Some lush rainbows around recently, between deluges.
#Splott #Cardiff

A neighbourhood cat keeps coming over to visit.
It stayed for hours today, napping and wanting cuddles.
I feel kind of guilty, but not enough to just not let it in.

Suggested email reply’s a bit aggro today.
Mood, Microsoft, mood.

Zipping past queues of city traffic on a nice bike using dedicated cycle lanes.
Nothing quite like it.
I ❤️my bike, which is a proper workhorse and a lush smooth ride.
Carries my shopping, my kids, & even the odd grown-ass adult every now and then.
#Workcycles #CargoBikes

SEE THEY THINK COS YOU'RE IN A UNI YOU EARN SHIT LOADS OF MONEY & HAVE IT EASY BUT WHAT YOU DON'T HEAR IS YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS IN THE BIN COS YR WORKING BEYOND YOUR CONTRACTED HOURS, YR UNDERPAID & THEY STOLE YR PENSION. IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A CONTRACT
#ucuRISING #ucu #strike

Massive turnout for the #UCU strikes at Cardiff University.
At a big rally now, in defence of our pensions, pay, and conditions.
Spent the morning on the pickets outside my own building.
#UCURISING
For more info on the strikes check out: https://www.ucu.org.uk/rising

St Mary St in #Caerdydd, positively glinting n the autumnal morning sun.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Cymru #Wales #Cardiff #morning #Autumn

Babylon Berlin Season 5 is a real return to form...
The way the series evokes the political, economic, & cultural chaos & brutality of Weimar Berlin is amazing.
The story & characters are really good, but it's the hedonistic (and very queer) joy of the nightclub scenes which steal the show.
💃 🕺

Protestors were out in Cardiff against the Welsh Government’s really decent Relationships & Sexuality Education policy today.
Telling people mad lies like: it’ll teach 3-yr olds porn and masturbation; 6-yr olds bondage; and 9-yr olds abt strap on dildos.
Got so angry I did a placard & counter protest after work.
Got called a groomer & yelled at lots, but also met a group of articulate, confident & super-clever queer teenagers who got properly stuck in against the lies & hatred

Fascinating public lecture
at Cardiff JOMEC from honorary Prof & former BBC industrial correspondent
Nicholas Jones pointing out the parallels between media union bashing in the 1980s and today.