Ian T
@northernian.bsky.social
I write about football for a living (albeit a part time living). I also own an enormous number of vinyl records which I will undoubtedly bore you with. Sorry.
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The Divine Comedy - All the Pretty Lights
YouTube video by The Divine Comedy (Official)
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It’s a little early for Christmas songs, but this is absolutely beautiful from @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social - and the video is similarly gorgeous. Top work Neil.
#musicsky #christmas #divinecomedy
#musicsky #christmas #divinecomedy
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
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Farage’s ‘racism & anti-semitism’, as remembered by over 20 fellow alumni of Dulwich College, & a proper look at his ‘denials’.
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
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December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Farage’s ‘racism & anti-semitism’, as remembered by over 20 fellow alumni of Dulwich College, & a proper look at his ‘denials’.
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx
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Rianne Downey’s new album, which I’ve finally unwrapped after weeks of listening to it on Spotify. If you haven’t heard it yet, it’s quite staggeringly gorgeous.
I’ve loved watching her with Paul Heaton, but this is rather different and something of a masterpiece. #vinyl #musicsky
I’ve loved watching her with Paul Heaton, but this is rather different and something of a masterpiece. #vinyl #musicsky
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Sad!
Trump Gets Hit With Brutal Fact-Check After Bragging About His Latest Poll Numbers
www.comicsands.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sad!
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“He's very good at lobbing hand grenades towards other politicians – he's not very good at receiving them."
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Farage fails to address racism claims: ‘He’s thin-skinned, and it’s getting thinner all the time’ | The News Agents
Nigel Farage, who is facing resurfaced allegations of making racist comments at school, now says he “never directly racially abused” anyone – following a previous outright denial by Reform UK. What…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“He's very good at lobbing hand grenades towards other politicians – he's not very good at receiving them."
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
Why has Farage struggled to shake off school racism allegations, and is there an even bigger storm brewing for Reform UK?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/fara...
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Believe Nigel Farage about anything and you need to give your head a wobble ….
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Believe Nigel Farage about anything and you need to give your head a wobble ….
It’s a little early for Christmas songs, but this is absolutely beautiful from @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social - and the video is similarly gorgeous. Top work Neil.
#musicsky #christmas #divinecomedy
#musicsky #christmas #divinecomedy
The Divine Comedy - All the Pretty Lights
YouTube video by The Divine Comedy (Official)
m.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s a little early for Christmas songs, but this is absolutely beautiful from @divinecomedyhq.bsky.social - and the video is similarly gorgeous. Top work Neil.
#musicsky #christmas #divinecomedy
#musicsky #christmas #divinecomedy
Rianne Downey’s new album, which I’ve finally unwrapped after weeks of listening to it on Spotify. If you haven’t heard it yet, it’s quite staggeringly gorgeous.
I’ve loved watching her with Paul Heaton, but this is rather different and something of a masterpiece. #vinyl #musicsky
I’ve loved watching her with Paul Heaton, but this is rather different and something of a masterpiece. #vinyl #musicsky
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We’re about to watch the Boomtown Rats celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ever gig. I got an email earlier telling me that they were giving a mask to each member of the audience for a pre-gig photo, but mine seems to be missing. Still, I don’t think I really need it. #boomtownrats #london
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We’re about to watch the Boomtown Rats celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first ever gig. I got an email earlier telling me that they were giving a mask to each member of the audience for a pre-gig photo, but mine seems to be missing. Still, I don’t think I really need it. #boomtownrats #london
I’m not normally keen on songs that go on for three weeks, but I’ll make an exception. When I first heard this, age 14, I think the phrase “when will this ever finish” was employed, but I have more patience now & rather enjoy it. Indeed, some of it is really beautiful.
#direstraits #vinyl #music
#direstraits #vinyl #music
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I’m not normally keen on songs that go on for three weeks, but I’ll make an exception. When I first heard this, age 14, I think the phrase “when will this ever finish” was employed, but I have more patience now & rather enjoy it. Indeed, some of it is really beautiful.
#direstraits #vinyl #music
#direstraits #vinyl #music
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CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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We're on the road on Tuesday as we face Witham Town in our rearranged fixture!
📍 Spa Road - CM8 1UN
🎟 Adults £10 / Concessions £5 / U16S £2
🚉 Witham
📍 Spa Road - CM8 1UN
🎟 Adults £10 / Concessions £5 / U16S £2
🚉 Witham
September 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We're on the road on Tuesday as we face Witham Town in our rearranged fixture!
📍 Spa Road - CM8 1UN
🎟 Adults £10 / Concessions £5 / U16S £2
🚉 Witham
📍 Spa Road - CM8 1UN
🎟 Adults £10 / Concessions £5 / U16S £2
🚉 Witham
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Just the tip of the iceberg with this corrupt mob like administration….
September 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Just the tip of the iceberg with this corrupt mob like administration….
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We must unite against those who seek to divide us.
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We must unite against those who seek to divide us.
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NEW: There have been nearly 10,000 fewer offences of violence with injury over the past 12 months, compared to the same period when I first became mayor.
Violent crime plunges 13% in London as homicide rate less than Paris and Berlin
Despite there being ‘tens of thousands of fewer victims,’ Mayor of London Sadiq Khan acknowledged that ‘one death and one crime will always be too many’
www.standard.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW: There have been nearly 10,000 fewer offences of violence with injury over the past 12 months, compared to the same period when I first became mayor.
I found this album in a market at the weekend. I then went to visit one of my favourite record shops, and the proprietor asked me what I’d bought- and it turned out that he’d never seen it before, either.
Stealers Wheel. Produced by Lieber and Stoller, 1972. #vinyl #musicsky #gerryrafferty
Stealers Wheel. Produced by Lieber and Stoller, 1972. #vinyl #musicsky #gerryrafferty
August 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I found this album in a market at the weekend. I then went to visit one of my favourite record shops, and the proprietor asked me what I’d bought- and it turned out that he’d never seen it before, either.
Stealers Wheel. Produced by Lieber and Stoller, 1972. #vinyl #musicsky #gerryrafferty
Stealers Wheel. Produced by Lieber and Stoller, 1972. #vinyl #musicsky #gerryrafferty
Perhaps my favourite album by The Beatles. Yes, if you leave out the unnecessary stuff it could be three sides instead of four, but I could just listen to I Will, Blackbird, Dear Prudence and Julia on a loop for the rest of my life and never get bored. #vinyl #beatles #music
August 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I suspect this is my least played Fleetwood Mac album. Playing it again now for the first time in rather a long time and I’m not sure why I’ve neglected it. It’s not Rumours, but it’s rather fine nonetheless. #vinyl #music #fleetwoodmac #80s
August 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I suspect this is my least played Fleetwood Mac album. Playing it again now for the first time in rather a long time and I’m not sure why I’ve neglected it. It’s not Rumours, but it’s rather fine nonetheless. #vinyl #music #fleetwoodmac #80s
So every time I go to the theatre, or to a gig, I’m meant to be terrified afterwards. I’m probably in Central London after 9PM 20 times a year and my only fear is that Southern Rail may have fallen over again.
This nonsense is brought to you by a man who is apparently afraid of Clacton. #london
This nonsense is brought to you by a man who is apparently afraid of Clacton. #london
August 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
So every time I go to the theatre, or to a gig, I’m meant to be terrified afterwards. I’m probably in Central London after 9PM 20 times a year and my only fear is that Southern Rail may have fallen over again.
This nonsense is brought to you by a man who is apparently afraid of Clacton. #london
This nonsense is brought to you by a man who is apparently afraid of Clacton. #london
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New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation
Catching up with Very by the Pet Shop Boys- which came out in 1993, four days after the birth of my youngest boy. The cassette was a dear companion to me on the night bus to and from work, but I suspect this is the first time I’ve listened to the album in thirty one years. #vinyl #petshopboys
July 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Catching up with Very by the Pet Shop Boys- which came out in 1993, four days after the birth of my youngest boy. The cassette was a dear companion to me on the night bus to and from work, but I suspect this is the first time I’ve listened to the album in thirty one years. #vinyl #petshopboys
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Thought it was weird that a couple of estate agents never came back to us when we'd clearly expressed interest in a property, just to see if we'd give a counter-offer. I think this might be way more common than people realised www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dubious sales tactics at two leading estate agencies uncovered by BBC investigation
Undercover filming and whistleblower testimony reveals how commission is put ahead of customers.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Thought it was weird that a couple of estate agents never came back to us when we'd clearly expressed interest in a property, just to see if we'd give a counter-offer. I think this might be way more common than people realised www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the greatest day of my life. A day which took a chronically depressed 17 year old and made him believe he had a purpose, and could make the world a better place. Everything I’ve ever achieved in my life has its roots there. Thanks Bob.
#liveaid #wembley
#liveaid #wembley
July 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
We’re off to watch Paul Heaton in Halifax next week, so I thought I’d listen to some of his older work. Can you believe this is thirty five years old? Where did that go?
It is certainly more than A Little Time.
#vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylsky #nowplaying #paulheaton
It is certainly more than A Little Time.
#vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylsky #nowplaying #paulheaton
July 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
We’re off to watch Paul Heaton in Halifax next week, so I thought I’d listen to some of his older work. Can you believe this is thirty five years old? Where did that go?
It is certainly more than A Little Time.
#vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylsky #nowplaying #paulheaton
It is certainly more than A Little Time.
#vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylsky #nowplaying #paulheaton