Recent university graduates entering a tough jobs market have spoken of the brutal interest rates on the loans they took out to fund their degree from The Bank of Mum and Dad.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
Photograph of a Smooth Newt on a damp concrete path.
Thar be dragons.
Bottom Bench
A busy couple of days in which I mage to get some fishing in.
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📊Riverfly 2025 stats are in!
Our 2025 Riverfly data summary brings together monitoring surveys from across the UK, highlighting the incredible work of volunteers protecting our rivers.
Dive into the data and read more👇
https://www.riverflies.org/riverflyreports
AI is not saving students from working. They're using it to free up time so they can go to work in the jobs they have to have in order to live.
Day 3 of 3. Are pike caught?
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Day one of 3 pike sessions.
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It did. I thought they'd got it tweaked in the right direction.
Near 2m drop in 24hr? Hmmm.
The stark contrast is set to raise a simple but incendiary question: who is truly paying for Britain?
Racist POS Ratcliffe, or people coming here from all over the world helping to build Britain? #UKNews
Starting on the 28th Feb I'm teaching a 5 week wildlife photography course with Nottingham Trent Uni. Field trips, editing sessions, photo printing, studio work, photo critiques and much more! Still a few spaces left if interested.
I've been so impressed with my @ArmytekInc headtorch its been a game changer for my night fishing and looking for wildlife at night. I'm working on a video about it at the minute but get 15% off with the discount code scales
This weeks podcast is all about fish parental care with a few surprising traits!
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📊New Thames21 Citizen Science Dashboard!
Bringing together Riverfly and water quality data to shine a light on river health across the Thames Basin.
👉 Find out more: www.thames21.org.uk/2026/01/tham...
Some *free* weekend reading: our special report on the Teesside regeneration scandal ⤵️
I've got my last few packs of the playing cards as great as they've been I don't think I'll be printing anymore so grab a pack while you can from my website!
Bowie Mr Benn shop print by HappyToast
I've got two of my very limited Bowie/Mr Benn A3 Giclee prints on fancy art paper back in stock. Each one has secret, unique details! £50 plus p&p if you want one.
“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are:
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
A dog fox asleep in the sunshine next to a hedge in a back garden.
Local pest control asleep on the job.
Deer tracks and a useless gate found while wandering about.
Episode 72 of Linux Matters: Lets get Trippy 🐧️🎙️
Mark revisits the classic Timesplitters game. Alan has entered a coding contest he can’t win. Martin gets trippy with network diagnostics.
My fellow bookshelves
I am speaking to you today from behind a woman in white who seems to think she was prime minister.
As an important piece of furniture, I beg you for you assistance.
I would like nice books, read by someone who can read.
In a library
Can you help?
Second session of the year. jorvikangler.blogspot.com/2026/01/fast...
I wouldn't care, but Burnley is south of York.
Looking to being at the British Fly Fair International well over 10 years of exhibiting at the show, selling my wears and meeting fellow anglers. I'll also be doing a talk at this years show do swing by if you are planning to go!
I think my favourite film I made last year was the 24 species in 24 hours though it didn't do quite as well as I expected still really pleased with the outcome of it.
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After an unnecessarily long hiatus the blog is back with the first fish of the year. jorvikangler.blogspot.com/2026/01/firs...
Happy New Year
