@simdess

Lives by Lunan Water, Angus.Sometime live events data wonk at Data Thistle.

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Is the "arm's length" approach to public funding of culture coming to an end? The quote above is not mine, it is the former chair of the SAC, the forerunner to Creative Scotland writing in 2006. The question is not new. prospectmagazine.co.uk/opini…

Hands off the arts

Is the "arm's length" approach to public funding of culture coming to an end?

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But would it not be much more useful if the powerful and those with standing chose to defend Creative Scotland above all? I think if Creative Scotland was seen to have broad and consistent support, then winning more funding, which must be the answer, would be more likely.
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@brianjaffa @NicolaSturgeon @Doug_D_Stuart
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My father, also an army officer of Belgian and Irish parentage, told me of de Wiart, but failed to get as badly shot up or as highly decorated.
Guy Walters 🇺🇦@guywalters31 Jan 2024
Often and rightly recognised as the finest paragraph on the whole of Wikipedia.
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I wish the Dutch people well, but the manoeverings of the parties, which demonstrably lack democratic mandate, for me, illustrate a persistent flaw in the vaunted 'fairness' of proportional representation. bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-…

Wilders Dutch vote: Centre-right VVD rules out role in cabinet

The decision by the Dutch VVD leader is a blow for Mr Wilders' bid to form a majority government.

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Kevin Folta@kevinfolta29 Oct 2023
This is a remarkable chart. World cereal yield compared to population and land use. Production continues to increase with essentially the same land use. This is sustainable intensification, same land, more product, thanks to genetics, management, and technology.
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I like Metoject but quite why so much packaging for just 4 weeks supply? @medacPharmaUK
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Himeshima Island, Inland Sea of Japan. Population 2,000. 25 minutes across to a mainland. New terminal and 2 dedicated ferries. Craignure eat your heart out. @Treshnish
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Post box in small country village in Japan. 3 collections, Mon to Sat and 2 on a Sunday. Our local box in Angus has 6 a week and early in the day. Hey @RoyalMail.
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David Torrance@davidtorrance28 Apr 2023
John Betjemen on the 1953 coronation: countrylife.co.uk/news/the-q… #Coronation
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Golden Globe Race
@GoldenGlobeHQ27 Apr 2023
#GGR2022 Kirsten Neuschäfer (39) - "MINNEHAHA" officially became the first woman to win a round the world race by the three great capes, including solo & fully crewed races, non-stop or with stops, & the first South African sailor to win a round-the-world event! BRAVO
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The numbers are in and the facts are clear, even if the statistics are not to hand. But now the data is the data. @TimHarford - the @FT style guide just got a whole lot less consistent, not more.
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Wholsale gas down to 129p/therm: back to the price in August 2021. When, oh, when does this impact the price of domestic leccy? And why is this price drop, not news?
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Lots of similar questions and complaints but I have not seen an explanation of the lack of linkage.
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Gareth Corfield@GazTheJourno6 Jan 2023
EU clashes with Ireland on big tech as Dublin vows to sue Brussels for ‘overreach’ - quite unprecedented. Story by me telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

EU clashes with Ireland on big tech as Dublin vows to sue Brussels for ‘overreach’

EU allegedly tried to pressure Ireland into extending an investigation into Meta

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Nathan Law 羅冠聰
@nathanlawkc1 Jan 2023
An anonymous group of Hongkongers did this on New Year’s Eve amid severe crackdowns on political freedoms. They would be jailed for years if caught. That’s bravery in action. Release ALL political prisoners now. #HongKong
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Beat that. Ballyare, Ramelton, Donegal
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