Ethel Crimble
@ethelcrimble.bsky.social
East Angle, via Manchester, of Cumbrian birth. Few redeeming features. Ex dementia carer. Ex career coach. Speaks a couple of forrin languages. Likes hard boiled eggs and slivovits. Champion of ultra low speed dieting.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
I've written and posted all my Xmas cards. Never done that before in November in my entire life. They'll be collected on 1 Dec and travel 2nd class. Job done.
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've written and posted all my Xmas cards. Never done that before in November in my entire life. They'll be collected on 1 Dec and travel 2nd class. Job done.
I love this. Very Dad.
Wishing you all a wonderful #StAndrewsDay 🏴
This is an appreciation post for my grandfather, who was born in Dunfermline in 1947.
This is him cutting my parents' wedding cake with a saw because the icing was so hard that they couldn't cut it with a knife.
This is an appreciation post for my grandfather, who was born in Dunfermline in 1947.
This is him cutting my parents' wedding cake with a saw because the icing was so hard that they couldn't cut it with a knife.
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I love this. Very Dad.
There's something about the articulation of her mouth that makes me switch her off and move on.
Can nobody tone her down?!
Can nobody tone her down?!
Scrapping the two-child cap is both anti-poverty & pro-learning.
Children don’t come to school ready to learn if they live in poverty. Teachers can’t focus on teaching if they’re plugging gaps elsewhere.
What goes on outside the school gates makes a big difference inside them.
Children don’t come to school ready to learn if they live in poverty. Teachers can’t focus on teaching if they’re plugging gaps elsewhere.
What goes on outside the school gates makes a big difference inside them.
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
There's something about the articulation of her mouth that makes me switch her off and move on.
Can nobody tone her down?!
Can nobody tone her down?!
Remind me to block Thanksgiving next year.
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Remind me to block Thanksgiving next year.
Yep. I haven't lost either. Yet my waist and hips are now in the right proportion. Just a bit big!
Even though I haven’t gained a pound in the last 4 months, my muscles are absolutely bigger and more toned.
gn yall
gn yall
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Yep. I haven't lost either. Yet my waist and hips are now in the right proportion. Just a bit big!
I'm going to need this recipe.
Crispy Honey Garlic Glazed Chicken Wings [OC] double fried for extra crunch and tossed in a sticky sweet-savory glaze.
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2402903/crispy-honey-garlic-glazed-chicken-wings-oc-double-fried-for-extra-crunch-and-tossed-in-a-sticky-sweet-savory-glaze/
Crispy Honey …
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2402903/crispy-honey-garlic-glazed-chicken-wings-oc-double-fried-for-extra-crunch-and-tossed-in-a-sticky-sweet-savory-glaze/
Crispy Honey …
Crispy Honey Garlic Glazed Chicken Wings [OC] double fried for extra crunch and tossed in a sticky sweet-savory glaze. - Dining and Cooking
Crispy Honey Garlic Glazed Chicken Wings double fried for extra crunch and tossed in a sticky sweet-savory glaze.
www.diningandcooking.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I'm going to need this recipe.
When in Ukraine years ago I had mashed potato for breakfast, with smoked sausage, fried eggs and pickles. It was stupendous. Every day.
I had potatoes for breakfast.
Time and tradition don't exist this week.
Time and tradition don't exist this week.
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
When in Ukraine years ago I had mashed potato for breakfast, with smoked sausage, fried eggs and pickles. It was stupendous. Every day.
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Researchers Determine Moon Serves No Purpose But Alerting Raccoons It Safe To Come Out https://theonion.com/researchers-determine-moon-serves-no-purpose-but-alerting-raccoons-it-safe-to-come-out/
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Researchers Determine Moon Serves No Purpose But Alerting Raccoons It Safe To Come Out https://theonion.com/researchers-determine-moon-serves-no-purpose-but-alerting-raccoons-it-safe-to-come-out/
Yes. I loved it.
There’s a body hidden in a creaky old building in this book. If you like that sort of thing then ask someone for this book for Christmas. If not, buy it yourself for someone who is that way inclined.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yes. I loved it.
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“She is doing things that I think are letting this country down".
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“She is doing things that I think are letting this country down".
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
I block people (usually men) who show off their bodies.
And I groan at photos of food prepared by people who aren't very good at it, but don't know.
And I groan at photos of food prepared by people who aren't very good at it, but don't know.
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I block people (usually men) who show off their bodies.
And I groan at photos of food prepared by people who aren't very good at it, but don't know.
And I groan at photos of food prepared by people who aren't very good at it, but don't know.
Ethel likes this.
He had brain damage and was told he had to be put to sleep.
Today I took Stormzy to run on the beach.
I promise this will set you up for the weekend ❤️
Today I took Stormzy to run on the beach.
I promise this will set you up for the weekend ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ethel likes this.
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Flag-shagging ain’t cheap — lad slapped with a £2,000 fine for decorating 64 lamp posts like it’s Brexit Christmas 🎄😂
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Flag-shagging ain’t cheap — lad slapped with a £2,000 fine for decorating 64 lamp posts like it’s Brexit Christmas 🎄😂
Has anyone tried one of those fancy water flosses?
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Has anyone tried one of those fancy water flosses?
I'm going to have half a bottle of a light red this evening.
So there!
(Haven't been imbibing much recently so things could get quite heady.)
So there!
(Haven't been imbibing much recently so things could get quite heady.)
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm going to have half a bottle of a light red this evening.
So there!
(Haven't been imbibing much recently so things could get quite heady.)
So there!
(Haven't been imbibing much recently so things could get quite heady.)
Woman in a car park has just banged her back door open twice and rocked my car! Apologise? Of course not. She says she's trying to get her child in the car.
I might have reminded her that the nation never asked her to stop using contraception.
I might have reminded her that the nation never asked her to stop using contraception.
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Woman in a car park has just banged her back door open twice and rocked my car! Apologise? Of course not. She says she's trying to get her child in the car.
I might have reminded her that the nation never asked her to stop using contraception.
I might have reminded her that the nation never asked her to stop using contraception.
In Soham today. So many smiling, friendly people.
Thought I'd pop into their library for a wee keek at their choices.
Found Mary Berry's Baking Bible on sale there for a quid!
And there's a very nice Portuguese café nearby, with fresh baked pastries.🥐☕️
After a busy week, Ethel is enjoying herself.
Thought I'd pop into their library for a wee keek at their choices.
Found Mary Berry's Baking Bible on sale there for a quid!
And there's a very nice Portuguese café nearby, with fresh baked pastries.🥐☕️
After a busy week, Ethel is enjoying herself.
November 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In Soham today. So many smiling, friendly people.
Thought I'd pop into their library for a wee keek at their choices.
Found Mary Berry's Baking Bible on sale there for a quid!
And there's a very nice Portuguese café nearby, with fresh baked pastries.🥐☕️
After a busy week, Ethel is enjoying herself.
Thought I'd pop into their library for a wee keek at their choices.
Found Mary Berry's Baking Bible on sale there for a quid!
And there's a very nice Portuguese café nearby, with fresh baked pastries.🥐☕️
After a busy week, Ethel is enjoying herself.
Just started The Fires of Autumn by Irène Némirovsky.
I'd forgotten what a lovely writing style she had, with a sympathetic translation by Sandra Smith.
Classy stuff.
I'd forgotten what a lovely writing style she had, with a sympathetic translation by Sandra Smith.
Classy stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Just started The Fires of Autumn by Irène Némirovsky.
I'd forgotten what a lovely writing style she had, with a sympathetic translation by Sandra Smith.
Classy stuff.
I'd forgotten what a lovely writing style she had, with a sympathetic translation by Sandra Smith.
Classy stuff.
Yes. Give me a good reason why I had to watch my partner's coffin on a webcast?
Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Yes. Give me a good reason why I had to watch my partner's coffin on a webcast?
This appeared on someone else's account but wasn't quotable.
Ethel loves eternally all the mad layering beneath the top lines of the song.
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Ethel loves eternally all the mad layering beneath the top lines of the song.
youtube.com/watch?v=IG_V...
Owner of a Lonely Heart
YouTube video by Yes - Topic
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November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This appeared on someone else's account but wasn't quotable.
Ethel loves eternally all the mad layering beneath the top lines of the song.
youtube.com/watch?v=IG_V...
Ethel loves eternally all the mad layering beneath the top lines of the song.
youtube.com/watch?v=IG_V...
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Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.
The mark of a man lies in his ability to apologise. To say sorry and mean it.
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The mark of a man lies in his ability to apologise. To say sorry and mean it.
Interesting selection.
My partner went to Cairo and brought me back four books 😍
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Interesting selection.
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"Hands up if you caused 23,000 extra deaths by being a dithering incompetent twat"
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Hands up if you caused 23,000 extra deaths by being a dithering incompetent twat"