puckster.bsky.social
@puckster.bsky.social
Selling espresso machines for a living, drinking coffee for fun. Into music, bikes, languages, culture, education, urbanism & wandering around. Used to live in NL, now live in NE6.
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Why you don't pay tax on savings... just a snippet from my new pod, A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SAVINGS, which takes you through how to max what you earn
The Martin Lewis Podcast available on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (+ Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players)
The Martin Lewis Podcast available on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (+ Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players)
July 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Why you don't pay tax on savings... just a snippet from my new pod, A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO SAVINGS, which takes you through how to max what you earn
The Martin Lewis Podcast available on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (+ Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players)
The Martin Lewis Podcast available on www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (+ Apple, Spotify & all the usual pod players)
Peter Mandelson is being sent to Washington to join the battle for Donald Trump’s ear www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I know the U.K. Left hates Mandelson but dark times call for dark arts & Mandy is clever, slippery & unpredictable. No point playing by the Queensberry Rules in a street fight.
I know the U.K. Left hates Mandelson but dark times call for dark arts & Mandy is clever, slippery & unpredictable. No point playing by the Queensberry Rules in a street fight.
Peter Mandelson is being sent to Washington to join the battle for Donald Trump’s ear
In choosing the UK’s new ambassador, Keir Starmer is gambling that the rewards will justify the risks
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Peter Mandelson is being sent to Washington to join the battle for Donald Trump’s ear www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I know the U.K. Left hates Mandelson but dark times call for dark arts & Mandy is clever, slippery & unpredictable. No point playing by the Queensberry Rules in a street fight.
I know the U.K. Left hates Mandelson but dark times call for dark arts & Mandy is clever, slippery & unpredictable. No point playing by the Queensberry Rules in a street fight.
Mild to moderate insult of the week.
December 20, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Mild to moderate insult of the week.
Wish I was remotely qualified for this; sounds fascinating!
An excellent opportunity here for a folklorist: a fully-funded PhD studentship on 'Classification, representation and marginalisation in “English” folk music and dance' by @UCL and @TheEFDSS www.efdss.org/about-us/wha...
UCL and EFDSS announce partnership offering a fully-funded PhD studentship
We're pleased to announce that University College London (UCL) will be offering a fully-funded PhD studentship (with stipend), in partnership with the English Folk Dance and Song Society. This opportu...
www.efdss.org
December 20, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Wish I was remotely qualified for this; sounds fascinating!
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Indeed. Youth exchange programmes are a win-win-win.
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake.
Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Indeed. Youth exchange programmes are a win-win-win.
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So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
So a reminder:
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.
It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.
It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.
For the record.
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An excellent point!
December 11, 2024 at 9:50 PM
An excellent point!
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Keir Starmer's Government has just appointed Baroness Margaret Hodge as its new "Anti Corruption Champion".
Hodge last week backed calls for Starmer to close the loophole allowing foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British politicians
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
Hodge last week backed calls for Starmer to close the loophole allowing foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British politicians
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
Keir Starmer Considers Closing Elon Musk Donations Loophole to Stop 'Foreign Interference' in UK Elections
A rumoured $100 million donation from Musk to Nigel Farage's Reform would be banned under the proposal
bylinetimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Keir Starmer's Government has just appointed Baroness Margaret Hodge as its new "Anti Corruption Champion".
Hodge last week backed calls for Starmer to close the loophole allowing foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British politicians
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
Hodge last week backed calls for Starmer to close the loophole allowing foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British politicians
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/06/k...
Finding this almost tearfully moving.
Tonight the light is on in the front bedroom of 251 Menlove Avenue in south Liverpool, where John Lennon lived from the age of five, on what is the 44th anniversary of his death.
📸: @snapperlane.bsky.social
📸: @snapperlane.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Finding this almost tearfully moving.
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A photo I took on my first visit to Utrecht in 2015 and the same location in 2022 after local politicians rectified the mistake their predecessors made in the 1960s, when a canal was removed for a motorway through the city centre, restoring the heart of the city to its former beauty
December 6, 2024 at 1:30 PM
A photo I took on my first visit to Utrecht in 2015 and the same location in 2022 after local politicians rectified the mistake their predecessors made in the 1960s, when a canal was removed for a motorway through the city centre, restoring the heart of the city to its former beauty
And, of course, to benefit from the otherwise untapped talent of excellent but poorly resourced students. We should always remember; this is about talent first and money second.
MIT announced that it would eliminate tuition costs next fall for all undergraduate students whose families earn less than $200,000 per year — following a national movement to try to make higher education more accessible. nyti.ms/3V6GVia
December 6, 2024 at 10:49 PM
And, of course, to benefit from the otherwise untapped talent of excellent but poorly resourced students. We should always remember; this is about talent first and money second.
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“Its replacement, the Turing scheme, is less inclusive and far narrower in scope: there is no funding for overseas students to come to the UK, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds receive less funding than under Erasmus+.”
Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 10:05 PM
“Its replacement, the Turing scheme, is less inclusive and far narrower in scope: there is no funding for overseas students to come to the UK, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds receive less funding than under Erasmus+.”
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MAGA White Supremacist Nick Fuentes who is known for saying "your body, my choice” to women was just arrested and charged with battery after pepper spraying a woman in the face.
Another case of FAFO. Lock his grotesque ass up.
Another case of FAFO. Lock his grotesque ass up.
December 6, 2024 at 10:27 PM
MAGA White Supremacist Nick Fuentes who is known for saying "your body, my choice” to women was just arrested and charged with battery after pepper spraying a woman in the face.
Another case of FAFO. Lock his grotesque ass up.
Another case of FAFO. Lock his grotesque ass up.
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As many studies have shown, fighting against and adopting to man-made global warming will not be successful without change. But change is often an amazing opportunity to create something better anyway ...
This part of the Strand in London used to be a congested road for cars. Now it’s a magnetic place for people.
Good trade.
It can feel hard to muster the vision and leadership needed for smart urban change. But it pays off with a better city. Gorgeous pic by @livinglondonhis.
Good trade.
It can feel hard to muster the vision and leadership needed for smart urban change. But it pays off with a better city. Gorgeous pic by @livinglondonhis.
December 5, 2024 at 7:07 PM
As many studies have shown, fighting against and adopting to man-made global warming will not be successful without change. But change is often an amazing opportunity to create something better anyway ...
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"You're somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. #Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing to this country. That is your one legacy... It's made us poorer, made us weaker, and hit our standing in the world." @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on🔥. #BBCQT ~AA
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
"You're somebody who will exploit any problem going for your own political ends. #Brexit was a fundamentally damaging thing to this country. That is your one legacy... It's made us poorer, made us weaker, and hit our standing in the world." @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social on🔥. #BBCQT ~AA
I’ll probably never use this but I’m glad to know it exists. Music is joy, presence, transcendence.
December 5, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I’ll probably never use this but I’m glad to know it exists. Music is joy, presence, transcendence.
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What Banksy says…
December 4, 2024 at 8:59 PM
What Banksy says…
The depressing reality.
Across Europe and the US, neither the centre-right nor centre-left (i.e. Liberal democracy) know how to deal with the far-right insurgency. Why? Because they have no policy to deal with growing inequality, unlike the far-right, which (acting on behalf of billionaires), pretend to
December 5, 2024 at 8:07 AM
The depressing reality.
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I wrote the following post on 14th Jan 2023 on Twitter please read and share widely. SEZs are a threat to democracy. There is a whole lot more going on behind @SuellaBraverman Rwanda deportation scheme
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December 4, 2024 at 5:22 PM
I wrote the following post on 14th Jan 2023 on Twitter please read and share widely. SEZs are a threat to democracy. There is a whole lot more going on behind @SuellaBraverman Rwanda deportation scheme
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By far and away, my favourite thing about this spectacularly dumb post...
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
December 3, 2024 at 10:17 PM
By far and away, my favourite thing about this spectacularly dumb post...
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
We’ve sold several of Conti’s new NG-C espresso machines since their launch last month. It’s a capable and refined machine that comes in at a very keen price and offers substantial energy savings in use. Expect to see these everywhere soon! Install today at Borders Pottery, St Abbs.
December 3, 2024 at 11:20 PM
We’ve sold several of Conti’s new NG-C espresso machines since their launch last month. It’s a capable and refined machine that comes in at a very keen price and offers substantial energy savings in use. Expect to see these everywhere soon! Install today at Borders Pottery, St Abbs.
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“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/90182112/wan...
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/90182112/wan...
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
www.fastcompany.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:26 AM
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.”
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/90182112/wan...
(Among MANY other public benefits.)
Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/90182112/wan...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I own a dog & know how enriching they can be. But they can be a nuisance & occasionally a threat to other people. & dog-walker “packs” can feel intimidating. Reading this piece made me think the biggest problem is the lack of urban green space. Conflict inevitable
I own a dog & know how enriching they can be. But they can be a nuisance & occasionally a threat to other people. & dog-walker “packs” can feel intimidating. Reading this piece made me think the biggest problem is the lack of urban green space. Conflict inevitable
Who has priority in public spaces – dogs or children? Where I live, we’re about to find out | Oliver Keens
My kids are afraid of dogs, but planned restrictions in east London have sparked anger among owners. I know where I stand, says writer Oliver Keens
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:13 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I own a dog & know how enriching they can be. But they can be a nuisance & occasionally a threat to other people. & dog-walker “packs” can feel intimidating. Reading this piece made me think the biggest problem is the lack of urban green space. Conflict inevitable
I own a dog & know how enriching they can be. But they can be a nuisance & occasionally a threat to other people. & dog-walker “packs” can feel intimidating. Reading this piece made me think the biggest problem is the lack of urban green space. Conflict inevitable