2026-04-24T06:01:27Z https://yabu.me Russ Cheshire https://yabu.me/npub124adstu35cspswmxrum07s9hppkfdyv60cjrs65uyhc7w6lkskdspxezj7 https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/324/275/225/136/404/original/60b44924a82e2ddf.jpg https://media.mastodon.scot/accounts/avatars/109/324/275/225/136/404/original/60b44924a82e2ddf.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx7x3402me34dy6zc2h6fm5wq84lzgvax36gjv5myyuzahcympj5czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekn0run8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswxfcvlyv46c6dwz6gjye08zheny7nt0dvp28ednvdmqrjmcysegcdp5xz7'>nevent1q…5xz7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m fully supportive of your plan to improve the railway services: would it also be possible to integrate timetables with other public transport so that the trains don&#39;t leave the station 5 minutes before the bus arrives; or trains aren&#39;t scheduled to arrive at a harbour 5 minutes before the ferry sails...<br/><br/>I realise this is a big ask; but until (almost) everything joins up, the inbuilt delays will continue to deter those who wish to use public transport, but are time-restricted. 2026-04-30T18:52:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrylt52ap024s00rtpqk043adgg5zrp73hczpkrr7sapzq7u5j0gzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekm4wkga In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pp5y4hdnhxl6u0zvg3txhqnqkdc9prf7mdaytt0mvyt9lrn2t9swchuv8'>nevent1q…huv8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But what is &#34;Gross Domestic Product&#34;? Is it actually a meaningful number, or is it, as I suspect, an estimate of turnover added to an estimate of turnover added to an estimate of turnover... 2026-03-18T20:43:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7d5ts7at0afh6xcfvl73jprqaave07v7ghrl6zet3r647kqv24szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekgnw538 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswr72gwsh8k2t45mvctw5mha2vwpmsmv5n7naeg2l3l69r5klrl9s5r49mm'>nevent1q…49mm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We dare not anger the tyrants for fear that they unleash their fury on us; and we fear that those who would justify the behaviour of the tyrants will punish us unjustly.<br/><br/>There is a need for an effective system of global justice. It matters not if the tyrants say &#34;We do not hold with your international laws&#34;; they must quickly be removed from power and held to account.<br/><br/>Perhaps fear must be fought with fear; to prevent these outrages from starting. 2026-03-14T08:43:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstlv5q3x6y8yctttufr3san2z9rf5hfsw4g7prf3fpv4k88sj7fsczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekxjez0y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy0v7tpeprkq6xas228exyjveq7gntl9ne0cy2znks63uruyf6xvcx4kq27'>nevent1q…kq27</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am currently re-reading a book (which I think you recommended to me), &#34;The Great Transformation&#34; by Karl Polanyi. Citing Robert Owen, Polanyi writes: &#34;He did not... ...foresee that the self-protection of society for which he was calling would prove incompatible with the functioning of the [liberal market] system itself.&#34; 2026-03-06T11:44:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgj7mxqxqasxk22ervt8x5mg64zqeq5pjje3ypg2gartf3cfyp4aszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek2zskzk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfey2p67lgg0xleahqd900eyznmpp5d8yulm3xh4v4846ag0fsa2gkgwflh'>nevent1q…wflh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hate to say &#34;I told you so&#34;; but I told you so.<br/><br/>On a less gloomy note, the (management imposed) ban on overtime working has been rescinded (for now), so those rounds that cannot be completed in the allotted time now stand a chance of being finished. It will take quite a while to catch up...<br/><br/>I&#39;m still waiting for announcements of property/asset sales by the directors of RM/IMD, as they pick the flesh from the bones of a once great but now moribund public service. 2026-02-16T09:31:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrlft3je0upkk3al9mvkpah60trjw8hkjm3fus9lpxel484aaymvczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeke9cq4f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gx5r033a7w0f6rk2tm7tdtt2ym0t0d7v482qgsyh2kdn0vfv5wchz8gm6'>nevent1q…8gm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wasn&#39;t there a thing about using just the one name back then? Melanie, Donovan, Curtis, Cher...<br/><br/>Mononyms. I learned a new word today! 😆 2026-02-13T12:47:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspp0twcccmxv7l6x70reaqusy57rfqd38p8vfxnlxax2fdgwraw3gzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekv0y4pc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8mdjckfth0uv6aakqyjq4p6ac4hq9dvuk3mprj0372hpqclfkzcuwuc4r'>nevent1q…uc4r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here are the tracks from the album; and some other information.<br/><br/>Enjoy!<br/><br/>#Music60s #Music<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/116/063/190/402/331/801/original/9f96080da752473f.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/116/063/190/495/609/881/original/e5cdc780280e3438.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-13T12:00:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8mdjckfth0uv6aakqyjq4p6ac4hq9dvuk3mprj0372hpqclfkzczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeke7qwje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2lgh3nrwa2p0w7h4myuq6wjl03x62zavjj0qd8yhaz2w6mnu0tcqyyey8'>nevent1q…yey8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When I&#39;ve got a minute* I&#39;ll do a <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emeritus Prof Christopher May</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> I&#39;ll list the tracks on here. 😉<br/><br/>Although if anyone&#39;s really keen the album is listed on Discogs.<br/><br/>* After morning ablutions etc, etc! 2026-02-13T10:44:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqg9hp08txvs578z7ufnlmsdtjska076ypnvkqpdynqgm5r4y4mszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekw4z8md An aeon or two back, my father (more of a classical afficianado) bought this album as a sop to his offspring. We, not knowing much better, played it to death; &amp; eventually it disappeared from the face of the earth. <br/><br/>55 years later, in a fit of nostalgia, I found several copies on Discogs &amp; threw a tenner at a seller. The vinyl arrived today; &amp; it&#39;s not bad, even given the rosy-tinted rear view of temps perdu...<br/><br/>I&#39;ve put a playlist on Spotify: &#34;Buddah In Mind&#34;.<br/><br/>#Music #Pop #Funk #Rock<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/116/054/877/343/897/599/original/6041f2489fa16ef5.jpeg"> <br/> 2026-02-12T01:00:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs923vwsnuzldfjzay0qs57j25u3ypcp7jprknzkw8gd4e0xnlwdgszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekhxzl50 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszf37gry458pq8encufz38j8s9x0cjhvcc3hvsqw5fg664jw2yzqqqaqwep'>nevent1q…qwep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Does &#34;in-work benefits&#34; also include state subsidies and grants to businesses owned by billionaires who can damned well afford to invest in those businesses?<br/><br/>Asking for a perplexed nation. 2026-02-11T22:54:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx3rgkzjfz92m2c0sf7urw0lnnq9mvzth5ddfprpshm3vm72zuwggzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek3g423r The poor wee soul...<br/><br/>&#34;Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone - read in full&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25834517.full-secret-notice-peter-mandelson-just-sent-uk-media/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/25834517.full-secret-notice-peter-mandelson-just-sent-uk-media/</a> 2026-02-06T19:23:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdehatmsc609nnehpn6tslv5fkx75jghg0urj6v07zf5a7nndyl2szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekau267x So... #Amazon is struggling to make enough money to pay or employ its staff; or to keep Jeff Bezos in popcorn; or to pay taxes due; but could afford to splurge &lt;$75m on a &#34;documentary&#34; about the current spouse of a convicted rapist, fraudster and serial bankrupt?<br/><br/>Remind me again why I&#39;ve not been using their services for decades... 2026-01-28T21:47:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdu6uj5yfhdk2ghjjjhky9qncqu6yuengpvd9tm9gmd3095fk70ngzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek0v43xe In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg0skeljeea7zvnv6qyxvdacq092ggw7ct6sttfh829f55w6hgxequgj564'>nevent1q…j564</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It seems that #Scotland already has this - and free bus travel for seniors from age 60.<br/><br/>Probably something to do with the Green Party up here... :-) 2026-01-17T07:55:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj8esn8ffpjfyqwsmuupucuyg6uc9uajtv5vzn3eeh2wpkjmxksczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeknhuu0x Don&#39;t be surprised if your mail deliveries start taking longer.<br/><br/>Royal Mail have once again banned all overtime, which means that the posties will not be working longer than their contracted hours; which means that undelivered mail will start backing up in sorting &amp; delivery offices.<br/><br/>Why is this happening? Short-termism: a privatised service must make money for the shareholders even at the cost of customer satisfaction; &amp; the employees are seen as just another cost - not assets. 2026-01-15T19:41:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqj3vk5epn87mv2rx3jwmcg38lchterl4g224sx0htq8g667wj2czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekgmyp55 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqh8pksvlyq7ehjhj8q3areqas9wdz7rd543f50dy4lfuuclk42hq9yeks2'>nevent1q…eks2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To my shame, I have (apart from Cantaloupe Island on a Blue Note sampler CD) no recordings by Herbie Hancock...<br/><br/>...I think the pension is about to take another hit. 😉<br/><br/>#Music #Jazz 2026-01-06T09:06:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfcwm3dde0szyk9kyg22acp9rel02d7vlla0a54l5h8pzzqep5zsqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekr0qf56 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs224xwvpzhvuf7ar464n2twhzcxvugpjn8pzw0eqk49whs4xcurlc50yv2x'>nevent1q…yv2x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed; but &#34;quis custodiet ipsos custodes&#34;? <br/><br/>When those with the power of control have lost the will to control their own actions, what happens to the rest of us? 2026-01-05T08:04:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszz6jsz3fym62zewz0u0wjtxk5dd3xfztlydm0vw7dssal5eaw6hczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeke62m3h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg72tdq0ggcqzxh0szvv3ct9r4nhj8nphyn0v0yphl74dtfnc48jg5ca0la'>nevent1q…a0la</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. I suggest that a large part of the economic woes of the world can be laid at the door of those who have, by various means, acquired vast sums of money which they then sit on - and acquire more as interest is paid. Those who have least are likely to spend proportionately more of their income on life&#39;s necessities - food, shelter, clothing, energy - and could suffer more than intended.<br/>By all means tax luxury goods; but tax on spending to survive? No. 2025-12-28T00:43:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspk7wr6wr8kd3aenv5wjhmecgd3tfqegquvt2rzudsaz8sa7j5wyszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek86jvge In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz4jjgakwk4yv75xdl6z0ya3htv7cgcq585wxtwqjdenwgv3ukg5slavmnl'>nevent1q…vmnl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another gentleman of similar vintage to myself (we were at secondary school together) informs me thusly:<br/><br/>&#34;Factoid: aswad is Arabic for black.<br/><br/>Factoid 2: all colours in Arabic start with the same letter (in the masculine form)&#34;<br/><br/>Thank you, Hugh T; as one who shared the comment &#34;abysmale!&#34; from a certain French tutor with another infamous pupil, I bow to your linguistic abilities! 😉 2025-12-18T21:12:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz4jjgakwk4yv75xdl6z0ya3htv7cgcq585wxtwqjdenwgv3ukg5szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekmjhu3d I heard these guys just once; and then only briefly.<br/><br/>Aswad were playing at the &#34;1st Chelmsford Punk Rock Festival&#34; in &#39;76 (or &#39;77?); sadly a large group of idiots thought that reggae wasn&#39;t appropriate and pelted them with beer cans - so Aswad, having asked for peace and getting none, to Essex&#39;s eternal shame, left the stage.<br/><br/>But the band and their music must have had an impact on a young lad transplanted from Yorkshire...<br/><br/>#Reggae #Music<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/741/477/320/595/534/original/c8308e0f9534435f.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-18T16:37:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvkudg6hxz8zykdkaa9qxmu0fy4uefuwtw00kw05vahdujp5ufdhszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekwe654l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ypmdee9m8hxwghxgsemhcvtmf208ct6u5rm7sxyqhzzn77a5e7c08gqhj'>nevent1q…gqhj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So... An update from the rabbit hole.<br/><br/>I now have copies of the three extant LPs that (probably) represent the work of [The] 24-Carat Black; and (after some delay), Zach Schonfeld&#39;s book &#34;Ghetto: Misfortune&#39;s Wealth&#34;.<br/><br/>The musical works are, I think, a hint of what might have been; but people and circumstances dictated otherwise.<br/><br/>The book though; the book is both informative and horrifying in equal measure...<br/><br/>#Music #Funk #Soul 2025-12-15T00:12:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs88fxlcqtvf3csv8e2vfgya8n5kx900c2ym923edx3vvtj726ffxczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekvhe82y Petition asking the BBC to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is allowed to take part.<br/><br/><a href="https://38d.gs/dvit">https://38d.gs/dvit</a> 2025-12-11T20:49:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp59fw0ayvq8jfjjap949mexvq4rxuj08nfrr6x2pvn7equn7p4qszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek3a06e4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst09zuyzlcwhce5f7nlkt24tupz9ldr0tjelt4q85ccyygj2gr48ggky3ng'>nevent1q…y3ng</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for doing these lists; they&#39;ve brought back to my ears some music I&#39;d long forgotten, and introduced me to some new sounds - resulting in increasing requirements for shelves and decreasing pension funds... <br/><br/>(Still not convinced about #disco though; but we all have varying tastes!) 😉 2025-12-09T08:06:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq93pydjldaw7rzwrqhduhgrlahwh0ecwc4s5m3q45e5r7n7styqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeknpx0f6 #ColdMoon Tree, Ellenabeich, Seil. <br/><br/>#SuperMoon #Argyll #Scotland<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/658/492/937/415/295/original/9dcb31a94fd18475.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-12-04T00:41:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvfncjtw7w2zt0llvclq6tq9fkgy7n3zkh8gfqc4aczea46lt77ygzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek5xaqfr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9rtfh7g5creyrfvxtjcf6uf93pw46t7svghyllgrhlq8dlwzka7grhkx3q'>nevent1q…kx3q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Will there be a second half to the Tangerine Tyrant&#39;s presidency? With his behaviour towards others becoming more frequently socially unacceptable and irrational, is it possible - likely even - that Trump will be removed from office on health grounds? 2025-11-28T08:19:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrdqu7s87fwzpjsjgd9z527ctzyuu7xpmwq9kv6p2lpp2vl38c0fgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekf2wsv3 Today is my birthday; I have officially, in the eyes of the state, become a pensioner (although I have to wait a fortnight to receive my pension, otherwise I will be a huge drain on the nation&#39;s coffers - sorry about that, Rachel from accounts).<br/><br/>This morning, I took Sandy the deaf BC for a bimble up the hills; there was a cold, strong northerly wind, but it was glorious up there.<br/><br/>In the 1st pic, by Sandy&#39;s ear, is the playing field from where the 2nd photo was taken.<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/583/961/265/883/907/original/20abab5a03acd139.jpeg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/583/961/916/312/166/original/c24975d03e21eb8a.