I can guarantee that the day that trains start running on HS2 is the day that everyone will be looking for whoever is responsible for not finishing it

Canceling the northern leg of HS2 was an act of insane self-harm

My 20th song of the year is, of course, Crispy Skin by Squid #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/CqM8hhwNsJA?...

People who are not investing your time in the new season of Culinary Class Wars on Netflix...... I despair at your choices

My 19th song of the year is Space Invader by Kaytranada #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/jb2QPbQoZLI?...

My 18th song of 2025 is Broken by Ela Minus #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/cF4kF48inMA?...

My 17th song of 2025 is All My Freaks by Divorce #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/fVn6d004AMM?...

My annual LinkedIn wrap up is a depressing thing. If anything it uses numbers to demonstrate how ineffective it is as a platform. I don't think everything needs to be "wrapped up"

My 16th song of the year is Comapny Culture by Lambrini Girls #IsItAnAdventCalendar youtu.be/-kz_CrB0Vf0?...

—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter —Infanta? —No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly

My 15th song of 2025 is Anticipate by El Michels Affair #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/Ebcvdzqk9EI?...

The advertising gods seem to be fairly convinced I need to buy a new guitar. They can't be wrong can they?

To give you an example of how small the Jewish community is, the guy who sang at the wedding of some of my best pals last weekend - and who I know - lost his cousin (Rabbi Eli Schlanger ז״ל) in the Bondi Beach attacks There are so few Jews in the world, it’s hard to explain

My 14th song of the year is Cosa Rara by Lucrecia Dalt #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/l6_bC6gV0zI?...

I've made my list of albums of the year, and even if I say so myself, it's a good list. Recognising that I didn't do any of the hard work in making these albums. www.dazwright.com/2025/12/the-...

What's that Facebook advert? 10gb of ambient loops for £15? OK, so that looks like it's the third time I've bought the same pack and still never used any of the loops

My 13th song of the year is Air by Sixmixsix. Synthwave at it's best #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/THDe_xjfV8M?...

Very pleased this arrived today from @sulkrooms.bsky.social I've listened to the download a lot this week but now I can watch it spin round at the same time

My 12th song of 2025 is Core Memory Corrupt by Motorpsycho. #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/oL3Ad0qgZb8?...

My 11th song of the year is Fantastic Tomb by Ty Segall. A man you can rely on to constantly release albums #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/GG9yWFlslb8?...

My 10th song of 2025 is Cherry by Slow Crush. #IsItAnAdventCalebdar? youtu.be/L9nDPB3p1OI?...

It's probably too late for flu vaccination now (but give it a go) Where was public health this time round? It was obvious from Australia and Japan that this was going to be bad but there was very little new in the way of warnings. Also, how is removing free vaccines from the over 50s looking now?

My 9th song of the year is London May by Bonnie "Prince" Billy #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/IpSCDm9HJmc?...

My 8th song of the year is I'm In Love (Subaru) by Sports Team. youtu.be/vU6cOF65lU0?...

Are you hanging up your stocking on the wall?

Just reminded by a Facebook advert that Jackie Chan was more than happy to show his stunts from multiple angles and in slow motion. He didn't care if it broke the continuity of the film and that makes me happy

My 7th song of the year is Deveraux by Car Seat Headrest. The man likes a catchy chorus #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/Zl2HpPLgTOA?...

My 6th song of the year is Infinity Peaking by bdrmm. #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/kieWDh2NAiE?...

About 90% of Christmas is untangling things

It's the 5th of December so my 5th song of 2025 is Football by Youth Lagoon. #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/YeQP0TkWa2s?...

My 4th song of the year (yeah almost forgot after 4 days is Green Light by the Moses Yoofee Trio #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/FvNCXgJZbT0?...

Nice to know there are good people in Stirchley. Very grateful for their efforts.

I'm pretty sure that most of the country's belief that the immigration system is broken comes from Paddington. There is no way that a foreign national with a criminal conviction should be able to achieve citizenship

My third song of the year is Maria Davidson's Sexy Clown #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/1s_nggyV444?...

Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte But the verye next daye ther came a wolf, Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost - And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars. Seek now myne hearte, Return it within a yeare and a daye: Thys ys thy queste

My second song for my 2025 Advent treat is Taxi Man by DITZ. I keep hearing this everywhere. #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/F91hzV6pXgE?...

I've made a mix of ambient and low(ish) key electronica from the last 18 months. Featuring @flcartographer.bsky.social @warringtonruncorn.com @apta.bsky.social @drsausagesmd.bsky.social @kaylapainter.bsky.social etc Everyone you'd expect really www.mixcloud.com/indolent_chi...

You must be wondering what I think the best songs of the year have been. Well, as is my custom, here is a daily rundown through December. From one of the first albums I bought this year. Rose Gray's Party People. #IsItAnAdventCalendar? youtu.be/sMndhNF-nyI?...

Well that's me got by Whamaggedon. Because the first thing I did this morning is put on Last Christmas. You should never pass up the opportunity for a stone cold classic Christmas song.

Excellent news. My Google review of Hall Green Waitrose has been read by over 3000 people. Obviously, it shut down earlier this year, but it just goes to show that great content has a life of its own

Watching videos about puppy yoga seems to have become a large part of my day. What happens to the puppies when they become too big? The canal?

There are people out on Shirley High Street putting up flags with a cherry picker. With no lights on blocking one lane. Patriotism comes with a high risk of an RTA apparently. And a risk of fire as they are hanging them over the Christmas lights

As everyone knows Saturday evening can't start until the Polish jazz comes out

Fitting ambient ambience with @theblackdog.bsky.social for a day that is just solid rain

game design 101

Just spotted someone sharing this AI image on Twitter to bait the "WE WANT ARE COUNTRY BACK" brigade, but the first thing which crossed my mind is I know a fair few guys who would part with an extraordinary amount of money for a VG+ copy of a Christmas dub album with this cover

My favourite joke from the care home entertainer today was "This is a song by Al Jolson. If Al Jolson was still alive Keir Starmer would throw him in prison. And then let him out too early" I don't quite get it but there's something funny there

A voxpop man from Nuneaton told Channel 4 News that people come to the UK to seek asylum because they know they'll get a free house. If people in Nuneaton have no clue of how the asylum system works how is anyone outside the UK supposed to understand it and be "deterred" from seeking asylum?

ID verification for Companies House is something we really need but that process is horrendous. Lots of linking accounts with pages that have little resemblance to the help text, and three Apps downloaded to get it finished