Josh Owen Morris
@joshowenmorris.co.uk
PR for BIG WIND in Wales. I once took a KOM off Ed Laverack. 🏴. Still waiting for the Electroclash revival. Mostly bikes and wind farms here. Views own etc. hello@joshowenmorris.co.uk. Bangor, Kingdom of Gwynedd.
I am reminded of how perilously close Cardiff Uni came to announcing their new campus in Qazaqstan/Kazakhstan on the first day of April.
Glen O'Hara@gsoh31.bsky.social · 19h agoUniversities cannot make money teaching home undergrads or doing funded research. Indeed, those run at a large loss. Only teaching international students make sense in any way. The logical endpoint is taking only international students, reducing research and moving many ops out of the UK altogether.
Trying to buy some specialty coffee beans in Newport this very afternoon, does anyone have any TOP TIPS?
Wonder why Polanski was keen to highlight the "relentless" action, but not the "establishing safe routes" bit
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d agoVery disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM. These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently.
Every time people say they want a public inquiry for something, I do wonder if they know what a public inquiry is.
Tom Phillips@tom-phillips.com · 4d agoIt is quite strange how little the actual public inquiry we're having into the UK's Covid response - the one that's publishing in-depth reports every few months - factors into the "you're not even allowed to ask these questions" complaints. We are, in fact, officially asking these questions!
I have signed up to do my regulation one crit of the year, where I will likely earn my one British Cycling point for the year.
Don't wish to be mean. But. How many people are going to be watching the commonwealth games on TNT? Less than 500?
Either about to get sacked from Leyland Paints (because the boss's son wanted my job) or getting on a boat to escape Ceredigion like my own father.
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · last wk.Enough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
here is my top electroclash playlist on tidal tidal.com/playlist/ff9...
Electroclash
Playlist - Electroclash - 29 items
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My next door neighbour has a long-forgotten Look KG76 sitting in his garage. New bikes are a million times better than old bike, but still I somehow would like it...
Just FYI those who buy gels, you can currently get large quantities of SIS gels for less than a quid each
We listened to The Queen Is Dead in the car this morning, and it occurred to me that Morrissey was being deadly serious when we all thought he was being funny. Also imagine how pissed off you'd be if you wrote a beautiful bit of music and some arsehole called it "Some girls are bigger than others"
Alistair Barrie@alistairbarrie.com · 2w agoGuys guys guys. Let’s all just chill out and agree he’s England’s greatest living racist cunt poet, yeah? ✌️
You can just look up someone's whole CV nowadays on LinkedIn. MP for 2 yrs Ran an industry group for 4 yrs But there's more! MP for 10 yrs PR for 1 yr Labour SpAd 2 yrs EU parliament advisor 3yrs Industry group advisor 2yrs. So that's 9 yrs industry Vs 17 in politics.
elia ayoub@ayoub.bsky.social · 2w agoThe fact that being a corporate lobbyist doesn’t automatically disqualify you for any government position is itself a fatal flaw in the UK’s system, which instead seems to constantly reward such backgrounds with even more power
This is unethical behaviour as a PR on multiple counts. Firstly, it being bribery. Secondly, having a comms budget with spare money in it.
Pete Apps@peteapps.bsky.social · 2w agoIn November, a lobbying firm approached me and asked to pay me to write articles critical of the Building Safety Regulator for newspapers. Filmed undercover, their staff admitted secretly paying reporters for copy in British newspapers friendly to their clients: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I may have made an error in thining I could continue to work in the house while a big chunk of it is demolished and rebuilt #smashy
Pingu
Alt: Pingu, sitting on a chair, rotating at the hips
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Cycling bottles are getting too big. They should be 550ml max so they fit in the dishwasher.
The Simpsons Angry
Alt: The Simpsons Angry
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Furiously scrolling to see who is the new Energy Secretary
Kermit The Frog Nodding
Alt: Kermit The Frog Nodding
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The three most cursed words on social media "Who did this"
TdF rest day so I can't just pretend to do work all day and have to actually do work all day :(
Vyvyan Basterd
Alt: Vyvyan Basterd from the Young Ones, hitting the sitting character of Rik over the head with a cricket bat, saying "bored bored bored"
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I always wanted that lego pirate ship but i was too committed to cool lego about space
Brainmage.itch.io@brainmage.bsky.social · 2w ago"I use chatgpt as a search engine" "I use minesweeper as a website browser" "I use the lego pirate ship when I want to boil an egg"
When your children are trophies but for some reason won't sit still in the cabinet
Rob Larson@ironicprofessor.bsky.social · 3w agoI’ve been writing about the rich for years and ho boy, this one
Of course, if we hadn't seen a significant reduction, Farage would still be looking to make hay. He obviously isnt.
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 3w agoSmall boats to UK now down 45% year on year to mid-July. The BBC continues to (mistakenly) tend to hypothesise a weather effect. It is neither weather nor UK govt policy. It is a change in EU-wide flows.
Millennials' favourite colour is obviously "landlord magnolia"
Jack Saint@lackingsaint.bsky.social · 3w agoNo fuck off we're not calling this "Millennial grey" this shit was dictated completely by boomer retiree house flippers we absolutely had NO say in this
![Millennial grey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A kitchen with beige grey floors, drab walls, brushed steel appliances, and grey granite countertops.
Grey floors and furnishings are said to appeal to Millennial tastes.
Millennial grey refers to a desaturated colour scheme that is said to appeal to the interior design sensibilities of the Millennial Generation in the early 21st century.[1] Cultural historian Kassia St. Clair attributed its widespread adoption to a desire among Millennials for "a flexible, sensible choice that will last years, hide any stains, and can be adapted to different schemes."[1] Some have diagnosed Millennial grey as a reaction to the warm hues of the late 20th century.[2]
Millennial grey is polarising, particularly when used with imitation-wood-texture sheet vinyl flooring, which many describe as depressing, soulless, or corporate.[3][4] Although attributed to Millennials, the grey colour scheme is often chosen by house flippers, vacation rental owners, or other people who do not actually live in the greyed properties.[3] Thus, the occupant of the property—Millennial or not—has little say in its colour scheme, particularly when deployed for fixtures such as flooring.[4] The greying may have been driven, in part, by a desire to prepare properties for sale in a manner thought to be least offensive to the average buyer.[5] Given the housing crises gripping many countries in the early to mid-21st century, buyers and renters may feel they have no choice but to accept a property decked in Millennial grey.[4]
To the extent that Millennial grey is said to be enjoyed by Millennials, it is also said to be loathed by Generation Z.[1][2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:atdbmignbrjbjgj2ba4axnwl/bafkreidgcz72oqo4dwsqlv2ovhewwekbfxdo7ydluyrffhlijqkg2546gy)
This isn't going to be better in Wales. In fact, up here, it is likely to be worse.
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3w agoWow. The Department for Education has just published new projections which estimate that the number of pupils in state-funded schools in England will plummet by more than 9% by 2031 amid falling birth rates And yet this issue receives probably 1,000th of the coverage the immigration debate receives