Haven Tenerife
@janetanscombe.bsky.social
Doctor of ancient history, retired university lecturer living in the foothills of Mount Teide among birds, trees, peace and books, esp neuropsychology & Agatha Christie. "Leftie elitist". 50% Welsh, 50% Irish, 100% European. MBE.
The Canarian Government has approved a new law to combat overtourism development in Tenerife, especially the massive switch of residential properties to the VV scheme to let out to tourists. The law was not passed unanimously. It was opposed by Vox (naturally, far right want to gouge everything) ...
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Canarian Government has approved a new law to combat overtourism development in Tenerife, especially the massive switch of residential properties to the VV scheme to let out to tourists. The law was not passed unanimously. It was opposed by Vox (naturally, far right want to gouge everything) ...
So just a year to the usual fracas, talk of sackings, traitors, budget tax raise revolts, clearing out.
I don't think the answer is PR any more. FPTP has devastating effects but the problem for me now is Party Politics. The Parties have to go.
Whatever system replaces a Party one I don't know.
I don't think the answer is PR any more. FPTP has devastating effects but the problem for me now is Party Politics. The Parties have to go.
Whatever system replaces a Party one I don't know.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
So just a year to the usual fracas, talk of sackings, traitors, budget tax raise revolts, clearing out.
I don't think the answer is PR any more. FPTP has devastating effects but the problem for me now is Party Politics. The Parties have to go.
Whatever system replaces a Party one I don't know.
I don't think the answer is PR any more. FPTP has devastating effects but the problem for me now is Party Politics. The Parties have to go.
Whatever system replaces a Party one I don't know.
Blood's scented now, and the hounds won't stop. Not the BBC's blood, though the present target, but our country, culture, values, the scraps left of our decency and respect for each other, our concern for others ...
We are not Americans, and we need to fight those who are trying to make us so.
We are not Americans, and we need to fight those who are trying to make us so.
November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Blood's scented now, and the hounds won't stop. Not the BBC's blood, though the present target, but our country, culture, values, the scraps left of our decency and respect for each other, our concern for others ...
We are not Americans, and we need to fight those who are trying to make us so.
We are not Americans, and we need to fight those who are trying to make us so.
I guess the fallen don't count, Don ... you'd know them as "losers", and I don't remember the US "winning the war". The winners were what we know as "the Allies", including the US with many many others who saw both entire wars out, not just the ends.
Sick fecking bastard.
Sick fecking bastard.
On Remembrance Day, time is taken to remember the sacrifice too many had to make. This is what the obese dementia ridden rapist in the Whitehouse chose to write.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I guess the fallen don't count, Don ... you'd know them as "losers", and I don't remember the US "winning the war". The winners were what we know as "the Allies", including the US with many many others who saw both entire wars out, not just the ends.
Sick fecking bastard.
Sick fecking bastard.
Um, what does he think ordinary people feel? It's everywhere! This year alone I've been told twice someone hates blacks, that Muslim women should "stop breeding like rabbits and keep their legs together", and that we should blow the little boats out of the water.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Um, what does he think ordinary people feel? It's everywhere! This year alone I've been told twice someone hates blacks, that Muslim women should "stop breeding like rabbits and keep their legs together", and that we should blow the little boats out of the water.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
There are calls from significant orgs today here for hotels to make a particular point of advising their guests when there are weather alerts, like costeros. This comes after a bad day when three died and 15 or so were seriously injured by wild waves knocking them into the sea: 7 out of every ...
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
There are calls from significant orgs today here for hotels to make a particular point of advising their guests when there are weather alerts, like costeros. This comes after a bad day when three died and 15 or so were seriously injured by wild waves knocking them into the sea: 7 out of every ...
I agree with @rfhaviland.bsky.social that this is an essential read. 👇
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I agree with @rfhaviland.bsky.social that this is an essential read. 👇
People seem to believe the wellness "industry"'s claims you can activate your vagus nerve or grounding sheet will cure all ills, and think it's "alt" med. A few with a few more brain cells see it's obviously bullshit but then call all altmed a scam. Or they could just be getting at Polanski ...
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
People seem to believe the wellness "industry"'s claims you can activate your vagus nerve or grounding sheet will cure all ills, and think it's "alt" med. A few with a few more brain cells see it's obviously bullshit but then call all altmed a scam. Or they could just be getting at Polanski ...
I didn't know about the boob whispering hypnotherapy fracas but it seems to me that anyone trying to undermine the only Party that is pro rejoin and climate crisis conscious is trying to damage their country for vested interests. They might call themselves patriots. But they're treacherous.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I didn't know about the boob whispering hypnotherapy fracas but it seems to me that anyone trying to undermine the only Party that is pro rejoin and climate crisis conscious is trying to damage their country for vested interests. They might call themselves patriots. But they're treacherous.
As we've seen all too many times, they just want to please the face in front of them ...
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As we've seen all too many times, they just want to please the face in front of them ...
“Terrorism should be defined narrowly as acts intended to coerce, compel, or subvert ... threshold for property damage should apply only to ... serious risk to life" etc.
They have been trying to tell people we are in imminent peril.
Who are the terorists here?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
They have been trying to tell people we are in imminent peril.
Who are the terorists here?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Legal experts and politicians criticise process used to ban Palestine Action
Independent commission says definition of terrorism relied on by ministers is too broad and more parliamentary oversight is needed
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“Terrorism should be defined narrowly as acts intended to coerce, compel, or subvert ... threshold for property damage should apply only to ... serious risk to life" etc.
They have been trying to tell people we are in imminent peril.
Who are the terorists here?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
They have been trying to tell people we are in imminent peril.
Who are the terorists here?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
There's that 30% again ... always there. Always rotting everything from the bottom. Always one-third.
New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There's that 30% again ... always there. Always rotting everything from the bottom. Always one-third.
Perhaps he thinks everyone will be so dazzled by the gold and his adorableness that they'll just pay up a billion somethings because they edited a speech which ended up saying what he really said ... and when he's even pardoned the rioters?
Guy is a mobster. This is a shakedown.
Guy is a mobster. This is a shakedown.
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Perhaps he thinks everyone will be so dazzled by the gold and his adorableness that they'll just pay up a billion somethings because they edited a speech which ended up saying what he really said ... and when he's even pardoned the rioters?
Guy is a mobster. This is a shakedown.
Guy is a mobster. This is a shakedown.
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They're not aiming for a nation of uneducated and uninformed fun-havers who don't need to think about the nasty stuff that created their fun but would spoil their enjoyment of it. Not at all. They're aiming for a society of controllable stupids. Some might call it an easy goal ...
In October, a publicly-sourced archive of more than 10,000 national park signs and monument placards went public as part of a massive volunteer project to save historical and educational placards from around the country that risk removal by the Trump administration.
‘Save Our Signs’ Preservation Project Launches Archive of 10,000 National Park Signs
More than 10,000 images of signs, placards, quotes, photos and more are part of the crowdsourced effort from over 300 national park and monument sites around the U.S.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
They're not aiming for a nation of uneducated and uninformed fun-havers who don't need to think about the nasty stuff that created their fun but would spoil their enjoyment of it. Not at all. They're aiming for a society of controllable stupids. Some might call it an easy goal ...
Lord Hall's new 2018 guidelines parroted the Tory view that the referendum was “irreversible”. But it wasn't at all, "either in law or public debate”.
Cowardice and a failure of the public by the BBC on a monumental scale that's only worsening even 7 years on.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
Cowardice and a failure of the public by the BBC on a monumental scale that's only worsening even 7 years on.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
'BBC policy on Brexit is not impartial'
Why is the BBC giving so much time to hardline Brexiteers, asks journalist Raymond Snoddy
www.radiotimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Lord Hall's new 2018 guidelines parroted the Tory view that the referendum was “irreversible”. But it wasn't at all, "either in law or public debate”.
Cowardice and a failure of the public by the BBC on a monumental scale that's only worsening even 7 years on.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
Cowardice and a failure of the public by the BBC on a monumental scale that's only worsening even 7 years on.
www.radiotimes.com/tv/current-a...
There's an Atlantic front coming. We've heard this before and often it skirts us but when it hits us, it really does. Property gets damaged, too many die. Borrasca Claudia will "bring strong winds, intense and persistent rain", esp Wed to the weekend.
diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2025/11/borr...
diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2025/11/borr...
La borrasca Claudia dejará importantes tormentas y lluvias en Canarias, según la Aemet
Se espera que esas tormentas lleguen acompañadas con fuertes vientos
diariodeavisos.elespanol.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
There's an Atlantic front coming. We've heard this before and often it skirts us but when it hits us, it really does. Property gets damaged, too many die. Borrasca Claudia will "bring strong winds, intense and persistent rain", esp Wed to the weekend.
diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2025/11/borr...
diariodeavisos.elespanol.com/2025/11/borr...
I seem to have settled into exasperated cantankerousness. I feel perfectly happy with life, quite enjoy being older with no more hangups about things that always bother us so much. Peace and calm, all lovely. And then I look up ...
Sorry if sorry's needed, but I don't see hope of it changing ...
Sorry if sorry's needed, but I don't see hope of it changing ...
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I seem to have settled into exasperated cantankerousness. I feel perfectly happy with life, quite enjoy being older with no more hangups about things that always bother us so much. Peace and calm, all lovely. And then I look up ...
Sorry if sorry's needed, but I don't see hope of it changing ...
Sorry if sorry's needed, but I don't see hope of it changing ...
