Georgia Lewis
@georgialewis.bsky.social
Freelance wordsmith. Australian in the UK via the Middle East. Sometimes serious, sometimes completely frivolous...
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Georgia Lewis
@georgialewis.bsky.social
· Nov 15
a woman is dancing in front of a crowd with the words here we go again
ALT: a woman is dancing in front of a crowd with the words here we go again
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OK, here we go again... Will this turn into a hellsite like the other place? How long before I get a creepy message? Will I get plagued with mansplainers? Here's hoping that none of that happens and this becomes a constructive place on the internet.
Bumper #journorequest for UK-based accountants!
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
a cartoon of flintstone wearing glasses looking at a cell phone
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Bumper #journorequest for UK-based accountants!
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
I'm looking for commentary on:
1. Preparing for January
2. Best and worst actions from clients
3. The benefits of hiring apprentices.
I am looking for different people to comment on all three stories. DM me for more info.
Urgent #journorequest!
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
a cat is looking at an apple laptop
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November 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Urgent #journorequest!
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
Are there any UK-based accountants online at the moment who can share their thoughts on improving cyber-security with me today? As in Tuesday 11 November, 2025. DM me for more info. Sorry about the short notice!
#accountants #accountancy #cybersecurity
OK, now we have everyone's attention about accidental prisoner release because suddenly people are worked up about foreigners being accidentally released - and even though accidental releases have gone on for years - how about everyone focus on what can be done about it & improving prisons overall.
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
OK, now we have everyone's attention about accidental prisoner release because suddenly people are worked up about foreigners being accidentally released - and even though accidental releases have gone on for years - how about everyone focus on what can be done about it & improving prisons overall.
Regardless of politics, I cannot imagine any president of any stripe from my lifetime of nearly 50 years behaving like this. Not one of them. Even those I would disagree with on many things still had enough humanity and fundamental decency to try to help and make sure the person was OK.
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Regardless of politics, I cannot imagine any president of any stripe from my lifetime of nearly 50 years behaving like this. Not one of them. Even those I would disagree with on many things still had enough humanity and fundamental decency to try to help and make sure the person was OK.
Trump is the worst kind of self-involved, attention-seeking narcissist. He's anl empathy vacuum when it comes to considering others, but equally, he would expect all the attention if he was the one who collapsed. And this informs everythng he does. There's always something in it for him.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Trump is the worst kind of self-involved, attention-seeking narcissist. He's anl empathy vacuum when it comes to considering others, but equally, he would expect all the attention if he was the one who collapsed. And this informs everythng he does. There's always something in it for him.
Quite. When Hadush Kebatu was on the run, there was talk about how the streets weren't safe wth him out there. Sure, nobody wanted him out there, but neither his release or his recapture make anyone any safer. He is just one bad man in a world of bad men who are out there seeking to harm others.
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Quite. When Hadush Kebatu was on the run, there was talk about how the streets weren't safe wth him out there. Sure, nobody wanted him out there, but neither his release or his recapture make anyone any safer. He is just one bad man in a world of bad men who are out there seeking to harm others.
Where is Lord Timpson during the prisons debate? I was delighted when he was appointed prisons minister & thought he could effect real change. Today, I thought maybe his work isn't being reported. A news search shows he last talked to the media about this in May. What's going on? What is he doing?
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Where is Lord Timpson during the prisons debate? I was delighted when he was appointed prisons minister & thought he could effect real change. Today, I thought maybe his work isn't being reported. A news search shows he last talked to the media about this in May. What's going on? What is he doing?
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As you'll know, the US spends $182 billion/year on imprisonment, with a recidivism rate of 60-70% after two years (UK is 50%). Prison is expensive, and doesn't work - this piece on technological incarceration looks at how to get rid of them www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?
Future Chronicles is our regular speculative look at inventions yet to come. In this latest installment, we journey to 2050, when technology had been developed so that criminals could be monitored at ...
www.newscientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As you'll know, the US spends $182 billion/year on imprisonment, with a recidivism rate of 60-70% after two years (UK is 50%). Prison is expensive, and doesn't work - this piece on technological incarceration looks at how to get rid of them www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
The leasehold system in the UK is antiquated, not fit for purpose and frankly, a bit weird. Australia pretty much did away with it years ago and the same thing should happen here.
