Neil Batchelor
@nbwp.uk
Passionate about powering businesses online. From green web hosting @encode.host to SEO, I've got you covered. Love all things tech, Founder of https://WPCoventry.co.uk. Let's build something amazing together!
📍 Warwickshire, UK
📍 Warwickshire, UK
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
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Welcome to Day 13 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 📜 We have entered Week 3: Content & SEO. We have built the workshop, tuned the engine with NVMe, and prepared for traffic spikes. Now, we need to fill the shelves. But what toys should the elves actually make? Imagine Santa sitting in his workshop…
Reading Santa’s Letters: Keyword Research Basics
Welcome to Day 13 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 📜 We have entered Week 3: Content & SEO. We have built the workshop, tuned the engine with NVMe, and prepared for traffic spikes. Now, we need to fill the shelves. But what toys should the elves actually make? Imagine Santa sitting in his workshop in ... Read more
www.mywebhost.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Welcome to Day 13 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 📜 We have entered Week 3: Content & SEO. We have built the workshop, tuned the engine with NVMe, and prepared for traffic spikes. Now, we need to fill the shelves. But what toys should the elves actually make? Imagine Santa sitting in his workshop…
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Trump’s deportation policy has officially entered my world. Join me in supporting this wonderful family. gofund.me/cee31cb04
Donate to Standing with Fred's Family Through Separation and Hardship, organized by Emily Soderberg
Support Fred Muñoz Duran & His Family Rebuild Their Lives Tog… Emily Soderberg needs your support for Standing with Fred's Family Through Separation and Hardship
gofund.me
December 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trump’s deportation policy has officially entered my world. Join me in supporting this wonderful family. gofund.me/cee31cb04
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The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
The Farage Apologists
The same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The very same commentators that spent years condemning anti-semitism in UK politics as a major national scandal, have suddenly lost interest now that it implicates one of their own
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-farage...
Day 13 of the Advent Calendar! 📜 Week 3: Content & SEO. We've built the workshop, tuned the engine, now, we need to fill the shelves. But what toys should the elves actually make?
Get started with keyword research + free tools: www.mywebhost.co.uk/seo/reading-...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
Get started with keyword research + free tools: www.mywebhost.co.uk/seo/reading-...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
Reading Santa’s Letters: Keyword Research Basics - My Web Host
Welcome to Day 13 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 📜 We have entered Week 3: Content & SEO. We have built the workshop, tuned the engine with NVMe, and prepared for traffic spikes. Now, we need to fi...
www.mywebhost.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Day 13 of the Advent Calendar! 📜 Week 3: Content & SEO. We've built the workshop, tuned the engine, now, we need to fill the shelves. But what toys should the elves actually make?
Get started with keyword research + free tools: www.mywebhost.co.uk/seo/reading-...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
Get started with keyword research + free tools: www.mywebhost.co.uk/seo/reading-...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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Next Saturday Emily will be running a #Christmas #craft session at the Climate Hub, 30 Meer Street, #StratfordUponAvon where you can learn (amongst other things!) how make these lovely gift wrapping decorations.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...
December 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Next Saturday Emily will be running a #Christmas #craft session at the Climate Hub, 30 Meer Street, #StratfordUponAvon where you can learn (amongst other things!) how make these lovely gift wrapping decorations.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-al...
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A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023
www.nature.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”
Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles
Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains.
arstechnica.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Welcome to Day 12 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🛍️ We are halfway through our calendar, and on the last day of Speed! So far, we have built a fast, secure foundation. But today, we need to prepare for the main event. Imagine you own a small shop on the High Street. Usually, you have ... Read more
Surviving the Boxing Day Sales: Handling Traffic Spikes
Welcome to Day 12 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🛍️ We are halfway through our calendar, and on the last day of Speed! So far, we have built a fast, secure foundation. But today, we need to prepare for the main event. Imagine you own a small shop on the High Street. Usually, you have ... Read more
www.mywebhost.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Welcome to Day 12 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🛍️ We are halfway through our calendar, and on the last day of Speed! So far, we have built a fast, secure foundation. But today, we need to prepare for the main event. Imagine you own a small shop on the High Street. Usually, you have ... Read more
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Labour backbencher Matt Western secured an urgent question in Parliament on Trump’s new national security strategy - a thinly veiled threat to Europe's democracy
Hardly anyone turned up
Funny how the "Take Back Control" lot don't show their face when Trump interferes
Hardly anyone turned up
Funny how the "Take Back Control" lot don't show their face when Trump interferes
December 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Labour backbencher Matt Western secured an urgent question in Parliament on Trump’s new national security strategy - a thinly veiled threat to Europe's democracy
Hardly anyone turned up
Funny how the "Take Back Control" lot don't show their face when Trump interferes
Hardly anyone turned up
Funny how the "Take Back Control" lot don't show their face when Trump interferes
Who could've seen it coming?!
Warwickshire County Council board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite Reform election promise to cut costs
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Warwickshire #StratfordUponAvon
Warwickshire County Council board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite Reform election promise to cut costs
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Warwickshire #StratfordUponAvon
Reform councillors accused of ‘rash promises’ as council tax rises loom
Warwickshire board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite election promise to cut costs
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Who could've seen it coming?!
