2026-11-02T06:26:54Z https://nostr.now Delphi https://nostr.now/npub1x4tdtda6h76sqkzltmvydryryceclyregv9st7v6phz7dk0s55xsld7ev0 https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/411/280/058/684/433/original/86c9a0841354d687.jpeg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/411/280/058/684/433/original/86c9a0841354d687.jpeg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3k666w92e3cl53dlj2tkwrxye373wspw4w09vvc5yh89lmv4cuczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs637jj5r I wonder if they look at 2010 - 2019 &amp; 2020 to the latest figures if the % will increase further owing to #covid?<br/>Many people haven&#39;t mitigated against it for years. <br/>Governments fail to adequately protect people &amp; fully info us. Conspiracy theorists feed lies that are often easier to believe than the truth.<br/>Sadly we&#39;ve reached an &#39;every person for themselves&#39; dystopia.<br/><a href="https://tinyurl.com/va7s4kfu">https://tinyurl.com/va7s4kfu</a><br/>#Covid #health #pandemic #longcovid #Government #finance #conspiracy #lies <br/>#UK #vaccine £100<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/117/409/835/359/029/935/original/4ca2d8b1ec83b8cb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-09T08:24:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfv4jrcdpqwtssjeu39enadslsvxcxk4mpa06red0vj03uw5rdl6szyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6x0lqsu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstwxwyx5x0xevhkqd403d2l46spd0ejul6tdq6zzmuq5s3zdnqzecm9x3mf'>nevent1q…x3mf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My guess is that the data gives the mean average.<br/>I suspect that in many cities it is well in excess of 44%. 2025-10-27T08:27:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd328l58dsaelw4afqvm8pd5c8s4a36nac5cfywdajdgxuldrg43szyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6de6grs UK citizen, UK born.<br/><br/>Everytime my job title changed I had to give them my passport to copy (same company). <br/><br/>Every new job I&#39;ve had needed my NI number.<br/><br/>Those who already take illegal workers will carry on doing so. How would digital ID stop them?<br/><br/>So cut the crap &amp; stop telling us <br/>digital ID will &#34;clamp down on illegal working&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/starmer-update-digital-id-cards-32742348">https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/starmer-update-digital-id-cards-32742348</a><br/><br/>#digitalID #tech #digitalexclusion #poverty #government #jobs #work #UK 2025-10-25T14:03:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgyt8gk5wrmsu4fw7e927yjhvdjsp50ch502ghjyusvceau5knnegzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs66jc5ut Climate change affects everything.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/10/22/mosquitos-found-in-iceland-for-the-first-time-following-record-breaking-temperatures?insEmail=1&amp;insNltCmpId=257&amp;insNltSldt=10080&amp;insPnName=euronewsfr&amp;ins_iid=ZTA0MTVkMTYtMTIyNy00OWFlLTkyODMtYzAwMDdmN2I4OGY2&amp;isIns=1&amp;isInsNltCmp=1">https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/10/22/mosquitos-found-in-iceland-for-the-first-time-following-record-breaking-temperatures?insEmail=1&amp;insNltCmpId=257&amp;insNltSldt=10080&amp;insPnName=euronewsfr&amp;ins_iid=ZTA0MTVkMTYtMTIyNy00OWFlLTkyODMtYzAwMDdmN2I4OGY2&amp;isIns=1&amp;isInsNltCmp=1</a><br/><br/>#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #iceland #mosquitos #insects #Entomology #temperature #weather #World 2025-10-24T10:20:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp9f8xudsgl8zxdqjxaqt5te6t5nyltjrew7emxy5rgln8p6h0wqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gfstt3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zqwg9l0p52d3a46zmh420k8ue0hcqzn24c7nl0wjckwft35dg7s9qmcez'>nevent1q…mcez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It is impossible not to feel sad, angry or both every day now. <br/><br/>It is similar in the UK. The politicians are boasting policies to remove people. Many have been are legally here decades. <br/><br/>News yesterday was they were refusing NHS care for a child born in the UK whose mother was from a British Territory and now has citizenship here.<br/><br/>After expensive and very long legal cases some people get to stay. However, they are put through so much stress.<br/><br/>We must stop all this hate. :face_hug: 2025-10-11T07:30:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdj28nmth4hjxxs3dxvw0ssxn5tn4xuj52f6hz2dy2kstxj569cqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs65hvjs3 How worried should we be about this?<br/><br/>Internal #UK #flight passengers &#34;separated by nationality and asked to provide identification upon landing&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25502971.passengers-internal-uk-flight-subjected-id-check/?ref=eb&amp;nid=1911&amp;block=article_block_a&amp;u=b92d3e8ba00f2f475626044523cc87e9&amp;date=290925">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25502971.passengers-internal-uk-flight-subjected-id-check/?ref=eb&amp;nid=1911&amp;block=article_block_a&amp;u=b92d3e8ba00f2f475626044523cc87e9&amp;date=290925</a><br/><br/>#Government #freedom #identification #politics #police #UK #flights #flying #airport #Bristol #Scotland #Glasgow 2025-09-29T17:40:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88ukv8lzuknrjapu24k3yjjl0qpd2y32ayn0c42p9af904hrmwuqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6kepxps It isn&#39;t just that they want us all to have digital identification, it&#39;s who they want to do it.<br/><br/>If US surveillance group Palantir are involved we&#39;re well &amp; truly doomed. <br/><br/>The co-founder Peter Thiel, a major Trump supporter has said “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” WTF<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/09/25/palantir-digital-id/">https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2025/09/25/palantir-digital-id/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194">https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730194</a><br/><br/>We aren&#39;t the only ones fighting this<br/><a href="https://kein-palantir-bw.org/">https://kein-palantir-bw.org/</a><br/><br/>#Government #UK #digitalid #surveillance #data #freedom #palantir #USA #Trump 2025-09-28T11:13:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs28pzy9w8tqvxwfgfcyhk8eycn446ke0lgh8ylzr6m0lpkmfqfcggzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6k0yqrv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswp2f23cpa77euxw8vqw0fdvuzfkjnfyjpx27aw0wmv2y4y70nwxspmu63w'>nevent1q…u63w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A ruler, pencil, scissors and some grid/graph/squared paper works for next to nothing. 2025-09-23T17:56:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxz6erc6k6f55k0vnnt9vfme5jtshc98zw45vgequqg8ps5esjx9szyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6sq2drk The rhetoric surrounding #Covid has led to most people believing it will do them no harm.<br/><br/>That&#39;s not accurate. Repeated #infections make it more likely you&#39;ll have debilitating #LongCovid <br/><br/>Many factors increase risk and yet the #NHS #vaccination programme has been reduced to ridiculous levels.<br/><br/>Is it stealth privatisation to charge a £100 for a Covid vaccine for those with an increased risk eg. being over 50?<br/><br/><a href="https://budscovidinfo.substack.com/p/covid-19-risk-assessment-for-england-8cf?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53f4c458-2ac7-4639-96f5-17d6c11ae54c_1080x540.png&amp;open=false">https://budscovidinfo.substack.com/p/covid-19-risk-assessment-for-england-8cf?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53f4c458-2ac7-4639-96f5-17d6c11ae54c_1080x540.png&amp;open=false</a><br/><br/>#health only for #wealthy<br/>#vaccines #UK #workers 2025-09-17T11:30:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9em2cqdza8sfzsyl42pf5gmgdatv4sn4eqh84l9acwhfsg3n8ugzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs60zrreu For once a #SouthernWater has done the right thing.<br/><br/>Back-scratching the wealthy &amp; breaking rules because they may honour the ordinary people with favours is unacceptable.<br/><br/>What would be next...turning off a life-support machine so the elite can light their driveway?<br/><br/>We are not serfs doffing caps at the lord of the manor. <br/><br/>We are a democracy &amp; must prevent that being shredded.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/idiot-water-bosses-block-supplies-to-billionaire-s-country-estate/ar-AA1Mp4jx?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=f07ac45f340e4a778d04ef00910456df&amp;ei=15">https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/idiot-water-bosses-block-supplies-to-billionaire-s-country-estate/ar-AA1Mp4jx?ocid=winp1taskbar&amp;cvid=f07ac45f340e4a778d04ef00910456df&amp;ei=15</a><br/><br/>#water #wealthy #elite #trump #uk #ethics #ofwat #loophole #DannyKruger #Wiltshire 2025-09-13T09:54:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjarwmnk2dnamzf6pm9meq374nl6l23zwxpkgvck5yc5gxstdnzszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6090sm7 The latest (that we know of) Banksy streetart on the London Court was very quickly covered.<br/><br/>It reminded me of this earlier Banksy statement.<br/><br/>#Banksy #Graffiti #streetart #activism #art #artists #artist #freespeech #protest<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/173/630/660/251/447/original/8b93c2335cc9856e.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-09-09T09:35:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgy5cqv9qcas9zrj4w6k9ljpz3mcey4sefktf9q23pty5kcqe4aaqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6arzurg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf5yljeaf7w0mdm2ymvjqpshgrwvzr2w40y9f52v5t26hl4er38fg46lln0'>nevent1q…lln0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aargh! What a nightmare.<br/><br/>I had a lot of fillings back them but it&#39;s likely I needed them. The black heavy &#39;gas mask&#39; was so awful I clearly remember it decades later.<br/><br/>My concern now is that children with teeth in terrible condition aren&#39;t getting the care they need. <br/><br/>Much is down to parents not doing anything to prevent dental decay (like mine) but that&#39;s no consolation for a child in pain. 2025-09-06T08:33:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygdspjw0gyef6zxfzfx6pxp89flcxre32hra59feagzdlalw98fgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs683kdj2 School dentists in the 1960s made sure children didn&#39;t suffer the toothaches they suffer now.<br/><br/>Children learning to brush their teeth isn&#39;t enough. We need to make sure they all have access to free dental care.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/05/school-dental-service-served-children-well">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/sep/05/school-dental-service-served-children-well</a><br/><br/>#NHS #dentist #dental #health #children #teeth #healthcare #schools 2025-09-05T18:21:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfej92hr8rje7aukxltrttnus55lqtykxhf59g0ajph4s2nng3ndqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6ak74wr Using the bus (tram/train/tube) &amp; not a car helps lower #carbonemissions <br/><br/>Busy commuters need a system that works for them.<br/><br/>Tap in &amp; out is okay with barriers but not on buses.<br/><br/>You get to your stop, you&#39;re heading for #work, it&#39;s crowded you jump off the #bus before it takes off again BUT you didn&#39;t tap in the dash. <br/><br/>Unsurprising &amp; an extra stressor.<br/><br/>Needs a rethink.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25439596.edinburgh-trams-passengers-failed-tap-off-45-000-times/">https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25439596.edinburgh-trams-passengers-failed-tap-off-45-000-times/</a><br/>#Scotland #publictransport #transport <br/>#finance #expense #costofliving #travel #green #environment 2025-09-04T09:54:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08x6m2l4zcfvsc5493v6w2k8dzyt75cmxcaq504np5fncy9xuzpszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6aml2kn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2z5x4erwkcm44kdv0jjunpwc6gq3m4cwcxjccdf56ans5t33p35sct5gyr'>nevent1q…5gyr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m with you. Beautiful to look at but it&#39;d only take one slip of my size 3&#39;s to say goodbye to my retirement plans. 2025-08-20T17:16:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgvleqmdfnkpcvupcxehqc3cadhtptn5l2c58n8jh0hlxnjvgfkagzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs666hmhm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9kfq39rtk44vung683ug9aavkk7ex20w22fwysl8hcn4ufaay3cqgktngh'>nevent1q…tngh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sadly, on narrow island roads I don&#39;t think substantial bikes would stop vehicles passing too close. Oh goodness, it&#39;s very tricky to retro fit the UK with suitable facilities for cycles. We have nice bike paths near me but they don&#39;t go anywhere practical. <br/>In Holland &amp; Denmark I&#39;ve seen very large, effective bike lanes but pedestrians have to take great care crossing them! In places (like Copenhagen) they did seem rather fast &amp; furious. 2024-11-22T18:31:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9skmah8hyn67ldptnzlkpy2nq4jcxhx659jqjdgc56ljp0a5gf4czyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gmxpe2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gkdzte6xe2pejxjlxlydt6gv3fcftnkex8zggy0lszw2j0956zqal8jvc'>nevent1q…8jvc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Effective though cargo bikes are, it&#39;s not the bike that&#39;s revolutionary, it&#39;s the cycletrack which looks to be separated from both cars &amp; pedestrians. With safe cycle paths deliveries &amp; so much more could happen by bike. 2024-11-22T16:23:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmculkys7lvkjq54c9wyfthjtx5r4psat79y4g5a5rx0wmstu3mgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs63w7vn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrpn70w67sdjvr9m8n5djte8tjxsqsfxy9z5n262gwgrljs4tw0xgt8uea4'>nevent1q…uea4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I could knit your cat a cat snow-suit.<br/><br/>Okay, maybe not my best idea.<br/>Next-doors cat wasn&#39;t best pleased with a collar, let alone anything else. To date he&#39;s managed to destroy at least 6 of the things.<br/><br/>I can&#39;t think of a cat that wouldn&#39;t like the cat-house in the picture.<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/503/545/649/995/298/original/a87c793058c139af.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-11-18T10:46:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95e4f2lxllmq382sjw5u6lh9d8gjqw2862xjeq48hp8k7gzu0n4szyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6mppkr2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspxjuaatzp0xet3xgjjqfsya6e4d9fwcf8cc3jtpapnpnwk2n6ltgv7ch4e'>nevent1q…ch4e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sadly true. 2024-11-13T17:56:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxlkzfyaqpf0kgqd4sfw7y93cvz7pqscqs7s8rdwyjuycg2avqu9szyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs67mnq9l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rpmhlcjg8fpjddezelygm2m8kag7sft5nm0kgxtpyc3kz4y9xcsv4x6ff'>nevent1q…x6ff</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Private healthcare companies are unprincipled leeches. 2024-11-13T17:52:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8rlc4gtn5dhurmxjdtts898d252lu2dlrlnnd5r3vzchy0hn9jvczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6zf0grj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtdvduqvag6pcptmw88ldn7u0taasygphmelv90gcqvwxsqpykgsxcef95'>nevent1q…ef95</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some private sector healthcare depends on the NHS as backup when something doesn&#39;t go to plan e.g. an operation. <br/>Private healthcare depends on NHS for intensive care.<br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68717086">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68717086</a> 2024-11-13T13:14:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfptnuhwznvs92fh4pajw4dle7uf5jqpz5d8q4etk4hr3kn70laaszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6efnmh8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvtdvduqvag6pcptmw88ldn7u0taasygphmelv90gcqvwxsqpykgsxcef95'>nevent1q…ef95</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Only the NHS treats common conditions when they aren&#39;t profitable. <br/><br/>In many cases only the NHS has any aftercare (I&#39;ve seen a post-op private patient requiring A&amp;E because the only private aftercare was one appointment a week later).<br/>Private at a competitve cost encourages dependency &amp; then the cost will rise or the service will be discontinued for something more profitable. <br/>The Government know this as many of them are making £££ from private sector. 2024-11-13T13:12:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjy0kdus9p2ha93a038eqmhtssksnvmsy8rz07y8r0dvwd8w3wggzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6tur96t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsply6cjg6404h89d2ffajm52ku0hqfufsy4xmdgh0yn6k73dy962gm7ep72'>nevent1q…ep72</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds like a boring job🤔 What are you reading at the moment? <br/>I just finished The old man and his sons by Heðin Brú. I&#39;d started &amp; rejected it a few years back &amp; was just about to send it to Oxfam books when I changed my mind. I decided that as I&#39;ve been to the Faroe Islands a couple of times I should make the effort &amp; not be squimish about the whaling. I&#39;m glad I read it &amp; feel I have improved my understanding of island life 50 years ago. Great book. 2024-11-13T12:23:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyqp6x3hf6qc9tn86aw0cvgu7xcenhy2hu4hk3gddced9qfpnvqeszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6h8fwlc Hey #nature! It is #autum not #spring. #flowers #plants #woodland<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/993/530/509/509/original/ea498a1661d84fa4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/993/416/871/520/original/a1c166bfc25da943.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/993/535/343/680/original/25e88e10d2df48b2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T18:11:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9s9rawf5tfcujtddwuxs3d93zltuqlrxj3sm9l3n5htwzkwc9ktszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6wq9ds0 #silentsunday<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/459/912/670/208/343/original/b3ed59e0aa501fc6.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-10T17:49:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf8cy4axlwyxuz2692je88rv28ldkjh6w48tml2hdqud8teqf8pyszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6wyl3fs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszx5z422gnekysae2mh2hn8rqf7jnnsly5j7p52ts7skf4er6qm8qj7zl5m'>nevent1q…zl5m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He doesn&#39;t give a toss as he&#39;s not going to be around long enough to see the worst of it (I hope).<br/>With a bit of luck an unfortunate weather incident will put an end to him. 2024-11-08T09:54:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvhw724nswwpwd5qh05tx0x6j9rkyaa5muzupcjyfx6fjdka68nfczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6xh7g8m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspksldxyaq87c7n8u9p27ksshgjdj6nqnwa68ysfz7juxa7sakkjqj0j99g'>nevent1q…j99g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One thing we need is a way for the less mobile to have the same advantages of fewer cars. Not everyone has a mobility scooter. Perhaps a good start would be to include more benches in pedestrian areas. 2024-11-08T08:45:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3xcz3nsgdsd8sqc2cc703qxpewyxf5y0agyt9ahyqfz4p20na3czyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6mucq73 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv76jnd0nx97q4hu5xjsvcwzdagm9ryqcrmu7yea945j3tdus4anclrv3kn'>nevent1q…v3kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m rather puzzled as to why anyone would buy a smart air fryer. 2024-11-06T17:46:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2r9hn8d6vxtahl4w9wue7kkuw0a0aj6qwkpfgcr8aahc5pwfp6cczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs64qstwf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsraxxe0p9u23epy6le483lsw0vx8psekduhxa6cjwv6jh52lkfc6cl3a8hy'>nevent1q…a8hy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We can persist, we will persist. We have refused to be brainwashed.<br/>✊ solidarity 2024-11-06T12:17:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8n6rm58xcamld7v4adlpgtcfzlysxl26rjv7wlz3lahs70p3424czyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs64m0agl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst5sd07tnv3nz94ygedqs3xzneu35qjylvethuvv259dhuw7xal0g5rzcgm'>nevent1q…zcgm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>:face_hug: 2024-11-06T10:48:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqpqpd795dgpwqm8kh8yk323lfhg6jycg7sxkvkq8nuhkkqfz8qpczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6yav85l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxtg5z7kh6zdy97l9ezy7w8ahelf0m28zvczsghqmcf2mq7ec3qssgdv07'>nevent1q…dv07</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s true but it isn&#39;t a competition. 2024-11-05T13:13:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dv8nqgxnfks66wddl6lmu0e2ftrkzk4lqldxyg0364268x4zjmgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs66t8j0u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnsspg0jylav587u2nvk269k7ltf7gq5lts88veqs0slc0kvjkaq7yevaf'>nevent1q…evaf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Only when they run somebody over.<br/>Note: I&#39;m absolutely not being serious I don&#39;t approve of guns. 2024-11-05T13:03:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9trj2ckfgja9fq0xdvxjvtzz6phahev4ur9pyzcmpdfx07rn2vdszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6xpumdy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn0wkz2ddu02f6lg40yavqm9chjwa5ftcdkrm3hyg8339zfn7yegmy6cwy'>nevent1q…6cwy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They need to refund every penny with interest right now. 2024-11-05T11:05:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8fjjtkftwn0cgrfttpz9fatz6ksdpwtynu5vdx2p99yz8xjv3tjgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6xgleh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9d4h9ymnpmlvylvsm6fr5pv8h350w3y25965wufatqvtg3m833yqwapyxz'>nevent1q…pyxz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for posting this. I&#39;m old but not what I&#39;d class as elderly as yet! I have balance issues from a chronic condition and I can&#39;t go out alone for a walk anymore. I can regain balance by standing still a moment but if bikes whizz by on our shared bike/ walking path (previously a railway line) it&#39;s all too fast for me to stay upright. 2024-11-04T18:15:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs02d593xeeenwqnep2jth9h0p9a7uhg3uqla5adp9nzyf3cn98wjqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6ltu5z5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst7qehg9ng8fx42fxj37xpf7m6zqxn5zt65jpmdlym9028mt6pjnqe35gp3'>nevent1q…5gp3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Satest UK spatula suggestions?<br/>I have some wooden ones I use but I could do with an update on best place to buy nowadays. 2024-11-01T13:02:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspeceq5md7kwklrwapn2g2lghyz496p9t5zgnjvf7eagvtf4wsgegzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6arvns8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdns2c9cxsfx7cl55se499hxsznwjd4g0pue9pgv265rtfg2jkfrqweyxnw'>nevent1q…yxnw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How is it not distracted driving, to keep checking the blue line? 2024-10-31T18:34:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsywpykhgsqrwacllj6athwkcqftq34t6fjpv4p92cgfe7c2vafgrczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6qv7q49 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfp7g4gw5x907e9axu866d2dclwl8t8dg7w938hwmk7k6xu7zucjqf8hlzn'>nevent1q…hlzn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well that&#39;s depressing twice over. There&#39;s certainly more evidence of AI on the web with poor writing everywhere. Why do we need it at all? The mistakes are ridiculous. Every now and again I email someone with a screenshot to show them what a hash AI made of their website.<br/>Nuclear has great potential to be the death of us. Replacing fossil fuels with the nightmare of future radioactivity clean-up rather than using wind, solar, wave and hydro makes no sense. 2024-10-27T12:07:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf54jmaxtdtldsaf7l7fjd84m3fzjpmwrtht0rw8eexdu5zzanmtgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6pvddm0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ftp7m7p9ald5zlqw3xue29zganf47ll9m74qktjwnagz08v0mzckzvj8n'>nevent1q…vj8n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>2/2 <br/>They have lots car-free cyclepaths &amp; cargo bike styles elsewhere but I beleive they still have issues with people nicking their bikes.