Another Iain
@anotheriain.bsky.social
Not *the* Iain MacDonald: just another Iain MacDonald.
Outer Hebridean Inner Londoner.
Harmonising with The Everly Brothers.
One man's civilisation is another man's jungle.
You might as well laugh - you won't get your money back.
Also @ukcovidghostsigns
Outer Hebridean Inner Londoner.
Harmonising with The Everly Brothers.
One man's civilisation is another man's jungle.
You might as well laugh - you won't get your money back.
Also @ukcovidghostsigns
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Another Iain
@anotheriain.bsky.social
· Oct 13
My longest-serving pinned tweet on Twitter was: "No, I don't have 'an extra i'. I have the full complement of 'i's. Those other people are lacking an 'i'. Thank you, that will be all."
(I quite liked it, but you can't pin posts here (yet).)
(I quite liked it, but you can't pin posts here (yet).)
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We’ve mapped the mansion tax.
You can see who's paying - which constituency, which postcode - and how many "mansions" are near you.
Full interactive map here 👇
You can see who's paying - which constituency, which postcode - and how many "mansions" are near you.
Full interactive map here 👇
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We’ve mapped the mansion tax.
You can see who's paying - which constituency, which postcode - and how many "mansions" are near you.
Full interactive map here 👇
You can see who's paying - which constituency, which postcode - and how many "mansions" are near you.
Full interactive map here 👇
Absolutely bonkers; demonstrating an ignorance of Christianity, history and logic. At the level of idiots who say that because Jesus said 'the poor you will always have with you', measures in the direction of ending poverty are unchristian.
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Absolutely bonkers; demonstrating an ignorance of Christianity, history and logic. At the level of idiots who say that because Jesus said 'the poor you will always have with you', measures in the direction of ending poverty are unchristian.
You know how some buses have screens rotating through the cctv on the bus? A bus I was on this morning was showing us the driver's foot on the pedals.
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
You know how some buses have screens rotating through the cctv on the bus? A bus I was on this morning was showing us the driver's foot on the pedals.
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From now on, when discussing the budget, please use “is this measure bigger than the cost to the exchequer of gen Z drinking less” as your metric for assessing whether something actually raises or costs a significant sum
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
From now on, when discussing the budget, please use “is this measure bigger than the cost to the exchequer of gen Z drinking less” as your metric for assessing whether something actually raises or costs a significant sum
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Tomorrow night (for the next forty minutes), or tonight (if you're reading this more than forty minutes after I quote-posted it)! I mean Tuesday 25th, for the avoidance of doubt!
Morris Folk Club for November is on Tuesday 25th, 7.30pm-10.30pm(ish), at The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell. Free entry.
What it's like: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/folk-club.....
What we did last time: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/club-setli....
Come, sing, play, listen, enjoy!
What it's like: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/folk-club.....
What we did last time: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/club-setli....
Come, sing, play, listen, enjoy!
November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Tomorrow night (for the next forty minutes), or tonight (if you're reading this more than forty minutes after I quote-posted it)! I mean Tuesday 25th, for the avoidance of doubt!
I bought my small Fender acoustic guitar in 1985, at the end of first year off a final year student in the same halls, who when I offered him the £35 quoted on the noticeboard note told me I should haggle him down, so I offered £30, which he accepted. I've certainly had my money's worth out of it.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I bought my small Fender acoustic guitar in 1985, at the end of first year off a final year student in the same halls, who when I offered him the £35 quoted on the noticeboard note told me I should haggle him down, so I offered £30, which he accepted. I've certainly had my money's worth out of it.
This is a lovely clip of The Stone Roses rehearsing Waterfall. I had no idea that Reni did the harmony vocals, pretty unusual for a drummer; and he has a lovely voice, and seems as carefree and relaxed with it as with his drumming.
