The ridiculousness of #FPTP is graphically illustrated by the 34 candidates in the #Clacton by-election. If the vote was evenly split, the next MP ( #Farage?) could get in on the support of just 4% of the electorate.

Not sure how much more #SamMatterface I can cope with, regardless of the match/scoreline #EngvNor

I despised #AnnWiddecombe’s politics. Murdering a 78 year old woman is appalling. Apparently holding both these views is a controversial opinion amongst some on this platform

So, in an unguarded moment, I’ve signed up to do the #BobbyMoore 66 mile challenge for @cancerresearchuk.org. Would love it if you could sponsor me here! Also I promise not to post more sweaty selfies if you do!. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/simons-...

I wonder if Andy Burnham will turn out to be indestructible, just like his puppet alter ego?

Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons image.

While I’m loathe to say “all Reform voters are racist” we can safely say that 6.8% of the Makerfield electorate are.

The Beatles: Liverpool's most successful export. But what kind of legacy did they leave for the tourist board to exploit? We sent Abi, Jack and Laurence on a Magical Mystery Tour to produce a definitive list of the best and worst Beatles attractions: www.livpost.co.uk/a-definitive...

A) The grandson of a merchant seaman, I was brought up on the edge of Leeds’ most multicultural and deprived area, and attended an inner city comprehensive school B) I was brought up in a quiet North Leeds suburb and attended one of the city’s highest regarded Grammar schools, before University.

I’d imagine this is a word much used by @icelandcricket.bsky.social 😂

I'm having to verify I'm human so often I'm beginning to doubt myself

A great piece from Sarah - any piece with a Jurassic Park reference has got to be good 😊 If you read one article on #AI this week, make it this one

Interesting review of a new paper that suggests that #RemoteWorking has a bigger negative effect on “entry level” jobs than #AI - one to consider for #HR professionals giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Popes have always been quite good in things they say (maybe not always in what they do) - I often quote a previous #Pope Leo and his views on workers rights (ariadne-associates.co.uk/2015/05/01/j...) #HR #AI

In another example of #AI gone mad, #LinkedIn removed this post - from over a year ago -because the picture (from the BBC website!) displayed "Non-consensual Intimate Imagery" 😖. It's presumably been reviewed by a human since it's now back on. www.linkedin.com/posts/simona...

It’s not often I agree with an Amazon UK boss but he’s right here - it’s systemic faults, not motivation, that is the problem here #HR #LabourMarket www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I wonder which genius in the #Labour party looked at Tory governments 2017-24 and thought "yes, we should copy that approach"

Nothing is certain but death and taxes, and that when you list a hobby on your CV they will ask you a question about said hobby that you don’t know the answer to.

Is this what really happened in the Mandelson affair? 🤔 📺 "The Rhodesia Solution" from "Yes Minister" 😅😂🤣 #MandyGate

Seems believable 😁

Very much enjoying the "crime fighting Catholics" trending topic, favourite one so far 😀

This morning, Police Scotland released a public service announcement, warning for rural communities to be vigilant for “suspicious people” of ill-intent. In unrelated news, on Tuesday morning Nigel Farage flew to the Northern Isles in his private plane. www.shetnews.co.uk/2026/04/14/f...

Found @sarahoconnorft.ft.com's piece today really annoying (not because of the writing or topic I should stress) - a short 🧵) 1/4 giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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