Some angry, screamy metal in the park nearby. Tbh, happy to see Bristol park-goers recognise that music other than drum n bass exists.
We managed to get our living room down to 24 degrees last night, and all it took was a strong wind and having the backdoor and all the windows wide open till 1 am.
I am wearing a cardigan again, all is right with the world.
When the pre-match coverage shows the crowd in the square you walked through earlier #holidayinLisbon
Me shopping: I much prefer natural fabrics in the heat. Me ironing before I go on holiday: whyyyyyy do I do this?
Faragists are increasingly gunning for abortion. Suella Braverman called decriminalisation "repulsive" Tice called it "Labour's abortion carnage" Andrea Jenkyns said it was a "tragedy for unborn babies" & now Reform's by-election candidate says abortion is a "cowardly act" Surprised? Don't be
This is very complicated, and I don't understand it enough. But replace 'trans' with 'black' and 'sex' with 'ethnicity', and... aren't we in a *bad place*?!
Tom Phillips@tom-phillips.com · 3mo agoI don't think it's a good idea to legally privilege someone else's discomfort over another person's rights.
The more I think about this, the more I realise how bad it is. The idea that a person can be excluded from the *appropriate* service because their presence makes someone else uncomfortable fundamentally undermines the purpose of equality law.
Tom Phillips@tom-phillips.com · 3mo agoI don't think it's a good idea to legally privilege someone else's discomfort over another person's rights.
I don't think it's a good idea to legally privilege someone else's discomfort over another person's rights.
This feels like the Gov is taking the threat to liberal democracy more seriously than a year ago, when their response to the rally was "free speech is alive and well".
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoSeven people barred from coming to UK for far-right rally
Saw a lad - maybe 7ish - playing with a cricket bat and tennis ball in the park yesterday. He hit the ball straight upwards, it fell and bounced once near his brother - maybe 2ish - then hit the toddler with perfect comic precision right in the middle of his forehead.
Well moving into a new house on April fools day didn't seem auspicious, but it's been 11 years now, and the house has been very good to us.
NEW: A Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the top civil servant in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities, the Guardian has learned. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK government would replace top civil servants with policy ‘believers’
Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretaries
theguardian.com
Up to this point I've been putting on my best show of pretending that I don't know what a Mamdani is, but now I really want one.
Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social · 5mo ago“Well, it seems that the problem with capitalism is that eventually you may need a socialist to come in, correct previous under-budgeting, account for current service levels as well as expected growth," Mamdani continued, in reference to Eric Adams' deceptive bookkeeping. 2/2
Tomorrow I find out whether he's going to be giddy for days, or inconsolable.
Imogen@imogen-mck-ward.bsky.social · 8mo agoThink partner may be happy. He has come to the pub wearing *five* items of Seahawks merchandise.
A straight out lie from Danny Kruger MP at Reform's event today. He said that asylum seekers go straight to the top of the council housing list. In fact they are *banned by law* from accessing council housing. Further details on Shelter's website here: england.shelter.org.uk/professional...
This is actually worse than I thought it would be. And some classic far-right stuff: using the pretext of an "emergency" of "uncontrolled illegal migration" to disapply the UN convention against torture.
elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
This has seemed particularly mad this year. There are pea plants flowering in a local community garden. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
theguardian.com
Definitely feeling better than I have any right to today.
Think partner may be happy. He has come to the pub wearing *five* items of Seahawks merchandise.
I've found Drs can be reluctant to give a diagnosis when there isn't a cure/treatment - as they don't see the point. But in reality it is vital to know what's up! Knowing as much as we can about our body/brain makes a huge difference to how well we can manage our health. For example:
