Gareth Davies
@coachingintheround.co.uk
Therapeutic coach, counsellor, writer and generally queer at large in North East England
#vss365
The promise of #transport to a
Small town boy hoping a
Furtive escape might end in delight
Denies the reality that
Wherever we are the
Vehicle is a tool, not the
Purpose, even as I settle on a winters day to
Fettle the much loved hack for salt stained roads.
#poetry
The promise of #transport to a
Small town boy hoping a
Furtive escape might end in delight
Denies the reality that
Wherever we are the
Vehicle is a tool, not the
Purpose, even as I settle on a winters day to
Fettle the much loved hack for salt stained roads.
#poetry
November 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#vss365
The promise of #transport to a
Small town boy hoping a
Furtive escape might end in delight
Denies the reality that
Wherever we are the
Vehicle is a tool, not the
Purpose, even as I settle on a winters day to
Fettle the much loved hack for salt stained roads.
#poetry
The promise of #transport to a
Small town boy hoping a
Furtive escape might end in delight
Denies the reality that
Wherever we are the
Vehicle is a tool, not the
Purpose, even as I settle on a winters day to
Fettle the much loved hack for salt stained roads.
#poetry
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Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-centers-jobs-microsoft-google-chile/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1763146621
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-centers-jobs-microsoft-google-chile/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1763146621
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Microsoft, Google say their data centers create thousands of jobs. Their permit filings say otherwise
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-centers-jobs-microsoft-google-chile/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1763146621
https://restofworld.org/2025/data-centers-jobs-microsoft-google-chile/?utm_campaign=row-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=1763146621
"A necrophiliac politics arises. Society is no longer centred around collective life that involves the individual, but rather becomes a data problem.
Moreover, the individual's experience of politics is shaped by their personal feeds..."
Moreover, the individual's experience of politics is shaped by their personal feeds..."
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"A necrophiliac politics arises. Society is no longer centred around collective life that involves the individual, but rather becomes a data problem.
Moreover, the individual's experience of politics is shaped by their personal feeds..."
Moreover, the individual's experience of politics is shaped by their personal feeds..."
There's a clear trail from Peter Mandelson, through Derek Draper and Damian Mcbride, to Damian Cummings and now Morgan McSweeney, of people who sought power and influence but instead became exemplars of malignant practice within or adjacent to government. We need to reconsider how government works.
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
There's a clear trail from Peter Mandelson, through Derek Draper and Damian Mcbride, to Damian Cummings and now Morgan McSweeney, of people who sought power and influence but instead became exemplars of malignant practice within or adjacent to government. We need to reconsider how government works.
Looking towards Twm Barlwm from the north facing windows of class U11
Was I the only one tempted to weave a #myth
Connecting Bran the Blessed with something,
Anything less ordinary than a
Bored teacher, and some half understood history he decried in monotones?
I tried, dear reader, I tried.
#vss365
Was I the only one tempted to weave a #myth
Connecting Bran the Blessed with something,
Anything less ordinary than a
Bored teacher, and some half understood history he decried in monotones?
I tried, dear reader, I tried.
#vss365
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Instead of following the tripe about whether #WesStreeting is on manouvres, read this important Guardian article about some of the people whose rights have been consistently ignored and over-ridden by the capture of the political establishment by #transphobia www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘I don’t want anyone to suffer like I did’: the intersex campaigners fighting to limit surgery on children
What should be done about the small proportion of babies born with genitals that are neither typically male nor typically female? Many of those affected believe parents and doctors are often too quick...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Instead of following the tripe about whether #WesStreeting is on manouvres, read this important Guardian article about some of the people whose rights have been consistently ignored and over-ridden by the capture of the political establishment by #transphobia www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#vss365
Read the #literature of the time, she said
The books that told the stories of the
Mundane untruths, the
Everyday corruption that
Leached away the
Values we lost between the
Masquerades that replaced political debate.
Then quietly she whispered
Read and spread the word.
I tried mam, I tried.
Read the #literature of the time, she said
The books that told the stories of the
Mundane untruths, the
Everyday corruption that
Leached away the
Values we lost between the
Masquerades that replaced political debate.
Then quietly she whispered
Read and spread the word.
I tried mam, I tried.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#vss365
Read the #literature of the time, she said
The books that told the stories of the
Mundane untruths, the
Everyday corruption that
Leached away the
Values we lost between the
Masquerades that replaced political debate.
Then quietly she whispered
Read and spread the word.
I tried mam, I tried.
Read the #literature of the time, she said
The books that told the stories of the
Mundane untruths, the
Everyday corruption that
Leached away the
Values we lost between the
Masquerades that replaced political debate.
Then quietly she whispered
Read and spread the word.
I tried mam, I tried.
They were soaking fruit in a bowl
Ready for a seasonal ceremony while in my head
Plans were made to take Manhattan.
