toby1kenobi
@toby1kenobi.bsky.social
London-based man, exile from Twitter, enjoyer of Finland, actually real.
I don't know if this is a 'classic' cover, but it's very recognisable and its associated album revived fortunes and shifted, I'm sure, about a squillion units?!
Find it, if you can, on the list at discovr.uk
#discovr
Find it, if you can, on the list at discovr.uk
#discovr
January 20, 2026 at 11:58 AM
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Fancy a podcast for the weekend?
I joined @ppfideas.bsky.social for a double-header on "Home Rule for Ireland", from the shattering of the Liberal Party in 1886 to the brink of civil war in 1914.
We asked why it was so polarising, what it tells us about Brexit & how close the UK came to revolution
I joined @ppfideas.bsky.social for a double-header on "Home Rule for Ireland", from the shattering of the Liberal Party in 1886 to the brink of civil war in 1914.
We asked why it was so polarising, what it tells us about Brexit & how close the UK came to revolution
This week on @ppfideas.bsky.social, we're exploring "Home Rule for Ireland!"
Home Rule shattered the Liberal Party, broke the women's suffrage movement, brought thousands onto the streets and drove Britain to the brink of civil war.
In the next two episodes, we ask why. So here a quick intro... 🧵
Home Rule shattered the Liberal Party, broke the women's suffrage movement, brought thousands onto the streets and drove Britain to the brink of civil war.
In the next two episodes, we ask why. So here a quick intro... 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Fancy a podcast for the weekend?
I joined @ppfideas.bsky.social for a double-header on "Home Rule for Ireland", from the shattering of the Liberal Party in 1886 to the brink of civil war in 1914.
We asked why it was so polarising, what it tells us about Brexit & how close the UK came to revolution
I joined @ppfideas.bsky.social for a double-header on "Home Rule for Ireland", from the shattering of the Liberal Party in 1886 to the brink of civil war in 1914.
We asked why it was so polarising, what it tells us about Brexit & how close the UK came to revolution
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today we're returning to Politics on Trial with an episode about the epic battle between Muhammad Ali and the US government over its attempt to draft him during the Vietnam war and what happened when that fight reached the US Supreme Court.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today we're returning to Politics on Trial with an episode about the epic battle between Muhammad Ali and the US government over its attempt to draft him during the Vietnam war and what happened when that fight reached the US Supreme Court.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today we're returning to Politics on Trial with an episode about the epic battle between Muhammad Ali and the US government over its attempt to draft him during the Vietnam war and what happened when that fight reached the US Supreme Court.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today we're returning to Politics on Trial with an episode about the epic battle between Muhammad Ali and the US government over its attempt to draft him during the Vietnam war and what happened when that fight reached the US Supreme Court.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
discovr.uk - The daily album art quiz!
Daily album cover quiz - guess the iconic album art!
discovr.uk
January 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
discovr.uk - The daily album art quiz!
Daily album cover quiz - guess the iconic album art!
discovr.uk
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 AM
A lady asked me for directions. I knew exactly where she wanted to go, but in the micro-pause after I said "Ok.." as I thought how best to tell her, she angrily barked, "Not good enough!", and marched off (in the wrong direction).
A stranger asked me for directions. After I gave him them he said, "Here take this as thanks," and handed me the paperback book he was holding. Once it was in my hands and before I could respond he said, "it's shit." Then hurried off
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A lady asked me for directions. I knew exactly where she wanted to go, but in the micro-pause after I said "Ok.." as I thought how best to tell her, she angrily barked, "Not good enough!", and marched off (in the wrong direction).
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I’ll mute the audio and focus only on the countdown on the greyed out Skip button, wilfully never glancing up like I was Perseus and the ad was The Gordon
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’ll mute the audio and focus only on the countdown on the greyed out Skip button, wilfully never glancing up like I was Perseus and the ad was The Gordon
discovr.uk - The daily album art quiz!
Daily album cover quiz - guess the iconic album art!
discovr.uk
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Part two of David’s conversation with historian Chris Clark asks whether the best historical insights into Trump-like leadership come from comparison with kings or commoners, democrats or dictators.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Part two of David’s conversation with historian Chris Clark asks whether the best historical insights into Trump-like leadership come from comparison with kings or commoners, democrats or dictators.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Part two of David’s conversation with historian Chris Clark asks whether the best historical insights into Trump-like leadership come from comparison with kings or commoners, democrats or dictators.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Part two of David’s conversation with historian Chris Clark asks whether the best historical insights into Trump-like leadership come from comparison with kings or commoners, democrats or dictators.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
discovr.uk - The daily album art quiz!
Daily album cover quiz - guess the iconic album art!
discovr.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
I made this daily quiz, for lovers of classic album art - discovr.uk. Click a square, reveal a fragment of sleeve art, guess what it is (or click again to see more)!
I think today's entry may have the most recognisable cover of all time!
#discovr
I think today's entry may have the most recognisable cover of all time!
#discovr
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
See if you can identify this classic 80s album cover from as little of it as possible - discovr.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
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We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
We’ve made this investigation free to read because so many people in Sheffield are affected by this story.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
Our journalists have been knocking on doors for weeks and we’ve had to employ lawyers because of the legal threats made against us.
We can only do this kind of journalism with your support.
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A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
A London lawyer is demanding dozens of Sheffield homeowners pay £25k to buy the freehold off him - or face court action for covenant breaches
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Given he acquired these freeholds for under £400 each, this equates to a potential profit margin of over 6,000% www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
If you want to understand the emotional end intellectual malaise of British politics, this piece by @mjrobbins.com is a pretty good place to start. It effectively describes a country that has gone mad. open.substack.com/pub/martinro...
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
We return to our series about the most significant trials in history with our most requested trial: Scopes ‘Monkey’ (1925). Meant to be about a Tennessee schoolteacher but became a battle between science and religion and everything in between.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
We return to our series about the most significant trials in history with our most requested trial: Scopes ‘Monkey’ (1925). Meant to be about a Tennessee schoolteacher but became a battle between science and religion and everything in between.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
We return to our series about the most significant trials in history with our most requested trial: Scopes ‘Monkey’ (1925). Meant to be about a Tennessee schoolteacher but became a battle between science and religion and everything in between.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
We return to our series about the most significant trials in history with our most requested trial: Scopes ‘Monkey’ (1925). Meant to be about a Tennessee schoolteacher but became a battle between science and religion and everything in between.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
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Increasingly I think the point of a wealth tax is not to raise money but to create space for raising income tax. The lethal thing in politics is when the compliant middle class feels like they have been taken for mugs; if you want to get money out of them, someone else needs to pay more too.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Increasingly I think the point of a wealth tax is not to raise money but to create space for raising income tax. The lethal thing in politics is when the compliant middle class feels like they have been taken for mugs; if you want to get money out of them, someone else needs to pay more too.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
Packed with hits, considered by some one of the greatest albums of all time, that's today's discovr.uk - identify the artwork in as few guesses as possible! One of a small number of sleeves that features a cat.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM