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Steve @steveuntilnextyear.bsky.social · Sep 22
I've decided pub queues are...fine?
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In praise of the pub queue
Last week and I was in a pub in Central London and it was packed. It was packed, but it wasn’t busy, which I appreciate probably doesn’t make much sense. There weren’t that many p…
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Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
The front of a nail salon called "Nail Shop Near Me"
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Noticing the local Tory council who have no money have suddenly found the cash for a load of major work in areas they might lose to Reform in the May elections.
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
steveuntilnextyear.bsky.social
I feel like a lot of analysis on the Death of Pubs overlooks or downplays the impact of the attacks on the finances of the working classes. There are much broader economic factors at play than taxes etc.
January 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Merry Christmas you lovely lot. I hope you all can have a good day.
Bob and Terry in Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, holding up pints of beer in the pub
December 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Playing all the Christmas bangers tonight
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Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet: 5. Tramp and Tom Waits with full Orchestra
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December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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I thought it was the star of Bethlehem but turned out to be Sainsbury's in Charlton.
December 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Merry Christmas with this old favourite! Who’s off to the Erith Borough Council Christmas staff dinner & dance? The Borough Treasurer is prepared to receive conscience money, but don’t be wasting the Borough Surveyor’s time on building licence chat at the bar...
An invite… Erith Borough Council Staff DINNER & DANCE Electricity House, Monday, 20th December, 1948, at 7 p.m. Informal dress Licensed buffet MENU. ERITH BOROUGH COUNCIL STAFF DINNER DECEMBER 20th, 1948 GRACE: The Chairman for the Evening Mr. Alexander Duncan MENU. Hors D'Oeuvres Roast Turkey Ham Brussels Sprouts Peas Baked & Mashed Potatoes Xmas Pudding & Brandy Sauce Mince Pies Coffee Rolls TOAST LIST "H.M. THE KING" The Chairman. "THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE" Mr. Alderman T.C. Pannell, C.C. Reply by the Chairman "THE LADIES & VISITORS" Mr. W. Dockrill Reply by Miss L. Lawrence Toast Master - Mr. J.H. Clayton The Borough Treasurer is prepared to receive conscience money during the evening from any member of the Staff. The Borough Surveyor has NO authority to deal with building licences or other unimportant matters in the bar. Be it further known that Mr. R.O. Stanley has no connection with any other firm of the same name.
December 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
steveuntilnextyear.bsky.social
Incredible piece of old pub footage - struggling with energy bills is nothing new and nothing on what this pub had to deal with!
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Cost of Living | 1970s UK | Remote Pub | Isle of Sheppey | Kent | Fuel | 1970s Fuel Crisis | 1977
YouTube video by ThamesTv
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December 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Living the dream
Pint of beer and open packet of Scampi Fries on a pub table. Christmas tree beyond, TV showing football on the wall.
December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Proper pub signage
Mirror above a pub bar, has ornate writing stating REAL ALE in capitals
December 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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If anyone is looking for some cool last minute gifts there are some amazing band-themed earrings here...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Been to a pub and had a lovely chat with one of the people running it about how important it is to be welcoming to trans people. I think more pubs could learn that being a community asset involves welcoming everyone, not just your mates.
December 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Local pub posting on Facebook "Why don't you come and join us today?" and accompanying it with multiple photos of the place decked out in Loyalist flags.

I think I'll give it a miss, thanks.
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Big fan of Carlisle United managing to score their winning goal before their own equaliser today
The score and match stats from Carlisle’s FA Cup 1st round win at Reading. The game was 2-2 at full time, with Carlisle winning after extra time. Their goal times, all scored by Linney, are shown as 90+3, 90+8 and 94.
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Is there any brewery doing supermarket beer better that Polly's right now?
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
steveuntilnextyear.bsky.social
That was one hell of an episode of Grand Designs, and beautifully presented in the circumstances.
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Self-proclaimed "moderate" who is far too pre-occupied with foreign policy so blunders through one terrible domestic decision after another, priming the country up for gangsters and fascists. Starmer really is Gorbachev's true heir.
October 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The best thing I've seen on the internet in ages

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Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
YouTube video by Joe Lynch
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October 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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What an incredible film this is, as pertinent now as it must have been in 1962, maybe even more so.
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1962: An Expedition to Post-Apocalyptic Britain | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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October 17, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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I love a moan about these kinds of lists, but this is a good one - a mix of the usual suspects and some less-likely picks, and highlights boozers rather than posh places pretending to be pubs. Some notable omissions, but that's the case with any list of this nature.
www.timeout.com/london/bars-...
The 50 best pubs in London for 2025
An indisputable, irrefutable and 100 percent accurate list
www.timeout.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
steveuntilnextyear.bsky.social
The Saturday afternoon pint, much underrated.
Dark beer in a pint glass on a dark wooden table in a pub
October 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Campaign For More Pubs To Have Turrets
The Duchess of Kent pub, Erith. A mock tudor-type building on a suburban street corner. Over the corner of the building at the second level there is a turret-like structure
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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George Lange’s photos of his friend Francesca Woodman shake her melancholic myth.
October 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Well, this is lovely.
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Tom Waits - "Tom Traubert's Blues" (Live on The Human Factor)
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
steveuntilnextyear.bsky.social
I've noticed more and more pubs shutting up early for the night, often before the advertised closing time - I'm not sure this helps!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth
Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM