Inspector Murph
@themurph.bsky.social
"All governments suffer a recurring problem: power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible" Frank Herbert
Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning. Delete the wife. #RoughCollie
Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning. Delete the wife. #RoughCollie
Life fucking sucks right now. Why can't bluesky just give me posts about rough collies so I can pretend I'm in a field surrounded by hundreds of rough collie pups?
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Life fucking sucks right now. Why can't bluesky just give me posts about rough collies so I can pretend I'm in a field surrounded by hundreds of rough collie pups?
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Orange Leaves in Fog
#ArtAdventCalendar #Day1
#Sweetgum #Leaves outside my window on a foggy day in Jan 2025.
#PNW #Photography
#ArtAdventCalendar #Day1
#Sweetgum #Leaves outside my window on a foggy day in Jan 2025.
#PNW #Photography
December 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Orange Leaves in Fog
#ArtAdventCalendar #Day1
#Sweetgum #Leaves outside my window on a foggy day in Jan 2025.
#PNW #Photography
#ArtAdventCalendar #Day1
#Sweetgum #Leaves outside my window on a foggy day in Jan 2025.
#PNW #Photography
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This week Koko has an injured leg and has been on strict rest—so no chasing squirrels. She is not happy.
I bought her a new horse stuffy to make it up to her.
This morning she went Don Corleone on me.
I bought her a new horse stuffy to make it up to her.
This morning she went Don Corleone on me.
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This week Koko has an injured leg and has been on strict rest—so no chasing squirrels. She is not happy.
I bought her a new horse stuffy to make it up to her.
This morning she went Don Corleone on me.
I bought her a new horse stuffy to make it up to her.
This morning she went Don Corleone on me.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
In the year that my local fire service went to public consultation on reducing the fire service - & doesn't consider the local fire support required for the massive upsurge in lithium ion batteries in vehicles & home appliances
news.stv.tv/scotland/cam...
news.stv.tv/scotland/cam...
Campaigners urge immediate halt to new battery storage projects
Report from the charity Action to Protect Rural Scotland states there is a 'huge oversupply of battery storage' in the country's planning system.
news.stv.tv
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
In the year that my local fire service went to public consultation on reducing the fire service - & doesn't consider the local fire support required for the massive upsurge in lithium ion batteries in vehicles & home appliances
news.stv.tv/scotland/cam...
news.stv.tv/scotland/cam...
Wow, just realised I've been on bluesky for over a year!
Sad to see some of the #RoughCollie brigade from a year ago are gone now, & have deleted their posts/profiles.
Sad to see some of the #RoughCollie brigade from a year ago are gone now, & have deleted their posts/profiles.
November 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Wow, just realised I've been on bluesky for over a year!
Sad to see some of the #RoughCollie brigade from a year ago are gone now, & have deleted their posts/profiles.
Sad to see some of the #RoughCollie brigade from a year ago are gone now, & have deleted their posts/profiles.
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The bots are getting better at profile text but not so much at the other stuff…
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The bots are getting better at profile text but not so much at the other stuff…
So, problem is with subcontractors/taxi firms abusing the system, NHS scheduling hospital appts far away, & having to travel far to find a GP appt, but asylum seekers are punished for it?
If I hire a taxi I'm not charged for the taxi to drive to me, so why are they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If I hire a taxi I'm not charged for the taxi to drive to me, so why are they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis - BBC News
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
So, problem is with subcontractors/taxi firms abusing the system, NHS scheduling hospital appts far away, & having to travel far to find a GP appt, but asylum seekers are punished for it?
If I hire a taxi I'm not charged for the taxi to drive to me, so why are they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If I hire a taxi I'm not charged for the taxi to drive to me, so why are they?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Y'know what? EVERY single person who even just *thinks* they might be entitled to a benefit should apply. EVERY single person rejected should appeal, take it to tribunal.
The amount of unclaimed £benefits far FAR eclipses the trivial "fraud" #DWP #PIP #ESA #UC
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The amount of unclaimed £benefits far FAR eclipses the trivial "fraud" #DWP #PIP #ESA #UC
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reeves to launch crackdown on benefit fraud alongside lifting two-child limit
Move aims to bring in extra £1.2bn of savings as government seeks to head off criticism over welfare spending
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Y'know what? EVERY single person who even just *thinks* they might be entitled to a benefit should apply. EVERY single person rejected should appeal, take it to tribunal.