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-11-20T20:55:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv7gjx2fh8gyupl5s4e62psxn44d8puep8nhvp0r4dpq334w96ztgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekvpjplh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9p08msjuzf7qvfcpfwmzkjkq9gfduw3l582406nhvvzp8scspkxsnn8dtr'>nevent1q…8dtr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think Starmer will be happy until he can turn the sign on the door of the UK minimarket to &#34;closed&#34;; then he and Rachel from accounts can sell the premises off to Tangerine Tyrant Inc., probably trousering a few quid in the process... 2025-10-28T18:27:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrmdnuhzj7j2tpq8nevl282pv2uc8g3vpuqjqjevfs2ld9kvqf5szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekt75vma The world&#39;s so-called leaders seem intent on destroying every ecosystem on this planet; and silencing those who provide evidence of the harm and danger is just another tool in their arsenal.<br/><br/>Why do they do this? For wealth, for power? What use are those when everything is dead?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/26/russia-ukrainian-biologist-leonid-pshenichnov-arrest-treason-antarctic-krill-overfishing?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/26/russia-ukrainian-biologist-leonid-pshenichnov-arrest-treason-antarctic-krill-overfishing?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a> 2025-10-26T10:45:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrygu6u83kk4v202q0e6ysval7zn8yfjwlmy95v02cs7jsazhlzjqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekv5evn0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv8fjd0xttkuktyktc3m39lqs0nhzn3fy9vq4r0lskqlzar785qzsaq9vha'>nevent1q…9vha</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Pirnmill/Machrie area? Looks nice and calm! 2025-10-21T15:35:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy3qvu5j03mqhqf8z8jl2trhm0jk8p0xynlfsx8q48glk7u8tgw7szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek2uxevk My mother Anne slipped and fell at her home on Friday.<br/>My sister Donna took her to the local hospital, where it was decided that she must be transferred immediately to the mainland.<br/>The Scottish Air Ambulance took her direct to Crosshouse Hospital in Ayrshire just as #StormAmy arrived.<br/>Mum was given a CT scan which indicated a massive bleed into the brain.<br/>She was admitted to a ward and given a quiet room.<br/>All 4 children gathered from around the UK.<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/328/642/312/123/063/original/6cf8cbd21dc8c911.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-10-06T18:39:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstelte2lwatt438e4ysx49ug8wwcvslqchcefkmu8hhxhzpv2w0wqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek82m87w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfphx7eaf5xlpqrucuyvdkqtar56nk0acpzdndm709u0lvx9wr5msyhkkcj'>nevent1q…kkcj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I now have an image in my mind of Ed Davey, running up and down a corridor, trying to get a good view out of the Overton window... 2025-09-21T08:32:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2acfftsuyfuqzm9achr2hug9jjf4vjtmvng2ahw5ffqdfyh9tjggzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek2ea3dp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdamrgxe6xjdtqcsgehucg6y9raasxhrdukfs90dtwwmnvp9ktfsxc5za7'>nevent1q…5za7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If the situation is like that in Scotland, many outlying CAB offices will have been closed or had hours reduced as funding was cut by cash-starved local authorities. Staff leave due to unsustainable pressure and are not replaced.<br/><br/>The source of this problem, as with so many others, is a central government that insists on &#34;balancing the books&#34; using austerity as an accounting tool, when they should realise that a happier population is a tangible asset. 2025-09-15T07:14:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdxthvx2x6sn27zqvxm4k0td2kc8ehjx0zcyxwpytdvdgxtaxa0kgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek073w8r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnpmvknp2xx7hu8y0fq8s4gn4vydh7yzyxlydg25wgs5yntztfsgrrp7ae'>nevent1q…p7ae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As an aside: do the Torygraph or the Daily Fail ever point out that if large companies were to pay their employees better (instead of relying on working credit allowances, etc to bring wages up towards a reasonable level); were to pay less to shareholders &amp; directors - or were to stop avoiding/evading their own tax liabilities - the UK might actually be a nicer, healthier, wealthier place in which to live?<br/><br/>(Hush! I hear tumbleweed...) 2025-09-07T11:43:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgu4apasat75etsx5xypd6gj8mpmfc8ljkx865qxfueymxzrmvfeqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeklyv200 I mean.<br/><br/>Just why?<br/><br/>Fujitsu has shown itself to be without honour, untrustworthy; and yet the UK government still throws money at it with neither rhyme nor reason.<br/><br/>Who benefits?<br/><br/>It&#39;s not us!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/fujitsu_bid_pause_promise/">https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/05/fujitsu_bid_pause_promise/</a> 2025-09-06T22:05:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfamvr8r5ylvzswxkaypzsmvene7ptfarv7v9psh4d6232se65g3szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekrc090h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94hu8dwcktjvpstqyc9zk3r94s59j8wy88yd7ghhetjv22wynfqc9c5xth'>nevent1q…5xth</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Abandoned, yes; or sold off to the highest bidders? The influence of sectors, corporations, wealthy individuals on government thinking &amp; action is out of control. Whether on the NHS, public utilities or industrial salmon production, political opinion is swayed by promises of GDP (Ha!) &amp; employment (Ha ha ha..!) increases by salaried lobbyists who care not one jot for the wellbeing of society, but only for increased shareholder dividends &amp; executive bonuses. 2025-09-06T21:52:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2q0pxj2qzra739gampskvzqmd79680wx29nze67kmwvwtqfm20qzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek5mq2de In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr68t4nuv6e78mykvwhdczgz66jxcanrt7yh658jeehz60qkavezs2jx2qz'>nevent1q…x2qz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It occurred to me earlier today that perhaps Keir Starmer is a follower of rules, rather than someone who has the vision to amend, remove or replace rules. His legal career, successful as it may have been for him, suggests that he is &#34;clinical, intellectual, cynical&#34;...<br/><br/>We need one or more visionary leaders in government to break the chains that are dragging us all down to a doom we don&#39;t deserve; sadly, we currently appear to have none. 2025-09-06T21:34:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrkueu5u03ak9cpg4pru88sqca3ttd46n8us8kwfqsujgxja0e9fczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekha42zy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsysp9kh2jpe45t8es24chyw3tly0cjwvtu6jx70lnz98vasj8urvcq38742'>nevent1q…8742</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmm. I presume many of the buy-to-let landlords are also (self-) employed, in order to satisfy their lenders; so they will already be paying NI contributions in some form. I can&#39;t see how this scheme will actually benefit the Treasury once the costs of estimating and collecting are taken into account.<br/><br/>Perhaps Rachel from Accounts needs to present Keith the Manager with a proposal to simplify personal taxation on an improved sliding scale... 2025-08-28T21:55:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszan2azj6crmcu2ldpwqgmqvldew0uwl28a2r3wkfulyspd4shjyczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek78exu8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstny3gl2qswkcz3mflue4kc7z3dvys33czfkrtwud07k88thf422q56xnwm'>nevent1q…xnwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m in a bit of a kerfuffle here... Surely renting out a property is a business, and should therefore be taxed as a business? Trying to screw NI contributions out of any business&#39;s gross income rather than on the number of employees could open several cans of worms; I can&#39;t see the likes of Shell (or the whole financial sector) being too pleased with this idea. 2025-08-28T18:23:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80mu78mrkkm6kx9888hdmqyn9u0e836f3m2y4hxz96g2wktyp83szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekhthmd7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2ztecmdzfrmdn4dl7fspvgahkf0p0kzansau4pjapaxh5secfzgsg0h0h'>nevent1q…0h0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps better to wish that his brush with death had awoken in him a realisation that we all of us have one thing in common: our mortality. And from that point, an awareness that we are all one humanity, regardless of faith, creed, colour, or position in society; and then, maybe a seed of compassion could have germinated.