Visiting your constituency occasionally is not 'working from home', Nige.

This was v v good.

February Cask Festival Is Ago! We have Ten Cask Ales for you to enjoy today! CAMRA Members get 50p off a pint of Cask Ale today when you show your Membership Card.

NEW PUBCAST: Paris, Malaga and… erm, Rotherhithe. Plus Lime Crisps, Goan Crisps and, unfortunately, Kimchi Crisps.

I wonder how many were from people who had actually been to London.

A brilliant, elegant and sprawling account of the unfolding American disaster, whose roots are deep and historic and whose impact is sadly global. @adamshatz.bsky.social

I love how the US has been pissing everybody off, with its tariffs and generally behaving like dicks, then when Canada and the UK get chummy with China, Trump’s like - you can’t do that!

Time to Get Up, Stand Up.

You can’t tell me we have a functioning economic system when the richest man in human history is one of the most profoundly stupid people in human history

No.

I think he’s confusing it with the ‘other’ island.

Donald has only got one ball, JD has two but very small, Miller has something sim’lar And poor old Johnson has no balls at all. #USA #WhiteHouse #GOP #Republicans #USpolitics #balls

#crispnews Wasabi.

#crispnews Lime.

current mood:

I feel like Donald Trump is giving the Airing of Grievances a bad name. #festivus

Not sure which I hate more, VAR or ICE.

Watching the lengthy Newcastle-Man City VAR Stoppage. Turning over to the paint drying channel.

Leake St.

I see the US is having a normal one.

Really enjoying the new Dry Cleaning album. Looks like they've sold out of the vinyl. Nice that they've done a cassette too though. Not that I have a cassette player. Or a record player (yet).

Yeah, Dry January’s OK but have you ever tried High January?

If you like your podcasts frost-bitten, with pubs, pixies, potatoes and people dressed as plants, this one’s for you. www.podfollow.com/deserter-pubcast

Loved this @pelliclemag.com article on The Rutty, having had the pleasure of going there this (last) year. It's everything a pub should be: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/2/...

Lock him up.

Know what I meme?

Should have had @threehoundsbeer.bsky.social in there too! Another favourite.

My top 12 London pubs for 2025, in no order: - The Blythe Hill Tavern SE23 - The Ivy House SE15 - Lucky Anchor SE8 - The Shirker’s Rest SE14 - The Harp WC2 - The Dog & Bell SE8 - The Sutton Arms EC1 - The Lamb N7 - The Hope SM5 - The Pembury Tavern E8 - The Rusty Bucket SE9 - The Green Goddess SE3

Delish.

Shut up, America.

Great to finally meet you Mickey. And indeed, Mrs Onions.

@deserterblog.bsky.social @nedleyjames.bsky.social @mileseames.bsky.social @pisci.bsky.social #crispnews

Ten stories. South London roots, universal reach. Idleness, outsiders and the small joys that make life worth living. Review on the blog today: themadridreview.com/f/beyond-the... @deserterblog.bsky.social @vincerai.bsky.social @andrewgrumbridge.bsky.social #london #stories

From the Emirates FA Cup to the Trump Peace Prize – a sorry tale of greed and balls.

It's about time we caught up with modern attitudes to cannabis. @deserterblog.bsky.social #SouthLondon

Tonight we visit Bookseller Crow in Crystal Palace to do a reading from Deserter Stories. This post, from 2014, shows our hyper local stuff used to cover things like shopping and cafés. Full of surprises, us.

Was delighted to see Lucy Ward win an FSA award last week, while Joey Barton was in court for being a vile excuse for a human.

Would you talk to these men online? Meet the authors of Deserter Stories for a chat, a reading and a drink. This Weds, 10th Dec, 7pm. Free, obviously. Sign up here: luma.com/n5jmckv2 and bring a bottle!

Breaking News: Man goes to work.

Every time a pub closes down, God kills a kitten.

I will visit The Dodo one day. I will visit The Dodo one day 🙏🙏🙏🦤

On my Substack: "Would I die for Keir Starmer? I'm not sure I'd hold open a door for Keir Starmer."

Holy Alcohol-Moly! Have you seen the beer line-up for our reading at the Rusty Bucket tonight 🥲

Why pubs matter. Soon to be subject of a campaign for the community to buy it and stop it becoming shit flats.

Join @vincerai.bsky.social and I in Eltham this Weds for an evening of beer and books and bonhomie. We'll be at the Rusty Bucket at 7pm to talk about Deserter Stories and do a little reading.

This @deserterblog.bsky.social post is from 2018, when our first book came out. Tonight we return to Southey Brewing in Penge, the scene of our first foray into brewing. We’ll be talking about our new book, our third, before tucking into the local fare.

Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day to all who celebrate.

Hey hey! We’re doing an online book event to talk about our new collection of short stories. December 10th, 7pm. Hopefully some of our European readers can tune in, as well as those UKers outside of London - and indeed, those north of the river. luma.com/n5jmckv2