David Norris
@davidnorris2.bsky.social
Children's and Educational Publisher. Loves running, cycling, camping, old movies, board games, whisky, postcards, rose and violet creams. Still European.
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Ended my night the way I love best: trying desperately to turn the motion smoothing off on a hotel television. Didn’t manage it. Which is part of the fun. Never happier.
July 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Ended my night the way I love best: trying desperately to turn the motion smoothing off on a hotel television. Didn’t manage it. Which is part of the fun. Never happier.
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Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales. 1824 law to be repealed.
About time.
Must attend to causes of homelessness - poverty, power of landlords, low benefits.
Must provide public shelters for those on hard times, reintegrate people on hard times.
About time.
Must attend to causes of homelessness - poverty, power of landlords, low benefits.
Must provide public shelters for those on hard times, reintegrate people on hard times.
Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales
The government plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act and bring in laws to focus on crimes like organised begging by gangs.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Rough sleeping to be decriminalised in England and Wales. 1824 law to be repealed.
About time.
Must attend to causes of homelessness - poverty, power of landlords, low benefits.
Must provide public shelters for those on hard times, reintegrate people on hard times.
About time.
Must attend to causes of homelessness - poverty, power of landlords, low benefits.
Must provide public shelters for those on hard times, reintegrate people on hard times.
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“Can’t you offer something else for a change?”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
May 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
“Can’t you offer something else for a change?”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit: the murder of Diane Sindall. If we'd had the death penalty, an innocent man would have been murdered by the State.
May 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit: the murder of Diane Sindall. If we'd had the death penalty, an innocent man would have been murdered by the State.
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There is always something.
May 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
There is always something.
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And what will they do when they discover that the resulting further drop in quality of life drives more people towards yarn-spinners like Farage?
How will they build enough homes without people working in construction?
How will the NHS and social care survive?
How will they help the children who lose being with a parent?
How will they make up for the lost taxes?
How will they defend it when other countries reciprocate?
What next? 2/
How will the NHS and social care survive?
How will they help the children who lose being with a parent?
How will they make up for the lost taxes?
How will they defend it when other countries reciprocate?
What next? 2/
May 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
And what will they do when they discover that the resulting further drop in quality of life drives more people towards yarn-spinners like Farage?
So I gave up smoking 24 years ago today. My current savings, at a very conservative estimate, are £147,269. 😎
May 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
So I gave up smoking 24 years ago today. My current savings, at a very conservative estimate, are £147,269. 😎
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How many roadies does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. TWO. Two.
Two. TWO. Two.
May 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
How many roadies does it take to change a light bulb?
Two. TWO. Two.
Two. TWO. Two.
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The cliffs awash with colour as all the beautiful sea pinks come into bloom. Over on the beach another Lego flower from the 1997 spill emerges from the sand amid all the plastic on the beach. #Cornwall
May 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The cliffs awash with colour as all the beautiful sea pinks come into bloom. Over on the beach another Lego flower from the 1997 spill emerges from the sand amid all the plastic on the beach. #Cornwall
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Thames Water, with 187 criminal convictions, never recovered from previous private equity ownership.
Shareholders now want to hand TW to KKR, another private equity group, Its business model is profiteering, high debt, low investment, asset-stripping.
More abuses inevitable.
archive.ph/7tRgo
Shareholders now want to hand TW to KKR, another private equity group, Its business model is profiteering, high debt, low investment, asset-stripping.
More abuses inevitable.
archive.ph/7tRgo
Barbarians at the sluice gate: KKR’s Thames Water quest
US private equity firm is preferred bidder for UK utility trying to avert renationalisation
www.ft.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thames Water, with 187 criminal convictions, never recovered from previous private equity ownership.
Shareholders now want to hand TW to KKR, another private equity group, Its business model is profiteering, high debt, low investment, asset-stripping.
More abuses inevitable.
archive.ph/7tRgo
Shareholders now want to hand TW to KKR, another private equity group, Its business model is profiteering, high debt, low investment, asset-stripping.
More abuses inevitable.
archive.ph/7tRgo
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Happy St George's Day!
