Neil Turner
@neilturner.me.uk
Millennial Yorkshire queer partially deaf geek dad/husband. Works in university admissions, specialising in PhD and MBA. Likes photography and social media, doesn't like writing in the third person. He/him 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️#LGBwiththeT https://neilturner.me.uk
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Neil Turner
@neilturner.me.uk
· Nov 16
Hello. - Neil Turner's Blog
I’m Neil Turner, a UK-based queer higher education professional with interests in technology, social media and photography, and this is my presence on the web. I have a blog (here), and I am also on t...
neilturner.me.uk
I guess it's time for another #introduction post? I'm Neil, I work in Higher Education and have been *very* online for a long time. Currently a co-chair of LGBTQ+ staff network at work, hearing aid user, interested in transport and live in Yorkshire. Blog at neilturner.me.uk updated every other day.
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Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
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The British museum? Engaging in unethical practices that involve stealing the work of others that they have no right to and displaying it for financial gain? That’s not like them *at all*
The British Museum posted Al slop and quietly deleted it. Here's what it was and why it matters.
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
#archaeology🏺#musuem #culture #heritage #history
February 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The British museum? Engaging in unethical practices that involve stealing the work of others that they have no right to and displaying it for financial gain? That’s not like them *at all*
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know this is not something that could happen either in general or at least in the next few years but I would genuinely love it if a journalist could sit down with some of the powerful people who interacted with Epstein - even anonymously - so they could explain what they got out of the relationship
February 2, 2026 at 11:35 AM
know this is not something that could happen either in general or at least in the next few years but I would genuinely love it if a journalist could sit down with some of the powerful people who interacted with Epstein - even anonymously - so they could explain what they got out of the relationship
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The Mayor's social media team is reposting links from a Russian-linked publication that ignores UK court compensation orders.
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
Great news: from 18 May, more Elizabeth line services will call at Southall, Hanwell and Acton Main Line on weekday mornings.
These changes will help make journeys more comfortable for everyone travelling during the busiest part of the day.
london-post.co.uk/elizabeth-li...
london-post.co.uk/elizabeth-li...
Elizabeth line timetable will increase services at three west London stations, boosting capacity in morning peak - London Post
From Monday 18 May, more Elizabeth line services will stop at Southall, Hanwell and Acton Main Line stations on weekday mornings. Three trains that start from Heathrow Terminal 5 will make additional ...
london-post.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The Mayor's social media team is reposting links from a Russian-linked publication that ignores UK court compensation orders.
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/r...
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As others are saying on here, so much of the epstein stuff makes NO SENSE to us normals. Who goes 'Oh good, the secret UK government tax policy, I'd better forward this straight on to my friend Jeff The American Convicted Peadophile'
BREAKING on ft website:
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Lord Peter Mandelson leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans
www.ft.com/content/fdf7...
Mandelson leaked sensitive UK government tax plans to Epstein
Former ambassador forwarded memo from special adviser to Gordon Brown to late sex offender in 2009
www.ft.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
As others are saying on here, so much of the epstein stuff makes NO SENSE to us normals. Who goes 'Oh good, the secret UK government tax policy, I'd better forward this straight on to my friend Jeff The American Convicted Peadophile'
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Let's cross reference that top ten with this list, shall we, and see how much of an overlap there is? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Let's cross reference that top ten with this list, shall we, and see how much of an overlap there is? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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jesus fucking christ
have you seen the horrible IGN mary kate and ashley review?
"The Adventure mode is a nice way to tie all the minigames together, and the simple controls respond well for the most part, sometimes even leaving a hand free for doing other things, like play with your dog."
www.ign.com/articles/200...
"The Adventure mode is a nice way to tie all the minigames together, and the simple controls respond well for the most part, sometimes even leaving a hand free for doing other things, like play with your dog."
www.ign.com/articles/200...
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 PM
jesus fucking christ
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The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The President shit himself on live TV. Melania bombed. The Epstein files are sending shockwaves through the Alt Right. Liam and his dad are back home. A Texas district that was DEEP red for 35 years flipped blue. Pretti's killers have been identified.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
Small wins, but you can feel the change coming.
