Cut benefits, cut minimum wage, raise retirement age, means test pensions, get rid of the NHS. Why are you voting for Farage?

Absolutely terrible week personally, so I’m grateful for the small things 🙏 - and that comes in finding a band that is SOOOO me Low Harness 😍 - epic at Rockaway beach 🚀 - a meld of Sonic Youth, bits of Siouxsie, the Chameleons, the Sound, shoegaze lowharness.bandcamp.com/album/salvo

Low Harness were my top find at @rockawaybeach.bsky.social - bought the EP and can’t stop playing it. So so good- roll on seeing them live again 🎸💃🪩

Feeling sick about a young fox that was attempting to cross a busy road this morning …. Hope it makes it between skidding on the ice and dodging cars today 😔 #foxwatch (and yes I know Mr Tumnus isn’t a fox )🦊 ….

Great start to my film watching year with Moss Rose tonight - love Peggy Cummins and she shone brightly as usual in this whodunnit #peggycummins

First day back in the office for 2 weeks…. 😟

We are a country whose Constitution, according to the Supreme Court, gives our own presidents immunity for crimes committed while in office, but we will prosecute presidents of other countries for alleged crimes and invade them to execute arrest warrants.

Would you have bought Dolly? 🤔 #junkshop #dollyparton #charityshopgold #bognorregis @rockawaybeach.bsky.social

Bognor ready - let the party begin 🎉🥳 @rockawaybeach.bsky.social #butlinsbognor

New Year’s Day tradition - wear your new Christmas socks …. This year with a music theme 🙌🏻 #christmassocks

Thanks to all that have entertained, educated and endured me this year - it means a lot 🥰 The world is crazy and cruel at times but together we found the fun - here’s to friendship and support in 2026 x

Hi folks, a bit earlier than advertised but it’s time for our traditional end of year poll #5albums25 Please reply with your top 5 albums of 2025 in order of preference including the hashtag, artist and album name. Voting closes at midday on Saturday 3rd Jan, a result chart will follow. My picks..

While watching Dune yesterday I made a scale model of Atomium Brussels (designed by André and Jean Polak) out of Santa's Chocolate Snow balls and some cocktail sticks #MidCenturyModern #Modernism #Chocolate

Leg 4 of Xmas sat on a train 🚂 - this time escorting mum home and we treated ourselves to 1st class as there’s more space for her to stretch her legs @lner.co.uk I am applauding the Christmas fritter salad with rose wine chaser. Absolutely heavenly 🙏😍

Have a wonderful Christmas lovely people of Bluesky - a big thank you to those people working over the holiday season keeping essential services going for us all 👏👏👏 - forever grateful and hope you are well recompensed for sacrificing time with family and friends ✊

Xmas travel leg 2 ✅ - always a pleasure to spend time in Liverpool (only 36 hours this time 😢) - cracking pubs, vintage finds and genuine friendliness and fun #xmastravel #liverpoollove

Christmas travel leg 1 is done - 36 hours in Leicester with friends. A walk along the canal from Birstall to town taking in several herons 🙃 and a few pints of plum porter 💜 in the Castle and finishing up in the Blue Boar 🎄🚂 #christmastravel

Find of the day - just love the cover of this Benny Goodman / World’s fair Brussels record featuring the fabulous Atomium - had to buy for the cover #atomiumbrussels #worldfairbrussels #charityshopvinyl

Out of office is ON and my ‘pets’ are celebrating with me 💜🎄💃🕺🪩 #christmasbreak #outofoffice #xmasisgo

Exciting news for @linesofsilence.com we're delighted to announce we have signed to Sprechen! Sprechen's roster includes Utopia Strong and A Certain Ratio. An EP follows soon; we'll be opening for Chris Massey's EP launch at the Carlton Club in Manchester. Keep in touch via Patreon!

Today is the day 🙏💜 … one of my fave bands to see live 🚀💃 Night Beats are in London tonight …. because the wonderful Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are in town and they are supporting #doubleheader #livemusiclover m.youtube.com/watch?v=Buds...

As some of you will know, I've been working on book about punk - part teenage diary, part serious reflections on the times, from the NF to Peter Sutcliffe. Here's a podcast interview about it, which you may like to listen to / like / share / whatever... CC x open.spotify.com/episode/3LpY...

Happy Fibonacci number birthday to me 🥳 Always grateful for another spin on life’s ferris wheel. Here’s to another year of making sense of this world and finding the wonder in it Lovely mooch around Walthamstow today - enjoyed the Liberty textiles exhibition and finding some vintage treasures 🌼🙏

You will be visited by three spirits…

Fabulous penultimate gig of the year last night at the Shack for Mo Dotti - what a gorgeous swirling sound they made, all the feels 💜🎸. @modottiband.bsky.social

RIP the great Martin Parr

Bought a doll on a whim for the first time since childhood …..felt a connection somehow - creepy 😳 or cool 😎🤷‍♀️? She’s getting on well with Paddington upstairs. Need to find a name for her now #vintagedolls

FOR EVERYONE IN ORBIT: Firefriend plays Amsterdam — Friday, May 1st, 2026. Fuzz Club Eindhoven — Saturday, May 2nd, 2026. We're aiming to play Sunday, May 3rd somewhere close by. If you can help, please share with your friends. firefriend.com/

#90sTop30 #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Day 26. Adorable - Sunshine Smile [1992] Folk often ask me “Hey, Jonny. Didn’t you play a support slot for Adorable on your 18th birthday in 1993?” To which I reluctantly reply “Yes, yes I did.” I don’t like to mention it too much though youtu.be/Ffbg0a2x3Aw?...

Absolutely banging 4 day musical bender with the wonderful My Bloody Valentine, Minami Deutsch/Floral Image, Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Helicon. Grateful for the good times #livemusiclover #MBV #mybloodyvalentine 🚀💜 - back to work for a rest 🤣

Loved the Santiago Yahuarcani exhibition at the Whitworth art gallery today - such a beguiling and uplifting experience

Always a joy to be blasted by My Bloody Valentine. Last night was also a tribute to Mani and for @thequietus.com I dug into the idea of extreme noise as a vehicle for calm and tranquility. thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

Day 2 in Manchester - a punk exhibition at the library, My Bloody Valentine 💜 and dearest Frank - perfect day 🚀 #mybloodyvalentine

Day 1 in Manchester - visit to the fabulous People’s History Museum ✊to put fire in our bellies before heading to the White Hotel for the wonder that was Minami Deutsch and @floralimageband.bsky.social - both bands on top form and lovely human beings too 💜🚀

If you are traveling to Manchester to see My Bloody Valentine & have time to spare before the gig then check out the wonderful People’s History Museum- it’s only a few minutes walk from Aviva Studios. Learn about societal change through organising & protest ✊ #mybloodyvalentine #peopleshistorymuseum

Pains of being pure at heart 💜 at the Garage - night 2 of my 4 night consecutive gig ‘bender’ and it was just wonderful. Ace to see people pogoing. Band are a lovely lot - thanks for coming over to entertain us and for signing my record 🙏@thepainsofbeing.bsky.social

Sitar supremo - Gordon, and Anna from @heliconglasgow.bsky.social giving everything last night 🚀💜

Stage times tonight 19:00 doors 19:50 Man of Moon 20:50 Helicon 🎫 link.dice.fm/d26c2070e471...

Today is all about the psych groove adventure that is @heliconglasgow.bsky.social - playing Oslo, Hackney tonight Come down and shake your booty 💃🎉🪩🚀 - the more the merrier

Believe this is the last physical copy of @cilip.bsky.social ‘Information Professional’ 😢 …. never remember passwords so don’t engage with digital content. Recognise environmental & financial benefits but know it means i won’t engage now nothing hits the doormat #luddite

More comedy at the late dictator's expense

Thursday …. Work today feels 🤷‍♀️😟

Now playing - Julie Felix ‘Flowers’ 🌼💜 epic album cover 🙌🏻

Anyone know what band this tshirt is associated with? At a friend’s looking at her old band T-shirts and we can’t remember. #bandtshirtmystery

Popped into the fabulous Fitzrovia Chapel earlier today to see Ben Edge’s ‘Children of Albion’ exhibition which was magnificent. Free to visit and on until the 26th November #benedgeart #folkart #fitzroviachapel #gosee

It’s an absolutely glorious day in London so I’ve cracked out ALL THE COLOURS and I’m off to gaze at my shoes for 8 hours #shoegazealldayer 🌞👠👀🙌🏻🚀

Happy Friday everyone 🙌🏻💜🚀

Called in to ‘Combining Efforts: 200 Years of Trade Union History’ display at @lselibrary.bsky.social (co-curated with TUC Library). The Robert Tressell manuscripts were particularly meaningful for me. Drop in if you’re passing that way. (H/T @spectralheron.bsky.social) www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...