Neil McKenna
@neildmck.bsky.social
Merseyside UK. Dapper chap working in local government, all views my own or maybe my teddy bears'. Love history, the arts, cake 📚🧸🌈☕🥐
Fish and chips Friday. Perfect for recuperating after a commute home through Storm Claudio!
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Fish and chips Friday. Perfect for recuperating after a commute home through Storm Claudio!
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If NHS trusts hadn’t had to pay more than £1.8 billion in *interest charges* to private companies, that money could have paid for the starting salaries of over 50,000 NHS doctors 😮🚨
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If NHS trusts hadn’t had to pay more than £1.8 billion in *interest charges* to private companies, that money could have paid for the starting salaries of over 50,000 NHS doctors 😮🚨
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Check out this load of old bobbins!
The crew of the Mary Rose used them to store their sewing kits (thread around the spindle, needles and pins in a hollow space at the end), which they would use to repair damaged materials, such as this ripped cloth jerkin!
#Museum30 #Stitch
The crew of the Mary Rose used them to store their sewing kits (thread around the spindle, needles and pins in a hollow space at the end), which they would use to repair damaged materials, such as this ripped cloth jerkin!
#Museum30 #Stitch
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
Another baking babe born. A small cake for the Festive Season to supplement the cake I made last year and I found in perfect hibernation!!
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Another baking babe born. A small cake for the Festive Season to supplement the cake I made last year and I found in perfect hibernation!!
Two new entries for the Agatha Christie/ Mr Men canon
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Two new entries for the Agatha Christie/ Mr Men canon
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The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The reform party nativity scene.
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation.
And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
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BREAKING: A 9-year-old Palestinian girl has been killed and three others injured when a war-damaged building belonging to the Balawi family collapsed on its residents in the Sabra neighbourhood in southern Gaza City.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6xxw6m
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6xxw6m
October 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
BREAKING: A 9-year-old Palestinian girl has been killed and three others injured when a war-damaged building belonging to the Balawi family collapsed on its residents in the Sabra neighbourhood in southern Gaza City.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6xxw6m
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/6xxw6m
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"A thick fog rolled down between the lines of dun-coloured houses, and the opposing windows loomed like dark, shapeless blurs through the heavy yellow wreaths.'
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
October 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"A thick fog rolled down between the lines of dun-coloured houses, and the opposing windows loomed like dark, shapeless blurs through the heavy yellow wreaths.'
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
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Co-op staff told to boost promotion of vapes after costly cyber-attack.
Why inflict misery, disease, disability, premature death for profits? What happened to Co-op's claims of ethical conduct?
Better ways to attract customers - cut profit margins, smarter stores, decent pay for motivated staff.
Why inflict misery, disease, disability, premature death for profits? What happened to Co-op's claims of ethical conduct?
Better ways to attract customers - cut profit margins, smarter stores, decent pay for motivated staff.
Co-op staff told to boost promotion of vapes after costly cyber-attack, document shows
Exclusive: Approach complies with law but some workers question whether it contradicts standing as ‘ethical’ retailer
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Co-op staff told to boost promotion of vapes after costly cyber-attack.
Why inflict misery, disease, disability, premature death for profits? What happened to Co-op's claims of ethical conduct?
Better ways to attract customers - cut profit margins, smarter stores, decent pay for motivated staff.
Why inflict misery, disease, disability, premature death for profits? What happened to Co-op's claims of ethical conduct?
Better ways to attract customers - cut profit margins, smarter stores, decent pay for motivated staff.
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Tories and Reform want to quit the European Convention on Human Rights.
Since 1980, the ECHR court has heard 29 cases of immigrant deportation. UK won 16. No defeats in the last 5 yrs.
Quitting ECHR won't fix illegal immigration, will destroy our freedoms and rights.
archive.ph/eMg3O
Since 1980, the ECHR court has heard 29 cases of immigrant deportation. UK won 16. No defeats in the last 5 yrs.
Quitting ECHR won't fix illegal immigration, will destroy our freedoms and rights.
archive.ph/eMg3O
Leaving the ECHR won’t fix illegal migration
Half-baked tales of rulings turning on chicken nuggets are no basis for cutting Britain adrift
www.thetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Tories and Reform want to quit the European Convention on Human Rights.
Since 1980, the ECHR court has heard 29 cases of immigrant deportation. UK won 16. No defeats in the last 5 yrs.
Quitting ECHR won't fix illegal immigration, will destroy our freedoms and rights.
archive.ph/eMg3O
Since 1980, the ECHR court has heard 29 cases of immigrant deportation. UK won 16. No defeats in the last 5 yrs.
Quitting ECHR won't fix illegal immigration, will destroy our freedoms and rights.
archive.ph/eMg3O
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I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m sad to hear the news that the wonderful Jane Goodall is no longer in the world. Her work with chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania taught us to look at other apes - and ourselves - differently. I was privileged to meet her later in life and tell her what an inspiration she was to me.
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Save NHS dentistry now!
I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
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Inside you are two Greek cats
September 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Inside you are two Greek cats
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“The big perspective change from ancient DNA study is that people living today are almost never the descendants of the people in the same place thousands of years before”
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Pure bloodlines? Ancestral homelands? DNA science says no. — Harvard Gazette
Geneticist explains recent analyses made possible by tech advances show human history to be one of mixing, movement, displacement.
news.harvard.edu
September 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
“The big perspective change from ancient DNA study is that people living today are almost never the descendants of the people in the same place thousands of years before”
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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🔥 @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social: "We are not going to be cowed by a foreign billionaire who doesn't live in this country"
🤖 "Musk announced that his AI tool, Grok, would once again be sent for reprogramming because it inconveniently shared facts that contradicted his master's argument."
🤖 "Musk announced that his AI tool, Grok, would once again be sent for reprogramming because it inconveniently shared facts that contradicted his master's argument."
September 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🔥 @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social: "We are not going to be cowed by a foreign billionaire who doesn't live in this country"
🤖 "Musk announced that his AI tool, Grok, would once again be sent for reprogramming because it inconveniently shared facts that contradicted his master's argument."
🤖 "Musk announced that his AI tool, Grok, would once again be sent for reprogramming because it inconveniently shared facts that contradicted his master's argument."
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We’ve got some fab non-fiction books in our sale – some SIGNED, some half-price… or both✨
➡️ Pro tip: browse on desktop/laptop for max book joy. You can see many books per page instead of just one at a time. Much better!
Fill ya boots (with books) today 🧡🦊📚
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/non-fiction-...
➡️ Pro tip: browse on desktop/laptop for max book joy. You can see many books per page instead of just one at a time. Much better!
Fill ya boots (with books) today 🧡🦊📚
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/non-fiction-...
September 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We’ve got some fab non-fiction books in our sale – some SIGNED, some half-price… or both✨
➡️ Pro tip: browse on desktop/laptop for max book joy. You can see many books per page instead of just one at a time. Much better!
Fill ya boots (with books) today 🧡🦊📚
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/non-fiction-...
➡️ Pro tip: browse on desktop/laptop for max book joy. You can see many books per page instead of just one at a time. Much better!
Fill ya boots (with books) today 🧡🦊📚
www.foxlanebooks.co.uk/non-fiction-...
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Israel is now officially committing genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially complicit in genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially denying genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially complicit in genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially denying genocide.
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Israel is now officially committing genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially complicit in genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially denying genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially complicit in genocide.
This means that the UK is now officially denying genocide.
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Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal are now all considering boycotting Eurovision unless Israel are removed.
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
September 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Ireland, Slovenia, Iceland, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium and Portugal are now all considering boycotting Eurovision unless Israel are removed.
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
Like if they should.
RT if Israel should be kicked out
My latest build finished - the Italian Riviera set. This was an incredibly detailed set with lots of surprises and some very clever furnishings!
September 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
My latest build finished - the Italian Riviera set. This was an incredibly detailed set with lots of surprises and some very clever furnishings!
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NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
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The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
🧵 [1/8]
September 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
🧵 [1/8]
The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system.
🧵 [1/8]
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So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Testing the Seasonal Cake in IKEA (carrot BTW, and very nice too)
September 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Testing the Seasonal Cake in IKEA (carrot BTW, and very nice too)
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🚨 MPs taking donations from sources linked to private healthcare?
Our CEO Dr Julia Patterson shares some of the biggest findings from EveryDoctor’s research 👇
🔎 the database: privatisation.everydoctor.org.uk
💙 Fund the next step: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everydoctor-nhs-privatisation-research-fund
Our CEO Dr Julia Patterson shares some of the biggest findings from EveryDoctor’s research 👇
🔎 the database: privatisation.everydoctor.org.uk
💙 Fund the next step: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everydoctor-nhs-privatisation-research-fund
September 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🚨 MPs taking donations from sources linked to private healthcare?
Our CEO Dr Julia Patterson shares some of the biggest findings from EveryDoctor’s research 👇
🔎 the database: privatisation.everydoctor.org.uk
💙 Fund the next step: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everydoctor-nhs-privatisation-research-fund
Our CEO Dr Julia Patterson shares some of the biggest findings from EveryDoctor’s research 👇
🔎 the database: privatisation.everydoctor.org.uk
💙 Fund the next step: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everydoctor-nhs-privatisation-research-fund
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Why are the right wing only screaming about the first?
September 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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