Peter Walker
@pegerteg.bsky.social
Occasional music journo, weekday business editor. Embra born and based.
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Peter Walker
@pegerteg.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Pete’s Pad
Trying out a different way to disseminate my online musings.
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An impaling and a beheading seemed fittingly cathartic.
January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
An impaling and a beheading seemed fittingly cathartic.
Boards of Canada - Some Old Tunes (1985-1996)
YouTube video by three dee melodie
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Aaaand finally, all my favourite films from the year twenty twenty five:
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
Best of 2025: Films
All the best movies I watched this year
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December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Aaaand finally, all my favourite films from the year twenty twenty five:
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
Best of 2025: TV
All my favourite small screen series'
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It’s end-of-year list time. First up, mt favourite fifty tracks of 2025:
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
Best of 2025: Music
All my favourite songs from the year just gone
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December 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It’s end-of-year list time. First up, mt favourite fifty tracks of 2025:
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
peters-newsletter-dfe447.beehiiv.com/p/best-of-20...
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there are many horrible brainworms you can catch online but none of them are as all-encompassing in their destruction of you as a human being as transphobia
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
classic story of some lady hitting the transphobia pipe harder and harder and becoming an intolerable shithead who alienates all her friends www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
How Sandie Peggie 'Benidorm Posse' friend group was torn apart by NHS Fife trans tribunal
The personal cost of the changing room row was exposed in expletive-ridden private messages as tensions boiled over in group chats.
www.thecourier.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
there are many horrible brainworms you can catch online but none of them are as all-encompassing in their destruction of you as a human being as transphobia
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
Soulwax definitely on with a strong shout for best remixers ever. Purely on the strength of THAT Tame Impala/Justice/Marie Davidson rework…
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
6 Music's Rave Forever - The Art of Remixing: Soulwax - BBC Sounds
A sonic journey through just some of the iconic remixes by the Belgian band Soulwax.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Soulwax definitely on with a strong shout for best remixers ever. Purely on the strength of THAT Tame Impala/Justice/Marie Davidson rework…
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Trump went through all the trouble of releasing redacted Epstein Files then uploaded the files but used Acrobat to redact text making it highlightable and now the real files have leaked showing Trump was accused of raping a teenager who was found dead
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Trump went through all the trouble of releasing redacted Epstein Files then uploaded the files but used Acrobat to redact text making it highlightable and now the real files have leaked showing Trump was accused of raping a teenager who was found dead
Wasn’t aware that if the US Gov isn’t able to use that emergency act to justify its tariffs, it’ll have to pay back every penny - and now FS firms are shorting affected companies…
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-expens...
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-expens...
The Expensive Emergency Edition
On tariffs, trade policy, and retroactive liabilities.
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Wasn’t aware that if the US Gov isn’t able to use that emergency act to justify its tariffs, it’ll have to pay back every penny - and now FS firms are shorting affected companies…
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-expens...
whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/p/the-expens...
Disappointing vote, but still time to make changes - do write to your local MSP to ask them to support a child’s right to choose…
Yesterday, MSPs voted down Amendment 18 to the Religious Observance Bill.
That means young people still don’t have the independent right to opt out of religious observance at school, even though our recent poll revealed support for an independent pupil opt-out from RO stands at 66%.
That means young people still don’t have the independent right to opt out of religious observance at school, even though our recent poll revealed support for an independent pupil opt-out from RO stands at 66%.
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Disappointing vote, but still time to make changes - do write to your local MSP to ask them to support a child’s right to choose…
Genuinely fascinating research - seems like exactly the kind of thing that might be imperilled by the current US administration - and I now really want to have some of these shrooms.
nhmu.utah.edu/articles/exp...
nhmu.utah.edu/articles/exp...
Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like Hallucinations
Between traditional folklore and modern biology, the wild forest floor and the sterile scientific laboratory, lies the story of the lilliputian mushroom.
nhmu.utah.edu
December 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Genuinely fascinating research - seems like exactly the kind of thing that might be imperilled by the current US administration - and I now really want to have some of these shrooms.
nhmu.utah.edu/articles/exp...
nhmu.utah.edu/articles/exp...
Lovely stuff, as per, from @danielgraywriter.bsky.social on an early christmas present for the Tynecastle faithful:
www.nutmegfc.co.uk/p/the-slow-m...
www.nutmegfc.co.uk/p/the-slow-m...
The Slow Match Report: Hearts 2 Rangers 1
Last Christmas, Hearts gave us a bleak draw with Moldovan minnows. This year, they're streaking ahead of their domestic rivals... even Sir Walter Scott couldn't have made it up
www.nutmegfc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Lovely stuff, as per, from @danielgraywriter.bsky.social on an early christmas present for the Tynecastle faithful:
www.nutmegfc.co.uk/p/the-slow-m...
www.nutmegfc.co.uk/p/the-slow-m...
While pitching something recently I was told that to get it published I needed to insert myself into the story - so I feel some vindication in point one of this sensible list:
oliverfranklinwallis.substack.com/p/what-editi...
oliverfranklinwallis.substack.com/p/what-editi...
What editing magazine stories taught me about writing
An incomplete list, on occasion of going freelance again.
oliverfranklinwallis.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
While pitching something recently I was told that to get it published I needed to insert myself into the story - so I feel some vindication in point one of this sensible list:
oliverfranklinwallis.substack.com/p/what-editi...
oliverfranklinwallis.substack.com/p/what-editi...
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❤️🎄🇵🇸
𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
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𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
❤️🎄🇵🇸
𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
It looks like Glasgow’s beloved Arches are going to be turned into bowling alleys, so I wrote something about their history, current travails and what the future might hold.
www.thebusinessdesk.com/scotland/new...
www.thebusinessdesk.com/scotland/new...
Plan to turn Glasgow venue into bowling alley deemed 'cultural vandalism' - Scotland
Potential plans to turn a popular Glasgow music and events venue into a bowling alley have met with criticism from resident DJs, clubbers and industry...
www.thebusinessdesk.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It looks like Glasgow’s beloved Arches are going to be turned into bowling alleys, so I wrote something about their history, current travails and what the future might hold.
www.thebusinessdesk.com/scotland/new...
www.thebusinessdesk.com/scotland/new...
Highest 2 Lowest is a decent enough Spike Lee joint, as they come.
But why is the original music so consistently, melodramatically, Hallmark movie terrible?
But why is the original music so consistently, melodramatically, Hallmark movie terrible?
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Highest 2 Lowest is a decent enough Spike Lee joint, as they come.
But why is the original music so consistently, melodramatically, Hallmark movie terrible?
But why is the original music so consistently, melodramatically, Hallmark movie terrible?
I always forget the name of this series, so posting this more as an easy way to remember for next time.
Anyway, one of the finest drama/thrillers on the BBC in the last few decades - definitely deserving of a repeat.
And what a hauntingly-beautiful theme:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt4R...
Anyway, one of the finest drama/thrillers on the BBC in the last few decades - definitely deserving of a repeat.
And what a hauntingly-beautiful theme:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt4R...
Emily Barker and The Red Clay Halo - Pause (The Shadow Line Full Re-Edit)
YouTube video by Hence Forth
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I always forget the name of this series, so posting this more as an easy way to remember for next time.
Anyway, one of the finest drama/thrillers on the BBC in the last few decades - definitely deserving of a repeat.
And what a hauntingly-beautiful theme:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt4R...
Anyway, one of the finest drama/thrillers on the BBC in the last few decades - definitely deserving of a repeat.
And what a hauntingly-beautiful theme:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt4R...
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
I had never heard of this incident before - but then maybe that was deliberate. Anyway, a fascinating tale:
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
The strange fate of Flight 2069
How do you measure the cost of a disaster that didn’t happen?
www.newstatesman.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I had never heard of this incident before - but then maybe that was deliberate. Anyway, a fascinating tale:
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...
Cheap solar is one of the few things that’s making me positive about the future right now - another great story out of Africa:
climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
Why Solarpunk is already happening in Africa
Or: How Africa is building the future by skipping the past
climatedrift.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Cheap solar is one of the few things that’s making me positive about the future right now - another great story out of Africa:
climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
climatedrift.substack.com/p/why-solarp...
Sign the Petition
Save The Iain Anderson Show – Reverse the BBC Radio Scotland decision
c.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This might be the best thing Clive’s ever written
On the long-stay ward at St Thomas’. My son was born there, so I know the place well and his description is 🎯
Also the point about overhearing everything from neighbouring beds and piecing together people
britishchaos.substack.com/p/the-observ...
On the long-stay ward at St Thomas’. My son was born there, so I know the place well and his description is 🎯
Also the point about overhearing everything from neighbouring beds and piecing together people
britishchaos.substack.com/p/the-observ...
The Observation Ward
Remembering a real-world purgatory in the heart of the city
britishchaos.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This might be the best thing Clive’s ever written
On the long-stay ward at St Thomas’. My son was born there, so I know the place well and his description is 🎯
Also the point about overhearing everything from neighbouring beds and piecing together people
britishchaos.substack.com/p/the-observ...
On the long-stay ward at St Thomas’. My son was born there, so I know the place well and his description is 🎯
Also the point about overhearing everything from neighbouring beds and piecing together people
britishchaos.substack.com/p/the-observ...