Extraordinary story from @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social: A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The leasehold system in the UK is antiquated, not fit for purpose and frankly, a bit weird. Australia pretty much did away with it years ago and the same thing should happen here.
THIS! ALL OF THIS!
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
THIS! ALL OF THIS!
Thank you to @davidallengreen.bsky.social for writing sensible things about the sorry state of UK prisons: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
The real problem which blights our prison and punishment system
7th November 2025 The way we think about custodial sentences is what needs to change * Today’s news is about prisons: * Let us take a step back. There is a serious addiction problem which blights o…
davidallengreen.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thank you to @davidallengreen.bsky.social for writing sensible things about the sorry state of UK prisons: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...
I'm looking for a UK-based international trade expert for a few insightful quotes on weighing up trade opportunities during these uncertain times, especially with volatile markets. DM me for more information. #journorequest
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I'm looking for a UK-based international trade expert for a few insightful quotes on weighing up trade opportunities during these uncertain times, especially with volatile markets. DM me for more information. #journorequest
Dear NHS admin staff,
If a patient asks about sedation for an invasive intimate procedure because of genuine anxiety, please don't make the patient feel stupid for making the inquiry. And please try and call back with a response about the sedation request in the timeframe you gave.
Thanks.
If a patient asks about sedation for an invasive intimate procedure because of genuine anxiety, please don't make the patient feel stupid for making the inquiry. And please try and call back with a response about the sedation request in the timeframe you gave.
Thanks.
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Dear NHS admin staff,
If a patient asks about sedation for an invasive intimate procedure because of genuine anxiety, please don't make the patient feel stupid for making the inquiry. And please try and call back with a response about the sedation request in the timeframe you gave.
Thanks.
If a patient asks about sedation for an invasive intimate procedure because of genuine anxiety, please don't make the patient feel stupid for making the inquiry. And please try and call back with a response about the sedation request in the timeframe you gave.
Thanks.
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Nige thinks Pochin’s comments were ugly and unpleasant. But he agrees with them | John Crace
Nige thinks Pochin’s comments were ugly and unpleasant. But he agrees with them | John Crace
Reform is no place for racists, and every party has its bad apples. But the benchmark seems to be higher at Farage’s party
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nige thinks Pochin’s comments were ugly and unpleasant. But he agrees with them | John Crace
For a fast turnaround job, I'm looking for expert commentary on what EU trade regulations mean for UK business, reflecting this in management accounts: Specific tips for the finance function, particularly when it comes to planning and analysis. DM me for more info. #journorequest
a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
ALT: a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
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October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
For a fast turnaround job, I'm looking for expert commentary on what EU trade regulations mean for UK business, reflecting this in management accounts: Specific tips for the finance function, particularly when it comes to planning and analysis. DM me for more info. #journorequest
Absolutely appalling from Waitrose. You're not a charity. You're a business. You need to pay people who are working for you.
I see Waitrose sacking their autistic volunteer because his mum asked if he could have paid work has made the papers.
www.thetimes.com/article/wait...
www.thetimes.com/article/wait...
Waitrose axed autistic volunteer after request for paid work
Tom Boyd, 27, had spent more than 600 hours at the Cheadle Hulme store in Greater Manchester since 2021
www.thetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Absolutely appalling from Waitrose. You're not a charity. You're a business. You need to pay people who are working for you.
I haven't come across a good Facebook lunatic for a while. But I've just had some weirdo tell me the only travelling I've ever done was a two-week holiday to four islands in 2018. Grimly, they also implied that I'm too unattractive to be sexually assaulted. Jesus Christ, people on the internet...
October 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I haven't come across a good Facebook lunatic for a while. But I've just had some weirdo tell me the only travelling I've ever done was a two-week holiday to four islands in 2018. Grimly, they also implied that I'm too unattractive to be sexually assaulted. Jesus Christ, people on the internet...
- £7 pints vs cheaper supermarket booze
- Pubs not adapting to changing tastes/more people preferring low/no-alcohol drinks
- Public transport issues
- Safety concerns surrounding pub culture
- Pubs probably look really boring to a lot of young people
- Pub-after-work less of a thing since Covid...
