Reposted by Nick RosenthalAmerican Association of Wine Economists AAWE @wineecon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Decline of Languedoc-Roussillon's Vineyard Area by Department, 1974-2024 043
Reposted by Nick RosenthalThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today is #InternationalTranslationDay, so it's the perfect time to share our new resource: Why Translators Are Better. Download it now on the Resources section of our website. 12513
Reposted by Nick RosenthalThe Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today we have also launched the Translators Association Literary Translations Rates survey, which seeks to get a better and up-to-date understanding of the rates and income translators receive when signing an agreement with a UK publisher. Complete the survey here: buff.ly/EE3ygLgbuff.lyMicrosoft Forms 0169
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Happy International Translation Day to all my translator and interpreter colleagues around the world. #ITD #InternationalTranslationDay 040
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Treated myself to a couple of hours away from the hustle and bustle of work, and took the MX5 out for a drive in the autumn sunshine. #photography 070
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) @iti-uk.bsky.social is no longer active on Bluesky, which is a shame. So I will help them out, and share a link here to the page where ITI introduces their new Chair, Lloyd Bingham. #xl8 www.iti.org.uk/resource/llo...iti.org.ukLloyd Bingham appointed as ITI’s new ChairITI introduces our new chair - Lloyd Bingham MITI 250
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The value of the UK Court interpreting market in 2025? £42 million, apparently. But I wonder how much of that actually reaches the pay packets of the skilled interpreters who provide the service in the courts? How much goes to intermediary organisations? #XL8 @iti-uk.bsky.social 021
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So, according to this Parliamentary question: "The total spend by the Ministry of Justice on interpreters and related translation services during the 2025 calendar year was £41,945,961.34." I have a simple question: How much of that £42 million ended up being paid to the actual interpreters? 021
Reposted by Nick RosenthalMoJ Answers @moj-answers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A question on #MinistryOfJustice #TranslationServices tabled by Sir John Hayes on 11-09-2026 has been answered by Jake Richards. questions-statements.parliament.uk/… 011
Reposted by Nick RosenthalITI Scottish Network @itiscotnet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotnet-au...eventbrite.co.ukScotNet Autumn Workshop & 35th Anniversary Celebration Lunch and CeilidhJoin us for an extra special autumn workshop and the celebration of ScotNet's 35th anniversary with a family ceilidh! 011
Reposted by Nick RosenthalSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Resharing one of my all time favorites. The image visualizes the different levels of light population. Great piece of work! Source: buff.ly/2DcpDuD… 17829
Reposted by Nick RosenthalNick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/02/2026It would be great to see the Institute of Translation and Interpreting become active again here on Bluesky, as an ongoing means of member engagement. @iti-uk.bsky.social CiOL is active on Bluesky. And the Society of Authors has over 8,000 followers here. So it isn't a quiet backwater! #xl8 062
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"The principality of Piddington", eh? I wonder if the fine, upstanding people of this racist little village realise that a principality is actually a state ruled by a prince? The Prince of Piddington, perhaps? I suspect the best they can rustle up is a few Counts. 130
Reposted by Nick RosenthalPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPiddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plansPiddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby 1663526840
Reposted by Nick RosenthalMark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington 7233431002
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I have a simple question: How much is the "Chief Communications Officer" of the Prime Minister's team in London paid? 000
Reposted by Nick RosenthalSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This animated map shows a day of actual UK train movements, delays and all! On 19 August 2026 the network peaked at 1,794 trains moving at once. Even around 3am, at least 141 were running. Passenger services wind down, but freight and maintenance keep rolling. Source: buff.ly/0zrhl41 413455
Reposted by Nick Rosenthalrbb|24 @rbb24.de · 12/09/2026Zum 35. Jubiläum des deutsch-polnischen Nachbarschaftsvertrags bieten beide Länder 60.000 kostenlose Interrail-Tickets an. Der sogenannte deutsch-polnische Freundschaftspass soll es jungen Menschen ermöglichen, das Nachbarland per Bahn zu bereisen. 18637
