Declan Gaffney
@greyskiesthinking.bsky.social
Research, analysis & grey-skies thinking on labour markets, social security, public finance & equality. Usual disclaimer. Cheap foreign labour 🇮🇪. Profile pic is Takashi Shimura with Toshiro Mifune in Stray Dog (Akira Kurosawa, 1949).
I do like the idea of printing a 100 copies of whatever on a hand press though. The exact opposite of turning out infinitely reproducible material with no effort, as here!
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I do like the idea of printing a 100 copies of whatever on a hand press though. The exact opposite of turning out infinitely reproducible material with no effort, as here!
Don't know where I heard that. It sounded plausible because we used to have a cat who hated harmonicas but really liked that track.
November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Don't know where I heard that. It sounded plausible because we used to have a cat who hated harmonicas but really liked that track.
What regulations are these?
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What regulations are these?
It's a professional harmonica player on I'll Be Your Baby Tonight iirc?
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
It's a professional harmonica player on I'll Be Your Baby Tonight iirc?
It has such a lovely sound.
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It has such a lovely sound.
It can be so great when things come together like that.
November 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It can be so great when things come together like that.
Gotta say J.J.J., the senior member of the ensemble, sounds very happy in this setting.
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gotta say J.J.J., the senior member of the ensemble, sounds very happy in this setting.
How wonderful.
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
How wonderful.
Checking this out now and it is a delight.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Checking this out now and it is a delight.
Reposted by Declan Gaffney
We heard it from the Tories today. They are going to continue to condemn those in poverty - make them the villians - rather than people who deserve chances and choices like everyone else.
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We heard it from the Tories today. They are going to continue to condemn those in poverty - make them the villians - rather than people who deserve chances and choices like everyone else.
It makes sense for poverty impact though.
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It makes sense for poverty impact though.
I make it 89K children, 36K households - subtracting these from figures in the main release?
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I make it 89K children, 36K households - subtracting these from figures in the main release?