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These scientists have to be stopped www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Three sugar cubes worth of plastic enough to kill a puffin, study finds
Scientists find tiny amounts can be a ‘fatal dose’ for marine life in the most comprehensive study of its kind
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 PM
These scientists have to be stopped www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I can think of something else that’s actually out of control and dividing the country.
The Prime Minister said in September that we are at a fork in the road. These asylum proposals suggest we have taken the wrong turning.
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The idea that recognised refugees need to be deported is wrong.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I can think of something else that’s actually out of control and dividing the country.
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Is it 'online training course'?
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it 'online training course'?
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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just started having recency bias and i love it. easily the best bias
August 12, 2023 at 6:04 PM
just started having recency bias and i love it. easily the best bias
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We're so close to having the ultimate vehicle on our roads
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We're so close to having the ultimate vehicle on our roads
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Thanks to open data, it's possible to look at what the spending on the cycle to work scheme is compared to other similar schemes, say vehicle salary sacrifice.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Thanks to open data, it's possible to look at what the spending on the cycle to work scheme is compared to other similar schemes, say vehicle salary sacrifice.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
Both involve buying things before tax on wages so reducing your tax bill, giving an idea of the tax raising potential from each.
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“Cycle to Work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills”.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
“Cycle to Work should be about helping ordinary commuters switch to greener travel, not giving tax breaks to high earners buying £4,000 e-bikes for weekend rides in the Surrey Hills”.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
To the contrary, £4k can get a young family out of a car and onto a cargo bike in a cycle lane.
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"Where's your fucking poppy!?"
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"Where's your fucking poppy!?"
If your “visual podcast” is only available on a streaming platform, YouTube and Spotify, I regret to inform you that what you have made is in fact a (low budget) TV show
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If your “visual podcast” is only available on a streaming platform, YouTube and Spotify, I regret to inform you that what you have made is in fact a (low budget) TV show
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They are investing in the Oxford-Cambridge arc but blocking the global scientists who we need to make it dynamic. Too much contradictory policy.
October 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
They are investing in the Oxford-Cambridge arc but blocking the global scientists who we need to make it dynamic. Too much contradictory policy.
Happy “all my scheduling based code fired alerts at the weekend let’s find out if the code or the alert is bad at daylight savings” Monday
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Happy “all my scheduling based code fired alerts at the weekend let’s find out if the code or the alert is bad at daylight savings” Monday
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This is an excellent piece of student journalism that clearly spells out how troublingly ignorant the University of Cambridge seems to be of some basic facts concerning the legal status of the EHRC's now-withdrawn Interim Code of Practice!
October 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is an excellent piece of student journalism that clearly spells out how troublingly ignorant the University of Cambridge seems to be of some basic facts concerning the legal status of the EHRC's now-withdrawn Interim Code of Practice!
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Tax flight is NOT A THING. Rich people don't move because of high cost of living; that's what makes them rich! Being forced out due to high costs is a poor person thing, not a rich person thing. Can you imagine a billionaire saying they moved somewhere lame because of expenses? Insane.
October 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tax flight is NOT A THING. Rich people don't move because of high cost of living; that's what makes them rich! Being forced out due to high costs is a poor person thing, not a rich person thing. Can you imagine a billionaire saying they moved somewhere lame because of expenses? Insane.
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Bloomberg calling Zack Polanski ‘the British Zohran Mamdani’
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bloomberg calling Zack Polanski ‘the British Zohran Mamdani’
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You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
October 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.
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This is such a good corrective by @chrisgiles.ft.com to the "working-age welfare spending is exploding/out-of-control" narrative that more & more people seem to see as an incontrovertible fact www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is such a good corrective by @chrisgiles.ft.com to the "working-age welfare spending is exploding/out-of-control" narrative that more & more people seem to see as an incontrovertible fact www.ft.com/content/ee67...
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Helm chart is available
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Helm chart is available
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The govt published its strategy to revitalise local communities last week
There is a heavy focus on directing funding to high streets and community spaces, which is part of the reason for declining "pride in place"
But it seems misguided for a few reasons
Short thread
www.gov.uk/government/p...
There is a heavy focus on directing funding to high streets and community spaces, which is part of the reason for declining "pride in place"
But it seems misguided for a few reasons
Short thread
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Pride in Place Strategy
The Pride in Place Strategy will help build stronger communities, create thriving places and empower local people.
www.gov.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The govt published its strategy to revitalise local communities last week
There is a heavy focus on directing funding to high streets and community spaces, which is part of the reason for declining "pride in place"
But it seems misguided for a few reasons
Short thread
www.gov.uk/government/p...
There is a heavy focus on directing funding to high streets and community spaces, which is part of the reason for declining "pride in place"
But it seems misguided for a few reasons
Short thread
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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No room for your car? Just leave it on the road, on the pavement, on a verge - anywhere really.
No room for your bike? Here are 13 clever, space-saving storage ideas for indoors and out
No room for your bike? Here are 13 clever, space-saving storage ideas for indoors and out
From hallway hooks to garden fortresses, here’s where to keep your bike so it’s safe, dry and out of the way
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
No room for your car? Just leave it on the road, on the pavement, on a verge - anywhere really.
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This article from a UK Councillor on how he is engaging with school children about road safety around their schools makes for a valuable and practical engagement guide: bsky.app/profile/tyne... @tynetom.bsky.social
Article by Cllr Tom on how we’re coming up with ways of engaging more with secondary schools on road safety. Fixing problems takes time but a good starting point is understanding where pupils feel less safe in their journey to school.
www.transportxtra.com/publications...
www.transportxtra.com/publications...
Collecting good evidence can derisk delivery around schools
As a Councillor, having schools in your ward focuses the mind on road safety. Here in Tynemouth we’ve got the usual selection of primary schools tha
www.transportxtra.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This article from a UK Councillor on how he is engaging with school children about road safety around their schools makes for a valuable and practical engagement guide: bsky.app/profile/tyne... @tynetom.bsky.social
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This is GORGEOUS.
The restoration of Richmond station to its early Art Deco grandeur has been completed, with original features repaired and lost features replicated in modern materials.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ric...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ric...
Richmond Station restored to 1930s Art Deco glory after multi-year project
The restoration of Richmond station to its early Art Deco grandeur has been completed, with original features repaired and lost features replicated in modern materials.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is GORGEOUS.