Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On the subject of guitars - have you seen the young Thai guitarist (and singer) whose competing in this year's America's Got Talent, Nene Royal? Her music choices aren't really my think but she seems to actually be pretty talented. Plays with a band of even younger kids back in Thailand. 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 11/09/2026One of my regrets in life is (on a visit to Italy back in the '80s) not spending what was then a huge amount of money on one of those all brass Pavone coffee makers with the pressure gauge and big lever 'cause it looked sooo cool! Would have provided lots of opportunities for tinkering too. 002 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Why do you think Burhnam is not one of the signatories? 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Have you tried an AI transcriber such as Otter? It runs as an app on your phone and gives you the transcription plus a recording. 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Can I encourage any UK citizen to sign this petition in favour of compulsory training in women's health and sex specific medicine for healthcare proffessionals? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... For more background see this substack article mumsnetfrontline.substack.com/p/the-nhs-ha...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Establish mandatory training to tackle medical misogyny in the NHSWe want the government to make comprehensive training in women’s health and sex-specific medicine mandatory for all healthcare professionals, in order to tackle what many see as a culture of medical m... 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 06/08/20261. #MarshTit (I think) @wildlifebcn.org Waresley Woods 2 & 3 Juvenile cuckoo being fed by a reed warbler @rspbengland.bsky.social Fowlmere 4. Hummingbird hawk moth @rspb.bsky.social The Lodge #wildlife #naturephotography #birdphotography 041 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Good luck with the house-hunting. Maybe the new, stricter, renters rights will reduce demand from property developers a bit and give you a slightly better chance. 001 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 25/07/2026He could also bite Alison Pearson which would be a public service. 020 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Can anyone help me identify the #bumblebees in these pictures? I think one is a buff-tailed bumblebee, are the others ruderal bumblebees and could the larger one be a queen? 010 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 14/07/2026... on floor area for many houses could probably be scraped from Rightmove and similar websites. 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Given the problems with LVT that you highlight, why not a property tax based on the floor area of the property? The rate would be determined by the local authority so a property of a given floor area in, say, Blackpool, could still pay less than one of the same area in Knightsbridge. The data .... 100 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Biological women have rights too, including the right to spaces in which men are not present (such as Beira's Place - a refuge for women who have been abused by men). Amnesty UK called this "anti-rights" which is patently false. 910 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I wonder if there is an end of tennacy report at the end of his term with a list of charges for making good? 010 0
Reposted by Ian WJess Whitecroft (she/her) @jesswhitecroft.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It was inevitable, I suppose. I never met a fox who didn't want to do battle with a bin. 1183 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I've just donated to the DEC Venezuela Earthquake Appeal to help provide lifesaving food, water, cash and medical care in Venezuela. You can donate here, and your donation will be doubled! www.dec.org.ukdec.org.ukDisasters Emergency CommitteeTwo catastrophic earthquakes have hit Venezuela. Buildings were reduced to rubble in minutes. Now the survivors urgently need support. Please donate now. 020 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I saw loads in Spain last year (Seville and Cordoba) - they'd taken over the Metropol Parasol structure in Seville. 020 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 30/06/2026The SRA also seems to be very slow at dealing with the complaints it does choose to investigate, such as the egregious Andrew Milne case (covered in the Sheffield Tribune, @privateeyenews.bsky.social and Mouse In the court) which has been going on since 2018. mouseinthecourt.co.uk/2025/11/27/s...mouseinthecourt.co.ukSRA urged to take action as we reveal solicitor has ‘purposely frustrated’ investigationSolicitor Andrew Jonathan Milne delayed an official investigation into his alleged professional misconduct by overwhelming the regulator with complaints and threatening them with two injunctions se… 123 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Grantchester must be getting pretty close by now too. Even if you include all of Cambridge. 170 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 06/06/2026But that's what been happening for yeas in the private sector -dividends and interest payments instead of investment. 051 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 01/06/2026IIUC some languages, such as Arabic, don't bother with vowels. 010 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Am very grateful to have English as my mother tongue, I think it must be a nightmare to learn as a second language, especially the rules of pronunciation (otoh at least English doesn't have the complications of gender for most nouns and it has fairly simple verb endings). 020 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I just found an 87 page pdf on the BBC website explaining Welsh grammar - I think my head might explode. 120 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 31/05/2026What is a meddal mutation? Is it the same a Cymru becoming Gymru in the phrase Croeso y Gymru that you see on the road signs? (I know I could have asked Google but I thought you might like the opportunity to expand your Ted talk). 340 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 12/05/20265. Sedge Warbler 6. Hobby 7. Coot and chick I also saw a cuckoo (photo too poor to post), there were lots of reed warblers and at least one cetti's, but they were reluctant to pose. I also had and a glimpse of bearded tits and a crane!! 110 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Some photos from a very enjoyable day @RSP Ouse Fen reserve a few days ago (1/2): 1. Little Egret 2. Reed Bunting (male) 3. Reed Bunting (Female) 4. Chinese Water Deer 120 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 09/05/2026I get the impression there's some widespread problems with supply of certain meds in UK. We've been trying to buy co-codamol for weeks and pharmacists are out of stock. 110 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This assumes that you have a second competent pilot on board. Sadly I'm not convinced the PLP is in that position right now. 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Maybe Mr Bush's correspondent had been overindulging in this... 120 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 01/05/2026This is a great, thought-provoking article with equally thought-provoking comments. 000 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Yes but I think the snobbishness predated her too, I can't imagine many 1950s or 60s Eton alumni doing an apprenticeship. 120 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 26/04/2026We still undervalue vocational training & qualifications IMHO and I think it dates back to the collapse of the apprenticeship system that existed when Britain had a much larger industrial base. Thatcher had a big part to play - she accepted its demise without trying to create a replacement system. 121 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Great interview by Sean Farrington on the Today programme on Radio 4 grilling McDonald's UK boss Lauren Schultz about the abuse of young staff in their restaurants and what they are doing to try to improve and satisfy the EHRC. Interview was at around 06:16. 130 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 21/04/2026I've just signed the Greenpeace petition aimed at banning UK local councils from using pesticides which affect polinators. Please consider doing the same. act.gp/3ZExhpiact.gpACTION: Sign the petition and tell the UK government to protect our pollinators.The UK’s pollinator numbers are dropping heavily - we need the UK government to step in and protect them. 030 0
Reposted by Ian WDr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The cyberattack on The British Library in October 2023 knocked out ebooks and almost ever other computer thing there for years. Ebooks just came back. They were knocked out everywhere using the BL’s license (legal deposit libraries I think? More libraries?) Distributed physical copies matter. 5549259 0
Ian W @ianw9999.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Do they affect the populations of small mammals or birds or does there seem to be a reasonable balance between predator and prey? 022 0
