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Simon Horbury

@simonhorbury.bsky.social
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CSciTeach. Cricket umpiring. Britpop. Dystopian literature and films. “His approach to learning for A Level is so laid back as to be horizontal.” PhD Molecular biology and MSc Psychology with distinction…! #edusky #UKTeaching #cricket

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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 10h
She lives! Moira is back! #SlowHorses
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jackson Lamb’s Slow Horses have fucked up big time, haven’t they?!
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Re-reading Trainspotting. Had forgotten that Renton had dropped out of Aberdeen Uni, my Alma mater. Far more pride in that than Fart Face being a member of my old school. #Farage #Frogface
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So the ECB took Dan Lawrence out of Surrey’s team to go into the England squad…but didn’t play him!? They have zero respect for the County Championship. #cricket
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
League Two awaits. Simple. #MCFC
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Give it a break. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Netanyahu calls Israel’s war in Gaza ‘opposite of genocide’ in UN speech
Israeli PM attacks critics and calls New York mayor Zohran Mamdani ‘antisemitic’ in inflammatory address
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Max Greenfield (Schmidt) Dry Heaving
ALT: Max Greenfield (Schmidt) Dry Heaving
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@privateeyenews.bsky.social How’s the ironyometer going? www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Backlash as Indian oil heir made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University
Role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo, met with incredulity
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Is there a US satirist producing A Week In Trump à la Russ Jones’ Week In Tory? Would be unbelievable yet hilarious.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not sure who created this but 😂
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You’d think they’d more worried about their first ever fixture in the Europa League tonight. #cpfc
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Struan Loy. Poor bastard. #SlowHorses
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JD Vance not knowing that it was Frankenstein who built the Monster, surprises me not one bit.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#r4today Remind me, what education sector did Anthony Seldon work in? Wellington College receives vastly more income than any state school.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Starting to get set for the Autumn so out in the garden this weekend. #ukponds #cornwall
Southern Hawker dragonfly.Common frog.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
When did someone decide that plasters shouldn’t actually stick to your skin?
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Stop the Bats? Stupid is as stupid does. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel mistake Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers
A group of masked agitators gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after reports a group of asylum seekers had been taken there, when it was in fact Pakistan’s under-19 cricket team on a tou...
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
How is it Palacios isn’t playing for Palace? #cpfc
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Well Starmer, that’s you diminished even further. Another u-turn after saying he’d see out his term as a backbencher.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
First of two INSET days tomorrow. Ho hum.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just about recovered from Saturday’s umpiring. Play delayed until 1415. Off and on several times. Match abandoned at 1800. One team happy: one team not. Half then players happy to get some cricket in: The other half unhappy saying they could have gone home at 1200. Umpires’ lot is not a happy one!
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Finally saw The Odyssey. Uneven, lurching from Monty Pythonesque running away to Shakespearean intrigue. Some stunning set pieces - the Sack of Troy was at once awesome and deeply upsetting.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#FallFriday Brighton 2017 11 seconds of Mr Pharmacist.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Renamed to Reflect Modern Day Reality I thank you for your attention to this matter Yours, Lake Ontario
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Good discussion about England’s night-time discipline issues on TMS. Why are the “leadership” dropping Joe Root in it? #cricket
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No cheating, share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Just want to say that EE are beyond hopeless.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Oh god. The new term starts next week! Where did the holiday go? #ukschools
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Thanks to @norcrosscricket.bsky.social for showing my son the importance of electronics to preserving cricket!
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Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We need more talented cricketers in Iceland. If you can play a bit and have an Icelandic grandparent or fifth cousin, get in touch. If you have even watched some films by Baltasar Kormákur, we will think about it.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Who is the next #Reform scapegoat?
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Anything Channel 4 can do, the BBC can do better. After ADHD it’s autism’s turn… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A split in the spectrum? The ongoing battle to define autism
There is a continuing row over whether it matters if such a broad spectrum of people are defined as having autism
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Root review as bad as Duckett, yesterday!
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🧠 Quiz of the Day - Aug 20 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 ⬜ 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 Score: 9/10 Think you can do better? quizoftheday.co.uk
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Quiz of the Day | Daily General Knowledge Quiz
The UK's premier online general knowledge quiz. Challenge friends and colleagues with our 10-question daily quiz. Original & hand-curated trivia since 2015.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
County Championship is back…and so is the rain…
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🤯 #ai
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ben Duckett. That was an appalling waste of a review. #EngvPak
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I may have missed it in all the references to branding, fandom and commercial returns, but ultimately The Hundred is just boring. “Oh look, Brook hit another 6 on a ground where the boundaries have been brought in.” www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
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The Hundred: Why have attendances dropped in 2026?
BBC Sport looks at the numbers behind the drop in attendances at The Hundred compared to 2025, in the tournament's first year under new private ownership.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jeez. The Times reporting Jason Arday found dead.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
That was surreal. The Oval full of the sound of alarms as phones received a warning about wildfires!
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I really hate people who are rude to people working on fast food counters. A bit of politeness towards people on minimum wage doesn’t go amiss. Especially when working in a kitchen, where temperatures are in the mid-40s degC.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Haywain 2026
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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My uni have just withdrawn Geography, History & Geography and Politics & Geography undergrad courses run from our Penryn campus. Terrible for Cornwall. How did the staff find out? When UCAS clearing opened at 8am 😡
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Umpired Surrey U13s vs Kent U13s yesterday - heat was brutal. Happy to say that the Surrey U12s have had their matches cancelled today because the heat today is going to be extreme.
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
How can it be 27degC at 9.15am? This is Pimlico not Riyadh! #climatechange
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Science teacher hat on…solar eclipses are predictable. That’s due to science and maths. The sense of awe and wonder is what makes us human. It’s why science AND the humanities are important. Any form of learning and thinking critically are important! #learning #education #science #humanities
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#science
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Simon Horbury @simonhorbury.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The USA appears to be going even further down the rabbit hole. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICE equipping agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks
The US immigration agency is buying enforcement officers and agents $20m worth of gloves, which the maker says are safe when properly used.
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