MBE & Member of Advisory Group of @ParlSciCom, Chair organising committee STEM4Britain, UK NEQAS Trustee. Honorary Fellow of the AHCS - Tweets are personal.
@MattCas04807118 Don’t forget that most blame still lies with the piece of garbage that stabbed him in the first place- let’s hope he gets locked up & not patted on the head & told to put it behind him
Here’s an idea - going for a picnic in the countryside then pack a bin bag to take your s**t home with you - the countryside is not your bin (and neither are dog waste bins)
My dog is disgusted by what we saw this morning - all accumulated in last 24hrs
This is a unique bangle stolen from Scarlett Jewellery’s Stand today at Chelsea Flower Show (valued at £579)
If anyone sees it then be aware it is stolen & if you can get in touch with the store they’d be very grateful.
There really are some despicable people out there 😡
@ick_real Tricky one for your boss as if some of your colleagues are sensitive to perfume & have made a complaint, the boss needs to manage it sensitively taking your feelings into account. Maybe you compromise by wearing a lighter perfume to work & saving your lovely one for out of work?
@MarineLibby@HustleBitch_@shirley99130 Can’t stand him but that would be supporting her neck in such a dramatic pose - would be concerned if she was upright!
A wool jumper, made in 1985, washed in cold water once a month, worn through three decades of British winters, would currently be sitting in someone's wardrobe doing fine.
A polyester fleece, made in 2026, machine-washed weekly, will start to lose its structural integrity within three to five years, shed an estimated 700,000 microfibres per wash into the water system, and end its life in landfill where it will persist for approximately 200 years.
The wool jumper:
- Came from a sheep
- Required grass and rain
- Will biodegrade entirely within three years of being buried
- Will keep you warm when wet
- Will not melt if exposed to a flame
- Will probably outlive you
- Cost £80 in 1985, which is £230 today, and represents the entire jumper budget for the next forty years
The polyester fleece:
- Came from an oil refinery in Texas
- Required hexane extraction, polymerisation and dyeing in three different factories on three different continents
- Will not biodegrade in any human timeframe
- Will get cold and clammy when wet
- Will melt against your skin if exposed to a flame
- Will be in landfill within five years
- Cost £40 in 2026, which means you'll buy ten of them across the next forty years for a total of £400, and the planet will still be eating the residue in the year 2226
But yes. The sheep is the problem.
The sheep, standing in a field in mid-Wales, growing a renewable fibre from grass and rain.
The sheep is the problem.
@sainsburys
I have received a letter with nectar points to my address but in the name of someone I have never heard of. I can’t get thru on phone or make the chat person understand - I am posting the letter back but need this person deleted from your records at my address
@MbarkCherguia Should have been given a heavy sentence doing community service - helping at an old people’s home or doing something positive rather than prison
So the PM sacked Sir Olly Robbins for make a serious error of judgment but admitted that he’d also made a serious error appointing Mandelson still it was OK as he said sorry. Saying sorry is not enough.
@Matt_Pinner We talked to them! And sat on the stairs to ring them on the rotary dial phone. Until parents shouted not to hog the phone! And we made firm arrangements to meet up - no last minute texts to arrange/cancel/running late stuff
@LiamHeaddRP It was the most perfect send-off & brought so many happy memories back including one evening where I was treated to a lean cuisine supper 40years ago!
@RacingPost It was the most beautiful send off for a truly unique man, and despite the numbers of people, Emma and the family made it very intimate & personal where we could all remember Ian. ❤️