Captain Easychord
@suddenstars
Secondary school maths teacher, guitarist in too many bands, running addict, loves debating politics.
This guy is strimming the few yellow flowers from this verge near a petrol station, making the verge look slightly worse and denying insects some pollen. Councils, don't bother. Do some litter picks or remove graffiti instead. There is no grass to cut.
No, BBC and Harry Farley, there is not "slight confusion". Farage and Reform have lied. Just say that.
And reporting like this, where the BBC have made the officer's opinion second news story, alongside a photo of the killers looking sneering and arrogant, is deeply irresponsible, obviously designed to whip up anger.
If people are not keen on Pratchett, then fair enough, but Robert Tressell also explained the same idea really well in the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists in 1914 Replace coal with energy key meters and it's as relevant today as it ever was.
Plus the absolutely raging hypocrisy of the supposed importance of BBC staff being impartial. Just look at the faux outrage over Gary Lineker compared to the total silence over Webb.
This is an analogy I came up with to try and get across to people what teaching feels like these days.
Again, The Times report serious revelations about Farage and Reform. Presumably the facts are pretty solid or they wouldn't lead with it. But again, BBC News completely and utterly ignore it. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social
From the same report, listen to what the young people say. It's pretty heartbreaking. Schools try to protect children from this pressure, but when we're constantly hammered over GCSE results (and SATS in primary), it's impossible not to pass it on.
And on point three, here's a govt report that came out this month. This paragraph pretty much says what I'm trying to say. The balance is not right. www.gov.uk/government/p...
We're only making plans for Nigel. (with apologies for the terrible AI).
This Stephen Collins cartoon remain the best summations of him. He approached education as his pet project, arrogantly imposing all his own prejudices and opinions on a complex system, thinking he knew better than anyone else, especially the people doing the job.
If the Daily Mail would please let us know exactly how much a Labour leader should spend on a coat, that would be a very useful clarification.
In the months and years to come when millions of Iranians are forced out of their homes and a few thousand end up trying to reach the UK to find safety with family or friends, the right will treat them with contempt. Let's remind them that they cheered in the man who started all this.
Interestingly, the police don't mention any ethnicity or immigration status of any of the people arrested here. I thought the right insisted this should be public knowledge?
Well the there's only two candidates and I reckon more people hate Farage than love him, even in Clacton. If the Tory voters could be persuaded to vote for Binface, it could happen. It's a huge opportunity, if people can actually be persuaded to vote in a pointless election, it could happen.
Here's Chris Mason in Hartlepool, May 2021, nodding along while an badly misinformed old chap blames his local Labour MP for all the failings of the tory govt. No, this is not just "reflecting the views of the public"... It's spreading & amplifying misinformation. The BBC remit is to INFORM.
In 2024 there were riots in the UK and some people tried to set fire to a hotel full of people. This was sparked by false online posts. It's not "incredibly minor" it's potentially life and death. Grok is presented as, and people use it as, an imparting fact checker. That's very dangerous.
This is the second most important thing happening in the world, according to BBC news.
I'm actually ASKING you for links to change my mind and you won't give me any. Meanwhile, you refuse to listen to ten minutes of a reputable, well researched radio programme. And you think my mind can't be changed. 😁
Stumbled on this flicking throughout channels (honestly) but this trend for giant Shure microphones is ridiculous. They sound worse than the completely inconspicuous lapel mics that have been used for decades.
Even right wingers think Twitter (I'll never call it x, btw) has become a "sewer".
How do apparently professional journalists have such a pitiful understanding of basic facts? Starmer was never popular, 2024 was a 'landslide' in terms of seats, but not popular support. The tories self-imploded.
Or, indeed, Starmer? Perhaps if he'd have kept these pledges he would have maintained the trust of his party and lasted a full term?
Thanks! Every now and and then I spend a day or two laughing at this.