David Thompson
@davesthompson.bsky.social
Old Man from the North - and now a widower. Science, art, photography, cycling. 2 daughters & 2 sons - and a recently arrived granddaughter! Still Pro EU.
Northumberland & Edinburgh
Northumberland & Edinburgh
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has thrown the UK Budget into 'chaos' - which will impact on Scotland's own financial planning, the SNP Government has warned
👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has thrown the UK Budget into 'chaos' - which will impact on Scotland's own financial planning, the SNP Government has warned
👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
👉 www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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turns out Bryson is a joy to listen to as well read.
On the podcast this week we welcome Father Christm- science writer legend BILL BRYSON!
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
turns out Bryson is a joy to listen to as well read.
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This Wyoming wolf was just one year old when she was run down and crippled by a hunter on a snowmobile.
Still clinging to life, she was dragged by the hunter to a local bar, and paraded around with her mouth duct-taped shut. Eventually, he brought her out back and ended her life.
Still clinging to life, she was dragged by the hunter to a local bar, and paraded around with her mouth duct-taped shut. Eventually, he brought her out back and ended her life.
Tell your U.S. House representative: No more wolf hunts - Environmental Action
This bill would open the door to hundreds more wolves being slaughtered.
environmental-action.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This Wyoming wolf was just one year old when she was run down and crippled by a hunter on a snowmobile.
Still clinging to life, she was dragged by the hunter to a local bar, and paraded around with her mouth duct-taped shut. Eventually, he brought her out back and ended her life.
Still clinging to life, she was dragged by the hunter to a local bar, and paraded around with her mouth duct-taped shut. Eventually, he brought her out back and ended her life.
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“Remind me to add ‘philanthropist’ to my LinkedIn profile”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“Remind me to add ‘philanthropist’ to my LinkedIn profile”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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When Bryson was living in NH it was literally my husband and I's life goals to become his quirky neighbors. I adore his writing. He revolutionized my understanding of what "room and board" was. And I quote him all the time telling students how people died after eating the elements they discovered.
On the podcast this week we welcome Father Christm- science writer legend BILL BRYSON!
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When Bryson was living in NH it was literally my husband and I's life goals to become his quirky neighbors. I adore his writing. He revolutionized my understanding of what "room and board" was. And I quote him all the time telling students how people died after eating the elements they discovered.
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Topics include:
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
Ancient human from 200,000 years ago gets his genome sequenced
YouTube video by New Scientist
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Topics include:
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
💀 Second Denisovan genome sequenced
🧬 We all have dormant viruses that are causing diseases
🏎️ Formula E cars faster than F1
💥Bill Bryson!💥
youtu.be/0CFE7n_s7CA
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On the podcast this week we welcome Father Christm- science writer legend BILL BRYSON!
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On the podcast this week we welcome Father Christm- science writer legend BILL BRYSON!
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“What’s supremely evident is Alan Cumming’s clear-eyed determination to make this work.”
@libbybrooks.bsky.social on Alan Cumming’s first programmed season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
@libbybrooks.bsky.social on Alan Cumming’s first programmed season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands
‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: Hollywood star Alan Cumming’s plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands
What is the effervescent new boss at Pitlochry theatre planning for his first season? Huge names, undersung stars – and a King Lear played by ‘the woman who changed my life’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“What’s supremely evident is Alan Cumming’s clear-eyed determination to make this work.”
@libbybrooks.bsky.social on Alan Cumming’s first programmed season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
@libbybrooks.bsky.social on Alan Cumming’s first programmed season as artistic director of Pitlochry Festival Theatre.
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Reform Ltd on BBC Question Time again tonight.
Tell me again how the BBC isn’t the marketing arm of Farage’s party?
Tell me again how the BBC isn’t the marketing arm of Farage’s party?
November 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reform Ltd on BBC Question Time again tonight.
Tell me again how the BBC isn’t the marketing arm of Farage’s party?
Tell me again how the BBC isn’t the marketing arm of Farage’s party?
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O2 price hike on a price hike update!
