Jim Hawkins
@jimallthetime.bsky.social
Podcaster at Hello You the Shropshire Podcast (jimallthetime.substack.com). Charity worker. Ex BBC radio presenter/journo
Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?
Also a photographer, musician, MC at Shrewsbury Folk Festival. Good listener, empath, creative. He/him. Say hello?
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The new artwork for Hello You the Shropshire podcast has been created by Shrewsbury illustrator Saffron Russell, and I'm thrilled with it!
It launched with episode 150 of Hello You. If you're curious about what I do and why, take a listen? It's only 20mins or so
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It launched with episode 150 of Hello You. If you're curious about what I do and why, take a listen? It's only 20mins or so
open.substack.com/pub/jimallth...
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Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free - Rolling Stone
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free - Rolling Stone
What’s needed right now? Investigative journalism shedding light on the dark side of social media
Wait … *checks telex* … this just in:
BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism team tasked with shedding light on the darker side of social media 🤦🏻🙄
deadline.com/2026/01/bbc-...
Wait … *checks telex* … this just in:
BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism team tasked with shedding light on the darker side of social media 🤦🏻🙄
deadline.com/2026/01/bbc-...
BBC News Closes Social Media Investigations Unit After 13 Years
BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism unit tasked with shedding light on the darker side of social media.
deadline.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
What’s needed right now? Investigative journalism shedding light on the dark side of social media
Wait … *checks telex* … this just in:
BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism team tasked with shedding light on the darker side of social media 🤦🏻🙄
deadline.com/2026/01/bbc-...
Wait … *checks telex* … this just in:
BBC News is closing BBC Trending, an investigative journalism team tasked with shedding light on the darker side of social media 🤦🏻🙄
deadline.com/2026/01/bbc-...
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Domestic Terrorist
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
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Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
Domestic Terrorist
A woman is shoved to the ground.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Domestic Terrorist
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan
After his death aged 73, a look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
After his death aged 73, a look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan
After his death aged 73, we look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM
10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan
After his death aged 73, a look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
After his death aged 73, a look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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Trouble is, the people who read and believe the lies are unlikely to read articles like this which state the facts. The algorithms simply feed them more of the trash they're reading and reacting to. How do we educate those who never question what they are told?
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Trouble is, the people who read and believe the lies are unlikely to read articles like this which state the facts. The algorithms simply feed them more of the trash they're reading and reacting to. How do we educate those who never question what they are told?
The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television – 100 years later they’re almost invisible
After British television was established in 1926, it went on to foster a productively rich relationship with the arts, but coverage has seriously declined this century.
theconversation.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
100 years later they’re almost invisible
theconversation.com/the-bbc-once...
Why are there so many of these ridiculous things on British roads now?
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ put children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ put children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Why are there so many of these ridiculous things on British roads now?
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ put children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ put children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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They should send them home in a small boat and we can all go and meet them on the beach.
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 AM
They should send them home in a small boat and we can all go and meet them on the beach.
Domestic Terrorist
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
Domestic Terrorist
A woman is shoved to the ground.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Domestic Terrorist
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
Please, even if you think you've read all you can bear to read about this killing, please read this and share it as widely as you can
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
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It is a testament to the creativity and power of radio advertising that, if my wife fancies a shag, she now asks if I want to come upstairs to see her new Wickes kitchen.
January 26, 2026 at 1:20 PM
It is a testament to the creativity and power of radio advertising that, if my wife fancies a shag, she now asks if I want to come upstairs to see her new Wickes kitchen.
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I'm completely out of my depth. I'm one of 3 people responsible for investment fund of £2bn. I got here by blagging, incompetence of my superiors, and good timing. I rely on advisors and repeating keywords I've heard from others. I need an exit strategy before I get found out
January 24, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I'm completely out of my depth. I'm one of 3 people responsible for investment fund of £2bn. I got here by blagging, incompetence of my superiors, and good timing. I rely on advisors and repeating keywords I've heard from others. I need an exit strategy before I get found out
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'It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.'
John Waters, Role Models
John Waters, Role Models
January 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
'It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.'
John Waters, Role Models
John Waters, Role Models
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I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I cannot stress enough how important it is to do silly, frivolous things that serve no other purpose than making you happy.
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Is the licence fee for public media on the brink of extinction? And with direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned? (Yes. Yes, we should.)
via @publicmedia.bsky.social
www.publicmediaalliance.org/the-two-ques...
via @publicmedia.bsky.social
www.publicmediaalliance.org/the-two-ques...
The two questions shaping the public media funding debate in 2026 - Public Media Alliance
Is the licence fee on the brink of extinction? With direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned?
www.publicmediaalliance.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Is the licence fee for public media on the brink of extinction? And with direct government funding in vogue, should we be concerned? (Yes. Yes, we should.)
via @publicmedia.bsky.social
www.publicmediaalliance.org/the-two-ques...
via @publicmedia.bsky.social
www.publicmediaalliance.org/the-two-ques...
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'This piece is an ode to the concept of the monstrous group chat in and of itself, and our inner darkness and dirt'
Fantastic piece of writing by the marvellous, and genuinely authentic, Jameela Jamil
open.substack.com/pub/jameelaj...
Fantastic piece of writing by the marvellous, and genuinely authentic, Jameela Jamil
open.substack.com/pub/jameelaj...
So, my private texts were leaked to the world...
And I have a lot to say.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:56 PM
'This piece is an ode to the concept of the monstrous group chat in and of itself, and our inner darkness and dirt'
Fantastic piece of writing by the marvellous, and genuinely authentic, Jameela Jamil
open.substack.com/pub/jameelaj...
Fantastic piece of writing by the marvellous, and genuinely authentic, Jameela Jamil
open.substack.com/pub/jameelaj...
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Woo-hoo! 👍👏🇫🇷👏👍
Two British far-right activists arrested in France
Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police say
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Two British far-right activists arrested in France
Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police say
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Two British far-right activists arrested in France
Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police say
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Woo-hoo! 👍👏🇫🇷👏👍
Two British far-right activists arrested in France
Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police say
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Two British far-right activists arrested in France
Men in custody for live broadcasting discriminatory content to YouTube likely to incite hatred, police say
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Well, this is ... quite something 😳
Sheffield Reform UK branch 'in tatters' after 'amped' role play interview 'crossed a line'
www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Sheffield Reform UK branch 'in tatters' after 'amped' role play interview 'crossed a line'
www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Sheffield Reform UK branch 'in tatters' after 'amped' role play 'crossed a line'
Exclusive: Four members of the Sheffield East Reform UK branch have been permanently expelled from the party
www.examinerlive.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Well, this is ... quite something 😳
Sheffield Reform UK branch 'in tatters' after 'amped' role play interview 'crossed a line'
www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
Sheffield Reform UK branch 'in tatters' after 'amped' role play interview 'crossed a line'
www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Nigel Farage is sabotaging his own party
Initial thoughts on Braverman switching teams...
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Shrewsbury care home residents take part in Big Garden Birdwatch
https://www.allforgardening.com/1577770/shrewsbury-care-home-residents-take-part-in-big-garden-birdwatch/
In the days leading up to the national event, residents enjoyed making their own fat balls and filling bird feeders, …
https://www.allforgardening.com/1577770/shrewsbury-care-home-residents-take-part-in-big-garden-birdwatch/
In the days leading up to the national event, residents enjoyed making their own fat balls and filling bird feeders, …
Shrewsbury care home residents take part in Big Garden Birdwatch - All For Gardening
In the days leading up to the national event, residents enjoyed making their own fat balls and filling bird feeders, carefully placing them around the home’s
www.allforgardening.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Shrewsbury care home residents take part in Big Garden Birdwatch
https://www.allforgardening.com/1577770/shrewsbury-care-home-residents-take-part-in-big-garden-birdwatch/
In the days leading up to the national event, residents enjoyed making their own fat balls and filling bird feeders, …
https://www.allforgardening.com/1577770/shrewsbury-care-home-residents-take-part-in-big-garden-birdwatch/
In the days leading up to the national event, residents enjoyed making their own fat balls and filling bird feeders, …
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A significant operation is underway in Shrewsbury town centre this morning following a property fire on Castle Street that broke out in the early hours of this morning, 27 January.
Castle Street is closed, and we are being asked to avoid the area.
Castle Street is closed, and we are being asked to avoid the area.
Fire crews at scene of building fire in Shrewsbury town centre
A significant operation is underway in Shrewsbury town centre this morning following a property fire on Castle Street that broke out in the early hours of this morning.
www.shropshirelive.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:04 AM
A significant operation is underway in Shrewsbury town centre this morning following a property fire on Castle Street that broke out in the early hours of this morning, 27 January.
Castle Street is closed, and we are being asked to avoid the area.
Castle Street is closed, and we are being asked to avoid the area.