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imagine my surprise to find out a rampant transphobe and all-around bastard of a person is not actually acting to "protect children" or feminism or whatever the fuck but is just trying to maintain status in the Global Pedophile club
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
imagine my surprise to find out a rampant transphobe and all-around bastard of a person is not actually acting to "protect children" or feminism or whatever the fuck but is just trying to maintain status in the Global Pedophile club
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is it possible to make it sound cooler? no
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
is it possible to make it sound cooler? no
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New Post: Flung into February
Flung into February - Neil Turner's Blog
Back in February 2024, my wife Christine described the preceding January as ‘the Januariest January that ever Januaried’. And whilst January 2025 was also something of a slog, for us at least, this...
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February 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
New Post: Flung into February
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Amazon has placed a VERY specific product warning on the published edition of the Kenneth Williams diaries. The incident that prompted this surely deserved more media attention.
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Amazon has placed a VERY specific product warning on the published edition of the Kenneth Williams diaries. The incident that prompted this surely deserved more media attention.
Surprise surprise, following its acquisition by private equity, Asda is struggling and may be pushed into fourth place behind Aldi if sales don't improve. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asda has lost its mojo and has a big fight to get it back
The industry data suggests that despite Asda embarking on a turnaround, it has been losing ground to rivals.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Surprise surprise, following its acquisition by private equity, Asda is struggling and may be pushed into fourth place behind Aldi if sales don't improve. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This really is the most bizarre recipe I have ever read. As well as 3/4 of an egg it includes 3/8ths of a teaspoon of various spices. My most charitable take is that it’s been scaled down from something which made sense.
I'm willing to overlook a lot from a recipe but I'm sorry: you cannot call for "3/4 of an egg". that is illegal.
food52.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 AM
This really is the most bizarre recipe I have ever read. As well as 3/4 of an egg it includes 3/8ths of a teaspoon of various spices. My most charitable take is that it’s been scaled down from something which made sense.
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Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Ok, let’s do this🙄
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
We’ll start with an explainer covering:
🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from
And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article
🧵
1/25
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I really think we're missing something by not inviting her on a serious political programme, in order to get Mr Blobby hugging her yelling "BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY"
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I really think we're missing something by not inviting her on a serious political programme, in order to get Mr Blobby hugging her yelling "BLOBBY BLOBBY BLOBBY"
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Bunged some loading messages on this coz noticed it was taking a bit of time (like 5 or 10 seconds, whatever) to load data / process it and it's possible people would be going "is this broke?"
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isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
IS THERE A FILM ON THE BBC TONIGHT?
A simple way to see if there’s a film on the BBC around 9pm tonight.
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
February 1, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Bunged some loading messages on this coz noticed it was taking a bit of time (like 5 or 10 seconds, whatever) to load data / process it and it's possible people would be going "is this broke?"
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
isthereafilmonthebbctonight.robmanuel.workers.dev
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relevant to many of yalls interests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 AM
relevant to many of yalls interests.
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I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
skepchick.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
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When you look at the Wikipedia of an old white guy whose books you read in college there is an unfortunately high probability it will look like this
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
When you look at the Wikipedia of an old white guy whose books you read in college there is an unfortunately high probability it will look like this
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Thinking about how the victims of Savile & other British Celebrity Rapists did go to the police but for some reason the police only ever started investigating said cases once there'd been a documentary on the telly about it
Why the fuck do we have so many cops & so many FBI agents & so many sprawling law enforcement intelligence fusion networks if all they ever do is say "the victim didn't email us back so we never followed up on their accusations against Jeffery Epstein" or "she sounds crazy, allegations disregarded"
January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Thinking about how the victims of Savile & other British Celebrity Rapists did go to the police but for some reason the police only ever started investigating said cases once there'd been a documentary on the telly about it
Serine Wisley-Ecover.
Hey, if your dad doesn't have an inherited title and country estate you could make your own up with my handy Old Money name generator:
First name: Any amino acid
Surname: Surrey Town
Double-barrel: Favourite cleaning product
E.G: Leucine Cranleigh-Lenor
First name: Any amino acid
Surname: Surrey Town
Double-barrel: Favourite cleaning product
E.G: Leucine Cranleigh-Lenor
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Serine Wisley-Ecover.
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