Cholmondley Warner 🇪🇺🔶
@chumleyprelude.bsky.social
Was over there, now dabbling over here. I guess we'll see how things end up!
Just wondering: IT helpdesks that are nothing other than a call logging centre (don’t actually provide any IT support) - are they covered by the trade description act? 🤔
December 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Just wondering: IT helpdesks that are nothing other than a call logging centre (don’t actually provide any IT support) - are they covered by the trade description act? 🤔
Not a fan of early starts, but at least it means no queue for the bacon and egg muffin…
December 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Not a fan of early starts, but at least it means no queue for the bacon and egg muffin…
A wonderful annual staple, particularly of my youth (I definitely don’t go back that far though!).
ICYMI: My retrospective of 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures (delivered this year by the irrepressible Maggie Aderin-Pocock).
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the Royal Institution made science a seasonal spectacle
From flaming raisins to robots and rockets, the institution’s Christmas Lectures have educated and entertained for two centuries.
www.nature.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A wonderful annual staple, particularly of my youth (I definitely don’t go back that far though!).
Tbf they have asked for your social media accounts for years, on the ESTA - I just left it blank when I went in 2022.
This is next level ‘freedom’ though…
As if we needed any more reason not to visit the US while Trump is in power!
This is next level ‘freedom’ though…
As if we needed any more reason not to visit the US while Trump is in power!
Jeez. All tourists - including those from Britain - will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country's border force
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Tbf they have asked for your social media accounts for years, on the ESTA - I just left it blank when I went in 2022.
This is next level ‘freedom’ though…
As if we needed any more reason not to visit the US while Trump is in power!
This is next level ‘freedom’ though…
As if we needed any more reason not to visit the US while Trump is in power!
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“I just don’t get the not-paying tax thing.” Graham Norton
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
“I just don’t get the not-paying tax thing.” Graham Norton
Mrs Browns Boys
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Mrs Browns Boys
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Today's customs union vote is entirely symbolic, it's true. But what does it symbolise that no one is now arguing *for* Brexit?
thecritic.co.uk/regr...
thecritic.co.uk/regr...
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Today's customs union vote is entirely symbolic, it's true. But what does it symbolise that no one is now arguing *for* Brexit?
thecritic.co.uk/regr...
thecritic.co.uk/regr...
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
Ok - even I can’t deny there is at least one upside to google’s ai results, now…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Ok - even I can’t deny there is at least one upside to google’s ai results, now…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely nothing despot dictator-like to see here…
USA, the land of the free! 👌
USA, the land of the free! 👌
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will potentially treat opponents of President Donald Trump’s policies as “domestic terrorists,” according to a leaked memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi to all U.S. law enforcement agencies. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Leaked Memo: DOJ To List, Target Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Domestic Terrorists’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Absolutely nothing despot dictator-like to see here…
USA, the land of the free! 👌
USA, the land of the free! 👌
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Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks.
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nigel Farage publicly promoted cryptocurrency Tether, and then received a massive donation from one of its major investors. The whole thing stinks.
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
That’s why @LisaSmartMP.bsky.social has written to the electoral commission calling for an urgent investigation. ⬇️
This on @channel4news.bsky.social tonight was very thought provoking.
The safety and freedoms it’s so easy for us to take for granted - how hard won and at what cost they are, for some.
youtu.be/E9L9ajJdlyg?...
The safety and freedoms it’s so easy for us to take for granted - how hard won and at what cost they are, for some.
youtu.be/E9L9ajJdlyg?...
Returning to a new Syria - one year without Assad
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This on @channel4news.bsky.social tonight was very thought provoking.
The safety and freedoms it’s so easy for us to take for granted - how hard won and at what cost they are, for some.
youtu.be/E9L9ajJdlyg?...
The safety and freedoms it’s so easy for us to take for granted - how hard won and at what cost they are, for some.
youtu.be/E9L9ajJdlyg?...
You will be visited by three spirits
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
Not always been the biggest Selby fan (as he said himself, he’s not always been the prettiest to watch play!) but he definitely deserved that title - and what a lovely interview at the end there.
Really well done to him.
#ukchampionship #snooker
Really well done to him.
#ukchampionship #snooker
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Not always been the biggest Selby fan (as he said himself, he’s not always been the prettiest to watch play!) but he definitely deserved that title - and what a lovely interview at the end there.
