Tony Parkin
@tonyparkin.bsky.social
Disruptive Nostalgist & Educational Technologist. Freelance speaker, writer and mentor.
Left leaning & right learning Yorkshireman, so posts involve politics and education.
Left leaning & right learning Yorkshireman, so posts involve politics and education.
Only 3rd January, but already FIFA needs to be asking the Donald if they can please have the Peace Prize back?
Let's hope he is as crap at starting wars as he is at ending them!
Let's hope he is as crap at starting wars as he is at ending them!
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Only 3rd January, but already FIFA needs to be asking the Donald if they can please have the Peace Prize back?
Let's hope he is as crap at starting wars as he is at ending them!
Let's hope he is as crap at starting wars as he is at ending them!
If you enjoyed my Christmas Spotify playlists, or even if you didn't, here's a special one to help you Bring in the Brand New Year.... let's hope it's better than the last one!
Happy New Year, everyone.... well, nearly everyone....
open.spotify.com/pla...
Happy New Year, everyone.... well, nearly everyone....
open.spotify.com/pla...
December 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you enjoyed my Christmas Spotify playlists, or even if you didn't, here's a special one to help you Bring in the Brand New Year.... let's hope it's better than the last one!
Happy New Year, everyone.... well, nearly everyone....
open.spotify.com/pla...
Happy New Year, everyone.... well, nearly everyone....
open.spotify.com/pla...
Total credit to former PO Horizon victim Betty Brown for her response on hearing of her OBE for fighting on behalf of fellow wronged.
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Total credit to former PO Horizon victim Betty Brown for her response on hearing of her OBE for fighting on behalf of fellow wronged.
Epstein files redactions failed after funding cuts forced DOJ to use basic Adobe tools www.ibtimes.co.uk/ep... < cutting and pasting redacted files to make them readable is an old trick we used to do with DfE documents back in the day, till they twigged. 🙂
Epstein Files Redactions Failed After Funding Cuts Forced DOJ to Use Basic Adobe Tools
The DOJ's redaction of the Epstein Files backfired after users discovered hidden texts could be copied and read, a flaw linked to Adobe Acrobat access cuts by DOGE.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Epstein files redactions failed after funding cuts forced DOJ to use basic Adobe tools www.ibtimes.co.uk/ep... < cutting and pasting redacted files to make them readable is an old trick we used to do with DfE documents back in the day, till they twigged. 🙂
Saving the best till last, Merry Christmas everyone, and here's my final Spotify Advent Calendar playlist
Xmas Crackers - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all of my Xmas Playlists by favourite genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Xmas Crackers - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all of my Xmas Playlists by favourite genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
December 25, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Saving the best till last, Merry Christmas everyone, and here's my final Spotify Advent Calendar playlist
Xmas Crackers - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all of my Xmas Playlists by favourite genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Xmas Crackers - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all of my Xmas Playlists by favourite genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 22, and today there's some Rockabilly nostalgia to delight your Monday (available via app or browser)
Xmas Rockabilly - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Xmas Rockabilly - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 22, and today there's some Rockabilly nostalgia to delight your Monday (available via app or browser)
Xmas Rockabilly - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Xmas Rockabilly - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Fathom (https://www.fathom.ai/) is a note taker for Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams calls.
It records the meeting, and sends a summary with action items to your inbox within 30 seconds of the call finishing. SOC II data compliant.
And there is a free tier that is quite unlimited.
It records the meeting, and sends a summary with action items to your inbox within 30 seconds of the call finishing. SOC II data compliant.
And there is a free tier that is quite unlimited.
December 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fathom (https://www.fathom.ai/) is a note taker for Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams calls.
It records the meeting, and sends a summary with action items to your inbox within 30 seconds of the call finishing. SOC II data compliant.
And there is a free tier that is quite unlimited.
It records the meeting, and sends a summary with action items to your inbox within 30 seconds of the call finishing. SOC II data compliant.
And there is a free tier that is quite unlimited.
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 19, and today there's some 50s Doo-Wop nostalgia to delight (available via app or browser)
Xmas DooWop - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Xmas DooWop - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
December 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 19, and today there's some 50s Doo-Wop nostalgia to delight (available via app or browser)
Xmas DooWop - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Xmas DooWop - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 17, and if you are angry and frazzled by crowds and shopping, why not try some Punk? (available via app or browser)
Xmas Punk - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Punk - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 17, and if you are angry and frazzled by crowds and shopping, why not try some Punk? (available via app or browser)
Xmas Punk - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Punk - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Three councillors gagged as council admits mistake but skirts fix | Putney.news buff.ly/ttq0yWS < I am now one 18,000 Wandsworth residents effectively disenfranchised, thanks to a shady stitch up between the major parties at @wandbc
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December 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Three councillors gagged as council admits mistake but skirts fix | Putney.news buff.ly/ttq0yWS < I am now one 18,000 Wandsworth residents effectively disenfranchised, thanks to a shady stitch up between the major parties at @wandbc
National listening & acting awards: Celebrating the schools where feedback drives change - Edurio buff.ly/p724jU7 < thousands of schools collect feedback. But a select few are truly mastering the art of acting on it.
