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Retired. Will definitely be photographs. He/him.

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Yes, when the whole policy was introduced in 2011.

12.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If only they treated Starmer and Farage the same way... πŸ™„

12.03.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you had the record of Peter Oborne on calling out politicians for lying, then I would take serious notice. But let's be honest, you don't. Isn't there some anti-trans piece you are supposed to be writing?

12.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cormorant faces away from camera towards right of frame and extends its wings wide and above the water.

Cormorant faces away from camera towards right of frame and extends its wings wide and above the water.

A cormorant prepares to fly, Portishead Marina

#WingsOpenNotFlying #BlackandWhite
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #Portishead

12.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cormorant faces away from camera towards right of frame and extends its wings wide and above the water.

Cormorant faces away from camera towards right of frame and extends its wings wide and above the water.

A cormorant prepares to fly, Portishead Marina

#WingsOpenNotFlying #BlackandWhite
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Photography #Portishead

12.03.2026 04:22 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin from front and below with head looking over the camera and beak open.

Robin from front and below with head looking over the camera and beak open.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...4

But it kept singing away. This is the last shot I got before it finally flew away.

#Birds #EuropeanRobin #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin on a tree branch facing the camera, head bent as if looking at the lens.

Robin on a tree branch facing the camera, head bent as if looking at the lens.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...3

It seemed to keep looking at me too.

#Birds #EuropeanRobin #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin on a tree branch, body and head facing left of frame and beak open. background is the sky.

Robin on a tree branch, body and head facing left of frame and beak open. background is the sky.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...2

It basically let me walk all around it and just sat there, singing away.

#Birds #EuropeanRobin #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin (aka Borbin in this shot) from below and behind, but body turned sideways, to the right of frame, with beak open.

Robin (aka Borbin in this shot) from below and behind, but body turned sideways, to the right of frame, with beak open.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...

#Birds #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A white gull is captured from behind as it plunge-dives into dark, calm water, its wings fully outstretched in a wide V shape. The bird’s head is submerged, with only its butt, wings, and red legs visible above the surface. Ripples radiate outward in circular patterns, and small splashes and droplets hang in the air, conveying the instant of impact during the hunt against a softly blurred, brownish water background.

A white gull is captured from behind as it plunge-dives into dark, calm water, its wings fully outstretched in a wide V shape. The bird’s head is submerged, with only its butt, wings, and red legs visible above the surface. Ripples radiate outward in circular patterns, and small splashes and droplets hang in the air, conveying the instant of impact during the hunt against a softly blurred, brownish water background.

A gull hits the water, with wings wide open.

#WingsOpenNotFlying #BlackandWhite
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Photography

11.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Female Mallard from left behind cleaning a wing with its foot. Stood at the water's edge, facing the water, with head turned away from the water.

Female Mallard from left behind cleaning a wing with its foot. Stood at the water's edge, facing the water, with head turned away from the water.

Well, one wing open anyway.

#WingsOpenNotFlying #Wing
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Photography

11.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Female Mallard from left behind cleaning a wing with its foot. Stood at the water's edge, facing the water, with head turned away from the water.

Female Mallard from left behind cleaning a wing with its foot. Stood at the water's edge, facing the water, with head turned away from the water.

Well, one wing open anyway.

#WingsOpenNotFlying #Wing
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Photography

11.03.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A white gull is captured from behind as it plunge-dives into dark, calm water, its wings fully outstretched in a wide V shape. The bird’s head is submerged, with only its butt, wings, and red legs visible above the surface. Ripples radiate outward in circular patterns, and small splashes and droplets hang in the air, conveying the instant of impact during the hunt against a softly blurred, brownish water background.

A white gull is captured from behind as it plunge-dives into dark, calm water, its wings fully outstretched in a wide V shape. The bird’s head is submerged, with only its butt, wings, and red legs visible above the surface. Ripples radiate outward in circular patterns, and small splashes and droplets hang in the air, conveying the instant of impact during the hunt against a softly blurred, brownish water background.

A gull hits the water, with wings wide open.

#WingsOpenNotFlying #BlackandWhite
#Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Photography

11.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The big 60 next for me. How did I last this long?

11.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Showing your age, Martin. But thirty years of age was a long time for me. Hell, I didn’t even have a job by then.

11.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sheffield Hallam restricts TPS access to REF academics only Teaching staff at post-92 institution to be employed by subsidiary firm and loseΒ right to access expensive pensions scheme

As @amyryall.bsky.social pointed out, the REF is supposed to be an audit of institutions not individuals. In that case, let's only award pension benefits to VCs whose universities are in the top 20% of the REF table. That'd tighten them.

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/sheffie...

11.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hmm, an insult to 13 year olds?

11.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Especially since they just guess your size and you have to wear them...

11.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sure everyone will want to go to a uni where teaching is blatantly devalued in this way.

11.03.2026 08:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin from front and below with head looking over the camera and beak open.

Robin from front and below with head looking over the camera and beak open.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...4

But it kept singing away. This is the last shot I got before it finally flew away.

#Birds #EuropeanRobin #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin on a tree branch facing the camera, head bent as if looking at the lens.

Robin on a tree branch facing the camera, head bent as if looking at the lens.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...3

It seemed to keep looking at me too.

#Birds #EuropeanRobin #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin on a tree branch, body and head facing left of frame and beak open. background is the sky.

Robin on a tree branch, body and head facing left of frame and beak open. background is the sky.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...2

It basically let me walk all around it and just sat there, singing away.

#Birds #EuropeanRobin #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Robin (aka Borbin in this shot) from below and behind, but body turned sideways, to the right of frame, with beak open.

Robin (aka Borbin in this shot) from below and behind, but body turned sideways, to the right of frame, with beak open.

The least bothered Robin I have ever come across...

#Birds #Robin #Photography #AvonGorge

11.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The OCR worked very well for the handwritten list of items in the front of that Norway guidebook that I posted recently.

11.03.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BTW, Alt text for screenshots or photos of text is trivial to produce. Every phone has OCR, it takes about 30 seconds. If it's worth posting the screenshot it's worth doing the alt text.

11.03.2026 08:57 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The Conservatives is a name that could become free-to-use soon.

11.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But was the tractor Judas?

11.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

I still think about this a lot.

11.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 3520 πŸ” 665 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 70

And someone whose only skin in the game is his own financial gain.

11.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, @darrenpjones.bsky.social, you are such a fool.

11.03.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0