Idthebassman
@idthebassman.bsky.social
Brewer, formally bass-player (punk), batter/bowler & housing/social care professional. Sometimes anti-social, always anti-tory. My best friend is a border collie.
Just drinking a big imperial coffee stout from I brewery I really respect ... BUT ... I have still never tasted a stout with vanilla that would not have been a better beer without the vanilla addition
July 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just drinking a big imperial coffee stout from I brewery I really respect ... BUT ... I have still never tasted a stout with vanilla that would not have been a better beer without the vanilla addition
For the second time today, I say, "Good! About bloody time"
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Lancashire: Head coach Dale Benkenstein leaves by mutual consent
Lancashire announce that head coach Dale Benkenstein is to leave the club with immediate effect.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
For the second time today, I say, "Good! About bloody time"
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Good! About bloody time too 👏👏👏
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water hit with record fine over sewage breaches
After Ofwat imposes total fine of £123m, environment secretary says ‘era of profiting from failure is over’
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Good! About bloody time too 👏👏👏
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Idthebassman
Keir Starmer leads Nigel Farage by 15pts on who Britons think would be the best PM
Starmer (44%) vs Farage (29%)
Starmer (36%) vs Badenoch (25%)
Starmer (27%) vs Davey (25%)
Davey (41%) vs Farage (27%)
Davey (33%) vs Badenoch (21%)
Badenoch (29%) vs Farage (25%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Starmer (44%) vs Farage (29%)
Starmer (36%) vs Badenoch (25%)
Starmer (27%) vs Davey (25%)
Davey (41%) vs Farage (27%)
Davey (33%) vs Badenoch (21%)
Badenoch (29%) vs Farage (25%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
May 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Keir Starmer leads Nigel Farage by 15pts on who Britons think would be the best PM
Starmer (44%) vs Farage (29%)
Starmer (36%) vs Badenoch (25%)
Starmer (27%) vs Davey (25%)
Davey (41%) vs Farage (27%)
Davey (33%) vs Badenoch (21%)
Badenoch (29%) vs Farage (25%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Starmer (44%) vs Farage (29%)
Starmer (36%) vs Badenoch (25%)
Starmer (27%) vs Davey (25%)
Davey (41%) vs Farage (27%)
Davey (33%) vs Badenoch (21%)
Badenoch (29%) vs Farage (25%)
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
What a time to be a supporter of both @shrewsburytown.com and @lancscricket.bsky.social 🫣
May 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
What a time to be a supporter of both @shrewsburytown.com and @lancscricket.bsky.social 🫣
The word is "lied"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water chair says he ‘may have misspoken’ to MPs over bonuses
Sir Adrian Montague told select committee paying bonuses out of emergency £3bn loan was insisted upon by creditors
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The word is "lied"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
😥 ... another one gone. RIP David Thomas
April 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
😥 ... another one gone. RIP David Thomas
You've gotta love Wikipedia some times
April 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
You've gotta love Wikipedia some times
This 👇
Quick reminder: Le Pen wasn't found guilty because the French courts hate democracy. She was found guilty because she broke the fucking law.
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
April 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This 👇
It seems the far-right are corrupt the world over; is it any wonder they reject the rule of law?
March 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It seems the far-right are corrupt the world over; is it any wonder they reject the rule of law?
6 mths now since heading over here from the other place. I find it less compulsive 👍 and when I do dip in for enlightenment or humour, that's exactly what I find 👍
March 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
6 mths now since heading over here from the other place. I find it less compulsive 👍 and when I do dip in for enlightenment or humour, that's exactly what I find 👍
Reposted by Idthebassman
There is an alternative to Government welfare cuts - a 2% tax on wealth. There is no shortage of money here, we just need a fairer approach to tax - take more from the few not the many.
March 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
There is an alternative to Government welfare cuts - a 2% tax on wealth. There is no shortage of money here, we just need a fairer approach to tax - take more from the few not the many.
"The distant echo ... ". RIP Rick Buckler. You provided the propulsion for many a pogo 😪
February 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
"The distant echo ... ". RIP Rick Buckler. You provided the propulsion for many a pogo 😪
Only one England batter faced more than seven balls! Abject.
February 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Only one England batter faced more than seven balls! Abject.
You know it's going to be a good day when Mark E. Smith is name checked in an Observer Editorial, but I can't help muttering "self satisfied, smug"
Rachel Reeves has to come up with some novel ideas if growth is going to happen | Observer Editorial
Engaging with councils, universities and developers will be key to bringing the economy back to life
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
You know it's going to be a good day when Mark E. Smith is name checked in an Observer Editorial, but I can't help muttering "self satisfied, smug"
Dropped catches, misfields & wides ... what a start from England
January 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Dropped catches, misfields & wides ... what a start from England
Left, Shrewsbury Town manager, Gareth Ainsworth; right, Bob from Twin Peaks. (Or is it the other way round? 🤔)
January 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Left, Shrewsbury Town manager, Gareth Ainsworth; right, Bob from Twin Peaks. (Or is it the other way round? 🤔)
Great win for Salop tonight. Gareth Ainsworth summoning the spirit of Bob in honour of David Lynch (RIP), I feel #TwinPeaks #STFC #iykyk
January 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Great win for Salop tonight. Gareth Ainsworth summoning the spirit of Bob in honour of David Lynch (RIP), I feel #TwinPeaks #STFC #iykyk
Next level stats ...
Rachin Ravindra is the first player to score the square root of the year in an ODI (since this is the first square-numbered year in which ODIs have been played). It's also pleasing that NZ's total, Young's score and Ravindra's were the number of degrees in a triangle, right angle and half of one...
Only four players have ever had a Test innings in which their score was the square root of the year when it was made: Dudley Nourse, Jack Siedle, Bert Oldfield and Amar Singh, all of whom scored 44 in 1936 (44^2). Others have the opportunity to join them by scoring 45 in 2025!
January 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Next level stats ...
I spent hours recently shouting at the TV that Lauren Bell wasn't running through the crease. Noticeably in the last couple of days, her follow through has taken her further down the wicket. My OH is now convinced that yelling at the TV actually works #SAvENG
December 17, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I spent hours recently shouting at the TV that Lauren Bell wasn't running through the crease. Noticeably in the last couple of days, her follow through has taken her further down the wicket. My OH is now convinced that yelling at the TV actually works #SAvENG
This is very welcome news, but surely the rate of change could and should be greater than this?
NEW RECORD: 2024 is the first year in history when wind, solar and hydropower generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the UK.
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 PM
This is very welcome news, but surely the rate of change could and should be greater than this?
"Van Dijk has also attempted only 11 tackles all season ... Tackles are weakness. Van Dijk doesn’t tackle. He politely intervenes." - If only VVD can do this, only BR can write this
December 3, 2024 at 12:04 PM
"Van Dijk has also attempted only 11 tackles all season ... Tackles are weakness. Van Dijk doesn’t tackle. He politely intervenes." - If only VVD can do this, only BR can write this
Brilliant article 👇 Well worth 10mins of your time if you prefer to actually understand stuff.
I decided to write about 20mph for my Guardian column.
It shows that evidence based policy making does work, but if you get the messaging wrong, you leave the field open for another culture war battle.
It shows that evidence based policy making does work, but if you get the messaging wrong, you leave the field open for another culture war battle.
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
November 18, 2024 at 10:34 AM
Brilliant article 👇 Well worth 10mins of your time if you prefer to actually understand stuff.