Chris Chivers
@chrischivers.bsky.social
49 year educator career, teacher to headship, ITE & governance. Busy walking daily, volunteering at Butser Ancient Farm museum, petanque. Francophile, bodhran player, novice uke. Eclectic interests. UK based. Blog; chrischiversthinks.weebly.com
But they seemed like such nice, patriotic, community-minded chaps. (Except the ones currently facing murder, child abuse & assault charges, obviously.)
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterdayLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
I'm as shocked as you are, dear reader, that the leader of the Conservative Party would omit to mention or factor in the 11,651 prison places that were closed over the same period due to either prison closures or cell dilapidation.
Full Fact@fullfact.org · 8h agoAndy Burnham has claimed only 500 prison places were added between 2010 and 2024, but Kemi Badenoch says the Conservatives created 14,000 new places. Can these two claims add up? We’ve had a look at the figures 👇 fullfact.org/crime/how-ma...
Happy Wednesday☀️ If you're looking for something to do this summer, step back in time at Butser Ancient Farm. Wander through our ancient buildings, meet our animals and enjoy a day of history, nature and fresh air🌲 We're open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am-4pm. Book online or simply turn up on the day🌾
I know she's incapable of ever admitting she's wrong about anything, but even I'm surprised that Kemi Badenoch has chosen this particular hill to die on
“Since attacking Iran…Trump’s immediate demands have shrunk from a sprawling list of concessions involving Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, ballistic missile production and support for proxy militias to just one: that Iran allow…Hormuz to return to its prewar state.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms
US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender
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From the number of senior Fifa figures turning on Infantino it's clear they're hoping to save Fifa by sacrificing its leader. But how can Fifa ever claim credibility again after 1. Blatter-era corruption. 2. Blatter's successor trying to sell the World Cup. 3. Trump/Balogun.
Well, I'm back at the glorious Lyme Regis Museum today for another full-on day of Jurassic Art! 😮 We're making 'Paper Plate Plesiosaurs' and I'll be perfecting that tongue twister all day. 😆 If you're around, come and join in. 👍🙂 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky #UKEd #artworkshop #museum
The picture on the front of Reform's policy is of HMS Ocean on the River Thames in 2012. It was sold by to the Brazilian navy in 2018. Turns out you can judge a book by its cover.
Farmers are reporting poor yields due to lack of water & rain. Winter silage is already being used to feed animals due to dead summer grass. Agrivoltaics, where solar panels are raised so that more conventional farming can continue underneath is proving a solution with surprising benefits.
Heatwaves, farmland and solar energy
Could mediterranean style agrivoltaic systems help farmers cope with mediterranean style heatwaves, and improve energy independence?
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For anyone having a bad day. Genuinely uplifting, however many times you watch it.
Acid Rain@bearysweet.bsky.social · 2d agoAnd now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic
Incredible sight: Brioc, a replica high medieval leather boat, has sailed from Brittany all the way round England, Wales and now Scotland. The crew navigate, dress and cook exactly as their medieval counterparts would have⛵️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0n259yx7no
NEW How the BBC turned the litigation table on Trump The president now faces a dilemma about revealing his business records By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Very obliging of #r4today to lead with Reform’s ‘plan’ to stop the boats using the Royal Navy, pretending it’ll be some great WWII-style escapade, rather than a hateful, costly, diplomatically incontinent mess. A total waste of everyone’s time as they’ll never be in power and it’s unworkable anyway.
1/3 Strip away the theatre and Reform UK is a billionaire-backed project to dismantle the public realm, shred regulatory protections and hand what remains of state power to capital. It’s plain to see – just follow the money.
🚨🚨Well played #Wales www.skysports.com/football/new...
Gianni Infantino: English FA set to follow Welsh FA and withdraw support for FIFA president
The Football Association is set to withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino; Wales became the first football association to officially withdraw support for Infantinos re-election as FIFA p...
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Clacton bin day leaflet, make sure the local Facebook and tiktok groups have a copy
A Rube Goldberg machine masterpiece [📹 Hiratoshi Kubota / pitagora.maker] Original post
Your Daily Cartoon! McCarthyism v. Trumpism... Jack Ohman’s You Betcha! Jul 30, 2026
Reform scores hat trick of losses in Manchester despite the hype, the polling and the noise around Farage. Over to you now, Clacton. Deal the killer blow and vote Count Binface in August. The country could do with the laugh. And without that grifting loser. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
As Europe burns, Shell has banked £7.4 billion in just three months. It's time to make the biggest polluters pay.
