Bill Gibbon
@billgibbon.bsky.social
Ex teacher, adviser, HE tutor, Policy Adviser etc .. more fun being retired though.
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Rape, murder, it's just a shot away.
@kermodemovie.bsky.social 's outstanding review of Melania movie
youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE
@kermodemovie.bsky.social 's outstanding review of Melania movie
youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE
Mark Kermode reviews Melania
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away.
@kermodemovie.bsky.social 's outstanding review of Melania movie
youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE
@kermodemovie.bsky.social 's outstanding review of Melania movie
youtu.be/DTyUni8dbkE
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Keeping UK businesses connected to European markets is essential for competitiveness and growth. From green industry to advanced manufacturing, Europe is moving ahead - the UK needs a closer relationship with the EU to make sure our businesses can move with it.
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Keeping UK businesses connected to European markets is essential for competitiveness and growth. From green industry to advanced manufacturing, Europe is moving ahead - the UK needs a closer relationship with the EU to make sure our businesses can move with it.
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Never thought I’d be one of those who refuses to pay their licence fee, but Kuenssberg is one step away from Leni Riefenstahl now and I’m paying for it, so there we go.
Can't complain to the BBC about the forthcoming Reform programme being broadcast during a by-election because... it hasn't been broadcast yet.
Can't complain to OFCOM because I have to complain to the BBC first.
So no way of stopping this free campaign presentation from being broadcast.
Shitshow.
Can't complain to OFCOM because I have to complain to the BBC first.
So no way of stopping this free campaign presentation from being broadcast.
Shitshow.
January 31, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Never thought I’d be one of those who refuses to pay their licence fee, but Kuenssberg is one step away from Leni Riefenstahl now and I’m paying for it, so there we go.
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New post just out:
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Troubleshooters
How to get people believing in the state again
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
New post just out:
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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Fartrage & Tice say the minimum wage is “too high” – especially for youngsters. They want employers' NI contributions cut instead.
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Fartrage & Tice say the minimum wage is “too high” – especially for youngsters. They want employers' NI contributions cut instead.
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
£1 in the pocket of the low-waged gets invested in the local economy. I don't know anyone on minimum wage who stashes their cash offshore to evade UK taxes. Do you?
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Please watch & share this footage of 2 lovely guys (faces clearly captured on CCTV) who just stole my bag from under my chair, bending it like Beckham in what is evidently their signature robbing move. Maybe it will be shared widely enough they don’t get to do it to anyone else. Stay safe out there.
December 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Please watch & share this footage of 2 lovely guys (faces clearly captured on CCTV) who just stole my bag from under my chair, bending it like Beckham in what is evidently their signature robbing move. Maybe it will be shared widely enough they don’t get to do it to anyone else. Stay safe out there.
Die Hard? Well, why not??
December 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Die Hard? Well, why not??
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A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas.
Be a love, and pay it today.
Be a love, and pay it today.
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For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
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Lifting 500k kids from poverty ✔️
Gambling Tax ✔️
Mansion Tax ✔️
Energy Bills down £150✔️
Min Wage up ✔️
Pensions up ✔️
Tourist Tax for local communities✔️
I’d say it was a bloody good budget myself.
Gambling Tax ✔️
Mansion Tax ✔️
Energy Bills down £150✔️
Min Wage up ✔️
Pensions up ✔️
Tourist Tax for local communities✔️
I’d say it was a bloody good budget myself.
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Lifting 500k kids from poverty ✔️
Gambling Tax ✔️
Mansion Tax ✔️
Energy Bills down £150✔️
Min Wage up ✔️
Pensions up ✔️
Tourist Tax for local communities✔️
I’d say it was a bloody good budget myself.
Gambling Tax ✔️
Mansion Tax ✔️
Energy Bills down £150✔️
Min Wage up ✔️
Pensions up ✔️
Tourist Tax for local communities✔️
I’d say it was a bloody good budget myself.
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Six months of total incompetence from @WeAreOpenreach on full fibre broadband.
12 houses in cul de sac, four different ISPs, permission to work given multiple times by all involved, including residents association for shared drive. 30 engineer visits. STILL NO DUCT!!
