Retired BSL interpreter. CODA. Volunteer with DeafUK50+. ToughLiberal Grumpy Old Bloke. Observer of idiocracy. Supporter of evidence-based government, truth, accountability & equality #deaf #chipstead #banstead #surrey #deaf #bsl #coda #bslinterpretinghttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3m3ufabmyts2gWe need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/promoted/help-save-nature-by-rewilding-the-church-s-massive-landholdings?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast140833&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=c8c3b39c-838b-459a-8f1d-56917bf45e6b23 Oct 2025 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ufabmyts2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lypmvq2kp22shttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/08/deaf-unflinching-film-about-parenting-with-deafness?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other13 Sep 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lypmvq2kp22shttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lwrk4czyus2gWelcome to the new Deaf events website: deafwhere.events And there’s now an option to subscribe, to get updates https://deafwhere.events19 Aug 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrk4czyus2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3ls256vtt3s2fAnd he’s a coda too! https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/major-deaf-childrens-charity-appoints-next-chief/management/article/192262720 Jun 2025 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls256vtt3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lly6cfoias2uA new word: “carspreading” - the increasing size & weight of new cars. Over-filling parking spaces. Worsening pot-holes. Bullying their way down narrow roads. Come on Rachel Reeves! Tax them to the hilt! #CarSpreading04 Apr 2025 10:08 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lly6cfoias2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lly5xl57sk2uHope the UK isn’t splashing out on tanks & big boats when warfare has changed. Using drones & smart weapons, small groups can stifle conventional enemies (transcript available) https://omny.fm/shows/whats-your-problem/preparing-for-the-future-of-war04 Apr 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lly5xl57sk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lj5frq6t6k2vWatching this 2023 documentary about San Quentin Prison’s programme to accommodate deaf prisoners took me back to the BDA’s Double Sentence project. Are things better in the U.K. now? shorturl.at/MvP1x #deaf #BDA #ASL https://shorturl.at/MvP1x27 Feb 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5frq6t6k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lhk57tpxgk2mLearn about the ASL SuperBowl music interpreters in the first of this series of interviews https://youtube.com/live/kK-m2RY4lyQ?si=RX8uPVG-Y1u1GGJP06 Feb 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk57tpxgk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3leebsbq6ns2yYay!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Dec 2024 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3leebsbq6ns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lchm5mk7ek2tAnd yet nobody’s appeared in court over the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. Why not? #UnequalJustice @inews.co.uk04 Dec 2024 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchm5mk7ek2thttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lcaunfz5yc2sIf/when Assisted Suicide Bill becomes law, I predict private hospitals will employ tame GPs & compliant judges to do what’s necessary, for a price. Can’t see NHS assisting ordinary folk. Am I wrong?01 Dec 2024 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcaunfz5yc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lbmc37ehcs27https://limpingchicken.com/2024/11/22/sign-the-petition-to-save-hamilton-lodge-school-and-college-in-brighton/ But how do UK deaf children get the equivalent of the big deaf school experience when schools aren’t viable? We need solutions, not just problems.23 Nov 2024 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmc37ehcs27https://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lbimgwn5uc2pDeafinitely Theatre announce new Theatre Makers course aimed at deaf & hoh creatives https://youtube.com/watch?v=SqBfetlOsag21 Nov 2024 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbimgwn5uc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lbhat6dduc2lAmidst all the optimism of moving to BlueSky, The Rest is Entertainment podcast pours a dose of realism on us eXTwitter refugees! 20 mins in. Transcript available https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-rest-is-entertainment/id1718287198?i=100067739931121 Nov 2024 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhat6dduc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lb5ewf6ll22yWorrying analysis of the shift to populist governments and against incumbents. Transcript available https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/freakonomics-radio/id354668519?i=100067687764517 Nov 2024 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5ewf6ll22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/snowbeard.bsky.social/post/3lb4yv7xn4c2wGearing up to post about local (Chipstead) & national (UK) issues, Deaf (BSL) stuff, & anything else that amuses or interests me. I shall try to avoid venting or commenting on what I cannot change, e.g. the orange man-baby across the water.17 Nov 2024 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:xhupav6iitstr3cft6qfrted/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4yv7xn4c2w