Chris Chivers
49 year educator career, teacher to headship, ITE & governance. Busy walking daily, volunteering at Butser Ancient Farm museum, petanque. Francophile, bodhran player, novice uke and painter. Eclectic interests.
Blog; chrischiversthinks.weebly.com
- Reposted by Chris ChiversBREAKING 🚨: Reform have been caught potentially cheating in the up coming Gorton & Denton by election. Residents have received a letter from a 'local pensioner'. There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversRe: the President of the United States posting a(nother) racist meme in the middle of the night, Karoline Leavitt says: “Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.” You heard her, journalists, keep asking about those Epstein files.
- Reposted by Chris ChiversI’m thinking of another wronged woman today. Sue Gray. Downing St began to fall apart after an experienced dedicated civil servant was ousted for Morgan McSweeney. She opposed Mandelson’s appointment.
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversTrump has posted a video showing the Obamas as apes. It is beyond disgusting. Any UK politician not appalled is beneath contempt.
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- If France have warmed up, the second half could be devastating...
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversSo true. Also, many of the Americans doing literally nothing about Epstein’s American ‘associates’ are precisely the ones lying about Europe & particularly the UK being overrun with child-rapists. It’s insane.
- This is preying on my mind a bit. Jeffrey Epstein was not primarily a British scandal! So far we've removed a Prince from the Royal family, fired our US ambassador who was one of the most important political figures of the last few decades and banned the CEO of Barclays from the financial industry..
- Reposted by Chris ChiversDemocracy dies in billionaire hands. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]
- Reposted by Chris ChiversSound on, hats off.
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- Reposted by Chris Chiversi keep seeing "protestors" referred to again and again in ICE coverage and I wish the media would understand that is right-wing framing and just call them what they actually are which is *residents*
- Reposted by Chris ChiversRussia used Starlink in BM-35 drones that bypassed Ukrainian defenses. SpaceX responded by cutting access As result, Russians have catastrophe on the front, as all command has collapsed, said Serhii Beskrestnov, adviser to Ukraine’s defense minister euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/05/r...
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversVive la France!
- Reposted by Chris ChiversThat‘s the spirit.
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversA fair point well made by David Aaronovitch.
- A "naked" wicker man @butserancientfarm.co.uk prepared for lifting and then "lifted" into place. Team work building on preparation. Now teams will weave the statue, and fill the frame, ready for burning at Beltain.
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- Reposted by Chris Chiversi wish schools were as excited about teaching forest school principles as they are about teaching AI.
- Reposted by Chris Chivers🚨🚨Given current situation and with the sharply deteriorating situation in #trumpland, I think it is unwise, imprudent and just a very bad idea for the EU to go ahead with plans to grant #US border authorities unprecedented access to Europeans’ data. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-m...
- Reposted by Chris Chivers“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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- Reposted by Chris Chivers1/ Trump may of course respond to this by freaking out and issuing all sorts of tariff threats. However as with giving up Greenland I really don't think the EU can afford the precedent of a criminal investigation at the member state level being unwound through threats to tax US citizen purchases.
- French prosecutors raid Paris offices of X, issues summons to Musk and Yaccarino www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversThe Peter Mandelson saga shows why transparency on politicians expenses is so important. So maybe some people will start asking more probing questions of Farage as well? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversThis was just excellent from @bbcstever.bsky.social - well worth your time
- Double-headed eagles, white parrots and “defecating squirrels”: my experiences reporting from Russia. Our film ‘Our Man In Moscow’ for BBC Panorama is available on the iPlayer and will be shown on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Mon Feb 2). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversBBC News - How winter storms are rapidly reshaping our coastline www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Chris ChiversEntertainers can’t save truth. Or Greenland. But at least we can boycott the ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ This week’s column by Stewart Lee 🔗⏬
- Reposted by Chris ChiversHere’s the full story.. and it stinks. How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
- Reposted by Chris Chivers🇺🇦🇬🇧 Thousands of Ukrainian children are growing up in the UK – but are faced with uncertainty about their future • No long-term plan for settlement • Fears of children losing their language and identity • Ukrainian GCSE yet to be introduced
- Reposted by Chris Chiverswent to watch Melania (2026) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversFebruary flutters in with more butterflies and moths to spot this month 🦋 As the days get longer and the flowers return, here are some of the species to look out for over the next few weeks in your gardens and local green spaces.
- I think it's probably OK to say Happy Imbolc and celebrate days getting longer...
- A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about… Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring. This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversA quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about… Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring. This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
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- Reposted by Chris ChiversYou dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
- Reposted by Chris ChiversHow on earth did this uncouth buffoon ever make it to the White House? More baffling, how on earth is he still allowed to continue wrecking the country; economically, socially and politically? The U.S. is sadly unrecognisable!