- Pubs not adapting to changing tastes/more people preferring low/no-alcohol drinks
- Public transport issues
- Safety concerns surrounding pub culture
- Pubs probably look really boring to a lot of young people
- Pub-after-work less of a thing since Covid...
Pub industry folk: What do you make of this?
I'm sure it's not unwelcome but will it make much difference?
My impression is that you're struggling to fill space until 10pm, let alone 1am.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I'm sure it's not unwelcome but will it make much difference?
My impression is that you're struggling to fill space until 10pm, let alone 1am.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth
Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
- £7 pints vs cheaper supermarket booze
- Pubs not adapting to changing tastes/more people preferring low/no-alcohol drinks
- Public transport issues
- Safety concerns surrounding pub culture
- Pubs probably look really boring to a lot of young people
- Pub-after-work less of a thing since Covid...
- Pubs not adapting to changing tastes/more people preferring low/no-alcohol drinks
- Public transport issues
- Safety concerns surrounding pub culture
- Pubs probably look really boring to a lot of young people
- Pub-after-work less of a thing since Covid...
Looking for UK-based accountants again! This time, I'm looking for accountants to comment on recruitment and whether they are struggling to hire the right talent. DM me for more information. MUST BE UK-BASED ACCOUNTANTS! Also, must be accountants working as accountants... #journorequest
October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Looking for UK-based accountants again! This time, I'm looking for accountants to comment on recruitment and whether they are struggling to hire the right talent. DM me for more information. MUST BE UK-BASED ACCOUNTANTS! Also, must be accountants working as accountants... #journorequest
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Kemi Badenoch: let's do this in Britain
October 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Kemi Badenoch: let's do this in Britain
Still looking for accountants! This place doesn't seem to be great for #journorequest posts. Honestly, that is now the only reason I keep my wretched Twitter account active. I really hope things improve in here on the #journorequest hashtag.
Looking for commentary from accountants on how Companies House changes are affecting your services. MUST BE UK-BASED ACCOUNTANTS! Deadline is 8 October. DM me for more information. #journorequest
a man with curly hair and a beard is wearing glasses and a tie and says `` just some accounting '' .
ALT: a man with curly hair and a beard is wearing glasses and a tie and says `` just some accounting '' .
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October 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Still looking for accountants! This place doesn't seem to be great for #journorequest posts. Honestly, that is now the only reason I keep my wretched Twitter account active. I really hope things improve in here on the #journorequest hashtag.
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50 years ago... Spike Milligan organises a benefit for Women's Aid to help victims of domestic violence.
He did so much behind the scenes to help make the world a slightly better place.
He did so much behind the scenes to help make the world a slightly better place.
October 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
50 years ago... Spike Milligan organises a benefit for Women's Aid to help victims of domestic violence.
He did so much behind the scenes to help make the world a slightly better place.
He did so much behind the scenes to help make the world a slightly better place.
Looking for commentary from accountants on how Companies House changes are affecting your services. MUST BE UK-BASED ACCOUNTANTS! Deadline is 8 October. DM me for more information. #journorequest
a man with curly hair and a beard is wearing glasses and a tie and says `` just some accounting '' .
ALT: a man with curly hair and a beard is wearing glasses and a tie and says `` just some accounting '' .
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October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking for commentary from accountants on how Companies House changes are affecting your services. MUST BE UK-BASED ACCOUNTANTS! Deadline is 8 October. DM me for more information. #journorequest
Sadiq Khan is a class act. www.facebook.com/share/r/1BE8...
Redirecting...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sadiq Khan is a class act. www.facebook.com/share/r/1BE8...
Further to this post, if there's a full transfer bus of people who want to start their holiday, you do not stand right near the bus door and light a cigarette. Your addiction does not trump our desire to check into our hotels and get some sun. People are the worst.
Dear people on holiday in Mallorca today,
If the transfer bus is waiting for you, do not go to McDonald's. Go directly to the bloody bus. You're holding us all up, it's rude and your food is making the bus smell.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Georgia
If the transfer bus is waiting for you, do not go to McDonald's. Go directly to the bloody bus. You're holding us all up, it's rude and your food is making the bus smell.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Georgia
September 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Further to this post, if there's a full transfer bus of people who want to start their holiday, you do not stand right near the bus door and light a cigarette. Your addiction does not trump our desire to check into our hotels and get some sun. People are the worst.