Paul Brownjohn @Paulos_the_fog@social.cleverlibre.org
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
The most extraordinary sunset I have ever seen was from the banks of the mighty Mekong river in Vientiane the capital of Laos.
On the left of the photo is Thailand on the far bank of the river. On the right is Vientiane. 100s of people turned out to line the banks of the Mekong to witness this stunning sunset - no camera could ever do justice to this magnificent technicolor sunset!
The puritans under Cromwell also banned Christmas celebrations in England
Follow-up to BBC's popular "Who Do You Think You Are?":
"Yes, But Where Are You Really From?", presented by Baroness Hussey.
Paul Brownjohn
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RT @Femi_Sorry@twitter.com
Can we all agree on something?
If you're a politician getting paid over £84,000 plus expenses, for mainly office work...
You don't get to tell nurses on less than £30,000 that they're being paid enough for 12-hour shifts keeping people alive.
#NursesStrike
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Femi_Sorry/status/1605469749994917890
I see Facebook is falling about all over the place this morning. Can't post, can't see any images, can't see any notifications!
@fencoul
I believe I am right in saying that Churchill actually wrote parts of the founding treaty of the Council of Europe; the body with oversight of the ECHR.
@StarCrashr@mastodon.lol
Here in Luxembourg where I live, all public transport within the borders of the country is free (buses, trams and trains). That works quite well!
There's a lot of work here in Lux, in Frankfurt, in Amsterdam and in Paris. However, for the latter, French language skills are probably a must.
I had the same experience some years back - from a job in Amsterdam! I was not best pleased as the job was slated to last 2 years and they dumped me and a load of other contractors days before Christmas after 5 months!
@valhalla_dev
Just in case something comes up here in Luxembourg, where I live, what is your mobility - are you able to take work outside Britain? What are you language skills (French, German or most unlikely Luxembourgish are useful but not always essential here)
Beautiful shot!
I am a bit obsessed with photographing butterflies and I too spend hours taking 100s of shots to get one shot that I consider perfect!
Paul Brownjohn
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Please boost if you want Labour, LibDems and Greens to cooperate at the next election in order to oust the Tories and introduce PR so that we never again have to endure a Tory Government with an eighty seat majority, secured with only 43% of the popular vote.
@TheGuardian_uk
It's really unusual in Belgium that such a high profile white collar worker who has not committed a violent crime be held in custody whilst awaiting trial!
The courts must think she is a major flight risk!
Paul Brownjohn
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Jeremy Clarkson
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-12-21/jeremy-clarkson-to-remain-who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-host-for-the-moment For those that don't know this male presenter has been responsible for spewing vile hate in a national newspaper ( if you can call it that) against Meghan Market. He has history of similar. He suggested that striking teachers should be taken outside and shot in the past on national TV and also beat a production assistant when he didn't comply to his diva-demands. Time to give him the proverbial boot from public life. Vile person.
Paul Brownjohn
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It’s workers who create wealth – not billionaires https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/f/its-workers-who-create-wealth-not-billionaires
Based on the Russian military's performance so far in Ukraine, if Putin decided to take NATO for real, he'd be crushed underfoot like the fcükin cockroach he is!
Retired software engineer & woodworker.
Anglo-francophone.
Detest tories. Subscribe to green, leftish radical politics but not to any particular political party!.
Love the EU and all it stands for, moreover, I spent the last 10 years of my career working at an EU agency.
Enthusiastic photographer, especially wildlife and most especially butterflies.
Slightly knowledgeable gardener.
Atheist; loathe almost all religions and pity the people deluded enough to follow them. I make exceptions for Buddhism as it isn't really a religion in the strictest sense of the word as it doesn't postulate the existence of any god, and Jainism which is the epitome of peace.
For anyone who is interested, my header photo is of the most stupendous sunset I have ever seen. On the right is the waterfront of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on the left is Thailand and in the middle, acting as the border between the two countries is the mighty Mekong river.
Joined Nov 2022
