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Andy Day

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Geographer in East Yorkshire. Retired teacher. Write a bit, garden a lot. Working on my tennis - could be the most exacting challenge yet. Set up the "Cloud Images" feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:j3jv7g73iyxesdm26wcp7phm/feed/aaaaw4ugntl2g Oh, & UTV

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 1d

Lest we forget…

Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 2d

Boris’s Children: my SKETCH of Today in subjects he loves to forget.

Boris’s children | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine

“My memory is now contaminated.” It was one of the more accurate statements we heard from Boris Johnson on Tuesday morning, though this is never a high bar. He was speaking, again…

thecritic.co.uk

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 4d

I'm certain she'll find she's not very 'culturally coherent' with me, based on her views. And I'm not going anywhere... so I guess it's on her to find a home.

Texas is nice this time of year, I hear...

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 5d

68and a half year old here. I’m a boomer. With two much older brothers born in 1946 and ‘48.

Some may say ‘a mistake’….. I prefer ‘delayed gratification’.

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 5d

Jobbing Bob-the-faux Jenrick

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Tes magazine @tesmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

🔍 What’s it like to get inspected under Ofsted’s new system? One headteacher shares his insights after participating in a test inspection

New Ofsted inspections: 5 insights from our school’s test visit

A head who had a two-day pilot inspection under Ofsted’s new framework shares what he learned – and why it was a positive experience

www.tes.com

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 15d

"Earns" ..... you sure??

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 16d

Came across this. Relevant to certain parts of the world I can think of:

Not my words - those of Aldfrith, King of Northumbria 685-705 CE. Some truths endure; some leaders in the vast past had more insight and humanity than those who were given power hundreds of years later...

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Deb Fielden @debfielden.bsky.social · 18d

Wow. What a woman she was. Words to live by 👌🏻

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 18d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 19d

Ah, the major course book I bought in my first year at Lancaster university studying geography in 1976. A revolution in geographical thinking. Thank you for sharing this.

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 19d

Glorious. And just so easy to satirise

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 20d

Up for helping with #SlowWays this weekend? This map shows 900 routes across Britain that need just one more good review to be verified🐌✅⭐️❤️

Could you check one... or even a trail of routes? And inspire others to follow in your footsteps?

Take look:
beta.slowways.org/user/waylist...

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 21d

I applaud @civixplorer for this delightful little bit of flag nonsense.

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 27d

It's a valid point. But could also be the case that 3.5 years of this would lose the news hyping it has today - and then the 'news' will be how Reform is losing its lead in the polls as their policies (which are paper then atm) are subject to proper challenge

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 28d

Impressive visuals in this article ...

Benjamin Hennig @geoviews.bsky.social · 28d

Demographic Change: Europe's Population Trends Visualised www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... (nice data visualisation, but an unnecessary over-use of the word crisis, dear @theguardian.com)

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised

How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality

www.theguardian.com

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D B Webb @dbwebb.bsky.social · 28d

Oh God. The 'Brit Card'. Yet another flag-bedecked nod to the knuckle-draggers. Introduce an ID Card if you must, but spare us the jingoism.

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 28d

Fair point, well made

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 28d

Probably better than 'UK Card' (too many possibilities), but shouldn't it be referred to as a BRITNIC ? Asking for a friend in Derry.

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 29d

It's not a feud: it's the London mayor responding with facts to the wild inaccuracies and slanderous slurs of the US President.

It's called 'setting the record straight'.

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · 29d

Sympathies here from the UK. You're right... but we had the same sense of despair when Boris Johnson was in charge.

At least his own party got rid of him.... hoping the GOP might get similar courage at some point.

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · Sep 23

They make it so easy to applaud and shout "Yes!! Go the Marsh's!... :

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Chris Chivers @chrischivers.bsky.social · Sep 23

If you haven't seen the @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social you have missed the treat of seeing musical satire tackling hypocrisy. Every one hits the spot. 👏👏👏

Pam Jarvis @drpam.bsky.social · Sep 23

Yet another spot on, satirical and tuneful commentary from @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social

"Freedom of Speech" - Marsh Family parody of "Under the Sea" from Disney's "The Little Mermaid"

YouTube video by Marsh Family

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Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · Sep 23

"Freedom of spee...."

"Nah, you're nicked, luv..."

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · Sep 23

Think they've confused it with The Equinox ..... that'll bring them down to earth with a bump, as my mum would say

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · Sep 23

Hoping there is a screen to the side fact-checking this speech as he goes.

All it needs to read is...

Lie
Lie
Another Lie,
And again,
Yes, you guessed it,
Oh, a huge one
And repeat
"
"
"

Andy Day @andypday.bsky.social · Sep 23

Right, we've done the State visit. Really hope the UK ambassador to the UN pushes back vocally on this and straightens the record - forcefully