The amount of unclaimed £benefits far FAR eclipses the trivial "fraud" #DWP #PIP #ESA #UC
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The amount of unclaimed £benefits far FAR eclipses the trivial "fraud" #DWP #PIP #ESA #UC
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Heard someone refer to Gen X as feral & free range.
Sounds about right.
Altho my parents were so soooo strict. But, if it wasn't raining, we'd be outside playing
Sounds about right.
Altho my parents were so soooo strict. But, if it wasn't raining, we'd be outside playing
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Heard someone refer to Gen X as feral & free range.
Sounds about right.
Altho my parents were so soooo strict. But, if it wasn't raining, we'd be outside playing
Sounds about right.
Altho my parents were so soooo strict. But, if it wasn't raining, we'd be outside playing
Banks might want to remember that not separating everyday banking from the investment side that gambles away ridiculous sums requiring the govt to bail the banks out - it is not their shareholders who bail them out.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
CBA boss says repaying ‘excessive fees’ to low-income customers could be seen as taking shareholder money
Commonwealth Bank Australia– which reported a record cash profit of $10.3bn in most recent financial year – charged $270m in ‘excessive fees’ over five years
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Banks might want to remember that not separating everyday banking from the investment side that gambles away ridiculous sums requiring the govt to bail the banks out - it is not their shareholders who bail them out.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Case of woods & trees. Answer clearly visible but, again, issue placed on wrongly categorised person & not colleagues doing problem behaviours.
The woman exec didn't need coaching but HR SHOULD'VE dealt with her sexist colleagues. HR Fail
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1940...
The woman exec didn't need coaching but HR SHOULD'VE dealt with her sexist colleagues. HR Fail
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1940...
Why HR needs to focus on patterns, not labels
Craig Pattison outlines the issue and effect of labelling employees and offers tips to break the habit
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Case of woods & trees. Answer clearly visible but, again, issue placed on wrongly categorised person & not colleagues doing problem behaviours.
The woman exec didn't need coaching but HR SHOULD'VE dealt with her sexist colleagues. HR Fail
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1940...
The woman exec didn't need coaching but HR SHOULD'VE dealt with her sexist colleagues. HR Fail
www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1940...
Sainsbury's online groceries be like 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Why is it inevitable that the product on offer will be substituted by something full price, in smaller quantity, so they give you more & thereby costing you more?
Pack of 24 loo roll on offer unavailable but, here, have 3 packs of 9 rolls at full price
Why is it inevitable that the product on offer will be substituted by something full price, in smaller quantity, so they give you more & thereby costing you more?
Pack of 24 loo roll on offer unavailable but, here, have 3 packs of 9 rolls at full price
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Sainsbury's online groceries be like 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Why is it inevitable that the product on offer will be substituted by something full price, in smaller quantity, so they give you more & thereby costing you more?
Pack of 24 loo roll on offer unavailable but, here, have 3 packs of 9 rolls at full price
Why is it inevitable that the product on offer will be substituted by something full price, in smaller quantity, so they give you more & thereby costing you more?
Pack of 24 loo roll on offer unavailable but, here, have 3 packs of 9 rolls at full price
Forced, not invited.
Forced to visit a job centre in person to prove their ID with photo ID - despite DWP knowing who they are coz they're pre-existing ESA claimants.
Forced to get loan coz DWP cancels housing benefit then reinstated it 5 wks later
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Forced to visit a job centre in person to prove their ID with photo ID - despite DWP knowing who they are coz they're pre-existing ESA claimants.
Forced to get loan coz DWP cancels housing benefit then reinstated it 5 wks later
www.gov.uk/government/n...
220,000 vulnerable customers given personalised support to move to Universal Credit
Vulnerable claimants moved to Universal Credit with specialist help, as Government puts those who need it most at heart of delivery
www.gov.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Forced, not invited.
Forced to visit a job centre in person to prove their ID with photo ID - despite DWP knowing who they are coz they're pre-existing ESA claimants.
Forced to get loan coz DWP cancels housing benefit then reinstated it 5 wks later
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Forced to visit a job centre in person to prove their ID with photo ID - despite DWP knowing who they are coz they're pre-existing ESA claimants.
Forced to get loan coz DWP cancels housing benefit then reinstated it 5 wks later
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Ban private healthcare.
NHS doesn't honour private tests, scans, diagnoses, treatment. Same private Dr working in NHS does those 4 things in private clinic then declines to accept them when same patient is in front of them in NHS.
This is taking the cunt.
So ban private healthcare
NHS doesn't honour private tests, scans, diagnoses, treatment. Same private Dr working in NHS does those 4 things in private clinic then declines to accept them when same patient is in front of them in NHS.
This is taking the cunt.
So ban private healthcare
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ban private healthcare.
NHS doesn't honour private tests, scans, diagnoses, treatment. Same private Dr working in NHS does those 4 things in private clinic then declines to accept them when same patient is in front of them in NHS.
This is taking the cunt.
So ban private healthcare
NHS doesn't honour private tests, scans, diagnoses, treatment. Same private Dr working in NHS does those 4 things in private clinic then declines to accept them when same patient is in front of them in NHS.
This is taking the cunt.
So ban private healthcare
We have increased numbers of med school places but not placements = medics graduating with no placement to go to.
You cannot get 29% pay increase & ask for another 26% while also increasing medic numbers.
Ban private healthcare
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You cannot get 29% pay increase & ask for another 26% while also increasing medic numbers.
Ban private healthcare
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Why the NHS doctors’ strikes look set to continue
The BMA and Wes Streeting are poles apart, with the union committed to full pay restoration and the health secretary adamant there is no money for that
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We have increased numbers of med school places but not placements = medics graduating with no placement to go to.
You cannot get 29% pay increase & ask for another 26% while also increasing medic numbers.
Ban private healthcare
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
You cannot get 29% pay increase & ask for another 26% while also increasing medic numbers.
Ban private healthcare
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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I think I will forever associate Free Gear Keir with "Oh No!" even though I've never heard Starmer v2.0 (beta version) ever actually say it
#SpittingImage #FreeTheBear
youtube.com/shorts/1VE4_...
#SpittingImage #FreeTheBear
youtube.com/shorts/1VE4_...
It’s a Nightmare On Downing Street 👻
YouTube video by Spitting Image
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I think I will forever associate Free Gear Keir with "Oh No!" even though I've never heard Starmer v2.0 (beta version) ever actually say it
#SpittingImage #FreeTheBear
youtube.com/shorts/1VE4_...
#SpittingImage #FreeTheBear
youtube.com/shorts/1VE4_...
Trump reveals his different sides on Halloween...
YouTube video by Spitting Image
youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Our latest episode of Spitting Image has dropped, as Studio C-Anal continues its campaign to stifle satire:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUON...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUON...
ALL OUR VIDEOS GOT TAKEN DOWN | The Rest Is Bulls*!t
YouTube video by Spitting Image
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Our latest episode of Spitting Image has dropped, as Studio C-Anal continues its campaign to stifle satire:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUON...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUON...
WE'RE GETTING SUED | The Rest Is Bulls*!t
YouTube video by Spitting Image
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The actions of Studio Canal/Canal+ in going after Spitting Image have completely soured my view of their movies. I will be passing on their films from now on until they understand what satire is.
Less greedy. More humour.
🖕C Anal+🖕
youtu.be/nUON9JOLTu4?...
Less greedy. More humour.
🖕C Anal+🖕
youtu.be/nUON9JOLTu4?...
WE'RE GETTING SUED | The Rest Is Bulls*!t
YouTube video by Spitting Image
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The actions of Studio Canal/Canal+ in going after Spitting Image have completely soured my view of their movies. I will be passing on their films from now on until they understand what satire is.
Less greedy. More humour.
🖕C Anal+🖕
youtu.be/nUON9JOLTu4?...
Less greedy. More humour.
🖕C Anal+🖕
youtu.be/nUON9JOLTu4?...
Well well well.
Isn't this email just a treasure trove of potentially incriminating nuggets?
I don't know about for Trump but these emails are devastating for the shitty Wolf
youtu.be/vBl1piAxcGs?...
Isn't this email just a treasure trove of potentially incriminating nuggets?
I don't know about for Trump but these emails are devastating for the shitty Wolf
youtu.be/vBl1piAxcGs?...
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Well well well.
Isn't this email just a treasure trove of potentially incriminating nuggets?
I don't know about for Trump but these emails are devastating for the shitty Wolf
youtu.be/vBl1piAxcGs?...
Isn't this email just a treasure trove of potentially incriminating nuggets?
I don't know about for Trump but these emails are devastating for the shitty Wolf
youtu.be/vBl1piAxcGs?...