John Dexter FRSC
@mrjdexter.bsky.social
36+yr a chemistry teacher, senior leader, head:26,000 lessons.
4 +yr working in education as a Director in Nottingham City Local Authority UK.
Believer. Views maybe my own, borrowed or no one's
Robin Hood country
Blog > www.MrJDexter.com
4 +yr working in education as a Director in Nottingham City Local Authority UK.
Believer. Views maybe my own, borrowed or no one's
Robin Hood country
Blog > www.MrJDexter.com
Oh Dear Nottingham
This will make receiver ofMFL and Music teachers locally very difficult if not impossible
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This will make receiver ofMFL and Music teachers locally very difficult if not impossible
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Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
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November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Oh Dear Nottingham
This will make receiver ofMFL and Music teachers locally very difficult if not impossible
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This will make receiver ofMFL and Music teachers locally very difficult if not impossible
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Despite growing needs in adult social care, children’s services and homelessness
Councils remain rung out
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Councils remain rung out
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English councils to remain poorer than in 2010 despite funding rise, says report
Exclusive: Impact of austerity cannot be undone by end of parliament despite above-inflation funding, analysis finds
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October 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Despite growing needs in adult social care, children’s services and homelessness
Councils remain rung out
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Councils remain rung out
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Niels Bohr, Danish physicist & Nobel Laureate, born #OTD 1885; pioneered research on atomic structure & quantum theory; admired for moral leadership in support of other refugee scientists in 1930’s & of founding CERN 1954; commemorated at Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen University
@cern.bsky.social
@cern.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Niels Bohr, Danish physicist & Nobel Laureate, born #OTD 1885; pioneered research on atomic structure & quantum theory; admired for moral leadership in support of other refugee scientists in 1930’s & of founding CERN 1954; commemorated at Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen University
@cern.bsky.social
@cern.bsky.social
Video doorbells BLue sky people do tell me
Is Ring ( battery/solar) a good option ( may build in other cameras
Is Ring ( battery/solar) a good option ( may build in other cameras
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Video doorbells BLue sky people do tell me
Is Ring ( battery/solar) a good option ( may build in other cameras
Is Ring ( battery/solar) a good option ( may build in other cameras
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Tories to continue their approach of claiming that everything would just be fine if we could just leave one more thing...
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UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says
The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.
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October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Tories to continue their approach of claiming that everything would just be fine if we could just leave one more thing...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Is Biotech sliding away from UK?
No AZ
No Merck
Now no GSK
Asking for a friend
Source: BBC share.google/CF8sMFhl3Jkw...
No AZ
No Merck
Now no GSK
Asking for a friend
Source: BBC share.google/CF8sMFhl3Jkw...
GSK pledges $30bn US investment as UK's pharma woes deepen
The company is the latest pharma firm to have either reduced spending in the UK or diverted it to the US.
share.google
September 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Is Biotech sliding away from UK?
No AZ
No Merck
Now no GSK
Asking for a friend
Source: BBC share.google/CF8sMFhl3Jkw...
No AZ
No Merck
Now no GSK
Asking for a friend
Source: BBC share.google/CF8sMFhl3Jkw...
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
September 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.
The system is broken.
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BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
Not happy
Allowed to extract almost half what is lost from their pipes
The chicken coming home to
Roost - no adequate investment, not thoughtful environmental planning
Profit and senior incomes and consumers pay
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Allowed to extract almost half what is lost from their pipes
The chicken coming home to
Roost - no adequate investment, not thoughtful environmental planning
Profit and senior incomes and consumers pay
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s a disaster’: drought measure to suck water from River Wharfe met with anger
Campaigners accuse Yorkshire Water of negligence and say plan to top up reservoirs will kill the river’s fish
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August 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Not happy
Allowed to extract almost half what is lost from their pipes
The chicken coming home to
Roost - no adequate investment, not thoughtful environmental planning
Profit and senior incomes and consumers pay
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Allowed to extract almost half what is lost from their pipes
The chicken coming home to
Roost - no adequate investment, not thoughtful environmental planning
Profit and senior incomes and consumers pay
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Not happy
“Yorkshire Water applied to extract 120 million litres of water per day from the River Wharfe. The company loses an estimated 260 million litres of water per day through leaks, which is approximately 21% of its total water distribution”
“Yorkshire Water applied to extract 120 million litres of water per day from the River Wharfe. The company loses an estimated 260 million litres of water per day through leaks, which is approximately 21% of its total water distribution”
August 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Not happy
“Yorkshire Water applied to extract 120 million litres of water per day from the River Wharfe. The company loses an estimated 260 million litres of water per day through leaks, which is approximately 21% of its total water distribution”
“Yorkshire Water applied to extract 120 million litres of water per day from the River Wharfe. The company loses an estimated 260 million litres of water per day through leaks, which is approximately 21% of its total water distribution”
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Yes, and nobody cared much about the EU till the media started platforming Frogface and proprietors made their publications anti-EU.
