Jack Barrow
@jackbarrowuk.bsky.social
Absurd, British, Magick, Fic & Non Fic.
The #HiddenMastersSeries -very silly &
#InSatNavWeTrust -travelogue
Typos my own
Visit https://jack-barrow.com/lp-gen/ for my free novella Sundae Driver+The Completely Incomplete Guide to British Heritage and Humour
The #HiddenMastersSeries -very silly &
#InSatNavWeTrust -travelogue
Typos my own
Visit https://jack-barrow.com/lp-gen/ for my free novella Sundae Driver+The Completely Incomplete Guide to British Heritage and Humour
We had a party at the weekend. By the end of the day I'm hoping all the chairs will be back in their correct locations around the house.
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 PM
We had a party at the weekend. By the end of the day I'm hoping all the chairs will be back in their correct locations around the house.
This all seems out of character for Brad, the person who is sensitive and intelligent enough to understand the consequences of his actions, and would sacrifice his feelings for the greater good.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
This all seems out of character for Brad, the person who is sensitive and intelligent enough to understand the consequences of his actions, and would sacrifice his feelings for the greater good.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
We are decorating the kitchen and we are literally watching paint dry.
January 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
We are decorating the kitchen and we are literally watching paint dry.
We have no central heating and the hot water has now packed up. The engineer is coming today sometime.
In other news, last summer we installed a log burner.
In other news, last summer we installed a log burner.
January 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
We have no central heating and the hot water has now packed up. The engineer is coming today sometime.
In other news, last summer we installed a log burner.
In other news, last summer we installed a log burner.
The snow is causing complete chaos in Colchester this morning.
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 AM
The snow is causing complete chaos in Colchester this morning.
Reposted by Jack Barrow
Company failures with unpaid tax and Covid loans dog Durham Doge designer bit.ly/4jpI1QY
Reform council leader’s firms collapsed owing £1.5 million
Andrew Husband, a former model, made it his mission to slash Durham council’s £1.5bn budget while presiding over companies with big debts
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Company failures with unpaid tax and Covid loans dog Durham Doge designer bit.ly/4jpI1QY
Yesterday I finished the painting on the first wall. Now I need to remove the masking tape and discover what horrors lie beneath.
January 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Yesterday I finished the painting on the first wall. Now I need to remove the masking tape and discover what horrors lie beneath.
Still painting the kitchen. The first wall should be finished today. I think New Year's Day got in the way.
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Still painting the kitchen. The first wall should be finished today. I think New Year's Day got in the way.
What if George has the exact opposite of the experience of Phineas Gage? He had a massive brain injury only to make a recovery, but he lost all his sense of compassion and empathy.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
January 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
What if George has the exact opposite of the experience of Phineas Gage? He had a massive brain injury only to make a recovery, but he lost all his sense of compassion and empathy.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Over the holiday I haven't eaten nearly enough cheese. Tonight I've endeavoured to make up for it.
December 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Over the holiday I haven't eaten nearly enough cheese. Tonight I've endeavoured to make up for it.
Jazza knows how to dish it out.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Jazza knows how to dish it out.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
Amid the George Grundy storyline I'd forgotten #TheArchers families had their joint holiday in the Scottish castle. I imagined a big reveal about Peggy's inheritance on the holiday. Instead it was just a week of farce. Did we find out what happened to Peggy's money or did it all go to the cat home?
December 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Amid the George Grundy storyline I'd forgotten #TheArchers families had their joint holiday in the Scottish castle. I imagined a big reveal about Peggy's inheritance on the holiday. Instead it was just a week of farce. Did we find out what happened to Peggy's money or did it all go to the cat home?
I know it's late in the day but we are about to start decorating.
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I know it's late in the day but we are about to start decorating.
in other news we are going for a boxing day drive. if we are feeling brave we might even get out of the car for a walk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
in other news we are going for a boxing day drive. if we are feeling brave we might even get out of the car for a walk.
In other news I've just had a banana sandwich, possibly the first I've had in 40 years. To make it more interesting it was toasted, which was a first.
December 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In other news I've just had a banana sandwich, possibly the first I've had in 40 years. To make it more interesting it was toasted, which was a first.
Don't do this to George. Please don't. I really don't want the angst. I'd have to stop listening after 30 years.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Don't do this to George. Please don't. I really don't want the angst. I'd have to stop listening after 30 years.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
I am rehanging a door. After two days it's not going well.
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I am rehanging a door. After two days it's not going well.
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"Since 2007, the first version of official economic history — the version that gets reported as news every few months — showed that the average annual growth rate was 0.76%. By contrast, the current version of the same history says average annual growth was 1.34%, 76% better."
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told on.ft.com/48x09Vg
The UK economy is not nearly as bad as you’ve been told
A huge pessimistic bias in our national accounts leads us to doom and gloom which turns out to be nonsense
on.ft.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"Since 2007, the first version of official economic history — the version that gets reported as news every few months — showed that the average annual growth rate was 0.76%. By contrast, the current version of the same history says average annual growth was 1.34%, 76% better."
Hey, #TheArchers scriptwriters can we have more of Jazzer and Jim and less of this George Grundy storyline?
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hey, #TheArchers scriptwriters can we have more of Jazzer and Jim and less of this George Grundy storyline?
So basically the scriptwriters have run out of ideas and decided to cut and paste the Ed and Will Grundy storyline from 20 years ago. I don't think I can go through all that hatred again.
#thearchers
#thearchers
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
So basically the scriptwriters have run out of ideas and decided to cut and paste the Ed and Will Grundy storyline from 20 years ago. I don't think I can go through all that hatred again.
#thearchers
#thearchers
What I'm saying, George, is that I don't want to have this conversation on the doorstep, and it's because of immature behaviour like this that we are in this situation.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What I'm saying, George, is that I don't want to have this conversation on the doorstep, and it's because of immature behaviour like this that we are in this situation.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
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When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
When a politician says: we’ll deregulate health insurance and send you a “freedom account” check, ask: freedom to buy what? If insurers don’t offer real policies or can cherry-pick only healthy people, that money is a coupon for a store that’s not open.
When is this storyline with George going to end and him get a job at Mulligan's farm? It'll be the reflection of Ed's experience with Oliver. Ambridge is so much better without all the angst. I'm happy with drama based on whether the grain dryer is working or not.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When is this storyline with George going to end and him get a job at Mulligan's farm? It'll be the reflection of Ed's experience with Oliver. Ambridge is so much better without all the angst. I'm happy with drama based on whether the grain dryer is working or not.
#TheArchers
#TheArchers