Alan Parkinson
@alanatshipley.bsky.social
Former thespian and cricketer - now umpire and proud Grumps. Lover of the Yorkshire Dales and very lazy holidays in Greece. Classical music fan and occasional aviation enthusiast. Avid reader of all sorts of history and other good stuff! Not a Tory.
A view of Robin Hoods Bay from earlier this month. It looks cold and it was!
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A view of Robin Hoods Bay from earlier this month. It looks cold and it was!
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Keir Starmer has a majority to carry him forward for five years, but can he ride out short term unpopularity when his successes are not being widely reported?
Stephen MacNair gives a summary of the good and the bad with more detail coming tomorrow.
Stephen MacNair gives a summary of the good and the bad with more detail coming tomorrow.
The first 6 months: is Labour really ‘achieving nothing’?
In October, 43% of people told YouGov that the new government had achieved nothing. In the first of a series we explore whether they were right
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Keir Starmer has a majority to carry him forward for five years, but can he ride out short term unpopularity when his successes are not being widely reported?
Stephen MacNair gives a summary of the good and the bad with more detail coming tomorrow.
Stephen MacNair gives a summary of the good and the bad with more detail coming tomorrow.
A lovely spot!
The Langdale Pikes from Blea Tarn 🤩
#lakedistrict #langdalepikes #greatlangdale #teamwalking #bleatarn
#lakedistrict #langdalepikes #greatlangdale #teamwalking #bleatarn
January 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A lovely spot!
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It's a refreshing and hopeful image. Thanks a million
■ Children Playing in the Courtyard of Their House in Gaza, Palestine, 1900s #gaza #palestine #ottomanempire #history #children #oldphoto
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 PM
It's a refreshing and hopeful image. Thanks a million
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Little warrior rocking his powwow regalia. He’s absolutely adorable — yes?
December 5, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Little warrior rocking his powwow regalia. He’s absolutely adorable — yes?
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Now we know what Brexit actually is, it is time for the real Referendum on it.
November 24, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Now we know what Brexit actually is, it is time for the real Referendum on it.
Me too! I'm doing my best to hibernate until spring.
November 23, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Me too! I'm doing my best to hibernate until spring.
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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Remember this as the Farmers protest tomorrow because of greed.
1 in 3 children in poverty - an extra 260k 'on the breadline' since Covid. Children in poverty feel it in every aspect of life. Constant hunger, shame about living conditions and clothes, worry about bills. This is no way to set up the next generation for success. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high
Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Remember this as the Farmers protest tomorrow because of greed.
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November 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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This would be devastating at a time when we need to be preserving our dwindling wildlife preserves.
RSPB may sell off smallest reserves due to funding crisis
With the conservation charity struggling under financial pressure, some shops, cafés and visitor centres have been earmarked for closure
www.thetimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
This would be devastating at a time when we need to be preserving our dwindling wildlife preserves.
It's a wonderfully evocative piece. I heard it not long ago on Radio3. Also fascinating to follow the score. And I have (and have read) all Thomas Hardy's novels.
November 16, 2024 at 6:30 PM
It's a wonderfully evocative piece. I heard it not long ago on Radio3. Also fascinating to follow the score. And I have (and have read) all Thomas Hardy's novels.
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Heartbreak as 300,000 WASPI women die waiting for justice over pension age scandal
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Heartbreak as 300,000 WASPI women die waiting for justice over pension scandal
Campaigners said that 300,000 WASPI women have died since the fight for compensation launched in 2015, with pressure growing on ministers to respond to a bombshell report
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Heartbreak as 300,000 WASPI women die waiting for justice over pension age scandal
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
For some inexplicable reason I really like this photo I took in September of pebbles on Brighton beach. I know, I'm easily pleased! 😄
November 15, 2024 at 8:19 PM
For some inexplicable reason I really like this photo I took in September of pebbles on Brighton beach. I know, I'm easily pleased! 😄
We spent a couple of days earlier this week at The Wheatsheaf in Wensleydale, James Herriot's honeymoon pub in 1941. The weather was glorious as you can tell from the photos of Semerwater, Gunnerside lead mine in Swaledale and the churchyard at Hubberholme.
November 15, 2024 at 1:49 PM
We spent a couple of days earlier this week at The Wheatsheaf in Wensleydale, James Herriot's honeymoon pub in 1941. The weather was glorious as you can tell from the photos of Semerwater, Gunnerside lead mine in Swaledale and the churchyard at Hubberholme.