It was a weird obsession by a few old buffers until the super wealthy realised they could make money out of it.
Then they told us we all wanted to leave.
It was a weird obsession by a few old buffers until the super wealthy realised they could make money out of it.
Then they told us we all wanted to leave.
August 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yes, and nobody cared much about the EU till the media started platforming Frogface and proprietors made their publications anti-EU.
It was a weird obsession by a few old buffers until the super wealthy realised they could make money out of it.
Then they told us we all wanted to leave.
It was a weird obsession by a few old buffers until the super wealthy realised they could make money out of it.
Then they told us we all wanted to leave.
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It takes 10 weeks to sway the population with emotion, and 10 years for them to change their minds with facts.
August 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It takes 10 weeks to sway the population with emotion, and 10 years for them to change their minds with facts.
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‘This behaviour makes the case why water should return to public ownership & those at the top held accountable for every penny spent & every benefit taken.’ Yes. & in all public services. So find the balls to *do* something about this, massive majority Labour government, & stop whining about it.
Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm
Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers
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August 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
‘This behaviour makes the case why water should return to public ownership & those at the top held accountable for every penny spent & every benefit taken.’ Yes. & in all public services. So find the balls to *do* something about this, massive majority Labour government, & stop whining about it.
Many a lesson I sang a song
…. these are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard and there maybe many others but they haven’t been discaaaaavered
Thanks and RIP Tom Lehrer
…. these are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard and there maybe many others but they haven’t been discaaaaavered
Thanks and RIP Tom Lehrer
July 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Many a lesson I sang a song
…. these are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard and there maybe many others but they haven’t been discaaaaavered
Thanks and RIP Tom Lehrer
…. these are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard and there maybe many others but they haven’t been discaaaaavered
Thanks and RIP Tom Lehrer
Well done #Nottingham
The TV talent school that took Bella Ramsey from Nottingham to Hollywood
www.thetimes.com/article/6751...
The TV talent school that took Bella Ramsey from Nottingham to Hollywood
www.thetimes.com/article/6751...
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July 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Well done #Nottingham
The TV talent school that took Bella Ramsey from Nottingham to Hollywood
www.thetimes.com/article/6751...
The TV talent school that took Bella Ramsey from Nottingham to Hollywood
www.thetimes.com/article/6751...
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Got to love privatised water
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yorkshire Water to introduce hosepipe ban across county
Yorkshire Water warns the ban could last until the winter months with more dry weather forecast.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Got to love privatised water
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Got to love privatised water
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yorkshire Water to introduce hosepipe ban across county
Yorkshire Water warns the ban could last until the winter months with more dry weather forecast.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Got to love privatised water
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Company increased bills by almost 30% in April
In October, the Environment Agency (EA) reported that 21% of Yorkshire Water's supplies were lost due to leakage, higher than avg 19%.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Very noticeable that none of the big Brexit backing accounts on X have said anything at all about the 9th anniversary of the chaos they unleashed.
Almost like they'd rather we all forgot about it.
Almost like they'd rather we all forgot about it.
June 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Very noticeable that none of the big Brexit backing accounts on X have said anything at all about the 9th anniversary of the chaos they unleashed.
Almost like they'd rather we all forgot about it.
Almost like they'd rather we all forgot about it.
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The tragedy of Brexit is those mentioned as architects are not seen for the frauds they are by the whole country. How stupid are we? I think there is some distance to go yet?
June 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The tragedy of Brexit is those mentioned as architects are not seen for the frauds they are by the whole country. How stupid are we? I think there is some distance to go yet?
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MORNING ALL!
Today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit vote.
How do we all think it’s gone so far?
Today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit vote.
How do we all think it’s gone so far?
June 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
MORNING ALL!
Today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit vote.
How do we all think it’s gone so far?
Today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit vote.
How do we all think it’s gone so far?
Sure Start centres generated £2 of financial benefits for every £1 spent, study finds
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Sure Start centres generated £2 of financial benefits for every £1 spent, study finds
New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says report
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June 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Sure Start centres generated £2 of financial benefits for every £1 spent, study finds
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...