<br/>I&#39;d also like lockers to hang waterproof gear so you neither have to get your groceries wet or roast as you drip around doing your shopping (a lot to ask, I know but they did lots more things to enable cars). 2024-10-21T18:31:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxspn4lhzwfs22rme3z52guf6wpmw09y3j5tks9u300kua68xpfqszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6m7q82l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ftp7m7p9ald5zlqw3xue29zganf47ll9m74qktjwnagz08v0mzckzvj8n'>nevent1q…vj8n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>True. They never have anyonev the least bit like me. However, if they did it wouldn&#39;t make a difference as I&#39;m not easily influenced by images. What would make a difference: routes safe enough for an old, disabled, slightly wobbly person; safe bike parking at stores &amp; GPs so you don&#39;t come out to find your (locked) bike gone or your wheels squished; methods to get shopping home (panniers aren&#39;t enough for a week&#39;s groceries). 1/2<br/><a href="https://bikefair.org/blog/bicycle-theft-figures-netherlands">https://bikefair.org/blog/bicycle-theft-figures-netherlands</a> 2024-10-21T18:29:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyzf9ckjspk0e3ynqnpzwuyjxqag8laslmvk8n0c4svqxkc4s67mgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6ph5ysv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdu0hduevs23rk3etnrep26sshrvx5uflcacdd7khesd6kczj8whq6hzurr'>nevent1q…zurr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another nightmare. Politicians rake in money, patients fight fires to get fair treatment. It&#39;s depressing beyond words. 2024-10-21T08:23:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdp5d9cqsxngfvmzungy2qkwn50jjqt4ehw3r74jx8cy9hkth7djgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs62hgpap In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3ud2j5khhhm02x3mh6xrm476ny2hnxdn6093dcwc8glzhs99alsg4vzuc'>nevent1q…vzuc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks.Will look at those. 2024-10-20T17:46:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs06dxcs8kd7td7gey8mx9nxsydxhucwv78tytdulms703gp8xndsczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6axnuhd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrmlslrxpcr83h3g4zlwn7c9fdzmdklx0l57sqwef86rx9kjf3t8gf2hn24'>nevent1q…hn24</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Progress is being made on eco-electric heating but is anyone considering the whole picture. Glasgow can get very cold. Eco-friendly electric heating isn&#39;t enough on it&#39;s own. It won&#39;t succeed until there are no winter powercuts &amp; electricity is affordable. Some progress is being made on the latter by heating methods that use less. However, what do people who only have eco-electric heating (without storage) do when storms or road works cut supplies. 2024-10-20T16:32:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lghkm69e3nfezyepdsy5vdkzmurqxptf5u0l2ak42xzdj7lcpyqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6xa8sy7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst2dn3n27cv6y7t3x3kl0242cvzce5v4kxa95w9ffzne90apyjvgcmtnun6'>nevent1q…nun6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cities get ranked, towns get consider but remote villages and rural areas are totally ignored. 2024-10-20T16:24:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfezd5um85w8345ulcxz54tn5mvzgrtyh2va5xss7kugyzrxrwfszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6c859rw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxtv53njn6rcq22pxnzg2jtpecqekn0kqf8m0vahsdnjdrtzvvkws0fg8sp'>nevent1q…g8sp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well that&#39;s grim but rather interesting. 2024-10-19T15:52:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsytq282fgj6ttnl4rk99x8cklvynqylkxsfzt0w7ran39elp55ntqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6ms5wjg #Starmer should consider replacing #WesStreeting given his view that #forced #medical #treatment is acceptable. To even #voice it indicates a poor understanding of the #history of mass non-medical decisions without #patient #inclusion. <br/>It&#39;s not clear if he&#39;d make it #mandatory but the mere suggestion is #offensive &amp; potentially #dangerous.<br/>Refusal of #care is a basic #ethical #principles of #medicine.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/17/ethical-alarms-should-be-ringing-over-weight-loss-jabs-for-the-jobless">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/17/ethical-alarms-should-be-ringing-over-weight-loss-jabs-for-the-jobless</a><br/>#health #obesity #benefits #work #NHS #weightloss #Government #doctor 2024-10-18T10:06:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs995pjqgxhzyq4nlzm6p4eyphaa0vqv7lvfaxek2wwlzhlxdxqcngzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6d7h9qf “#Illness caused by #obesity causes people to take an extra four sick days a year on average, while many others are forced out of work altogether.”