Richard Eskins
@eskins.bsky.social
Now retired after teaching web design since 96. Husband, Dad. Interested in EV & green tech. Drums & music.
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Richard Eskins
@eskins.bsky.social
· Feb 9
Everybody Hates Gardenback, by Gardenback
10 track album
gardenback.bandcamp.com
The final album from Gardenback. Only available on @bandcamp.com - gardenback.bandcamp.com/album/everyb...
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Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...
bylinetimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
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Seeking interaction design inspiration? Do yourself a favor and *scroll* the Johnson Banks website.
www.johnsonbanks.co.uk #ixd #design #ux #InteractionDesign
www.johnsonbanks.co.uk #ixd #design #ux #InteractionDesign
Home | Johnson Banks
Defining and designing brands that make a difference
www.johnsonbanks.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Seeking interaction design inspiration? Do yourself a favor and *scroll* the Johnson Banks website.
www.johnsonbanks.co.uk #ixd #design #ux #InteractionDesign
www.johnsonbanks.co.uk #ixd #design #ux #InteractionDesign
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👉 Lessons from Design Greats
Late last year, I turned my wee studio into a space for shooting a web design inspiration tutorial for Envato. Well, the video is now live on their YouTube channel, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/my-web-design-inspir
Late last year, I turned my wee studio into a space for shooting a web design inspiration tutorial for Envato. Well, the video is now live on their YouTube channel, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/my-web-design-inspir
My web design inspiration video for Envato: Lessons from Design Greats
stuffandnonsense.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
👉 Lessons from Design Greats
Late last year, I turned my wee studio into a space for shooting a web design inspiration tutorial for Envato. Well, the video is now live on their YouTube channel, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/my-web-design-inspir
Late last year, I turned my wee studio into a space for shooting a web design inspiration tutorial for Envato. Well, the video is now live on their YouTube channel, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
https://stuffandnonsense.co.uk/blog/my-web-design-inspir
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I’m just checking for Chris Mason’s many pieces about it being unfair for the Tories to blame the last Labour government from 2011-2024 but all I can find is him blowing their ego about how great that was www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chris Mason: Labour is still blaming the Conservatives
A year on from the election, the government needs to demonstrate delivery to claw back some popularity.
www.bbc.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I’m just checking for Chris Mason’s many pieces about it being unfair for the Tories to blame the last Labour government from 2011-2024 but all I can find is him blowing their ego about how great that was www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hard to say how disappointing this morning‘s speech really was. Morally AND intellectually.
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇
Starmer is as bad as those who came before him. What a bitter disappointment
Echoing the far right on immigration, his moral and intellectual stature has fallen away
inews.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hard to say how disappointing this morning‘s speech really was. Morally AND intellectually.
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇
Agree with every line here by @iandunt.bsky.social 👇
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD is coming up this month, so consider this my accessibility awareness contribution of the month.
(Though, hopefully it won't be the only one.)
(Though, hopefully it won't be the only one.)
[New blog post]
Are CSS Carousels accessible sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-car...
In this post, I share some important insights from examining the accessibility of CSS-only carousels that use new features introduced in the #CSS Overflow Module Level 5 spec.
#a11y
Are CSS Carousels accessible sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-car...
In this post, I share some important insights from examining the accessibility of CSS-only carousels that use new features introduced in the #CSS Overflow Module Level 5 spec.
#a11y
Are 'CSS Carousels' accessible?
– The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive design engineer
sarasoueidan.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD is coming up this month, so consider this my accessibility awareness contribution of the month.
(Though, hopefully it won't be the only one.)
(Though, hopefully it won't be the only one.)
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Each week on average, those responding to 999 calls are the victims of 433 attacks, include kicking, punching, slapping, head-butting, spitting, sexual assault and verbal abuse.
All #ambulance staff have the right to #WorkWithoutFear. ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
All #ambulance staff have the right to #WorkWithoutFear. ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Violence and abuse against UK ambulance staff at highest level ever recorded
Those responding to 999 calls are the victims of an average of 433 attacks every week
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Each week on average, those responding to 999 calls are the victims of 433 attacks, include kicking, punching, slapping, head-butting, spitting, sexual assault and verbal abuse.
All #ambulance staff have the right to #WorkWithoutFear. ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
All #ambulance staff have the right to #WorkWithoutFear. ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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And here is the fantastic article from @yorkshirebylines.co.uk.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
And here is the fantastic article from @yorkshirebylines.co.uk.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
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The Telegraph is already notorious for its toxic climate coverage. Today the paper carries an article attacking companies who make green pledges and pushing for continued use of fossil fuels.
...with advertising from Boots, Specsavers, Taylors of Harrogate and Dunelm
...with advertising from Boots, Specsavers, Taylors of Harrogate and Dunelm
April 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The Telegraph is already notorious for its toxic climate coverage. Today the paper carries an article attacking companies who make green pledges and pushing for continued use of fossil fuels.
...with advertising from Boots, Specsavers, Taylors of Harrogate and Dunelm
...with advertising from Boots, Specsavers, Taylors of Harrogate and Dunelm
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“These demands to remove & restrict books are not the result of any grassroots or popular sentiment…The majority are now originating from well-funded, organised groups and movements…” Sounds familiar to anyone who’s been dragged into UK culture wars too.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Majority of attempts to ban books in US come from organised groups, not parents
Last year 72% of demands to censor books were initiated by pressure groups and government entities; with just 16% of ban attempts made by parents
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“These demands to remove & restrict books are not the result of any grassroots or popular sentiment…The majority are now originating from well-funded, organised groups and movements…” Sounds familiar to anyone who’s been dragged into UK culture wars too.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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“It is absolutely disgraceful – strong language that accurately reflects the culpability of the Department – for the Cabinet Office to continue to refuse to come clean about who Gove and other ministers were lobbied by”
– @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-uk-...
– @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-uk-...
Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy’s firm was put in Covid ‘VIP lane’
Exclusive: Candy’s personal company among previously undisclosed Tory-linked businesses and individuals placed in controversial PPE VIP lane.
democracyforsale.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“It is absolutely disgraceful – strong language that accurately reflects the culpability of the Department – for the Cabinet Office to continue to refuse to come clean about who Gove and other ministers were lobbied by”
– @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-uk-...
– @jolyonmaugham.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/reform-uk-...
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The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
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💣 NEW 💣
Today, we can reveal that the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract during Covid, when it had zero employees and a huge debt – has been arrested. We’ve been pushing for this for five years.
goodlawproject.org/vip-lane-arr...
Today, we can reveal that the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract during Covid, when it had zero employees and a huge debt – has been arrested. We’ve been pushing for this for five years.
goodlawproject.org/vip-lane-arr...
VIP lane: Arrest in fraud investigation | Good Law Project
Good Law Project can reveal that two people involved with VIP lane firm Luxe Lifestyle are under investigation for tax evasion relating to a £25.7m contract for useless PPE.
goodlawproject.org
April 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💣 NEW 💣
Today, we can reveal that the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract during Covid, when it had zero employees and a huge debt – has been arrested. We’ve been pushing for this for five years.
goodlawproject.org/vip-lane-arr...
Today, we can reveal that the director of Luxe Lifestyle – a firm that bagged a £25.7m PPE contract during Covid, when it had zero employees and a huge debt – has been arrested. We’ve been pushing for this for five years.
goodlawproject.org/vip-lane-arr...
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Wake up Keir. Wake up!
April 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wake up Keir. Wake up!
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We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
March 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
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We're not Russia. We're not China. So why do we punish peaceful protest so harshly?
6 out of 16 climate protesters see their sentences mildly reduced...
Fuelling the climate crisis, denying the climate crisis - both should be a crime - not peaceful protest to prevent it.
6 out of 16 climate protesters see their sentences mildly reduced...
Fuelling the climate crisis, denying the climate crisis - both should be a crime - not peaceful protest to prevent it.
March 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We're not Russia. We're not China. So why do we punish peaceful protest so harshly?
6 out of 16 climate protesters see their sentences mildly reduced...
Fuelling the climate crisis, denying the climate crisis - both should be a crime - not peaceful protest to prevent it.
6 out of 16 climate protesters see their sentences mildly reduced...
