Have to admit that I didn’t have Avignon papacy on my “ mad things Trump will do” bingo card 😁

For those who work in #HR (and those who report on it like @sarahoconnorft.ft.com) this will come as no surprise

If you see this, post a character from space(d)

Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of "apocalypse".

It's not impossible that he means the USA and has decided he is on the side of Iran.

Wondering who would be cast in the inevitable TV movie of this story. Would go for Karen Gillan as the MP, Andrew Agnew (PC Plum from Balamory) as her husband and, as we don't know what the Navy guy looks like, James McEvoy or Gerard Butler as the submarine captain giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

This may be just an etiquette war to some* but from an #HR perspective it's awful and one of the downsides of remote working ( @gemdale.bsky.social). Maybe I'm old-fashioned (or just old) but privacy and confidentiality are business basics. (*not a dig at the OP, btw)

Just heard a journo saying “we have a right to know why #ScottMills was sacked” No we don’t- any employee, no matter if they are in the public eye, has a right to confidentiality. The #BBC statement is all that needs to be said. #HR

This man is 32 (so not a kid) and a former government minister. “Naive” is politico speak for “stupid” or “so arrogant I didn’t think I’d be caught” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A good example of an irregular #HR verb An employee is sacked A senior manager leaves by mutual agreement A CEO steps aside www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Don't mention the war! I did once but I think I got away with it..." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Could probably compile a whole playlist if I thought about it, but Paranoid Android by Radiohead

Interesting #HR story here - not sure that it reflects that well on the employer but apart from a tenuous indirect #AgeDiscrimination claim I'm not sure what the individual can do www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@gemdale.bsky.social -one for you? 😀

More evidence that it’s the over 40s, not under 16s, who should be banned from #SocialMedia 🤣https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4wgzdydkeo

Literature: Dickens Film: Fassbinder Music (pop): Pink Floyd Opera Poetry: Tennyson Much as I hate to quote the racist Mancunian, it says nothing to me about my life

Your regular reminder that correct punctuation is important.

Can't say this loud enough !! Shoutout to people who live a kindness strategy every day. Be one of those people. It makes a lasting impact in a world longing for it !! #HR #HRCommunity #EncouragementFriday #GlobalHR #Kindness #Intentional

This is exactly my first thought - Donny is doing Keir a favour here

A very good, but now almost forgotten, British movie. One to set your recording device of choice for, if you can't watch on broadcast.

This looks like a normal schedule for @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social 🤣

The North Wales coast once teemed with tourists, from Prestatyn to Aberdaron. Many Merseysiders have happy memories: Eric remembers sandy jam butties, cider lolly ices and three rides at the Adventure Park for a threepenny bit, while Paula recalls cable cars and penny arcades. 🧵

You'd think Reform would be delighted that a white, working class plumber got elected and they beat the metropolitan elite university lecturer.

IYKYK 🤣

Also possibly a real one (sorry @nigella.bsky.social)

I'm not sure if this one is not in fact real

And a topical one #GortonAndDenton #ByElection

I could waste hours with this:

This story makes me think of the Paul Weller line about "You'll be betrayed by your accent and manners". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It would be nice to be able to link my twin interests of #cricket and #HR, although not when it's about apparent #RacialDiscrimination. ariadne-associates.co.uk/2026/02/23/w...

You’re stuck in the last movie you watched… (answer with a gif) (Would be quite happy stuck in this one tbh)

Quick reminder for #HR followers - not only does #Lent start tomorrow but so does #Ramadan. Some suggestions on supporting employees can be found here: www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1817...

'Describing certain jobs as “high skilled” (and other jobs as “low skilled”) when they actually mean is “jobs that require skills that the market currently values highly”. ' @sarahoconnorft.ft.com puts forward a strong case for dropping the terms high/low skill #HR www.ft.com/content/0409...

At the time of posting, this may be a comment that ages badly #ENGvITA #CWC26

Reading @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com's really funny piece on the correct way to eat pasta and I'm suddenly nostalgic for 2011/12 when this was the sort of content that social media used to be about. open.substack.com/pub/youngvul...

Just had a marketing email headed "Iceland on Amazon". Is this a consequence of Global Warming or some sort of response to Trump's Greenland posturing?

Post a banger that isn't in English youtu.be/CXhAcL4u-E8?...

In a previous life I managed the repainting programme for Pillar Boxes in the Liverpool area

Not the major takeaway from the Mandelson/Epstein affair I admit, but it appears that #HMHB had Sarah Ferguson sussed in 1986/7 when they described her as "pure as unproverbial driven sleet" www.youtube.com/watch?v=agyP...

So, do we have to refer to Mandy as Peter Mountbatten-Windsor from now on?

Never mind the jobs you’ve had, tell me five classes you took at Uni/college - Introduction to social anthropology - Development economics - History of economic thought - Post colonial African Politics - Irish Politics

Catherine O’Hara and Sly Dunbar on the same day? #RIP

One of the nice things about Bluesky is that you get entertaining and well-written pieces like this appearing in your timeline

Maybe I'm getting old and cynical, but perhaps employers/managers dealing with sickness in accordance with existing advice and good practice, rather than trying to think up fancy new 'initiatives' might be more useful? #HR giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

It is, I admit, quite a long time since I lived in Levenshulme but trendy and liberal are not words I would associate with it 🤣

"Meanwhile, Princess Anne went for a ride in Kirkbride, Queen Camilla went shopping in Wapping, Prince Edward dropped a clanger in Bangor, and the young ladies of Buckingham asked Prince Andrew if he'd mind staying at home. Now it's goodnight from me ... ... and it's goodnight from him."

Two countries with very different ideas on what "Bully's special prize" means.

Whether you support the #LibDems or not, their social media team deserve a pat on the back for producing this so quickly #Jenrick

What could possibly go wrong? #Booksky