Craig Almond
@alarmingcod.co.uk
Some data stuff, some daft stuff, some walking stuff.
Not necessarily in that order.
Not necessarily in that order.
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It's amazing how an editorial on a class crisis in the arts doesn't mention 15 consecutive years of benefit cuts, weighted to hit Northern and rural people harder. Not even once.
A lot of the iconic art of the last 50 years was made by people on the dole.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A lot of the iconic art of the last 50 years was made by people on the dole.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the class crisis in the arts: the UK’s culture must not become the preserve of the elite | Editorial
Editorial: Countless reports and celebrities have called for greater working-class representation, so why has nothing changed?
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
It's amazing how an editorial on a class crisis in the arts doesn't mention 15 consecutive years of benefit cuts, weighted to hit Northern and rural people harder. Not even once.
A lot of the iconic art of the last 50 years was made by people on the dole.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A lot of the iconic art of the last 50 years was made by people on the dole.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We'll be able to watch the rain for longer
A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
February 1, 2026 at 10:03 AM
We'll be able to watch the rain for longer
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February. A lot going on for a short month. Imbolc, Candlemas, Ramadan. Carnevale across the world. St Valentine’s & pancake day. Lighter days. Citrus rules - enjoy blood oranges, Sevilles, bergamot lemons. Dark greens abound, minerally & fresh. Snowdrops, crocus & aconite spread a tapestry.
February 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
February. A lot going on for a short month. Imbolc, Candlemas, Ramadan. Carnevale across the world. St Valentine’s & pancake day. Lighter days. Citrus rules - enjoy blood oranges, Sevilles, bergamot lemons. Dark greens abound, minerally & fresh. Snowdrops, crocus & aconite spread a tapestry.
Do you use #CiviCRM? Are you based in, near or vaguely adjacent to Manchester?
We're holding a CiviCRM User Meetup in Manchester at the end of the month. It would be lovely to see you.
civicrm.org/blog/alarmin...
If enough people sign up, I might even buy the good biscuits.
We're holding a CiviCRM User Meetup in Manchester at the end of the month. It would be lovely to see you.
civicrm.org/blog/alarmin...
If enough people sign up, I might even buy the good biscuits.
Manchester CiviCRM User Meetup: 26th February | CiviCRM
civicrm.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Do you use #CiviCRM? Are you based in, near or vaguely adjacent to Manchester?
We're holding a CiviCRM User Meetup in Manchester at the end of the month. It would be lovely to see you.
civicrm.org/blog/alarmin...
If enough people sign up, I might even buy the good biscuits.
We're holding a CiviCRM User Meetup in Manchester at the end of the month. It would be lovely to see you.
civicrm.org/blog/alarmin...
If enough people sign up, I might even buy the good biscuits.
The last four are also just big towns.
There are only seven cities in England: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds and Newcastle. The other pretenders are just big towns.
January 30, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The last four are also just big towns.
Five Jobs I've had:
- Blanket Bailer
- Video Store Assistant
- Youth Hostel Warden
- Bookshop Manager
- Database Wrangler
- Blanket Bailer
- Video Store Assistant
- Youth Hostel Warden
- Bookshop Manager
- Database Wrangler
Five jobs I’ve had:
- Mother To Five Feral Loin Fruit™️
- Pharmacy Dispenser
- GP Practice Operations Manager
- John Lewis Sales Partner
- National Trust Visitor Experience Officer
- Mother To Five Feral Loin Fruit™️
- Pharmacy Dispenser
- GP Practice Operations Manager
- John Lewis Sales Partner
- National Trust Visitor Experience Officer
5 jobs I’ve had.
Gardener
Lecturer
Travel agent
Tour operations.
Sailing instructor.
Gardener
Lecturer
Travel agent
Tour operations.
Sailing instructor.
January 29, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Five Jobs I've had:
- Blanket Bailer
- Video Store Assistant
- Youth Hostel Warden
- Bookshop Manager
- Database Wrangler
- Blanket Bailer
- Video Store Assistant
- Youth Hostel Warden
- Bookshop Manager
- Database Wrangler
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Labour trying to make Brexit work is making us poorer and unable to afford the things Labour once said they would do eg scrap university tuition fees
#RejoinEU cancel student debt, make education free because education lifts all of society
#RejoinEU cancel student debt, make education free because education lifts all of society
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Labour trying to make Brexit work is making us poorer and unable to afford the things Labour once said they would do eg scrap university tuition fees
#RejoinEU cancel student debt, make education free because education lifts all of society
#RejoinEU cancel student debt, make education free because education lifts all of society
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It's with a heavy heart that I must report I have been barred from Paradise by Anubis.
