Simon Whitehead

Simon Whitehead

@simonsays1.bsky.social

Politics, gardening, history, books old and new, beer and ale glasses. Walking our dog. Financial adviser helping people ensure their financial plans support their life plans. www.eadonco.com/meet-the-team/

727 Followers 6,265 Following 324 Posts Joined Aug 2024
9 hours ago

Aristotle said: there is always an epimedium

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17 hours ago

Enthusiastic embrace of unnecessary cruelty. And apparently tolerated by all those MPs. Why is there no response from them?

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1 day ago

Zelensky is in danger of not reading the room

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4 days ago
A pretty pink Camellia in a pot with daffodil buds and flowering Rosemary

Spring is sprung

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4 days ago

I know people like this!

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4 days ago

‘People appointed by Starmer will provide cover for Government’s digital ID plans’. Why are you in favour?

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1 week ago

What a great photo

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2 weeks ago
India. Shrine with wooden Cobra and bright decorations

Beware of the King Cobra

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2 weeks ago

And so tired you ca eventually sleep anywhere

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3 weeks ago

Just had a ‘the serenity hotel is next to the nightclub’ experience so I sympathise

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3 weeks ago
Alt not much needed. A bowl with four eggs covered in curry gravy

Four eggs in an egg curry

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3 weeks ago
On the right dramatic galvanised iron roof structure designed for a very wet area, on the left trees and distant mountains with clouds

I’m in the land of the clouds where the roofs are designed for the rainy season

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1 month ago

This is stunning

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1 month ago

Now we know why they are still on X

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1 month ago
Preview
Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election Shabana Mahmood insists deportations will rise, as Labour government is accused of promoting ‘harmful stereotypes’ of migrants

I hope those who condemn Reform for their comments about "mass deportations" but continue to support Labour's inhumane treatment of migrants are paying attention.
Labour's policies are all about deportation and framing migrants as criminals. It only leads one way
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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1 month ago

It was done agst my wishes, too.
I lived in Glasgow at the time, now in Hull. Neither is relevant. My Remain vote & European identity were not contingent on a postcode lottery: it's a matter of who I am, the cultural influences that shaped me & furnish my inner life.

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1 month ago

I tried Prosect but it is very boring. Lots of short clickbait articles. Perhaps it will improve with a better editor

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1 month ago

More poles. More grease. A sensible plan for a Better Britain.

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1 month ago

We can see the evidence

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1 month ago
Viewing levels at the Royal Opera House. We are at the bottom so it’s quite a sight seeing gilded decoration stacked in front of us.

At Turandot. It will end in tiers

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2 months ago

Being an FRS is about to be as embarrassing as driving a Tesla. Maybe some of them do both…

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2 months ago

Also, it seems Badenoch has a team. Score 1 for the team!

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2 months ago

Followed some more starter packs so now I’m busy unfollowing people who post about football or American sports

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2 months ago
View across a Welsh bay from a gorse covered patch of hill. There is a glowing low light across the landscape with cool blue sky across the water. It evokes a feeling of peacefulness and calm.

Happy birthday to us!

Our founders – Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley – believed that nature, beauty and history were for everyone. On this day in 1895, they set up the National Trust and we're proud to continue their work today.

Thank you to all those who support what we do.

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2 months ago

Thanks. Very helpful. I was wondering whether being pushed out of Asia was one cause of more transatlantic traffic. But not if there was a 30 year hiatus presumably.

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2 months ago

Interesting. Presumably Africa and Brazil grew at the same time?

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2 months ago

If you’re looking for labour history-affiliated and -adjacent people and organisations, here’s our starter pack
go.bsky.app/CUqdx9a

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2 months ago

I’ve just deleted LinkedIn. It emailed me asking me to follow Rupert Lowe.

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2 months ago

I like IDAGIO for classical music. On iPhone.

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2 months ago

Shocking

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