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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Both are caused by the same bacterium - Yersinia Pestis. And there’s a significant body of thought that the Black Death in the 1340s was caused a combination of the two. Just to add a note of cheer…

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh totally. Mine does eat them sometimes. Ironically he can’t stand lasagne!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’ve also just remembered they did a whole bit about how nutritious and cheap lentils are and she floored them with the question “have you ever tried to get a child to eat lentils?”. So there’s that angle as well

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Absolutley. It was the reaction of the chefs that’s really stuck with me. It just simply hadn’t occurred to them. Sadly I’ve never been able to find the episode again when the thought has come to me

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

They were going on about cheap cuts of meat etc and she basically called them out on it and said ‘when is a normal person meant to cook that?’. She also said if you’re a working parent from a struggling background coming home at 6pm, of course you’re going to stick on a lasagne from Iceland

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One of the most impactful things I’ve ever seen on TV was an episode of Food and Drink from I think 2014 where they had a guest talking about food poverty. She made a clear point about time poverty to the very obvious confusion of the chefs

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I’m well! Oddly enough I’m just on my way home from the MacCurdy Dinner late night. Was very strange being back and staying in college room. Lot of familiar faces though which was lovely! You’re in NI now I see?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Besides everything else wrong with this, I see we’re once again completely forgetting the existence of Northern Ireland and the GFA

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Potentially not eligible because it started in 1999?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Christ I hadn’t even thought about Gascony. That’s how ridiculous a take it is

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Though at least it didn’t involve Berwick being besieged

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The borders between England and Wales and Scotland were so contested until relatively recently they have specific names - ie the Marches and the Debatable Lands!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

So there’s a ‘oh actually 100 years is quite a bit longer than you think’ but also ‘15 mothers ago’ doesn’t immediately feel like it should be that long ago, but it’s actually the mid-to-late C17th

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I can’t remember who it was but I saw someone parse longer time periods in ‘mothers’. So 100 years is around 4-5 mothers ago. Realise this is just ‘generations’ but it hits harder for some reason. It both compresses and expands how you look at the passage of time

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I’m fairly certain the Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019 is wholly silent on the gender or sex of the victim…

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I was sometimes viewed with suspicion (“why is there *a man* here”). Other times I got gushing praise (“OMG, you’re so good to do this”), which got irritating quickly. I had one conversation with a mum at a toddler group where it took three attempts to get ‘I’m a stay at home Dad’ to compute

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A different perspective. As a (recently again) stay at home Dad I find this chart disheartening, but not surprising. I remember taking wee man to toddler groups and 9/10 times I was the only man in the room (and even when not alone, I was invariably the youngest man; ie not a granddad)

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Followed by Erdinger, Spaghetti all’amatriciana and Joe Hisaishi perhaps?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The thing about the whole reflecting pool in DC piece I don’t fully get is that we know how to manage algae in ponds. Oxygenating plants. Other plants. Wildlife. Why is dumping massive amounts of hydrogen peroxide the go to solution?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I mean I’m in favour of enforcing the duty like jury duty and making voting compulsory, personally. If you want to spoil your ballot, go ahead, but you still need to actually turn up!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I think you may also be underbaking the number of people who were simply unaware that the by-election was happening. Suspect that’s a large chunk of the 41%. Which suggests other problems with engagement with the democratic process, of course

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I seem to remember when studying criminal law in 2006 a lecturer telling us the only part of the body where touching hadn’t been ruled as sexual was the elbow, but that was only because it hadn’t come before a court yet (at the time)

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In the KJV specifically, John 1:5 “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” I know that comprehended here is an old version of the word. But something about the idea of the darkness simply not understanding the light has always affected me

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The whole thing feels a bit like someone had taken Vaughan Williams London Symphony, made it martial and added a choir. Which I’m not necessarily opposed to

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Angry Flames and Torches movements are somewhat of their times but definitely a bit more shocking that the Benedictus setting would suggest

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The thing is, I quite like the Mass for Peace. The Benedictus is massively overdone, but it is the most accessible part. And all classical radio stations neglect choral music. As a symphonic Mass it’s actually pretty good. I’ve sung many a worse modern Mass setting. Composers shall remain nameless

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Manchester Metropolitan University @manmetuni.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We're so #McrMetProud to be People & Planet's #1 sustainable university for a record-breaking fourth time!🌍 The recognition reflects the commitment of our entire community to sustainability, from decarbonising our estate to embedding climate change education. 🔗 bit.ly/4iNo3PI

Manchester Metropolitan University advertises being the number one sustainable university for a record-breaking fourth time, according to the People and Planet University League 2025/26.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Kicking off Monday at Labour Party Conference with a breakfast panel on mental health with @manmetuni.bsky.social’s Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof Deborah James

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Lots happening this year for Man Met at Labour Party Conference!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Anyone at Lib Dem conference this year? Give me a shout if you fancy a pint and a chat!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

It’s reported that Starmer, Macron, Von der Leyen and Rutte are going to the White House with Zelenskyy. Genuinely curious about what happens with if they refuse a meeting with Zelenskyy because he is ‘not in a suit’ with them in tow

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

One day, Finsbury Park will be dry!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It’s VJ Day so Im guessing it might be a gun salute?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I’ll drop you a message to sort a time

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Is this you and your water leak reporting ways Mark? I’m actually going to be at conference for the first time in quite a while. Would you like to meet for a coffee at some point?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Omg! You’re here! NGL you helped me get through lockdown!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Though most Zoomers have parents who are Gen X. Purely anecdotal but in the conversations I’ve had with Zoomers, they have little compunction re Boomers. Millennials are angry but I don’t think anyone is fully prepared yet for how angry Zoomers are

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Despite the fact GM has existed as an administrative region since the 70s

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

There's a whole 'thing' where the other parts of Greater Manchester that aren't Manchester get a bit snippy about being part of Greater Manchester cf: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'Are we becoming an offshoot of Manchester?'

The project has been supported with a £5.7m grant from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

I seem to remember there was Mock the Week episode around the time of the financial crash when they phoned the Treasury to ask if they were using British billions. The press officer said yes of course to which the researcher asked ‘really? A million million?’ And the they had to back track

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Isn’t there that whole thing about London being the 6th largest French city?

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I love this salad. I also recommend black olives with it!

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I prefer him in his guise as patron saint of lost things. I still sometimes mutter “St Anthony, St Anthony please down, something is lost and cannot be found” when in extremis while looking for something.

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

But what on earth has he done to earn such ire from them?

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In Quires and Places where they meme @quiresandplaces.com · 08/05/2025

The world "Habemus Papam?!" The chorister who's nicked off with the thurible:

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

I realise this isn't the story (Habemus Papam!) but I was suddenly reminded of the social media fame that a seagull garnered during the last Conclave

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Peter Wasson @weterpasson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The People’s Republic of Greater Manchester! Really!?

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morrismummer @morrismummer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Sharing this because so much nonsense is written about Eostre. This is a great article, and the blog is great. (And - name dropping - I sat next to Ronald Hutton at a conference once. Lovely man. His books are the gold standard.)

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