One issue here is that that £9k has been allowed to whither on the vine. It has been fixed in cash terms since 2018. Since then CPI inflation has been 27.6%, and it is a real terms cut in resource of… (View Post)

This is the link in my profile. https://bsky.app/starter-pack/mattwardman.bsky.social/3lfk4fvp5yv26 If you ask me to add an account, I'll add it to that one, and we'll see if it appears on … (View Post)

One thing that I find quite amusing about Twatter vs Blueesky (though in reality it's not a competition except amongst people who feel threatened) is that the trend to Bluesky has a positive and… (View Post)

I've set up a Bluesky starter pack with a dozen people here: https://go.bsky.app/Loys5Md I think I've added everyone who asked, but if I missed you PM me here or on Bluesky, and I'll u… (View Post)

FWIW I'd see both Taiwan and Ukraine as modelling their future substantially on Israel - self-reliant and independent, knowing that that almost no one else will wade knee-deep in blood on their … (View Post)