Irim Sarwar
@irimtated.bsky.social
Pragmatic idealist, mystic, former churchwarden, at sea. Hybrid vigour in all things, not least faith. She/her
Absolutely staggering that Laura thought, 'Hey, my client uses a cane, why don't I show her a property with lots of steep, uneven stairs' - do you guys even pay attention to the people you're looking for? #APlaceInTheSun
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Absolutely staggering that Laura thought, 'Hey, my client uses a cane, why don't I show her a property with lots of steep, uneven stairs' - do you guys even pay attention to the people you're looking for? #APlaceInTheSun
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I think there might be a case for retiring millions and billions from our vocabulary entirely, and expressing public spending as multiples of a house price.
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I think there might be a case for retiring millions and billions from our vocabulary entirely, and expressing public spending as multiples of a house price.
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
"The government today committed to spending three streets of terraced housing in Middlesbrough on the NHS to cut waiting lists."
Imagine being an aging nation with a falling birthrate and full of people unwilling to pick fruit, clean offices, be carers, or train as nurses, a population of children who think they're entitled & won't put in the work to skill up.
Imagine being that and hating immigration. Sheer madness.
Imagine being that and hating immigration. Sheer madness.
Its possible to maintain fiscal position while somewhat reducing numbers (via greater selectivity) but Labour government's language about net 205k being too high has not been thought through - just repeating language of net 600k, net 400k, net 340k as it dropped lower, quicker than they anticipated
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Imagine being an aging nation with a falling birthrate and full of people unwilling to pick fruit, clean offices, be carers, or train as nurses, a population of children who think they're entitled & won't put in the work to skill up.
Imagine being that and hating immigration. Sheer madness.
Imagine being that and hating immigration. Sheer madness.
So unsurprised. Whenever he opened his mouth, it was obvious Gullis was one of the worst.
Two more Conservative MP rejects hop over to Reform UK. Jonathan Gullis and Lia Nici.
More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise. ~AA
uk.news.yahoo.com/former-tory-...
More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise. ~AA
uk.news.yahoo.com/former-tory-...
Former Tory MP Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform UK
He joins Daniel Jellyman
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So unsurprised. Whenever he opened his mouth, it was obvious Gullis was one of the worst.
Pips #105 Hard 🔴
6:34
Decent start to the day...
6:34
Decent start to the day...
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Pips #105 Hard 🔴
6:34
Decent start to the day...
6:34
Decent start to the day...
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I’d like to point out that the OU girl’s paper would have gotten a failing grade in every one of my many many theology courses at three different schools, and invariably with far harsher commentary from the profs.
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’d like to point out that the OU girl’s paper would have gotten a failing grade in every one of my many many theology courses at three different schools, and invariably with far harsher commentary from the profs.
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Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just once I'd like to hear a TV news anchor say, "Sir, that's not true, and if you keep insisting it is, we're going to end this interview to protect our viewers from further disinformation. And we won't invite you back."
This is the garbage you get when parents side with their children and threaten teachers rather than letting them face failure and deal with the consequences.
*Everyone needs to fail to learn*
If they don't do the work, they don't get the grade.
*Everyone needs to fail to learn*
If they don't do the work, they don't get the grade.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This is the garbage you get when parents side with their children and threaten teachers rather than letting them face failure and deal with the consequences.
*Everyone needs to fail to learn*
If they don't do the work, they don't get the grade.
*Everyone needs to fail to learn*
If they don't do the work, they don't get the grade.
Honestly, given my experience, brown parents like Nazanin's actually loving and fighting for her feels totally foreign.
My parents would 100% have been, 'You definitely did something wrong,' and not done sh*t.
#Prisoner951
My parents would 100% have been, 'You definitely did something wrong,' and not done sh*t.
#Prisoner951
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Honestly, given my experience, brown parents like Nazanin's actually loving and fighting for her feels totally foreign.
My parents would 100% have been, 'You definitely did something wrong,' and not done sh*t.
#Prisoner951
My parents would 100% have been, 'You definitely did something wrong,' and not done sh*t.
#Prisoner951
Well, this explains why they were so lazy about freeing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - they wanted to be able to do exactly the same: Labour or Tory, democracy doesn't matter.
WTF is this.
WTF is this.
Kafka wants a word.
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Well, this explains why they were so lazy about freeing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - they wanted to be able to do exactly the same: Labour or Tory, democracy doesn't matter.
WTF is this.
WTF is this.
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Shockingly, the self-declared leader of global capital and the largest leader of global Christians have drastically differing viewpoints.
It's pretty funny how the Silicon Valley tech bros have all suddenly decided that the actual Pope is the villain in their little narrative. sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/m...
Marc Andreessen v. the pope: VC starts meme-war with Leo XIV
The venture capitalist quickly deleted his social media posts mocking the pontiff’s call to build moral AI.
sfstandard.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Shockingly, the self-declared leader of global capital and the largest leader of global Christians have drastically differing viewpoints.