Really well done to him.
#ukchampionship #snooker
Really well done to him.
#ukchampionship #snooker
No thanks to this lot
🆘 🧵 SUMMARY OF USA 🇺🇸 Deal
1️⃣ The pharma deal is beginning of a much larger U.S. takeover of UK standards.
Trump officials explicitly say pharma is:
“the first domino”, “proof UK will move quickly to align with U.S. regulatory norms”
That alone is devastating.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...
1️⃣ The pharma deal is beginning of a much larger U.S. takeover of UK standards.
Trump officials explicitly say pharma is:
“the first domino”, “proof UK will move quickly to align with U.S. regulatory norms”
That alone is devastating.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-u...
December 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
No thanks to this lot
Very classy (and cheeky) of @channel4formula1.bsky.social to finish the coverage with that cover of The Chain 👌 sky can’t cover off every angle 😉 #f1
December 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Very classy (and cheeky) of @channel4formula1.bsky.social to finish the coverage with that cover of The Chain 👌 sky can’t cover off every angle 😉 #f1
Well pleased for Lando. Such a dude & so gracious in interviews after.
Max the best driver over the year, but NOR did enough to get it over line - especially given the screw up’s McLaren gave! And a damn good drive today - great job keeping his foot in past TSU, especially with what was at stake
#f1
Max the best driver over the year, but NOR did enough to get it over line - especially given the screw up’s McLaren gave! And a damn good drive today - great job keeping his foot in past TSU, especially with what was at stake
#f1
December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Well pleased for Lando. Such a dude & so gracious in interviews after.
Max the best driver over the year, but NOR did enough to get it over line - especially given the screw up’s McLaren gave! And a damn good drive today - great job keeping his foot in past TSU, especially with what was at stake
#f1
Max the best driver over the year, but NOR did enough to get it over line - especially given the screw up’s McLaren gave! And a damn good drive today - great job keeping his foot in past TSU, especially with what was at stake
#f1
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
December 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Shamina Begum must be held accountable for her actions when she was 15. Whereas I should not, because I was a mere child.
Oh to be in a time where the biggest thing we had to worry about, was whether seeing a gremlin put through a blender would warp a child’s mind… 😂
This is hilarious. The original BBC report from 1984 about Gremlins getting slapped with a 15 rating.
BBC Archive 1984: Gremlins controversy
Christmas blockbuster Gremlins is causing controversy, is it too terrifying for children?
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Oh to be in a time where the biggest thing we had to worry about, was whether seeing a gremlin put through a blender would warp a child’s mind… 😂
Murphy had to really dig that frame out just to get in the lead and Selby then made him really work to get it over the line. Glad he did though - that scoreline was not looking good.
#ukchampionship
#ukchampionship
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Murphy had to really dig that frame out just to get in the lead and Selby then made him really work to get it over the line. Glad he did though - that scoreline was not looking good.
#ukchampionship
#ukchampionship
Absolutely stonking from Max today.
It is great to have three potentially still in the running tomorrow.
What will McLaren mange to do? PIA looked a little resigned in the post qualifying interviews... #f1
It is great to have three potentially still in the running tomorrow.
What will McLaren mange to do? PIA looked a little resigned in the post qualifying interviews... #f1
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Absolutely stonking from Max today.
It is great to have three potentially still in the running tomorrow.
What will McLaren mange to do? PIA looked a little resigned in the post qualifying interviews... #f1
It is great to have three potentially still in the running tomorrow.
What will McLaren mange to do? PIA looked a little resigned in the post qualifying interviews... #f1
A string of letters.
An entirely normal thing for children to do.
But each of them wishing for things that no child should have to wish for 😢
An entirely normal thing for children to do.
But each of them wishing for things that no child should have to wish for 😢
These are letters from Ukrainian kids to Saint Nicholas, sharing what they wish for most today.
🧵 1/11 ⬇️
🧵 1/11 ⬇️
December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A string of letters.
An entirely normal thing for children to do.
But each of them wishing for things that no child should have to wish for 😢
An entirely normal thing for children to do.
But each of them wishing for things that no child should have to wish for 😢
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An acceptable use of AI 😂
December 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
An acceptable use of AI 😂