Thank you!

@thehiveworcs.bsky.social is everything a library should be and every town deserves one like it. Like most parents I know, we were broke when ours was little but
she never went short of books and now she’s a librarian herself ❤️ #librarieschangelives

@thehiveworcs.bsky.social is the best library in the country and we need to hang on to it, along with every other library - please help out by doing this! Any chance of a reskeet to help out a new library account @stuhennigan.bsky.social?

I did this on Twitter years ago and got some amazing answers. Let's see if we can get #LibrariesChangeLives trending and show what amazing things can grow from properly funded public services and the value of providing free access to books, reading and educational resources for all.

meme via Richard Clarke

(who I've warned to be careful, as critics of Reform Ltd Worcestershire may be liable to get legal threats ...

"Reform council leader in legal threat over Facebook videos"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Hive hosts several language cafes

Aimed at intermediate and advanced language learners who want to improve fluency, these monthly gatherings provide a relaxed environment within which to practice your language skills.

It’s free to take part and you don’t need to book, just come and join in.

Join us for lots of fun activities at the Hive this Easter! 🧩🧻🎬📖⚙️🌱

https://tinyurl.com/HiveEasterEvents

Definitely do this if you love creeping dread and gradually unraveling narrators. I’ve just finished my NetGalley copy and loved it from page 1.

Hey #worcestershire and #library people

Deborah Cameron obituary Linguist, feminist activist and author of influential books on how language can shape gendered experiences

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.

All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n

How many exam grades include marking errors? Ofqual doesn't tell us the proportion of GCSE and A-level grades that contain marking mistakes, says Dennis Sherwood, but deciphering the available data raises the possibility that it's an alarmingly…

Ofqual doesn’t tell us the proportion of GCSE and A-level grades that contain marking mistakes, says Dennis Sherwood, but deciphering the available data raises the possibility that it’s an alarmingly high figure

Less than a week to go until this great event... register here dollshousehaunted.eventbrite.co.uk

Incredible story

Landmark television every bit as significant as The Ascent of Man

Oh this is such bad news! I feel so lucky to have met her at one of the A Level conferences you chaired Dan.

They flashbanged a car full of kids. A car full of fucking kids.

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

Another collection of vintage ghost stories for Christmas If you’ve seen all of the BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas, and want more of the same, I’ve got good news for you. Last year I put together a list of films, short films and TV episodes that seemed t…

BLOG POST: Another batch of spooky stories, mostly made for TV, that I think capture something of the vibe of the Lawrence Gordon Clark era of BBC ghost stories for Christmas.

precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/12/11/a...

‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen

“There are rock bands that sing in Frisian, but we don’t have a Kneecap unfortunately. We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The IRA's threat to kill Margaret Thatcher has somehow ended up on Facebook as an inspirational quote Photo of Thatcher We only need to be lucky once. You need to be lucky every time.

Can’t breathe

Some of the best advice this year

the new policies cross so many red lines that no-one who considers themselves to be an anti racist could in good conscience remain a labour member. at this point the morality of it is as clear cut as could be: remain supporting and working for a party enacting far-right racist policies, or leave

"Centrists" have commitment issues

It also includes this banger of a William S Burroughs quote:

‘What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits quantity.’

Call them cunts and tell them they get nothing. Spit in their stupid faces. Put extra Asians in the Christmas adverts and explicitly say you're doing it to fuck them off. Tell them *no* for once Jesus actual Christ lads. Not "this is unworkable" or "this is expensive". Just no.

Help garden wildlife by keeping autumn leaves Autumn leaves are part of the natural cycle that increases soil nutrition, wildlife habitat and drought resistance

Weekend reading about keeping fallen leaves around your plants - and how this helps the plants too! www.wildway.info/p/importance...

Immigrants don't suppress your wages

Bosses do

31-year-old David Noutch, white British has been charged with racially aggravated assault, threatening with a bladed article in a public place and assault by beating.

It was a White man attacking Non-White people.

Where is the apology from this hateful racist?