Chris Taylor

Prompted by his Cabinet appointment, I'm watching James Timpson being interviewed by James O'Brien. What a decent man. What an excellent manager. I have such hope.

James O'Brien meets James Timpson | LBCwww.youtube.com "The best ideas don't come from the boardroom, the best ideas come from the frontline." James Timpson is the chief executive of Timpson, a family-run busines...

This is just straightforwardly fantastic. The house of Lords is weird and as with so many bits of the UK not something anyone would have designed, but then you get something like this.

Things are already starting to get better. So much has to be rebuilt to restore what we lost and invest in what we need that it will take time, patience, and determination.

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Daily bunny no.2540 calming the cats

Finally the update we've been waiting for. Larry is relaxed about it all.

So today will be the last congestion charge Kier Starmer pays for a while.

First act should really be to get rid of the requirement to bring ID to vote.

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Those constituents need love bombing.

Thirteen Nazis predicted. That's thirteen too many.

@nafnlaus.bsky.social love the avatar btw 🦆

bsky.app

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This made me laugh (again) 🥬

'The parents' unusual and caring behaviour has meant they have put their breeding on hold this year while they look after their chick.'

White-tailed eagles spend a year caring for injured chick - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.uk The surprising new insight shows the caring side of one of Scotland’s most iconic birds.

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In a university lab we had the comms people come round looking for eye candy for a display in reception and after looking bored for ages while we tried to find something for them suddenly from the other side of the office one said ooh what's this and we said screensaver.

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Know what I hate more than people? Groups of people

@timmorton2.bsky.social perfect banner btw -- looking forward to a whole host of Portillo moments. And til 'tricoteuse' trying to find this image:

Jesus fucking christ

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Children in the UK are literally shorter than they were a decade ago, there's a resurgence of rickets and scurvy, but who cares am I right gotta get that dunk dopamine high

TIL lol: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel... Can I add one that checks for a cut to a woman that doesn't start from their feet (or waist/hands) if seated and then pan up.

Bechdel test - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

The sponsor message on ITV's euros coverage has a proper checks notes pause.

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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 7/20

The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. 6/20

Swifts. Nice.

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Physicist, giving a lecture to kids: "... And based upon what we've measured for the celestial horizon, some scientists think the universe has a shape we call the Doughnut Shaped Model" Daughter, raising her hand: Why didn't you call it the Everything Bagel? [15 of angry silence from bested expert]