P D Anderson
@pdanderson.bsky.social
Writer, carer. Mainly the latter these days. Author of "Web 2.0 and beyond"
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P D Anderson
@pdanderson.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Rather late to this, but pleased to say that I have had a short story published in the 'What Happens Next?' anthology from Nottingham Writers' Studio
@nwstudio.bsky.social . A short tale of an aging naturalist and his last trip. #nottingham
@nwstudio.bsky.social . A short tale of an aging naturalist and his last trip. #nottingham
I'm curious. Why does the media always say there is a cold 'snap' but never uses the term for a period of hot weather? Who ever heard of a hot snap? I think it usually is called a warm spell or a heat wave.
January 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I'm curious. Why does the media always say there is a cold 'snap' but never uses the term for a period of hot weather? Who ever heard of a hot snap? I think it usually is called a warm spell or a heat wave.
Stir-up Sunday. Time for the annual xmas cake to begin it's life! Nigella recipe and as she says there's a bit of "Blue Peter" to wrap the cake in brown paper to protect while cooking.
November 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Stir-up Sunday. Time for the annual xmas cake to begin it's life! Nigella recipe and as she says there's a bit of "Blue Peter" to wrap the cake in brown paper to protect while cooking.
Rather late to this, but pleased to say that I have had a short story published in the 'What Happens Next?' anthology from Nottingham Writers' Studio
@nwstudio.bsky.social . A short tale of an aging naturalist and his last trip. #nottingham
@nwstudio.bsky.social . A short tale of an aging naturalist and his last trip. #nottingham
August 8, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Rather late to this, but pleased to say that I have had a short story published in the 'What Happens Next?' anthology from Nottingham Writers' Studio
@nwstudio.bsky.social . A short tale of an aging naturalist and his last trip. #nottingham
@nwstudio.bsky.social . A short tale of an aging naturalist and his last trip. #nottingham
A great book that I would recommend. Searing indictment of the state of parts of our big, especially northern, cities and a reminder of the strange times of covid.
152 copies of Ghost Signs sold last year and only ONE e-book. Total royalties for 2024/5, eighty three quid 😭 anyone wants to help feed my kids and pay the mortgage, both of which are killing me, you can get it from all the usual bookshops and online outlets.
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...
Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic a book by Stu Hennigan.
"When Covid struck in early 2020, librarian Stu Hennigan volunteered to deliver food parcels to vulnerable people in Leeds who were self-isolating and had no other access to food during the savage day...
uk.bookshop.org
August 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A great book that I would recommend. Searing indictment of the state of parts of our big, especially northern, cities and a reminder of the strange times of covid.
Rather stunned to find that Blondie's Maria was released just over 25 years ago. Incredible No. 1 track. But surely it was only say ten years ago? #feelingold
July 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Rather stunned to find that Blondie's Maria was released just over 25 years ago. Incredible No. 1 track. But surely it was only say ten years ago? #feelingold
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#CarersWeek is here!
To kick off the week we have a video from our Chief Executive, Helen Walker, talking about why we care about equality for carers
is the headline sponsor for 2025's Carers Week.
To kick off the week we have a video from our Chief Executive, Helen Walker, talking about why we care about equality for carers
is the headline sponsor for 2025's Carers Week.
June 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#CarersWeek is here!
To kick off the week we have a video from our Chief Executive, Helen Walker, talking about why we care about equality for carers
is the headline sponsor for 2025's Carers Week.
To kick off the week we have a video from our Chief Executive, Helen Walker, talking about why we care about equality for carers
is the headline sponsor for 2025's Carers Week.
The @theguardian.com on the state of #socialcare and plans for an industry-wide pay bargaining system and its funding.
Labour ducking sorting out the overall funding situation by pushing back to at least 2028 is politically “squalid” they say.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour ducking sorting out the overall funding situation by pushing back to at least 2028 is politically “squalid” they say.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour can’t keep papering over the cracks in the care sector
Improving pay and conditions for neglected workers is an urgent national challenge
www.theguardian.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The @theguardian.com on the state of #socialcare and plans for an industry-wide pay bargaining system and its funding.
Labour ducking sorting out the overall funding situation by pushing back to at least 2028 is politically “squalid” they say.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Labour ducking sorting out the overall funding situation by pushing back to at least 2028 is politically “squalid” they say.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Seems we are in one of Blair's historical moments when the kaleidoscope has been shaken and the pieces are in flux. Not in a good way.
February 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Seems we are in one of Blair's historical moments when the kaleidoscope has been shaken and the pieces are in flux. Not in a good way.
