Tenison Blue
@tenisonblue.bsky.social
Started in Sunny Nunny. Cambridge for the last 30 plus years. Lived some other places between. These days do some tech related stuff and go to the pub.
Reposted by Tenison Blue
The most British thing I’ve ever experienced was in my line management days, when as a white, cultural non-practicing Anglican, I’d be bullied annually by my 2 members of staff (one practicing Hindu, one practicing Sikh) into allowing them to put up the office Christmas decorations in mid-November.
Couldn't the cultural conservatives try something more uplifting like "efforts to cancel Christmas collapse in failure as primary schools across the country hold nativity events"
Even children+parents from all ethnic backgrounds foil those dastardly woke cancellers with Mary, Joseph & the wise men
Even children+parents from all ethnic backgrounds foil those dastardly woke cancellers with Mary, Joseph & the wise men
December 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The most British thing I’ve ever experienced was in my line management days, when as a white, cultural non-practicing Anglican, I’d be bullied annually by my 2 members of staff (one practicing Hindu, one practicing Sikh) into allowing them to put up the office Christmas decorations in mid-November.
Reposted by Tenison Blue
He's not, because the processing of Santa Claus's own "naughty or nice" data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out by Santa as a competent authority. (DPA 2018 s35(2))
he's making a list
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
he's checking it twice
gonna find out who's naughty or nice
santa claus is in contravention of the data protection act (2018)
December 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
He's not, because the processing of Santa Claus's own "naughty or nice" data is necessary for the performance of a task carried out by Santa as a competent authority. (DPA 2018 s35(2))
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Reposted by Tenison Blue
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Reposted by Tenison Blue
War on Christmas update:
December 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
War on Christmas update:
“It’s always worth asking who benefitted from that story being briefed to the media. In this case, it’s probably of help to both Reeves and Khan.”
I can imagine them discussing what press they wanted from the meeting and agreeing that Khan was going to “storm out”.
I can imagine them discussing what press they wanted from the meeting and agreeing that Khan was going to “storm out”.
Rachel Reeves vs The Snails
Tax, landlords, and London transport theories: A weekend edition featuring updates on some of London Centric's ongoing stories.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“It’s always worth asking who benefitted from that story being briefed to the media. In this case, it’s probably of help to both Reeves and Khan.”
I can imagine them discussing what press they wanted from the meeting and agreeing that Khan was going to “storm out”.
I can imagine them discussing what press they wanted from the meeting and agreeing that Khan was going to “storm out”.
Reposted by Tenison Blue
it is an underrated miracle of the 21st century that we really did massively, massively reduce bullying in schools
My experience as well. So far we're 2-for-2 on kids having a largely bullying/abuse-free middle school experience. Not without bumpy spots of course, but light years away from what I endured.
My hot take: the anti-bullying stuff has really worked, which is why conservatives are pushing back at it.
My hot take: the anti-bullying stuff has really worked, which is why conservatives are pushing back at it.
for what it’s worth I got roped into helping out with my sixth grader’s extracurricular thing so I’ve had more recent contact with middle schoolers who aren’t mine than I usually do, and biased sample/biased reviewer/etc but my verdict is that the kids are all right
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
it is an underrated miracle of the 21st century that we really did massively, massively reduce bullying in schools
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Free speechwriting tip for the PM: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Free speechwriting tip for the PM: www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Lovely letter but unfortunately I don't think that can be true. Adjuvant chemo for breast cancer was first used from the mid-70s. Maybe seeing Arcadia was when Baum 1st understood *why* it was effective? Doesn't make sense otherwise - was widely used much earlier.
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Lovely letter but unfortunately I don't think that can be true. Adjuvant chemo for breast cancer was first used from the mid-70s. Maybe seeing Arcadia was when Baum 1st understood *why* it was effective? Doesn't make sense otherwise - was widely used much earlier.
