Richard Yates
@richardcyates.bsky.social
Co host of TechTalkUK podcast. Interested in most things mobile, electric cars and solar power. Boring day job which I hope to give up within 5 years and retire
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‘Bugger Birmingham’.
March 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
‘Bugger Birmingham’.
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Also, rebranding WHSmith to a totally made up and pointlessly crap 'TGJones' is so modern Britain.
I don’t mean to come across as mawkish & nostalgic. But this has actually saddened me.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WH Smith name to disappear from High Street after sale
The 233-year old chain will be become TGJones but the brand will continue at airports and rail stations.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Also, rebranding WHSmith to a totally made up and pointlessly crap 'TGJones' is so modern Britain.
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Wow! A new tax grab on savers! How did I miss that?
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(spoiler: I didn't. There is no "tax grab". Someone's got a bit too excited).
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(spoiler: I didn't. There is no "tax grab". Someone's got a bit too excited).
March 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Wow! A new tax grab on savers! How did I miss that?
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(spoiler: I didn't. There is no "tax grab". Someone's got a bit too excited).
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(spoiler: I didn't. There is no "tax grab". Someone's got a bit too excited).
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One thing I found unrealistic about The Man in the High Castle was that more Americans weren't fighting back. But I've changed my mind - in reality, the level of cowardice in the face of authoritarianism is enormous.
I keep hearing about how much Americans love freedom, and how they will fight for it (some even bought guns specifically for this purpose) but what I see is mostly a capitulation so cowardly, preemptive and wide-spread as if freedom was always just an empty word to most Americans alive today.
Extremely disappointing & cowardly. The American Psychological Association is rescinding diversity requirements. Not due to any actual mandate from the federal government, but only because it may *someday* face pressure from the government www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/h...
March 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One thing I found unrealistic about The Man in the High Castle was that more Americans weren't fighting back. But I've changed my mind - in reality, the level of cowardice in the face of authoritarianism is enormous.
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Absurd gibberish. What land did/would she ever give up? Her record is of failure to get her way on Brexit, compounded by electoral failure at every level.
March 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Absurd gibberish. What land did/would she ever give up? Her record is of failure to get her way on Brexit, compounded by electoral failure at every level.
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Akseli Gallen-Kallela and his family spent the summer of 1904 by Lake Keitele in Konginkangas, in Middle Finland. The far looming island can be seen as one variation from the theme 'island of dreams,' a familiar subject in the history of art.
March 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Akseli Gallen-Kallela and his family spent the summer of 1904 by Lake Keitele in Konginkangas, in Middle Finland. The far looming island can be seen as one variation from the theme 'island of dreams,' a familiar subject in the history of art.
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In its composition, Henri Martin's painting of Venice (c1909) exemplifies how he was able to depict the life of his time in classical terms, while his Divisionist technique; modern, fragmented and vibrant, adds a sense of beauty and harmony to the picture.
March 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In its composition, Henri Martin's painting of Venice (c1909) exemplifies how he was able to depict the life of his time in classical terms, while his Divisionist technique; modern, fragmented and vibrant, adds a sense of beauty and harmony to the picture.
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On the left, my article for The Art Newspaper on the trail of a painting by Wright of Derby. On the right, an AI rip-off of that article by a junk website called The Art Times.
March 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
On the left, my article for The Art Newspaper on the trail of a painting by Wright of Derby. On the right, an AI rip-off of that article by a junk website called The Art Times.
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The sitter for this superb portrait is Anaïs Mélisande Folin, Gerald Brockhurst's first wife. The couple were married in 1913 and for over a decade, Anaïs sat for many of his early works, both on paper and canvas.
March 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The sitter for this superb portrait is Anaïs Mélisande Folin, Gerald Brockhurst's first wife. The couple were married in 1913 and for over a decade, Anaïs sat for many of his early works, both on paper and canvas.
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I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.
February 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I think this is the closest many of us have ever got to seeing the real Trump. The only consistent thread in his entire unhinged rant was the love & praise for Vladimir Putin. Zelensky has more courage & dignity in his little finger than every member of Trump's regime & fan club combined.
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A very sorry tale - of policy failure (why don't we regulate tax advice), of failure by my regulator (on this evidence, barrister Setu Kamal is a serious risk to the public), and of legal failure (meaningfully to deter tax mis-selling).
From @danneidle.bsky.social. taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
From @danneidle.bsky.social. taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
TikTok tax avoidance from Arka Wealth: why the Government and the Bar should act
A firm called Arka Wealth have widely promoted a tax scheme which they claim avoids all corporate tax, income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax – not just in the UK but across Europe.
taxpolicy.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A very sorry tale - of policy failure (why don't we regulate tax advice), of failure by my regulator (on this evidence, barrister Setu Kamal is a serious risk to the public), and of legal failure (meaningfully to deter tax mis-selling).
