Sam Wollaston

weird yellow thing in the sky here ☀️

first half decent drying day for while. fyi

a black and white photo of a man hanging from a clock on a building . ALT: a black and white photo of a man hanging from a clock on a building .

Watched the Alex Honnold skyscraper film last night. Not as good as the Harold Lloyd original imo

The lithium boom: could a disused quarry bring riches to Cornwall? Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to t...

maybe you want to read quite a long piece about lithium mining in Cornwall?

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

[explaining to a child why they are living in poverty] for every hundredth pint i drink i can get one free pint

@samwollaston.bsky.social I loved this piece! I lived in Jerusalem from 1978 - 1982 and I became a donkey owner in very similar circumstances. I went to the Anglican International School, too. I can't believe the parallels!
Thanks for a great piece. 🙂

No way! I think it might be the same donkey, or possibly one of Cocolo's offspring...
Lovely to find out

The pet I’ll never forget: Cocolo, the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door An offhand comment from my mother meant we suddenly owned a donkey. I loved him – but was embarrassed when I had to ride him to school

The pet I’ll never forget: Cocolo, the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door

The pet I’ll never forget: Cocolo, the donkey who arrived unexpectedly at our door An offhand comment from my mother meant we suddenly owned a donkey. I loved him – but was embarrassed when I had to ride him to school

major journalistic goal achieved: I did The Pet I'll Never Forget column...

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Hard to say but Come on you Spurs #AFC

Pretty much

my mum asks: “is that why his columns are quite wooden, and long?”

@timdowling.bsky.social seems you're needed in KX

This guy has shut down King’s Cross station but I can’t read why

The Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism is looking for the best new voices in cultural criticism.

Entries close on 28 February 2026, so get scribbling!

First prize is £3000 and publication in @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Find out how to enter: www.anthonyburgess.org/observeranth...

I walked past you today

I'm afraid I now need to see it

map: Dignitas from Davos

If he sets off right now, he could get to Dignitas before they close. It's only a 2 hour drive from #Davos.
If it's the cost he's worried about, I'm sure he'd get a generous crowdfunding response. Maybe they take gift vouchers? Either way, the clock's ticking...

‘A nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart Sting and his former bandmates go to the high court over a royalties dispute this week – the latest chapter in the song’s remarkably fractious story

Learning how much hatred there is this dull song makes it suddenly more interesting

www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

fully signed up and ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch. Bring it on

Mayor Frey so impressive

Go round the outside.

Give/get for Christmas. So good

can i take the 450k?

Is there an influenza influencer yet? There should be

A flock of parakeets in my garden

Is it Reformy to wish these guys would fuck off? Purely hypothetical…

‘People will listen’: turning anger into community pride in North Shields A tour of local ‘wins’ shows how the charity Citizens UK is working with residents to build a better, fairer society

I met some good people doing good things on Tyneside

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Spotted at King’s Cross. Ku klux traffic cones?