Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 7hGood. Policy makers should be informed. It's what, less than £1 per week per person? 000
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If we shadows have offended, Think but this: fuck all is mended 010
Reposted by EwanWill Stone MP @willstonemp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Today is National Manufacturing Day 2026 and I'm proud to have brought more manufacturing to Swindon through the Drone Hub and back the people working in the manufacturing sector. This builds on Swindon's history as a manufacturing town, leading the way in engineering and research. 122
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026One of the tendencies on Bluesky is to assume that because something hasn't happened yet, the powers that be are useless and will not do the thing. My friends, sometimes things just take a day or two. 110
Reposted by EwanJohn Denham @jydenham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Rekindling Labour's relationship with the wider world of progressive ideas. renewal.org.uk/blog/labour-... 122
Reposted by EwanHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We met with the new Science Minister Chris McDonald yesterday. He indicated his strong support across all R&D disciplines which was great to hear. He is keen to get to know the social science, humanities and arts, and has offered to meet with our community which we'll take forward 612328
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"Can Britain's Broken Energy System be Fixed," on Radio 4 right now, is a really great breakdown of the issues facing energy in this country. But they've fallen into a bit of a trap. The line of argument that green energy is cheaper to produce until you've added in the costs of infrastructure... 100
Reposted by EwanAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I note with astonishment the total lack of reporting about gilt yields falling back to their pre-spike level, the Times piece on how this makes it easier for gov't to fund stuff, and of course the Telegraph front page MARKETS LOVE BURNHAM. 725785
Reposted by EwanSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The BBC news website prefers the visible OPTICS of arrival and the newsworthyness of UP to its duty to contextualise and report (as v well described in the BBC thematic review of migration). The reports do include the DOWN context a bit more now + BBC Verify tracks it www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=cha...bbc.co.ukFrench police tactics are becoming more effective in stopping small boats in the English Channel from reaching Britain, the Home Office has said. 1206
Reposted by EwanJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I come back to one of the cheaper, most populist policies you could do is to create a 'BBC Sport' channel and ensure it has FTA rights to major live sporting events. Sport is one of our few remaining cultural unifiers. And the BBC is basically giving up on it - cutting budgets and abandoning iconstheguardian.comBBC axes ‘iconic’ Ski Sunday winter sports show after nearly 50 years on TVThe BBC blamed changing viewing habits and financial concerns after dropping Ski Sunday, amid scrutiny over its approach to sports rights 2522141
Reposted by EwanMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026In addition, our scientists assessed how this summer’s warmth would compare in future global warming levels and found that this summer’s warmth would be around average for a UK summer in a world 2.5 - 3°C warmer than the pre-industrial period. 🧵 1187
Reposted by EwanMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change. Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵 5262168
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Finally saw the Spidey movie. My favourite Marvel movie. Also better, I think, than the Odyssey. But the two 9 year olds I went with weren't quite so impressed. 000
Reposted by EwanArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If Dolly Parton can gift 20million books a year to children, why can’t Amazon, Apple and Microsoft do something like this?? 75676411584
Reposted by EwanSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/08/2026National Lottery Good Causes £53 billion has gone into good causes from the lottery in its three decades. The government is now consulting for 12 weeks (by 23/9/2026) with a call for evidence on what works well + what could change & how to work better www.gov.uk/government/c...gov.ukNational Lottery Good Causes: Fund what matters to you 1134
Reposted by EwanGlennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026what do we want? motorbike noises when do we want them? nnyyyyyyyowwwww 34113
Reposted by EwanKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 12/08/2026heh, go and type "nasa eclipse" into Google - nice little easter egg there 54414
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026The thing Argos need to fix is that if an item isn't in stock in your local store, you can't order online either. Which is mad. BBC News - Argos is getting a makeover - but can it attract new shoppers? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukArgos is getting a makeover - but can it attract new shoppers?The retailer has been around for 50 years but struggled to compete with newer rivals such as Amazon. Can its new owners turn it around? 010
Reposted by EwanBen Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Almost 4 C warmer than average. Not pre-industrial average, but 1991-2020 average. 1167
Reposted by EwanJo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Funny isn’t it? You’d think that if the need for data storage and processing conflicted with the survival of human life, the survival of human life would just about edge the trade-off. 817849
Reposted by EwanCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface 11188452997
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Anyone have a link to a transcript ofBurnham's Manchesterism speech? 100
Reposted by EwanAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Just want to defend the government slightly on the VAT cut… It is true that the VAT cut on its own is not a huge intervention, and that it is just moves costs from energy bills to government. But it has another benefit which could help in the long term: making electricity cheaper relative to gas 3242
