New blog post, Crewsing For A Bruising? simonicity.com/2026/06/05/c...

Cleaning is pointless. Except.

It would be terrible if this action by Meta resulted in more people buying & reading Wynn-Williams's excellent book. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Absence one day will make the heart grow fonder: unfashionable to say it but Paul McCartney’s new album is fresher, more crafted without any pretensions and straight-up normal honest than anyone has a right to expect after more than 6 decades.

The Soho Society is objecting to *every* new bar/restaurant licence in what is supposed to be the centre of London’s nightlife. More licensing insanity. I asked them to come on my Sunday show: "We will absolutely not be taking questions from journalists". Ofc not. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

New blog post, Keeping Up: JR Changes, Deadlines simonicity.com/2026/05/31/k...

DO YOU SING?

Fox News

The lady opposite me on the train was reading this. To be fair she was only on the first chapter.

Performative Christianity is coming to UK politics. Delightful.

New blog post, Carry That Weight Content warning: planning law simonicity.com/2026/05/25/c...

Little Simz at Cross The Tracks, Brockwell Park. Also really enjoyed: Joy Crookes; Obongjayar; Bricknasty; Bel Cobain; Lady Wray. On the hottest day of the year or what.

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League 1 Minus 10. Diary of Arrogance, Delusion and Self-Sabotage. RPs appreciated. Didn't have much fun writing this I have to say and it's probably not covering everything. Happy playoff final day.

Still trying mentally to compute #saintsfc #spygate. All fans should be angry, particularly Saints fans, their trust (& money & support) totally abused. Right penalty was always going to be impossible: EFL verdict too harsh, almost anything else too little. Ban the people who did it, not the fans.

Shortly to embark on the second of the five stages of UKREiif, which of course are Denial, LNER, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. #UKREiif #Leeds 🚂

Your time will come. 🗃️🎓

New blog post, What’s The Use? simonicity.com/2026/05/17/w...

When you walk out of the room and you have left, on the coffee table, your glasses, and the cat promptly vomits on them, and you just sigh and reach for the cleaning stuff, is that not the very definition of mutual unconditional love?

Thanks Nigel Smith for tonight’s gig at the Garage, Islington. On 28 April 1979 younger & provincial versions of the 2 of us first saw Magazine at the Southampton Gaumont (Simple Minds in support). Dave Formula has now recreated those songs with Noko & band. A very special & personal heritage gig. 👌

When you turn up at a dinner and you see that one of your heroes is the after dinner speaker. 🤩

New blog post, I Promised You A Miracle simonicity.com/2026/05/10/i...

Dad, walking his son. Happy Sunday.🙂

Hey bluesky shall we all emigrate?

Was anyone else in Brockwell Park 43 years ago today? ✌️

If only that was our World Cup squad - world class 👍

Public Image Limited at the Watford Colosseum tonight.

Someone here just loves David Attenborough’s Secret Garden

Such a non-story.

New blog post, Biodiversity Net Gain: Less Pain Soon simonicity.com/2026/04/26/b...

Couldn’t have ended the cup run much better than that. Time now to get back into the premier league where this team belongs. #saintsfc 🔵🟡

New blog post, …And Thanks For The WildFish simonicity.com/2026/04/19/a...

Record Boat Day 🕶️

There is always a Yes Minister episode.

I remember when every Saturday was record shop day. The Southampton trail: Subway, Virgin, Henrys, HMV, then the bargain bins at Smiths and Woolies. Yours?

Disgusting habit, spitting

Is that the time? 🤔

I’ve finally started to read a book I borrowed from my late father-in-law 20 years ago. Seemed topical. I’m left feeling that any incoming world leader should be given a compulsory reading list, with this on it - and with a pre-inauguration test. How could we forget the lessons of history, so soon?

New blog post, Back To The Future: New Town Planning simonicity.com/2026/04/12/b...

🎵 Don’t need this pressure on Don’t need this pressure on You go down, down Pass the talk of town You go down Greek street Then its underground Well it’s Soho life For this mobile knife It’s the place to shoot Saturday night beetroot 🎵

Trying to remember what I must have bought 🤨

About right…

Give him a break this is literary genius.

Starmer could of course call Trump privately now with the message that if he doesn’t immediately switch course the king and UK air bases are now out of bounds and forget about the World Cup. Who knows what’s happening behind the scenes but sleepwalking into this will never be forgiven.

I made a playlist or last nights Obscure Pet Shop Boys performance at the Electric Ballroom. So good! #petshopboys open.spotify.com/playlist/2tz...

First night of Pet Shop Boys “obscure” residency this week at the Electric Ballroom.

My Cat: Open the Fuckin’ Wet Food, you crazy bastard, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.

A huge new dining room you say? Well this is a little too on-the-nose...

Well Leeds at Wembley would have a reassuring ring to it 🤞#saintsfc