Hugh Fiske🏺🇬🇧🌍
@50sherdsofgrey.bsky.social
Mostly retired former Roman pottery specialist, ex-RAF & police controller. Woke, proghead, politically homeless but increasingly Green-leaning. #sherdnerd #photogrammetry (t.ly/QqYaD) #FBPE #FBPR
Pinned
Neighbour's old Yank tank #black&whitephotography
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Farage earns more than any other MP for NOT being an MP. He says it’s “obviously sad” that part of his constituency is the most deprived area in England.
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Farage earns more than any other MP for NOT being an MP. He says it’s “obviously sad” that part of his constituency is the most deprived area in England.
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it.
This is the whole country if he gets into power.
(Private Eye)
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This is atrocious from the BBC! All the coverage of this report has been awful but this is particularly bad
Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is atrocious from the BBC! All the coverage of this report has been awful but this is particularly bad
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America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
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Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
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‘The BBC told presenter Evan Davis to stop making his own podcast about heat pumps, on the grounds that discussing this technology meant “treading on areas of public controversy”.’
Why controversial?
‘Because the EUA, which lobbies for gas appliances, paid a public affairs company to make them so.’
Why controversial?
‘Because the EUA, which lobbies for gas appliances, paid a public affairs company to make them so.’
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
‘The BBC told presenter Evan Davis to stop making his own podcast about heat pumps, on the grounds that discussing this technology meant “treading on areas of public controversy”.’
Why controversial?
‘Because the EUA, which lobbies for gas appliances, paid a public affairs company to make them so.’
Why controversial?
‘Because the EUA, which lobbies for gas appliances, paid a public affairs company to make them so.’
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8 sex offenders from Kent sent to jail for more than 100 years.
Hope the police cope ok with Tiny Tommy and his followers taking to the streets with outrage.
Hope the police cope ok with Tiny Tommy and his followers taking to the streets with outrage.
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
8 sex offenders from Kent sent to jail for more than 100 years.
Hope the police cope ok with Tiny Tommy and his followers taking to the streets with outrage.
Hope the police cope ok with Tiny Tommy and his followers taking to the streets with outrage.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
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here's a 13GB .zip with all 33,572 images from the Epstein doc dump, converted to pdf and OCR'd
drive.google.com/file/d/15UfF...
drive.google.com/file/d/15UfF...
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
here's a 13GB .zip with all 33,572 images from the Epstein doc dump, converted to pdf and OCR'd
drive.google.com/file/d/15UfF...
drive.google.com/file/d/15UfF...
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
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Ed Miliband came on to talk about his nuclear power announcement. Justin Webb gave him eight minutes on Government briefings, chaos, strategy and the budget, then a minute on nuclear power.
#R4Today
#R4Today
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Ed Miliband came on to talk about his nuclear power announcement. Justin Webb gave him eight minutes on Government briefings, chaos, strategy and the budget, then a minute on nuclear power.
#R4Today
#R4Today
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He is a paid lobbyist: goodlawproject.org/how-private-...
How private health has invested in Wes Streeting | Good Law Project
More than 60% of the registered donations accepted by the health secretary come from people and companies linked to private health. But are they expecting a return?
By Max Colbert
goodlawproject.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
He is a paid lobbyist: goodlawproject.org/how-private-...
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Ofwat PROPOSES £11m fine on Wessex Water for wastewater failures.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
Wessex Water must pay £11m over wastewater failures, says regulator
Company failed to effectively operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater assets, Ofwat finds
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Ofwat PROPOSES £11m fine on Wessex Water for wastewater failures.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, fleeced customers for yrs, allowed to negotiate fines. No fines on execs
Water industry is a prime example of rentier economy controlled by criminals. 1,135+ criminal convictions.
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Thought for the day….
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Thought for the day….
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1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
🧵1/8
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1446 #Treasure cases in 2024. Up from 1266 in 2023 - that's a c.14% rise.
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Treasure finds in England reach record high
Treasure finds in England have reached a record high according to provisional government figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
1446 #Treasure cases in 2024. Up from 1266 in 2023 - that's a c.14% rise.
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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James Dyson owns more UK land than the actual KING. But he pays an effective tax rate of LESS THAN 1%* on his total wealth.
Here’s a novel idea @keirstarmer: to fund schools and hospitals, TAX THE BILLIONAIRES.
📍Station Lane, Bristol - near James Dyson’s £20m country estate Dodington Park
Here’s a novel idea @keirstarmer: to fund schools and hospitals, TAX THE BILLIONAIRES.
📍Station Lane, Bristol - near James Dyson’s £20m country estate Dodington Park
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
James Dyson owns more UK land than the actual KING. But he pays an effective tax rate of LESS THAN 1%* on his total wealth.
Here’s a novel idea @keirstarmer: to fund schools and hospitals, TAX THE BILLIONAIRES.
📍Station Lane, Bristol - near James Dyson’s £20m country estate Dodington Park
Here’s a novel idea @keirstarmer: to fund schools and hospitals, TAX THE BILLIONAIRES.
📍Station Lane, Bristol - near James Dyson’s £20m country estate Dodington Park
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The BBC made Nigel Farage.
Let that be the end of any nonsense that the BBC has a left-wing bias.
Let that be the end of any nonsense that the BBC has a left-wing bias.
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The BBC made Nigel Farage.
Let that be the end of any nonsense that the BBC has a left-wing bias.
Let that be the end of any nonsense that the BBC has a left-wing bias.
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The best comment about this story.
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The best comment about this story.
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Spot on, George. The resignation was forced not by the overwhelming right-wing bias to BBC political reporting contrary to the Charter, but because they upset the #OrangeFelon and the #UK gov't can't allow that. We're in such a shameful and damaging period in our history right now.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Spot on, George. The resignation was forced not by the overwhelming right-wing bias to BBC political reporting contrary to the Charter, but because they upset the #OrangeFelon and the #UK gov't can't allow that. We're in such a shameful and damaging period in our history right now.
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📌 Reality settling in for GOP ‼️
Yes indeed • Actually MOST
of you ~ shall go
to prison 💯🐥
Yes indeed • Actually MOST
of you ~ shall go
to prison 💯🐥
November 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📌 Reality settling in for GOP ‼️
Yes indeed • Actually MOST
of you ~ shall go
to prison 💯🐥
Yes indeed • Actually MOST
of you ~ shall go
to prison 💯🐥
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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 5:44 AM
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 …