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Semi-retired music lover and very-small-time promoter.
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City Witch 🇨🇦
3 days ago
Reminder. Don’t judge a book by its cover. Lots of fellow lefties are in serious fucking need of this reminder.
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How About Now by Ags Connolly. This one's coming to the desert island with me.
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Steve Bullock
9 days ago
We have normalised paying for things you should not have to pay for like education and health while simultaneously normalising not paying for things you should pay for like music, writing and games.
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Disillusioned With Conservatives
15 days ago
Every senior Reform UK person is a former Tory: Leader: Nigel Farage (former Tory) Deputy Leader: Richard Tice (former Tory) Chair: Lee Anderson (former Tory) Deputy Chair: Paul Nuttalls (former Tory) Leader in Scotland: Malcolm Offord (former Tory Life Peer) (1/8)
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HappyToast
13 days ago
Well done to all who took part in the cheese rolling, only 78 deaths this year, your sacrifices will be recorded in the ledger and ensure a great cheese harvest for 2026. 🧀
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Postcard From The Past
14 days ago
If you want those singles they are 3 bob each. Subterranean Homesick Blues Maggies Farm Like a Rolling Stone’ I think that his latest is great it’s called “One of us must know” I have not got “Bringin’ it all back on Home” LP yet but I am getting it on Sat. See you Friday Trevor
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I must admit, I've never looked at a church and thought, "I wish I could camp in there", but it turns out you can do exactly that.
#Champing
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We Slept Overnight in a 15th-Century Church...The Bells Didn’t Stop!
YouTube video by Wild About Wales
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBP01z2TRNA
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Less Dangerous from Liquid Light brewery, on cask at Beerhouse in Market Harborough. Fruity New England pale with a pleasing bitterness. Very nice indeed. If it's still on as the temperature soars at the weekend I can see it becoming more and more dangerous!
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Mark Chadbourn
20 days ago
ICYMI.
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Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
Note to politicians: you can just do stuff regular people actually need and want and it’s OK
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/18/heres-a-list-of-things-zohran-mamdani-has-done-in-just-four-months?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Yes! Definitely! The number of times I've tried to find a song on here (and previously the other place) you've played on the show having remembered it months later, and failed miserably! 😄 An excellent idea.
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Count Binface
20 days ago
All news should be reported with the same brevity and accuracy as a football club’s official social media account tweeting that they’ve just lost a match.
#voteBinface
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#MusicSky
#Music
If you've an hour free this weekend, sit back and give Perfect Place, by the wonderful Lemoncello, a listen. It's folk, but not as you know it.
open.spotify.com/album/0Q2JNQ...
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Perfect Place
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Q2JNQOIzp8ynfosFsduUO
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HappyToast
27 days ago
The leadership battle makes me hate what Labour have become even more. They're full on Tory, power hungry incompetence in every way. Just shut up, accept you're disliked and fix the fucking pot holes. No one wants another leadership battle.
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HappyToast
27 days ago
Here he comes
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Instead of denouncing Reform as the hard right, I suggest that it would be more effective to call them the 'Ultra Tories'. It more accurately reflects who they are and would associate them with the decline of the past few years.
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John Rain🥇
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It's almost as if Labour's pandering to the far right achieved sod all 🤷♂️
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🦇🤘 Jennie Rigg 🔶️🏳️🌈
about 1 month ago
Happy Suppose I Ought To Go Bloody Vote Where My Sodding Passport Gone Oh There It Is Right Come On Dog I've Got To Take Your Photo Christ What A Palaver Day to all who celebrate.
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badly drawn bee 🐝
about 1 month ago
Your regular reminder that 55% of the UK welfare bill is *pensions*. A far higher amount of the welfare budget goes unclaimed than is claimed fraudulently. No benefits for any medical condition unless supported by evidence. Just under 40% of folk receiving UC are also in work.
