, just a historian, but one fundamental problem with the political debate about the EU, especially in English publications is that the whole principle of the acquis communnitaire is not understood or taken seriously. The EU is a framework of rules, not an alliance.