<br/><br/>I suspect that he, blinded by the light of avarice, cannot see beyond his own wants; and may have taken his escape as a sign of infallibility. 2025-08-26T21:33:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst5px4w6q4xqjyyadl97c47pjf52mmhamluerpa2wkvls6gxeqeegzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekr48gvq Israeli forces again attacked a hospital in Gaza; and then, when rescuers had gone in to find the victims, the IDF attacked again.<br/><br/>Among the 20 killed in the second attack were 5 journalists.<br/><br/>This so-called &#34;double tap&#34; is a method of ensuring maximum fatalities.<br/><br/>Netanyahu is a cold-blooded murderer. The Israeli government is guilty of war crimes.<br/><br/>(Cartoon by Ben Jennings, The Guardian, 26/8/2025)<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/094/045/641/047/296/original/37162c5f13bc830c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-26T08:13:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrv644mwldxet9huaaplj2def3xgt246f7tctzv49mxe8jetm0ueqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekmgm2qd In an abandoned quarry north of Cullipool on Luing, a felsite sill sits between layers of Easdale slate. The entire formation has been tilted from the horizontal by tectonic and volcanic activity over millions of years.<br/><br/>#Geology #Geomorphology #Scotland<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/115/084/083/357/004/357/original/1f7b3cbff8b61433.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-24T16:02:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0f4hqsrg5cc5arqnqtl4wx25742djrk9fnah6t6s4n7nvr6kqnszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek0lcwp6 No matter how much #Starmer denies it, this is genocide.<br/><br/>The Zionazis led by the Murderer #Netanyahu have much to answer for.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/revealed-israeli-militarys-own-data-indicates-civilian-death-rate-of-83-in-gaza-war">https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/revealed-israeli-militarys-own-data-indicates-civilian-death-rate-of-83-in-gaza-war</a> 2025-08-21T19:00:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs04zaaz43q56mysgla3f8skjy06tdmyahvhjntlm4q9r8d2xjdu8qzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekhe6j52 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr6ucdtjz2pfw45ygf6j2jal0v3fee6s4xnkvkpcj7anvl89ejxvcv4fcc2'>nevent1q…fcc2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thinks: this is what E. F. Schumacher warned us about in &#34;Small Is Beautiful&#34;.<br/><br/>Is it likely that the food retail sector (the &#34;Big n&#34; supermarket chains) will collapse under its own mass? If so, will that happen before or after they&#39;ve taken over the suppliers? It&#39;s arguable that the supermarket groups do already control the suppliers by virtue of price setting; sadly, no one producer seems to have the strength (or the will) to wring the neck of the avaricious golden goose. 2025-08-16T07:44:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdeq20jmnpqh02z8s5sfx0da472u22enn9zhqvznuv6j2d4408ryczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekhrs83s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdwce6jutewy65yzmq79h8yevfzcu45u8gqae9037swhkwzu38sqsnxcnux'>nevent1q…cnux</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Indeed; my current daily drive is a Peugeot Partner, first registered in 2004 - 21 years old, just minor wear and tear.<br/><br/>And it plays CDs... 😉 2025-08-09T08:54:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsre0czhhzp6gl44u4gruwapdm943tgx2p05qc4c2cjrvcaa6qacsczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekpf9948 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg75m6hgpll48z54439aaexwh8ss9u5ups5w2advurg6wdlng88rcsc237k'>nevent1q…237k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve owned three Transits in my time: two used commercially (carrying stock between mainland and island, also on-island deliveries); the third (an ex-welfare van) is currently being made roadworthy so that The Client can convert it into a campervan...<br/>The first two went to the great scrapyard in the sky after they caught terminal corrosion; Transits and sea air don&#39;t mix... 2025-08-09T08:47:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8frzllpn8f0dg8qc5uzss9pct27jtyd4q4mtlhw08dj4ykfx248czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek7xn6my In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxl73h6m2uqld4kfg0jhv43kk8r426aveyvue6a8rtfg5d3dgkrsutgtrq'>nevent1q…gtrq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well... a sealed copy arrived in record (sorry) time - ordered Friday, arrived Saturday! - but sadly, despite being shiny &amp; new, there was a deep flaw across tracks 1 &amp; 2 on the B side. Supplier (Juno) happy to accept return, so it was sent back on Monday. Replacement (180g this time) ordered Sunday evening; arrived Wednesday. Careful inspection, all good. Played twice; thrilling sounds. As I said before, fascinating back story of the group, its rapid rise &amp; subsequent demise. 2025-08-07T21:59:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszhagnyazrdyw4uf0ez3vht4vnxy8x832g0kr5hv6kevzzmg7eesqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekw2k4dv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3t2jd7svyx9u3an2gk5uswyt2tjzh3ruq46nur920ksuu4qrepqcsngk6'>nevent1q…ngk6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for all your suggestions; I&#39;ve certainly learned to appreciate #Funk more because of your listing!<br/>It&#39;s only in the last couple of years that I&#39;ve got back into listening to music, as opposed to hearing a noise in the background; and I seem to be wandering down a road that&#39;s gone from prog to hard rock, to blues, to jazz, to funk...<br/><br/>Where next? Who knows; but I&#39;ve never been particularly enthused by #Disco.<br/><br/>Change my mind! 😆 2025-08-02T19:39:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5hcgyj06tyr46g4s0rknew44wclhey0e2hmcmwrdj4zm7w56mgszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek9tt6sd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswr306n4mkan4ejxv2rkae7gzspuglae23t9yjdy936y4stv56c6q5wpt93'>nevent1q…pt93</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh dear... I think I said recently that I like to listen, if at all possible, to the source LP (or whatever) of these suggestions via a streaming service. So I checked this out over my porridge; put the laundry on, walked the dog for an hour or so; made lunch; and listened again - this time more attentively.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a (re-pressed) copy on order...<br/><br/>Fascinating back story to this work as well; I think a book purchase is also in the offing!<br/><br/>Thanks for making me even poorer, Chris! 😉 2025-08-01T13:33:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszdv4wtejysl6zqxyaaep2zddvamdw6sl02u2xpvaz9ugn6mdq4yszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekydcn6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx8u6t8uul38puqazjhgauq4lkd44434rngfkexewh2lt6w3j0qccd05dr8'>nevent1q…5dr8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not just railways; all public transport. Then there&#39;s the postal (and other comms) services; and water; and power. And the NHS, with all the ancillary services. Even local &amp; regional councils, with their statutory services; and the devolved national governments &amp; assemblies. There&#39;s so much more; but central government insists on depriving them all of funding &#34;to balance the books&#34;.<br/>And for why? To keep the City of London happy? 2025-07-31T22:10:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2mk9ln8j4zqq0l5fwcl3d2j9tt22gsh9dywn3qn8egs6ndjun2dczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek0ackdv What the actual f...!<br/><br/>Why is the Scottish Government determined to give money to those who don&#39;t need it; and who certainly don&#39;t deserve it?