Rauf Rawson
@bumbling.bsky.social
U.K. Bumbling & bemused but generally sound. I work for a union, lean to the left, love my classic soul, a good book, movies & good photos. Appreciate Byline as a news source. PS Plasters from granddaughter!
Will it? Or will the businesses just keep the profit
June 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Will it? Or will the businesses just keep the profit
Ditto. We keep being advised to “get by off the price cap” but when you TRY to understand what’s going on and what to do we just get fleeced again. I’m so sick of these leeches and all privatised utilities …. NOTHING privatised has benefited its customers
May 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ditto. We keep being advised to “get by off the price cap” but when you TRY to understand what’s going on and what to do we just get fleeced again. I’m so sick of these leeches and all privatised utilities …. NOTHING privatised has benefited its customers
Unfortunately the ERB that finally gets through Parliament will not be the ERB that was championed during the election. It’s being watered down bit by bit.
March 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Unfortunately the ERB that finally gets through Parliament will not be the ERB that was championed during the election. It’s being watered down bit by bit.
Oh my! A competition?
March 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Oh my! A competition?
Four Seasons In Japan is a wonderful book
March 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Four Seasons In Japan is a wonderful book
Not mine, Russ Jones msg
It hasn't blown up. It's just been radically reduced as part of a government efficiency program.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It hasn't blown up. It's just been radically reduced as part of a government efficiency program.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program
Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Not mine, Russ Jones msg
It hasn't blown up. It's just been radically reduced as part of a government efficiency program.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It hasn't blown up. It's just been radically reduced as part of a government efficiency program.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Agreed. We have to dismantle the entanglement we currently have with the US (Military bases/Five Eyes/Echelon etc.) as they have shown they cannot be trusted. Things are only just getting started over there. People think it’s just 47 saying 47 things - but he means them! Eg Won’t need to vote again!
March 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Agreed. We have to dismantle the entanglement we currently have with the US (Military bases/Five Eyes/Echelon etc.) as they have shown they cannot be trusted. Things are only just getting started over there. People think it’s just 47 saying 47 things - but he means them! Eg Won’t need to vote again!
Peter, whilst all these European leader posts are empathetic, they are running the risk of becoming the European version of the US “thoughts & prayers”. The US will now pull out of supporting in any way (tantrum) & unless EU fills the void financially and militarily Putin will grab more of Ukraine
March 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Peter, whilst all these European leader posts are empathetic, they are running the risk of becoming the European version of the US “thoughts & prayers”. The US will now pull out of supporting in any way (tantrum) & unless EU fills the void financially and militarily Putin will grab more of Ukraine
“In Dent We Trust”
February 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“In Dent We Trust”
Don’t get me started on the interest rate shenanigans …. Complete thievery
February 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Don’t get me started on the interest rate shenanigans …. Complete thievery
I used “they” as a catchall but your point is taken. The issue is which uni is going to say “we’re not a good uni so we’re only going to charge £4k not £9250” … virtually all charged the maximum fees regardless of quality of teaching (and various amounts of actual contact time - value for money?)
February 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I used “they” as a catchall but your point is taken. The issue is which uni is going to say “we’re not a good uni so we’re only going to charge £4k not £9250” … virtually all charged the maximum fees regardless of quality of teaching (and various amounts of actual contact time - value for money?)
Are you sure “worth” is the correct word? IMHO things started going wrong when they first put in student course fees (of course by a generation that didn’t have them) and then tripled to £9k a year believing that only top courses would charge that! The top level then squandered
February 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Are you sure “worth” is the correct word? IMHO things started going wrong when they first put in student course fees (of course by a generation that didn’t have them) and then tripled to £9k a year believing that only top courses would charge that! The top level then squandered
I’m Uk here so 🤷 but does the DEA come under Defence ultimately or a different jurisdiction? That could be one reason why and have it mainlined in🤷
January 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I’m Uk here so 🤷 but does the DEA come under Defence ultimately or a different jurisdiction? That could be one reason why and have it mainlined in🤷
Personally I think it’s just the nihilistic effect of Trump/Musk and their batshit verbiage and Media failure to call it thus.
January 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Personally I think it’s just the nihilistic effect of Trump/Musk and their batshit verbiage and Media failure to call it thus.