David Edwards
@davidoe.bsky.social
Man, dad, husband, head-scratcher, eye-rubber. Author of Woe Men on Substack
The likes of Charles Moore and Robbie Gibb (and the Telegraph and Mail) hate the BBC partly because they think they are the public service media voice for the country. They just assume they embody the right-wing, Tory establishment birth-right that has run Britain for so long. The arrogance
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The likes of Charles Moore and Robbie Gibb (and the Telegraph and Mail) hate the BBC partly because they think they are the public service media voice for the country. They just assume they embody the right-wing, Tory establishment birth-right that has run Britain for so long. The arrogance
Train wi-fi. One of the true mysteries of life
October 29, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Train wi-fi. One of the true mysteries of life
Might be a bit late to this, but what the hell have they done to Quality Street?
September 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Might be a bit late to this, but what the hell have they done to Quality Street?
Reposted by David Edwards
Trump isn't a Russian agent. He's an attention seeking fool. And the amount of resources being taken up worldwide managing him is obscene.
August 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Trump isn't a Russian agent. He's an attention seeking fool. And the amount of resources being taken up worldwide managing him is obscene.
Reposted by David Edwards
not sure how many decades it will take America living down having elected Trump twice
August 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
not sure how many decades it will take America living down having elected Trump twice
Funny that
Trump let Putin in from the cold - and appeared to receive little in return
Trump let Putin in from the cold - and appeared to receive little in return
Donald Trump landed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with the aspiration of departing a few hours later hailed as a peacemaker and a deal broker. Instead, he returns to Washington having let an international pariah back in from the cold and seemingly received precious little in return.
news.sky.com
August 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Funny that
The hardest thing about being a tennis commentator must be not swearing when Alcaraz does something like that on set point. Fuck!!
July 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The hardest thing about being a tennis commentator must be not swearing when Alcaraz does something like that on set point. Fuck!!
An idea for speeding up tennis: make the players serve with the first two balls they are thrown. What’s with this ‘don’t like that one’, ‘don’t like that one either’ nonsense?
July 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
An idea for speeding up tennis: make the players serve with the first two balls they are thrown. What’s with this ‘don’t like that one’, ‘don’t like that one either’ nonsense?
Sitting here, sun streaming through window, listening to Pet Sounds. Why does it take someone dying to remind me of their music? Same with Prince, Bowie...
June 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Sitting here, sun streaming through window, listening to Pet Sounds. Why does it take someone dying to remind me of their music? Same with Prince, Bowie...
Totally mad and completely understandable. Sums up football really
Tottenham Hotspur are expected to part company with head coach Ange Postecoglou despite him winning the club’s first trophy for 17 years.
#THFC
Full story from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
#THFC
Full story from @david-ornstein.bsky.social ⤵️
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
June 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Totally mad and completely understandable. Sums up football really
Amazing how often the word 'different' is completely unnecessary in a sentence. 'Seven different colours'. Not just 'seven colours'? #OnceASub
April 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Amazing how often the word 'different' is completely unnecessary in a sentence. 'Seven different colours'. Not just 'seven colours'? #OnceASub
It's not been the same for a long time. And the question at the till about whether you'd like a whatever-the-special-offer-is is so bloody annoying. But still... end of an era is exactly what this is
Absolute end of an era for those of us of (ehem) a certain age.
WH Smith brand to disappear from high street as £76m sale of stores to Modella agreed
Under terms of deal with Hobbycraft owner, 233-year-old brand will become TGJones
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It's not been the same for a long time. And the question at the till about whether you'd like a whatever-the-special-offer-is is so bloody annoying. But still... end of an era is exactly what this is
Very good by @ben-spencer.bsky.social in Sunday Times on parent brains and in particular on dads' brains. “There’s bonding and love involved. And it takes repetition, practice and investment. Great fathers are made, not born.”
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
How being a parent physically alters your brain (dads included)
‘Baby brain’ is real. Increasing evidence suggests having kids causes big changes in our grey matter, and not always for the worse. Ben Spencer, science editor and frazzled father of two, explains
www.thetimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very good by @ben-spencer.bsky.social in Sunday Times on parent brains and in particular on dads' brains. “There’s bonding and love involved. And it takes repetition, practice and investment. Great fathers are made, not born.”
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...
Evan Davis, start of PM: “A third of people lie on dating sites. We’ll discuss why.”
Why do you think?!
Why do you think?!
February 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Evan Davis, start of PM: “A third of people lie on dating sites. We’ll discuss why.”
Why do you think?!
Why do you think?!
One of those mornings. A Monday, so cold, so grey. Can’t face going for a run. Go for a run. ☺️
February 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
One of those mornings. A Monday, so cold, so grey. Can’t face going for a run. Go for a run. ☺️
Years late to this but have finally seen Last Tango in Halifax. What a wonderful series.. the writing, acting, all of it. Derek Jacobi extraordinary
February 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Years late to this but have finally seen Last Tango in Halifax. What a wonderful series.. the writing, acting, all of it. Derek Jacobi extraordinary
I bought an actual newspaper today for the first time in years. At one point I felt like reaching out to the page to scroll down
January 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I bought an actual newspaper today for the first time in years. At one point I felt like reaching out to the page to scroll down
Wondering whether any other sub-editors on here do this: if someone on the street says “good morning” to you, do you reply by not using repetition and saying “hello” or “hi”. Because I do. I can’t reply “good morning”. Avoid repetition!
November 10, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Wondering whether any other sub-editors on here do this: if someone on the street says “good morning” to you, do you reply by not using repetition and saying “hello” or “hi”. Because I do. I can’t reply “good morning”. Avoid repetition!
My latest bit on Woe Men, on the backlash against feminism, MeToo and women speaking up generally. Leaning (heavily) on @constancegrady.bsky.social and @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social and @bethaniley.com
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/backlash
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/backlash
February 23, 2024 at 9:44 AM
My latest bit on Woe Men, on the backlash against feminism, MeToo and women speaking up generally. Leaning (heavily) on @constancegrady.bsky.social and @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social and @bethaniley.com
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/backlash
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/backlash
Have written about Jurgen Klopp and the unthinkable thought that too much football is a bad thing
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/football-m...
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/football-m...
Football mad
Even Jürgen Klopp knows when the game is up
davidoedwards.substack.com
February 9, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Have written about Jurgen Klopp and the unthinkable thought that too much football is a bad thing
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/football-m...
davidoedwards.substack.com/p/football-m...
There’s still a lot of this about. It’s scary because he’s the actual home secretary but it’s scary for any man to think like this. And I bet you know some who do
Home Secretary James Cleverly criticised over drink spiking joke
Home Secretary James Cleverly criticised over drink spiking joke
The home secretary apologises for making an "ironic joke" at a Downing Street event, a spokesman says.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2023 at 8:22 AM
There’s still a lot of this about. It’s scary because he’s the actual home secretary but it’s scary for any man to think like this. And I bet you know some who do