Concrete towers oppose
Hedgerows rich with berries and nature
Demands stories that explain our lives.
#poetry
Ready for a seasonal ceremony while in my head
Plans were made to take Manhattan.
Concrete towers oppose
Hedgerows rich with berries and nature
Demands stories that explain our lives.
#poetry
November 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They were soaking fruit in a bowl
Ready for a seasonal ceremony while in my head
Plans were made to take Manhattan.
Concrete towers oppose
Hedgerows rich with berries and nature
Demands stories that explain our lives.
#poetry
Ready for a seasonal ceremony while in my head
Plans were made to take Manhattan.
Concrete towers oppose
Hedgerows rich with berries and nature
Demands stories that explain our lives.
#poetry
I wanted to know, aged eight,
About what was busy about #business and how it
Differed from work,
why
Business required suits but
Work required overalls but
Dad was too tired to explain
and
Already a little deaf from the noise in the
Workshop.
Noone ever went deaf in business.
#poetry
#vss365
About what was busy about #business and how it
Differed from work,
why
Business required suits but
Work required overalls but
Dad was too tired to explain
and
Already a little deaf from the noise in the
Workshop.
Noone ever went deaf in business.
#poetry
#vss365
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Why would a therapeutic coach be reviewing a film about Bruce Springsteen? Read my thoughts on Deliver Me From Nowhere here coachingintheround.co.uk/f/deliver-me...
Deliver Me From Nowhere
Why would you want to listen to a therapeutic coach talking about a film about a record? Good question. The answer is that at heart, Deliver Me From Nowhere is a film about mental health. Men’s mental...
coachingintheround.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Why would a therapeutic coach be reviewing a film about Bruce Springsteen? Read my thoughts on Deliver Me From Nowhere here coachingintheround.co.uk/f/deliver-me...
An interesting poll, but could do with some context as in 'How much do the public understand about what goes on inside gambling establishments on the high street?' and 'Do you know what aa fobtee is and how much money it can take per hour from desperate gamblers?'
With gambling firms saying they might have to close betting shops if taxes on gambling are raised, do the public think taxes on gambling are too high or low?
Too high: 7%
Too low: 33%
About right: 18%
Don't know: 43%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
Too high: 7%
Too low: 33%
About right: 18%
Don't know: 43%
yougov.co.uk/topics/socie...
October 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
An interesting poll, but could do with some context as in 'How much do the public understand about what goes on inside gambling establishments on the high street?' and 'Do you know what aa fobtee is and how much money it can take per hour from desperate gamblers?'
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Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int
Strasbourg 14/10/2025
www.coe.int
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...
English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe? Living as I do in a county that went through this process 18 years ago, I can only wonder why Polly didn't come out with these arguments then... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe? | Polly Toynbee
Government plans to merge councils may not save money, and do nothing to solve the very real problems they face, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe? Living as I do in a county that went through this process 18 years ago, I can only wonder why Polly didn't come out with these arguments then... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
One of the Corbinista's inner circle popped up in my feed last night criticizing this action because the issues are "complex". Or to put it another way, senior Corbinista's think their coalition will benefit more from appeasing transphobes than from defending human rights.
OUR STATEMENT ON THE ACTION AGAINST FILIA
TERFS GATHER EVERY YEAR TO GLOAT ABOUT ATTACKS ON BODILY AUTONOMY AND TRANS PEOPLE'S SAFETY
THIS YEAR, WHEN WE FACE THE GREATEST ATTACKS ON OUR FREEDOMS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM THE PRIVILEGE
TERFS GATHER EVERY YEAR TO GLOAT ABOUT ATTACKS ON BODILY AUTONOMY AND TRANS PEOPLE'S SAFETY
THIS YEAR, WHEN WE FACE THE GREATEST ATTACKS ON OUR FREEDOMS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW THEM THE PRIVILEGE
October 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
One of the Corbinista's inner circle popped up in my feed last night criticizing this action because the issues are "complex". Or to put it another way, senior Corbinista's think their coalition will benefit more from appeasing transphobes than from defending human rights.
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People claim London crime is rising because it suits them, Met commander says
People claim London crime is rising because it suits them, Met commander says
Nigel Farage and right-wing commentators seek to portray capital as ‘lawless’ despite evidence to the contrary
Claims that London is becoming more dangerous despite the crime figures indicating otherwise are being made because it suits some people, a senior police commander has said.
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, and right-wing commentators have increasingly sought to portray the capital as a “lawless” city from which high net-worth individuals are fleeing. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
People claim London crime is rising because it suits them, Met commander says
This article rang a bell with me - I didn't tell my dad I'd left the Labour Party and even at his funeral I felt a deep sadness about the loss of that shared relationship and talked to the present and former MPs about the party as if I still had a stake in it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Some people have a choice about whether or not to vote Labour. I wish I did too | Polly Hudson
I’m disillusioned with Keir Starmer’s government. But my late father’s passion for his political career makes it difficult to imagine putting my cross in another box, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This article rang a bell with me - I didn't tell my dad I'd left the Labour Party and even at his funeral I felt a deep sadness about the loss of that shared relationship and talked to the present and former MPs about the party as if I still had a stake in it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So excited to be gearing up to speak at #Euromoot2025 this afternoon signumuniversity.org/event/euromo...
