David WK
@davidwk.bsky.social
Recently retired UK teacher. Keen on History and photography. Guitar player, sailor, voracious reader and sometime stargazer. Building a new life beyond work.
I'm sad to read about health inequality in the US as community care and cohesion is evidenced in ancient societies, and even amongst primates. Chimpanzees, for example, have been observed treating the wounds of other community members. We do this by pooling the cost amongst many via our taxes.
April 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I'm sad to read about health inequality in the US as community care and cohesion is evidenced in ancient societies, and even amongst primates. Chimpanzees, for example, have been observed treating the wounds of other community members. We do this by pooling the cost amongst many via our taxes.
I think that the UK government has been placed in a difficult position. Following the history of wars that the UK has been dragged into There is very little appetite for further strife, but as this is all happening in real time, decisions need to change according to circumstances as they emerge.
March 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I think that the UK government has been placed in a difficult position. Following the history of wars that the UK has been dragged into There is very little appetite for further strife, but as this is all happening in real time, decisions need to change according to circumstances as they emerge.
They're being very careful to say that any attacks are directed only at missile sites - NOT offensive attacks directed at personnel or civilian infrastructure. None of it is good but I suppose that there is a slim justification.
March 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
They're being very careful to say that any attacks are directed only at missile sites - NOT offensive attacks directed at personnel or civilian infrastructure. None of it is good but I suppose that there is a slim justification.
Not true, certainly in Europe. We know that the vast majority of you hate this too.
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Not true, certainly in Europe. We know that the vast majority of you hate this too.
This is Pippa from Romania. Similar story, rescued from a dreadful fate by the fantastic Lib Dogs charity in Lowestoft. She's been with us for five years and is the most incredible friend but still retains some of her initial nervousness.
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
This is Pippa from Romania. Similar story, rescued from a dreadful fate by the fantastic Lib Dogs charity in Lowestoft. She's been with us for five years and is the most incredible friend but still retains some of her initial nervousness.
Is this to be a ballroom or a Throne Room.
October 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Is this to be a ballroom or a Throne Room.
Their day will come. We know people in the Netherlands who's parents were collaborators during WW2 - often to secure extra supplies. They were hounded for decades after the war, often having to quickly move and adopt new identities when found, and ended up dumped and unloved in elderly homes.
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Their day will come. We know people in the Netherlands who's parents were collaborators during WW2 - often to secure extra supplies. They were hounded for decades after the war, often having to quickly move and adopt new identities when found, and ended up dumped and unloved in elderly homes.
In the UK we welcome inward investment by giving companies tax breaks and so on to establish here. Isn't that normal?
September 20, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In the UK we welcome inward investment by giving companies tax breaks and so on to establish here. Isn't that normal?
There's something beautifully poetic about a strong woman named Sparkle who took on the forces of evil to prevent hundreds of vulnerable children from being whisked away in the dead of night. This is the stuff of legends.
September 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There's something beautifully poetic about a strong woman named Sparkle who took on the forces of evil to prevent hundreds of vulnerable children from being whisked away in the dead of night. This is the stuff of legends.
I couldn't agree more. The old channel 4 film isn't bad either.
July 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I couldn't agree more. The old channel 4 film isn't bad either.
The eyes of the world are on this one and to execute them like the previous sailors would cause even more international outrage.
June 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The eyes of the world are on this one and to execute them like the previous sailors would cause even more international outrage.
I would be a long way away from Washington on that day. I fear that something historic - and not in a good way - is going to happen.
June 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I would be a long way away from Washington on that day. I fear that something historic - and not in a good way - is going to happen.
There are times when an existential threat like a non-fatal heart attack or curable cancer makes you review your health and life choices. Sometimes you need the fear of peering into the abyss to appreciate what's important. This is true for individuals and whole societies. Heed warnings and act.
April 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There are times when an existential threat like a non-fatal heart attack or curable cancer makes you review your health and life choices. Sometimes you need the fear of peering into the abyss to appreciate what's important. This is true for individuals and whole societies. Heed warnings and act.
I'm hoping to live long enough!
April 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hoping to live long enough!
Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belsen by UK forces. In Europe we remember these dark times but sadly it seems that no one has remembered the sin of 'othering' people to the extent that they can merely be thrown away. Please learn the lesson of history before its too late.
April 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Belsen by UK forces. In Europe we remember these dark times but sadly it seems that no one has remembered the sin of 'othering' people to the extent that they can merely be thrown away. Please learn the lesson of history before its too late.
History has shown time and time again that when empires get to a certain size they eventually implode into lawlessness and anarchy. Without fundamental rebuilding, both internally and externally the US will fade like Rome, Byzantium and indeed the British empire. Sad to see.
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
History has shown time and time again that when empires get to a certain size they eventually implode into lawlessness and anarchy. Without fundamental rebuilding, both internally and externally the US will fade like Rome, Byzantium and indeed the British empire. Sad to see.
Ordinary Germans in the mid-1930s were completely oblivious of what was going on around them, living nice middle class lives thinking nothing would affect them until it was too late. Even at the end of the war they were horrified to learn the whole truth. Complacency is dangerous.
April 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Ordinary Germans in the mid-1930s were completely oblivious of what was going on around them, living nice middle class lives thinking nothing would affect them until it was too late. Even at the end of the war they were horrified to learn the whole truth. Complacency is dangerous.
I genuinely feel for the good citizens of the US - but if you’ve lost the rule of law and the separation of powers, and are now heading into the realm of concentration camps being complacent is no longer an option.
April 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I genuinely feel for the good citizens of the US - but if you’ve lost the rule of law and the separation of powers, and are now heading into the realm of concentration camps being complacent is no longer an option.
There was wide international coverage and hundreds of thousands of supporters out on the streets in Europe.
April 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
There was wide international coverage and hundreds of thousands of supporters out on the streets in Europe.