That Tom Bell (on Blue Sky @thattom.bsky.social)
@TominCumbria
Our Minds are the Farthest Star. Our Ignorance of Our Own Ignorance Our Greatest Foe. Without Each Other We Are Nothing. And hey Elon, John Galt was fictional!
I’m doing an interactive event: The Deming philosophy in service organisations. Sept 9th. Deming inspired my work. I’m hoping it will inspire others. Early-bird offer expires Friday. Info here: tinyurl.com/549mzt63
Do organisations that cannot die become complacent? open.substack.com/pub/thattom/p/…
Water companies say their industry is 'too expensive to nationalise'. Billionaires say a wealth tax would 'force them to leave the country'. House builders say rent controls would 'make housing more expensive'. Time to stop listening to this kind of self-interested bollocks.
Labour seems totally incapable of cleaning up our water. Banning bonuses is least they should do (& water companies are getting round it anyway). Re-announcing old pledges & peddling myths about cost of nationalisation won’t cut it. Bring water into public hands now #bbclaurak
Deming: “As quality improves, productivity improves” Why? Less (costly) rework. Easy to see in manufacturing. The same occurs in service organisations but it is invisible, hidden by current ‘controls’. Learn how to make it visible. tinyurl.com/549mzt63
Morning @BBCBreakfast still calling the genocide a war I see? Get with the programme please...
That managing costs creates cost.
What's something that you know for an absolute fact to be 100% true but most people don't believe?
Hi @RachaelMaskell - you stood up for my family when it mattered - stick to your guns, there's not enough decent MPs left. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
Well said.
The 'exodus' Britain should fear is not the departure of millionaires; it's young people leaving the country to earn salaries in line with their qualifications and to stand some chance of one day actually owning a modest house
Ask your MP where their signature is... edm.parliament.uk/early-day-moti… #HillsboroughLaw
The question isn't who built it, the question is what precipitated its need...he knows that, but he's not in this to spread the truth, you must know that much.
Most of them are Irish, you fucking idiot
Nobody has yet defined what antisemitism is? I'd welcome some clarity or does the terms survival and usability depend on its ambiguity?
This is a horrible time for Jewish people in the UK - so I thank the many decent folk who have messaged me, shown their support and spoken out against antisemitism, hatred and extremism. You are the true heart of this country and give me hope for better times #antisemitism x
Far too many of us are not flourishing and far too many will never even get the opportunity to flourish. It is society and we that need fixing before we attempt to fix our healthcare system. amazon.co.uk/No-Wealth-But-… #NHS
Listening to this again while travelling along Hadrian's Wall... somehow seems appropriate @nntaleb
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
PETER HITCHENS: Don’t be fooled into getting rid of juries, the most important defence of liberty dailymail.co.uk/debate/article…
For the record, this clip from Spitting Image dates back to 1989!
I cannot continue to fund the BBC after their blatant cover up of war crimes against healthcare workers, and their ongoing bias against the Palestinian people. Defund the BBC Free Palestine #GazaDoctorsUnderAttack
It’s today, July 5th 2025. This is the “I am Spartacus” moment. Please stand up.
Anyone else thinking about cancelling their BBC licence fee?
This is devastating. Over a hundred BBC staff have signed a letter declaring they've been forced to do PR for Israel. Just the latest chapter in the biggest scandal of Western journalism of our time owenjones.news/p/bbc-staff-we…