CARE WORK IS HIGHLY SKILLED WORK
and only paid so poorly because of the failure of successive governments to value it properly

Amazing

I went out for a short stroll before settling down to work - that was two hours ago. Twice in two days I’ve become entirely distracted by making something.

I edited most of this on my phone whilst walking in the maze, which I think makes it a spell of sorts

Effin’ Birds mugs are $14 and everything else is up to 35% off: eatf.art/mugs
Click on a design you like and then hit "shop more styles" to see hoodies, pins, skateboards and all kinds of crazy shit.

Sade | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

👏 Congratulations to Sade Adu, the first British black woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. #MusicSky #Sade

rockhall.com/sade/

Just got back to Somerset and it is peeing down.

#musicsky #thefridaychoon

Fabulous isn't it!

Thanks 🙏

Thanks but unfortunately having to do it on my own atm - v scary. Going to mediation and doing pip at the same time...too much really

Scritti Politti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) YouTube video by Scritti Politti

This is helping - "each time I go to bed I pray like Aretha Franklin" Green Gartside and Michael Clark dancing, what more do you need - it's the Friday Choon! W O O D B E E Z www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdTj...

Morning all, tough week at SEN coal face...in bed drinking coffee and applying for appeal...let's hope I get it right

This is... incredible.

Hegseth quoting Pulp Fiction as actual Biblical verse.

AMOC is weakening and won't recover once it collapses. The point of no return was 350ppm CO₂ - crossed in 1988, now we're at 430 today. Gulf Stream early warnings already showing in satellite data. Fossil fuels knew.

#AMOC #ClimateChange #GulfStream #Science #Meteorologist

Email your MP about Palantir's NHS contract On April 16, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS data contract. Ministers are already exploring the break clause. Email your MP and ask them to be there

This takes ONE minute - email your MP and ask them to go to the debate tomorrow - do it NOW! #PALANTIR #SAVEOURNHS www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pa...

People power works.
Together, we can force Palantir out of the NHS.

Message your local trust and tell them: Say no to Palantir
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A man with glasses and a beard is sitting on a couch, smiling. Behind him, a woman with gray hair types on a laptop. The image has a red and white design with the text "Power of Attorney Day" and "Make life simpler for those closest to you."

📣 One week to go

Power of Attorney Day is just around the corner!

We tend to assume that close relatives will automatically be allowed to make decisions on our behalf if something happens to us, but this isn’t true.

powerofattorneyday.org.uk


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Email your MP about Palantir's NHS contract On April 16, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS data contract. Ministers are already exploring the break clause. Email your MP and ask them to be there

This takes ONE minute - email your MP and ask them to go to the debate tomorrow - do it NOW! #PALANTIR #SAVEOURNHS www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/pa...

Wes Streeting: Trigger the break clause and get Palantir out of the NHS - Foxglove Wes Streeting: trigger the break clause and kick Palantir out of our NHS. ADD YOUR NAME NOW!

Ministers are exploring triggering the break clause in Palantir's NHS contract. I've signed the open letter to Wes Streeting calling on him to get Palantir out of the NHS. www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/we...

Cross and fountain in the centre of Frome surrounded by shops and buildings in bath stone.

Back in Frome today

Go Jauntly is hiring! 🌿 We're looking for a Community Manager who specialises in stakeholder engagement and social media to join our small but mighty team. 🌸🌳

Learn more and apply here: www.gojauntly.com/blog/go-jauntly-jobs-com...

#walking #naturejobs

Still from Children of the Stones. A field with some large upright stones placed at regular intervals within it.

'They discuss the cultural impact of the series on Stewart Lee, Boards Of Canada, folk horror and all sorts of wizards, along with Julian Cope’s critique before going on to make comparisons with Dr Who and True Detective.'

Low Culture Podcast: Children Of The Stones

buff.ly/zKAzKw7

Poet Gabriel Rosenstock remembered at moving bilingual funeral Mass ‘Restless’ poet and translator was ‘constantly exploring’ cultures and languages, service hears

Poet Gabriel Rosenstock remembered at moving bilingual funeral Mass

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...

Gorillaz - O Green World (HD) YouTube video by Le Carlton

The Friday Choon from Frome www.youtube.com/watch?v=f01s...

The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail), by Hieronymus Bosch, 1480-1505, 📸 by @alexbrandon

So I've ordered a windup radio (the last thing I need is any more winding up) and now I'm going for a run

So much to do and feeling paralysed by the orange nutjob and his threats

Be Good to your Easter Bunny and you Easter Bunny will be good to you.

Easter Parade | A Couple of Swells (Fred Astaire, Judy Garland) | Warner Bros. Entertainment YouTube video by Warner Bros. Entertainment

Afternoon all, it's time to watch Easter Parade and eat hot cross buns! www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3aU...