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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 19h

Clearly none of my ancestors were gifted with land by William of Normandy, or we'd still own it.

Don't confuse invaders with migrants.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 19h

Have you noticed that people say "fat chance" when there's a slim chance? It follows therefore that fat and thin are the same.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

Personally I'm in favour of it, but it takes a certain maturity of mind to enter into a community marriage arrangement. Most societies at present aren't ready for it.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

Tbh, why don't we strip them all of their titles and the land they stole when their ancestors invaded these islands in the mid-C11th?

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

Our poorest housing stock urgently needs to be better insulated. Not so long ago people risked their safety, even their lives. It wasn't to topple a regime or bring about a bloody revolution. It was to get the govt to Insulate Britain. You really can't make this stuff up.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

He's credited as a major influence on American politics and has shifted Democratic thinking to the left. I wouldn't call that ineffectual.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

He has consistently sought measures that reduce the power of the super rich and tried to empower the poorest in US society. Crucially he has a clear understanding of the scope and urgency of the climate crisis. If he can keep going, I say he should. We need more like him.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

From what I can see, he is in favour of gun control, but sees it as a state rather than federal issue. He wants to limit the sales of certain specific weapons (e.g. assault rifles). Politically he's progressive and seems to be bolder than many who claim that label.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 1d

Is that your experience or just your imagination?

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 2d

It was brilliant. As an audience member, I developed a real sense of connection with the characters. It felt very human, all too human you might say. Can't say more without risking a plot spoiler.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 2d

Ssssh! The insurance people are listening...

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 2d

Since the difference between degrees of Celsius feel quite significant, why don't our weather forecasts use decimals? It would introduce children to the concept of decimals early and would give us a better sense of our environment.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 3d

Plenty of tour dates left for this wonderful play. The versatility and chemistry of the actors combine with a gripping plot to deliver a truly enthralling evening. Or afternoon, of course.

www.hahumah.co.uk/making-a-kil...

Making a Killing | Ha Hum Ah

The ropes are ready, the crowd is waiting, and the hangman has a new apprentice. When Claus Kohler is apprenticed to Frantz Schmidt, Nuremberg’s seasoned executioner, the two men are thrown together i...

www.hahumah.co.uk

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 4d

So it seems that @tonyjuniper.bsky.social and @goodlawproject.org are at loggerheads on #badgerculling #badgercull #badgers - or have I misunderstood things? Why did @naturalengland.bsky.social seemingly try to use a dirty trick to stop a legal challenge? wildjustice.org.uk/badgers/natu...

Natural England attacks the principles of the Aarhus Convention - Wild Justice

Wild Justice and Badger Trust are mounting a legal challenge against the decision of Natural England (NE) to issue licences […]

wildjustice.org.uk

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 5d

I understand that, in Denmark, drivers are now more aggressive towards cyclists on roads because of the existence of separate cycle lanes. Why should cycling be pushed to the edges? We need more people on bikes. We don't achieve that by making things easier for drivers.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 5d

Ok, no one wants collisions. But that's about regulating drivers, not limiting things for cyclists.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 5d

We are ruled by an elite who can afford to avoid tax (and they do) either by banking overseas or, in the case of the Windsor family, own historic tax-free assets in the country (the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall). The media encourage us to fawn over these people and aspire to be like them.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 5d

Those influences have successfully colonised most of the public debate. Britain today is a strange spectacle: a nation of capitalists who, for the most part, have no real capital. The joke (not really a joke at all) is that we want Scandinavian public services for American taxes.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 5d

Right and centre right political influences have consistently pushed a message in the UK that privatisation is the only way to deliver quality public services. At the same time they have cut funding to those services to make it appear that they are failing and need to be turned around.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 5d

Our attitude towards earlier cultures developed during a colonial era when we developed similar attitudes to the other cultures we were encountering. It says a lot about the European fear of inferiority that such views were so readily adopted in the absence of any real data.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 6d

We also have some new cycle lanes which, although clearly well used, still draw comments like "All this money on cycle lanes and no one uses them!"

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 6d

In Britain I find people say "Oh you cycled! Isn't that good!" Sometimes they go on to give reasons why they don't cycle, but mostly they just don't. So it's good, apparently, but not for them.

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Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 6d

It looks a bit like this, but not quite as green.

In the UK the issue isn't zoning, it is the colonisation of our culture by the motor industry, with help from their friends in a succession of mostly Conservative governments and a mostly right wing media.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 6d

The thing about a bike collision is it can hurt but is rarely fatal. With motor vehicles it is massively inconvenient and can be deadly.

Dan Papworth @thelivesaroundus.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, but let's not make everything so safe it becomes dull. I choose #cycling partly for the thrill of it. Riding home on dark streets from the pub last night was both exciting and serene.

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