Tom Nelthorpe
@nelthorpe.bsky.social
Country stuff. Infrastructure finance stuff. Some metal
I'm a pretty strong believer in just leaving it in the ground, unless you're going to have to disturb the ground anyway. In which case get an archaeologist on the case. I would happily ban detecting altogether. Increased regulation will just increase non declaration.
*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder*
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Professor finds Iron Age coin hoard near Bury St Edmunds
Tom Licence says he feels a personal connection to the coins, which are to be auctioned.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I'm a pretty strong believer in just leaving it in the ground, unless you're going to have to disturb the ground anyway. In which case get an archaeologist on the case. I would happily ban detecting altogether. Increased regulation will just increase non declaration.
Headline of the day (and St Hunter would approve): "American Dream bonds tumble"
www.bondbuyer.com/news/america...
www.bondbuyer.com/news/america...
American Dream bonds tumble
The price drops follow a lawsuit filed Friday by bondholders alleging the mall's owners colluded with the city of East Rutherford to lower the property assessment.
www.bondbuyer.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Headline of the day (and St Hunter would approve): "American Dream bonds tumble"
www.bondbuyer.com/news/america...
www.bondbuyer.com/news/america...
Monster Fun from Rob
Absolute banger of a long read from @bondhack.ft.com, ostensibly about Epstein, but ends up solving the qn on who triggered the GFC.
(No spoilers, but you have heard of the actual person.)
Where else but @alphaville.ft.com.
www.ft.com/content/6901...
(No spoilers, but you have heard of the actual person.)
Where else but @alphaville.ft.com.
www.ft.com/content/6901...
No, Jeffrey Epstein didn’t trigger the 2008 subprime meltdown
A Bear Stearns mystery solved
www.ft.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Monster Fun from Rob
"Most of all, Beaumont says it is important to preserve habitat for red squirrels: “They love the ancient woodland, which has all the things they like to eat, like hazel and larch.”" Larch, that famous indicator of ancient broadleaved native woodland...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?
Government plans to protect species by increasing woodland and removing greys, but campaigners say it needs to go further
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
"Most of all, Beaumont says it is important to preserve habitat for red squirrels: “They love the ancient woodland, which has all the things they like to eat, like hazel and larch.”" Larch, that famous indicator of ancient broadleaved native woodland...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They already doing.... quite well in this area. You could probably, and this is assuming you are comfortable that the market is not overbuilt, just give your current guys more money? www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...
MUFG eyes piece of AI boom with hiring for data center financing
Financing AI initiatives is becoming a lucrative business for banks worldwide.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM
They already doing.... quite well in this area. You could probably, and this is assuming you are comfortable that the market is not overbuilt, just give your current guys more money? www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...
OK, 45 minutes into Bandcamp Friday and we have already finished our cooking (by which I mean splurging). isitbandcampfriday.com /1
Is it Bandcamp Friday?
Is it?
isitbandcampfriday.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
OK, 45 minutes into Bandcamp Friday and we have already finished our cooking (by which I mean splurging). isitbandcampfriday.com /1
‘Suddenly, if you lived in, say, the suburbs of Lincoln, you went from having a choice of five independent restaurants of variable quality and a Wimpy to ten pretty good chains, one independent left and the Wimpy was gone.’ ACCURATE. www.the-fence.com/whining-and-...
Whining and Dining
Sometimes, everything must change so that things can stay the same. Since it opened in 1889, Sweetings has been serving fish lunches smack-bang in the middle of London’s Square Mile, closing by 3pm on...
www.the-fence.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
‘Suddenly, if you lived in, say, the suburbs of Lincoln, you went from having a choice of five independent restaurants of variable quality and a Wimpy to ten pretty good chains, one independent left and the Wimpy was gone.’ ACCURATE. www.the-fence.com/whining-and-...
I read with some interest Izabella Kaminska's article for the Telegraph, "I was an eyewitness as the FT went woke and I couldn’t bear it". Yes, I have thoughts. Well one big thought really. /1
uk.news.yahoo.com/eyewitness-f...
uk.news.yahoo.com/eyewitness-f...