Fuelling the climate crisis, denying the climate crisis - both should be a crime - not peaceful protest to prevent it.
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A gift from the wonderful @stephaniewalter.bsky.social. #ColorTheory #palettes #resources #tools #InclusiveDesign #a11y #color #colors
Struggling with color theory or building accessible palettes? I’ve put together my go-to resources and tools to help designers make better, more inclusive color choices. Whether you're a beginner or refining your skills, this curated list has you covered!
stephaniewalter.design/blog/color-t...
stephaniewalter.design/blog/color-t...
February 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A gift from the wonderful @stephaniewalter.bsky.social. #ColorTheory #palettes #resources #tools #InclusiveDesign #a11y #color #colors
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"Britain’s overcrowded road network is stressful to drive and offers very little infrastructure for truckers. You’ll struggle to find a safe place to park, a clean shower or a place to eat decent food – and wherever you go, you’ll be expected to pay a fortune for it."
If UK suffers from shortage of truckers, why are drivers leaving the industry?
Amidst an HGV driver shortage, more and more drivers enter the industry only to leave it very soon after. Why?
bylines.scot
February 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"Britain’s overcrowded road network is stressful to drive and offers very little infrastructure for truckers. You’ll struggle to find a safe place to park, a clean shower or a place to eat decent food – and wherever you go, you’ll be expected to pay a fortune for it."
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As the deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) approaches, Accessibility Lead Danny has looked at each of the EU member states (and the UK) to assess their digital accessibility maturity, and how well individual countries are positioned to meet the changing landscape:
tinyurl.com/5b2f6zpz
tinyurl.com/5b2f6zpz
How well are countries across the EU doing when it comes to digital accessibility?
We assessed digital accessibility maturity of all 27 EU member states, with the UK, to assess how countries are positioned to meet accessibility developments
www.nexerdigital.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As the deadline for the European Accessibility Act (EAA) approaches, Accessibility Lead Danny has looked at each of the EU member states (and the UK) to assess their digital accessibility maturity, and how well individual countries are positioned to meet the changing landscape:
tinyurl.com/5b2f6zpz
tinyurl.com/5b2f6zpz
@wilsond.bsky.social you’ve made it.
February 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
@wilsond.bsky.social you’ve made it.
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The loudest patriots almost always hate their country. Many become traitors.
February 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The loudest patriots almost always hate their country. Many become traitors.
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This Guardian article on brake pad dust misses some fairly important context
EVs use friction brakes far less than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, because of the magic of regenerative braking
Meaning they produce less of this toxic dust
A 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EVs use friction brakes far less than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, because of the magic of regenerative braking
Meaning they produce less of this toxic dust
A 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says
Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This Guardian article on brake pad dust misses some fairly important context
EVs use friction brakes far less than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, because of the magic of regenerative braking
Meaning they produce less of this toxic dust
A 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EVs use friction brakes far less than internal combustion engine (ICE) cars, because of the magic of regenerative braking
Meaning they produce less of this toxic dust
A 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today’s trivia question is: why did the grifting gobshite dress up as a farmer?
February 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today’s trivia question is: why did the grifting gobshite dress up as a farmer?
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Thought experiment for Labour…
With over 4yrs and a huge majority, why not stir it up? Pitch your tent defiantly on the liberal lawn, loudly reject the epic failures of Brexit and rightwing immigration ideology and see how many liberal votes you gain instead of chasing Reform into a toxic dead end?
With over 4yrs and a huge majority, why not stir it up? Pitch your tent defiantly on the liberal lawn, loudly reject the epic failures of Brexit and rightwing immigration ideology and see how many liberal votes you gain instead of chasing Reform into a toxic dead end?
February 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Thought experiment for Labour…
With over 4yrs and a huge majority, why not stir it up? Pitch your tent defiantly on the liberal lawn, loudly reject the epic failures of Brexit and rightwing immigration ideology and see how many liberal votes you gain instead of chasing Reform into a toxic dead end?
With over 4yrs and a huge majority, why not stir it up? Pitch your tent defiantly on the liberal lawn, loudly reject the epic failures of Brexit and rightwing immigration ideology and see how many liberal votes you gain instead of chasing Reform into a toxic dead end?
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The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...