I complained to @Ofcom
that O2 was telling people when they were leaving airtime plans they "had to pay the handset in full" which is terrible, confusing phrasing and sounds like you can't continue paying by the month (you can!)
CONT
I complained to @Ofcom
that O2 was telling people when they were leaving airtime plans they "had to pay the handset in full" which is terrible, confusing phrasing and sounds like you can't continue paying by the month (you can!)
CONT
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
O2 price hike on a price hike update!
I complained to @Ofcom
that O2 was telling people when they were leaving airtime plans they "had to pay the handset in full" which is terrible, confusing phrasing and sounds like you can't continue paying by the month (you can!)
CONT
I complained to @Ofcom
that O2 was telling people when they were leaving airtime plans they "had to pay the handset in full" which is terrible, confusing phrasing and sounds like you can't continue paying by the month (you can!)
CONT
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Oh look! 👀Surprise, surprise! 🫢
BBC Question Time are once again platforming Reform U.K. , who have just 5 MPs, but couldn’t find room for the Lib Dems with 72 MPs 😳
#LibDems
Yes there is a bias on some BBC political programmes and it’s quite clearly a Reform / right wing bias!
#BBCQT
BBC Question Time are once again platforming Reform U.K. , who have just 5 MPs, but couldn’t find room for the Lib Dems with 72 MPs 😳
#LibDems
Yes there is a bias on some BBC political programmes and it’s quite clearly a Reform / right wing bias!
#BBCQT
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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A blatant Reform lie:
"Nigel Farage never said he wanted to cut council tax": Danny Kruger, Reform MP, #bbcqt, 13 Nov 2025.
"We fight for lower council tax": Nigel Farage, May 2025 local elections.
"Nigel Farage never said he wanted to cut council tax": Danny Kruger, Reform MP, #bbcqt, 13 Nov 2025.
"We fight for lower council tax": Nigel Farage, May 2025 local elections.
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A blatant Reform lie:
"Nigel Farage never said he wanted to cut council tax": Danny Kruger, Reform MP, #bbcqt, 13 Nov 2025.
"We fight for lower council tax": Nigel Farage, May 2025 local elections.
"Nigel Farage never said he wanted to cut council tax": Danny Kruger, Reform MP, #bbcqt, 13 Nov 2025.
"We fight for lower council tax": Nigel Farage, May 2025 local elections.
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Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
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Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
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Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment
Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching Labour MPs take a wrecking ball to nature makes me so angry & so sad. Their action tonight voting down amendments to the #PlanningBill intended to protect wildlife & habitats from destruction is so reckless & so counterproductive. People didn’t vote Labour for this 👇
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The problem after 14 years of damage wreaked by the Tories is that we now have a f***ed up BBC and a f***ed up NHS.
But, remember, the f***ing up has come from outside. It is not intrinsic
We desperately need a properly functioning BBC and properly functioning NHS
DEFEND THEM!
But, remember, the f***ing up has come from outside. It is not intrinsic
We desperately need a properly functioning BBC and properly functioning NHS
DEFEND THEM!
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The problem after 14 years of damage wreaked by the Tories is that we now have a f***ed up BBC and a f***ed up NHS.
But, remember, the f***ing up has come from outside. It is not intrinsic
We desperately need a properly functioning BBC and properly functioning NHS
DEFEND THEM!
But, remember, the f***ing up has come from outside. It is not intrinsic
We desperately need a properly functioning BBC and properly functioning NHS
DEFEND THEM!
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Motorists have been told to avoid travelling north on the A9 at Dunblane due to 'chickens all over the place'
A9 closed due to 'chickens all over the place' as motorists told to avoid area
www.thenational.scot
November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Motorists have been told to avoid travelling north on the A9 at Dunblane due to 'chickens all over the place'
The name is Matthew Gravill. Remember it.
Great work by @rohitkachrooitv.bsky.social #itvnews
Revealed: The Neo-Nazi who worked inside Buckingham Palace www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
Revealed: The Neo-Nazi who worked inside Buckingham Palace www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The name is Matthew Gravill. Remember it.
