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Peter Kershaw

@notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social
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Scot, high Presbyterian: interested in Scottish ecclesiastical history. Volunteer/trustee for www.powis.scot, cataloguing ecclesiastical buildings and sites in Scotland. Views my own.

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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 5h
Can't help contrasting the post-trial careers of Jeffrey Archer and John Profumo.
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Rebecca Lambert (She/Her) ♾️🐭🍉 @reblambert.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We beat you then, and we’ll beat you again!” 90 years ago today No Pasaran! ✊❤️✊ @tuc.org.uk
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The Failed Anarchist Revival @failedanarchist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social thought you might like this
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
In the courtyard of Ratzeburg Cathedral, a blessing for bees (with a hive next door)
A blessing prayer for bees in Old High German
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 16/09/2026
Wanted a husband who doesn’t suppose, That all earthly employments one feminine knows— That she’ll scrub, do the cleaning, and cooking, and baking, And plain needlework, hats and caps, and dressmaking… —“Wanted A Husband”, by Marion Bernstein (1846–1906), born #OTD, 16 Sept 🎂🧵 #C19 #poem #poetry
Wanted a Husband
Marion Bernstein

‘Baking and cooking, scrubbing and dressing
Accomplishments grand, well worth possessing;
Economy too, with wisdom discreet,
My wife must practise to make all ends meet.’
—Eleve.

Wanted a husband who doesn’t suppose,
That all earthly employments one feminine knows—
That she’ll scrub, do the cleaning, and cooking, and baking,
And plain needlework, hats and caps, and dressmaking.
Do the family washing, yet always look neat,
Mind the bairns, with a temper unchangeably sweet,
Be a cheerful companion, whenever desired,
And contentedly toil day and night, if required.
Men expecting as much, one may easily see,
But they’re not what is wanted, at least, not by me.