Warwickshire County Council board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite Reform election promise to cut costs
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Warwickshire #StratfordUponAvon
Warwickshire County Council board says maximum 5% tax rise needed for financial viability despite Reform election promise to cut costs
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Warwickshire #StratfordUponAvon
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This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
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Welcome to Day 10 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🎁 We are deep into Week 2: Speed. Behind Door #8, we gave your sleigh Rocket Fuel (NVMe Storage). Behind Door #9, we threw out the Lead Bricks (Image Optimisation). Today, we are going to fix the way the elves actually work. Imagine Santa’s…
Pre-Wrapping Gifts: The Magic of Server-Side Caching
Welcome to Day 10 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🎁 We are deep into Week 2: Speed. Behind Door #8, we gave your sleigh Rocket Fuel (NVMe Storage). Behind Door #9, we threw out the Lead Bricks (Image Optimisation). Today, we are going to fix the way the elves actually work. Imagine Santa’s Workshop on ... Read more
www.mywebhost.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Welcome to Day 10 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🎁 We are deep into Week 2: Speed. Behind Door #8, we gave your sleigh Rocket Fuel (NVMe Storage). Behind Door #9, we threw out the Lead Bricks (Image Optimisation). Today, we are going to fix the way the elves actually work. Imagine Santa’s…
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“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
December 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
“Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” Henry David Thoreau
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
Just discovered the lovely little pop-up works of Lucas Lopez.
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NEW POST:
I'm delighted to push my Christmas Game - Mari Lwyd's Pantri Panic into the world as part of the Pico 8 Advent Calendar Game Jam. Read (and play it!) here.
It's 4pm in December, what more are you going to do in work today?
www.rhyswynne.co.uk/mari-lwyds-p...
#pico8 #gamedev
I'm delighted to push my Christmas Game - Mari Lwyd's Pantri Panic into the world as part of the Pico 8 Advent Calendar Game Jam. Read (and play it!) here.
It's 4pm in December, what more are you going to do in work today?
www.rhyswynne.co.uk/mari-lwyds-p...
#pico8 #gamedev
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW POST:
I'm delighted to push my Christmas Game - Mari Lwyd's Pantri Panic into the world as part of the Pico 8 Advent Calendar Game Jam. Read (and play it!) here.
It's 4pm in December, what more are you going to do in work today?
www.rhyswynne.co.uk/mari-lwyds-p...
#pico8 #gamedev
I'm delighted to push my Christmas Game - Mari Lwyd's Pantri Panic into the world as part of the Pico 8 Advent Calendar Game Jam. Read (and play it!) here.
It's 4pm in December, what more are you going to do in work today?
www.rhyswynne.co.uk/mari-lwyds-p...
#pico8 #gamedev
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Welcome to Day 9 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🛷 Yesterday, behind Door #8, we upgraded your reindeers with NVMe fuel. Now your engine is powerful, efficient, and ready to race. But there is still a problem. Even the fastest reindeers in the world will struggle to fly if the sleigh is filled…
Lighten the Sleigh: Optimising Images for Fast Delivery
Welcome to Day 9 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🛷 Yesterday, behind Door #8, we upgraded your reindeers with NVMe fuel. Now your engine is powerful, efficient, and ready to race. But there is still a problem. Even the fastest reindeers in the world will struggle to fly if the sleigh is filled with lead ... Read more
www.mywebhost.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Welcome to Day 9 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🛷 Yesterday, behind Door #8, we upgraded your reindeers with NVMe fuel. Now your engine is powerful, efficient, and ready to race. But there is still a problem. Even the fastest reindeers in the world will struggle to fly if the sleigh is filled…
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this.
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it:
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is awesome. Print is such a good way to get around a bunch of distribution (and surveillance!) mechanisms that seem otherwise mandatory in this very gross economy. It is really nice to see it spelled out like this.
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
It works great for us, and it'll work great for other places!
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Reading @webcami.bsky.social's Web Designer Habits newsletter is like getting a weekly business coaching/therapy session. I spoke with Cami about her professional journey and her contributions to the web design community. #WordPress thewpminute.com/how-daily-ha...
How Daily Habits Can Transform Your Freelance Business - The WP Minute
On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric Karkovack speaks with freelance web designer Cami McNamara. Cami discusses her journey into web design, the importance of client relationships, and how ...
thewpminute.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Reading @webcami.bsky.social's Web Designer Habits newsletter is like getting a weekly business coaching/therapy session. I spoke with Cami about her professional journey and her contributions to the web design community. #WordPress thewpminute.com/how-daily-ha...
Welcome to Day 8 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🦌 We have entered Week 2, and this week is all about Speed.
Imagine Santa’s sleigh. It’s polished, aerodynamic, and loaded with gifts. But what actually makes it fly?
www.mywebhost.co.uk/performance/...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
Imagine Santa’s sleigh. It’s polished, aerodynamic, and loaded with gifts. But what actually makes it fly?
www.mywebhost.co.uk/performance/...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Welcome to Day 8 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 🦌 We have entered Week 2, and this week is all about Speed.
Imagine Santa’s sleigh. It’s polished, aerodynamic, and loaded with gifts. But what actually makes it fly?
www.mywebhost.co.uk/performance/...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
Imagine Santa’s sleigh. It’s polished, aerodynamic, and loaded with gifts. But what actually makes it fly?
www.mywebhost.co.uk/performance/...
#Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
Welcome to Day 7 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 👻
"Sunday Special: The Ghost of Hosting Past (Renewal Fees)"
www.mywebhost.co.uk/uk-trends/su...
#AdventCalendar #WebHosting #Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
"Sunday Special: The Ghost of Hosting Past (Renewal Fees)"
www.mywebhost.co.uk/uk-trends/su...
#AdventCalendar #WebHosting #Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
December 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Welcome to Day 7 of the MyWebHost Advent Calendar! 👻
"Sunday Special: The Ghost of Hosting Past (Renewal Fees)"
www.mywebhost.co.uk/uk-trends/su...
#AdventCalendar #WebHosting #Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent
"Sunday Special: The Ghost of Hosting Past (Renewal Fees)"
www.mywebhost.co.uk/uk-trends/su...
#AdventCalendar #WebHosting #Coventry #Warwickshire #MWHAdvent