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 AM
It's with a heavy heart that I must report I have been barred from Paradise by Anubis.
As far as I'm concerned you can stick yer Matt Goodwins up yer Blackfriar.
This @manchestermill.bsky.social deep dive, down and through maps of Salford, scraping away at layers of history is more like it.
manchestermill.co.uk/rediscoverin...
Get yerself some mappy goodness.
This @manchestermill.bsky.social deep dive, down and through maps of Salford, scraping away at layers of history is more like it.
manchestermill.co.uk/rediscoverin...
Get yerself some mappy goodness.
Rediscovering Salford’s lost heart
How old maps revealed the city’s secret square
manchestermill.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
As far as I'm concerned you can stick yer Matt Goodwins up yer Blackfriar.
This @manchestermill.bsky.social deep dive, down and through maps of Salford, scraping away at layers of history is more like it.
manchestermill.co.uk/rediscoverin...
Get yerself some mappy goodness.
This @manchestermill.bsky.social deep dive, down and through maps of Salford, scraping away at layers of history is more like it.
manchestermill.co.uk/rediscoverin...
Get yerself some mappy goodness.
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Got to keep one foot on the floor mate
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Got to keep one foot on the floor mate
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Braverman talking about her "heart and soul" is the equivalent of Tommy Robinson talking about his height.
January 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Braverman talking about her "heart and soul" is the equivalent of Tommy Robinson talking about his height.
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Having a proper Mandela Effect moment at Suella defecting to Reform, something I would have sworn blind had happened a year ago.
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Having a proper Mandela Effect moment at Suella defecting to Reform, something I would have sworn blind had happened a year ago.
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Happy Burns Night 🏴🥃
"A Man's a Man for a' That"
"A Man's a Man for a' That"
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Happy Burns Night 🏴🥃
"A Man's a Man for a' That"
"A Man's a Man for a' That"
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A message from Eliza Carthy about her dad, #MartinCarthy
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A message from Eliza Carthy about her dad, #MartinCarthy
I reckon this is an epic piece of shithousery from Burnham.
No matter what happens Starmer looks like a twat.
No matter what happens Starmer looks like a twat.
BREAKING: Andy Burnham has been BLOCKED from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on the NEC group it was 8-1 against him
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I reckon this is an epic piece of shithousery from Burnham.
No matter what happens Starmer looks like a twat.
No matter what happens Starmer looks like a twat.
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‘The Book of Bogs contains fragile, furious, resilient ecosystems of writing, demanding the protection of a vulnerable environment we need more than we know.’ Wonderful review of a spell of a book I’m so proud to be in, by @jennychambles.bsky.social @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 AM
‘The Book of Bogs contains fragile, furious, resilient ecosystems of writing, demanding the protection of a vulnerable environment we need more than we know.’ Wonderful review of a spell of a book I’m so proud to be in, by @jennychambles.bsky.social @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social
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Roses are a red, red
Dust arf ya sporran
Dust arf ya sporran
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Roses are a red, red
Dust arf ya sporran
Dust arf ya sporran
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Great Gable from Haystacks
January 25, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Great Gable from Haystacks
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Pure nostalgia! Did anyone else read the Hardy Boys? We’ve got a good stock of them in @pandasbooksandrecords
January 24, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Pure nostalgia! Did anyone else read the Hardy Boys? We’ve got a good stock of them in @pandasbooksandrecords
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This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
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Emerging from a long night over the Bronte Moors, a determined Spine racer endures the long journey north #Bradford #shareMondays2026 #FSPrintMonday #photography
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Emerging from a long night over the Bronte Moors, a determined Spine racer endures the long journey north #Bradford #shareMondays2026 #FSPrintMonday #photography
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Every book's a toilet book if you don't mind shitting in the library
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Every book's a toilet book if you don't mind shitting in the library
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM