Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
@tomnicholas.bsky.social
Writer and filmmaker working on politics, history and economics.
My debut feature-length documentary BOOMERS is out now on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
My debut feature-length documentary BOOMERS is out now on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/boomers?ref=tomnicholas
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I couldn't escape adverts for testosterone replacement therapy.
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
The Oxford English Dictionary lets you choose whether or not your month's access auto-renews or not.
Heroes.
Heroes.
January 1, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The Oxford English Dictionary lets you choose whether or not your month's access auto-renews or not.
Heroes.
Heroes.
It's a powerful example of the misaligned incentives of contemporary society that Jimmy Carr is currently talking politics and philosophy on podcasts rather than spending a month at a Corn Exchange somewhere doing Panto.
December 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It's a powerful example of the misaligned incentives of contemporary society that Jimmy Carr is currently talking politics and philosophy on podcasts rather than spending a month at a Corn Exchange somewhere doing Panto.
Frankly embarrassing to believe that the solution to the Labour Party’s polling woes is…
…to carry on with exactly the same strategy which is obviously going down like a lead balloon.
…to carry on with exactly the same strategy which is obviously going down like a lead balloon.
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, is offering voters “unicorns” and Labour must confront his “fantasy” solutions such as the idea that a wealth tax would fix the public finances, according to the Fabian Society’s general secretary, Joe Dromey.
Much of the government’s fire is trained on Nigel Farage. But in an end-of-year interview, the head of Labour’s internal thinktank urges his party to take on the “twin populisms” of Reform and Polanski. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Frankly embarrassing to believe that the solution to the Labour Party’s polling woes is…
…to carry on with exactly the same strategy which is obviously going down like a lead balloon.
…to carry on with exactly the same strategy which is obviously going down like a lead balloon.
My wife turned on Call The Midwife and the nuns were facing-off with the Triads in Hong Kong. Which was unexpected.
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My wife turned on Call The Midwife and the nuns were facing-off with the Triads in Hong Kong. Which was unexpected.
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One thing I didn't manage to squeeze into my recent video about Christian Nationalism is that Reform UK advisor James Orr has (naturally) launched a podcast.
And no-one is listening to it.
Regularly struggling to break 1,000 views.
And no-one is listening to it.
Regularly struggling to break 1,000 views.
December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
One thing I didn't manage to squeeze into my recent video about Christian Nationalism is that Reform UK advisor James Orr has (naturally) launched a podcast.
And no-one is listening to it.
Regularly struggling to break 1,000 views.
And no-one is listening to it.
Regularly struggling to break 1,000 views.
I enjoy how this infographic from the European Commission's Digital Markets Act minisite takes the victory lap of trampling over Google's brand guidelines.
"Youtube" with no capital "T", but a capital on "Google Search". "Google Ads" just called "Google". "Google Android".
"Youtube" with no capital "T", but a capital on "Google Search". "Google Ads" just called "Google". "Google Android".
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I enjoy how this infographic from the European Commission's Digital Markets Act minisite takes the victory lap of trampling over Google's brand guidelines.
"Youtube" with no capital "T", but a capital on "Google Search". "Google Ads" just called "Google". "Google Android".
"Youtube" with no capital "T", but a capital on "Google Search". "Google Ads" just called "Google". "Google Android".
“A prediction market for short-form content”
America really speed ran a national gambling addiction.
America really speed ran a national gambling addiction.
December 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“A prediction market for short-form content”
America really speed ran a national gambling addiction.
America really speed ran a national gambling addiction.
The history of energy privatisation is fantastic.
Decades of the government and regulators trying to enthuse people about being able to switch energy suppliers, and the nation responding with a firm "no, thank you".
Decades of the government and regulators trying to enthuse people about being able to switch energy suppliers, and the nation responding with a firm "no, thank you".
December 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The history of energy privatisation is fantastic.
Decades of the government and regulators trying to enthuse people about being able to switch energy suppliers, and the nation responding with a firm "no, thank you".
Decades of the government and regulators trying to enthuse people about being able to switch energy suppliers, and the nation responding with a firm "no, thank you".
"Guy who thinks he's the only one who knows they're not renationalising the rolling stock" is becoming a real epidemic in the UK.
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
"Guy who thinks he's the only one who knows they're not renationalising the rolling stock" is becoming a real epidemic in the UK.
If they make me the next Director-General of the BBC, I’ll demand that the Open University team on University Challenge appear via Zoom as a fun bit.
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If they make me the next Director-General of the BBC, I’ll demand that the Open University team on University Challenge appear via Zoom as a fun bit.
I'm taking Rachel Reeves discussing the budget whilst holding a DJI mic as a personal attack.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I'm taking Rachel Reeves discussing the budget whilst holding a DJI mic as a personal attack.
Going on Twitter these days is really funny because it's just endless apologia for the worst aspects of society.
"America might have terrible healthcare, but consider the upside: it's also home to extraordinary levels of inequality"
"America might have terrible healthcare, but consider the upside: it's also home to extraordinary levels of inequality"
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Going on Twitter these days is really funny because it's just endless apologia for the worst aspects of society.
"America might have terrible healthcare, but consider the upside: it's also home to extraordinary levels of inequality"
"America might have terrible healthcare, but consider the upside: it's also home to extraordinary levels of inequality"
I couldn't escape adverts for testosterone replacement therapy.
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I couldn't escape adverts for testosterone replacement therapy.
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
So I did what any sane person would do.
I took four blood tests and interviewed a doctor, a scientist, and a senior investigator for the Advertising Standards Authority.
All in my latest video...
This year's attempt by Adobe to bump my Creative Cloud price by more than 10% year-on-year comes with the added fun of them subtly taking "All Apps" out of the tier name.
But, hey, I can't wait for that nebulous "new value".
But, hey, I can't wait for that nebulous "new value".
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This year's attempt by Adobe to bump my Creative Cloud price by more than 10% year-on-year comes with the added fun of them subtly taking "All Apps" out of the tier name.
But, hey, I can't wait for that nebulous "new value".
But, hey, I can't wait for that nebulous "new value".
The terrifying thing here is that any Labour MPs think Wes Streeting is going to be any more popular than Starmer.
When the Tories change leadership, they're very good at presenting it as if the party has changed beyond all recognition.
I can't see Wes Streeting pulling that off.
When the Tories change leadership, they're very good at presenting it as if the party has changed beyond all recognition.
I can't see Wes Streeting pulling that off.
A selection of fury from Labour MPs, ministers and advisors - “This is batshit crazy” “they are f-ing deluded” “did we watch the Tories and think, let’s have a bit of that?” “why are you slagging off your main rival and then putting him on the morning round to show everyone how much better he is”
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The terrifying thing here is that any Labour MPs think Wes Streeting is going to be any more popular than Starmer.
When the Tories change leadership, they're very good at presenting it as if the party has changed beyond all recognition.
I can't see Wes Streeting pulling that off.
When the Tories change leadership, they're very good at presenting it as if the party has changed beyond all recognition.
I can't see Wes Streeting pulling that off.
One of the simplest but most powerful aspects of @nebula.tv is that it consistently serves our videos to the people that want to watch them.
That sounds basic.
But it feels (as both a creator and viewer) that YouTube struggles to do that these days.
Even Patreon's trying to build a "home feed".
That sounds basic.
But it feels (as both a creator and viewer) that YouTube struggles to do that these days.
Even Patreon's trying to build a "home feed".
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
One of the simplest but most powerful aspects of @nebula.tv is that it consistently serves our videos to the people that want to watch them.
That sounds basic.
But it feels (as both a creator and viewer) that YouTube struggles to do that these days.
Even Patreon's trying to build a "home feed".
That sounds basic.
But it feels (as both a creator and viewer) that YouTube struggles to do that these days.
Even Patreon's trying to build a "home feed".
Some really lovely responses to this little piece I made on "context collapse" and why political debate is so frustrating now.
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
@tomnicholas.bsky.social observations about 'context collapse' in political discourse are, IMHO, succinctly brilliant. He accurately describes a fundemental flaw in our current reality that we all probably recognise, but might not previously have had the words to articulate.
youtu.be/i2Y8al_Pkv0?...
youtu.be/i2Y8al_Pkv0?...
Why Political Debate Sucks Now
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Some really lovely responses to this little piece I made on "context collapse" and why political debate is so frustrating now.
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
(Sorry for only just checking BlueSky for the first time in a million years!)
I recently came across a book in Oxfam that was the sheet music for how to play all the songs from the TV show Glee on a ukulele.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
September 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I recently came across a book in Oxfam that was the sheet music for how to play all the songs from the TV show Glee on a ukulele.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
Which feels like such an artefact of a very specific cultural moment.
I try my best. Thanks James!
September 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I try my best. Thanks James!
"A fundraising page, organised by Tucker Carlson's nicotine pouch company ALP on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo"
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
September 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"A fundraising page, organised by Tucker Carlson's nicotine pouch company ALP on the Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo"
What a sentence.
What a sentence.
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We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
June 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
June 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We made a video about Wetherspoon and the crisis in British pubs.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
And, in order to do so, went on a road trip from the UK's most-southerly spoons to its most northerly...
...only eating, drinking, and sleeping in Wetherspoon's pubs along the way.
Reposted by Tom Nicholas | Watch BOOMERS on Nebula now!
It was a pleasure to have @tomnicholas.bsky.social as our first guest on this episode of @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
We're back! And with a banger of tenth episode: we're joined by the colossus of YouTube (and Nebula), @tomnicholas.bsky.social! Ahead of his appearance at next month's @gamestransformed.bsky.social festival, he joins us to prove his gamer cred. Turns out he's got loads!
June 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
It was a pleasure to have @tomnicholas.bsky.social as our first guest on this episode of @redbarrelspodcast.bsky.social!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
Join us as we discuss the excellent Citizen Sleeper and gaming news ranging from the exciting to the baffling!
I'm gonna be knocking around this year's Games Transformed as the "whoever else we can think to invite" category of person that @chrisbratt.bsky.social mentions here.
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
🚨 TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🚨
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out.
Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo...
#SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival
May 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I'm gonna be knocking around this year's Games Transformed as the "whoever else we can think to invite" category of person that @chrisbratt.bsky.social mentions here.
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!
Maybe wearing a costume? I dunno. I kinda just say yes to stuff.
But you should come along!