England's national day, when we celebrate our patron saint, a Turkish officer in the Roman army who died in Palestine and never visited Britain.
And, he didn't kill a dragon.
England's national day, when we celebrate our patron saint, a Turkish officer in the Roman army who died in Palestine and never visited Britain.
And, he didn't kill a dragon.
April 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Happy St George's Day!
England's national day, when we celebrate our patron saint, a Turkish officer in the Roman army who died in Palestine and never visited Britain.
And, he didn't kill a dragon.
England's national day, when we celebrate our patron saint, a Turkish officer in the Roman army who died in Palestine and never visited Britain.
And, he didn't kill a dragon.
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I went to the Tate Modern yesterday. In the Rothko room with all the Serious Art Connoisseurs there was a ~5 year old kid who walked up to each painting, pointed at it and shouted 'RECTANGLE' at each one in turn, then left the room.
April 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I went to the Tate Modern yesterday. In the Rothko room with all the Serious Art Connoisseurs there was a ~5 year old kid who walked up to each painting, pointed at it and shouted 'RECTANGLE' at each one in turn, then left the room.
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Our beautiful birds of prey are routinely and illegally slaughtered on driven grouse moors . If you are as sick of this criminal persecution as me then please sign this @wildjustice.bsky.social petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please RT
April 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Our beautiful birds of prey are routinely and illegally slaughtered on driven grouse moors . If you are as sick of this criminal persecution as me then please sign this @wildjustice.bsky.social petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Please RT
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs less to house people.
It costs less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
April 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs less to house people.
It costs less to house people.
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A neat summary by the National Audit Office of the Government's Industrial Strategy:
March 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A neat summary by the National Audit Office of the Government's Industrial Strategy:
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New episode! We've taken off our shirts and given each other a right going over, as we're joined by the actor James Trevena to talk about everybody's favourite club: yes, it's FIGHT CLUB.
#podernfamily #nzpodcast
www.buzzsprout.com/113660/episo...
#podernfamily #nzpodcast
www.buzzsprout.com/113660/episo...
133. Fight Club (w. James Trevena) - Still Any Good?
In a truly rule-breaking episode, we talk about it - it would be a pretty quick episode if we didn't. We're delighted to be joined by the actor James Trevena to talk about the 1999 frenzy FIGHT ...
www.buzzsprout.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New episode! We've taken off our shirts and given each other a right going over, as we're joined by the actor James Trevena to talk about everybody's favourite club: yes, it's FIGHT CLUB.
#podernfamily #nzpodcast
www.buzzsprout.com/113660/episo...
#podernfamily #nzpodcast
www.buzzsprout.com/113660/episo...
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Alcohol is nice & horrible.
March 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Alcohol is nice & horrible.
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We went on a vicking train which sent you back in time. We saw a vicking village they told us things too.
January 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
We went on a vicking train which sent you back in time. We saw a vicking village they told us things too.
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Today we tried a vegetarian restaurant for lunch. Will be back to normal tonight.
January 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Today we tried a vegetarian restaurant for lunch. Will be back to normal tonight.
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Trump/Musk shutting down USAID puts us all at greater risk.
February 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Trump/Musk shutting down USAID puts us all at greater risk.
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Temperatures in parts of the Arctic are forecast to be up to 28°C (50°F) above average in early February.
This could get interesting.
www.karstenhaustein.com/reanalysis/g...
This could get interesting.
www.karstenhaustein.com/reanalysis/g...
January 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Temperatures in parts of the Arctic are forecast to be up to 28°C (50°F) above average in early February.
This could get interesting.
www.karstenhaustein.com/reanalysis/g...
This could get interesting.
www.karstenhaustein.com/reanalysis/g...
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⏰The Govt have under 2 weeks to block the bailout of Thames Water.
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
January 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
⏰The Govt have under 2 weeks to block the bailout of Thames Water.
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94
📑25,000 people have signed the petition to take Thames Water into public ownership.
#Thames has failed and shouldn't be rewarded with a £3 billion bailout.
Agree? Sign our petition
tinyurl.com/yxht3p94