Bryan Wallis
@bwallis.bsky.social
Retired. like all sport, football fan, bad at golf, we were better in the EU, despair at USA.
Thank you. Yes, the puberty blocker ban to me is a backwards step. I hope they change it, I think that change will come with wider public awareness, understanding, and pressure. My post was intended not to minimise this but to also look for positives compared to the last 14 years.
March 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thank you. Yes, the puberty blocker ban to me is a backwards step. I hope they change it, I think that change will come with wider public awareness, understanding, and pressure. My post was intended not to minimise this but to also look for positives compared to the last 14 years.
I really am not weeping I am trying to understand why I may have upset some people, what people are concerned about with this govt's LGBTQ+ policies so I can understand better. Discourse on these topics with old white men like me with no skin in the game as you pit it helps me to understand.
March 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I really am not weeping I am trying to understand why I may have upset some people, what people are concerned about with this govt's LGBTQ+ policies so I can understand better. Discourse on these topics with old white men like me with no skin in the game as you pit it helps me to understand.
I am perplexed at the replies to my post. I am enquiring what this govt. has done that is anti LGBTQ+ adverse? I have passed no comment but a lot of odd assumptions seem to have been made. Still have no answer. Then I merely point out some positives. Why has that has brought out these comments?
March 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am perplexed at the replies to my post. I am enquiring what this govt. has done that is anti LGBTQ+ adverse? I have passed no comment but a lot of odd assumptions seem to have been made. Still have no answer. Then I merely point out some positives. Why has that has brought out these comments?
Is it halting of puberty blockers for children that you refer to? We wait to see their plans for getting more people into work. Some positives, min. wage up, settled strikes, new workers rights, tenants greater security, free breakfast clubs for primary children, NHS lists reducing, more NHS funding
March 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Is it halting of puberty blockers for children that you refer to? We wait to see their plans for getting more people into work. Some positives, min. wage up, settled strikes, new workers rights, tenants greater security, free breakfast clubs for primary children, NHS lists reducing, more NHS funding
Apparently, about 3% think the earth is flat (youGov poll 2019).
January 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Apparently, about 3% think the earth is flat (youGov poll 2019).
He took you up on your challenge, did a Nazi salute at work, and got the sack.
January 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
He took you up on your challenge, did a Nazi salute at work, and got the sack.
Getting rid of two child cap would really help reduce child poverty. It was not a manifesto promise, but we should keep the pressure up. It could be something they will do. Your list shows too well the results of 14 years of failure. Sadly, it will take years to turn it around.
January 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Getting rid of two child cap would really help reduce child poverty. It was not a manifesto promise, but we should keep the pressure up. It could be something they will do. Your list shows too well the results of 14 years of failure. Sadly, it will take years to turn it around.
Trump gets unprecedented coverage. Media repeat what he says/threatens with no critical analysis of its outcomes or if it is actually delivered. That may give the impression he is getting on with what he promised. The debacle over federal funding yesterday shows it just results in total chaos.
January 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trump gets unprecedented coverage. Media repeat what he says/threatens with no critical analysis of its outcomes or if it is actually delivered. That may give the impression he is getting on with what he promised. The debacle over federal funding yesterday shows it just results in total chaos.
Guess they would argue, ended strikes, nationalising railways, VAT on private schools, free breakfast clubs for primary school children and IHT on high value "farms". Proposed changes to employment rights, freeing up 100% RTB receipts for new social housing and limiting RTB of new social housing.
January 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Guess they would argue, ended strikes, nationalising railways, VAT on private schools, free breakfast clubs for primary school children and IHT on high value "farms". Proposed changes to employment rights, freeing up 100% RTB receipts for new social housing and limiting RTB of new social housing.
I'm not sure where this leaves me then, I'm afraid I find Trump almost impossible to follow. He seems to lack coherence. If I worked for him quite frankly I would have not a scooby doo what he wanted to achieve or how he planned to do it. Maybe I seek a level of clarity others don't need.
January 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I'm not sure where this leaves me then, I'm afraid I find Trump almost impossible to follow. He seems to lack coherence. If I worked for him quite frankly I would have not a scooby doo what he wanted to achieve or how he planned to do it. Maybe I seek a level of clarity others don't need.
And there was me thinking clear communication was an essential leadership skill.
January 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
And there was me thinking clear communication was an essential leadership skill.
