Rebecca C
@beccoop.bsky.social
Mum of 2, scientist, humanist, socialist.
I'm very clumsy for someone who works with chemicals.
I'm very clumsy for someone who works with chemicals.
I see the "stop shooting ourselves in the foot" strategy is going well...
“All pain, no gain,” says government source of extraordinary FT story that Reeves has abandoned income tax rise after weeks of pitch-rolling. www.ft.com/content/6cbb...
Starmer and Reeves ditch Budget plan to increase income tax rates
Chancellor explores alternative ways to raise revenue to fill fiscal hole estimated at up to £30bn
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I see the "stop shooting ourselves in the foot" strategy is going well...
You know when you see a teapot like this with a spout like that you're about to have the best damn brew of your life.
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You know when you see a teapot like this with a spout like that you're about to have the best damn brew of your life.
Ok...
I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
Said, "I'm fine, " but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you...
I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
Said, "I'm fine, " but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you...
If you see this, post a bridge.
September 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ok...
I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
Said, "I'm fine, " but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you...
I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
Said, "I'm fine, " but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you...
They can absolutely quote me on this: Daily Mail - get fucking fucked
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
They can absolutely quote me on this: Daily Mail - get fucking fucked
This is all very People's Front of Judea / Judean People's front
Corbyn's party now has more leaders than members. And he's not one of them.
September 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is all very People's Front of Judea / Judean People's front
Jesus fucking christ
you know I wouldn't say I had high hopes for "the Spectator interviews the Tate brothers" anyway but somehow the piece is worse than I thought it would be
September 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Jesus fucking christ
One of the few reasons I stay on god awful pay working in a school is that the pension is at least still decent!
There is also an important historical context to the UK figures. The UK state pension has traditionally been low because occupational pensions were widespread. Most of those have now closed in the private sector, but are still paying out to existing pensioners. Things won’t be as rosey in future.
September 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
One of the few reasons I stay on god awful pay working in a school is that the pension is at least still decent!
I see Keir has found the genies lamp again.
September 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I see Keir has found the genies lamp again.
I feel like Q6 was written for @andrewcooper.net
2½/10 in John Clarke's Saturday Quiz in the i paper (answers in the paper or here later)
September 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I feel like Q6 was written for @andrewcooper.net
This is why I don't understand how people think the solution is Andy Burnham. Yes he's been a good major of Manchester but his leadership campaign was disastrous. It was literally "these are my opinions and if you don't like them, I have others".
The core problem for Starmer is that what made him Labour leader and prime minister was his ability to judge what the audience in front of him wanted to hear - to work out which narrative would get him to the next step on the board. But you can't run a country on storytelling.
Good enough at politics to become PM. Not good enough at politics to be PM. The election campaign was either dishonest or deluded. Presented with any chance of wiggle room over taxes or Brexit, he went out of his way to remove it. Failed to take multiple opportunities since and ignores the PLP.
September 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is why I don't understand how people think the solution is Andy Burnham. Yes he's been a good major of Manchester but his leadership campaign was disastrous. It was literally "these are my opinions and if you don't like them, I have others".
I approve of this pun
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September 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I approve of this pun
I'm sure this will be the front page on the mail and telegraph, right? Right?
September 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I'm sure this will be the front page on the mail and telegraph, right? Right?
You guys know that you use microscopes in biology right? Right?
September 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
You guys know that you use microscopes in biology right? Right?
@stephenkb.bsky.social I've been thinking about it and you're wrong (can't find the post to reply to). The reason the only song that sounds like the end of a long term relationship is "so long, London" is because that's pretty much the only one she's written.
August 29, 2025 at 7:46 AM
@stephenkb.bsky.social I've been thinking about it and you're wrong (can't find the post to reply to). The reason the only song that sounds like the end of a long term relationship is "so long, London" is because that's pretty much the only one she's written.
I've dug out an ancient MP3 player over the summer and the difference in quality just using my cheap wired headphones Vs streaming with Bluetooth is quite startling! (Yes I know you can change the quality when streaming but even the "high" quality isn't great)
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I've dug out an ancient MP3 player over the summer and the difference in quality just using my cheap wired headphones Vs streaming with Bluetooth is quite startling! (Yes I know you can change the quality when streaming but even the "high" quality isn't great)
Seriously @theguardian.com ? Would an article about a male singer getting engaged include a list of their exes?
August 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Seriously @theguardian.com ? Would an article about a male singer getting engaged include a list of their exes?
Omg, London streets are clearly terrifying. How does anyone leave their house?? (This is sarcasm just in case anyone misses that)
August 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Omg, London streets are clearly terrifying. How does anyone leave their house?? (This is sarcasm just in case anyone misses that)
Has the author actually watched the podcast pictured? If they had they would see that he has zero problem with her being a superstar and is one of her biggest fans. Journos really do get bored in August, don't they?
When women out-earn their husbands, marriages wobble — and the pop star and NFL player are no different to the rest of us, writes an expert on gender equality | ✍️ Josie Cox
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry, they are likely to divorce. Here’s why
www.thetimes.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Has the author actually watched the podcast pictured? If they had they would see that he has zero problem with her being a superstar and is one of her biggest fans. Journos really do get bored in August, don't they?
Also, as a general rule the hotels used can generously be described as shit holes. Like no one was booking them before they were used for this, and there was a reason.
"It's a fun little hotel stay"
No, like, dude, they can't cook.
No, like, dude, they can't cook.
August 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Also, as a general rule the hotels used can generously be described as shit holes. Like no one was booking them before they were used for this, and there was a reason.
If I don't see another Pina Colada for the next year I think I'll be ok.
August 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If I don't see another Pina Colada for the next year I think I'll be ok.
You can tell where my head is right now that I saw this and my first thought was "why is Taylor Swift drawing maps?"
Oh the irony.
The four seats held by Reform MPs suffer from high exposure to heatwaves, according to Friends of the Earth data.
Just look at the map of Clacton 👇🏻
Farage denies basic climate science and has claimed it’s “absolutely nuts” for CO2 to be considered a pollutant.
The four seats held by Reform MPs suffer from high exposure to heatwaves, according to Friends of the Earth data.
Just look at the map of Clacton 👇🏻
Farage denies basic climate science and has claimed it’s “absolutely nuts” for CO2 to be considered a pollutant.
August 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
You can tell where my head is right now that I saw this and my first thought was "why is Taylor Swift drawing maps?"
Wtaf, this is low even for Kemi
August 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Wtaf, this is low even for Kemi