Matthew Austin

‘Have you ever thrown anything with devastating effect?’asks Liza Tarbuck on Radio 2, proving once again she’s one of the best - and underused - broadcasters around

Reached down to pick up my notebook from the floor during a zoom and head butted the table earlier

Trump’s ’sometimes you have to take the medicine’ is giving strong Jim Jones vibes.

‘Worse than the 1980s’ – that’s the arts sector now. It’s not a good look for a Labour government | Charlotte Higgins So many pre-election promises: but still a cultural malaise spreads from our schools to museums, galleries and theatres, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

‘Worse than the 1980s’ – that’s the arts sector now. It’s not a good look for a Labour government

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Sometimes I remember I’m an adult with no dependents. I could literally get on a train to anywhere at a weird time on a Sunday, no questions asked.

[sent from the sofa thinking about an early night because… work tomorrow]

I’m reading Thomas Hardy’s Jude The Obscure. And I’ve just got to *that* moment, and 😢🥺😢🥺

People are very concerned about the proximity of the LA wildfires to the priceless museum collections of the Getty Villa and the cultural artefact that is the Eames house. Meantime the climate change protesters who chucked soup at a glass covered Van Gogh, to make exactly this point, are in prison…

“Activist judges” 🤣🤣🤣

A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.

Uggggh, I’m sorry ❤️❤️

When you live in the inner city, having a designated driver doesn’t really come up because you walk or taxi etc etc. But tonight we’re going just outside Bristol for a birthday party and I’m driving. Feels grown-up. 👴🏼

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Hello. I co-run an arts producing organisation in Bristol called MAYK. I’m also slipping comfortably into middle age with an allotment and a timeshare on a narrowboat. Interested in culture, politics, sustainability, music, and eating and drinking nice things.