ARG
@alanglover.bsky.social
Retired nerd, gardener, bird watcher, amateur photographer, northerner, bookworm, music lover. European.
Hi Kiki
What is your Alright Granddad opinion - the one you already know you’ll still be boring people with when you’re 70? (Mine is that planned engineering work on railways should not take place at weekends.)
November 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hi Kiki
This is not test cricket
November 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This is not test cricket
Sorry if I unfollowed you, nothing personal. I followed some packs and got overwhelmed with crap.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sorry if I unfollowed you, nothing personal. I followed some packs and got overwhelmed with crap.
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The key is to raise taxes enough to actually be able to do something with it, beyond placating the OBR and bond markets
Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
If Labour want a fairer society, they must argue for it
Labour must make the political argument: taxes are the critical downpayment we all pay to live in a fairer society.
It now seems all but certain that direct taxes will rise in the forthcoming Budget...
renewal.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The key is to raise taxes enough to actually be able to do something with it, beyond placating the OBR and bond markets
What's it like being retired?
I live mostly on croissants and latte.
I spend a lot of time finding good places for coffee and latte.
I will never be put into syndicate again.
I live mostly on croissants and latte.
I spend a lot of time finding good places for coffee and latte.
I will never be put into syndicate again.
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
What's it like being retired?
I live mostly on croissants and latte.
I spend a lot of time finding good places for coffee and latte.
I will never be put into syndicate again.
I live mostly on croissants and latte.
I spend a lot of time finding good places for coffee and latte.
I will never be put into syndicate again.
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Crikey. I’m not sure I’m the right person to ask as I’ve only lived here for two years, but there’s plenty to do and you can certainly find some lovely places along the coast. The downside is the scarcity and high cost of accommodation—and healthcare—though that’s a problem with Ireland generally.
September 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Crikey. I’m not sure I’m the right person to ask as I’ve only lived here for two years, but there’s plenty to do and you can certainly find some lovely places along the coast. The downside is the scarcity and high cost of accommodation—and healthcare—though that’s a problem with Ireland generally.
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The man had many insights into life that I enjoy!
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The man had many insights into life that I enjoy!
A small copper on our Joe Pie. Apparently the reason it's here is that it's caterpillars love dock which we're infested with and which I was planning to get rid of. It's a tangled web.
September 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A small copper on our Joe Pie. Apparently the reason it's here is that it's caterpillars love dock which we're infested with and which I was planning to get rid of. It's a tangled web.
Back from a few days pm Arran. Eagles. Hen harriers, deer and red squirrels, stone circles, cairns and standing stones and high seas. Triffic.
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Back from a few days pm Arran. Eagles. Hen harriers, deer and red squirrels, stone circles, cairns and standing stones and high seas. Triffic.
Wordle 1,537 3/6
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A three can still be a fluke
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A three can still be a fluke
September 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Wordle 1,537 3/6
🟨⬛⬛⬛🟨
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A three can still be a fluke
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A three can still be a fluke
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It's a big deadheading time for gardeners. Monday I deadheaded my left index finger. It can make things a bit awkward. Today I sliced my left middle finger cutting a red pepper 🌶️. Blood everywhere. My left hand knows what my right hand is doing, it's asserting it's dominant position.
August 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's a big deadheading time for gardeners. Monday I deadheaded my left index finger. It can make things a bit awkward. Today I sliced my left middle finger cutting a red pepper 🌶️. Blood everywhere. My left hand knows what my right hand is doing, it's asserting it's dominant position.
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"And even when they built computers to do some thinking for them, they designed them not so much for wisdom as for friendliness. So they were doomed."
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions (1973)
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions (1973)
July 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"And even when they built computers to do some thinking for them, they designed them not so much for wisdom as for friendliness. So they were doomed."
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions (1973)
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions (1973)
No real idea why I like this picture so much
July 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
No real idea why I like this picture so much
Atmospheric day on the garden.
June 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Atmospheric day on the garden.
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The Atlantic Divide.
May 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Atlantic Divide.
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In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
March 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In a world of Matts, be a Derek.
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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
One of those beautiful mornings
April 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
One of those beautiful mornings
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So here's my blue sky picture. Turns out I'm not big on blue sky pictures.
November 16, 2024 at 10:50 PM
So here's my blue sky picture. Turns out I'm not big on blue sky pictures.
Apparently we have to choose between Trump and Europe... Let me think.
November 16, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Apparently we have to choose between Trump and Europe... Let me think.