From @danneidle.bsky.social. taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
From @danneidle.bsky.social. taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/02/26/t...
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It shouldn’t be a question. If you’re asked it, the only answer should be, fuck off. But I guess you couldn’t stretch that to a Times op-ed.
February 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It shouldn’t be a question. If you’re asked it, the only answer should be, fuck off. But I guess you couldn’t stretch that to a Times op-ed.
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If you want to add your voice to 65,967 others; if you want to join them and say 'enough' to the Far Right hatred that is invading our politics, you can do so here. action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
February 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
If you want to add your voice to 65,967 others; if you want to join them and say 'enough' to the Far Right hatred that is invading our politics, you can do so here. action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
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'Coastal Sunset.' (c1970) Kyffin Williams's influences were primarily expressionist and he felt an affinity with Van Gogh, it was not self-aggrandisement but a perpetual fascination, not least that they were both epileptic, that led to him to make comparisons.
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
'Coastal Sunset.' (c1970) Kyffin Williams's influences were primarily expressionist and he felt an affinity with Van Gogh, it was not self-aggrandisement but a perpetual fascination, not least that they were both epileptic, that led to him to make comparisons.
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In case you missed it yesterday, the weirdest but also most sinister Companies House failing yet, with cameo appearances by Mariah Carey, Wayne Rooney, Will & Kate, Nadhim Zahawi and Baroness Mone:
Our new report: the world's most convincing fake company - and how it tried to seize a gold mine in Ukraine
That leads to 60 fake companies, £300bn of fake gold & even a fake country. With backing from the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Nadhim Zahawi and Baroness Mone. All fake.
That leads to 60 fake companies, £300bn of fake gold & even a fake country. With backing from the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge, Nadhim Zahawi and Baroness Mone. All fake.
taxpolicy.org.uk
February 9, 2025 at 9:56 AM
In case you missed it yesterday, the weirdest but also most sinister Companies House failing yet, with cameo appearances by Mariah Carey, Wayne Rooney, Will & Kate, Nadhim Zahawi and Baroness Mone:
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Over on Twitter, Dr Martin Pracher has found another picture signed 'Elimar', which is in fact, like the 'Van Gogh', a painting by Henning Elimar (1928-1989).
February 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Over on Twitter, Dr Martin Pracher has found another picture signed 'Elimar', which is in fact, like the 'Van Gogh', a painting by Henning Elimar (1928-1989).
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Now that our new #fascist regime is in power, we (#trans and non-binary people) have less rights today than we did yesterday... If this surprises you, pay attention! "First they came for trans people, and I did not speak out -- because I was not trans." www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
www.sfchronicle.com
January 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Now that our new #fascist regime is in power, we (#trans and non-binary people) have less rights today than we did yesterday... If this surprises you, pay attention! "First they came for trans people, and I did not speak out -- because I was not trans." www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Do this 👇
If you can’t delete your meta platform accounts bc you use them for your business or other essential communication, I recommend you at least do this:
January 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Do this 👇
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Bitcoin from tip“
This tale is the perfect parable for explaining why crypto is nothing but a massive scam which brings misery in its wake. The other clue - Trump and Musk both love it www.bbc.com/news/article...
This tale is the perfect parable for explaining why crypto is nothing but a massive scam which brings misery in its wake. The other clue - Trump and Musk both love it www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bitcoin miner's claim to recover £600m in Newport tip thrown out
James Howells tried to sue a council for access to the site or get £495m in compensation.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Bitcoin from tip“
This tale is the perfect parable for explaining why crypto is nothing but a massive scam which brings misery in its wake. The other clue - Trump and Musk both love it www.bbc.com/news/article...
This tale is the perfect parable for explaining why crypto is nothing but a massive scam which brings misery in its wake. The other clue - Trump and Musk both love it www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I am pleased that MPs have voted to reflect the majority opinion in the UK - most people see this as a matter of personal autonomy, and the mark of a civilised, compassionate society. Very good to hear such measured & thoughtful discussion in the Commons too.
November 29, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I am pleased that MPs have voted to reflect the majority opinion in the UK - most people see this as a matter of personal autonomy, and the mark of a civilised, compassionate society. Very good to hear such measured & thoughtful discussion in the Commons too.
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We really hope it's worth the shift, we'd prefer to be over here.
Hello, Bluesky! Are we welcome here? We’re the UK Defence Journal, stepping in to bring you the latest in defence news and insights. We’ve come over from Twitter and are ready to get started. Is there space for us? If you’re interested, let us know, share this post, and follow along for updates!
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 PM
We really hope it's worth the shift, we'd prefer to be over here.