12 houses in cul de sac, four different ISPs, permission to work given multiple times by all involved, including residents association for shared drive. 30 engineer visits. STILL NO DUCT!!
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Six months of total incompetence from @WeAreOpenreach on full fibre broadband.
12 houses in cul de sac, four different ISPs, permission to work given multiple times by all involved, including residents association for shared drive. 30 engineer visits. STILL NO DUCT!!
12 houses in cul de sac, four different ISPs, permission to work given multiple times by all involved, including residents association for shared drive. 30 engineer visits. STILL NO DUCT!!
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My comedy creation “SLT Newbie” is getting extremely popular over on the Facebook. You really should check out her nonsense…
November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My comedy creation “SLT Newbie” is getting extremely popular over on the Facebook. You really should check out her nonsense…
Someone from RAF Waddington had a lovely morning.
November 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Someone from RAF Waddington had a lovely morning.
Yup .. “Harnessing Technology” programme, “Strategic Technologies Programme”, “Beyond Current Horizons programme” etc. all running from early noughties until kiboshed by Gove, and libdem Nick had a hand in that too ..
Gavin Williamson floundering on schools in the COVID Inquiry is unsuprising.
But Tory predecessors should share the blame for ignoring pandemics after some of us had helped plan for them!
That ‘Nobody could have seen this coming’ nonsense! – Parkin Space
But Tory predecessors should share the blame for ignoring pandemics after some of us had helped plan for them!
That ‘Nobody could have seen this coming’ nonsense! – Parkin Space
That ‘Nobody could have seen this coming’ nonsense!
Written in response to all those, “nobody could have seen this coming,” “online learning is showing it is poor at replacing real classroom teaching,” and, “isn’t…
tonyparkin.wordpress.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Yup .. “Harnessing Technology” programme, “Strategic Technologies Programme”, “Beyond Current Horizons programme” etc. all running from early noughties until kiboshed by Gove, and libdem Nick had a hand in that too ..
RSA Newcastle Network Encounter tonight. Tyneside Cinema Bar/Cafe.
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
RSA Newcastle Network Encounter tonight. Tyneside Cinema Bar/Cafe.
Well indeed … www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government tackles postcode lottery of school technology
Every school to have reliable, safe tech in classrooms as government rolls out plans for the future of digital standards to ensure no child is left behind
www.gov.uk
September 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Well indeed … www.gov.uk/government/n...
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People cannot catch shingles from someone with chickenpox. But they can catch chickenpox from someone with shingles if they have not had chickenpox before.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#health
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#health
Children offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS
All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
People cannot catch shingles from someone with chickenpox. But they can catch chickenpox from someone with shingles if they have not had chickenpox before.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#health
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#health
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Would love the King to tell us today in his speech why he gets £132m a year for charging rent to Wind Turbines for worthless seabed.
The money comes straight from your energy bills, £3.30 each.
The money comes straight from your energy bills, £3.30 each.
August 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Would love the King to tell us today in his speech why he gets £132m a year for charging rent to Wind Turbines for worthless seabed.
The money comes straight from your energy bills, £3.30 each.
The money comes straight from your energy bills, £3.30 each.
Don't rush - but Morrisons have mince pies on sale already ...
August 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Don't rush - but Morrisons have mince pies on sale already ...
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Good luck everyone involved in Results Day. May the tears be mostly happy, and the unhappy ones turned around after a couple of phone calls.
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August 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Good luck everyone involved in Results Day. May the tears be mostly happy, and the unhappy ones turned around after a couple of phone calls.
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To quote an old line, the average IQ of both parties has gone up.
So Jake Berry joins Reform. There's a surprise. Unpleasant man joins unpleasant party.
July 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
To quote an old line, the average IQ of both parties has gone up.
Defining Culture Shock. A couple in their mid seventies walking down Dean Street in Newcastle on their way to a theatre on the Quayside. On a Saturday evening.
June 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Defining Culture Shock. A couple in their mid seventies walking down Dean Street in Newcastle on their way to a theatre on the Quayside. On a Saturday evening.
So there’s the first Xmas card catalogue in the inbox.
June 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So there’s the first Xmas card catalogue in the inbox.
