Despite creating a series of helpful YouTube videos explaining the Cambridge application process @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social will now target the recruitment of students from elite private schools. Just disgraceful. You should all be utterly ashamed of yourselves. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

There's zero chance that Starmer's Labour can understand the economic harm Brexit is causing. They are a bunch of dull ex-civil servants and union people who are incapable of understanding what businesses need to grow.

I remain convinced that transport policy will never change unless decision makers are required to actually use the systems they decide upon. If they had to actually use PT themselves, I'm sure you'd see significant improvement overnight.

@steverichards.bsky.social On Starmer - he's a manager not a leader. I put this list together years ago from a business perspective, but it perfectly captures the problem of having a manager when what you really need is a leader. alquistconsulting.blogspot.com/2013/06/

Genius, who makes these? www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4ed...

"Smart Cambridge"...really? So that number "8" bus is actually a number "4"...is it any wonder passengers get totally confused and give up on buses?

@steverichards.bsky.social shocked to hear how you talked about drivers in the podcast. My village, 15 miles from Cambridge, has one bus per week. I'd not call that public transport. The alternative is a 7 mile walk or cycle (but no secure bike parking) to the nearest bus stop.

@steverichards.bsky.social what is utterly depressing about Nick Thomas-Symonds is his total failure to offer any hope that SM+CU is on the agenda. Anyone in business, particularly SMEs, realises SM+CU is essential for growth. This Labour doom loop narrative is a huge win for Farage.

Come on #Apple your podcast app is still freezing when scrolling Up Next in #iOS 26.1. When are you going to get it fixed?

@polcurrency.bsky.social love the podcast, listened to every one and you even answered one of my questions. Your approach to rejoining the EU lacked ambition and was disappointingly cautious. You chose the politically convenient stance that serves party interests rather than the UK population.

Hey @visualstudio.com why does Copilot Modernize in VS2026 fail if you have spaces in your path name or file name? That's a bit 1990's!

@steverichards.bsky.social Labour definitely need to break a pre-election pledge if they want the economy to grow. They urgently need to realise EU SM+CU is essential to allow business to contribute to GDP growth with more exports (the "Net exports" part of the GDP equation). BoE graphic:-

Hey #Morrisons, I really like the new car park in Cambourne with its nice wide spaces! It's so convenient to get out of the car without having to twist and contort to avoid hitting the car next to you. This will definitely make me choose you over the competition.

@robmensching.com @firegiant.com I realise it's probably obvious to you but I don't think I've ever come across a bit of software where it's so difficult to find where the installer can be downloaded from. Why not have a "Download Latest" button on the website?

This image perfectly captures what Trump is doing to the United States.

The most utterly crass, classless, tasteless, tacky, toxic, trashy, low grade, low rate, vulgar, vile, vain, vomit inducing, nauseating, nasty, noxious, bilious, boorish, brutish, creepy, corrupt, gross, greedy, sleazy and selfish human being - and he’s the President? C’mon America, seriously?

Yes, it's true. Trump really did post an AI video of himself - in a crown - dumping shit on people protesting against him. This is a man Nigel Farage calls "inspirational".

RSPB Sandy, came for the birds but found the fungi.

A-level English #bbcpm

Last June I took my Mum over to see my daughter at Jesus College in Cambridge. It was as they were setting up for May Ball, hence the orange carpet covering their precious lawn. I've just noticed on Google Maps that they have a photo of me taking this photo of Mum! Wow, what a coincidence!

A tool to make it easy to open the salt container lid on a NEFF dishwasher. Due to the lid's large diameter it can be challenging to unscrew, especially when salt sticks it tightly shut. Attach to a short bit of wood and rotate 90 degrees counter-clockwise. www.thingiverse.com/thing:7163555

Every year I complain about the baffling complexity of renewing a code signing certificate. Why does it have to be this hard? #CheapSSLSecurity / #Cheap$$L / #FastSSL / #DigiCert (all different brands used at different stages of the process). Annoyingly the DigiCert emails simply give wrong info.

Carol Vorderman, "Keir Starmer will never be voted in as PM again. It will have to be a change of leader, or he'll lose" Carole Cadwalladr, "What message would you give to this government?" Vorderman, "Get your PR better. It's appalling"

@simoncalder.bsky.social you have covered how EES means Eurotunnel will take a photograph and fingerprint scans on your first transit through the border (say UK to France) - and thereafter every 3 years. What happens when you return to the UK from France? Do you ONLY have to show your passport?

That's weird. You can see a flying jet on Google Maps. I guess that means the photography is from satellite?

Who makes these? Genius! www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRRE...

My town in France, Méribel, also has free buses and almost everyone uses them - even those with €20m chalets. This is how to encourage people to use public transport instead of resorting to huge driver taxes favoured by Labour and the Lib Dems in Cambridgeshire. www.thelocal.fr/20250925/loc...

I agree with Gary unless Labour urgently wake up and sort themselves out. I have almost zero confidence they will do this under McSweeney's leadership. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcu0...

An engaging talk on AI by Nick Clegg at @robinsoncollege.bsky.social tonight. He's a smooth performer who managed to charm the audience into asking only easy questions - the best ones came to us on the way home! We especially enjoyed the part about Trump.

Is anyone else finding that the #Apple #Podcast app keeps freezing up with #iOS 26? Totally frozen, you can't do anything other than forcibly close the app.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social It sounds like Musk's brain could use a reboot and a good disk defragment!

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Starmer needs to pull all Government content off Twitter by the end of the day. Why is the government arresting peaceful pensioners holding signs while ignoring Musk's inflammatory comments? Something is seriously wrong with Labour!

We can arrest elderly pensioners peacefully holding a sign, yet we can't stop Musk from using threatening language and calling for the government to be overthrown. Something is deeply wrong with this Labour government.

I have NEVER seen a party as determined not to get re-elected as the current incarnation of Labour. It's bizarre and thoroughly depressing. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What an incompetent Government! How can there possibly be any growth without the EU SM+CU to allow businesses to trade effortlessly with the EU once again? They clearly have no idea what they’re doing, except paving the way for Farage to march into Number 10. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Kirk, expert rage baiter, somehow called his style of politics "debate". Debate is not about asserting "I am right and you are wrong" in the loudest possible voice (with the odd verse from scripture thrown in). Surely he was the champion of the "monetise division" game?

‘You, Boy! This is actually NOT my house, It’s my girlfriend’s. I misspoke.’

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I've no doubt Rayner answered the questions honestly but the questions were for "normal" house purchases and aren't designed for much more complex cases where trusts and court orders are involved.

@acarpen.bsky.social have you watched Join or Die? It's a film/documentary I think you'd like and perhaps explains some of the Cambridge problems and I think aligns with the work you do. Have a watch and let me know what you think.

Minister LOVES flags!

Cooper has painted red crosses on her bedroom ceiling, has a white van with no insurance and expired MOT and 2 unregistered XL bullies. Meanwhile, Starmer has shaved his head and has changed his football team to Millwall.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social don't these callers realise the government already have all our details? It's not just the government; you're also voluntarily sharing your location because your phone tracks it constantly through various apps.

Hardly any buses go through our village, but this weekend was an exception due to the A428 closure. It didn't end well!

@mrjamesob.bsky.social do you think the flaggers would be happy with a Council of Europe flag or even a rainbow flag? Is it only in rural Cambridgeshire, or is there a noticeable pattern of flag installations near Army or RAF base locations?

Cambridge people...what was happening on the Fen Causeway yesterday (Thursday 28/08/25) at about 7:30pm? When I went by there were several fire engines, police cars, a digger doing something in the field near the traffic lights at the Shell garage end of the road.

It would be a thousand times better for Labour and for Britain if the national debate were about whether to rejoin the EU or not, rather than how hard to punch down at immigrants. Instead, Labour chose to propagate Farage's argument for him by accepting it had SOME validity and trying to nuance it.

Ridicule, as Newsom is doing with Trump, is what we need a whole lot more of!

Apple Bonjour blocked Anyone else getting this error with the latest Apple update?