Ian McClellan

My Garmin data for this morning’s run. Most pleased with my even pace over the 5k’s.

Easy Run this morning, I ran a bit faster than Runna suggested for my ‘plan’ but as I’ve got fitter I find my ‘conversational pace’ is a little quicker. I relaxed this morning and didn’t look at my watch so much and thought more about my form.

W1D2 completed of my #HalfMarathon #Running plan.

We did French from Senior 1 and I did it at O-Level, but we also did Spanish in Senior 3 with the option to study it at O-Level if you wanted to. My school didn’t do German.

Funding for Gifted & Talented Education was cut under the previous Labour government… education has been chronically underfunded for decades.

All children deserve a good education, and teachers need better pay & conditions along with the tools to deliver on what’s needed.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman filming the ending of the WW2 classic film Casablanca (1942). 📷 Jack Woods

I think my old school was one of the few that taught Spanish as well as French. I did it for a year in Senior 3, whatever that is in new money, and I can remember Mr Langstaff our teacher it made more sense to learn than French.

I’d probably want to learn Chinese now if it was an option.

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70/100 on my way to a 100 day Streak.

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Symmetry today in my #DailyWordle

Timbers from 17th Century shipwreck appear on Dorset beach Experts believe timbers found at Studland Beach form a missing piece of the Swash Channel wreck from 1631.

And in other news, thanks to Storm Chandra, our colleagues from @bournemouthuni.bsky.social Maritime Archaeology have found a part of the Fame of Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that sank in 1631

#Archaeology

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The next cabinet secretary | Institute for Government What lies ahead for the UK's new top civil servant.

Sounds like Cabinet Secretary is departing. If that is the case, some of details in this may have changed, but the overarching challenges for a new Cab Sec remain the same.

Which itself tells a story.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...

Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files Ranking member of House judiciary panel said ‘mysterious redactions’ in files obscured names of abusers

Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Times (and apparently Cabinet Ministers) apparently confusing Labour Party rules with U.K. constitution

Labour Party rules set out what happens if LEADER of party is ‘permanently unavailable’. But they dont match up the principles, precedents and expectations about what happens fo replace a PM. 1/

Maxwell can clear Trump's name in Epstein probe in exchange for clemency, attorney says Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell appeared virtually for a closed-door House deposition and pleaded the Fifth. Follow for live updates.

Ghislaine Maxwell suddenly says they can “clear Trump’s name” in exchange for a pardon.

Child rapists and sex traffickers should never be pardoned.

Nothing she says or provides can be taken as the truth.

Believe the women.

Believe the girls.

Believe the children.

Vintage black-and-white photo of a woman with a middle-parted hairstyle, wearing earrings and a patterned outfit.

9 February 1909 | A Romanian Jewish woman, Liga Bacicurinschi, was born in Tighin (today Bendery in Moldova). During the war she lived in Paris.

She arrived at #Auschwitz on 10 October 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She did not survive.

Utah voter roll review finds no evidence of noncitizens casting a ballot, Lt. Gov. says An ongoing Utah review of 2.1 million voter registration records has found one noncitizen who registered to vote and zero examples of any noncitizens actually voting.

www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Actress Brenda Fricker to receive Freedom of Dublin Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker is set to receive the Freedom of Dublin city, following on from previous honourees such as Nelson Mandela, John F Kennedy, George Bernard Shaw, U2 and Brian O'Dris...

Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker is set to receive the Freedom of Dublin city, following on from previous honourees such as Nelson Mandela, John F Kennedy, George Bernard Shaw, U2 and Brian O'Driscoll

Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the door

EXCL: Chris Wormald, the most senior civil servant in Downing Street, is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shakeup of Keir Starmer’s operation after dramatic day - @kiranstacey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I can imagine if it’s anything like a certain Middle Eastern country that I lived in; that every general’s hat and coat was measured to make sure they didn’t outperform the Great Leader. 🙈😉

Trump shuts out Democratic governors from traditional White House gatherings • Iowa Capital Dispatch President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House.

President Donald Trump decided to exclude Democratic governors from a traditional annual meeting at the White House and to disinvite several others from a black-tie dinner, Ashley Murray reports.

Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."

I absolutely love the film, great actors and when I heard about The Pentagon Papers it blew my mind even more.

Well, one thing is clear! I need to work on my core stability. It was good fun, and it’s only day 1 of week 1. So I knew that I needed to work on my strength so that’s why I added the sessions to my plan. I’ll know if it’s worked in 16 weeks time. 😉😆 And coming up with exercises that are better for older people might be a good suggestion for the team at Runna. 🤣

Well, one thing is clear! I need to work on my core stability. It was good fun, and it’s only day 1 of week 1. So I knew that I needed to work on my strength so that’s why I added the sessions to my plan. I’ll know if it’s worked in 16 weeks time. 😉😆 And coming up with exercises that are better for older people might be a good suggestion for the team at Runna. 🤣

Well, one thing is clear! I need to work on my core stability. It was good fun, and it’s only day 1 of week 1. So I knew that I needed to work on my strength so that’s why I added the sessions to my plan. I’ll know if it’s worked in 16 weeks time. 😉😆

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Day 1. Week 1. Off to college this afternoon, work on my assignments and then do some strength training in the gym. #Running

Day 1. Week 1.

Off to college this afternoon, work on my assignments and then do some strength training in the gym.

#Running #GreatManchesterRun

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