Reposted by EwanPeter Sloman @pjsloman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Fair play to John Healey, who managed to time his 5.5-week break from government to coincide exactly with the World Cup 141468233
Reposted by EwanRick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026This is interesting. It seems to have become much worse since 2016. 03620
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Why is @sainsburys.bsky.social serving me an ad after my shop for a motor finance claims handler, when the FCA scheme is free? The ad is Sainsbury's branded and doesn't mention it's for a Claims Management Company. 000
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Can I have an @ftedit.ft.com membership where I can read say six articles that people have tweeted about on bsky a week? 000
Reposted by EwanSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Small boat crossings 11,638 January to June 2026, down 37% on 2025 (BBC Verify) 711860
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Basically this way, the AC sucks in air from outside, heats it up and pumps it back outside again. That air never enters your room. Meanwhile, it sucks in air from inside and cools it, and your cool inside air also never leaves the room 421
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 27/06/2026You don't understand how an AC works. You need to suck in air to *heat* to pump outside, to balance the air you also suck in and cool. With two hoses you're not heating up your own cooled air to pump outside again 391
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The problem with portable AC units is that they suck your freshly cooled air back in to take away the heat from the compressors and pump it outside, wasting a bunch of cooling by creating a pressure imbalance which sucks more warmth into your room. A second intake hose fixes that 6285
Reposted by EwanDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Excellent (as you’d expect from Ed) blog open.substack.com/pub/edconway...open.substack.comThe Missing PipeA short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026 45918
Reposted by EwanProPublica @propublica.org · 27/06/2026For more, here's our investigation with @drilledmedia.bsky.social:projects.propublica.orgFalse Promises: The “Solution” to the Climate Crisis That Won’t WorkAs global leaders look to tech advances to solve climate change, one leading idea involves capturing carbon pollution from the air and burying it underground forever. While carbon capture may sound pr... 8507183
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 24/06/2026My main takeaway from this attempt at a hatchet job is that this is a very sensible appointment and shows Burnham is taking things seriously. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham’s pick for chief of staff led firm that advised BP, Apple and AmazonAppointment of James Purnell, former chief executive of Flint Global, described by one Labour MP as ‘very bad sign’ 100
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This made me feel old. Facebook came in when I was at uni. I didn't have teenage social media. 000
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Wordle 1,820 4/6 🟩🟩⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 D'oh! Used a word I never use to open with. Incredibly lucky guess, narrowed it down to four remaining words. Took me four goes to get it. 000
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 11/06/2026I've read a lot of these and I think this must be one of the most succulent and vivid advice pieces I've seen 000
Reposted by EwanUK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 10/06/2026UKRI Policy Fellowships 2026 are now open!🚨 Apply for an 18-month fellowship to work in a UK or devolved government host partner, an arm’s length body or What Works Network member, to address pressing national and global challenges. Deadline 10 September 2026: www.ukri.org/opportunity/... 11115
Ewan @ewannic.bsky.social · 08/06/2026I'm not sure I fully understand the economics of why. Lots of social media are video now. Sure it's cheaper to advertise using slop, but I might not desperately skip reels if they were actually funny or entertaining. 000
Reposted by EwanUK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 08/06/2026Meet the 2026 New Generation Thinkers. Five early-career academics have been selected through AHRC’s partnership with the BBC to share their ideas with wider audiences on BBC Radio 4. Find out more: www.ukri.org/news/bbc-and...ukri.orgBBC and AHRC select New Generation Thinkers 2026Five of the UK’s most promising early-career academics have been selected as this year’s New Generation Thinkers to help shape Radio 4 programming. 0102
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026My parents both joined the police in the late 1970s. The stories they tell about how policing worked then are nuts. From the 1980s through to 2010 British policing was transformed massively for the better, and turned into a true professional career. We have undone far too much of that 1444
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The fact is, while there are many problems with theft, social disorder and such like in Britain, the murder rate is among the lowest in the world, and the vast majority of murders are solved. British policing has retained a lot to be proud of in the face of enormous challenges 1555
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026There are fewer coppers in Britain than there were in 2010 for a significantly larger population, and in real terms they are paid substantially less. We are asking young PCs making not much above minimum wage to make massively consequential decisions every day 27511
Reposted by EwanDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I am the son of two police officers so I admit I am hardly unbiased here but I feel like the fact British policing has been hollowed out by massive budget cuts over a decade ought to be a larger part of the discussion than "DEI" 12492102
![3-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1 behind podium on stage: We all hate springing forward. But we love falling back. (2) [Audience pictured listening] PERSON 1: Therefore, we are abolishing the *spring* time change *only*. We’ll gain an hour every year, but never lose one. (3) PERSON OFF-PANEL: Won’t that cause the clocks to spiral out of sync with the sun? PERSON 1 holding up a fist: *Then we will meet the chaos clear-eyed and well-rested!*](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidl5ovrvqzuhtr6ygqwtdjes2qraloyxtxqrvjwu7xxxersawskde)
