Ian Atkin 🇪🇺🌻 M9IAN 📻
@ianatkin.bsky.social
PhD chemical engineering, nuclear process engineer, Independent Birchwood Town Councillor, EV owner, avgeek, Catholic, #ActuallyAutistic, amateur radio operator M9IAN (ex 2E1IAN, M7TKN)
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Unbiased, unafraid, undaunted.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Unbiased, unafraid, undaunted.
Ooh, now *that's* a throwback
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ooh, now *that's* a throwback
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
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This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both
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🟦 Outstanding piece by @lewis_goodall about the hysterical reaction to the BBC Panorama edit.
An intelligent, balanced assessment of the corporation and the predicament it finds itself in, and insights about individuals on the BBC Board.
>> LINK: goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
An intelligent, balanced assessment of the corporation and the predicament it finds itself in, and insights about individuals on the BBC Board.
>> LINK: goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🟦 Outstanding piece by @lewis_goodall about the hysterical reaction to the BBC Panorama edit.
An intelligent, balanced assessment of the corporation and the predicament it finds itself in, and insights about individuals on the BBC Board.
>> LINK: goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
An intelligent, balanced assessment of the corporation and the predicament it finds itself in, and insights about individuals on the BBC Board.
>> LINK: goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-truth-...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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open.substack.com/pub/dandiamo... Here’s a great example of how the social media industry is wired to prefer colourful false information over the mundane truth
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
open.substack.com/pub/dandiamo... Here’s a great example of how the social media industry is wired to prefer colourful false information over the mundane truth
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To the people letting off the fireworks that are terrifying my dog, I wish you a lifetime of having to wash up bowls that have had Weetabix in them but haven’t been put into soak.
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
To the people letting off the fireworks that are terrifying my dog, I wish you a lifetime of having to wash up bowls that have had Weetabix in them but haven’t been put into soak.
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🎥 Why is the chancellor rolling the pitch for tax rises?
Because she's backed herself into a fiscal hole.
So what happens next?
The short answer is a VERY controversial Budget. A massive moment in UK economics and politics.
For the longer answer watch my 13 min (!) primer 👇 youtu.be/uminSMgTxjM?...
Because she's backed herself into a fiscal hole.
So what happens next?
The short answer is a VERY controversial Budget. A massive moment in UK economics and politics.
For the longer answer watch my 13 min (!) primer 👇 youtu.be/uminSMgTxjM?...
Ed Conway analysis: Is raising taxes the only option for the chancellor?
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
🎥 Why is the chancellor rolling the pitch for tax rises?
Because she's backed herself into a fiscal hole.
So what happens next?
The short answer is a VERY controversial Budget. A massive moment in UK economics and politics.
For the longer answer watch my 13 min (!) primer 👇 youtu.be/uminSMgTxjM?...
Because she's backed herself into a fiscal hole.
So what happens next?
The short answer is a VERY controversial Budget. A massive moment in UK economics and politics.
For the longer answer watch my 13 min (!) primer 👇 youtu.be/uminSMgTxjM?...
It was a mistake to put the "no tax rises" promise in the manifesto in the first place. They were always going to win a majority. You can't have European level public services with American levels of taxation. They should have sought a mandate and got on with it www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises in Budget as she says she will make 'necessary choices' - live updates
The chancellor says in a pre-Budget speech that
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November 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It was a mistake to put the "no tax rises" promise in the manifesto in the first place. They were always going to win a majority. You can't have European level public services with American levels of taxation. They should have sought a mandate and got on with it www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Narrator: he was, at best, ambivalent
Last night marks the start of me going bigger every year now until eventually I'm one of those houses that ends up on the local news. 😄
(And @ianatkin.bsky.social is going to love that.)
(And @ianatkin.bsky.social is going to love that.)
November 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Narrator: he was, at best, ambivalent
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Everyone who thinks that because Halloween is now over it means that we can start celebrating Christmas can fuck right off.
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Everyone who thinks that because Halloween is now over it means that we can start celebrating Christmas can fuck right off.
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As you can imagine, clear communication at an airport is critically important. For example, even a colon can drastically change the meaning of a sentence.
