GallowayHermit
@windnrain.bsky.social
Books, books, politics, books, books, Scotland, books, books, natural world, books, books. And books.
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Allow me to give you yesterday's perfect headline, courtesy of FT:
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Allow me to give you yesterday's perfect headline, courtesy of FT:
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I posted a photo of the same plant back in September and thought it was doing well then. I expect this is a final flourish - but on 12 November? Bless its little roots!
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I posted a photo of the same plant back in September and thought it was doing well then. I expect this is a final flourish - but on 12 November? Bless its little roots!
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"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain
Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."
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Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Things that are simultaneously true:
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Things that are simultaneously true:
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
Antisemitism exists in U.K. & must end
Maccabi fanbase incl a hardcore racist hooligan faction
U.K. policing has been substantially under-resourced for years
PMs & Home Secs should stay out of operational decisions made by police forces
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
September 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Just fuck off with this. How about start the conversation by highlighting how much immigrants contribute to the UK - not least by propping up the NHS and social care system!
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
Also - forced volunteering is not volunteering, it's unpaid labour.
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An underwater comeback story.
For centuries oysters were a staple food. London ate 700 million oysters one year, but overfishing had disastrous consequences.
Now, a bold project is rebuilding reefs to restore water clarity and biodiversity.
For centuries oysters were a staple food. London ate 700 million oysters one year, but overfishing had disastrous consequences.
Now, a bold project is rebuilding reefs to restore water clarity and biodiversity.
Four million oysters to the rescue in North Norfolk
The UK’s largest oyster reef restoration project is launching off the North Norfolk coast
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
An underwater comeback story.
For centuries oysters were a staple food. London ate 700 million oysters one year, but overfishing had disastrous consequences.
Now, a bold project is rebuilding reefs to restore water clarity and biodiversity.
For centuries oysters were a staple food. London ate 700 million oysters one year, but overfishing had disastrous consequences.
Now, a bold project is rebuilding reefs to restore water clarity and biodiversity.
Any volunteers for being King for a couple of weeks?
Charles has had a bit of a day and is in dire need of a rest.
He's not been well, you know.
Charles has had a bit of a day and is in dire need of a rest.
He's not been well, you know.
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Any volunteers for being King for a couple of weeks?
Charles has had a bit of a day and is in dire need of a rest.
He's not been well, you know.
Charles has had a bit of a day and is in dire need of a rest.
He's not been well, you know.
"Coronate"?
What?
You don't coronate someone.
You crown them.
Remember Charlie changing from Prince to King at his coronation?
Because he was crowned?
Aargh.
I don't mind the language evolving, but why invent 3 syllables when one has been doing the job for centuries?
What?
You don't coronate someone.
You crown them.
Remember Charlie changing from Prince to King at his coronation?
Because he was crowned?
Aargh.
I don't mind the language evolving, but why invent 3 syllables when one has been doing the job for centuries?
September 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Coronate"?
What?
You don't coronate someone.
You crown them.
Remember Charlie changing from Prince to King at his coronation?
Because he was crowned?
Aargh.
I don't mind the language evolving, but why invent 3 syllables when one has been doing the job for centuries?
What?
You don't coronate someone.
You crown them.
Remember Charlie changing from Prince to King at his coronation?
Because he was crowned?
Aargh.
I don't mind the language evolving, but why invent 3 syllables when one has been doing the job for centuries?
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Vaccines do not cause autism.
August 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Vaccines do not cause autism.
More! More!
Submerged in 40 meters of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates the technology's commercial viability. 👍
uk.news.yahoo.com/underwater-t...
uk.news.yahoo.com/underwater-t...
Underwater turbine spinning for 6 years off Scotland's coast is a breakthrough for tidal energy
Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that ...
uk.news.yahoo.com
August 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
More! More!
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Sound up.
Utterly ridiculous.
What’s he doing? Moving house? Well either way, he can f right off.