2025.10.03-05 Euro Moot, 3-5 October, 2025 - Signum University
Land of Dragons: How Myth Shapes Our Reality Signum University invites you to join us from 3-5 October for Euro Moot 2025. This hybrid event will occur at the Pafiliwn Grange Pavilion in Cardiff, Wale...
signumuniversity.org
October 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
So excited to be gearing up to speak at #Euromoot2025 this afternoon signumuniversity.org/event/euromo...
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As US nuclear weapons return to Britain, we re-affirm the commitment to nuclear disarmament rooted in our faith.
We join hundreds of groups in calling for measures to prevent nuclear war, and redirect military spending to peacekeeping, climate action, and meeting human needs.
We join hundreds of groups in calling for measures to prevent nuclear war, and redirect military spending to peacekeeping, climate action, and meeting human needs.
Quakers join global call for nuclear disarmament
On International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Quakers in Britain joined more than 275 organisations in urging governments to take bold action towards disarmament.
www.quaker.org.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
As US nuclear weapons return to Britain, we re-affirm the commitment to nuclear disarmament rooted in our faith.
We join hundreds of groups in calling for measures to prevent nuclear war, and redirect military spending to peacekeeping, climate action, and meeting human needs.
We join hundreds of groups in calling for measures to prevent nuclear war, and redirect military spending to peacekeeping, climate action, and meeting human needs.
I thought of my short denim jacket,
One size too small teeshirts,
Shrink fitted 501s as the
#Escutcheon of the tribe I
Wished to join, the
Family that might Embrace me but instead, I felt less real, less
Authentic as if
Cosplaying some medieval
Fantasy of masculinity.
I wish I'd known.
#vss365
One size too small teeshirts,
Shrink fitted 501s as the
#Escutcheon of the tribe I
Wished to join, the
Family that might Embrace me but instead, I felt less real, less
Authentic as if
Cosplaying some medieval
Fantasy of masculinity.
I wish I'd known.
#vss365
September 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I thought of my short denim jacket,
One size too small teeshirts,
Shrink fitted 501s as the
#Escutcheon of the tribe I
Wished to join, the
Family that might Embrace me but instead, I felt less real, less
Authentic as if
Cosplaying some medieval
Fantasy of masculinity.
I wish I'd known.
#vss365
One size too small teeshirts,
Shrink fitted 501s as the
#Escutcheon of the tribe I
Wished to join, the
Family that might Embrace me but instead, I felt less real, less
Authentic as if
Cosplaying some medieval
Fantasy of masculinity.
I wish I'd known.
#vss365
This #nightmare
Was not a grey horse
Calling at the door to
Enforce and reinforce community
But the absence of any
Sense of belonging that helped me understand the
#MariLwyd and my fear that we have lost our way
#vss365
Was not a grey horse
Calling at the door to
Enforce and reinforce community
But the absence of any
Sense of belonging that helped me understand the
#MariLwyd and my fear that we have lost our way
#vss365
September 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This #nightmare
Was not a grey horse
Calling at the door to
Enforce and reinforce community
But the absence of any
Sense of belonging that helped me understand the
#MariLwyd and my fear that we have lost our way
#vss365
Was not a grey horse
Calling at the door to
Enforce and reinforce community
But the absence of any
Sense of belonging that helped me understand the
#MariLwyd and my fear that we have lost our way
#vss365
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Youth unemployment, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1981, photo by Tish Murtha.
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Youth unemployment, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1981, photo by Tish Murtha.
Reposted by Gareth Davies
Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.
September 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.
This beautiful and elegaic memory of Ricky Hatton is a plangent reminder that the death toll of boxing is often heard a long way from the bright lights and the ring www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
Unforgettable Ricky Hatton turned boxing into a spectacle for his vast army of fans
The ‘Hitman’ was extraordinary in his fleeting prime with his career bringing adoration and the demons of fame
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This beautiful and elegaic memory of Ricky Hatton is a plangent reminder that the death toll of boxing is often heard a long way from the bright lights and the ring www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...
OK I confess - when I invoked Peter Mandelson's past in trying to understand Angela Rayners troubles I didn't expect Peter M to come back centre stage, demanding friends hold his beer as he shows Rayner how this kind of fuck up is really done
September 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
OK I confess - when I invoked Peter Mandelson's past in trying to understand Angela Rayners troubles I didn't expect Peter M to come back centre stage, demanding friends hold his beer as he shows Rayner how this kind of fuck up is really done