Stephen Way
@way.org.uk
Scout, Charity Trustee, Digital Strategist, Former National Leader of Governance, photographer. Loves mountains, chocolate, live music & geekery. Views posted are solely mine. he/him
A visit to a rather murky Abberton Reservoir yesterday.
December 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A visit to a rather murky Abberton Reservoir yesterday.
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Happy Winter Solstice. The light is coming!
This is the Holly King who is now at the peak of his powers. Fortunately his ascension is complete so we can look forward to the emergence of the Oak King and moving into the light.
From my reduction linocut ‘The Holly King versus The Oak King’.
This is the Holly King who is now at the peak of his powers. Fortunately his ascension is complete so we can look forward to the emergence of the Oak King and moving into the light.
From my reduction linocut ‘The Holly King versus The Oak King’.
December 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Happy Winter Solstice. The light is coming!
This is the Holly King who is now at the peak of his powers. Fortunately his ascension is complete so we can look forward to the emergence of the Oak King and moving into the light.
From my reduction linocut ‘The Holly King versus The Oak King’.
This is the Holly King who is now at the peak of his powers. Fortunately his ascension is complete so we can look forward to the emergence of the Oak King and moving into the light.
From my reduction linocut ‘The Holly King versus The Oak King’.
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I had never even heard a hint that generational upward mobility had been higher in the UK than in the US for decades, until seeing that second chart.
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I had never even heard a hint that generational upward mobility had been higher in the UK than in the US for decades, until seeing that second chart.
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slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums
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Just published - we're slowly losing something we didn't know we had: a street light designed just for London. I've taken a deep (and deeply geeky) dive into the history of an everyday object that was designed not to be noticed. #london roadsorguk.substack.com/p/london-in-...
December 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just published - we're slowly losing something we didn't know we had: a street light designed just for London. I've taken a deep (and deeply geeky) dive into the history of an everyday object that was designed not to be noticed. #london roadsorguk.substack.com/p/london-in-...
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New post just out:
"The Overshoot"
Net migration is collapsing, and will fall further over the coming years. We could even have net emigration.
What does that mean for the country and the political narrative as we head towards the next election?
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The Overshoot"
Net migration is collapsing, and will fall further over the coming years. We could even have net emigration.
What does that mean for the country and the political narrative as we head towards the next election?
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Overshoot
What happens to politics, and the country, as net migration collapses?
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
New post just out:
"The Overshoot"
Net migration is collapsing, and will fall further over the coming years. We could even have net emigration.
What does that mean for the country and the political narrative as we head towards the next election?
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"The Overshoot"
Net migration is collapsing, and will fall further over the coming years. We could even have net emigration.
What does that mean for the country and the political narrative as we head towards the next election?
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Trafalgar Sq today. A Christmas market, lovely Norwegian tree decorated in Scandinavian style, a large nativity scene, children singing carols to raise money for the homeless & also a massive Hannukah menorah, three candles lit. No flags. No slogans. No right-wing thugs. Christmas in full swing.
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Trafalgar Sq today. A Christmas market, lovely Norwegian tree decorated in Scandinavian style, a large nativity scene, children singing carols to raise money for the homeless & also a massive Hannukah menorah, three candles lit. No flags. No slogans. No right-wing thugs. Christmas in full swing.
The Buster Cornelius Quartet at the Sir Colin Campbell on the Kilburn High Road. Top evening!
December 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The Buster Cornelius Quartet at the Sir Colin Campbell on the Kilburn High Road. Top evening!