What’s he doing? Moving house? Well either way, he can f right off.
August 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sound up.
Read the lot, please.
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
Well, JD Vance is coming my way, near home (passing by). Poor old Cotswolds is getting all closed up with an awful lot of security.
August 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Read the lot, please.
Unbelievable.
Unbelievable.
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If only Sue Townsend was still here, to tell us what Pauline Mole would make of this.
August 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
If only Sue Townsend was still here, to tell us what Pauline Mole would make of this.
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Update on the Gaza War Cemetery.
SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a large crater nearby on August 4. An IDF update from @manniefabian.bsky.social has video of a tunnel demolition in the area, though unclear why as many as 400 gravestones needed to be destroyed.
TG link: t.me/manniefabian...
SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a large crater nearby on August 4. An IDF update from @manniefabian.bsky.social has video of a tunnel demolition in the area, though unclear why as many as 400 gravestones needed to be destroyed.
TG link: t.me/manniefabian...
August 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Update on the Gaza War Cemetery.
SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a large crater nearby on August 4. An IDF update from @manniefabian.bsky.social has video of a tunnel demolition in the area, though unclear why as many as 400 gravestones needed to be destroyed.
TG link: t.me/manniefabian...
SkySat imagery from @planet.com shows a large crater nearby on August 4. An IDF update from @manniefabian.bsky.social has video of a tunnel demolition in the area, though unclear why as many as 400 gravestones needed to be destroyed.
TG link: t.me/manniefabian...
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Depressingly true
August 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Depressingly true
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BREAKING: The US government has just removed sections 9 and 10 of Article I of the US Constitution from their website.
Note that sections 9 and 10 deal with:
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Congresses ability to control tariffs.
See screenshot below: Notice that 9 and 10 are gone.
Note that sections 9 and 10 deal with:
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Congresses ability to control tariffs.
See screenshot below: Notice that 9 and 10 are gone.
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
BREAKING: The US government has just removed sections 9 and 10 of Article I of the US Constitution from their website.
Note that sections 9 and 10 deal with:
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Congresses ability to control tariffs.
See screenshot below: Notice that 9 and 10 are gone.
Note that sections 9 and 10 deal with:
- Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Congresses ability to control tariffs.
See screenshot below: Notice that 9 and 10 are gone.
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Women in Pakistan held a protest against the fascist Taliban regime, Afghan rape slavery, and the sex apartheid imposed on all women in Afghanistan. (📹 @ArashMehrbann) #3E #AfghanWomen
August 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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England’s 2,674-mile King Charles III Coastal Path is unlocking new access to the wild and wonderful East Anglian coastline.
Norfolk’s stretch is now approved. Suffolk & Essex, you're next!
#RightToRoam Report by Owen Sennitt and others
Norfolk’s stretch is now approved. Suffolk & Essex, you're next!
#RightToRoam Report by Owen Sennitt and others
The King’s path around East Anglia: Beauty, conflict and compromise
The Norfolk stretch of UK's longest coastal path passes the final hurdle but the Suffolk and Essex coastal paths are still being finalised
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
England’s 2,674-mile King Charles III Coastal Path is unlocking new access to the wild and wonderful East Anglian coastline.
Norfolk’s stretch is now approved. Suffolk & Essex, you're next!
#RightToRoam Report by Owen Sennitt and others
Norfolk’s stretch is now approved. Suffolk & Essex, you're next!
#RightToRoam Report by Owen Sennitt and others
Unexpected side-effect of new age confirmation law:
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This is great.
My blurb says No DMs please.
Now I can ignore them guilt-free.
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This is great.
My blurb says No DMs please.
Now I can ignore them guilt-free.
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Unexpected side-effect of new age confirmation law:
I cannot see any DMs.
This is great.
My blurb says No DMs please.
Now I can ignore them guilt-free.
I cannot see any DMs.
This is great.
My blurb says No DMs please.
Now I can ignore them guilt-free.