Mark Webster
@markrennywebster.bsky.social
I'll always be a scientist. I used to be a forensic scientist and before that, a reproductive endocrinologist.
Staffordshire, UK
Staffordshire, UK
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
M42 captured with a #Seestar S30 from a location just north of #Lichfield in late November.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
M42 captured with a #Seestar S30 from a location just north of #Lichfield in late November.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This morning the BBC were selling their new TV series Civilisations:Rise and Fall as some kind of sequel to Kenneth Clark's 1969 TV series Civilisation.
Not even close.
Not even close.
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This morning the BBC were selling their new TV series Civilisations:Rise and Fall as some kind of sequel to Kenneth Clark's 1969 TV series Civilisation.
Not even close.
Not even close.
Limiting the right to jury trial will not get rid of the backlog of criminal cases.
The criminal justice system is the epitome of inefficiency. Almost every part of it seems designed to cause unnecessary delays. Correct that and the backlog will go, without infringing on the rights of defendants.
The criminal justice system is the epitome of inefficiency. Almost every part of it seems designed to cause unnecessary delays. Correct that and the backlog will go, without infringing on the rights of defendants.
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Limiting the right to jury trial will not get rid of the backlog of criminal cases.
The criminal justice system is the epitome of inefficiency. Almost every part of it seems designed to cause unnecessary delays. Correct that and the backlog will go, without infringing on the rights of defendants.
The criminal justice system is the epitome of inefficiency. Almost every part of it seems designed to cause unnecessary delays. Correct that and the backlog will go, without infringing on the rights of defendants.
Courts minister: “Do we think that someone who has stolen a bottle of whisky from a minimart should receive the right to trial by jury?"
Idiotic.
An innocent person falsely accused of stealing, whose life would be ruined by a conviction, has a right to a jury trial.
Idiotic.
An innocent person falsely accused of stealing, whose life would be ruined by a conviction, has a right to a jury trial.
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Courts minister: “Do we think that someone who has stolen a bottle of whisky from a minimart should receive the right to trial by jury?"
Idiotic.
An innocent person falsely accused of stealing, whose life would be ruined by a conviction, has a right to a jury trial.
Idiotic.
An innocent person falsely accused of stealing, whose life would be ruined by a conviction, has a right to a jury trial.
We can expect the next proposal from the Government will be to take one of their kidneys
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We can expect the next proposal from the Government will be to take one of their kidneys
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
I don't have a good view of the northern horizon from my home near Lichfield UK, but early this morning the clouds cleared, the UK Aurora Watch app ticked up over 700 nT and I managed to snap a faint aurora behind the trees.
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don't have a good view of the northern horizon from my home near Lichfield UK, but early this morning the clouds cleared, the UK Aurora Watch app ticked up over 700 nT and I managed to snap a faint aurora behind the trees.
Wax caps on Pipe Green, ancient meadow Lichfield UK.
Some are like ruby cabochons nestling in the grass.
#fungifriends
Some are like ruby cabochons nestling in the grass.
#fungifriends
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wax caps on Pipe Green, ancient meadow Lichfield UK.
Some are like ruby cabochons nestling in the grass.
#fungifriends
Some are like ruby cabochons nestling in the grass.
#fungifriends
I've just wasted nearly two hours of my life watching House of Dynamite.
Dr. Strangelove tells the same story, but is ten times more engaging.
Dr. Strangelove tells the same story, but is ten times more engaging.
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I've just wasted nearly two hours of my life watching House of Dynamite.
Dr. Strangelove tells the same story, but is ten times more engaging.
Dr. Strangelove tells the same story, but is ten times more engaging.
How the mighty have fallen. #fungifriends
October 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How the mighty have fallen. #fungifriends
Afternoon dog walk on Pipe Green ancient meadow #Lichfield #Staffordshire #fungifriends The wax caps aren't up yet.
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Afternoon dog walk on Pipe Green ancient meadow #Lichfield #Staffordshire #fungifriends The wax caps aren't up yet.
September 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm watching The Thursday Murder Club, quietly so as not to annoy my companion who enjoys this kind of film.
It's dreadful. Like something written by AI.
It's dreadful. Like something written by AI.
August 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I'm watching The Thursday Murder Club, quietly so as not to annoy my companion who enjoys this kind of film.
It's dreadful. Like something written by AI.
It's dreadful. Like something written by AI.
Just listened to Matthew Syed's BBC radio 4 programme "Sideways" exploring the interaction between language and thoughts ... incredibly without once (as I recall) mentioning the Sapir Whorf hypothesis.
August 6, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Just listened to Matthew Syed's BBC radio 4 programme "Sideways" exploring the interaction between language and thoughts ... incredibly without once (as I recall) mentioning the Sapir Whorf hypothesis.
The Pacman nebula, captured last night through an open window. The first starry sky in weeks round here.
August 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The Pacman nebula, captured last night through an open window. The first starry sky in weeks round here.
July 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'm worried my postie will be prosecuted for possession and distribution of material supporting a designated terrorist group when he delivers my next Private Eye.
Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal?
PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!
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PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece as a placard!
(1/2)
July 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I'm worried my postie will be prosecuted for possession and distribution of material supporting a designated terrorist group when he delivers my next Private Eye.
Appointing someone with apparently no experience as a forensic scientist to be the forensic science regulator!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New Forensic Science Regulator appointed for England and Wales
The regulator ensures that the highest standards in forensic science are met across the criminal justice system.
www.gov.uk
July 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Appointing someone with apparently no experience as a forensic scientist to be the forensic science regulator!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...