I hope we all understand this isn't "sexy". These are incredible and correct cha cha moves and they're dancing alongside each other, not as a couple. And my "next door" neighbours' 7yo dancing daughter is just the same, loving music, with structured dance. How great is this?
youtu.be/C6nHvKcT6j8
youtu.be/C6nHvKcT6j8
Ballando on the Road - GIUGLIANO: Maria Rosaria e Antonio
YouTube video by Milly Carlucci (MillyCarlucciTV)
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I hope we all understand this isn't "sexy". These are incredible and correct cha cha moves and they're dancing alongside each other, not as a couple. And my "next door" neighbours' 7yo dancing daughter is just the same, loving music, with structured dance. How great is this?
youtu.be/C6nHvKcT6j8
youtu.be/C6nHvKcT6j8
Marx predicted that capitalism would finally consume itself because the wealthy's main interest is the creation of money itself for themselves. They don't care about what's produced in the process, or who's producing it. Number of times I've been told Marx didn't know what he was talking about ...
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Marx predicted that capitalism would finally consume itself because the wealthy's main interest is the creation of money itself for themselves. They don't care about what's produced in the process, or who's producing it. Number of times I've been told Marx didn't know what he was talking about ...
Five years ago ...
"Ultimately, in order to survive the culture war, the BBC is going to have to rediscover its principles and its courage – prioritising the truth above all else."
Didn't, did it?
bylinetimes.com/2020/12/04/c...
"Ultimately, in order to survive the culture war, the BBC is going to have to rediscover its principles and its courage – prioritising the truth above all else."
Didn't, did it?
bylinetimes.com/2020/12/04/c...
The Truth of the Matter: How the BBC Can Save Itself
Patrick Howse reviews a new book about the forces raging against the BBC, and offers some solutions to the broadcaster’s current predicament
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Five years ago ...
"Ultimately, in order to survive the culture war, the BBC is going to have to rediscover its principles and its courage – prioritising the truth above all else."
Didn't, did it?
bylinetimes.com/2020/12/04/c...
"Ultimately, in order to survive the culture war, the BBC is going to have to rediscover its principles and its courage – prioritising the truth above all else."
Didn't, did it?
bylinetimes.com/2020/12/04/c...
I was reading this morning about Kris Kardashian's Bond-themed 70th birthday bash, images of her in a tiered hispanita dress in a Bond-pose with a gun ... and looking blingy and in her 30s ... and I again reminded myself that Americans never grow up, they're always in fantasyland. And we ape them.
I know Facebook advertises some weird stuff but this is definitely weird in the bad sense, right?
Not even sure why it’s making me uncomfortable that adults would book onto this… (kids I can understand wanting to do this with their mates or summat.)
Not even sure why it’s making me uncomfortable that adults would book onto this… (kids I can understand wanting to do this with their mates or summat.)
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I was reading this morning about Kris Kardashian's Bond-themed 70th birthday bash, images of her in a tiered hispanita dress in a Bond-pose with a gun ... and looking blingy and in her 30s ... and I again reminded myself that Americans never grow up, they're always in fantasyland. And we ape them.
On brand really in the end, that what broke the BBC was telling the truth about the right, however awkwardly done. Lies about Brexit? Repeated platforming of Farage? Lies about Brexit?No problem.
Plenty have already given up on it so the shadowy money that broke it will reach fewer anyway ...
Plenty have already given up on it so the shadowy money that broke it will reach fewer anyway ...
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
On brand really in the end, that what broke the BBC was telling the truth about the right, however awkwardly done. Lies about Brexit? Repeated platforming of Farage? Lies about Brexit?No problem.
Plenty have already given up on it so the shadowy money that broke it will reach fewer anyway ...
Plenty have already given up on it so the shadowy money that broke it will reach fewer anyway ...
Well said George. The BBC was simply insufficiently fanatical for some who felt their time had come. And with fanatics, nothing will ever be enough.
As George says: "Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack", of ever closer alignment "to the demands of economic power".
As George says: "Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack", of ever closer alignment "to the demands of economic power".
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Well said George. The BBC was simply insufficiently fanatical for some who felt their time had come. And with fanatics, nothing will ever be enough.
As George says: "Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack", of ever closer alignment "to the demands of economic power".
As George says: "Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack", of ever closer alignment "to the demands of economic power".
The Telegraph's backers have brought down the BBC with the implicit claim that the BBC's edit of a video to avoid running the whole thing means he didn't encourage Jan 6. When he did that precise thing. And now he's absolving his helpers from their crimes.
The UK has a problem, and it's in the UK.
The UK has a problem, and it's in the UK.
BREAKING: Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, and over a dozen others federally charged with attempting to interfere with 2020 U.S. election results
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Telegraph's backers have brought down the BBC with the implicit claim that the BBC's edit of a video to avoid running the whole thing means he didn't encourage Jan 6. When he did that precise thing. And now he's absolving his helpers from their crimes.
The UK has a problem, and it's in the UK.
The UK has a problem, and it's in the UK.