This is great.
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
@nudgie.bsky.social
This and that. Utd πΊπβοΈ
This is great.
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Liz Truss tried her best but, as with so many things, if you want something done properly, you need to get the Americans to do it.
07.04.2025 14:46 β π 575 π 100 π¬ 17 π 2Gorka's a knob. Why keep asking him on #newsnight. So wanted Vic to say we'll leave it there then...goodbye when HE kept haranguing HER
02.04.2025 21:52 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Made in Salford: Shelagh Delaney (1938-2011), whose A Taste of Honey was βprobably the most performed play by a postwar British woman playwrightβ, was one of several northern writers from modest backgrounds who came to prominence in the late 1950s/early 1960s. 1/6
02.04.2025 10:03 β π 103 π 22 π¬ 3 π 0Studio Ghibli Manchester drunkenness pic
The best use of AI Iβve ever seen
26.03.2025 22:07 β π 24 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Steeplejack Peter Tatham dismantling an incinerator chimney in Salford, 1976, by Daniel Meadows.
14.03.2025 08:24 β π 72 π 11 π¬ 6 π 1Tommy Ducks pub, Manchester, demolished overnight in 1993 by its owner, Greenall Whitley, when a preservation order expired. A loyal protester raises an empty glass. (Mirrorpix/Manchester Evening News)
09.02.2025 09:58 β π 84 π 18 π¬ 8 π 2Happy birthday to singer-songwriter Graham Nash, 83 today. Born in Blackpool, to where his mother had been evacuated from her hometown of Salford when WW2 began. Family subsequently returned to Salford, where Nash grew up. He recently donated Β£10k to help save Salford Lads Club.
02.02.2025 08:37 β π 54 π 9 π¬ 2 π 0Canβt believe the updates from The USβ¦
Two emotionally detached narcissists engineering what appears to be a mass looting of the country
Triggering culture, tariff and diplomatic wars
β¦while rolling out orders that will hurt the pockets, safety & health of its citizens.
The old Shambles district of Manchester, November 1938 (Getty Images).
26.01.2025 09:35 β π 86 π 15 π¬ 3 π 3Never disappoints. Hope it never changes
22.01.2025 21:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and heβs been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could βshare a photo of Kevin with the whole worldβ. I donβt know if this will work, but a dadβs gotta try. Like and share if thatβs your thing. Kevin says hi! ππ
21.01.2025 18:20 β π 12812 π 2927 π¬ 1096 π 286George Osborne, "I made a choice as a Conservative Chancellor when faced with a black hole in public finances to cut public expenditure more than increasing taxes"
Cathy Newman, "Public services have never recovered from that" #C4News
George Osborne, "Well I don't agree with that"
Gary Gibbon, "We always knew that British politics could be convulsed by something Trump says or tweets, we are in for more of that when he's in office"
"Also from his sidekick, the tycoon, the billionaire, Elon Musk, the man who seems to be tormented to new levels of anger by his own algorithms"
Blencathra summit yesterday #LakeDistrict posted by the Fell Top Assessors on the βother channelβ .Would be good to see them on @bsky.app π π@grahamuney.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @keswickboot.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social
16.12.2024 08:13 β π 16 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Are we absolutely certain that e-scooter wasn't just plugged in to charge?
17.12.2024 09:39 β π 132 π 13 π¬ 11 π 0Amorim instructing Martinez who to pass to...
#Amad #MUFC
Good value at Β£35 too
Missed the Zutons due to the long walk to avoid car parks but LS and PH both very good - even from a distance
Psul Heaton Lightning Seeds and the Zutons at #coop live for Β£35. Cheers Paul π
16.12.2024 20:38 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We finally know the name of the mystery taxpayer who bought a dodgy tax avoidance scheme and tried to obtain an anonymity order to keep his fight with HMRC out of the press.
It's Frankie Dettori.
Protection from the Storm
by Ben Ark
Mixed media
Β©οΈ Ben Ark
#Manchester #Manchesterartist #paintingsofmanchester #art
Auditors disclaim opinion on two yearsβ worth of South Tees Development Corporation accounts, while noting βsignificant weaknessesβ in value for money arrangements
on.ft.com/4fXHkM2
Letβs have a bit for fun. For my monthly blog on Get βEr Brewed Iβve ranked my top 10 beer cities in the U.K. Number one will SHOCK YOU.
www.geterbrewed.com/blog/2024/11...
St. Paulβs Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
St. Paulβs Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Taken from the Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian bridge that provides a stunning view of St. Paulβs Cathedral, especially during sunrise or sunset. This iconic cathedral is a significant landmark and a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture.
I made a starter pack of people who made a post so good I showed my wife. my wife is normal so I have to physically show her posts on here. I'll update this list every time someone makes a post so good I show it to my wife
21.11.2024 17:33 β π 2706 π 282 π¬ 169 π 91A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a βKafkaesqueβ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: βNo. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.β
Gotta love a free speech warrior π€·π»ββοΈ
Manchester history, The Peveril of the Peak πΈ
Located on Bridgewater Street, serving the Manchester public for 200 years, opening its doors in 1820s. #manchester #photography @visitmanchester.bsky.social @mancpictures.bsky.social