I was an eyewitness as the FT went woke and I couldn’t bear it
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has decided to cancel hundreds of corporate subscriptions to the Financial Times (FT), it was reported this week, ending a longstanding relationship between two ...
uk.news.yahoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I read with some interest Izabella Kaminska's article for the Telegraph, "I was an eyewitness as the FT went woke and I couldn’t bear it". Yes, I have thoughts. Well one big thought really. /1
uk.news.yahoo.com/eyewitness-f...
uk.news.yahoo.com/eyewitness-f...
It's widely acknowledged to be the worst Magna Carta copy. By all means use it as bait.
Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta
Alarm raised over Chinese CCTV cameras guarding ‘symbol of democracy’ Magna Carta
Campaigners criticise use of ‘vulnerable’ devices at Salisbury Cathedral and Parthenon despite their removal from sensitive UK government sites
Security cameras guarding Magna Carta are provided by a Chinese CCTV company whose technology has allegedly aided the Uyghur “genocide” and been exploited by Russia during the invasion of Ukraine, it has emerged.
In letters seen by the Guardian, campaigners called on Salisbury Cathedral, which houses one of four surviving copies of the “powerful symbol of social justice”, to rip out cameras made by Dahua Technology, based in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM
It's widely acknowledged to be the worst Magna Carta copy. By all means use it as bait.
I dislike these "urban explorer" sites with a cold fury, but this is... quite bonkers. www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ad...
Bizarre 'cemetery for vacuum cleaners' found inside historic Adelphi Cinema
It may once have been an historic Sheffield cinema, and for a while it was a nightclub - but today, the Adelphi is, of all things, a ‘cemetery for vacuum cleaners.’
www.thestar.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:24 AM
I dislike these "urban explorer" sites with a cold fury, but this is... quite bonkers. www.thestar.co.uk/lifestyle/ad...
"so-called" www.enbw.com/investors/ne...
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 AM
"so-called" www.enbw.com/investors/ne...
Reposted by Tom Nelthorpe
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Bandcamp’s Mission and Our Approach to Generative AI
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
blog.bandcamp.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We’re articulating our approach to generative AI so musicians can keep making music and fans can trust the music they find on Bandcamp.
Reposted by Tom Nelthorpe
1. U. Roy, 2. I. Roy, 3. Dillinger, 4. Prince Jazzbo, 5. Doctor Alimantado, 6. Ranking Trevor, 7. Lone Ranger, 8. Brigadier Jerry, 9. Prince Far I, 10. Tapper Zukie... I'll be honest, I'm going to struggle to get to 240.
January 8, 2026 at 9:04 AM
1. U. Roy, 2. I. Roy, 3. Dillinger, 4. Prince Jazzbo, 5. Doctor Alimantado, 6. Ranking Trevor, 7. Lone Ranger, 8. Brigadier Jerry, 9. Prince Far I, 10. Tapper Zukie... I'll be honest, I'm going to struggle to get to 240.
Having attempted, without complete success, to pivot from (financial) journalism to forestry I can only sympathise. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Having attempted, without complete success, to pivot from (financial) journalism to forestry I can only sympathise. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
The last big US-led investment in Venezuela's oil sector was in the Orinoco heavy oil projects in the 1990s and early 2000s. Venezuela later massively hiked their royalties, and then expropriated them (though it left US EXIM whole!).
It will cost $10 billion a year to build the infrastructure needed to boost oil production. If Venezuela turns into another Iraq or Libya, it will be a US money pit, thanks to Trump. The oil cash machine Trump is selling only works if there's security, stability.
www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/01/...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/01/...
Who controls Venezuela's oil now? What Maduro's arrest means for energy markets
The arrest of Nicolás Maduro has thrown Venezuela's politically fraught oil industries back into focus.
www.cnbc.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The last big US-led investment in Venezuela's oil sector was in the Orinoco heavy oil projects in the 1990s and early 2000s. Venezuela later massively hiked their royalties, and then expropriated them (though it left US EXIM whole!).
Happy New Year. It's been a while. Been eating and travelling. Sometimes at the same time. In fact, I was too busy to remark upon the first Friday of January, during which I was in Derbyshire and there was no official Bandcamp Friday anyway. /1
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Happy New Year. It's been a while. Been eating and travelling. Sometimes at the same time. In fact, I was too busy to remark upon the first Friday of January, during which I was in Derbyshire and there was no official Bandcamp Friday anyway. /1
Reposted by Tom Nelthorpe
"This story doesn't need a sandworm"
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"This story doesn't need a sandworm"
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is almost always wrong. Arguably, EVERY story benefits from adding a huge subterranean worm with quasi-mystical or semi-supernatural powers, or equivalent (similar to Moby Dick).
Obviously the bigger the worm, the more literary quality it adds.
This is amazing investigative reporting from the FT's @miles-johnson.bsky.social and all I can think about it is... he named his international arms broker after Sheffield's premier defunct stoner metal band? www.ft.com/content/d7f9...
Inside the secret supply chain fuelling America’s wars
And what Will Somerindyke’s company, Regulus Global, means for the future of conflict
www.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is amazing investigative reporting from the FT's @miles-johnson.bsky.social and all I can think about it is... he named his international arms broker after Sheffield's premier defunct stoner metal band? www.ft.com/content/d7f9...
The launch of New Coke - particularly the dislike of outsiders and the manipulation of coverage by a small number of motivated opponents - reminds me of nothing so much as every English planning application ever. excelpope.net/2025/12/07/n...
New Coke: A Warning from History
If, like me, you’re British then your knowledge of New Coke is likely to be (a) it was a massive failure, (b) everyone hated it, (c) it was a terrible business decision, and, if your go-to re…
excelpope.net
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The launch of New Coke - particularly the dislike of outsiders and the manipulation of coverage by a small number of motivated opponents - reminds me of nothing so much as every English planning application ever. excelpope.net/2025/12/07/n...
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'AI is writing psych rock albums. AAARGH! Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has pivoted to ACTUAL ARMS DEALING and people are still subscribing to his shitty streaming service. AAARGH!'
JR Moores finds some comfort in his favourite psych and avant-rock albums of the year
buff.ly/1IhgXYL
JR Moores finds some comfort in his favourite psych and avant-rock albums of the year
buff.ly/1IhgXYL
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
'AI is writing psych rock albums. AAARGH! Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has pivoted to ACTUAL ARMS DEALING and people are still subscribing to his shitty streaming service. AAARGH!'
JR Moores finds some comfort in his favourite psych and avant-rock albums of the year
buff.ly/1IhgXYL
JR Moores finds some comfort in his favourite psych and avant-rock albums of the year
buff.ly/1IhgXYL
It is the last Bandcamp Friday of the year. Too soon to really exploit all of the year-end lists. Not least among them the mighty' Obelisk's. isitbandcampfriday.com /1
Is it Bandcamp Friday?
Is it?
isitbandcampfriday.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It is the last Bandcamp Friday of the year. Too soon to really exploit all of the year-end lists. Not least among them the mighty' Obelisk's. isitbandcampfriday.com /1
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One of the greatest to ever do it.
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
One of the greatest to ever do it.
I am not sure about some of the assertions in this White & Case infrastructure M&A briefing at all. mergers.whitecase.com/highlights/p... /1
Private capital takes on expanding role in European infrastructure
Despite national regulatory differences and continued high financing costs, European infrastructure—including data centers, digital assets and renewables—provides increasingly tempting opportunities f...
mergers.whitecase.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
I am not sure about some of the assertions in this White & Case infrastructure M&A briefing at all. mergers.whitecase.com/highlights/p... /1
I just saw that the Courier has created a searchable database of Epstein's emails, and my first thought is that this is probably the Enron Corpus that this generation deserves. couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I just saw that the Courier has created a searchable database of Epstein's emails, and my first thought is that this is probably the Enron Corpus that this generation deserves. couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
It turns out that every Parisian waiter is now a strange aproned cross between Yoda and Mr Miyagi. Even the brusque ones are friendly! www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...
My search for the perfect steak frites in Paris, the staple of French brasserie cuisine
It’s on every prix fixe menu in France, but which restaurant serves up the best incarnation in the capital? I stomped and chomped my way across the city to find out
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It turns out that every Parisian waiter is now a strange aproned cross between Yoda and Mr Miyagi. Even the brusque ones are friendly! www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...