@theshipbuilders.bsky.social at Leaf 18/7/25, excellent as always

People think money has ruined football but the sight of a rapist dictator standing next to a corrupt football official in front of a big gold trophy at a competition bankrolled by Saudi Arabia reminds me the game still belongs to us.

Edgar Jones at ARC Liverpool 30/5/25

Half Man Half Biscuit at the Coro, Ulverston 16/5/25. #hmhb

@chrisrand.com thanks for the tip re the cost of a pint of IPA in The Mill. Nice pint 👍

Bernard Butler , St.Michael’s church,Liverpool 9.2.25

One of the strangest ironies of the last ten years has been watching Britain immersing itself as deeply as ever in memories of WW2 while proudly turning its back on the project that emerged from it.

Shack. Manchester Ritz 2.5.25

Supergrass rolling back the years. Liverpool Olympia 6.5.25

Thames Water was privatised in 1989 with no debt. Since then it’s racked up £14.7 billion in debt at the same time as paying out £10.4 billion to its shareholders. If that's not a scam, I don't know what is! #OurWaterOurWay

Damming stuff #LFC open.substack.com/pub/tomkinst...

Barry Adamson Future yard Birkenhead 15/3/25

On the days I am about to give up, this Gwendolyn Brooks poem gives me an anchor.

Repost for a chance to win two tickets for our extra date with Helen O Hara and the RNCM Session Orchestra Tickets on sale this Thursday (9th Jan) at 10am - no more dates to be added after this, so jump in quick 😉 Winner picked at random at 9am Thursday morning

The economic cost of Brexit to the UK now exceeds what it paid into the EU over its entire 47 years of membership. A colossal, unprecedented act of economic self-harm sold to a nation by grifters and snake oil salesmen.

#5albums24 Nailed on to be in my top 5. Michael Head & the red elastic band-loophole.

#5albums24 A contender Richard Hawley- in this city they cal you love

#5albums24 A contender

The Media won't acknowledge this video of the farmers blocking an ambulance with its blue lights on so could you could RT it so people see it?

Paul Heaton. Superb as always in Liverpool 6/12/24

Re-post for a chance to win this brilliant prize: 2 x tickets to the show A room at Leven (liveleven.com) 2 x return train tickets from anywhere in the UK I’ll present you with a signed print after the concert Winner picked at random: THURSDAY 3pm Tickets on sale: THURSDAY 4pm

Repost for a chance to win this Charlatans bobble hat Might as well kick things off with a gift - winner picked at 9pm this Sunday