Reposted by Nick RosenthalElection Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 11/09/2026Burnage (Manchester) Council By-Election Result: 🌹 LAB: 42.1% (+12.8) 🌍 GRN: 32.0% (-13.8) ⚙️ WPB: 14.4% (+12.1) ➡️ RFM: 9.7% (+7.2) 🔶 LDM: 1.0% (-2.1) 🌳 CON: 0.8% (-1.3) No Ind (-0.5) as previous. Labour HOLD. Changes w/ 2026. 88012
Reposted by Nick RosenthalCEATL @ceatl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This #CeatlFriday we’d like to take you on a trip the DHKP residency for translators and writers located in the heart of Zagreb, founded in 2022, its work is in full swing and you can learn more about it at: www.rezidencija.dhkp.hr 022
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026How did we get to be a third of the way through September? I'm darned sure the month has only just started! 020
Reposted by Nick RosenthalCold War Conversations Podcast @coldwarpod.bsky.social · 10/09/2026On this day in the #coldwar 10 September 1989: Hungary announces it will let East Germans cross its border into Austria. More than 10,000 leave in the first 24 hours. 60 days later, the #GDR border and the #BerlinWall were open. 31714
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026So Kent police now admit they were actually warned the day before this "protest". Is this the same Kent police who told us on Saturday that it was a (checks notes) "spontaneous protest"? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...?bbc.co.ukKent Police warned of Dover protests the day before, force saysKent Police says it was told of possible protests on Friday but information "was not fully assessed". 185
Reposted by Nick Rosenthalwww.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026gm to this eternal poem by Lydia Davis. ☕️ 📖 3485
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Officers injured and vehicles damaged during anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth - as police hunt suspects From news.sky.comnews.sky.comThe Latest News from the UK and Around the World | Sky NewsSky News delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide. 000
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Sky News, I'm pleased to say, gave a much more balanced report ... including details of the damage done to a number of vehicles (including police vehicles). 010
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026BBC's lunchtime News broadcast team seemed to have great difficulty finding anyone who would say "This bunch of masked thugs were intimidating, and unaccaptable" Instead, several old people interviewed saying "No room here for immigrants" A worrying media slant! 030
Reposted by Nick RosenthalKate Allen @kateallen.ft.com · 06/09/2026Police are facing growing questions over how up to 500 masked activists dressed in black brought parts of Dover to a standstill on Saturday. Authorities have been accused of failure to act, intelligence failures and being ‘caught on the hoof’. www.ft.com/content/f244...ft.comPolice face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protestersUp to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday 110855264
Reposted by Nick RosenthalFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 06/09/2026Police face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protesters ft.trib.al/sdoXy5Kft.trib.alPolice face questions over Dover disruption caused by masked protestersUp to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday 76717
Reposted by Nick RosenthalMTDomain 🦋 @mtdomain.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Five people climb a gantry in the name of Just Stop Oil and the police shut the motorway, arrest the protesters and imprison them for up to 5 years. Hundreds of people block one of UK's busiest ports in the name of Stop the Boats, and the police do nothing and no-one is arrested. Really? Sigh. 39545218
Reposted by Nick RosenthalByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social 1081635650
Reposted by Nick RosenthalPhil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Hi BBC. This is a group of fascist vigilantes trying to impose their vision of an ethnically pure UK on everyone through violence. We know you broadly approve of such things, hence the euphemising, but just letting you know we see what you're doing. 14500176
Reposted by Nick RosenthalToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026"masked fascist paramilitary seizes port" just isn't the sort of thing the uk media would ever say, is it 34847289
Reposted by Nick RosenthalITI Scottish Network @itiscotnet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Join us for an extra special autumn workshop and the celebration of ScotNet's 35th anniversary with a family ceilidh! 💃 🕺 👯 Can't wait to celebrating our 35th anniversary with former, current and future members, family and friends of @itiscotnet.bsky.social! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotnet-au...eventbrite.co.ukScotNet Autumn Workshop & 35th Anniversary Celebration Lunch and CeilidhJoin us for an extra special autumn workshop and the celebration of ScotNet's 35th anniversary with a family ceilidh! 054