<br/><br/>Trump International golf tournament to receive £180k from Scottish Government<br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/news/25343351.trump-international-receive-180-000-scottish-government/">https://www.thenational.scot/news/25343351.trump-international-receive-180-000-scottish-government/</a> 2025-07-26T19:26:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp6sqlhsutvpvf3vlvemna9w9q8a60eeqmd2lj6qfn0p3mqph0glgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek97er97 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vda6dma2hyfun8xel8ltqgqqynm6yq5259pt7xvx69e75s7kj9gm4pwc8'>nevent1q…pwc8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;We will instigate a meaningful public consultation...&#34;<br/><br/>(The Scottish Government won&#39;t decide what it&#39;s having for breakfast without a wide-ranging consultation of interested parties!) 2025-07-24T17:33:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsytx9jdmvls7ezs3czq06rlhuaugl0a5l69vpls8ermhrjen0k3hqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekmpz7v2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qecncke5383a2f5t80va9ctx3aw52jfr3s3936h759cafp9kmrqvp8aqu'>nevent1q…8aqu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you Chris.<br/><br/>So it is just a matter of political will; finding the politicians who will require the civil servants to change their reporting methods, while standing up to the City moguls (and the news media) who will issue dire, but false, warnings of the collapse of society? 2025-07-22T09:40:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszp5klptnwdjpqruvn55yak675y7mu3yp0278lsl9m3m2n9tycgagzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekqq5xvf Among the general air of doom &amp; gloom is a faint, but I think increasing, glimmer of economic light.<br/>I refer to Modern Monetary Theory #MMT, which more people are coming to understand.<br/>I realise that the implementation of MMT in the UK will be resisted by many vested interests; but - should the necessary political will be found - how quickly could the necessary system changes be adopted? Could it be done overnight; or would the shock be too much?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j79mcavmw2pll7ky6yfj3gluyskqvkrfn9760970ad0psruaxpcqqmrc5v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Richard Murphy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j79…rc5v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emeritus Prof Christopher May</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> 2025-07-22T09:27:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpwe3yn02dltma9lwl3t0aqgdnm9uanwqfjvgz9haejtl0px7svszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeksr2wwz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr4rpm6thdj8xr3jnp7umg73wwzcrjsj6xncc63qyf06gkgqs5suq2zk8dd'>nevent1q…k8dd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s become ludicrous: pensioners being arrested, charged, bailed with ridiculous restrictions on movement; the courts will be clogged with hearings - trial by jury will be interesting (unless it&#39;s in Clacton) - the costs will be out of all proportion to the so-called offenses.<br/><br/>And all the while, Starmer, Lammy, Cooper and Reeves grovel to the mass-murderer Netanyahu.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a difference between justice and the law which #Starmer has forgotten. 2025-07-19T17:47:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszjtklr7t6l5su0wxr7lnv8zf97sjnqfcpxzmrs6r3dkxht6p5flgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekjmgp4u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgzzemajac3c6992uzhdz4v7t8arptxmuhqafjk6lxymzt5q737ksafwlcg'>nevent1q…wlcg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hmm... Instead of cassettes (the recording medium for which the hexagonal pencil was invented!*), how about updating to giving thumb drives loaded appropriately (a physical gift); or even shared playlists (for long-distance/virtual relationships)?<br/><br/>I sold my last cassette player/recorder (an ITT MTT 20 amp/tuner) many, many years ago... miss that little silver box; don&#39;t miss tapes!<br/><br/>* If you know, you know. 😉 2025-07-16T22:23:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5zl0dkd3zn5yn6cfgqdd0d9904vjqklmn5y35hlskqj9yu84grqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekauv5pd I have just read the following from a friend in Wales. Sue, a veteran of Greenham Common, is in her late 70s &amp; in poor health; &amp; yet has been subject to arrest &amp; imposition of unreasonable bail conditions, while her partner was subject to a raid on their home by police at 3am.<br/><br/>Her crime? To protest peacefully in defence of the right to protest.<br/><br/>The United Kingdom &amp; its constituent parts have become, under a Labour government, a police state.<br/><br/>#Starmer must go. #Cooper must go.<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/852/982/221/804/516/original/c87c11a8255d3ea2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-14T18:40:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspdx7gv3rgka38p5sefrzpd389nnhszu4zg7t94rndwyx59hn5r5czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek87375m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrgzfal7ns80fhgntvs8ryge28z2cevpp65hk93r0x2st6yz2kx4s3pqjs0'>nevent1q…qjs0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Normal service has been resumed! Now I can tell (roughly) what time is... 😉<br/>(Thanks ProfDJ!) 2025-07-13T07:16:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxtvnju8tpnvxuln2nf4k0a2659yfr6kt6evgzz3m3amkfw9vq5lszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekn599ae Moonrise across Easdale Bay. <br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Summer<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/837/046/163/837/787/original/fd720d7b66197a0e.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-11T22:55:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrn49tr03xe9cmnhmmy3258fturq922dgrvhes5n8vjydyh6pw9xczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeks9eref In one BBC news bulletin on 6 Music this afternoon:<br/><br/>Musicians decrying killings by Israeli &#34;Defence&#34; Forces: BAD! Send them to jail!<br/><br/>Israel forcing Palestinians into ever smaller area to allow more killings: GOOD! Send them more weapons!<br/><br/>Orwell&#39;s newspeak and the never-ending war are here.<br/><br/>Anyone for a five-minute hate or a spontaneous protest? 2025-06-29T13:55:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw767f9lxmz4tsk0rnwjknxyywhhl04z8krwrewvt3z330wuwem2qzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekr4g3xn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqnjvyt88czq77lntsu87ztgha89c3jgllg8ydjag3ezct44hvggx2apce'>nevent1q…apce</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There seems to be little motivation for central and commercial bankers to reduce interest rates, when doing so would reduce a large source of their unearned income (and resultant bonuses).<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j79mcavmw2pll7ky6yfj3gluyskqvkrfn9760970ad0psruaxpcqqmrc5v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Richard Murphy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j79…rc5v</span>)</a></span> had a piece on governments paying interest to the banks this morning; interest paid on government-created money lodged with the BoE and elsewhere to ensure the banks&#39; solvency! 2025-06-17T07:28:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrl0rjlys8k3wu8wsxgrrkg5mkc6ms60zweyma22fmyzfqtrcftxqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeksjredl On a more cheerful note, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emeritus Prof Christopher May</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span> suggested Little Sunflower by Cayenne as his final selection for his #JazzIntro listing. I could only find it on YouTube, but it sounded interesting so I splurged a tenner on a vinyl copy.<br/>It arrived this afternoon; needed a bit of a clean to get rid of some crackling, but that&#39;s no problem.<br/>It&#39;s a good wee LP, I think well produced/engineered; and fortunately, The Postie agrees. Now playing side two for her listening entertainment... 😉<br/><br/>Ta ProfDJ!<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/683/090/424/776/375/original/f85ba2dc9d101a8c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-06-14T18:20:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswk658df26he6uhghav6qmtkl2w2hf6h2g84ta2e5yjnqmps4c4fqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekunlz9e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszg0342g363xgpx9l2dy36aqt0h8zmxe9fsg9ra7wxe8z3x75xtxg9xdlcs'>nevent1q…dlcs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not a fan of GDP numbers, especially when politicians use them to try to &#34;balance the books&#34;; but here, these numbers can show the imbalance of wealth around the world - if we compare the GDP/capita for the named countries to the global average at the end of the list. Then we must realise many countries will fall far below even that level.<br/><br/>But GDP doesn&#39;t include societal contentment - happiness! - which may give a different result to the standings. 2025-06-14T06:38:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswp8w5j6ftn8eekre5ze4j8hahu06ynngc2fgmfe9y2q4z8fuammgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek5spwkx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmaf8ant2uvylqzjajupma4g555c3d7e9dn76tzqfktmgkeym2yqquc79f'>nevent1q…c79f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks for compiling this list, Chris; I&#39;ve enjoyed hearing the wide variety of musical ideas (even if some of them were challenging to my cloth ears...), and had a few fun moments chasing down the more obscure tracks. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve assembled a playlist on my streaming service of choice, and the resulting nearly six hours should keep me entertained through today&#39;s domestic chores. 😁<br/><br/>I&#39;m looking forward to finding out more in the future!<br/><br/>#Music #Jazz #JazzIntro 2025-06-11T08:49:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstvuhyvrncysk2m5936eqn8xtxyll35jyg83a3ze40ty6up08dmxqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekqmyhdm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94wzexqkk0h8fclvjkrnsq0lg9xe6vq76v0eya4vjjv9g36m4xqc2fe93m'>nevent1q…e93m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Music fit unto the day... As has become my habit, I seek out the albums from which each of the #JazzIntro tracks is taken; and listen to these over breakfast. Today is windy, grey and damp (between the torrential showers); but the sound of leisurely, bluesy sax and piano froom Messrs. Shepperton &amp; Parlan is quite comforting. 😎 2025-06-03T08:29:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswmxnvlptdz84hdm7m2fplmllgza0pkjzztnphg4ldss7julgyqsszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekj8wxzt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs00040der3nexdfmhw6megjwm0awvjc9g6np7ql6lxzzkf0sd5lug2z90kd'>nevent1q…90kd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, this was an interesting little chase... found it on YouTube, so had an enlivening few minutes on a Sunday morning. 😁<br/><br/>Sonny Cox appears to have had a &#34;shooting star&#34; career - flashing across the night, then disappearing into the mundane.<br/><br/>There&#39;s a review here:<br/><br/><a href="http://flophousemagazine.com/2023/02/27/sonny-cox-the-wailer-cadet-1966/">http://flophousemagazine.com/2023/02/27/sonny-cox-the-wailer-cadet-1966/</a> 2025-06-01T09:04:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnswmyqqdcrk8fmtctlk58jdq5akm4vs0swaz8kemtckdzcxs77szyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekuu0506 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2t0u5ds3v2dhsqpkmlyd2m8qhufp2feje45c0px8kduqgqtd76us8s4ea3'>nevent1q…4ea3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The really depressing thing is that it wasn&#39;t the technology that was the cause of the harm - there have been so many benefits to society from all kinds of developments - it&#39;s the way a few people have used, are using, some technology to better themselves at the cost of others.<br/><br/>After all, a car or a gun are inanimate objects; right up to the moment someone turns a key or squeezes a trigger. 2025-05-31T22:37:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2r9fwcvu866dwt2zd24c2ak4p862la5d2ydqwx5fqhx868xre5czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek42t2x7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstcvtwleanr5hasmwkrwgcecdlwxl4nv07sxlgvk708tfm0r4prdcjwgzxu'>nevent1q…gzxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This piece made for an interesting read over my porridge - thanks Chris!<br/><br/>The rate at which we must perform &amp; achieve has accelerated considerably in my lifetime; from being encouraged to read &amp; learn by my family /before/ attending primary school in the mid 60s, to a state of not having or being allowed time even to select one&#39;s reading material. Why? I suggest the spread of the religion of profits &amp; its acolytes has much to answer for. 2025-05-31T07:29:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcj5datnjrh9040897qz0n2kk4kss27uz7mrglx2fjxs6ty0k6egzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekv9h2sc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp0nprzq6uvtl5dnnzp2wkfc5708rz0cktuej6dhqhar4earrm78cfmht9t'>nevent1q…ht9t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The quasi-nationalisation of railways is symptomatic of the UK Government&#39;s refusal to spend what is needed into the economy. Until the Exchequer understands that the nation&#39;s accounts are not those of a company or a household, we will be stuck in this ever-deepening trench of austerity, with insufficient funding even to maintain - let alone increase - our current levels of societal contentment. 2025-05-26T07:41:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrr388gygtxgtj2yy8guytm0f8ssf2fjpnqa7n4m0hlek8n09m9pgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek940def This just arrived; now playing...<br/><br/>Nice jazz/funk/soul jam session feel to it. <br/><br/>(There&#39;s no wonder I&#39;m permanently skint, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub12pw99cs5a6j6r56yafxt355j8h38hhw6fh3zwunhj99m3gv3nfds7zzvxn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Emeritus Prof Christopher May</span> (<span class="italic">npub12pw…zvxn</span>)</a></span>!) 😂<br/><br/>#Jazz #JazzIntro (12) #Music<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/557/568/413/741/030/original/9ae2883528dfc4f7.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-23T14:26:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5dqvtu9hcr8dvrux9hqxgua8g5q4e2vxd73atwyudcwqvsnmtfczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek59agwr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgy2sxpnhuhxcv0g9425f0gghpk7k927rw0pzlsdtnjd3ufsxk7ecxjszfe'>nevent1q…szfe</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think this work by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17y7a94rhmf7pl0hk3r30ytpc8qfusp82q7vx8ujyrs460k4tkyaset9xfm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cold War Steve</span> (<span class="italic">npub17y7…9xfm</span>)</a></span> says it all...<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/491/321/101/792/581/original/b165b24b3831cf9b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-11T21:30:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3t20chdgmtljn2tk9qq84sve88ea7slzpg4lvtwmv5xlf52g7vszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekk2ggr5 #SilentSunday <br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Spring #Sunset<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/114/451/419/154/688/818/original/2a667c1355413e06.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-04T20:24:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswwljpp7ewvauywhrvrrreljzqjmwmauc62x043lpcxh6hjxvka9qzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek0texhz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2fevrca4vpja0pe6fqs4t4pyevaes5ncak3vnf90zvpt7gw8ja3ssg3d3c'>nevent1q…3d3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think Starmer is more interested in enlarging the increasingly deprecated GDP numbers by allowing businesses to cut their costs/increase margins than he cares about the safety and well-being of the general public.<br/>He and Reeves have become subservient to the finance sector, led by an out-of-control Bank of England; the tail is now wagging the dog. 2024-12-28T15:17:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkxur94pq9vpvxueu7rtdfjna3u5fzrx5q4qs8u5wq4f453323vqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekhmdxwh Now we hear that Keir Starmer wants the regulatory agencies to ease the rules so that we can have more and faster growth.