@gsoh31.bsky.social - have you seen this news about Notts TV? Nottingham Trent Uni (NTU) pulling out of local micro TV news channel in November. Another example of HEIs retrenching and there's then a knock on in local economy and civic society?
www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
Notts TV 'incredibly proud' as chairman addresses closure of channel
The channel's licence will end on November 25 this year
www.nottinghampost.com
February 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
@gsoh31.bsky.social - have you seen this news about Notts TV? Nottingham Trent Uni (NTU) pulling out of local micro TV news channel in November. Another example of HEIs retrenching and there's then a knock on in local economy and civic society?
www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...
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Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']:
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.
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What *exactly* is a social care commission going to tell us that we don't know?
What is the magical cross-party solve that *multiple* com'ns & reviews, incl a Royal Com'n, have failed to find?
The issue is funding. Its a political choice. MAKE THE CHOICE you're elected to make & get on with it
What is the magical cross-party solve that *multiple* com'ns & reviews, incl a Royal Com'n, have failed to find?
The issue is funding. Its a political choice. MAKE THE CHOICE you're elected to make & get on with it
January 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
What *exactly* is a social care commission going to tell us that we don't know?
What is the magical cross-party solve that *multiple* com'ns & reviews, incl a Royal Com'n, have failed to find?
The issue is funding. Its a political choice. MAKE THE CHOICE you're elected to make & get on with it
What is the magical cross-party solve that *multiple* com'ns & reviews, incl a Royal Com'n, have failed to find?
The issue is funding. Its a political choice. MAKE THE CHOICE you're elected to make & get on with it
If you want to read the government's new plan for change in full the pdf is here.
As far as I can see it does not mention #socialcare once. 😞
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af...
As far as I can see it does not mention #socialcare once. 😞
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
December 5, 2024 at 3:57 PM
If you want to read the government's new plan for change in full the pdf is here.
As far as I can see it does not mention #socialcare once. 😞
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af...
As far as I can see it does not mention #socialcare once. 😞
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af...
"So in a few short months the mood in the social care sector has gone from cautious enthusiasm to bewilderment and, now, anger." #socialcare
www.ft.com/content/f6bf...
November 27, 2024 at 6:55 PM
"So in a few short months the mood in the social care sector has gone from cautious enthusiasm to bewilderment and, now, anger." #socialcare
www.ft.com/content/f6bf...
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November 19, 2024 at 1:20 PM
**COMPETITION TIME** Repost, Like & Follow us to be in with a chance to #WIN a REGA Planar 3 RS Edition turntables worth £999.00. Find out more here: shorturl.at/Z6rsp One lucky winner will be selected at random from all entrants on the 18th December 2024. Enter on X and IG also. Good luck!🤞
Hello Bsky. Not checked in for a while, but given events this week with Trump...
August 14, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Hello Bsky. Not checked in for a while, but given events this week with Trump...
45 years ago in the frozen North. When photographers only had a few shots because they only had 24 or 36 exposures on a roll. "Please, please don't laugh, I can't waste any film".
twitter.com/JDNOPICS/sta...
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January 6, 2024 at 11:44 PM
45 years ago in the frozen North. When photographers only had a few shots because they only had 24 or 36 exposures on a roll. "Please, please don't laugh, I can't waste any film".
twitter.com/JDNOPICS/sta...
twitter.com/JDNOPICS/sta...
They [care workers] can earn more by going down to the local supermarket and getting two or three £ an hour more. Christina McAnea - Unison, on @BBCNewsnight
How have we built a society where people who care for our old and disabled can get more humping tins of beans onto a shelf?
December 4, 2023 at 11:04 PM
They [care workers] can earn more by going down to the local supermarket and getting two or three £ an hour more. Christina McAnea - Unison, on @BBCNewsnight
How have we built a society where people who care for our old and disabled can get more humping tins of beans onto a shelf?
Little bit late for Stir-up Sunday but I've started on the annual xmas cake prep:
November 30, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Little bit late for Stir-up Sunday but I've started on the annual xmas cake prep:
To fill some time I made Soul Cakes last week. Not too shabby a turn out for first attempt. I'm impressed they are still dry and firm a week later.
Hardy souls.
Hardy souls.
November 6, 2023 at 7:37 PM
To fill some time I made Soul Cakes last week. Not too shabby a turn out for first attempt. I'm impressed they are still dry and firm a week later.
Hardy souls.
Hardy souls.
So. Here I am on BlueSky. A new beginning...
November 3, 2023 at 9:29 AM
So. Here I am on BlueSky. A new beginning...