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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

It took them a long time to put together the groups that selected the appointing panel - it’s poorly oiled bureaucracy, you don’t need to add shadowy forces to light incompetence.

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Alastair Gittner @agittner.bsky.social · 4d

...slightly worried now, as that was very similar to my thought process whilst reading the story in the morning press.....

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

Just putting it out here - perhaps Sarah Mullally could agree to delegate all those aspects of archbishoping that actively require a penis to someone else and we could see how inconvenient that actually turns out to be?
We might find that it doesn’t come up as often as you’d think day to day.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

I just don’t think it helps to attack people rather than ideas - I don’t think it helps to imagine shadowy groups working against us - I don’t think it helps to imagine there are easy answers to wickedly difficult problems.
I don’t actually think @victoriapeckham.bsky.social does either.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

But we’re talking about kids who are not easily persuaded by the heady joys of hard work and agreeableness. Internet sensations offer the hope of quick and easy wealth, gangs provide friendship without emotional labour, populism encourages us to find someone else to blame (maybe ”the left”).

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

My solution (always) is education - and it would definitely be good if we invested more in the youth, if we had more people in schools with time to listen to these voices (when cuts mean larger classes and less spare time what do you think happens to conversations with troubled kids?)

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

@victoriapeckham.bsky.social says that Labour is clueless (or at least her headline writer does), but all she offers is maybe a boxing gym. the truth is that we’re all a bit clueless - it’s a really hard problem.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

Positive changes in society are not universally beneficial - greater equality means the erosion of opportunities for some - yes.
It’s really hard being poor, feeling nobody cares about you, not seeing hope for your future - yes.
There’s a lot of agreement on the issues here and few solutions.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

Politics (and social journalism) needs more honesty - more debating of ideas rather than creating shadowy opponents to be afraid of.
Fathers are important - yes.
If you make a baby then your responsibility to that young person until they are grown is huge - yes.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 4d

This article seems to be a straw man - “the left” refuse to acknowledge the importance of fathers. Who are the shadowy left? Because it’s not specified, a host of beliefs and assertions can be credited to them whilst portraying them as an organized group working against right-thinking people.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 8d

What an excellent contribution.
I hope you have a great rest of the day.

James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 8d

You seem like a lovely person.
What a delight to have you in the conversation.

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Mark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 9d

It was wonderful fun

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 9d

When it came down to it, you single handedly saved Prydain, so I guess we should all thank you.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 9d

@greeborunner.bsky.social
@michaeldoron.bsky.social
@didau.bsky.social
@clivehill.bsky.social
And all those not on here (or who I can’t find)

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 9d

Eventually, a few weeks ago, the third party to attempt the challenge completed what turned out to be an epic saga and my word document has turned into 100 pages of book.
Thanks to all those whose invention has coloured these pages:

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote legends and drew pictures to mix up the tale-telling and put it all in a growing word document (so I could be certain of having an adventure to come home to on Thursday night even if it had been a busy week at school (most weeks are Tbf)). #DnD #Ttrpg

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 9d

What feels like a decade ago, in the tail end of Covid, I started DMing an intermezzo campaign to mix things up for the regular team of @heimdayl.bsky.social and @ensermark.bsky.social. It was set in a Mabinogion/Lloyd Alexander- inspired version of mythological Wales.

Sarah Johnson (was Dove) @phoenixedsarah.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you so much @jameshandscombe.bsky.social for my lovely present 🤗😊

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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 10d

Spent the last couple of hours at Fair Education Alliance Youth Town Hall and now feel better about the world.

If 16-25 year olds continue with even half as much compassion and practicality as they showed, then they’ll do a cracking job once their turn at the helm comes .

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 12d

This only happens to you once

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Willerby @welcometowillerby.bsky.social · 11d

Where Do Dragons Go?
A Willerby Story.
What should you do if you find an abandoned baby dragon?
willerby.substack.com/p/where-do-d...

Screenshot of text from the linked story overlaid on a photo of red and gold autumn leaves.

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 11d

That’s the key question.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 12d

Michael Crick, journalist: “It depresses me how much fellow political journalists are down-playing this - a dranatic story not just about Russia corrupting a British politician - as they've done in Germany & France - but also about the character judgement+relationships of Reform leaders Farage+Tice”

Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 12d

“The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has pleaded guilty to bribery charges relating to making statements in favour of Russia while being an elected member of the European Parliament.” 1/

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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James Handscombe @jameshandscombe.bsky.social · 11d

I think that long term good can be short term hard and that a short-term focus on opinion polls is bad for good governance. Sure, some good policies are immediately popular, but we want governments to look at all the good policies, not just some of them.

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