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pumpr.co.uk
about 1 month ago
⛽ RUTLAND! Your cheapest unleaded petrol (E10) today is 153.9p/L at Our Coop Oakham, LE15 7AA — and 1 other at the same price! #UKFuel #Pumpr #Rutland
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pumpr.co.uk
about 1 month ago
⛽ LEICESTERSHIRE! Your cheapest unleaded petrol (E10) today is 151.9p/L at Market Harborough Express, LE16 7QD — and 2 others at the same price! #UKFuel #Pumpr #Leicestershire
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pumpr.co.uk
about 2 months ago
🗺️ Cheapest Unleaded (E10) by nation today: England: 124.9p — Sandybank Garage, BB4 7JE Northern Ireland: 125.9p — GHAN FILLING STATION LTD, BT34 3EB Scotland: 131.9p — ASCONA REFINERY SERVICE STATION, FK3 9BU Wales: 126.9p — Old Pump Filling Station, SA69 9BJ #UKFuel #FuelPrices #Pumpr
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Acyn
about 2 months ago
Kamlager-Dove: Stevie Wonder can even see how much this war is costing us. Prices have gone up, and this dude is wanting to spend $2 billion of your money every single day rather than help you. Fuck him.
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Nick Barber
about 2 months ago
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Domino Lewis | "Do it All" | Western AF
YouTube video by Western AF
https://youtu.be/X-oID-va_Qw?si=Se6zxr-rmbXeHyyn
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Not many words, but David's review perfectly captures the essence of what was a truly wonderful event.
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Peter Smith
about 2 months ago
Top Tip. Imposter Syndrome sufferers - keep a copy of the photo below for use in emergencies.
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Here we go!
2 months ago
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If you see this, post a concert photo you took.
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HappyToast
2 months ago
The Unhelpful X-Men
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Twonks
2 months ago
The Jetsons lied to us
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Nick Barber
3 months ago
The anticipated email landed, I’ve sorted the paperwork and there’ll be a gig announcement at 10am on Thursday….
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Elizabeth Lopatto
3 months ago
roll the clip
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Angry People in Local Newspapers
3 months ago
At last, someone who takes their work seriously.
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HappyToast
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Richard Harris
3 months ago
Bloody immigrants, coming over here and trying to to stop our cities from burning down… …big shout out to this gentleman for his efforts
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Passer-by tried to tackle Glasgow vape shop fire which led to inferno
Lamin Kongira told BBC Scotland News he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out saying
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd70wdxrrn4o
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Huw Bowen / Sundog
3 months ago
This is the warning on the blood pressure monitor my dad just got. Exceptional work. Anybody know what the fuck it’s supposed to mean? Last line is especially ominous
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Dr Clops: Medicine Horse
3 months ago
If you are unsure of how to spell mnemonic, here is a handy mnemonic:
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The Man in Seat 61
3 months ago
DON'T BUY TRAIN TICKETS IN ADVANCE! On 1 April, the government is quietly changing the rules. Off-Peak & Anytime tickets become non-refundable after 23:59 the day BEFORE you travel. If you wake up & find your event cancelled, NO REFUNDS, even on £100+ tickets.
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Fare dodgers targeted as train ticket refund rules are tightened
In a bid to clamp down on ticket fraud that costs the railways millions each year, the government has quietly changed the rules on claiming refunds for unused train tickets.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fare-dodgers-targeted-as-train-ticket-refund-rules-are-tightened-87942/
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HappyToast
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Sooz Kempner
3 months ago
🚨BREAKING🚨 Robert Jenrick has defected from Reform to the Greens.
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This is really fascinating. I got as far as 1300.
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Scoiattolo
4 months ago
Oops, someone forgot to feed their robot
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Tamara Bumpdeeay
4 months ago
So - giving up Chocolate is it? Unless you are fasting like a medieval don’t so much as mention Lent: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday - no food Otherwise no food until 3 Drinking allowed No animal meats or fats No eggs No dairy - eggs, milk, cheese, cream, butter I personally give up religion
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Tony Tassell
4 months ago
That time when, two months into World War 1, the FT asked its readers to predict the impact the conflict would have on the map of Europe. As a game. With cash prizes: great
@ftweekend.com
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Andrew R
4 months ago
Roses are red, And poetry's romantic, I fucked around at school, So I'm not really sure how it works, 1066?
#ValentinesDay
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Kriszta Satori
4 months ago
#BBCNews
- Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's Winter Olympics ban?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#UkraineWar
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Who is on helmet that led to Ukrainian athlete's disqualification from Winter Olympics?
Vladyslav Heraskevych's helmet depicts fellow athletes who have been killed since Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv63q1vpv1o
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Ian P
4 months ago
I suspect native Monegasques probably think the same Jim, you silly old twat.
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WeRateDogs
4 months ago
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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A wonderful thread.
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4 months ago
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David's blog is always a great read.
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