Wanted a husband who’s tender and true,
Who will stick to his duty, and never get ‘fou,’
But when all his day’s work he has blithely gone through,
Help his wife, ‘set to rights,’ till her work is done too;
Who will not absurdly, and helplessly go,
And trouble the wife about ‘buttons to sew,’
On his shirt, or his gloves, or his coat, or his vest,
But will sew them himself, and not think he’s oppressed.
Now, if such a lad you should happen to see,
He’s wanted by many, but yet—not by me!
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
Early morning in Stralsund
St Mary's church in Stralsund, water and trees in the foreground and a blue sky behind.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
Early morning in Stralsund
St Mary's church in Stralsund, water and trees in the foreground and a blue sky behind.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026
When Just Stop Oil do this it's called terrorism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with group
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 31/08/2026
Good luck with "mission" against a local background like this.
The church of Scotland is disposing of our village church. Despite us indicating our interest in buying it for the community, they have advised that they will sell it to the highest bidder, and the community of Falkland will get no preferential treatment. Many generations have found comfort, hope and community in this building, and we hope this can continue for the future.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 22/08/2026
More restrictive (and misleading) information from the Home Office. amateurphotographer.com/latest/photo...
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Is the UK Government trying to stop photography in public spaces?
UK government accused of sending out wrong information about street photography – we ARE allowed to take photos of people in public"
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 18/08/2026
This would be great if it came off! www.thenational.scot/news/2647501...
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Shipwreck with treasure worth 'hundreds of millions' found in Scottish river
A DECADES-long search for a 17th-century ship that sank in the Forth during a violent storm may be over ...
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...
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The only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson Lab
Over the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la...
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 01/08/2026
Ghost signs are one thing, but here's a ghost post box (on he wall of the former post box in Lauder, Berwickshire)
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 28/07/2026
It's good that this is meant to be approached at a local level, but it's not just about encouraging schools and local employers to work together. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs
PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs market
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 21/07/2026
The Edinburgh University Press ebook sale offers a number of intriguing titles, among them "Infinite Ontologies of the Chthulustream - Posthumanism and Racial Capital in Contemporary Streaming Media"...
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026
It appears that OfCom are treating "balance" in the same way the BBC did during both the Scottish independence and Brexit referendum campaigns - anyone can say anything, however remote from the facts, as long as someone says the opposite at some point in the programme.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 04/07/2026
YOU can always rely on German news for an off-beat story.. www.ndr.de/nachrichten/.... Bones in the garden is really stretching the envelope, though!
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Mehr als 1.000 menschliche Knochen - Gruselfund im eigenen Garten
Was als Gartenarbeit begann, entwickelt sich zu einem gruseligen Fall: Eine Familie aus Braunschweig entdeckt bei der Gartenarbeit menschliche Knochen. Die Polizei ermittelt - ein Verbrechen schließt ...
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 03/07/2026
Sometimes headline writers are grateful for headlines that write themselves! (Especially when the story turns out not to be very exceptional) www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
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Ausgerechnet in der Rattenfänger-Stadt: Anwohner klagen über Rattenplage in Hameln
In Hameln gibt es seit einigen Wochen offenbar ein Problem mit Ratten. Besonders viele sollen es in einem Bereich der Innenstadt sein. Anwohner haben die Stadt eingeschaltet.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 01/07/2026
Sometimes the answers to word games have a mad logic. This morning the last four answers to one of the ones I like offered the sequence "sorry, bride, twice, madly" - which sounds like a brief plot summary of a Victorian novel, possibly by Wilkie Collins
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 27/06/2026
Scots can make humour out of anything, even the midge!
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 23/06/2026
Schyr Hanry myssit the noble king… Robert I, King of Scots, killed Sir Henry de Bohun in single combat on the first day of the Battle of Bannockburn #OTD, 23 June 1314. The epic vernacular #poem “The Brus” by John Barbour (c1320–95) describes the event #medievalsky 1/3 www.gla.ac.uk/schools/crit...
Schyr Henry the Boune the worthi,
That was a wycht knycht and a hardy
And to the erle off Herfurd cusyne,
Armyt in armys gud and fyne
Come on a sted a bow-schote ner
Befor all other that thar wer,
And knew the king for that he saw
Him sua rang his men on raw
And by the croune that wes set
Alsua apon his bassynet,
And towart him he went in hy.
And quhen the king sua apertly
Saw him cum forouth all his feris
In hy till him the hors he steris.
And quhen Schyr Henry saw the king
Cum on foroutyn abaysing
Till him he raid in full gret hy,
He thocht that he suld weill lychtly
Wyn him and haf him at his will
Sen he him horsyt saw sa ill.
Sprent thai samyn intill a ling,
Schyr Hanry myssit the noble king
And he that in his sterapys stud
With the ax that wes hard and gud
With sua gret mayne raucht him a dynt
That nother hat na helm mycht stynt
The hevy dusche that he him gave
That ner the heid till the harnys clave.
The hand-ax schaft fruschit in twa,
And he doune to the erd gan ga
All flatlynys for him faillyt mycht.
This wes the fryst strak off the fycht
That wes perfornyst douchtely,
And quhen the kingis men sa stoutly
Saw him rycht at the fyrst meting
Foroutyn dout or abaysing
Have slayne a knycht sua at a strak
Sic hardyment tharat gan thai tak
That thai come on rycht hardely.
Quhen Inglismen saw thaim sa stoutly
Cum on thai had gret abaysing
And specially for that the king
Sa smartly that gud knycht has slayne
That thai withdrew thaim everilkane
And durst nocht ane abid to fycht
Sa dred thai for the kingis mycht.
And quhen the kingis men thaim saw
Sua in hale bataill thaim withdraw
A gret schout till thaim gan thai mak
And thai in hy tuk all the bak,
And thai that folowit thaim has slane
Sum off thaim that thai haf ourtane
Bot thai war few forsuth to say
Thar hors fete had ner all away.
Bot how-sa quhoyne deyt thar
Rebutyt foulily thai war
And raid thar gait with weill mar schame
Be full fer than thai come fra hame.

Image: “Bruce & de Bohun”, by John Duncan (1866–1945)
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026
Keir Starmer looks like a decent man who is unable to communicate effectively. Having said that, it is also very difficult to govern a country where the media in general support the two policies of austerity and Brexit which are largely responsible for the state of the nation.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
A couple of farmers sleep as The Princess Royal tours cattle stalls in the Highland Hall during a visit to the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston, Edinburgh 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸/𝘗𝘈 𝘞𝘪𝘳𝘦
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 20/06/2026
Kudos to Hannah French for the link of the week on Radio 3, moving from the pelican chicks in London to a trail for today's episode in Radio 3's history of classical music.
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
great details in this article about a Scottish packaged pastry
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 16/06/2026
It's a bit disconcerting when you catch a bright flash out of the corner of your eye and realise it's the large TV across the street.
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Ian Duhig @ianduhig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Today is the tenth anniversary of Jo Cox's murder by a white supremacist on her way to a surgery in Birstall in her constituency whose ethnic diversity she praised in her maiden speech to the Commons. Her murderer shouted "Britain first" as he shot and stabbed her to death.
Today is the tenth anniversary of Jo Cox's murder by a white supremacist on her way to a surgery in Birstall in her constituency whose ethnic diversity she praised in her maiden speech to the Commons. Her murderer shouted "Britain first" as he shot and stabbed her to death.

Rue

Rue Jo Cox, Députée Britannique, 
a street sign in Burgundy reads,
Assassinée pour ses convictions.

No British road is named after her,
I found on returning home, for fear
it could have proved controversial.

