Jon

Jon

@jev42.bsky.social

For every act of mindless, hateful, cowardly cold blood, there’s a hundred acts of kindness, caring, bravery and love

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Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

Pornography depicting incest to ba banned in England and Wales. <please insert your joke about the westcountry and/or Welsh family photos here>

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Ash Oro
@ashoro.co.uk

1/23 Sorry, this will be long... There is a lot of shouting about what happened in the Channel yesterday. So I want to go back to basic law. Not immigration policies or political rhetoric. At sea, the starting point is simple: Preservation of life comes first under all maritime conventions.

Emma Yeomans@yeomans.bsky.social

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

if you see this, reply with a picture that illustrates what it's like living in the UK

Emma Dingle@emmadingle.bsky.social

if you see this, reply with a picture that illustrates what it's like living in the UK

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Alan Taylor
@kokogiak.bsky.social

Replying to @kokogiak.bsky.social

And, lost of recent toilet troubleshooting. A recent exchange: Houston: "For the toilet wastewater vent lines—we would like to try providing warm content to the wastewater vent lines, ideally through a series of crew donations, and then immediately followed by a dump."

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James O'Malley
@jamesomalley.co.uk

The former plumber has said that she'll arrive at Parliament on Monday, some time between 8 and 5.

Noah Keate@noahkeate.bsky.social

Who is Hannah Spencer, the Green Party's new MP? The plumber made her working class roots central to the by-election camapign — and a contrast to the university-dominated SW1. Spencer said she was "just pretty normal" after winning. My @politico.eu tale with Nick Earl below. 👇

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

Well, would you look at that, two of my favorite podcasts get a crossover. That's a lovely thing to find out at the end of a very very long day :)

Dr Danny Bate@dannybate.com

Listen with horror as Gone Medieval, one of the foremost English-language podcasts about medieval history, of which I've been a loyal listener for years, is now invaded by linguistics, thanks to yours truly. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/m... Podlink: pod.link/1564113746/e...

podcasts.apple.comMedieval Roots of The Modern AlphabetPodcast Episode · Gone Medieval · 05/12/2025 · 49m
Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense. Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief: 1. The treatment of Prince Andrew. 2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.

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Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

It's like this everywhere all the time. Pile upon pile upon pile of nonsense creaking under the weight of history and tradition and fudge. Prince Andrew being in a stately home rather than on remand makes no sense. How very British.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

When you sit down and do the maths you suddenly stop wondering why brexit happened or why Reform are doing so well when everything they say is nonsense. Doing something even though it makes no sense is clearly a core part of our cultural identity.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense. Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief: 1. The treatment of Prince Andrew. 2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.

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Jon
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But wait. 12 pounds isn't the price if you use contactless. That gets price capped to 11.20 if you use TfL barriers, which you have to use.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

So let's do that again. 3052 / 11.2 is 272.5. So if you use it for 5 days a week, then you have to use it for 55 weeks a year, but as you don't have a DeLorean, you can't.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense. Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief: 1. The treatment of Prince Andrew. 2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.

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But of course, you don't. You probably travel 5 days if you commute. So that's 50 weeks of the year. But you won't use it for 5 days for 50 weeks. You probably don't commute for about 4 weeks a year because you have 28 days of statutory holidays, including bank holidays.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense. Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief: 1. The treatment of Prince Andrew. 2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.

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Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

The example is Watford Junction to Clapham Junction. A 40 minute trip around the edge of central London. Weekly: £76.30. Claiming a saving of £38 on 5 tickets. The saving is based on buying a paper anytime return ticket every day: £22.85.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

An anytime paper return ticket is not a ticket you can easily buy. They closed the ticket offices to save money. 12 pounds a day is what you would pay if you bought two tickets with contactless. So you have to travel for 7 days for this to be worth it.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense. Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief: 1. The treatment of Prince Andrew. 2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

Those of us who use the trains today, 50 years later, with this system more or less still in place, would find this amusing, but we're too busy doing the maths or accepting the big 33% savings badge on the train company's website to notice. Let's do the maths.

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

Theres going to be a lot of nonsense going around about ID cards in the coming months, if there isn't already. Check my timeline for two takes worth reading (one for, one against).

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Ian Dunt
@iandunt.bsky.social

'Rather than addressing the fundamental problems with existing verification systems, the Britcard threatens to digitise and amplify the very hostile environment policies that created these problems in the first place' blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

blogs.lse.ac.ukThe Britcard – progressive or concerning? | British Politics and Policy at LSEThe Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.

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Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️
@laylamoran.bsky.social

UK recognition of the State of Palestine was a promise made to my great grandfather decades ago. While on its own, recognition won’t solve anything without further action, it is a down payment on peace. Today we have just a little more hope, and hope is contagious. 📻 on BBC world service this AM:

Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

Blah blah orange guy behind big walls blah blah But amidst the drone of nothing to say this article wins. ☆☆☆☆☆ No notes. "Little tip: if you tell a Maga supporter that his huge flag only has 49 stars on it, he’ll still be counting them half an hour later." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comSuperfans descend on Windsor to enliven Trump’s festival of nothingWith US president hidden from public view, media focuses instead on peripheral sideshow of clowns drawn by state visit
Jon
@jev42.bsky.social

Slightly dimish a book: - The hitch-hikers guide to the delta quadrant - The breeze in the willows - The chief of the rings - 1982

Emma Dingle@emmadingle.bsky.social

Slighty diminish a book: • A Clockwork Satsuma • The Adequate Gatsby

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They Might Be Giants
@tmbg.bsky.social

All hail! SPINAL TAP name checks US in this magnificent article in THE GUARDIAN. Spoiler-we're cited in the very last quote! www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

theguardian.com‘Our songs last three minutes but they feel like an hour’: the return of Spinal Tap – an exclusive that goes up to 11!Over 40 years since This Is Spinal Tap was mistaken for a comedy, its hard-rocking subjects are back for a legally obligated final gig. Our writer smells the glove

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Rick
@flipchartrick.bsky.social

Been banging on about this since (at least) 2013. flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2013/07/17/c...

flipchartfairytales.wordpress.comChild-catching won’t solve our demographic challengeBritain needs more babies, said Charles Moore, after reading Stephen D. King’s When The Money Runs Out. By failing to reproduce themselves in adequate numbers, the baby boomers have laid enor…
Kate Allen@kateallen.ft.com

A dose of reality for those obsessed with immigration: in another generation (or sooner) the problem will not be TOO MANY IMMIGRANTS!!!! It will be too few. www.ft.com/content/8bfd...

ft.comRich economies may need foreign workers to fuel growth, policymakers warnCentral bankers say low birth rates in world’s largest economies pose threat to productivity and prices

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Humanists UK
@humanists.uk

BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.