I'm so sick of discourse from supposed allies about where trans people went wrong. Where we "went wrong" is that billionaires spent unimaginably large sums to attack us repeatedly and major media outlets have spent a decade piling on.

This is without doubt the best thing I've seen this year. #sumo

RadMac on 6 Music have been especially good this morning, and great to hear so much love for Schulz and Peanuts on its 75th anniversary.

I recently made a companion playlist of 300 tracks for my new #IntoTheGroove book. Chronologically arranged 1980-1989, some of it's familiar, some of it's less so. It's not an exhaustive list, but I hope it gives you a flavour of the book's scope. www.tunemymusic.com/share/kQHEUO...

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster. The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

Not #Scarborough

Took this picture of my wife this morning, Teesside airport on our way to Mallorca. I'm not being big headed, but think it should be on the cover of all Ryanair's promotional material. Happy to negotiate fees. #ryanair #betterthandavidbailey

Goon Pod talked to Jonathan Coe. He chatted about his influences such as David Nobbs, B.S Johnson and Flann O'Brien and one of his earliest exposures to freewheeling comic prose via Spike Milligan's 1963 novel Puckoon. Take a listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...

And it's ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Alan Ayckbourn's Earth Angel from The Yorkshire Post, describing it as: "There are tears, laughter, love, hate, big ideas, division, reconciliation, small-town life, little victories and a huge heart in Earth Angel." Only running until 11 Oct, so see it while you can!

Americans need to do this at scale

Been calling “AI” a financial bubble for three years now (1. “this is gonna be a bubble”, 2. “This is a bubble but hasn’t peaked yet”, 3. “This is fucking huge, what’s wrong with you all?!”) and it’s nice to see mainstream rhetoric finally shift, even if most of tech is still in some denial

Written 55 years ago, Schulz's heartfelt clarity cuts through the noise, even today. h/t @tisserand.bsky.social

And this is fantastic news. Well done, bookshop.org!

Publication day for #IntoTheGroove! Thanks for your patience and tolerance in the run-up to this. I will be on BBC Radio Sheffield at 10.10 and BBC Radio Northampton at 11.40 this morning. BBC Sounds will have them up later. And here’s me signing copies in Cover to Cover, Mumbles.

As it's National Poetry day, here's the best poem I've ever written.

Will be interesting to see if leftish types spend quite so much time memeing virtriol during the Tory conference as they are during the Labour one.

Lewis Hamilton was truly devoted to his bulldog - so, even if you don’t have pets, as I don’t, you should feel able to extend to him your deepest sympathy now that Roscoe has died. This morning a mate of mine sent me this touching pic, which shows Lewis, Roscoe & yours truly.

I'm not idealistic about immigration but I would like something to be said for the idea that human existence is a good thing, that people existing is better than them not existing, that living human substance is to be prized, and that people don't have to start businesses or prop up the NHS or

Last call for the newsletter available from totally free (enter £0) or for a donation if you would like. I would love to hear your views of the new format. Go to payhip.com/b/DQzbO

There are no words to describe how happy shit like this makes me. Absolutely masterful set-up and reveal from 1:07. I howled

Five sheep standing on a little hill and going "what the actual fuck"

So exhausting..

Turns out that 53 is the age where all you want to do is spend your day sitting out in the sunshine and looking at the sea. #scarborough

I certainly feel like I won at the charity shop today.

A break from work for a stroll. Not a bad view. #scarborough

★★★★ "It really is a play you need to see, then discuss afterwards." @trnorth.bsky.social

Some brilliant news to start the week! ✨ We’re absolutely thrilled to have been nominated for a #UKTheatreAward for Excellence in Workforce Culture. The nomination recognises the impact of our Associate Director Scheme - find out more in our five minute read 👇

Wilson’s Mariners Homes in Scarborough. The almshouses were built in in 1836 and were originally known as the Mariners Asylum. The charity that administers the houses was set up at the end of the 19th century. Just look at the beautiful windows

Blue sky over the bay #Scarborough

I'm not seeing Larry Sanders in these lists, so they're all null and void.

Is this one of the county’s most beautiful and hidden gems. Situated on the North York Moors Falling Foss and May Beck are a stunning part of Yorkshire’s natural heritage. The wonderful photographs are by Richard Spencer and Scott Robinson.

Today was the memorial for the late great Ray Brooks. There was a great turn out & it was lovely to share stories with his family & friends.

I have never met anyone in real life who is 1/10th as concerned about trans people existing in public spaces as the media and politicians are. Most people, and I mean this in the most complimentary way possible, truly don't give a shit. You learn someone's pronouns and you go on with your life.

[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that

Eurovision? You mean the musical contest set up in the aftermath of the Second World War explicitly to foster peace between European nations by cooperating on a shared broadcast? That Eurovision? It’s totally about politics. Peace is a political stance. As is war. As is doing a genocide.

Sid: I would have thought you'd have known better by now. When are you going to learn to keep your spudgrinder shut! Tony: What do you mean, spudgrinder? What does that mean? Speak the Queen's English man, if you mean cakehole, say so!

The Cohen Brothers debut feature Blood Simple (1984) is next week's Moviedrome screening @thesjt.bsky.social Scarborough 19th Sept sjt.uk.com/events/movie...

It seems ages since I had a natter with old Yoki Suji in Tokyo. I wonder how his wife is, what was her name? Radiant Flower of the Devine Heavens. I wonder if her feet are still playing her up? #TheRadioHam

🇮🇪 In an official statement, Irish broadcaster RTÉ states that “Ireland will not take part in the 2026 #Eurovision Song Contest if the participation of Israel goes ahead.” A final decision on Ireland’s participation will be made after the EBU’s decision on Israel. More: about.rte.ie/2025/09/11/r...

Tremendous job title. One for the Fink-Nottles of this world.

I dunno, I just want right and wrong to matter again.

Nic talking about the ENDLESS “jokes” about Epstein. Nothing about it is funny, you aren’t clever and just fuck off if you are a man doing this.

Brand new on Dirty Feed: today is the 50th anniversary of the studio recording of Fawlty Towers, "Gourmet Night". That episode's famous ending is pictured here. But it wasn't the originally intended finale. Instead, things were going to get rather more peculiar... www.dirtyfeed.org/2025/09/luck...

the hypocrisy of millionaire columnistas in working class cosplay yet being paid per word, who are all 'legitimate concerns' outside hotels one minute and then 'demonisation of someone who actually bettered their life' is vile snobbery and patronising 'know your place' shit.

Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

A dry weir across the River Derwent at Hall Garth Lane, West Ayton, outside Scarborough. #X100VI #Fujifilm #ACROS+R

Consider living your life in such a way that the entire internet doesn't leap to make jokes when news gets out that you were seriously injured in a car crash.

'Relish Life' 🧡 There's a new @petemckee.bsky.social mural in town. This one can be found on the Moor Market building and is a celebration of Henderson's Relish. streetartsheffield.com/gallery/reli... #Sheffield #StreetArt #SheffieldIsSuper #mural #SheffieldStreetArt

If you so much as breathed in Farage's direction, he'd fall over. We could have stopped him years ago. We still could, if people with power and influence really wanted to.