Paul Sayers
@randomcharstr.bsky.social
I suppose these days it actually matters to clarify that my opinions are not necessarily that of my employer.
Did the thing where you sick in your own mouth a little bit.
March 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Did the thing where you sick in your own mouth a little bit.
I have an 80 minute rail connection in Leeds. I've never been to Leeds. Anybody know what I can do in the general vicinity of the station for about an hour in Leeds?
March 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I have an 80 minute rail connection in Leeds. I've never been to Leeds. Anybody know what I can do in the general vicinity of the station for about an hour in Leeds?
Not to go all boomer-y on you all, but I remember when Britain was a country where people put the small trollies and the big trollies in their own separate lines in the collection point rather than just throwing them in there randomly into a shambles.
March 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Not to go all boomer-y on you all, but I remember when Britain was a country where people put the small trollies and the big trollies in their own separate lines in the collection point rather than just throwing them in there randomly into a shambles.
I'm such an idiot.
February 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I'm such an idiot.
I always, always find a way to get out of having to dress up for parties. This one, 8 years ago, was "dress as a tube station" theme.
February 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I always, always find a way to get out of having to dress up for parties. This one, 8 years ago, was "dress as a tube station" theme.
I was not originally going to be but I am in fact now going to be at Harrogate for Spring Conference so if you are there let me know and let's catch up in the bar
February 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I was not originally going to be but I am in fact now going to be at Harrogate for Spring Conference so if you are there let me know and let's catch up in the bar
Friends fear he may have found a new, extremely niche form of music to get into.
February 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Friends fear he may have found a new, extremely niche form of music to get into.
This job ad is currently doing the rounds in local FB groups and I desperately need recruiters to understand that "customer-focused with a proactive sales mindset" is not a way that any actual human being thinks about or describes themselves.
February 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This job ad is currently doing the rounds in local FB groups and I desperately need recruiters to understand that "customer-focused with a proactive sales mindset" is not a way that any actual human being thinks about or describes themselves.
Anybody else ever eat so many salt and vinegar crisps in one sitting that they acid burn their tongue or is this a uniquely Paul experience?
February 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Anybody else ever eat so many salt and vinegar crisps in one sitting that they acid burn their tongue or is this a uniquely Paul experience?
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Saw a post about Hot Fuzz being 18 years old and actually felt one of my hips crumble to dust
February 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Saw a post about Hot Fuzz being 18 years old and actually felt one of my hips crumble to dust
A classic of the genre.
February 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A classic of the genre.
Absolutely wild, brand-new thing that only Gen Z do, called "shaving".
February 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Absolutely wild, brand-new thing that only Gen Z do, called "shaving".
Equalled my highest chess Elo ever then have a 7 game losing streak and am right back to where I was. RIP.
February 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Equalled my highest chess Elo ever then have a 7 game losing streak and am right back to where I was. RIP.
Honestly since I started work in Parliament I have never felt less in touch with what's going on in the world of politics. Reeves has an expenses scandal now? Literally hadn't noticed, been too busy.
February 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Honestly since I started work in Parliament I have never felt less in touch with what's going on in the world of politics. Reeves has an expenses scandal now? Literally hadn't noticed, been too busy.
Assisted Dying controversy? Farmers protests? Work is going to be an echo of November this month isn't it.
February 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Assisted Dying controversy? Farmers protests? Work is going to be an echo of November this month isn't it.
Chiefs just got annihilated in all three phases by a better team today. Congratulations to the Eagles, a well-deserved Super Bowl win.
February 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Chiefs just got annihilated in all three phases by a better team today. Congratulations to the Eagles, a well-deserved Super Bowl win.
Agree. Watching the Bills get embarrassed like this would have been much more fun than my own team.
This shoulda been the Bills.
February 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Agree. Watching the Bills get embarrassed like this would have been much more fun than my own team.
I kind of have to be here because this is where my friends are now but I'm still so uncomfortable about having every post public.
February 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I kind of have to be here because this is where my friends are now but I'm still so uncomfortable about having every post public.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
Having one of those days where I'm SO whacked that I can't even really get out of bed.
February 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Having one of those days where I'm SO whacked that I can't even really get out of bed.
Not sure disenfranchising conscientious objectors is something I'd personally choose to highlight.
The 1918 Reform Act gave 8 million women the vote & an additional 5 million men.
It tripled the electorate, disfranchised conscientious objectors & came within hours of abolishing First Past the Post.
Its forging out of the horrors of war is an amazing story, that deserves to be much better known.
It tripled the electorate, disfranchised conscientious objectors & came within hours of abolishing First Past the Post.
Its forging out of the horrors of war is an amazing story, that deserves to be much better known.
#OTD 1918, The Representation of the People Act received royal assent.
The Act gave the parliamentary vote to some women for the first time as well as millions of previously excluded working men.
This article by @emmapeplow.bsky.social explains all:
The Act gave the parliamentary vote to some women for the first time as well as millions of previously excluded working men.
This article by @emmapeplow.bsky.social explains all:
February 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Not sure disenfranchising conscientious objectors is something I'd personally choose to highlight.
Hope you're all ready for a fun night of waiting for the Winnersh by-election result.
February 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Hope you're all ready for a fun night of waiting for the Winnersh by-election result.
Uh oh, my brain is doing the thing again.
February 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Uh oh, my brain is doing the thing again.
Would have been Mum's birthday today. Taking a quiet one.
February 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Would have been Mum's birthday today. Taking a quiet one.
Sitting and observing for a bit, I'm honestly not sure Bluesky is less toxic than Twitter was. It's less right wing, but that's not the same question.
January 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Sitting and observing for a bit, I'm honestly not sure Bluesky is less toxic than Twitter was. It's less right wing, but that's not the same question.