Matthew Austin
matthewaustin.bsky.social
Matthew Austin
@matthewaustin.bsky.social
Co-Director of MAYK, an arts producing organisation based in Bristol, UK. Chair of Bristol DIY Arts Network. Also allotments and narrowboats might feature heavily here. 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺
Reposted by Matthew Austin
‘Have you ever thrown anything with devastating effect?’asks Liza Tarbuck on Radio 2, proving once again she’s one of the best - and underused - broadcasters around
July 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Reached down to pick up my notebook from the floor during a zoom and head butted the table earlier
April 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trump’s ’sometimes you have to take the medicine’ is giving strong Jim Jones vibes.
April 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
‘Worse than the 1980s’ – that’s the arts sector now. It’s not a good look for a Labour government

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‘Worse than the 1980s’ – that’s the arts sector now. It’s not a good look for a Labour government | Charlotte Higgins
So many pre-election promises: but still a cultural malaise spreads from our schools to museums, galleries and theatres, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Sometimes I remember I’m an adult with no dependents. I could literally get on a train to anywhere at a weird time on a Sunday, no questions asked.

[sent from the sofa thinking about an early night because… work tomorrow]
January 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’m reading Thomas Hardy’s Jude The Obscure. And I’ve just got to *that* moment, and 😢🥺😢🥺
January 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Reposted by Matthew Austin
People are very concerned about the proximity of the LA wildfires to the priceless museum collections of the Getty Villa and the cultural artefact that is the Eames house. Meantime the climate change protesters who chucked soup at a glass covered Van Gogh, to make exactly this point, are in prison…
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
“Activist judges” 🤣🤣🤣
Robert Jenrick says that the assisted dying legislation if passed “will be subject to activist judges in Strasbourg.”
November 30, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Reposted by Matthew Austin
A remarkable stat: Heidi Alexander’s appointment as Transport Secretary means the cabinet is now 100% state-educated for the first time in history.
November 29, 2024 at 1:52 PM
When you live in the inner city, having a designated driver doesn’t really come up because you walk or taxi etc etc. But tonight we’re going just outside Bristol for a birthday party and I’m driving. Feels grown-up. 👴🏼
November 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Hello. I co-run an arts producing organisation in Bristol called MAYK. I’m also slipping comfortably into middle age with an allotment and a timeshare on a narrowboat. Interested in culture, politics, sustainability, music, and eating and drinking nice things.
November 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM