Martin McKee
@martinmcker.bsky.social
Politics, environment, climate action, development and active travel
Still thinking about Jonathan Pine’s magic refilling whisky glass
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Still thinking about Jonathan Pine’s magic refilling whisky glass
Why did we stop using colour in album covers?
December 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Why did we stop using colour in album covers?
They have literally just remade it. Massive missed opportunity
December 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
They have literally just remade it. Massive missed opportunity
Jonny Vegas and Colin Farrell are next to each other at the Lewisham station and I like to think that Jonny has just cleaned Colin out.
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Jonny Vegas and Colin Farrell are next to each other at the Lewisham station and I like to think that Jonny has just cleaned Colin out.
It’s basically this
September 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It’s basically this
Is there a more romantic way to travel than by sleeper train?
August 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Is there a more romantic way to travel than by sleeper train?
Something that would never work in the UK - a 300C communal grill in a French park. If it wasn’t vandalised the first week the Daily Mail would be running a “Ban the Child Death Grill” campaign and Farage would be complaining about free cooking facilities for homeless refugees
August 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Something that would never work in the UK - a 300C communal grill in a French park. If it wasn’t vandalised the first week the Daily Mail would be running a “Ban the Child Death Grill” campaign and Farage would be complaining about free cooking facilities for homeless refugees
Spent the morning messing about on these amazing rope bridges in the Italian alps. €20, a 2 min demo of the harnesses and off you go.
August 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Spent the morning messing about on these amazing rope bridges in the Italian alps. €20, a 2 min demo of the harnesses and off you go.
With everything else that has been going on, I am a bit surprised that Peter Gabriel agreed to do Masterchef.
August 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
With everything else that has been going on, I am a bit surprised that Peter Gabriel agreed to do Masterchef.
With everything going on, it was a surprise to Peter Gabriel on there last night
August 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
With everything going on, it was a surprise to Peter Gabriel on there last night
Hard to fully capture it on a phone but the moon is immense over Morecambe Bay tonight
August 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Hard to fully capture it on a phone but the moon is immense over Morecambe Bay tonight
It’s beer snake time at the cricket
July 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It’s beer snake time at the cricket
Are avocados good or bad? It’s so hard to keep up
July 3, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Are avocados good or bad? It’s so hard to keep up
Vance going full Vader
July 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Vance going full Vader
OK it’s a UN office and it is called the Cuba Room, but still a surprise to a big photo of old Fidel up on the wall
May 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
OK it’s a UN office and it is called the Cuba Room, but still a surprise to a big photo of old Fidel up on the wall
First time I’ve seen one of these on a car in the UK 👍
May 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
First time I’ve seen one of these on a car in the UK 👍
An incredibly middle class London problem but does anyone else have parakeets plucking all the blossoms off fruit trees? I suspect it is what is causing my plums to shrivel (🫣)
March 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
An incredibly middle class London problem but does anyone else have parakeets plucking all the blossoms off fruit trees? I suspect it is what is causing my plums to shrivel (🫣)
The commitment and enthusiasm of everyone involved in the York Viking festival is a lovely thing.
February 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The commitment and enthusiasm of everyone involved in the York Viking festival is a lovely thing.
You would think Badenoch would be pleased that we live in a country where a woman from Nigeria can lead a major political party, but apparently not.
February 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
You would think Badenoch would be pleased that we live in a country where a woman from Nigeria can lead a major political party, but apparently not.
Just got a text from my brother
December 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Just got a text from my brother
I think my wife has been drinking
December 24, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I think my wife has been drinking
Imagine the discussions about exactly how much you can make a W look line an N without getting sued
December 17, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Imagine the discussions about exactly how much you can make a W look line an N without getting sued
