I think you’ve got a portmanteau of ‘twat’ and ‘wazzock’, there. Both are good alternatives for ‘pillock’

Long time fan of your work but absolutely love what you are doing with this medium! Fabulous stuff 🙂🙂

There is a widespread misunderstanding that older people are reluctant to use tech, and over time even they will be tech-savvy. In truth, poverty is the biggest cause of digital exclusion. Poverty isn’t going anywhere, if anything it’s a growing problem.

Mostly LS6, then a few years in Burley Park… I moved into a house on Hyde Park Rd opposite the remains of the Jolly Brewer about 2 months after it burned down - an interesting time. I’m itching to go back to see how much it’s all changed!

Thanks for the link! It made me finally sort out a substack account. You’ve a fantastic way with words and that’s a great interview. I spent most of the 90s in Leeds so reading Ghost Signs felt a bit like a visit.

No, my algorithm has been well and truly shaped by a husbot who closely follows the war in Ukraine, and a SD who plays animal crossing.

I didn’t realise they’d launched it - though it explains why a clip I posted is no longer in glorious block-o-vision

Is it Trump your pet time again?

I can only suggest what is working for me: stay away from social media and the news and volunteer somewhere so you’re spending your time with other people, doing something helpful.
Bluesky is miles better than the alternatives, but the wall of despair on it isn’t helping me chill

They’ve been doing a disappointing job of reporting events in the US over the last couple of weeks.