Managing by presenteeism is lazy leadership. Good leaders and organisations can ensure their staff are productive and motivated when working in a hybrid environment. Clarity of message and an ability to set, agree, and monitor clear goals and targets.
January 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Managing by presenteeism is lazy leadership. Good leaders and organisations can ensure their staff are productive and motivated when working in a hybrid environment. Clarity of message and an ability to set, agree, and monitor clear goals and targets.
I'm just an onlooker with zero expertise. I think a lot of countries are experiencing the same. The US is responding to Trump's ramblings, and maybe our press doesn't like that Labour had a reasonably good week last week standing up to misinformation. Seem to prefer hyperbole over news reporting.
January 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm just an onlooker with zero expertise. I think a lot of countries are experiencing the same. The US is responding to Trump's ramblings, and maybe our press doesn't like that Labour had a reasonably good week last week standing up to misinformation. Seem to prefer hyperbole over news reporting.
Written to mine. Patrick Spencer (Tory) he voted against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill because he believes young people should have a choice. So I hope in his view that choice extends to freedom to extend their horizons by living, studying and working anywhere in the EU as well.
January 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Written to mine. Patrick Spencer (Tory) he voted against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill because he believes young people should have a choice. So I hope in his view that choice extends to freedom to extend their horizons by living, studying and working anywhere in the EU as well.
Me too. Probably usual response about read the whole article blah blah when they fully understand the importance and impact of headlines.
January 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Me too. Probably usual response about read the whole article blah blah when they fully understand the importance and impact of headlines.
I have just complained to BBC about it. They need to take more care with their reporting when MPs have faced threats of violence over this. This topic has been hijacked by some on the far right with no respect or thought for the victims. Accurate reporting at this time is doubly important.
January 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I have just complained to BBC about it. They need to take more care with their reporting when MPs have faced threats of violence over this. This topic has been hijacked by some on the far right with no respect or thought for the victims. Accurate reporting at this time is doubly important.
Yes, agree. When Farage was milkshaked as a candidate, James Cleverley and Yvette Cooper were quick to condemn it, as would be expected.
January 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Yes, agree. When Farage was milkshaked as a candidate, James Cleverley and Yvette Cooper were quick to condemn it, as would be expected.
Sadly, there will be people with young families turning their heat off, too. Maybe we should be arguing more loudly for reform of the Ofgem criteria for the cap and abolishing the standing charge. Or at least abolishing it for low energy use households?
January 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Sadly, there will be people with young families turning their heat off, too. Maybe we should be arguing more loudly for reform of the Ofgem criteria for the cap and abolishing the standing charge. Or at least abolishing it for low energy use households?
Yes, great offer on Amazon. Just ordered mine.
December 10, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Yes, great offer on Amazon. Just ordered mine.
Great analysis and data on the return in investment. Will we see greater efforts to collect tax from this top 10%? It seems a natural thing for a labour govt. to do but wondered what the plans are to increase resources at HMRC to do this complex work?
December 1, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Great analysis and data on the return in investment. Will we see greater efforts to collect tax from this top 10%? It seems a natural thing for a labour govt. to do but wondered what the plans are to increase resources at HMRC to do this complex work?
Not even inaugurated yet and he is grifting off his position. Stole millions from American citizens first time around from overcharging for his security to stay at his hotels. I expect him to be even bolder this time.
November 30, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Not even inaugurated yet and he is grifting off his position. Stole millions from American citizens first time around from overcharging for his security to stay at his hotels. I expect him to be even bolder this time.
Yes, please, some of the posts are awful over there. Parliament debated this with compassion and thought. So should we. Personally, I am in favour, provided there is good end of life care for all and support whatever choice people make.
November 29, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Yes, please, some of the posts are awful over there. Parliament debated this with compassion and thought. So should we. Personally, I am in favour, provided there is good end of life care for all and support whatever choice people make.
We cannot ignore Musk's clear attacks on democracy. His algorithms distort what people hear, suppress the truth, and promote misinformation. He supported a candidate who denied and still denies the outcome of an election.He talks to Putin. He is far from a supporter of democratic norms..
November 28, 2024 at 11:18 AM
We cannot ignore Musk's clear attacks on democracy. His algorithms distort what people hear, suppress the truth, and promote misinformation. He supported a candidate who denied and still denies the outcome of an election.He talks to Putin. He is far from a supporter of democratic norms..
Odd justification for economic policy, but hey ho.
November 26, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Odd justification for economic policy, but hey ho.