JoelTaylorhack
@joeltaylorhack.bsky.social
Ink-stained hack, writer, dad
Politics, cricket, music, food, travel, books… not necessarily in that order
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Politics, cricket, music, food, travel, books… not necessarily in that order
Bird hellsite - @JoelTaylorhack
Substack - https://joelbtaylor.substack.com
Not the brightest spark is he, Joey Barton?
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Not the brightest spark is he, Joey Barton?
Jonathan Raban’s encounter with Philip Larkin, in Coasting, is quite enchanting
Apologies for the stream of photos
Apologies for the stream of photos
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Jonathan Raban’s encounter with Philip Larkin, in Coasting, is quite enchanting
Apologies for the stream of photos
Apologies for the stream of photos
Serious journalism
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Serious journalism
Pay for a subscription for the Daily Mail+ is step one, it seems
September 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Pay for a subscription for the Daily Mail+ is step one, it seems
Fish eagle spying something on the Chobe river
September 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Fish eagle spying something on the Chobe river
Tomorrow, I'm going to the Severn Valley Railway's Autumn Steam Gala
Been looking forward to it for weeks
This is the weather forecast
Been looking forward to it for weeks
This is the weather forecast
September 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Tomorrow, I'm going to the Severn Valley Railway's Autumn Steam Gala
Been looking forward to it for weeks
This is the weather forecast
Been looking forward to it for weeks
This is the weather forecast
I've had an email from the wretched British First boasting about a flag they've erected at the top of a block of flats in Erith
Imagine living in a flat there only to find all your light has gone because some berk has put up a giant flag
Imagine living in a flat there only to find all your light has gone because some berk has put up a giant flag
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I've had an email from the wretched British First boasting about a flag they've erected at the top of a block of flats in Erith
Imagine living in a flat there only to find all your light has gone because some berk has put up a giant flag
Imagine living in a flat there only to find all your light has gone because some berk has put up a giant flag
Oh this, from The Times diary, is just priceless
September 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Oh this, from The Times diary, is just priceless
This is just brilliant
September 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is just brilliant
At the Penge rooftop gallery with some amazing sets of eyes
The well publicised and another extraordinary pair
The well publicised and another extraordinary pair
September 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
At the Penge rooftop gallery with some amazing sets of eyes
The well publicised and another extraordinary pair
The well publicised and another extraordinary pair
I'm sure it's very nice but this isn't a "pub", it's a high end restaurant masquerading as a pub
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
September 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'm sure it's very nice but this isn't a "pub", it's a high end restaurant masquerading as a pub
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
Kemi Badenoch is too weak to sack Robert Jenrick
September 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Kemi Badenoch is too weak to sack Robert Jenrick
They grow up so quickly
September 3, 2025 at 7:17 AM
They grow up so quickly
Carswell blocked me years ago after I made an exceedingly gentle tease
He exposed his flaky thin skin
Now he exposes his racism
He exposed his flaky thin skin
Now he exposes his racism
August 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Carswell blocked me years ago after I made an exceedingly gentle tease
He exposed his flaky thin skin
Now he exposes his racism
He exposed his flaky thin skin
Now he exposes his racism
My 12-year-old daughter has made a lovely video of her drawing
August 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My 12-year-old daughter has made a lovely video of her drawing
Didn’t expect this somehow
August 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Didn’t expect this somehow
I bought this poster almost exactly 30 years ago from a basement store in the Nowy Swiat in Warsaw
For 26 years it’s been in a tube & I’ve finally got it - and one other - up on the wall
Sadly sustained a bit of damage at uni but, as it is, it’s lovely to finally have it where it belongs
For 26 years it’s been in a tube & I’ve finally got it - and one other - up on the wall
Sadly sustained a bit of damage at uni but, as it is, it’s lovely to finally have it where it belongs
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I bought this poster almost exactly 30 years ago from a basement store in the Nowy Swiat in Warsaw
For 26 years it’s been in a tube & I’ve finally got it - and one other - up on the wall
Sadly sustained a bit of damage at uni but, as it is, it’s lovely to finally have it where it belongs
For 26 years it’s been in a tube & I’ve finally got it - and one other - up on the wall
Sadly sustained a bit of damage at uni but, as it is, it’s lovely to finally have it where it belongs
Can’t say this isn’t worth £11.50
July 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Can’t say this isn’t worth £11.50
A ferocious rain and hail storm has just hit Dulwich
July 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A ferocious rain and hail storm has just hit Dulwich
This statement from the Conservatives is extraordinary
Everyone who has ever handled a weapon knows the basic first rule is you never point it at anyone
Idiots
Everyone who has ever handled a weapon knows the basic first rule is you never point it at anyone
Idiots
June 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This statement from the Conservatives is extraordinary
Everyone who has ever handled a weapon knows the basic first rule is you never point it at anyone
Idiots
Everyone who has ever handled a weapon knows the basic first rule is you never point it at anyone
Idiots
This, from Harry Hill, is entirely true
June 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This, from Harry Hill, is entirely true
The level of abuse @london.gov.uk gets is off the scale
June 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The level of abuse @london.gov.uk gets is off the scale