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's sandwich.'
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's colon.'
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's sandwich.'
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's colon.'
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As you can imagine, clear communication at an airport is critically important. For example, even a colon can drastically change the meaning of a sentence.
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's sandwich.'
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's colon.'
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's sandwich.'
'A pilot ate a Flight Attendant's colon.'
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Halloween Pumpkins: A Global Guide
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Halloween Pumpkins: A Global Guide
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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I keep being told spending cuts are easy. Honest proposals such as those recently outlined by Policy Exchange show they are not
My column www.ft.com/content/f086...
My column www.ft.com/content/f086...
October 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I keep being told spending cuts are easy. Honest proposals such as those recently outlined by Policy Exchange show they are not
My column www.ft.com/content/f086...
My column www.ft.com/content/f086...
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Behold... the 2025 face pumpkin! Inspired by many things, but first and foremost I went back to my jack o' lantern roots with an archaeology reference. The Undine / Vodena Vila sculpture from Lepensk Vir, from 6300 - 5900 BCE.
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Behold... the 2025 face pumpkin! Inspired by many things, but first and foremost I went back to my jack o' lantern roots with an archaeology reference. The Undine / Vodena Vila sculpture from Lepensk Vir, from 6300 - 5900 BCE.
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Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Adverts should be representative of traditional British families
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#Melissa a staggering cat 5 hurricane 🌀& strengthening
Sustained winds 160mph gusts 200mph
Central pressure 913hpa
The Caribbean, notably Jamaica expecting catastrophic damage from this very slow 🐌 moving storm
1000mm rain possible..London gets ~600/yr!
13ft storm surge
Sustained winds 160mph gusts 200mph
Central pressure 913hpa
The Caribbean, notably Jamaica expecting catastrophic damage from this very slow 🐌 moving storm
1000mm rain possible..London gets ~600/yr!
13ft storm surge
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#Melissa a staggering cat 5 hurricane 🌀& strengthening
Sustained winds 160mph gusts 200mph
Central pressure 913hpa
The Caribbean, notably Jamaica expecting catastrophic damage from this very slow 🐌 moving storm
1000mm rain possible..London gets ~600/yr!
13ft storm surge
Sustained winds 160mph gusts 200mph
Central pressure 913hpa
The Caribbean, notably Jamaica expecting catastrophic damage from this very slow 🐌 moving storm
1000mm rain possible..London gets ~600/yr!
13ft storm surge
ONE METRE OF RAIN... horrendous doesn't even cover it 😔
Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is forecast to bring catastrophic damage to parts of the Caribbean
The mountains of Jamaica could receive 1 metre of rain, resulting in life-threatening flash flooding and landslides
Destructive winds and storm surges are also likely
The mountains of Jamaica could receive 1 metre of rain, resulting in life-threatening flash flooding and landslides
Destructive winds and storm surges are also likely
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
ONE METRE OF RAIN... horrendous doesn't even cover it 😔
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"Let's not forget, when we remember the service and the sacrifice with this poppy, that the people who bled and died for our democracy and our freedom, weren't just my grandfather who looked like me & worshipped the same God, but people across Empire & Commonwealth, who were Muslim, Sikh & Hindu'
October 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"Let's not forget, when we remember the service and the sacrifice with this poppy, that the people who bled and died for our democracy and our freedom, weren't just my grandfather who looked like me & worshipped the same God, but people across Empire & Commonwealth, who were Muslim, Sikh & Hindu'
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Here at Sick to Death we always like to give a (horrifying) nod to history with our seasonal displays!
There are many holidays at this time of year that have similar themes of remembering the dead, and
the veil between the living and the dead being thinner:
There are many holidays at this time of year that have similar themes of remembering the dead, and
the veil between the living and the dead being thinner:
October 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Here at Sick to Death we always like to give a (horrifying) nod to history with our seasonal displays!
There are many holidays at this time of year that have similar themes of remembering the dead, and
the veil between the living and the dead being thinner:
There are many holidays at this time of year that have similar themes of remembering the dead, and
the veil between the living and the dead being thinner: