Tim Blackwell
@timblackwell.bsky.social
Tick Nimothy nicely set, say brainworms
January 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Tick Nimothy nicely set, say brainworms
surfaces a memory of that rough and eldrich beast, the UPA score.
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
surfaces a memory of that rough and eldrich beast, the UPA score.
Dad to small child in supermarket, “What would you like for dinner?” “Pasta.” “What would you like with your pasta?” [bursting with joy at her own audacity] “Ice-cream.” “Anything else?” [tentative, rueful] “Salad?”
December 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Dad to small child in supermarket, “What would you like for dinner?” “Pasta.” “What would you like with your pasta?” [bursting with joy at her own audacity] “Ice-cream.” “Anything else?” [tentative, rueful] “Salad?”
Work? Possibly. Penance for sure.
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Work? Possibly. Penance for sure.
The mocha pot is as brilliant as it is nostalgic. The beans should be oily and black, ground to dust and packed tight. It should taste barbaric, notes of icepick and shrew. You’re not meant to enjoy it.
OTOH, french press grounds get under your gums and are a leading cause of root canal work.
OTOH, french press grounds get under your gums and are a leading cause of root canal work.
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The mocha pot is as brilliant as it is nostalgic. The beans should be oily and black, ground to dust and packed tight. It should taste barbaric, notes of icepick and shrew. You’re not meant to enjoy it.
OTOH, french press grounds get under your gums and are a leading cause of root canal work.
OTOH, french press grounds get under your gums and are a leading cause of root canal work.
It certainly would be - and no mention of raising (or abolishing) the benefit cap either - many families won't benefit from the two child limit ending as their benefits will be capped instead.
(The clown who came up with the concept mangling phrase '2 child benefits cap' deserves great scorn).
(The clown who came up with the concept mangling phrase '2 child benefits cap' deserves great scorn).
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It certainly would be - and no mention of raising (or abolishing) the benefit cap either - many families won't benefit from the two child limit ending as their benefits will be capped instead.
(The clown who came up with the concept mangling phrase '2 child benefits cap' deserves great scorn).
(The clown who came up with the concept mangling phrase '2 child benefits cap' deserves great scorn).
Something like this is needed. The triple lock is a ratchet transfer from young to old. Pensioners win every year that inflation outstrips earnings, and every year both are less than 2.5%. They never lose.
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Something like this is needed. The triple lock is a ratchet transfer from young to old. Pensioners win every year that inflation outstrips earnings, and every year both are less than 2.5%. They never lose.
Excel: fine
Word: fine if you use styles rigorously or limit yourself to docs < 5 pages
Onenote: fine if your patience is infinite.
I’ve never made a Powerpoint or tried any of the other stuff.
File management has been atrocious since 2010.
Word: fine if you use styles rigorously or limit yourself to docs < 5 pages
Onenote: fine if your patience is infinite.
I’ve never made a Powerpoint or tried any of the other stuff.
File management has been atrocious since 2010.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Excel: fine
Word: fine if you use styles rigorously or limit yourself to docs < 5 pages
Onenote: fine if your patience is infinite.
I’ve never made a Powerpoint or tried any of the other stuff.
File management has been atrocious since 2010.
Word: fine if you use styles rigorously or limit yourself to docs < 5 pages
Onenote: fine if your patience is infinite.
I’ve never made a Powerpoint or tried any of the other stuff.
File management has been atrocious since 2010.
Full abolition would be a half measure if the actual benefit cap remains in situ.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Full abolition would be a half measure if the actual benefit cap remains in situ.
About 13. The rest is silence.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
About 13. The rest is silence.
A chia seed sat in a gap is how I got mine. Now I grind my seeds, sometimes my oats too.
October 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
A chia seed sat in a gap is how I got mine. Now I grind my seeds, sometimes my oats too.
You'd think the ICE raids would be offset by the prison building programmes.
October 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
You'd think the ICE raids would be offset by the prison building programmes.
Did you go inside?
September 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Did you go inside?
Looks like triple lock will mean main state pension going up about 1% in real terms, or about £120 for post 2016 pensions, suggesting a break even point closer to £18,500. (I assume by state pension age you just mean state pension). But I would still support this.
September 27, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Looks like triple lock will mean main state pension going up about 1% in real terms, or about £120 for post 2016 pensions, suggesting a break even point closer to £18,500. (I assume by state pension age you just mean state pension). But I would still support this.
Ordinary decent regulatory capture?
Or Peter "Credulous" Kyle?
Or Peter "Credulous" Kyle?
September 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Ordinary decent regulatory capture?
Or Peter "Credulous" Kyle?
Or Peter "Credulous" Kyle?
Weary, stale, flat and profitable. I might end up buying one.
September 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Weary, stale, flat and profitable. I might end up buying one.
Rising minimum wage is popular with HMT because so much of the resulting increases in employer costs (often 75-80%) accrue to it via tax NI, and reduced benefit payments. (Stupidly, MW also sets the minimum income floor in universal credit, making small-scale self-employment less and less viable).
July 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Rising minimum wage is popular with HMT because so much of the resulting increases in employer costs (often 75-80%) accrue to it via tax NI, and reduced benefit payments. (Stupidly, MW also sets the minimum income floor in universal credit, making small-scale self-employment less and less viable).
327% is just the central estimate - they mean 327% by July 2nd 2027+- 182 days.
July 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
327% is just the central estimate - they mean 327% by July 2nd 2027+- 182 days.
Reform is the only party committed to awarding teenagers the big jobs.
July 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Reform is the only party committed to awarding teenagers the big jobs.
Perhaps, but I think in terms of misery inflicted per pound ‘saved’, council tax localisation runs it pretty close.
July 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Perhaps, but I think in terms of misery inflicted per pound ‘saved’, council tax localisation runs it pretty close.