Andrew Thomson
@quantinghome.bsky.social
I see the Cockneys have cracked open their fancy dress box again...
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I see the Cockneys have cracked open their fancy dress box again...
The wealth and resources generated by the empire were largely owned by wealthy individuals and corporations, then mostly expended fighting two world wars. After WW2 Britain was basically bankrupt and reliant on US loans. So the welfare state was pretty small to begin with.
October 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The wealth and resources generated by the empire were largely owned by wealthy individuals and corporations, then mostly expended fighting two world wars. After WW2 Britain was basically bankrupt and reliant on US loans. So the welfare state was pretty small to begin with.
AI maths strikes again...
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
AI maths strikes again...
What happened here? What's up with Denmark's coastline? Spain, France and Italy were UK colonies?This is AI slop isn't it?
October 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What happened here? What's up with Denmark's coastline? Spain, France and Italy were UK colonies?This is AI slop isn't it?
It wouldn't have worked even with a plan. It was a fundamentally bad idea. Something to learn from perhaps.
October 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It wouldn't have worked even with a plan. It was a fundamentally bad idea. Something to learn from perhaps.
I prefer the Scottish government's own figures rather than a visual with no references.
£118bn expenditure
£91bn revenue
-£26bn balance
www.gov.scot/binaries/con...
£118bn expenditure
£91bn revenue
-£26bn balance
www.gov.scot/binaries/con...
October 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I prefer the Scottish government's own figures rather than a visual with no references.
£118bn expenditure
£91bn revenue
-£26bn balance
www.gov.scot/binaries/con...
£118bn expenditure
£91bn revenue
-£26bn balance
www.gov.scot/binaries/con...
September 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Here's a screenshot:
September 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Here's a screenshot:
First day in Italy and although it does look very pleasant it's hard to shake off the fact that it's essentially a large scale rip off of Portmeirion... Show some originality, Italian Architects!
August 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
First day in Italy and although it does look very pleasant it's hard to shake off the fact that it's essentially a large scale rip off of Portmeirion... Show some originality, Italian Architects!
In this case, it clearly is. The best way to improve safety (if the hazard can't be eliminated or substituted) is through isolating the hazard and providing group protection. Enforcing good behaviour is significsntly lower down the control hierarchy and not a good substitute.
July 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In this case, it clearly is. The best way to improve safety (if the hazard can't be eliminated or substituted) is through isolating the hazard and providing group protection. Enforcing good behaviour is significsntly lower down the control hierarchy and not a good substitute.
You may as well use a seismic source model map...
July 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
You may as well use a seismic source model map...
Ah, yes. I see the subtlety of your argument now. You think that Brown doesn't consider himself to be Scottish, whereas in fact he really is Scottish! So many people must be wandering around, unaware that they are Scots. Incredible.
June 15, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Ah, yes. I see the subtlety of your argument now. You think that Brown doesn't consider himself to be Scottish, whereas in fact he really is Scottish! So many people must be wandering around, unaware that they are Scots. Incredible.
Random weird fact I learned this week: The Earth's Moon would be visible from Mars with the naked eye.
May 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Random weird fact I learned this week: The Earth's Moon would be visible from Mars with the naked eye.
Best guess. Somehow I've missed ever going to Swansea or Cardiff. Essex is a bit of a mystery, and I need to get to NI via Galloway and north of Inverness.
May 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Best guess. Somehow I've missed ever going to Swansea or Cardiff. Essex is a bit of a mystery, and I need to get to NI via Galloway and north of Inverness.
You can't be a member of NATO and have a strong anti-nuclear stance. It's a contradiction in terms.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
May 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
You can't be a member of NATO and have a strong anti-nuclear stance. It's a contradiction in terms.
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
Global birth numbers have been more or less static for decades. World population is only increasing because we're living longer.
May 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Global birth numbers have been more or less static for decades. World population is only increasing because we're living longer.
EV + domestic solar is a no brainer even here in northern England. Strange that med countries aren't taking the opportunity.
May 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
EV + domestic solar is a no brainer even here in northern England. Strange that med countries aren't taking the opportunity.
London massively skews the stats. Scotland's average earnings are actually higher than most English regions.
May 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
London massively skews the stats. Scotland's average earnings are actually higher than most English regions.
It's not quite that. He's referring to rules not immigrants (see full quote below). Nevertheless your point is well made.
However, knowing that people will jump on a single phrase within a larger speech, it seems at the least foolhardy to have used that choice of words.
However, knowing that people will jump on a single phrase within a larger speech, it seems at the least foolhardy to have used that choice of words.
May 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's not quite that. He's referring to rules not immigrants (see full quote below). Nevertheless your point is well made.
However, knowing that people will jump on a single phrase within a larger speech, it seems at the least foolhardy to have used that choice of words.
However, knowing that people will jump on a single phrase within a larger speech, it seems at the least foolhardy to have used that choice of words.
p288 has a particularly striking passage. It shows that in the divided shadow cabinet, Abbott was fully on the 2nd ref side along with McDonnell.
May 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
p288 has a particularly striking passage. It shows that in the divided shadow cabinet, Abbott was fully on the 2nd ref side along with McDonnell.
Not sure we can draw too much from 36% vs 31%, other than that class is no longer a good indicator of whether someone is likely to vote Labour. Age is a better differentiator.
May 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Not sure we can draw too much from 36% vs 31%, other than that class is no longer a good indicator of whether someone is likely to vote Labour. Age is a better differentiator.
At last, someone who cares about the purity of our precious bodily fluids.
May 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
At last, someone who cares about the purity of our precious bodily fluids.
