Mark Coup

Ay up……hope everyone is good and passing on some love in these troubled times.
My grandson Reuben says all this hatred melts away when you smile at a stranger 👍

Yorkshire tonight……oh and I forgot to mention Trump is a disgrace…..we stand with Ukraine 👍

Wishing we were European again…….

Because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad
Me father gave me nose a tweak, told me I was bad
But then one day I learned a word that saved me achin' nose
The biggest word you ever heard and this is how it goes

Sometimes fostering children just melts your cold arsed Yorkshire heart….

I apologise now but the rise in racism and misogyny across the globe and perpetuated by the main stream media means I’m going to have to be an even more objectionable arse in the foreseeable future. If you let them do this to you then your children will be next…..

Shopping took a little longer today as I spent most of my time trying to avoid purchasing anything produced in the USA and more of it looking for UK and Canadian products….

Our 18 year old foster boy with autism just apologised to our 9 year old foster boy for being rude and hurting his feelings. They high fived and hugged.
Dear world - please take note, it can be done.
Both boys are now available for training on peace talks and diplomatic negotiations.

Royal Mail - Not Royal
National Grid - Not National
British Gas - Not British
British Petroleum (BP) - Not British
Public Transport - Not Public

All brought to you by the evil of Privatisation.

Beautiful sunset in Yorkshire beyond our fields towards Burnley….shedding natural light in a dark world…be kind out there kiddos

Just trying my best to juggle between being a successful business owner and a fair socialist….not always an easy thing to do but always the right thing to do 👍

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Today is a day for hiding under the duvet and waking up tomorrow hoping it was all a bad dream…..

I love Land Rovers and own a 40 year old Defender, a Freelander 2, a Discovery, a 2005 35th anniversary Range Rover and the one below driven by grandson Harvey is the only one currently working 🤷‍♂️🙄

Big shout out to all those fabulous kids who have experience of the care system and their fantastic foster families. Here’s some of ours showing the adult world how to love without hate ❤️

Sometimes a grandchild just needs his grandad for a hug……..and sometimes it’s the other way round ❤️

At a local sports centre full of Burnley and Man City fans but still brave enough to wear his Bradford City top……football and fostering, a great combination for good fun
#blendedfamily good god I love this boy ❤️

As a nurse, social care company owner and lifelong Labour supporter I thank you. If only we could have more grown up politicians and cross party collaboration on such important matters as opposed to petty bickering and point scoring 👍

Still got the snow and -7 Celsius tonight but boy is it beautiful living in the Pennines ❤️

Just a couple of Yorkshire lads casually clearing the 3 ft deep snow from the driveway at -7 degrees Celsius 😂😂. Me and 18 year old Ollie who has Autism and has lived with us since he was six. #fostering

When you need to get off the Yorkshire hill side to get to the train station…. It’s good to have a 40 year old Land Rover 😉

Looks like we are all moving onto @bsky.app
The hatred, racism, misogyny and media misinformation is awful on X and is now filtering through to Threads….looking to connect with anyone considered to be Woke 👍

Big shout out to all those fabulous kids who have experience of the care system and their fantastic foster families. Here’s some of ours showing the adult world how to love without hate ❤️