I watch this every time I am feeling a bit miserable and want to remind myself what humans are capable of. He plays with effortless swing and grace, pinching cymbals like he’s picking daisies and harmonising so sweetly it’s as if he’s dragging Ian Brown back into key. youtu.be/4PBU_N5x4ls
Stone Roses - Waterfall 2013 Made of Stone HD
YouTube video by ManicStreet69
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This is a lovely clip of The Stone Roses rehearsing Waterfall. I had no idea that Reni did the harmony vocals, pretty unusual for a drummer; and he has a lovely voice, and seems as carefree and relaxed with it as with his drumming.
Step 1: Leave job.
Step 2: ...
Step 3: Become working life peer scrutinising legislation in the House of Lords.
Step 2: ...
Step 3: Become working life peer scrutinising legislation in the House of Lords.
What's your absolutely unworkable plan to drop out of your current life (or at least work life) and do something completely different?
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Step 1: Leave job.
Step 2: ...
Step 3: Become working life peer scrutinising legislation in the House of Lords.
Step 2: ...
Step 3: Become working life peer scrutinising legislation in the House of Lords.
I saw someone posting that they always opened boxes of tablets at the wrong end, where the leaflet was in the way; but of course they were opening the box at the correct end, the leaflet is put in that way because you should really read it before you take the tablets, at least the first time.
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I saw someone posting that they always opened boxes of tablets at the wrong end, where the leaflet was in the way; but of course they were opening the box at the correct end, the leaflet is put in that way because you should really read it before you take the tablets, at least the first time.
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Morris Folk Club for November is on Tuesday 25th, 7.30pm-10.30pm(ish), at The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell. Free entry.
What it's like: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/folk-club.....
What we did last time: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/club-setli....
Come, sing, play, listen, enjoy!
What it's like: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/folk-club.....
What we did last time: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/club-setli....
Come, sing, play, listen, enjoy!
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Morris Folk Club for November is on Tuesday 25th, 7.30pm-10.30pm(ish), at The Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell. Free entry.
What it's like: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/folk-club.....
What we did last time: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/club-setli....
Come, sing, play, listen, enjoy!
What it's like: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/folk-club.....
What we did last time: www.morrisfolkchoir.org/p/club-setli....
Come, sing, play, listen, enjoy!
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November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The December-January edition of Folk London is at the printers and will go out to readers later this week. With:
• Our tribute to Garry Walker of the HogEye Men, the ‘quiet gentleman of folk’
• Best albums of 2025
• Reviews, listings and more
Preorder here: folklondon.co.uk/product/dece...
• Our tribute to Garry Walker of the HogEye Men, the ‘quiet gentleman of folk’
• Best albums of 2025
• Reviews, listings and more
Preorder here: folklondon.co.uk/product/dece...
November 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The December-January edition of Folk London is at the printers and will go out to readers later this week. With:
• Our tribute to Garry Walker of the HogEye Men, the ‘quiet gentleman of folk’
• Best albums of 2025
• Reviews, listings and more
Preorder here: folklondon.co.uk/product/dece...
• Our tribute to Garry Walker of the HogEye Men, the ‘quiet gentleman of folk’
• Best albums of 2025
• Reviews, listings and more
Preorder here: folklondon.co.uk/product/dece...
Or, as people from the Isle of Lewis would say, 'Who are those guys with Roddy Murray?' (of @anlanntair.bsky.social , among other things).
(An April 1981 Sounds? I probably bought that.)
(An April 1981 Sounds? I probably bought that.)
'The Dreamboys
Early 1980s Scottish post-punk group (started as "Bastards from Hell" initially) featuring a young Peter Capaldi, and at one point, the role of drummer was filled by comedian/talk show host/writer Craig Ferguson.'
tellyspotting.kera.org/2014/08/08/t...
Early 1980s Scottish post-punk group (started as "Bastards from Hell" initially) featuring a young Peter Capaldi, and at one point, the role of drummer was filled by comedian/talk show host/writer Craig Ferguson.'
tellyspotting.kera.org/2014/08/08/t...
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Or, as people from the Isle of Lewis would say, 'Who are those guys with Roddy Murray?' (of @anlanntair.bsky.social , among other things).