Reposted by Tenison Blue
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Reposted by Tenison Blue
RIP the greatest British playwright of our time on.ft.com/4anfEQJ
British playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies
[FREE TO READ] Czech-born author of witty, cerebral plays was also an award-winning screenwriter
on.ft.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
RIP the greatest British playwright of our time on.ft.com/4anfEQJ
Someone is channelling @davidallengreen.bsky.social !
Well
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Someone is channelling @davidallengreen.bsky.social !
Reposted by Tenison Blue
So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”
November 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So, happy 50th anniversary to Melody Maker’s review of Bohemian Rhapsody: “Queen, with a suitably baroque vocal orchestration, contrive to approximate the demented fury of the Balham Amateur Operatic Society performing The Pirates of Penzance”
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Is welfare spending ''out of control''?
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
It's estimated to be 10.8 per cent of GDP this financial year.
That's just 0.8 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP since 2012-13⤵️ buff.ly/s5mz97u
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
Reposted by Tenison Blue
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
Reposted by Tenison Blue
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
📜
📜
Librarian
The Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute is one of the most comprehensive collections of published polar information in the world. This highly specialist reference collection, which attracts
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The @scottpolar.bsky.social are looking for a librarian. This is a rare opportunity! Work with (probably) the world's largest dedicated polar library alongside archive and museum colleagues. The dream 😍
📜
📜
Reposted by Tenison Blue
We’re thrilled to launch UKAHT’s new Teemill store, your go-to for sustainable, stylish apparel that supports the planet & Antarctic heritage.
Shop organic cotton tees, hoodies, sweatshirts, and caps, all designed with eco-friendly practices.
ukaht.teemill.com
Shop organic cotton tees, hoodies, sweatshirts, and caps, all designed with eco-friendly practices.
ukaht.teemill.com
Antarctic-Inspired Ethical Clothing | UKAHT
Our new collection of sustainable Antarctic-inspired apparel uses a print-on-demand model, which dramatically reduces waste and ensures truly sustainable production
ukaht.teemill.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We’re thrilled to launch UKAHT’s new Teemill store, your go-to for sustainable, stylish apparel that supports the planet & Antarctic heritage.
Shop organic cotton tees, hoodies, sweatshirts, and caps, all designed with eco-friendly practices.
ukaht.teemill.com
Shop organic cotton tees, hoodies, sweatshirts, and caps, all designed with eco-friendly practices.
ukaht.teemill.com
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Can’t wait for the Budget to be over and the government to stop leaking stories every five minutes and go back to its constitutionally defined role of starting weird fights with Wes Streeting.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Can’t wait for the Budget to be over and the government to stop leaking stories every five minutes and go back to its constitutionally defined role of starting weird fights with Wes Streeting.
A quiz question for @eurostarjustin.bsky.social, where am i?
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A quiz question for @eurostarjustin.bsky.social, where am i?
Reposted by Tenison Blue
![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
1
JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
2
SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
3
JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
5
JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
6
JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
7
SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
8
JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
9
SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
10
SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
11
SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
12
SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayhglimve4fbwilzyfjedpa56xwmjq4oriqqs62atkospprs6x5y@jpeg)
Reposted by Tenison Blue
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Reposted by Tenison Blue
This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
This (from: www.ft.com/content/75ce...) is something you can *feel* if you are in the UK, especially if you've experienced living abroad. But infuriatingly successive governments and our entire media are somehow absolutely committed to suggesting anyone who wants to change this is the devil...
Reposted by Tenison Blue
70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute
Objectives To determine the overall rate of loss of workplace teaspoons and whether attrition and displacement are correlated with the relative value of the teaspoons or type of tearoom. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Research institute ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
70 teaspoons placed in tearooms around the institute & observed weekly over 5 months. 80% of spoons disappeared; spoon halflife~81 days. Communal room halflife lower than in specific labs. 250 spoons annually required to maintain 70 spoon population.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...