dan barker

I wonder what percentage of players would have gone down here. Amazing.

A couple dancing at St Pancras.

@hwilliamssomers Unusual side trivia: you know the first UK mosque was founded by Nelson's first lieutenant's grandson?

@danbarker Nelson, I am quite sure, dealt with Muslims as just another part of the rich tapestry of life. But he sure as hell never expected to meet a Muslim Englishman

If you want to know what Nelson thought of Muslims, you may want to factor in Nelson's column. See that thing on his hat? It is a 'chelengk'. Nelson was the first non-Muslim to be awarded one - as thanks for his victory in the Battle of the Nile. It was gifted to him by Sultan Selim III, who was literally the Caliph at the time. Nelson was so proud of it, as well as wearing it on his hat, he added it to his coat of arms. It is now the literal highest point of Nelson's column - a gift from the leader of the Muslim world to a devout Christian.

@merchantcp No - I am not sure I know what Nelson thought - read the first sentence.

@danbarker Just a thought Dan but wasn't Sultan Selim III Janissaries revolted. Selim III deposed and assassinated, for his secular reforms which after his assassination the Janissaries rolled back his secular reforms. Areyou sure you know what Nelson thought, as you missed the secular bit

@TonklinDiary I just told you.

@danbarker i think you mean something by it and you should disclose it

@TonklinDiary Deduce as you like - we cannot know - hence I say factor in. History much more nuanced than Nigel's suggestion.

@danbarker what am i suppposed to deduce from this royal honour

Just remembered when Gemma Collins fell down a hole on stage and forced the BBC to give her a podcast by way of apology

@dieworkwear That's what a real men do.

See a woman walking alone to her car? Step up quietly: • Abolish overly restrictive zoning regulations • Get rid of parking requirements • Advocate for dense, mixed-used development • Build bike lanes and sidewalks lined with trees That way, she has a walkable neighborhood.

Ouch. The top comments on the AMA of a journalist who 'outed Banksy'.

@PolitlcsUK @bernarddonoghue People always misunderstand what 'city of culture' means and complain about the nominated cities: It means they bring cultural activity to the city, through the year when it is designated 'city of culture', to aid regeneration.

🚨 IN FULL: The cities in the running to be the UK City of Culture 2029 - Blackpool - Inverness and the Highlands - Ipswich - Milton Keynes - Portsmouth - Sheffield - Swindon - Wrexham

This looks weird, but looks like it would be far less likely to snap your leg in half if you crashed.

@Joe___Allen re denial of reality: people use AI in the real world. in one way, you could say that disallowing people from using it in an educational setting is now a denial of reality.

Remarkable that universities are resisting a return to pen and paper assessments. Seems like a total denial of reality.

@nikitabier @yacineMTB people looking for things to be mad about would surely like a dislike button... or at least not dislike it.

@yacineMTB If you’re conflating a feedback button to collect training data (that does not decrement Like count) with a Reddit downvote button, you are just looking for a reason to be mad about something.

If they actually do this, it is going to turn the website into reddit. They should never, ever, ever, ever do the dislike button.

@nickwilsdon @RockcliffeFiles @seaned75 it looks great!

@danbarker @RockcliffeFiles @seaned75 We had the parades over here yesterday, not a Guinness in sight though tbh. It’s very much a community event to celebrate the local GAA team or boxing club. The Rathkeale parade is particularly interesting as the traveller community here set it off. #stpatricksday

When I was at Uni (89/92) St Patrick’s Day wasn’t a thing, even the Irish lads didn’t really celebrate, they perhaps drank Guinness for the day instead of lager. Another celebration invented by corporates to rinse you of your money. There were street parties jn Jesmond yesterday!

@Steven_Swinford @MarketBlondes Weird thing is she may have even needed to do all this financially, having lost her previous position.

Angela Rayner is on course to make more than £100,000 from speaking engagements and her memoir - more than enough to pay off her outstanding tax bill and any potential fine from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) Rayner’s earning ability is enhanced by speculation that she could become the next Labour leader after the elections in May She gave a speech on January 29 to the Management Consultancies Association’s dinner for its members, for which she received a five figure sum She joined a call with City investors organised by BNP Paribas earlier this month, again for a five figure sum She and will speak at the Propertymark One conference in June - another event with a five figure payment. The conference is being held at the Excel in London with members charged £228 and non-members charged £264. There is an “after-party” which will cost a further £88. Rayner also received a five-figure advance for her memoirs, which will chart her impoverished childhood, leaving school at 16 while pregnant through to joining the union movement and becoming one of the most powerful people in the government. It will be seen as an attempt to tell her own story and project her values ahead of any leadership contest. The memoir will be released by The Bodley Head, an imprint of Vintage which in turn is a division of Penguin Random House UK. Rayner also gave a speech to Signum Global Advisors last week at an event to discuss the local elections and future policy challenges. She waived her fee and instead asked for a donation to be made to a charity in her constituency. She gave a speech at the Women of the Future Summit which was unpaid. More on our podcast The State of It open.spotify.com/episode/5QABPD…

@msloobylou I don't watch much TV, but I really like that show - very wholesome! (A friend won the French version)

I KNOW ONE OF THESE PEOPLE!

@wompkin Miss you, Will!

Coming in to land in London. What a beautiful city.