<br/><br/>This is not what is needed if we are to care for our environment and our economy; 14 years of Tory misrule have shown this. If Starmer does not understand that the country&#39;s - and the world&#39;s - priorities have to change, he is not a suitable person to lead the UK.<br/><br/>This is not going to end well...<br/><br/><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-throws-down-gauntlet-to-watchdogs-with-growth-edict-13280738">https://news.sky.com/story/starmer-throws-down-gauntlet-to-watchdogs-with-growth-edict-13280738</a> 2024-12-28T11:22:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwg7jz82faheqnt79erllpxt7250r402vje8chv3fy2rl6vnakrqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekfeyqzr BBC editorial staff controlled by Zionist faction? Surely not...<br/><br/>From The National - Owen Jones: &#34;I investigated the BBC&#39;s output on Gaza. Here&#39;s what I found&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24811008.investigated-bbc-reports-gaza-found/?ref=psapp">https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24811008.investigated-bbc-reports-gaza-found/?ref=psapp</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/687/086/761/978/891/original/06071c47e8be5945.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-20T20:45:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxr8dchyldlwr705hyp0xgwx625rn0aa8zcr73v6kx2x9mya2ryaszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekcvkwfp Looks lovely, doesn&#39;t it?<br/><br/>But look out into the distance, below the setting sun; see the thin band of cloud? That&#39;s the Solstice weekend coming. From midnight tonight, 48 hours of gales or near-gales and rain.<br/><br/>Lovely.<br/><br/>Enjoy the solstice; stay safe and warm.<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #WinterSolstice<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/685/794/721/169/620/original/8f3d59f634b3a0f0.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-20T15:20:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97szg9tlmf68eg2wk9zgc4u4sqt2u3s67xalq6k2v2ys2ppa9wzqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek49zg5d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrzj5j0neqj09ls0ujqmwg69r7vak2qtn2tt07p2rclxwpsyplndqjn4vmr'>nevent1q…4vmr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Regulator capture&#34; is now endemic; not just with the water industry, but in many other places.<br/><br/>Corporate interests are controlling our governments: Westminster, Holyrood, Cardiff, Stormont.<br/><br/>Money doesn&#39;t talk; money gives the orders. 2024-12-19T22:29:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrcllfn6payvsdv4u7k7t6zusy9saxamc3fvxfdrg0hp78w6vqdcqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekvt9rdv Is it me?<br/><br/>There&#39;s an ever-so-subtle difference between &#34;Yes, your Majesty&#34; and &#34;Whatever, Chuck - am I bovvered?&#34;<br/><br/>(From a National newspaper in Scotland.)<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/675/491/876/551/642/original/b390fe54092b8c86.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-18T19:40:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztzplj5l7wvr52sgsfwcwlkm22vfu386xcfaxfj97pp9vdl00q2gzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekx9ez4l Oy!<br/><br/>[@keir_starmer](<a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@keir_starmer">https://mastodon.cloud/@keir_starmer</a> )!<br/><br/>Turn left!<br/><br/>No, other left!<br/><br/>LEFT-LEFT! 2024-12-17T22:53:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsypep6j5v2440024dyy9deydq7m83s8chuz78653pjky9t662spkczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekd8mtrg #SilentSunday <br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/654/097/861/727/929/original/d6615680fe75adf0.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-15T00:56:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvr75swghpzwwjdsa44wy873xf2lx6qgcuhc7geux5hu9d0dc80eqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeks3x0ty In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7l775depvde30q0z54a2agf3u05q26hr2n6srtmhdz67sskdk0cs57ddn'>nevent1q…7ddn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Late start to the day here; so I fired up the feed to listen to this over a leisurely breakfast...<br/><br/>Sounds good. Will have to check him out further; thanks! 2024-12-12T09:57:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyhtek83fg3mjsfu20t5qjws8gdx4t7rjq7k8a06g53erxhgxp2gzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek6wdl9j Good morning, Mastodonia!<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn<br/>#moinmoin<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/622/167/663/872/372/original/ea4fc3de3dd2b415.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-09T09:36:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspn2meyzqyw3nvffmtdw4cr6wv643ytdfvut7me4mqy08wjrm9ddszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekxxsret The globally unsustainable, pestilent, tax-dodging &amp; toxic #salmon industry is &#34;brow-beating&#34; the Scottish Environment Protection Agency because they think they can.<br/><br/>This harmful industry has become too close to cabinet ministers. The Scottish government thinks that a larger GDP is more important than healthy seas &amp; lochs; &amp; ignores the millions of pounds taken offshore, out of our economy, by the owners of the industry.<br/><br/><a href="https://theferret.scot/fish-farming-companies-information-breaches/?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=SocialChamp&amp;id=mLt3CwIxow">https://theferret.scot/fish-farming-companies-information-breaches/?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=SocialChamp&amp;id=mLt3CwIxow</a> 2024-12-08T13:01:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqxzyz0qzj75tyweyq2475fmane27d5r9nehhjaamvxr3799h70xczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekpkrnxm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw24y7lkayxk9e00n74qgghm54va6e0userc3awg0n0swtkpmd3ygvrmym0'>nevent1q…mym0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Royal Mail owns a considerable amount of land &amp; property in cities &amp; towns all over the UK; my suspicion is that these assets will be sold off to raise cash for the owner(s), to the further detriment of the service.<br/><br/>If we want to keep our national postal service, it must be taken back into public/state ownership; as must utility companies &amp; mass transit services. The NHS too must be reconsolidated before we go any further down the line to the terrible USA model of &#34;pay up or die&#34;. 2024-12-07T11:04:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs27q6hn4c7zh08kjp63erhvjxgcm07ljt9ej6xuv356muwyt0htkczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek8ty2cn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0lpmd4sh8l0t2l3cj8qc7edyunmh8sdkeanvjhhzhw22nz9y7tgqtu0qmy'>nevent1q…0qmy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My wife is a postie; she and her DO (Delivery Office) colleagues try to clear the office every day, which means that all mail taken out for delivery. The current success rate is between 95% &amp; 100% per &#34;walk&#34;; some mail is taken back undelivered (no one to accept/sign, no proof of age, no safe access, etc); delivery of these items will be reattempted the next working day.<br/><br/>If they go to &#34;every other day&#34;, the Royal Mail system /will/ collapse. This is failure by design. 2024-12-07T09:34:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2xaag8z7wjramz3a3znxc8t9h95zmhpm0a3pl4dav8snqr6xvvqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekktw7tm Rainbow&#39;s End, Dùn Diomhanaís, Ellenabeich, Seil.<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn #Rainbow<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/599/699/294/599/078/original/0e7b3906c2c41640.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-05T10:21:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpuyrl83c60s8tutechma8fgdxe7u228s70d0jrugn0zcmx60lkczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekwrva9m Steaming for home: a creel boat crossing Easdale Bay towards Cuan Sound on a calm November afternoon.<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn #IslandLife<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/555/610/534/244/134/original/6cb273c333dd5f1d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-27T15:30:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8spnh7qvztehs2dywrj0gpuq5ykvnm4fu5mpt3v29w7xarmx47fczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zeknudqdy Graffiti, Kilchattan, Luing.