Absolutely. I'd forgotten how much I missed Joseph Fiennes, but Narges Rashidi is absolutely amazing. Let's see a lot more of her, please. #Prisoner951
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
Prisoner 951 review – this defiant Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama makes Britain look ridiculous
This tale of one family’s six-year ordeal just highlights what an unserious country Britain became in that era. The cast, including Joseph Fiennes, are excellent
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Absolutely. I'd forgotten how much I missed Joseph Fiennes, but Narges Rashidi is absolutely amazing. Let's see a lot more of her, please. #Prisoner951
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Prisoner 951 on iPlayer is incredible. There was a LOT I didn't know about Nazanin's ordeal but I knew about 5%, it's mind-blowing. And I managed to go up a level in how much I despise Boris Johnson which is impressive tbh.
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Prisoner 951 on iPlayer is incredible. There was a LOT I didn't know about Nazanin's ordeal but I knew about 5%, it's mind-blowing. And I managed to go up a level in how much I despise Boris Johnson which is impressive tbh.
She should have given Boris Johnson an earful when they met. Honestly, that man needs his karma to find him.
#Prisoner951
#Prisoner951
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
She should have given Boris Johnson an earful when they met. Honestly, that man needs his karma to find him.
#Prisoner951
#Prisoner951
Honestly, every time Nazanin looks shocked when her appeal in front of a bunch of theocratic men fails just gets on my last nerve. C'mon, woman, what did you think was going to happen in a patriarchal theocracy - *whatever flavour of religion it is*?! *stares at America* #Prisoner951
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Honestly, every time Nazanin looks shocked when her appeal in front of a bunch of theocratic men fails just gets on my last nerve. C'mon, woman, what did you think was going to happen in a patriarchal theocracy - *whatever flavour of religion it is*?! *stares at America* #Prisoner951
OMG, what was with that woman wearing a thin lacy top showing her midriff. No, not in Iran, wtf. #Prisoner951
November 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
OMG, what was with that woman wearing a thin lacy top showing her midriff. No, not in Iran, wtf. #Prisoner951
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god, listening to the ads on the radio is so depressing, almost every ad is just 'GAMBLE GAMBLE GAMBLE!! BINGO!!SCRATCHCARDS!!BETTING!! DESPERATE FOR MONEY?? THIS IS THE ONLY WAY!! TAKE UP GAMBLING TODAY!!' and the only other type of ad is 'Are you in crippling credit card debt? Call us today...'
November 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
god, listening to the ads on the radio is so depressing, almost every ad is just 'GAMBLE GAMBLE GAMBLE!! BINGO!!SCRATCHCARDS!!BETTING!! DESPERATE FOR MONEY?? THIS IS THE ONLY WAY!! TAKE UP GAMBLING TODAY!!' and the only other type of ad is 'Are you in crippling credit card debt? Call us today...'
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I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Oh, I don't know. I'd rather the research be rigorous and solid, and that researchers be honest enough to say, "We don't know, but here are some questions our findings threw up." 'Right' answer = stealing & shoddy research. The null set is an answer.
Some researchers, like myself, care about knowledge production and finding the "right" answer.
Others care more about getting a publication based on saying that others are wrong rather than engaging in a discussion about what the current state of knowledge is and whether it needs to be corrected.
Others care more about getting a publication based on saying that others are wrong rather than engaging in a discussion about what the current state of knowledge is and whether it needs to be corrected.
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Oh, I don't know. I'd rather the research be rigorous and solid, and that researchers be honest enough to say, "We don't know, but here are some questions our findings threw up." 'Right' answer = stealing & shoddy research. The null set is an answer.
#Empire is my reminder that the Ninth Circle of Hell includes men like Robert Clive and his whole East India Company.
Also, South Asian nawabs, you were played like a violin.
But following the lines of Empire, you absolutely understand why the UK is collapsing the way it is. Did it to yourself.
Also, South Asian nawabs, you were played like a violin.
But following the lines of Empire, you absolutely understand why the UK is collapsing the way it is. Did it to yourself.
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
#Empire is my reminder that the Ninth Circle of Hell includes men like Robert Clive and his whole East India Company.
Also, South Asian nawabs, you were played like a violin.
But following the lines of Empire, you absolutely understand why the UK is collapsing the way it is. Did it to yourself.
Also, South Asian nawabs, you were played like a violin.
But following the lines of Empire, you absolutely understand why the UK is collapsing the way it is. Did it to yourself.
Shocking that it's in the WSJ.
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Shocking that it's in the WSJ.
Me, hearing @davidolusoga.bsky.social in the first episode of #Empire telling us how we almost dodged the bullet of the formation of the United States and the British Empire, and I'm like, let's check out that timeline, please.
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Me, hearing @davidolusoga.bsky.social in the first episode of #Empire telling us how we almost dodged the bullet of the formation of the United States and the British Empire, and I'm like, let's check out that timeline, please.