<br/>Where&#39;s #Wes&#39; #evidence? <br/>Few #companies track of your #weight at the time you give them a #Fitnote?<br/><br/>Is he making his assumptions on #heart conditions &amp; #diabetes T2, also assuming they&#39;re all #obese which isn&#39;t true &amp; that all #diabetics have poorly controlled #bloodglucose, which they don&#39;t.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/14/unemployed-could-be-given-weight-loss-jabs-to-get-back-to-work-says-wes-streeting">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/oct/14/unemployed-could-be-given-weight-loss-jabs-to-get-back-to-work-says-wes-streeting</a><br/>#Government #discrimination 2024-10-15T10:07:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrp9zqfrkgkheh7xscmhv30jmzes9gcc25qyqfegje76ppa0wmgnczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs638650m There had to be a sneaky catch didn&#39;t there. #Eton start paying #vat now but #claim #money back for the previous 10 years! The start date should be the same on both. This is ridiculous.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/12/eton-among-elite-private-schools-set-to-cash-in-on-windfall-from-new-vat-rules">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/12/eton-among-elite-private-schools-set-to-cash-in-on-windfall-from-new-vat-rules</a><br/>#privateschool #scam #windfall #HMRC #independentschools 2024-10-12T15:55:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2emlygl0xfpa3hk5a5t3sl2497whhzug5zy3arx3jp3g5mmdelgqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gdr5hu Lockdown isn&#39;t the key factor here. Owing to lockdown something else has been discovered. It&#39;s bad &amp; needs exploring. Children living in outback Australia who can&#39;t attend a physical school still learn to communicate. In the UK , doesn&#39;t communication start at home before school age. What is happening in homes that results in children not understanding basics. TV, radio, phones and computers were were available to many. I assume under 5s weren&#39;t left alone all day.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/08/school-starters-pandemic-lack-communication-skills-ofsted">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/oct/08/school-starters-pandemic-lack-communication-skills-ofsted</a> 2024-10-09T12:47:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvduhktv5q6pyh8k4cprxchncenc2g4zkv2at0mqjxaf8ykedydyqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6nzsxvd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswe55zj0yka9h9sv9qtnf8cg6sj9mvlhdawccfqc47dxx3t9jkrhq8s4ujc'>nevent1q…4ujc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Two wrongs don&#39;t make a right. 2024-10-08T12:28:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxn4wtvgv7qkjw3c0sq6uvtjsqjqc9k3deze26sr8pzux936kydrszyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gh86sn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyq05wuqfxad3y4tmzw9anlq2k9k7fmpr94vavmhd9q3utwzpkz7q8799gx'>nevent1q…99gx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>and smelly! 2024-10-08T12:27:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdvcuuc5svwyavn396c8hdsmuam2n7z0gfn9cny7sl9sqkumcdu7czyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6jd7sq6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsran7469g8xn4n37dtctcua9fc79j7qhjzyl8ux0kyn8260y8pnzqt3cahz'>nevent1q…cahz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Couldn&#39;t afford to stop work for a degree earlier. My first degree was psychology &amp; I loved every minute. 2024-09-19T12:51:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqe4wa4nee6e7dx9wqczxtlclel5d62g4u9tcmu05g84u9msxwemqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gu3rj0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstx4ksfgdgsnzwjetqn0r8r5d3njahnfh7uxpn3jueeqpa200ld4syhcevt'>nevent1q…cevt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I agree. These were valuable but sadly, little else. It may be owing to my specific 1960s/70s secondary modern school where children who failed the 11-plus were sent. The 11-plus proved useless as an indicator as I joied Mensa after school &amp; won a studentship for my PhD after I did my 1st degree in my 50s. 2024-09-19T12:35:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8nucsp5035mu6jf66tevnf59mhggzu32a56ygzszgujkyakk2l2gzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6ymgckn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89nwmscxmx97fyerpzs8el57x6ytzxvf9g3uj73fh5kcmc7mgy6g49fsun'>nevent1q…fsun</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My early education didn&#39;t really begin to give me techniques beyond basic maths &amp; English until I got to degree level. At that point techniques became part of it. 2024-09-19T12:29:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8a9vydec6qvdvualwejzqk4yuzj4yv3ta350wzl9me7el22465lczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gv2gcn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvn7zy9x8vctylr3r0qvjhvtmxsur8cuyhpkdcq4q4xacphmq32zckp0zxq'>nevent1q…0zxq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The quashing of cultural identities has happened all over the word by various nations. I just learnt about Norway &amp; Sweden forbidding the use of Sámi (1899). Also Denmark &amp; the Faroese language (early 20th century). We should know better now &amp; encourage all the World&#39;s cultural identities. 