strum
@strumstrum.bsky.social
Trainee Bristolian
Thoroughly retired
All photos posted (except reposts) are mine, all mine
Left Xitter (@StrumstrumStrum)
Hedging my bets with Mastodon (@strum@mastodonapp.uk)
More of me @ www.strum.co.uk
My profile picture is me, over 70 years ago.
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
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I remember Professor John Ashton on BBC Question Time on 12 March 2020, imploring the seriousness of Covid and to ignore government rhetoric
He probably saved thousands of lives that day
Interrupted several times by Fiona Bruce
Never invited back on the show despite being a public health expert
He probably saved thousands of lives that day
Interrupted several times by Fiona Bruce
Never invited back on the show despite being a public health expert
Professor John Ashton - not impressed with Government response to Coronavirus
YouTube video by geocarey
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 AM
I remember Professor John Ashton on BBC Question Time on 12 March 2020, imploring the seriousness of Covid and to ignore government rhetoric
He probably saved thousands of lives that day
Interrupted several times by Fiona Bruce
Never invited back on the show despite being a public health expert
He probably saved thousands of lives that day
Interrupted several times by Fiona Bruce
Never invited back on the show despite being a public health expert
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November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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🚨 Labour MPs are calling for a minister-led review of the government’s use of X, warning it poses growing risks to democracy and public safety
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚨 Labour MPs are calling for a minister-led review of the government’s use of X, warning it poses growing risks to democracy and public safety
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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At what point will people realize it doesn't matter how badly we treat immigrants, it won't improve life for you one single bit.
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
At what point will people realize it doesn't matter how badly we treat immigrants, it won't improve life for you one single bit.
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To Nigel Farage: 2021 BBC Value for Audiences report: "Taken together, a bundle of subscriptions providing advertising-free high-quality services comparable with those offered by the BBC across video, audio+news would cost over £400 per year" Subscription=end of universal #BBC public service.
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
To Nigel Farage: 2021 BBC Value for Audiences report: "Taken together, a bundle of subscriptions providing advertising-free high-quality services comparable with those offered by the BBC across video, audio+news would cost over £400 per year" Subscription=end of universal #BBC public service.
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Inside Jordan warehouse where Gaza aid held 'after being refused entry by Israel'
Jordanian authorities and the UN say the majority of aid collected has been sitting in Jordan since March. news.sky.com/story/inside...
Jordanian authorities and the UN say the majority of aid collected has been sitting in Jordan since March. news.sky.com/story/inside...
Inside Jordan warehouse where Gaza aid held 'after being refused entry by Israel'
Jordanian authorities and the UN say the majority of aid collected has been sitting in Jordan since March, with only a negligible amount of aid being allowed into Gaza because of Israeli restrictions ...
news.sky.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Inside Jordan warehouse where Gaza aid held 'after being refused entry by Israel'
Jordanian authorities and the UN say the majority of aid collected has been sitting in Jordan since March. news.sky.com/story/inside...
Jordanian authorities and the UN say the majority of aid collected has been sitting in Jordan since March. news.sky.com/story/inside...
Our Lady of the Sorrows, Holy Week procession, Taranto, Puglia
#photography #OurLadyOfTheSorrows #Taranto #Puglia
#photography #OurLadyOfTheSorrows #Taranto #Puglia
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our Lady of the Sorrows, Holy Week procession, Taranto, Puglia
#photography #OurLadyOfTheSorrows #Taranto #Puglia
#photography #OurLadyOfTheSorrows #Taranto #Puglia
Totnes Bridge, over the River Dart, with the Seymour Hotel on the far bank.
#photography #Totnes #Dart #SeymourHotel
#photography #Totnes #Dart #SeymourHotel
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Totnes Bridge, over the River Dart, with the Seymour Hotel on the far bank.
#photography #Totnes #Dart #SeymourHotel
#photography #Totnes #Dart #SeymourHotel
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🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧
THIS!
THIS!
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧🙄🇬🇧
THIS!
THIS!
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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If you're cheering Trump on then you have no right to call yourself a patriot.
You absolute moron.
You absolute moron.
November 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you're cheering Trump on then you have no right to call yourself a patriot.
You absolute moron.
You absolute moron.
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A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans.
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
Website of artist, cartoonist & tweeter Moose Allain
Welcome to the website of artist, cartoonist and prolific tweeter Moose Allain. Please fell free to have a poke about.
www.worldofmoose.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A great way to fight back against AI taking away work from creatives is to buy art by actual humans.
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
(Reply to this post with your own art/website etc. But only if you’re an organic life-form).
www.worldofmoose.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Skye Bridge & Eilean Ban Lighthouse, Kyleakin.
#photography #Skye #bridge #EileanBan #lighthouse #Kyleakin
#photography #Skye #bridge #EileanBan #lighthouse #Kyleakin
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Skye Bridge & Eilean Ban Lighthouse, Kyleakin.
#photography #Skye #bridge #EileanBan #lighthouse #Kyleakin
#photography #Skye #bridge #EileanBan #lighthouse #Kyleakin
The path to Fairy Hill & Woosecombe Woods, Compton Dando, Somerset
#photography #FairyHill #WoosecombeWoods #ComptonDando #Somerset
#photography #FairyHill #WoosecombeWoods #ComptonDando #Somerset
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The path to Fairy Hill & Woosecombe Woods, Compton Dando, Somerset
#photography #FairyHill #WoosecombeWoods #ComptonDando #Somerset
#photography #FairyHill #WoosecombeWoods #ComptonDando #Somerset