Michael Merrick
@michaelmerrick.bsky.social
Northern. Catholic. Father of 7. All views my own. AMDG
Mostly on twitter: @michael_merrick - website: michaelmerrick.co.uk
Mostly on twitter: @michael_merrick - website: michaelmerrick.co.uk
We have been blessed with a big family, and at one point we had 7 children aged 10 or under. It was (and I guess still is) a bit mad. But it does mean we've seen official advice and fashions literally change 180 degrees over the course of that time
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
We have been blessed with a big family, and at one point we had 7 children aged 10 or under. It was (and I guess still is) a bit mad. But it does mean we've seen official advice and fashions literally change 180 degrees over the course of that time
Speaking to a Head last week, near 25% of the incoming cohort has EHCPs. Not just SEND - that list is bigger still - but EHCP. Either this system is broke, or there has been such a huge rise in special needs and disabilities that there needs to be a full national enquiry
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Speaking to a Head last week, near 25% of the incoming cohort has EHCPs. Not just SEND - that list is bigger still - but EHCP. Either this system is broke, or there has been such a huge rise in special needs and disabilities that there needs to be a full national enquiry
Reposted by Michael Merrick
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nara Sarusawa Pond, Tsuchiya Koitsu
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Nara Sarusawa Pond, Tsuchiya Koitsu
Reposted by Michael Merrick
Press release - Peers line up to back bid to overturn abortion up to birth clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-line-up-to-back-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-line-up-to-back-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
Press release - Peers line up to back bid to overturn abortion up to birth clause
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
righttolife.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Press release - Peers line up to back bid to overturn abortion up to birth clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-line-up-to-back-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-line-up-to-back-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
Reposted by Michael Merrick
UK textile artist Rachel Wright who creates textile art using machine embroidery on calico with fabrics and Madeira rayons #WomensArt
February 3, 2026 at 6:54 PM
UK textile artist Rachel Wright who creates textile art using machine embroidery on calico with fabrics and Madeira rayons #WomensArt
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I wonder how much better male mental health would be if things were built to be repairable
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I wonder how much better male mental health would be if things were built to be repairable
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A lot better. I built PC's and repaired them for the satisfaction of doing it. Even something as simple as a plug, unscrewing it, putting the cable through a hole you drilled in the cabinet and reassembling it to make it all look tidy, something small to be proud of. Now its just sealed plastic
I wonder how much better male mental health would be if things were built to be repairable
February 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
A lot better. I built PC's and repaired them for the satisfaction of doing it. Even something as simple as a plug, unscrewing it, putting the cable through a hole you drilled in the cabinet and reassembling it to make it all look tidy, something small to be proud of. Now its just sealed plastic
I wonder how much better male mental health would be if things were built to be repairable
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I wonder how much better male mental health would be if things were built to be repairable
Reposted by Michael Merrick
Press release – Peers to consider major bid to overturn abortion up to birth clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-to-consider-major-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-to-consider-major-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
Press release - Peers to consider major bid to overturn abortion up to birth clause
PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
righttolife.org.uk
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Press release – Peers to consider major bid to overturn abortion up to birth clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-to-consider-major-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
https://righttolife.org.uk/news/press-release-peers-to-consider-major-bid-to-overturn-abortion-up-to-birth-clause
We always thought that class-coding within the arts was to protect the elite classes and their art forms from working class competition, when it looks like it was the other way round
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
We always thought that class-coding within the arts was to protect the elite classes and their art forms from working class competition, when it looks like it was the other way round
Happy SBD to all who celebrate
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Happy SBD to all who celebrate
Monastery Cemetery in Snow, Friedrich
January 31, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Monastery Cemetery in Snow, Friedrich
Reposted by Michael Merrick
Untitled, Chicago | Yasuhiro Ishimoto
January 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Untitled, Chicago | Yasuhiro Ishimoto
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Other work of the Ladybird artists.
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Other work of the Ladybird artists.
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
'Hawk above the Downs'
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
For 20+ yrs I've visited churches. Call it a hobby. Have probably been to hundreds. And in all that time I have never yet seen my surname on a war memorial. I don't know why but it bothers me. I know there must be some - in desperation I checked the CWGC - but still it's jarring
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
For 20+ yrs I've visited churches. Call it a hobby. Have probably been to hundreds. And in all that time I have never yet seen my surname on a war memorial. I don't know why but it bothers me. I know there must be some - in desperation I checked the CWGC - but still it's jarring
Hannah Hauxwell Waving Goodbye, Brook
January 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Hannah Hauxwell Waving Goodbye, Brook
They should have kept it. Miles better.
January 30, 2026 at 6:50 PM
They should have kept it. Miles better.
Save us, Lord, while we are awake; protect us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ and rest with him in peace.
Night all
(The Monk by the Sea, Friedrich)
Night all
(The Monk by the Sea, Friedrich)
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Save us, Lord, while we are awake; protect us while we sleep; that we may keep watch with Christ and rest with him in peace.
Night all
(The Monk by the Sea, Friedrich)
Night all
(The Monk by the Sea, Friedrich)
The Order of Release, Millais. I remember seeing this up close for the first time - set off a 6-month Corries binge.
January 29, 2026 at 8:17 AM
The Order of Release, Millais. I remember seeing this up close for the first time - set off a 6-month Corries binge.
Away for the night. No Shaboozey. Bliss.
After what must be the 15th repeat of Tipsy by 'Shaboozey' just today, I have reluctantly concluded we made a huge strategic mistake in having Alexa devices dotted about the house. Initial high hopes of the kids choosing solid content - Cash, say - have proven naive. Intervention required.
January 27, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Away for the night. No Shaboozey. Bliss.
Can't resist the old Ladybird books - January, by Ron Lampitt
January 27, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Can't resist the old Ladybird books - January, by Ron Lampitt
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Western Motel - Edward Hopper, 1957
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Western Motel - Edward Hopper, 1957
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
Source : Yale University Art gallery, New Haven (Connecticut) 🇺🇸
After what must be the 15th repeat of Tipsy by 'Shaboozey' just today, I have reluctantly concluded we made a huge strategic mistake in having Alexa devices dotted about the house. Initial high hopes of the kids choosing solid content - Cash, say - have proven naive. Intervention required.
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
After what must be the 15th repeat of Tipsy by 'Shaboozey' just today, I have reluctantly concluded we made a huge strategic mistake in having Alexa devices dotted about the house. Initial high hopes of the kids choosing solid content - Cash, say - have proven naive. Intervention required.