I remembered in Shakespeare rue
even for ruth, called ‘herb of grace’ 
because it was used in exorcisms, 

by the angel to clean Adam’s eyes,
and Gulliver back home for his nose 
against the smell of his countrymen.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 14/06/2026
This weekend has generated a good sporting quiz question - when did Scotland win matches in two World Cups within 24 hours?
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Scarborough, yesterday. *credit Fred Brown.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 12/06/2026
Peaceful protesters treated more harshly than rioters. What's the logical response?
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 27/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m.... A lovely review of a book about a very perceptive cartoonist. Never one to shy away from difficult subjects, and one whose cast of characters continues to develop.
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How Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury cartoons captured America: ‘One of our nation’s greatest journalists’
A new book looks back at the work of artist and journalist Garry Trudeau and how he told the story of a country’s highs and lows through a comic strip
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026
An excellent summary
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026
If Farage really has been hacked he must have got some pretty lousy security for his 5 million quid.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026
Seems appropriate for today
A view of the Deep Space Nine station against a dark background, with a title "What you leave behind"
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Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 24/05/2026
Sit down & strap in: it’s a long, wild #Scottish #literature 🧵… What 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotsman was caught up in a civil war before he was 20? Wrote a book that inspired an Oscar-winning film? Met a runaway teenager in Paris & married her against the wishes of his family? Lost his ranch to raiding Apaches? 💙📚 1/18
A still from THE MISSION (1986). Robert De Niro, with a black beard and swept-back dark hair, stands in a haze of smoke in a jungle scene. He is dressed in a black shirt, and is holding a rapier out in front of him in his right hand. His left is on his hip, in a fencer's fighting stance. He looks unsmilingly along the length of his sword to whatever faces him.
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Neolithic amber bear, dated between 1700 B.C.E. and 650 B.C.E. Found in 1887 in a peat bog near Slupsk, Poland And I already know it looks like a gummy bear
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 18/05/2026
An icon of a very stern looking Christ from the "Icons on Ammo Boxes" exhibition in St Edmund's, Falinge. Perhaps he's looking at the world as it is today...
An Icon of Christ on a board, with a thin red nimbus, a gold tunic and a blue cloak over his shoulders.
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Who wants a longish read about the colliery waggonways of Southside, illustrated with far too many maps? Nobody? Bah. You shall have one anyway. new-cleckit.dominie.scot/the-govan-wa...
Part of Robert Stevenson's plan for the proposed Polloc & Govan Raiway (1831), showing the older waggonway system.
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
NEW OPEN ACCESS E-BOOK: 'Atlas of Scottish History to 1707' Almost 15 years in the making, the atlas contains maps, diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts: books.socantscot.org/digital-book...
Black illustration on a blue background with overlaid text: New Open Access E-book
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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 08/05/2026
sometimes Oxford is normal and sometimes members of @orieloxford.bsky.social chapel gather to serenade a new beehive on college grounds with a 17th century madrigal
A person in a medieval beekeeper outfit singing
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 07/05/2026
North German Radio has a lovely story (as long as you don't live too close) about the woodpecker that has chosen to drum against a metal mast, waking the village at 6.30 every morning. (Sound on the video is natural, the captions are in German) www.ndr.de/nachrichten/...
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Balzverstärker auf dem Dorf: Buntspecht nutzt technischen Resonanzkörper
Seit Anfang März klopft ein Buntspecht frühmorgens auf einen Sirenenmast in Rütenmoor (Landkreis Emsland) ein und weckt die Anwohner. Eine Betroffene sieht das gelassen und freut sich über den Mitbewo...
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 07/05/2026
Lines all politicians should aspire to, not just MSP's.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 27/04/2026
A green hairstreak butterfly, not a brilliant picture, but it's the first one I've seen
A green hairstreak butterfly resting on a bush.  The bush has needles instead of leaves
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 26/04/2026
The Germans call cowslips "Himmelsschüssel", keys to heaven. Are these looking for the lock?
A cowslip flower head with a clear blue sky in the background
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 14/04/2026
A dog-tooth violet from Branklyn Garden in Perth.
A yellow dog tooth violet, backlit against a dark background
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 07/04/2026
First chiffchaff of the year in Limekilns this afternoon. It must be spring!
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 05/04/2026
A Pasque flower for Easter
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 31/03/2026
Does this not make him a prototype modern Scot, settles in Scotland, identifies as a Scot?
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 24/03/2026
We've been lucky enough to see peregrines twice this month, once in Wakefield and once in Lichfield. Beautiful yet terrible birds.
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Peter Kershaw @notthatelderpeter.eurosky.social · 23/03/2026
From Nostell Priory Garden, a black and white picture of a fritillary
A white bell shaped fritillary flower against a dark background: the picture is a monochrome image so no colour.
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