Ed Pybus

@epybus.bsky.social

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social policy - social justice, social security, land reform, poverty, climate change, global justice, housing...and more...mostly here to listen...plus chess ♟, house plants 🪴, woodland crofts 🌲, music 🎶, and occasional macrame 🧶.

A screen shoot of a news paper headlines that says "Disabiliity Benefits systems 'not working' Timms review finds" in black text on a white background, with the title "Benefits" in red text above. On the right is a photo of a group of disability campaigners at a rally of with handmade cardboard signs, one of which reads "Personal Independence Payments are VITAL for our SURVIVAL"
Screen shot of text from a newspaper article that reads "Milburn said the problem with Labour's attempt to reform welfare last year was that it became framed as a cost-cutting measure. Instead, it should be getting people off welfare and into work, he said"
A picture of a UK motorway sign - white writing on a blue background - which shows a road with the turn of. Straight on is labeleds "The SOUTH Carlisle", the turn off is labeled "Lanark, Larkhall A72". There is a "7" in the bottom left hand of the sign. The background is green foliage of trees.
A AI generate mock up of a cover a book that reads 'The Unequal, Un-kool assets means test', in the style of teh Tom Wolf book "The Electric, Kool-Aid Acid Test". The title is written in a psychedelic font in green a blue, on a dark blue background, their is a multicolored bus in the bottom right hand corner.
A photo of the inside of a polytunnel. The floor is freshly dug browning-orange soil. There are rows of small green plants. There is a blue watering can, and on the left hand side trays full of seedlings.
A photo of a mug commerating Scotlands appearance in the 1978 world cup. The cup is white, with a footballer in Scotland kit, the world cup, and the text says "Scotland World Cup Finalist 78". The cup is sitting on a pine kitchen table, the background is blured.
The logo of the Scottish Commission on Social Security. On the left hand side an abstract shape made up of a gray letter c superimposed on a red letter s, on the right hand side the text "Scottish Commission on Social Security."
A black and white photo 4 dolphins playing in the sea.
An older man from Tudor times looks straight at the camera, with long, lank gray hair, a black felt hat, a brown fur shawl over his shoulder's covering a black loose shirt. The back ground is dark woid panelinf. It's a photo of Thomas More, as played by Anton Lesser in the TV series Wolf Hall.
A photograph of the cover of the book Contest Commons by Katrina Navickas. The cover is a mostly monochrome photo of protesters in trees, surrounded by police and security personnel in yellow fluorescent jackets. The books title is in large yellow letters at the top, with the sub heading, 'A History Of Protest And Public Space In England', in black text on a yellow banner at the bottom along with the authors name.
Screenshot of a MP3 tagging programme, lines of black text on a white background that is too small to read, on a gray background, with one line highlighted in blue. On the right hand side is a file menu.
A screen shot of a spreadsheet with black writing on a white background, there are dozens of rows and columns, several cells are highlighted in orange, the text is too small to read.
Graph show two lines, one red one blue, decreasing over time. Title reads How UC varies depending on Income and Capital
A headline from the Daily Record that reads "Glasgow Council to hike tax by 5% and borrow £30m to tackle refugee homelessness" in white writing on a red background superimposed over a photo of Glasgow City Chambers.
A screenshot from the Sage website that says "Get full access to this article View all access and purchase options for this article."
A photo of text from a book, black serif font on off white paper. The text says : "Self-generated novels. Nothing new. The satirical magazine Punch offered this Babbage spoof back in 1844: Sir... I have been completely successful in the production of a New Patent Mechanical Novel Writer - adapted to all styles and all subjects... Babbage Followed by testimonials: By its assistance I am now able to complete a novel of 3 vols in the short space of 48 hours, whereas before, at least a fort-night's labour was requisite for that purpose" The page number is 30
A screenshot of a spreadsheet, the text is too small to read individual figures.
A screen shot of the Bloomberg new website showing just the headline in black text on a white background. The headline reads "UK Wealth Tax to Hit as Many as 200,000 Homes, Official says". The article is written by Tom Rees, it was published January 13th 2026 at 1.29pm and updated at 3.33pm
The cover of a paperback book called "Journeys Into the Invisible. Shamanic Technologies of the Imagination" by Charles Stèpanoff. Forward by Philipee Descola. Translated by Matthew H Evans. It features a picture of a Shamanic drum, with a figure on the front with a carved head, stick arms and flowing multicoloured ribbons.
And image from the final screen of the mobile game Shattered Pixel Dungeon that reads, in white writing on a black background, "You finally hold it in your hands, the Amulet of Yendor! With the power of this amulet nothing will be able to stand in your way! You have conquered the dungeon and succeeded in your quest! Or, perhaps you're not ready yet? You can also decide to just hold onto the amulet, stay a mere mortal a little longer, and perhaps leave the dungeon the old fashioned way..." There are two options to select: 1 - Let's call it a day 2 - I'm not done yet
A screen shot of a weather website showing rain today and for the next 6 days.
The front peice of an old book, the text reads: SECOND EDITION. DIGEST OF DECISIONS RELATING TO THE POOR LAW OF SCOTLAND; Containing the Decisions given in all branches of Parochial Law by THE SUPREME COURT, WITH DECISIONS UNDER THE LANDS VALUATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND EDUCATION ACTS; WITH RELATIVE STATUTES. BY JOHN ALEXANDER REID, M.A., ADVOCATE ALSO, INDEX TO THE ACTS OF PARLIAMENT Contained in the Appendix, PREPARED BY ANDREW MACRORIE, INSPECTOR OF POOR, KILWINNING Edinburgh: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY JAMES TURNER & CO., 9 LOTHIAN ROAD. MDCCCLXXXV.
A series of images highlights aspects of the report 'Cultivating Change - crofting on Eigg'., The first is a view over the crofting township of Cleadale with the text 'cultivating change in white', the second is teh bay at Laig, golden sands and a deep blue sea with the text "An in-depth analysis of the opportunities for the growth and development of crofting on the Isle of Eigg. This report explores how crofting has evolved in recent years, highlights the challenges the island's crofting community faces, and explores the ways in which community ownership can strengthen and grow crofting.", the third is a photo from the early 19th century shows a woman leading a horse that is ploughing a field with the heading "A vision for crofting" and the text "Crofting should not be viewed as a fringe activity but as a central part of Scotland’s strategies.local food production working in community sustainable land management crofter led", the forth image is a photo of cows on the beach, with the isle of Muck in the distance and the text "The challenges faced by crofters are numerous, interconnected, and pose risks to the full realisation of the benefits of crofting for communities.Without the right policy changes and investment, we could be sleepwalking into the economic clearance of the crofting areas." The finasl image is a photo of sheep grazing below a cliff in Eigg. The heading is 'next steps' and the test is a quote from Ailsa Raeburn, chair of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust, saying "“Rather than being a final word, this report marks a step on the way to growing and strengthening crofting on Eigg” "
A photo of a corner of a piece from the Big Issue magazine, the main quote is from David Graeber and says "what if,in stead of telling a story about how our species fell from some idyllic state of equality, we ask how we came to be so trapped in such tight conceptual shackles that we can no longer even imagine the possibility of reinventing ourselves?"
Headline that reads "Starmer urged to introduce wealth tax instead of cutting disability benefits" taken from the Guardian online news paper 'Politics live' blog with Andrew Sparrow. Sub heading reads "Diane Abbott says a wealth tax of 2% on people with assets over 10 million pounds would raise 24 billion pounds"
A photo of a roll of 1.9m stock fencing on the roof of an old, gray Skoda Octavia. Next to the car is a pile of fencing materials. In the background, on the left is a stand of trees, mostly Sitka Spruce. Behind the car the land rises slightly, covered in rough moorland, in the distance is the sea, beyond that the coastline of the Isle of bute. Its a beautifully sunny day, blue sky with a few clouds on the horizon.
The cover of a report entitled "Cultivating Change - Crofting on Eigg, January 2025".The cover shows a photo of the crofting township of Cleadale from above, with the isle of Much in the distance, on a clear and sunny day. The title is written in black in the top left hand corner.
A photo of a page of a book. The title reads "English Social History" page number 474. The text says... The lady of the manor, then the farmer's wife and lastly the cottager learnt to buy in the town many articles that used to be made in the village or on the estate. And a 'village shop' was now often set up, stocked with goods from the cities or from oversea. The self-sufficing, self-clothing village became more and more a thing of the past. One by one the craftsmen disappeared the harness maker, the maker of agricultural implements, the tailor, the miller, the furniture maker, the weaver, sometimes even the carpenter and builder-till, at the end of Victoria's reign, the village blacksmith was in some places the only crafts-man left, eking out a declining business in horseshoes by mending the punctured bicycle tyres of tourists! The reduction in the number of small industries and handi-crafts made rural life duller and less self-sufficient in its mentality and native interests, a backwater of the national life instead of its main stream. The vitality of the village slowly declined, as the city in a hundred ways sucked away its blood and brains. This century-long process had already begun between Waterloo and the Reform Bill. 11 T
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The cover of the book 'sleepwalkers' by Christopher Clark. The black and white cover is a photo of men in Edwardian dress walking away from the camera, and a woman in a white hat looking at the camera.
Screen shot of teh BBC new website Scottish New feed witha headline saying "Two-child benefit cap will be scrapped"
Picture of the cover of Sarah Kerr's book, 'Wealth, Poverty and Enduring Inequality : Let's Talk Wealthery'. The cover has white and yellow writing on an abstract background showing cogs and machinery. The book is photographed on a wooden table.