Andy Whincup

Museum educator, roleplayer, folkie, mountain biker, rock climber and attention deficit sufferer.

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

Pratchett's luggage, updated for the internet meme age

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

@amandajp17 You're welcome

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

Here's a picture to haunt your weekend...

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

I suspect advertising standards would have something to say about the term "quality education" in this advert

[Otto English @Otto_English]

Meanwhile Mick Huckabee former Governor of Arkansas has brought out a series of books for kids.

Look away now if you value books, history, brain cells or the future of the planet.

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

I know this is a serious point but...

...it feels like there is a strong overlap in these demographics with those getting enraged by concocted culture wars.

Should creating culture wars be a public health issue?

[Office for National Statistics (ONS) @ONS]

The age groups with the highest total estimated number of cases of undiagnosed hypertension in the population were:

▪️ Males aged 55 to 64 years (500,000 )
▪️ Females aged 65 to 74 years (460,000)

➡️ https://t.co/emVOkVEcu6

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

Shameless retweet plug time...

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Having ridden the north side of Cut Gate, we still had to come back and do the south: https://t.co/qtjgIOR57S

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

@amandajp17 That's pretty sucky. Sorry to hear it.

Fortunately, I haven't had to yet, but there's always time.

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

One to flag up for everyone

[Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden]

Twitter has verified the (previously banned) far-right party Britain First as an "official organisation" and is giving blue ticks to anyone "affiliated" with it

That will amplify their tweets to non-followers

[Claire Adler @cladle]

The lovely people at @SPatootee are looking for venues for their films on the 1920s British Carribean. Interested or know someone who might be? @Nat_Ellis_Arts @McKayEli @epuddick @InbalHarding @OSCH_Mcr @JohnMcArts @mkatemaynard @lfcrossley @sacha_coward

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

This does not resonate with me, in any way, not at all.

Nope, can't see where this chap is coming from...

(I feel seen)

[brant @shedfire]

I am having washing machine delivered today. Same vibe.

[Back Pedalling @Back_pedalling]

Cut Gate: is it *really* a classic location? We took a trip there last summer to find out: https://t.co/y45PphbG52

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

That's better than I could have put it. Well done.

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

This is what the Global Disinformation Index calls an "adversarial Narrative". One which is factually correct but framed in a way to deliberately mislead https://t.co/xXfbPEpXJk

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

FACT: Local Greens voted to scrap weekly bin collections in Arun District in May 2022 - can you imagine the smell?

Your local Conservatives are committed to protecting weekly bin collections to stop rubbish from piling up on street corners.

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

@ohmz Yup, that. "I've got an awful work-life balance, and I want to punish you with the same thing." My, is that the time? Right, I'm off then.

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

Looking for something to do with the family on the bank holiday? Here you go:

https://t.co/vjzjGbqQDN

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

In the week that Tories are up in arms about Bannau Brycheiniog getting its name back and the waste of money. They are also wasting money on removing signs that are to "nice". Gold. Fucking. Star

[Jade Azim @JadeFrancesAzim]

Genuinely nothing more hilariously on the nose about how miserable and nasty we’ve become as an island than changing our welcome signs to warnings

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

*This* is how scared the tories are of the SNP: they need to post childish gifs to undermine them at every opportunity. If the SNP weren't a threat, they wouldn't bother.

[James Cleverly🇬🇧 @JamesCleverly]

We now go live to the Humza Yousaf press huddle.

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. One of the United Kingdom’s four Great Offices of State. Our representative on the world stage. Posting Simpsons gifs about Scotland’s First Minister…

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

@ohmz Yeah, me as well

[Andy Whincup @shanhat]

@ohmz Both, simultaneously? It *looks* incredible, but I'm not sure I'd want to *live* there