(An April 1981 Sounds? I probably bought that.)
(An April 1981 Sounds? I probably bought that.)
Watched the fifth of six Riot Women episodes, another grim one; if this series doesn't end happily I'm going to be very disappointed.
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Watched the fifth of six Riot Women episodes, another grim one; if this series doesn't end happily I'm going to be very disappointed.
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Sat 29th Nov, 7pm start (doors 6.30pm): Drive The Cold Winter Away - album launch concert and ceilidh.
Singing songs from our new album, and more, then a ceilidh with music by The Horace Mouse Band.
Venue: St Paul's West Hackney, N16.
Tickets £12/£8/£7: www.tickettailor.com/events/morri...
Singing songs from our new album, and more, then a ceilidh with music by The Horace Mouse Band.
Venue: St Paul's West Hackney, N16.
Tickets £12/£8/£7: www.tickettailor.com/events/morri...
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Sat 29th Nov, 7pm start (doors 6.30pm): Drive The Cold Winter Away - album launch concert and ceilidh.
Singing songs from our new album, and more, then a ceilidh with music by The Horace Mouse Band.
Venue: St Paul's West Hackney, N16.
Tickets £12/£8/£7: www.tickettailor.com/events/morri...
Singing songs from our new album, and more, then a ceilidh with music by The Horace Mouse Band.
Venue: St Paul's West Hackney, N16.
Tickets £12/£8/£7: www.tickettailor.com/events/morri...
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my new book is published tomorrow! I have put an extract here for free of what I think might be the most important thing I say in the whole book - how to preserve friendships during an information crisis (and why it's important to try, if you can)
naomialderman.substack.com/p/how-to-pre...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/how-to-pre...
how to preserve your friendships during an information crisis
and why it's really important to try (if you can, and they're committed to it too)
naomialderman.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
my new book is published tomorrow! I have put an extract here for free of what I think might be the most important thing I say in the whole book - how to preserve friendships during an information crisis (and why it's important to try, if you can)
naomialderman.substack.com/p/how-to-pre...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/how-to-pre...
Age yourself with gaming.
Alt text: A picture of a game of Pong being played (though the version we had was a cheap knock-off, I'm sure).
Alt text: A picture of a game of Pong being played (though the version we had was a cheap knock-off, I'm sure).
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Age yourself with gaming.
Alt text: A picture of a game of Pong being played (though the version we had was a cheap knock-off, I'm sure).
Alt text: A picture of a game of Pong being played (though the version we had was a cheap knock-off, I'm sure).
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
Is there a better opening line to any song than 'Night hangs on the city like a blanket on a cage'? No, no there isn't.
You can take my love for Big Country's PORROHMAN from my cold dead hands.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRlG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRlG...
Porrohman
YouTube video by Big Country - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Is there a better opening line to any song than 'Night hangs on the city like a blanket on a cage'? No, no there isn't.
Listening to the latest Rest Is History episode, about Queen Elizabeth. From the contemporary accounts they cite, it sounds like Ann Boleyn would best be played in a drama by someone like a young Tilda Swinton.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Listening to the latest Rest Is History episode, about Queen Elizabeth. From the contemporary accounts they cite, it sounds like Ann Boleyn would best be played in a drama by someone like a young Tilda Swinton.
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Just in time at the end of the day to say that when I was wee (70s) we used to call it Guy Fawkes Night. I'm not sure the period of the transition to everyone calling it Bonfire Night, but it seems pretty complete now.
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Just in time at the end of the day to say that when I was wee (70s) we used to call it Guy Fawkes Night. I'm not sure the period of the transition to everyone calling it Bonfire Night, but it seems pretty complete now.
The Virginian.
My favourite movie with my name in?
Dave The Jackal.
Dave The Jackal.
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Virginian.
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So many artistic treasures in the Louvre, but none as priceless as this
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So many artistic treasures in the Louvre, but none as priceless as this
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Can't call them "mothers" any more, because of woke
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Can't call them "mothers" any more, because of woke