@bjpaddy.bsky.social
Looking to make the outdoors for everyone as director of Ramblers Scotland but these are personal views. Expect pics of walks, posts on politics/world news, risidual overseas aid and guest appearances by a small hairy murderer named Pixie.
@kevinrothrock.meReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialwe all knew this one was coming
@electoralreform.bsky.socialReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialThe electoral system is the heart of our democracy. Decisions about it deserve the greatest care.
A national commission built on public involvement, openness and evidence can get this right. Read more from the UCL Constitution Unit:
buff.ly/zDitfyf
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialI used to work on international death penalty cases, including in the US. I've read thick policy reports, philosophical treaties & gruesome case studies that all highlight why it's ineffective, unjust & harmful. Save yourself the trouble & watch Kieslowski's A Short Film About Killing instead
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialWhy democracies stopped public executions, their politcal purpose in authoritian regimes & who they harm
youtube.com/watch?v=9GaG...
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialrude
@sundersays.bsky.socialReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialThe Bjg Time Chatlie account seeking to identify & incite vs RNLI staff as traitors was run by a recruitment consultant in Worcestershire who is a Restore donor & Cromwell Club member. He hss now deactivated the anon troll account after being publicly identifird
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialI would like to thank James Talarico for the discovery today in Morningside of the potato and egg breakfast taco
@carlquintanilla.bsky.socialReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.social(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department.
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialYes, agree with your original point, even if the choices of many voters, not just in the US, make me want to bang my head against the wall
@jakemgrumbach.bsky.socialReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialNew working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment.
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialWe can't separate this US Government from the political system that produced it. Whoever is in charge in future the US will, rightly, be regarded as an unreliable ally for a long time to come. Rather like where the UK is at with the EU ...
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialAt least someone is finally getting some in this extremely misjudged & belated sequel to The Wicker Man
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialNI secretary to ban the Drumcree parade
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@blackfordsaferoutes.co.ukReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialThe irony is that you can’t sell cars in car-dominated space, because no one wants to go there!
@peterwalker99.bsky.socialReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialNEW: Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document, The Right Way, overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet.
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialSounds like the main issue was in fact a good, old fashioned navigational error www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialAI is the new Google Maps. Good on this kid for owning his mistake, we've all made them, but we have to find ways to support better decision making before people need mountain rescue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialGood - this is not some sudden crisis, it's the result of a systematic effort to address a long running issue
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@bjpaddy.bsky.socialWas feeling profligate for blowing £12 on some cheap cuts of lamb for a tagine until I divided it up for freezing and realised that was 65p per portion...
@danneidle.bsky.socialReposted by @bjpaddy.bsky.socialKemi Badenoch wants to exempt the family home from inheritance tax. But that creates a perverse incentive for elderly people to *upsize* to save IHT. That could double the cost of the policy, and push £100bn+ from savings into housing. A 🧵 on bad tax cuts.