2024-09-19T11:00:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxvq9fgr73ct2282s3ajj2udx4n6f883uvuqw9l3erkqrn5sjuq0qzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6gh4r2y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2w8w8m63h2h5hx7fy3n2yy67uwty6ltv9mfg3cx87lmmzleng3msstquec'>nevent1q…quec</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It was &amp; in Hooke&#39;s Law is still seared into my brain😆 although I haven&#39;t needed it even once. 2024-09-18T16:58:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8dszqmjn9yqggdrdq3gn2lpl07auyxa9vw3t7czdnydhcmhelsjqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6jhwtja In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wthgm4ywp095qanhhuatxvavzk8u8flxcl5luzl0t2lg07qhs7c9twxw5'>nevent1q…wxw5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Our physics teacher used to whack pupils on the head with a copy of Nelkon. This tome was so heavy that I eventually hurt my shoulder carrying it in my satchel. Pleased to say I never got bashed with it.<br/>One other girl and me were the first in that school to be allowed to do physics and metalwork. The physics teacher was ancient. He wore a lab coat &amp; used to wander out of the class mid-sentence &amp; continue when he got back as if nothing happened. Loved it. 2024-09-18T10:15:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvdwp47ehg30tkuru8ll27sencckxqtx26rzk76u9cn9lyfys8nqzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs62khpkx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp6kd56vggr73vj6ut6j4697tllv05a6uggeetmr35vhrr6zfh6cqjasd6r'>nevent1q…sd6r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember it well. Funnily enough neither me nor my brother thought twice about having to get up (on instruction) to change it. In the 60s small tasks weren&#39;t considered the end of the world, you just did it. 2024-09-17T14:44:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr6nz0qqnf0gmcftscqq2hhv3t268tp77cqfyyar4cnp8kldj63vgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6u0ef8z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ktycun86dym7tpvt0k86xjxjsupcstd6ma5tzjxmawanflt6llcphr3we'>nevent1q…r3we</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not to mention getting up to retune (with luck &amp; no high wind) the tv to the other channel. 2024-09-17T11:01:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswv7n22elspm2ntu5tjkcvjgtz5zms3f9k8tg4cgy5vv04sxvqmyczyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs64pfejs Yesterday (I think) I followed a link I was interested in (from I don&#39;t remember who) on here &amp; it took me to the link below. The article makes good points. Goodness, does this news media&#39;s readers understand words such as kompromat (from the Russian компрома? We had to look it up!😂 <br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24585360.labour-mps-ditched-universalism-first-opportunity/">https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24585360.labour-mps-ditched-universalism-first-opportunity/</a><br/>#Labour #AndrewTickell #TheNational #Scotland #LaboutMPs #pensioners #freezing #politics #RachelReeves #FuelPoverty #Starmer #hypothermia #dying #NHS #PensionCredit #winterfuelpayment 2024-09-16T09:39:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvywtkgqjsr46w6dryjj8ddakz34cf874j9haegfdtd4lk6l4dh0qzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6jx8p7l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03y6k74afh0s4z2p07ep2ddw46lqgw929qy37s9t7hx0w3qscses6zrsyq'>nevent1q…rsyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This may be based on the Tory belief that posh babies wouldn&#39;t get near a jam sandwich. 2024-09-10T14:06:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhs946wqcn70guf2l4rgma0q7yhlzfmkv74fp38wkmwfnnjdu2fgzyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs62ccxz3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8dy5ual3fnz0gjutwnrqqtjy7hd55qjq3jf0ue6s2nfjrgv92pqc54ttf'>nevent1q…4ttf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not wishing to be rude but I&#39;d have thought that would encourage rats and mice. 2024-09-10T10:45:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsydzr5wzra5w3hf6frqdr55y7smatr48czz26895u5npwpunxvv4czyq64d4dhh2lm2qzcta0ds35vsvnr8rus09pskp0engxuteke7zjs6qt2aux In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq4c3cjth6yqlm6jp6433uyy5hqv5klmr60lr08qlncdvcae2q6mqdv0uq8'>nevent1q…0uq8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for sharing. Percy is one determined stoat (is it a stoat? I&#39;m guessing). 2024-09-10T08:04:33Z