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Three years ago, after the Martin Bashir scandal, BBC boss Tim Davie tried to prevent future crises by appointing two “external editorial experts” to scrutinise BBC journalism. Oddly, both came from PR rather than journalism.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Three years ago, after the Martin Bashir scandal, BBC boss Tim Davie tried to prevent future crises by appointing two “external editorial experts” to scrutinise BBC journalism. Oddly, both came from PR rather than journalism.
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GB News, owned by Australians, based in the Dubai tax haven, managed by New Zealanders.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
GB News, owned by Australians, based in the Dubai tax haven, managed by New Zealanders.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
The only British bit are the fools watching.
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bumping this for any parents of 18 year olds this year. deadline is tomorrow.
18 year olds can get a free 30-day pass to travel all across the European Union. Closing date for applications is 13th November.
18-year olds can travel for up to 30 days during the travel period, which is planned to start on 1 March 2026.
Spread the word, folks.
18-year olds can travel for up to 30 days during the travel period, which is planned to start on 1 March 2026.
Spread the word, folks.
Born in 2007? #DiscoverEU with a free travel pass
The EU is offering 40 000 DiscoverEU travel passes to 18-year-olds to explore Europe. The applications are open until 13 November 2025.
commission.europa.eu
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
bumping this for any parents of 18 year olds this year. deadline is tomorrow.
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The patronising is the giveaway.
If you don’t agree with something, be an adult and lay out your argument.
No need to belittle your opponent.
Referring to people you don’t agree with as “kids” reveals who you are.
Now why would someone on a Murdoch paper have to resort to that?
Beats me.
If you don’t agree with something, be an adult and lay out your argument.
No need to belittle your opponent.
Referring to people you don’t agree with as “kids” reveals who you are.
Now why would someone on a Murdoch paper have to resort to that?
Beats me.
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The patronising is the giveaway.
If you don’t agree with something, be an adult and lay out your argument.
No need to belittle your opponent.
Referring to people you don’t agree with as “kids” reveals who you are.
Now why would someone on a Murdoch paper have to resort to that?
Beats me.
If you don’t agree with something, be an adult and lay out your argument.
No need to belittle your opponent.
Referring to people you don’t agree with as “kids” reveals who you are.
Now why would someone on a Murdoch paper have to resort to that?
Beats me.
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'Yesterday this blog offered a close reading of the letter Trump’s lawyers had sent to the British Broadcasting Corporation. As a follow-up, this is a letter that the BBC could send in reply.'
— @davidallengreen.bsky.social
#politicslive #pmqs
open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
— @davidallengreen.bsky.social
#politicslive #pmqs
open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
'Yesterday this blog offered a close reading of the letter Trump’s lawyers had sent to the British Broadcasting Corporation. As a follow-up, this is a letter that the BBC could send in reply.'
— @davidallengreen.bsky.social
#politicslive #pmqs
open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
— @davidallengreen.bsky.social
#politicslive #pmqs
open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...
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Daisy Cooper, "If we're going to have an honest conversation about tax, let's also have an honest conversation about growth"
"Brexit has been a disaster for this country"
"Brexit has wrapped up small businesses in red tape"
"For growth.. A UK-EU Customs Union"
"Brexit has been a disaster for this country"
"Brexit has wrapped up small businesses in red tape"
"For growth.. A UK-EU Customs Union"
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Daisy Cooper, "If we're going to have an honest conversation about tax, let's also have an honest conversation about growth"
"Brexit has been a disaster for this country"
"Brexit has wrapped up small businesses in red tape"
"For growth.. A UK-EU Customs Union"
"Brexit has been a disaster for this country"
"Brexit has wrapped up small businesses in red tape"
"For growth.. A UK-EU Customs Union"
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By cutting surveys of public health, the US government won't be able to properly tackle problems ranging from drug addiction to food insecurity
The Trump administration is playing peekaboo with reality
By cutting surveys of public health, the US government won't be able to properly tackle problems ranging from drug addiction to food insecurity
www.newscientist.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
By cutting surveys of public health, the US government won't be able to properly tackle problems ranging from drug addiction to food insecurity