I love Stiegl. Drinking Austrian beer at almost the very north of mainland Scotland to watch #Eurovision in Wien.

Getting ready for #Eurovision with a very queer beer

Oh, so it's okay to choose how you identify after all.

Off up to Caithness for a long weekend of reading, drinking and walking off hangovers with the dog. Might toss a few cabers whilst I’m there.

Slightly increase a band Oases Lorry Halen Joy Long Division Slightly decrease a band Fe Maiden AverageGrass

There are now more transgender MSPs now than there are Joanna Cherrys, a win for us all

Well done to Lorna Slater as the Scottish Green's first ever constituency MSP

Every time someone from the BBC has to pronounce Na h-Eileanan an Iar you can see the dread on their face.

Same rule as politics: the louder the “confidence”, the closer the axe "University of the Year" is the academic equivalent of “full confidence in the PM” 😉

The absolute joy when you go into your work bag only to find a bar of chocolate

Am I drunk enough for Karaoke? Only if they have Bananarama on their list.

Visiting University of Manchester Student Union only to find they have a darkroom on level 1. Now that’s what you call inclusion. 🤣

When you see a picture of Angine de Poitrine and all you can think of is Srawberry Switchblade. And yes, showing my age now.

🎵the rain falls hard on this humdrum town 🎵 Manchester, you never disappoint.

In Newcastle tonight to see this very talented lady. Manchester tomorrow then back across the border on Saturday.

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Is it sacrilegious to play “I am the Resurrection” by the Stone Roses on Easter Day?

What’s going on here Google Maps?

I forgot that I had this book but it looks like it’s on the weekend reading list. Available from @versobooks.bsky.social

I don’t think that Booking.com quite know my sensibilities. Nothing against this but my fat pasty white belly would make all the muscley men quite jealous.

Many a drunken night was ended here. Sad times.

Could be the gayest book that I’ve bought in a while

This seems appropriate reading for this weekend. Available from @versobooks.bsky.social

Publishers send me links to books that they think that I may be interested in but I think I will take a pass on this one

If this woman give you goosebumps when she sings then we can definitely be friends.

So Trump doesn’t want Russia as a neighbour? Is he forgetting Alaska exists?

Who knew snow could be so interesting? Snö: a history by Sverker Sörlin. Published in the UK by Doubleday

1000 days and I confidently say that I can order a coffee

This must be the cheesiest knob that I’ve ever seen!

This sums up my 2025. I predict much of the same in 2026.

I will be celebrating Hogmanay in England for the first time ever this year. Until then, doing a bit of sightseeing.

When in doubt - listen to Madonna

Unless you're reading this from your private jet, the same system is oppressing us all. linktr.ee/boldpolitics

If you’re heading to Homobloc tonight then bring your brolly!

Has anyone bothered to explain why universities would be needed at all if they were market driven? The private sector is already positioned to supply any 'training' that is immediately profitable in the market for skills. Universities only have a comparative advantage at being universities.

Drunken night out in Liverpool

My next read. Hopefully it will let me understand the current catastrophe that is the world in a newly informed way.

I’m not a palaeontologist but this book is really fascinating. Going to watch Jaws in a completely different way now.

If you know who sung these lyrics then we can definitely be friends.

I’ve decided that my superpower is the ability to lip synch every single Erasure song in existence. All whilst pulling silly faces at the same time. Beat that!

I make no apologies - when I’m drunk I always listen to Grace Jones. Queer perfection personified.

I’m drunk. Disco has now taken over the HomePod.

Terence Stamp. Reluctant cover star of “What Difference Does It Make?”

So who will be at Manchester Pride next weekend?

When in London…

Sexist AI - Gillian is in New Order too!

Should be an interesting read

No one said it had to be a natural blonde

Strange logic from the man who only received 20.1% of eligible votes in his constituency at the last General Election. You won’t see him admitting that.

The internet has improved our lives in so many ways. Listening to a German radio station play obscure 80s songs is not one of them.