National listening & acting awards: Celebrating the schools where feedback drives change - Edurio
This year’s National Listening & Acting Awards recognise the schools and trusts leading the way.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 10:51 AM
National listening & acting awards: Celebrating the schools where feedback drives change - Edurio buff.ly/p724jU7 < thousands of schools collect feedback. But a select few are truly mastering the art of acting on it.
Trump, in suing the BBC for defamation, has now accused them of quoting words he said about January 6th that he did not say. Clearly a lie - they merely edited together two elements of the same speech.
Maybe the BBC should countersue for defamation?
Maybe the BBC should countersue for defamation?
December 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Trump, in suing the BBC for defamation, has now accused them of quoting words he said about January 6th that he did not say. Clearly a lie - they merely edited together two elements of the same speech.
Maybe the BBC should countersue for defamation?
Maybe the BBC should countersue for defamation?
How on earth can a Florida court have ANY jurisdiction about what a media producer in another country broadcasts, with output that was not available for viewing in the US? How can Trump have any US-based legal claim over a UK-only BBC broadcast?
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
How on earth can a Florida court have ANY jurisdiction about what a media producer in another country broadcasts, with output that was not available for viewing in the US? How can Trump have any US-based legal claim over a UK-only BBC broadcast?
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 15, and today it's jambalaya time on the bayou (available via app or browser)
Xmas Cajun - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Cajun - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 15, and today it's jambalaya time on the bayou (available via app or browser)
Xmas Cajun - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Cajun - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist - it's day 14, so have a honky tonk Christmas y'all, (available via app or browser)
Xmas Country - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Country - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
December 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist - it's day 14, so have a honky tonk Christmas y'all, (available via app or browser)
Xmas Country - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Country - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
The Queen's Reading Room Medal - The Queen's Reading Room thequeensreadingroom... < for those of us who regularly find ourselves reading while on the throne? 😉
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Queen's Reading Room Medal - The Queen's Reading Room thequeensreadingroom... < for those of us who regularly find ourselves reading while on the throne? 😉
Reposted by Tony Parkin
Coming to BETT on the Thursday? Want to share your teaching practices and ideas? Why not sign up to give a TeachMeet talk?
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Coming to BETT on the Thursday? Want to share your teaching practices and ideas? Why not sign up to give a TeachMeet talk?
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 13, and today it's Bing and the boys, available via app or browser
Xmas Crooners - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Crooners - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
December 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist day 13, and today it's Bing and the boys, available via app or browser
Xmas Crooners - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Crooners - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Advent Calendar Spotify playlist day 12, and today it's a Soulful selection, available via app or browser
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via the blogpost at https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via the blogpost at https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Soul
Playlist · Tony Parkin · 82 items · 26 saves
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December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Advent Calendar Spotify playlist day 12, and today it's a Soulful selection, available via app or browser
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via the blogpost at https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via the blogpost at https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Coming to BETT on the Thursday? Want to share your teaching practices and ideas? Why not sign up to give a TeachMeet talk?
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
December 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Coming to BETT on the Thursday? Want to share your teaching practices and ideas? Why not sign up to give a TeachMeet talk?
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
TeachMeet @ BETT 2026 presentation signup docs.google.com/form...
Block, Anthropic, and OpenAI Launch the Agentic AI Foundation buff.ly/86rSUEb < Impressive industry line-up turns to open source.. The Agentic AI Foundation provides a neutral home where companies, researchers, and developers can collaborate on open source agentic AI.
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Block, Anthropic, and OpenAI Launch the Agentic AI Foundation buff.ly/86rSUEb < Impressive industry line-up turns to open source.. The Agentic AI Foundation provides a neutral home where companies, researchers, and developers can collaborate on open source agentic AI.
Advent Calendar Spotify playlist day 11, and today it's a Christmas Film Soundtrack selection, available via app or browser
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Xmas Soundtracks
Playlist · Tony Parkin · 34 items · 4 saves
open.spotify.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Advent Calendar Spotify playlist day 11, and today it's a Christmas Film Soundtrack selection, available via app or browser
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Xmas Playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
Hogg promised to make council “more open” – then silenced the councillor challenging him | Putney.news buff.ly/Djs6Uax < popular councillor @MalcolmGrimston blocked from asking important questions by Wandsworth council 'reforms'.
December 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Hogg promised to make council “more open” – then silenced the councillor challenging him | Putney.news buff.ly/Djs6Uax < popular councillor @MalcolmGrimston blocked from asking important questions by Wandsworth council 'reforms'.
December 9th and it's time for a jive to today's Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist, available via browser or app.
It's Xmas Rock 'n' Roll - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Christmas playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
It's Xmas Rock 'n' Roll - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Christmas playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
December 9th and it's time for a jive to today's Advent Calendar Spotify Christmas playlist, available via browser or app.
It's Xmas Rock 'n' Roll - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Christmas playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1
It's Xmas Rock 'n' Roll - open.spotify.com/pla...
Or access all my Christmas playlists by day or genre via https://bit.ly/49NO5A1