Ian Garrow
@4242bb.bsky.social
Variously ex-teacher, shepherd,truck driver, judoka, motorcyclist…
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I really need a job, if anybody knows of somewhere looking to hire a good writer with connections in scientific academia and a few random folks in government please lemme know
September 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I really need a job, if anybody knows of somewhere looking to hire a good writer with connections in scientific academia and a few random folks in government please lemme know
How puerile and petty
Trump says Kennedy Center renovation depends on whether his name is on it ft.trib.al/mFMrwT2
Trump says Kennedy Center renovation depends on whether his name is on it
President’s vow comes after a federal judge rejects effort to rename building
ft.trib.al
September 16, 2026 at 7:49 AM
How puerile and petty
Who on earth stands behind a lectern to talk to Primary school kids?
@dankaszeta.bsky.social #Notapodium
@dankaszeta.bsky.social #Notapodium
In elementary school, I celebrate if nobody licks a glue stick or cuts their own hair before lunch.
Kids sneeze directly into their juice box and Melania wants them to give a TED Talk on neural networks?
Kids sneeze directly into their juice box and Melania wants them to give a TED Talk on neural networks?
Melania Trump to elementary students in North Carolina: "I'm especially excited to hear about your work with AI"
September 15, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Who on earth stands behind a lectern to talk to Primary school kids?
@dankaszeta.bsky.social #Notapodium
@dankaszeta.bsky.social #Notapodium
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September 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Our cover leader argues that Islamists and the populist right feed off each other. That is the real danger facing Europe bit.ly/3SDI1nC
Illustration: Peter Dench
Illustration: Peter Dench
September 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Our cover leader argues that Islamists and the populist right feed off each other. That is the real danger facing Europe bit.ly/3SDI1nC
Illustration: Peter Dench
Illustration: Peter Dench
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NEW
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM
NEW
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
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When I lived in the UK none of my concerns e.g. affordable housing, climate action, increases in welfare spending, scrapping tuition fees, an ethical foreign policy, were ever framed as legitimate concerns. lnstead I was routinely told to fuck off by most political parties for having such concerns.
September 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
When I lived in the UK none of my concerns e.g. affordable housing, climate action, increases in welfare spending, scrapping tuition fees, an ethical foreign policy, were ever framed as legitimate concerns. lnstead I was routinely told to fuck off by most political parties for having such concerns.
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This is irrelevant misinformation aka twaddle
You just can’t conceivably publish this shit and also continue to be thought of as a journalist: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is Not Journalism.
This is Not Journalism.
Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talks
The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is irrelevant misinformation aka twaddle
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Just so we are clear:
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
September 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Just so we are clear:
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
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The Falklands have been British longer than California has been American.
September 4, 2026 at 7:08 AM
The Falklands have been British longer than California has been American.
Does she think Free Trade means nobody pays for anything?
Lisa McClain questions why El-Sayed's wife doesn't treat patients for free if he's really a supporter of universal healthcare 🤔
August 31, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Does she think Free Trade means nobody pays for anything?
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Maybe the Kennedy Center should be renamed the Dolly Parton Center.
August 26, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Maybe the Kennedy Center should be renamed the Dolly Parton Center.
Does he realise that Canada is also in America?
August 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Does he realise that Canada is also in America?
Let’s have more overriding control by local Mayors!
The latter has recently put out its 2025/26 accounts (the combined authority itself is overdue), providing a timely object lesson in financial chaos, including unpaid bills, undocumented debts from business partners and major accounting errors. In short, how not to do devolution.
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August 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Let’s have more overriding control by local Mayors!
Love “the man is not here to fuck spiders.”
This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang.
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KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS
Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler
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August 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Love “the man is not here to fuck spiders.”
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It’s one of those irregular verbs.
- I receive non-specific financial transfers as gifts or in return for unspecified services from time-to-time
- YOU receive payments you have accrued entitlement to due to your National Insurance contributions
- THEY are part of the something for nothing culture.
- I receive non-specific financial transfers as gifts or in return for unspecified services from time-to-time
- YOU receive payments you have accrued entitlement to due to your National Insurance contributions
- THEY are part of the something for nothing culture.
August 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It’s one of those irregular verbs.
- I receive non-specific financial transfers as gifts or in return for unspecified services from time-to-time
- YOU receive payments you have accrued entitlement to due to your National Insurance contributions
- THEY are part of the something for nothing culture.
- I receive non-specific financial transfers as gifts or in return for unspecified services from time-to-time
- YOU receive payments you have accrued entitlement to due to your National Insurance contributions
- THEY are part of the something for nothing culture.
“Unfit for purpose” I recall
unfortunately this is usually the standard home office experience for a spouse visa. my advice: always use a legal professional no matter how easy it looks, and never, ever think "is that it?" because "it" will come crashing through the wall like the kool-aid guy
Same Finances, Different Letterhead - Our UK Partner Visa Experience
We applied for a UK Partner Visa, got refused, applied again with a solicitor and got approved. Nothing about our finances changed in between. Here is the full story, the timeline, and what it actuall...
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August 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Unfit for purpose” I recall
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Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions?
Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆
Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆
Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
August 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions?
Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆
Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆
Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Larry the cat owns Zia Yusuf:
August 19, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Larry the cat owns Zia Yusuf:
So, excuse me if I miss one but he’s pissed off:
Canada
Greenland
Denmark
UK
Oman
S Korea
NATO
Europe generally
Haiti
Venezuela
Somalia
Did I miss anyone?
Canada
Greenland
Denmark
UK
Oman
S Korea
NATO
Europe generally
Haiti
Venezuela
Somalia
Did I miss anyone?
America’s president may hope that another round of summitry with North Korea’s dictator could help divert attention from his quagmire in Iran
Donald Trump further undermines trust in American alliances
America’s president derails military exercises with South Korea
bit.ly
August 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So, excuse me if I miss one but he’s pissed off:
Canada
Greenland
Denmark
UK
Oman
S Korea
NATO
Europe generally
Haiti
Venezuela
Somalia
Did I miss anyone?
Canada
Greenland
Denmark
UK
Oman
S Korea
NATO
Europe generally
Haiti
Venezuela
Somalia
Did I miss anyone?
You cannot scratch your ear with your elbow.
What’s a thing from your area of expertise (or special interest) that you think it would behoove everyone else to know?
August 13, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You cannot scratch your ear with your elbow.
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Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included?
What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford?
Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris?
Let's take a look👀
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What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford?
Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris?
Let's take a look👀
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1/22
August 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included?
What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford?
Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris?
Let's take a look👀
🧵
1/22
What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford?
Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris?
Let's take a look👀
🧵
1/22
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Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality.
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#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
August 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality.
🌿⚡🫒
#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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#Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions