Phil Miles
@philmiles.bsky.social
Academic in literature, creativity, and popular music studies. Cantab. Parent. Bad guitarist.
Durham University students of a certain vintage need only apply…..
September 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Durham University students of a certain vintage need only apply…..
Fabulous! New black passport giving me free movement to the Isle of Wight, the Scillies (I think), and Lundy. Thank you Brexit Patriots! I’m off on my travels! 🙏☺️
July 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Fabulous! New black passport giving me free movement to the Isle of Wight, the Scillies (I think), and Lundy. Thank you Brexit Patriots! I’m off on my travels! 🙏☺️
I said ‘have a good time … all the time’ to myself in the garden on Sunday as a way of cheering myself up after a rubbish day. It’s probably my favourite line in the movie. RIP the great Viv Savage/David Kaff #SpinalTap www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
David Kaff, Spinal Tap keyboardist and musician, dies aged 79
The British musician and actor, who played Viv Savage in Rob Reiner’s mockumentary, died in his sleep
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I said ‘have a good time … all the time’ to myself in the garden on Sunday as a way of cheering myself up after a rubbish day. It’s probably my favourite line in the movie. RIP the great Viv Savage/David Kaff #SpinalTap www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...
Obviously felt he hadn’t shorted the world markets for a while…..
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump announces 30% tariffs on goods from the EU and Mexico
The president made the announcement on social media, even as the EU was hoping for a trade agreement
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Obviously felt he hadn’t shorted the world markets for a while…..
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Honestly, the only the second acknowledgment of Brian Jones in Cheltenham that I’ve seen in 11 years. Pretty shameful, really 🤷🏻♂️
July 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Honestly, the only the second acknowledgment of Brian Jones in Cheltenham that I’ve seen in 11 years. Pretty shameful, really 🤷🏻♂️
I’m starting to look at Bernie Sanders and believe that, for all of our sakes, there is no alternative.
June 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I’m starting to look at Bernie Sanders and believe that, for all of our sakes, there is no alternative.
Something of a life changing publication for me, this one #Cambridge
June 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Something of a life changing publication for me, this one #Cambridge
I’ve been expecting you. Wish I had a few rural hours of my own to meander through it, but dull old Cheltenham will have to do 😔 #Literature #Modernism #VirginiaWoolf
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I’ve been expecting you. Wish I had a few rural hours of my own to meander through it, but dull old Cheltenham will have to do 😔 #Literature #Modernism #VirginiaWoolf
www.theguardian.com/football/202... I always felt good when Uriah Rennie refereed our games; he was a fair and fabulous ref and a trailblazer. So sad to read about his passing. #LFC
Uriah Rennie, first black referee in Premier League, dies aged 65
The former official revealed he was suffering from a rare neurological condition in April
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
www.theguardian.com/football/202... I always felt good when Uriah Rennie refereed our games; he was a fair and fabulous ref and a trailblazer. So sad to read about his passing. #LFC
Lande Hekt is really something else. Yeah.
June 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lande Hekt is really something else. Yeah.
Things that resurface in boxes 40-odd years later.
June 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Things that resurface in boxes 40-odd years later.
Just bought a new MacBook Air with the M4 chip. I can now get from the Chiswick Flyover to Pont Abraham services at 229 mb/s.
May 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Just bought a new MacBook Air with the M4 chip. I can now get from the Chiswick Flyover to Pont Abraham services at 229 mb/s.
#Newsnight platforming Reform extremists again. It’s almost as if the BBC want to see the end of the welfare state and a downward drift into Trumpian fascism in the UK 🤔
April 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
#Newsnight platforming Reform extremists again. It’s almost as if the BBC want to see the end of the welfare state and a downward drift into Trumpian fascism in the UK 🤔
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Dear God, how can this sort of behaviour be considered acceptable and normal by anybody, anywhere, ever….? An utterly depressing read.
Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums
Exclusive: Police set up taskforce to tackle online violence as young men seek victims on eating disorder forums
www.theguardian.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:54 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... Dear God, how can this sort of behaviour be considered acceptable and normal by anybody, anywhere, ever….? An utterly depressing read.
Chances of my team screwing up the league title from a position of strength? I’d say, with loads of piss poor teams coming up, it’s pretty much odds on. #LFC
April 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Chances of my team screwing up the league title from a position of strength? I’d say, with loads of piss poor teams coming up, it’s pretty much odds on. #LFC
Oh man. Pretty sure even Tregroes waffles are shrinking. #shrinkflation
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Oh man. Pretty sure even Tregroes waffles are shrinking. #shrinkflation
Kind of agreed, but Brexit hasn’t helped and I don’t recall this narcissistic burk doing much to stop that Leave vote in 2016. Ho hum 🙄
Your bills are going up because this government would rather protect the profits of a few corporations than the livelihoods of millions of ordinary people.
End this outrageous rip-off, and take water and energy into public ownership now.
End this outrageous rip-off, and take water and energy into public ownership now.
April 2, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Kind of agreed, but Brexit hasn’t helped and I don’t recall this narcissistic burk doing much to stop that Leave vote in 2016. Ho hum 🙄
Dear America, can you please sort this shit out? It’s tedious, dangerous, and embarrassing the world. Cheers.
March 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dear America, can you please sort this shit out? It’s tedious, dangerous, and embarrassing the world. Cheers.
Apple Weather App thing totally on the ball yet again. A triumph!
March 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Apple Weather App thing totally on the ball yet again. A triumph!
What *does* one say to colleagues who have appeared regularly on Russia Today? I mean, it’s all about the intellectual and intuitive ability to make informed choices, surely?
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
What *does* one say to colleagues who have appeared regularly on Russia Today? I mean, it’s all about the intellectual and intuitive ability to make informed choices, surely?
Bit early, but the Kremlin HR are clearly keen for an early performance appraisal
February 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bit early, but the Kremlin HR are clearly keen for an early performance appraisal
I had a dream I’d see The Jam play together again. Now it’s gone. RIP Rick Buckler #RickBuckler
February 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I had a dream I’d see The Jam play together again. Now it’s gone. RIP Rick Buckler #RickBuckler
Why not pay the players a bit less than their current grotesquely overinflated salaries and keep a few of the minions in a job? I guess this is modern economy writ large huh? #MUFC
February 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Why not pay the players a bit less than their current grotesquely overinflated salaries and keep a few of the minions in a job? I guess this is modern economy writ large huh? #MUFC