<br/><br/>Dating from the C13th, these scratched images may record vessels which passed by or visited; but were they Scots or Norse ships?<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Archaeology<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/540/678/609/713/533/original/252f87d4d916033b.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/540/680/079/035/444/original/5457c6b572228157.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/540/680/314/140/464/original/b62b67474d8f714b.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-25T00:20:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2ke80lc8uv4ascz2cs7r98n3nl3v02m7j0mgjpzjkwphjpdmkk2czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek4csp63 Onnyhoo. Tomorrow morning, I am to be subjected to electrocardiography; so by lunch time, I should know if I&#39;m a heartless or a stoney-hearted b4stard.<br/><br/>Either way, leaving home at #OhMyGodItsEarly to vie with #StormBert is not likely to induce a state of relaxation in this patient.<br/><br/>A demain, mes amis; a demain. 2024-11-22T22:57:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85h0yy7uv3veunntvk5k07uuy3tdqnddr9ugwc9acm2je8tw8ndgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek5smtw7 Just over a month until the winter solstice; this was the sun at its zenith today.<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/498/672/308/057/702/original/49ceba0c689bf07f.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-17T14:12:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgkf640zm0edcjwrsageteegeyyqfsc70fpkelvqreqhka00wd65czyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekwcuq5w Sentinel sheep, Dùn Diomhanaís, Seil.<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn #Archaeology<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/486/804/103/032/776/original/8498bebc2a241775.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-15T11:56:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzy6xwzx4sjkrs0ksynmlsdntwwte5kn3qd66y32rpd29k4t8keqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekdf3wev Reaching for the light.<br/><br/>One of my sibling&#39;s four cats (count &#39;em!) stretches up a wall to pat a reflection.<br/><br/>#catsofmastodon #madcatman<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/469/137/155/301/703/original/e94597187fa8002d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-12T09:00:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspw0s87y8qnufkum6p9saztygz9gyn4lq8n73xd2qvgx9s6keutnszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekwm98xu They&#39;re watching over us...<br/><br/>Shaggy &#39;shrooms in the hills behind Ellenabeich.<br/><br/>#Argyll #Scotland #Autumn #Fungi<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/450/224/661/279/781/original/0c6adf450c5aa102.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-09T00:49:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspz50tkmjkh339um6w2t7lsg2l22j065l0prkc0rn7j7evkp4g5uczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekrfqsyh Dear #USA, if you haven&#39;t yet voted, go #Vote.<br/><br/>But please: don&#39;t vote for a convicted criminal to be your President. 2024-11-04T22:16:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyufuv7z39pcgv3emd30k9htznrpt9043qmksrcyjgfqzf3q872jqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek3l5my4 ...On the trail of the lonesome larch.<br/><br/>Allt Mòr, Eas Mòr lower woods, Kildonan.<br/><br/>#Arran #Scotland #Autumn<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/419/615/919/280/102/original/aca16beb338db5d2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-03T15:06:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrzy0npn3m3zchh38kkn9kufkq9rpw397u5gjam07u889zd204aczyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zek5epsj5 And with that, goodnight all.<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/410/238/982/947/521/original/8432d95c5df8b235.jpg"> <br/> 2024-11-01T23:22:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquux2t59jjr443edgh55a3fp8qp2wl7zzmnmj6e324pujmzcf8fgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekg4mdc8 Scarba behind bars of sunlight.<br/><br/>The name Scarba means &#34;rough island&#34;; its origin is similar to Garbh Eileach, which means &#34;rough islands&#34;. The &#34;a&#34; suffix for Scarba possibly denotes a Norse origin; &#34;a&#34; or &#34;ay&#34; meaning island. The Norse folk (Vikings) were a major influence in the area until at least the 13th century; their marks on land, language and culture remain.<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/365/014/131/762/799/original/8650ecd46bd0e295.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-24T23:48:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9sxquu782h9q2jcdz49e7yd593f6ugrc4n9z0h6g70l8dk9jqldgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekn9xge2 In other news: this arrived (checks clock) yesterday; &#34;Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth&#34; by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s2tvfxktdj7hg3e2tyuj9zg6tnjzvuaazd5p0q0lrm3w8cll0utsdcns27" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ingrid Robeyns</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s2t…ns27</span>)</a></span> <br/>I&#39;m looking forward to reading it!<br/><br/>(Now the summer season is over, I have a little more time for study.)<br/><br/>#DoughnutEconomics #MMT #Economics<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/359/411/127/378/434/original/7053981c16bc9105.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-23T23:58:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg9y33xdxmleldcn0gx5kd7d8f77y4myr3ffx0mqm4rvdzgtryszszyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekywhpy5 We&#39;ve just had #StormAshley make some significant rearrangements to our coastline here on Seil.<br/>It occurred to me that, because summer hasn&#39;t been good this year, the sea wasn&#39;t warmed as much as it might have been; if the sea surface had been warmed by another couple of degrees - not unusual - would the extra energy available have boosted Storm Ashley to be much more violent, with much worse results for the west coast of #Scotland &amp; all the British Isles?<br/><br/>#ClimateEmergency<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/359/000/965/846/437/original/66eac482b1fb447d.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-23T22:15:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqste00amlh2gu6qw9gm7vdu65w4yazsy5tnzwexgjww5xdrxavlqxgzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekh3cp4a When this happens, winters in Scotland are going to change. We&#39;re at the same latitude as Newfoundland, where icebergs and frozen seas are a regular feature; at the current glacial rate of decision making in Holyrood and Westminster, no changes will be made before Hellisay freezes over...<br/><br/>Anthropogenic climate change is real. This is a #ClimateEmergency.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/we-dont-know-where-the-tipping-point-is-climate-expert-on-potential-collapse-of-atlantic-circulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/23/we-dont-know-where-the-tipping-point-is-climate-expert-on-potential-collapse-of-atlantic-circulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a> 2024-10-23T21:32:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxedfe9hpe6t7v7t49hplkvljx852n8kp2zs4pvu4rpdzfdu6r2zqzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekg3da6e Sunburst over the tidal lagoon, Ellenabeich. <br/><br/>#Seil #Argyll #Scotland #Autumn #moinmoin<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/350/225/247/162/201/original/1629c1c9464df2b3.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-22T08:58:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz49j57jcgnck6x6tqk72chaf6skzf9d6sgxfc2shs4fhukwxfjugzyp2h4kp0jxnzqxpmvc0ndl6qkuyxe953nflzgwr2nsjlremt76zekj7veq9 While walking Sandy the deaf BC today in the aftermath of #StormAshley, I was taken by the patterns of the swirled grass which brought the brush strokes of V. Van Gogh to mind. The colours in the original photos seemed (aptly, given the circumstances) rather washed out; so I tweaked them on my phone.<br/>I think there are possibilities here...<br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/347/517/053/070/394/original/3a513ad0536db822.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mastodon.scot/media_attachments/files/113/347/517/395/627/095/original/c5f86ffeb347bcdd.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-21T21:35:41Z