This is excellent news. The SEND system is on it's knees, woefully underfunded by the previous government with Local Authorities unable to fund provision properly, being bankrupted by trying to do so. Money is not the whole answer - this is an excellent start. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government launches national conversation on SEND
Government acts on commitment to put parents’ experiences at the heart of SEND reform through new public engagement campaign.
www.gov.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is excellent news. The SEND system is on it's knees, woefully underfunded by the previous government with Local Authorities unable to fund provision properly, being bankrupted by trying to do so. Money is not the whole answer - this is an excellent start. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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A moment, please, for @charlottechurch.bsky.social and her white dress! #TheTraitors
October 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
A moment, please, for @charlottechurch.bsky.social and her white dress! #TheTraitors
Edinburgh, such a gorgeous city
September 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Edinburgh, such a gorgeous city
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A great many more people protested the plight of Sheffield Wednesday this month than have attended any protest against asylum hotels
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sheffield Wednesday fans hold Chansiri protest ahead of home game
Fans want owner Dejphon Chansiri to sell the club following a turbulent time.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A great many more people protested the plight of Sheffield Wednesday this month than have attended any protest against asylum hotels
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Learned about e-mail.wtf from @sharonodea.com it reminded me about Google's ridiculous email validation which ignores dots in the local part to create an address so allows me in the UK to create stephen.way@ and some idiot in Texas to create stephenway@ as two addresses.
Have a go! (I scored 20/21)
Have a go! (I scored 20/21)
Email is Easy
Everyone knows what an email address is, right?
e-mail.wtf
August 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Learned about e-mail.wtf from @sharonodea.com it reminded me about Google's ridiculous email validation which ignores dots in the local part to create an address so allows me in the UK to create stephen.way@ and some idiot in Texas to create stephenway@ as two addresses.
Have a go! (I scored 20/21)
Have a go! (I scored 20/21)
UK level 316 - that's all the work visits, conferences, camps, family visits and UK holidays for you...
Find your UK level smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Find your UK level smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
June 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
UK level 316 - that's all the work visits, conferences, camps, family visits and UK holidays for you...
Find your UK level smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Find your UK level smstone0.github.io#/uk-map
Some birding from a trip to Abberton Resevoir in Essex following reports of red-footed falcons there. We were not disappointed.
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Some birding from a trip to Abberton Resevoir in Essex following reports of red-footed falcons there. We were not disappointed.
A day at the Shuttleworth season opener - good to see the BBMF Spitfire displaying. A cracking day
May 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
A day at the Shuttleworth season opener - good to see the BBMF Spitfire displaying. A cracking day
Did a little gig photography at The Old Blue Last, False Heads supported by Misplaced. Punk bands in tiny venues with a great crowd - top stuff.
May 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Did a little gig photography at The Old Blue Last, False Heads supported by Misplaced. Punk bands in tiny venues with a great crowd - top stuff.
Back in March, I spent a couple of weekends supporting the UK Scout Youth Team youth forums with @scoutcontent.bsky.social teams. An inspiring series of events!
May 24, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Back in March, I spent a couple of weekends supporting the UK Scout Youth Team youth forums with @scoutcontent.bsky.social teams. An inspiring series of events!
Dug out my old analogue Nikon. Got some film, let’s see if it works!
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Dug out my old analogue Nikon. Got some film, let’s see if it works!
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Sign the Petition
National Commission on Electoral Reform
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February 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
💥 I’ve just signed the petition calling for a “National Commission on Electoral Reform” - Will YOU sign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/nc...
Excellent news. More, please! Stop killing things for pleasure. Also stop pheasant breeding - our landscape is overrun with this invasive alien species! open.substack.com/pub/protectt...
Bird shooting ends on huge Scottish estate after takeover by conservation company
Thanks to new ownership, bird shooting is now banned on a 15,000 acre estate in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park.
open.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Excellent news. More, please! Stop killing things for pleasure. Also stop pheasant breeding - our landscape is overrun with this invasive alien species! open.substack.com/pub/protectt...
Down in the bowels of Mayfair, exploring the hidden parts of Green Park station on an LT Museum Hidden London tour…
January 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Down in the bowels of Mayfair, exploring the hidden parts of Green Park station on an LT Museum Hidden London tour…
LIVE: Storm Éowyn at London Heathrow Airport
YouTube video by BIG JET TV
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January 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
And a dark day ends in a blazing sunset...
January 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
And a dark day ends in a blazing sunset...