Anne Bell
@yorkshirebell.bsky.social
Allotmenteer with a seed problem. Keen cook and baker. A bit loopy about Bradford City. Likes history and travel by rail.
PM with Evan Davis was awful this evening.
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
PM with Evan Davis was awful this evening.
Loved reading that. Chuffed to bits with the shout out to the design of the implementation of automatic enrolment with large employers first, which my team at DWP designed. The best thing I worked on in a 37 year career.
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Loved reading that. Chuffed to bits with the shout out to the design of the implementation of automatic enrolment with large employers first, which my team at DWP designed. The best thing I worked on in a 37 year career.
Having done jury service, if I ever went to trial I would want a professional judge deciding on my case thankyou very much.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Having done jury service, if I ever went to trial I would want a professional judge deciding on my case thankyou very much.
Also Funnybones by Allan Ahlberg.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Also Funnybones by Allan Ahlberg.
My 7 year old grandson still loves the Hairy Maclary books by Lynley Dodd. They are good as a transition to reading by himself, but he loves them being read still. Also Allan Ahlberg, The Jolly Postman, Miss Dose the doctor's daughter, a whole series of those in the Happy Families series.
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My 7 year old grandson still loves the Hairy Maclary books by Lynley Dodd. They are good as a transition to reading by himself, but he loves them being read still. Also Allan Ahlberg, The Jolly Postman, Miss Dose the doctor's daughter, a whole series of those in the Happy Families series.
Ordered mine already. Always an exciting day for those of us with a seed problem.
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ordered mine already. Always an exciting day for those of us with a seed problem.
What possessed them to propose it in the first place? I voted for change at the general election. I never thought this was what they had in mind.
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
What possessed them to propose it in the first place? I voted for change at the general election. I never thought this was what they had in mind.
The reaction may well depend on who is affected by any tax rise.
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The reaction may well depend on who is affected by any tax rise.
I have a Samsung S10e which suits my small hands very nicely. It now has 2 holes in the screen but still works. Hoping it stays that way. All new phones far too big for me.
October 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I have a Samsung S10e which suits my small hands very nicely. It now has 2 holes in the screen but still works. Hoping it stays that way. All new phones far too big for me.
So glad to read this. Have been awaiting a post! Have a good recovery.
October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So glad to read this. Have been awaiting a post! Have a good recovery.
I have been very happy with my Dunlop wellies. Not hideously expensive.
September 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I have been very happy with my Dunlop wellies. Not hideously expensive.
It was all over Adrian Chiles' programme on Radio 5. He actually said "we have to cover it". No you don't. Are all the party press conferences given air time? No they are not. Even the dodgy numbers were quoted.
September 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It was all over Adrian Chiles' programme on Radio 5. He actually said "we have to cover it". No you don't. Are all the party press conferences given air time? No they are not. Even the dodgy numbers were quoted.
It has been a great year for tomatoes. Passata, soup, pickled cherries, sauce, salad. It has been a deluge.
September 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It has been a great year for tomatoes. Passata, soup, pickled cherries, sauce, salad. It has been a deluge.
A lovely artistic arrangement too.
August 28, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A lovely artistic arrangement too.
Get well very soon.
August 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Get well very soon.
Similar lack of understanding here in West Yorkshire. We reported theft and vandalism at our site. Grateful that a PCSO visited. She wanted to know if we had a building where our employees meet and what times our opening hours were.
July 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Similar lack of understanding here in West Yorkshire. We reported theft and vandalism at our site. Grateful that a PCSO visited. She wanted to know if we had a building where our employees meet and what times our opening hours were.
Sorry you have ditched Gigantes beans. I grow them very successfully, although I don't save the seed for growing as there are too many standard runner beans growing nearby. So good as butter beans in stew.
July 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sorry you have ditched Gigantes beans. I grow them very successfully, although I don't save the seed for growing as there are too many standard runner beans growing nearby. So good as butter beans in stew.
There is not the capacity for Ministers to do all the stakeholder engagement needed to develop policy. I worked on auto enrolment where officials had tens of thousands of meetings and talks with key people. It made good successful policy. What's not to like?
July 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There is not the capacity for Ministers to do all the stakeholder engagement needed to develop policy. I worked on auto enrolment where officials had tens of thousands of meetings and talks with key people. It made good successful policy. What's not to like?
Your daughter is very gifted.
July 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Your daughter is very gifted.