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
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I served as a Minister in 3 Govt Depts. I never came across “activist civil servants” w “passive - aggressive tactics” wanting to block Govt policy. Everyone I worked with was a hard working, public servant.
#Raab is demonstrating why he was never fit for public office.
https://bird.makeup/users/pippacrerar/statuses/1649446711062921217
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🚀 We have gone to space with Copernicus, Galileo and – soon – IRIS²
🔬 We have spearheaded research and innovation with Horizon Europe
📣 We have taken action to uphold fundamental rights in the #EU
Yet, this didn't stop us from being amazed by the impressive community we discovered on #Mastodon.
One year has already passed since we joined the #Fediverse!
Your vibrant voice and keen interest have helped us build a greener, fairer, and more open Europe.
Thanks for being part of our journey 😊
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We need redistribution: without it the misery will continue https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/04/20/we-need-redistribution-without-it-the-misery-will-continue/
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Calling for climate protestors to face tougher penalties is like calling for fire alarms to be switched off at night because they might wake people up.
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@Paulos_the_fog It’s neither a fair nor sensible comparison. You’re comparing a country of 940,000 square miles with one of 930 square miles and one of 67 million people with a country of 650,000 supplemented by 75% on private insurance. So what.
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Hundreds of British people are needlessly going blind. Why?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/19/british-people-going-blind-doctors-tory-cuts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#DeviSridhar
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Not many people know this but I help to run a website that documents all the ways the #Tory Government have failed.
It is hosted on isPants.com - #pants in #British slang is something that is not much good, a bit rubbish, unwanted, or better avoided.
https://tory-government.ispants.com/
The site is #WebMention enabled.
Just because it's spring - the glorious yellow alyssum saxatile
Thanks to Jules zjuul@mastodon.social for the ID.
So it looks like it is probably
Auricularia auricula-judae
The jelly ear fungus which is edible - allegedly! I won't be trying it without an absolutely positive ID from an expert however.
Is there a mycologist in the house?
These are growing out of one (and only one) of our 5 compost bins. I have never seen anything quite like them before - can anyone identify them?
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The NHS can be properly funded. Anyone claiming otherwise is just not telling the truth https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/04/17/the-nhs-can-be-properly-funded-anyone-claiming-otherwise-is-just-not-telling-the-truth/
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Brexit saves Britain from Europe murder train: In the first significent benefit of leaving the Eurpean Union, our brave Brexiteers have ensured that the evil Orient Express will no... https://www.newsbiscuit.com/post/brexit-saves-britain-from-europe-murder-train?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Restez zen & méfiez-vous des communicants des médias des bourgeois !
Souvenez-vous des #PandorasPapers et ses 11.300 milliards de $ cachés dans des ParadisFiscaux, impossible de les récupérer ?
Et pour les autres scandales où en sont les procédures... allo Bercy ?
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
