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Tony Pitchford

@tonypitchford.bsky.social

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Proud dad, average husband, bookworm, #TangSoo student, music fan, political woke bloke. I talk about #apprenticeships and #digitalskills. Bit of a birder. Tea drinker.

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · Feb 1

As we approach #NAW2025 I have put together a list of useful websites for young people interested in applying for #apprenticeships in England. Let me know if I have missed anything in the comments and I’ll update it.

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Apprenticeships for young people; where to start?

If you are a young person looking for an apprenticeship opportunity there are plenty of resources available for you, but it can be difficult to know where to start. Here’s a quick guide on th…

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4h

Age verification for my Xbox.

Please allow access to the camera to estimate your age.

Camera access allowed.

Hell yeah, ‘ol timer! We’re going to be recommending retro games to you from now on, pops. This ‘Internet’ thing must be like magic to you, eh?

Me: Just let me play AC Odyssey. Or Pong.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Quite a bodying, here, for the UK, from the Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe.

🏮 He points out the Supreme Court ignored human rights (which breaches its legal obligations)
🏮 He says, in effect agreeing with Lucy Powell, Parliament should be involved...

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 22h

Understanding the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.

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#Cybersecurity #Resilience

Understanding the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. | BCS

BCS MEMBERSHIP

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

BBC News explain that because of Brexit, Brits will be photographed and have their fingerprints taken when going into the EU, as the UK now is a third country

BBC News forget to explain that the UK helped create these rules when we were part of the EU because we wanted stronger border control

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

Then he has a crisis of confidence.

Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

Tom Cruise plays a race car driver.

He’s a pretty good race car driver, too.

#totp

Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

Genius post. You win the interwebs today. 🏆

Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like I’m trying to listen “around” this chap’s rapping so I can catch what sounds like a decent dance track. #totp

Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

The beat might well be technotronic, but this mix sounds like it was made four doors down from the studio and recorded straight to tape.
#totp

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

Paul Simon is funnier than Chevy Chase in this video.

#totp

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

The dire synth nonsense broker that is Howard Jones is on again. He’d turn up to the opening of a toilet door if it was near the Top Of The Pops studio.

That bloke in a mask can do one as well.

#totp

Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 4d

The Arch Druid himself! #totp

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 4d

From Sunday, travelling into Europe gets tougher for Brits.

New EU border rules mean fingerprint scans, photo registration and longer queues.

This is the real-world cost of Brexit - more hassle, more red tape, more delays.

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 5d

Why humans matter in AI-driven business analysis

Business Analyst Lina Druskiene MBCS explores how emotional intelligence, ethics and human-centred analysis will shape AI-driven business analysis.

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 6d

I stumbled across an entire thread on Reddit about The Apparatus earlier this year… www.reddit.com/r/TheApparat...

TheApparatus

If you’re good we will use the Apparatus.

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 7d

Sad news about IT Professionals New Zealand (ITPNZ), the long standing professional body, which faces closure once the board confirms insolvency.

ITPNZ has offered a free membership transfer for its members to the United Kingdom equivalent, the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, yes I know I keep banging on about my fucking book! However, if you want one repost this and I’ll do a random winner pick thing by the end of the week because I’m great like that. ♥️📚
#amindofmyown

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 7d

“The Kremlin’s Reform Party”

“Farage Boats”

“The Tories’ Brexit”

“The EDF flag show”

Make them own it.

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 7d

I would imagine it’s the same as when you find all the pumps occupied at the petrol station, but a lot bit more of a wait? Or, you drive to the nearest alternative charging station. No drama.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 9d

Since 1980, the ECHR has heard just 29 UK immigrant deportation case, and the UK won 16 of them. Quitting will make no material difference to immigration, just weaken protections for absolutely everybody in this country. But Farage and the Tories know that.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 9d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 8d

We're pleased that the loathsome comments carried by GB News, which equated being LGBT+ with being a paedophile, have been found in breach of the Ofcom code, following 71,000 complaints collected by @goodlawproject.bsky.social. pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/new...

GB News comment about LGBTQ+ including 'paedos' in breach of Ofcom code

A GB News presenter saying “full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons” at a church would “include paedos” breached the Broadcasting Code, Ofcom said.

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Tony Pitchford @tonypitchford.bsky.social · 10d

Reposting for the brilliant image below…

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 10d

Another day of Reform UK silence on Nathan Gill.

Nigel Farage
Richard Tice
Dr David Bull
Paul Nuttall

All served as MEPs alongside him, all members of UKIP and Reform UK.

Did they know?

The silence is deafening.

#ReformRussianBribes

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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 10d

This.
Is.
Brilliant.

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