Roger Whitmore
@bathosprey.bsky.social
Policy analyst background. Family orientated, dog loving and curious. After all this time, still has lots to learn and understand.
Pope meets JD Vance, thinks he has met the Devil Incarnate and gives up the ghost the following day.
April 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Pope meets JD Vance, thinks he has met the Devil Incarnate and gives up the ghost the following day.
Anybody know what species of tree these are?
February 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Anybody know what species of tree these are?
@levistahl.bsky.social
As a longterm fan of Donald Westlake(aka Richard Stark), I would love to know what “A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany” means.
As a longterm fan of Donald Westlake(aka Richard Stark), I would love to know what “A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany” means.
February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
@levistahl.bsky.social
As a longterm fan of Donald Westlake(aka Richard Stark), I would love to know what “A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany” means.
As a longterm fan of Donald Westlake(aka Richard Stark), I would love to know what “A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany” means.
“In 2005 the New Labour manifesto promise was that no more than 10 per cent of us requiring surgery should be waiting more than 16 weeks. By 2010 that promise was fulfilled. Nineteen years on, Britain is far removed from that.”
I wonder what happened in 2010!
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
I wonder what happened in 2010!
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
The doctor will see you never – the NHS in 2025
Covid-19 accelerated the crisis in healthcare, it did not cause it.
www.newstatesman.com
January 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“In 2005 the New Labour manifesto promise was that no more than 10 per cent of us requiring surgery should be waiting more than 16 weeks. By 2010 that promise was fulfilled. Nineteen years on, Britain is far removed from that.”
I wonder what happened in 2010!
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
I wonder what happened in 2010!
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
An important piece focussing on the growth and influence of HR and how it can impact negatively on productivity.
www.newstatesman.com/business/202...
www.newstatesman.com/business/202...
HR Britain: how human resources captured the nation
Is HR the force holding back our economy?
www.newstatesman.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:38 PM
An important piece focussing on the growth and influence of HR and how it can impact negatively on productivity.
www.newstatesman.com/business/202...
www.newstatesman.com/business/202...
This is why people who care all our children, should keep the faith with Labour.
November 27, 2024 at 1:29 PM
This is why people who care all our children, should keep the faith with Labour.
In recovery from Storm Bert, a therapeutic walk with the dog finishing around Royal Victoria Park, Bath.
November 26, 2024 at 1:01 PM
In recovery from Storm Bert, a therapeutic walk with the dog finishing around Royal Victoria Park, Bath.
It is pointless shaking up the police unless the whole criminal justice system is overhauled including the courts, prisons and especially the CPS which has become dysfunctional and under the radar especially since it was centralised.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Police chief calls for biggest shake-up of England and Wales policing since 1960s
Chair of National Police Chiefs’ Council says major changes needed urgently to make service fit for modern age
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
It is pointless shaking up the police unless the whole criminal justice system is overhauled including the courts, prisons and especially the CPS which has become dysfunctional and under the radar especially since it was centralised.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Evidence-free opposition. The faux outrage is partly orchestrated by English Tory Councillors.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Evidence-free opposition. The faux outrage is partly orchestrated by English Tory Councillors.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m sick of this place. Follow me on Ceefax. Page 441
November 15, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Pass this on my dog walk. Differential pricing interesting (pram v wheelchair). There must have been chaos during rush hour!
November 15, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Pass this on my dog walk. Differential pricing interesting (pram v wheelchair). There must have been chaos during rush hour!
Reposted by Roger Whitmore
Good piece focussing in on the role of the media and good information in democracy…
…and highlighting that the authoritarian/fascist/far right are abusing it while the milquetoast liberal left and centre largely do nothing.
…and highlighting that the authoritarian/fascist/far right are abusing it while the milquetoast liberal left and centre largely do nothing.
ICYMI: How could they vote for him? mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/11/how-...
Most politicians, alongside oligarchs, know that ownership of the media brings the power to manipulate information and create propaganda, yet most politicians on the centre left seem incapable of confronting that power.
Most politicians, alongside oligarchs, know that ownership of the media brings the power to manipulate information and create propaganda, yet most politicians on the centre left seem incapable of confronting that power.
How could they vote for him?
By now you will have probably read thousands of words about Trump’s sweeping election victory, so what can I hope to add? The biggest puz...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Good piece focussing in on the role of the media and good information in democracy…
…and highlighting that the authoritarian/fascist/far right are abusing it while the milquetoast liberal left and centre largely do nothing.
…and highlighting that the authoritarian/fascist/far right are abusing it while the milquetoast liberal left and centre largely do nothing.
Royal Crescent Bath in the sun. First sighting of the sun in weeks.
November 11, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Royal Crescent Bath in the sun. First sighting of the sun in weeks.
If you like musical theatre, go and see Guys and Dolls. A wonderful and unique approach to the genre at the lovely Bridge Theatre , run ends in February.
November 10, 2024 at 7:53 AM
If you like musical theatre, go and see Guys and Dolls. A wonderful and unique approach to the genre at the lovely Bridge Theatre , run ends in February.
Even allowing for Philp’s lack of geographical knowledge, surely he knows that Amsterdam is not a UK city.
November 8, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Even allowing for Philp’s lack of geographical knowledge, surely he knows that Amsterdam is not a UK city.
This tollbridge is on my main dog walk. The detail and complexity of the charging policy must have led to chaos at busy times. The guy who developed this system must have also developed our welfare benefits system.
Prams are charged while wheelchair by hand, cheaper than one hauled by a donkey
Prams are charged while wheelchair by hand, cheaper than one hauled by a donkey
November 7, 2024 at 2:56 PM
This tollbridge is on my main dog walk. The detail and complexity of the charging policy must have led to chaos at busy times. The guy who developed this system must have also developed our welfare benefits system.
Prams are charged while wheelchair by hand, cheaper than one hauled by a donkey
Prams are charged while wheelchair by hand, cheaper than one hauled by a donkey
Listen up all your psephologists, it was Labour that caused the Democrats to lose.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/did-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/did-...
Did 100 Labour activists scare off 400k Democrat voters?
Was it Labour wot lost it? It was less than a month ago, as Kamala Harris appeared to be riding high, that dozens of bright-eyed British Starmtroopers began descending on America. In a now-infamous Li...
www.spectator.co.uk
November 7, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Listen up all your psephologists, it was Labour that caused the Democrats to lose.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/did-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/did-...
November 6, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Something all serious journalists and their editors should read.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
November 6, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Something all serious journalists and their editors should read.
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-...
November 4, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Reposted by Roger Whitmore
At the heart of the Badenoch pamphlet’s remarks on autism and anxiety is a kind of fairytale conservatism, that there are no rising demands on the exchequer that aren’t, at their core, undeserving. (You also see this with the pivot to softcore climate denial)
October 15, 2024 at 10:32 AM
At the heart of the Badenoch pamphlet’s remarks on autism and anxiety is a kind of fairytale conservatism, that there are no rising demands on the exchequer that aren’t, at their core, undeserving. (You also see this with the pivot to softcore climate denial)
Dog walking outside Bath!
September 29, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Dog walking outside Bath!