Reposted by Nick RosenthalSam Manicom @sammanicom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Moto Traveller & author Jacqui Furneaux is touring & making her way from Bristol to the Overland Gathering at Cresswell, Northumberland. She got as far as Ashington nr Morpeth when her black Royal Enfield Bullet 350 was stolen. Reg FE24 OBF. If you see it, please let me know. #motosky #motorcycle 23013
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Right then, rain incoming! Been a while .... 000
Reposted by Nick RosenthalHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Fascinating on Germany’s pension market - lots of smaller schemes fragmented by profession & state. ‘Investment decisions are frequently taken by honorary board members who continue to work full time in their professions [as dentists etc]’ You can guess how that’s gone www.ft.com/content/0034...ft.comHow Germany’s doctors, lawyers and dentists got burnt by private markets betsQuestions mount over management of mandatory pension schemes for professionals worth €300bn 1116
Reposted by Nick RosenthalAndy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026“We took the children off the roads. In 1971, 80% of seven and eight year olds got to school on their own. By 1990 it was 9%, and the fall has not stopped: more children are driven than ever, and cycling to school still barely registers. We did not defeat the danger. We surrendered to it.” 617172
Reposted by Nick RosenthalNewham Cyclists @newhamcyclists.uk · 06/08/2026It shouldn't be remarkable, but we really appreciate it when construction teams make it safe & comfortable to cycle & walk past their worksites without a "Cyclists Dismount" in sight. This example from McAleer & Rush on Stratford High Street is great! Certain utilities firms could learn a thing or 👀 1264
Reposted by Nick RosenthalRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...rollingstone.comTurning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryCore team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world. 128190498288
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Up bright and early on a Sunday morning for a "Tutor development day" with the advanced driving tutors in my local @roadarmcr.bsky.social Rospa Advanced Drivers group. Great to see a team of volunteers all committed to ongoing CPD! 001
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Watching the Women's Tour of Britain bike race on the (internet) tellybox. They're out in the Elan Valley today -- visiting the red kites! 130
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Took myself for a gentle 2km run this morning. I'd run out of excuses: No longer too hot, and no longer raining 🙃 000
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Tucked away in this (French) report on Brittany Ferries restructuring, we see two little snippets of data: * Freight traffic has dropped by 20% since 2019 * Passenger numbers are also down 15% since Brexit. Brexit... the "gift" that keeps on giving, eh? Sigh. www.nhu.bzh/brittany-fer...nhu.bzhBrittany Ferries restructuration : deux lignes suppriméesBrittany Ferries supprimera deux lignes et vendra deux navires en 2026. Pourquoi cette restructuration stratégique ? 000
Reposted by Nick RosenthalChristopher Hughes MBE @chrislinguist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Congratulations to everyone receiving GCSE languages results today! You haven't just passed an exam. You've opened a door to other cultures, outlooks and possibilities. You've gained a skill that connects you with other people and places. Keep going. Your language journey is just beginning. 0126
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Very sad to see this. The decline of language study across the UK over recent years has not been a good thing. 041
Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Why having the right interpreters available matters: "Deaf patient given wrong jab due to sign language error, report says" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukDeaf patient given wrong jab due to sign language error, report saysAn ombudsman report says disabled people are being let down by a lack of accessible communication methods. 020
Reposted by Nick RosenthalEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Part of petrichor, the delish earthy smell released when rain hits parched ground, is geosmin,a compound from soil bacteria-human👃s can detect it in lower concentrations than sharks can detect blood in water. Seeking out water on dry plains was essential for our ancestors. Here’s a geosmin molecule: 722127484
Reposted by Nick RosenthalAnn Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 1149