Craig Winstanley
@cwinstan.bsky.social
Voluntarily severed ex-Professor of Bacteriology dabbling in creative things (music [C÷M, gigs looming], images, writing [a silly children’s story & a sketchbook about old Lancashire towns]). From Chorley (originally). craigwinstanley.online
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Craig Winstanley
@cwinstan.bsky.social
· Nov 15
A Gimmers’ Sketchbook of old Lancashire towns eBook : Winstanley, Craig, Moss, Jonathan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
A Gimmers’ Sketchbook of old Lancashire towns eBook : Winstanley, Craig, Moss, Jonathan: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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The ideal Xmas gift if you’re not sure what to get for someone (probably, almost certainly, I’d say…)
amzn.eu/d/iLBmp9u
amzn.eu/d/iLBmp9u
27 years…& of course, there will be no consequences
27 years ago this week, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were bombing Iraq.
Declassified files show Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliament Britain had “the proper legal authority”.
www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...
Declassified files show Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliament Britain had “the proper legal authority”.
www.declassifieduk.org/blair-misled...
Blair misled parliament over 1998 Iraq bombing, files show
Declassified documents from 1998, when the UK and US bombed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, show Tony Blair was consistently informed military action was unlawful without UN authorisation. But he told parliame...
www.declassifieduk.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
27 years…& of course, there will be no consequences
Special relationship going well this morning, I see. Kissing the purulent orange rear really working. Well worth the national humiliation.
The US has suspended the technology deal with the UK that was signed during Donald Trump's state visit
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
www.ft.com/content/afd4...
US suspends technology deal with the UK
Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Special relationship going well this morning, I see. Kissing the purulent orange rear really working. Well worth the national humiliation.
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There’s a special place in Hell for university vice chancellors.
'Nottingham Trent University – which reported a £2 million deficit – paid its departing vice-chancellor Edward Peck a bonus of £66,000 in his last year in the job....Peck...received a total pay package of £435,000 in 2024-25 – up from £407,000 the year before.'
Vice-chancellor bonuses growing despite sector funding crisis
Universities defend decision to award some vice-chancellors larger bonuses than last year, with one private institution giving boss over £100K
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
There’s a special place in Hell for university vice chancellors.
Pretty standard BBC balance. A fantasy versus something real, given equal billing.
December 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Pretty standard BBC balance. A fantasy versus something real, given equal billing.
Sociopath (or now ASPD): a persistent disregard for others' rights and feelings, a lack of empathy and remorse, manipulative behavior, impulsivity, and a failure to conform to social norms or laws, often using charm to exploit others for personal gain without guilt or regret.
Sound familiar..?
Sound familiar..?
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sociopath (or now ASPD): a persistent disregard for others' rights and feelings, a lack of empathy and remorse, manipulative behavior, impulsivity, and a failure to conform to social norms or laws, often using charm to exploit others for personal gain without guilt or regret.
Sound familiar..?
Sound familiar..?
All a bit understated at the darts. Can’t they glam it up a bit..?
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
All a bit understated at the darts. Can’t they glam it up a bit..?
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"They've made the school nativity play WOKE 😡😡"
Colin from Portsmouth.
Colin from Portsmouth.
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"They've made the school nativity play WOKE 😡😡"
Colin from Portsmouth.
Colin from Portsmouth.
Bought this after reading something about it in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Highly recommended. I’ve seen it described as “a taut, spare sociological novel about the emptiness of contemporary existence”.
So perfect for Christmas then!
(It is a satire & very well written)
Highly recommended. I’ve seen it described as “a taut, spare sociological novel about the emptiness of contemporary existence”.
So perfect for Christmas then!
(It is a satire & very well written)
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Bought this after reading something about it in @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Highly recommended. I’ve seen it described as “a taut, spare sociological novel about the emptiness of contemporary existence”.
So perfect for Christmas then!
(It is a satire & very well written)
Highly recommended. I’ve seen it described as “a taut, spare sociological novel about the emptiness of contemporary existence”.
So perfect for Christmas then!
(It is a satire & very well written)
Still getting these invitations. It’s the personal touch that’s so appealing…
December 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Still getting these invitations. It’s the personal touch that’s so appealing…
Hmmnn… Geo Facts not like actual facts, obviously, unless every calendar, diary & person I’ve come across in the uk is wrong…
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Hmmnn… Geo Facts not like actual facts, obviously, unless every calendar, diary & person I’ve come across in the uk is wrong…
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How Dutch people get rid of unfashionable footwear
December 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
How Dutch people get rid of unfashionable footwear
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Doubling down on effectively excluding trans and non-binary individuals from public spaces.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Doubling down on effectively excluding trans and non-binary individuals from public spaces.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Equality boss expects people to 'follow rules' over single-sex spaces
Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said "things could be sorted out if there is goodwill and recognition that everybody has rights".
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Doubling down on effectively excluding trans and non-binary individuals from public spaces.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Doubling down on effectively excluding trans and non-binary individuals from public spaces.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Great track from a great album
December 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Great track from a great album
I’ve applied this principle to good effect at multiple German Christmas markets in the last few days (food & drink exempted…)
December 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I’ve applied this principle to good effect at multiple German Christmas markets in the last few days (food & drink exempted…)
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Reposted by Craig Winstanley
TLDR: The REF remains an awful exercise which holds back research, stresses researchers, and provides incentives for university administrators to interfere with and damage research.
NEW on Wonkhe: James Coe has all the details on the big REF 2029 announcements buff.ly/SQr0Isw
December 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
TLDR: The REF remains an awful exercise which holds back research, stresses researchers, and provides incentives for university administrators to interfere with and damage research.
I don’t have a favourite Christmas song. They’re all shit. Festive greetings everyone!
December 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
I don’t have a favourite Christmas song. They’re all shit. Festive greetings everyone!
Düsseldorf, last night
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Düsseldorf, last night
Kling Klang studio, I think, apparently.
December 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kling Klang studio, I think, apparently.
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Please may we culturally appropriate the Icelandic Christmas Cat?
And still is, in various states of glamorousness…
December 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
And still is, in various states of glamorousness…
Aachen cathedral. Charlemagne woz ere…
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Aachen cathedral. Charlemagne woz ere…
And the Gluhwein…
December 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
And the Gluhwein…