Stuart Jones
@owenthesignal.bsky.social
Trains, boats and planes. And music. And wildlife, geology, genealogy, astronomy...
All the right things, just not necessarily in the right order
Flickr: owenthesignal (rail & transport) wildspaces (photography)
All the right things, just not necessarily in the right order
Flickr: owenthesignal (rail & transport) wildspaces (photography)
Reposted by Stuart Jones
Yes, this. We all get richer from a simple tax code, with well-designed taxes and the right incentives (for everyone) to work and not avoid tax. The UK tax system is one of the worst globally for this. There’s a clear set of recommendations on what to do (by Mirrlees, Nobel economist). From 2010!
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yes, this. We all get richer from a simple tax code, with well-designed taxes and the right incentives (for everyone) to work and not avoid tax. The UK tax system is one of the worst globally for this. There’s a clear set of recommendations on what to do (by Mirrlees, Nobel economist). From 2010!
Keith Rodney Starmer- Prime Minister, KRS-One
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Keith Rodney Starmer- Prime Minister, KRS-One
Metal or bats?! 😉
(Loved that episode)
(Loved that episode)
November 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Metal or bats?! 😉
(Loved that episode)
(Loved that episode)
Love that long spotters’ view across the platforms 👍
That train reminds me of the occasional oil trains through P8 at Stratford, the evening commuters taking a step back as the tanks clanked and bounced past. #RailBlue #Class37
That train reminds me of the occasional oil trains through P8 at Stratford, the evening commuters taking a step back as the tanks clanked and bounced past. #RailBlue #Class37
37080 Stratford 12/03/82
Stratford used to see an occasional freight through Platform 8, the main down platform for the evening commuter trains. Sometimes sand, in this case oil. Hard to forget the raw sound of the clanking, ...
flic.kr
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In the interests of balance and to disprove accusations of BBC bias, announcing a guest to counter the tax view just presented on #WATO in 3, 2, 1…
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November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
In the interests of balance and to disprove accusations of BBC bias, announcing a guest to counter the tax view just presented on #WATO in 3, 2, 1…
Oh.
Oh.
Any tippex handy?
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Any tippex handy?
Haha, een flooftje! Mooi!
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Haha, een flooftje! Mooi!
Death by chocolate
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sheep 🐏💀
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sheep 🐏💀
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Death by chocolate
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sheep 🐏💀
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sheep 🐏💀
Paul Murdin. RGO astronomer, submitted a paper with Louise Webster on the first clear candidate for a black hole: Cygnus X1.
He also very kindly helped me to understand that I wasn’t likely to have the aptitude to be an astronomer. But gave me his script for the Sky At Night as consolation
He also very kindly helped me to understand that I wasn’t likely to have the aptitude to be an astronomer. But gave me his script for the Sky At Night as consolation
November 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Paul Murdin. RGO astronomer, submitted a paper with Louise Webster on the first clear candidate for a black hole: Cygnus X1.
He also very kindly helped me to understand that I wasn’t likely to have the aptitude to be an astronomer. But gave me his script for the Sky At Night as consolation
He also very kindly helped me to understand that I wasn’t likely to have the aptitude to be an astronomer. But gave me his script for the Sky At Night as consolation
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+1 for the ‘Pigeoned’
+1 for the ‘Pigeoned’
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
👌
+1 for the ‘Pigeoned’
+1 for the ‘Pigeoned’
The V flight of birds on the last photo 👌
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The V flight of birds on the last photo 👌