Tom Holder
@tomholder.bsky.social
Head of Communications for the BRC. Lives in Rotherhithe, #SE16. Interested in politics, retail, dogs, and board games. Views my own.
"Dave, did you write the copy for the new parchment paper product"
"Yup"
"Did you get weird about birds again?"
"..."
"Yup"
"Did you get weird about birds again?"
"..."
September 20, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"Dave, did you write the copy for the new parchment paper product"
"Yup"
"Did you get weird about birds again?"
"..."
"Yup"
"Did you get weird about birds again?"
"..."
Today, at the local time travel shop
September 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Today, at the local time travel shop
When drawn this way, you can see clearly the huge loss of retail jobs in the past 7 years.
Retail has lost almost 400,000 jobs in the last decade. And business rates are at the centre of the problem.
Retail has lost almost 400,000 jobs in the last decade. And business rates are at the centre of the problem.
September 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
When drawn this way, you can see clearly the huge loss of retail jobs in the past 7 years.
Retail has lost almost 400,000 jobs in the last decade. And business rates are at the centre of the problem.
Retail has lost almost 400,000 jobs in the last decade. And business rates are at the centre of the problem.
Trump could rebrand it the "Department of Peow Peow Peow", and I still wouldn't be surprised.
September 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Trump could rebrand it the "Department of Peow Peow Peow", and I still wouldn't be surprised.
It's that time of year. Hope everyone got the grades they needed. #alevelresults
August 15, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It's that time of year. Hope everyone got the grades they needed. #alevelresults
Things I didn't expect to find in Southwark Park.
May 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Things I didn't expect to find in Southwark Park.
Top tips for Ebayers selling board games. If you're going to use AI for your pictures:
- Don't use a picture of three year old for a game with a 12+ age recommendation (and a smart 12 year old at that).
- Don't shrink the board game to about 1/8th actual size
- Don't charge £100 for a £50 game
- Don't use a picture of three year old for a game with a 12+ age recommendation (and a smart 12 year old at that).
- Don't shrink the board game to about 1/8th actual size
- Don't charge £100 for a £50 game
April 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Top tips for Ebayers selling board games. If you're going to use AI for your pictures:
- Don't use a picture of three year old for a game with a 12+ age recommendation (and a smart 12 year old at that).
- Don't shrink the board game to about 1/8th actual size
- Don't charge £100 for a £50 game
- Don't use a picture of three year old for a game with a 12+ age recommendation (and a smart 12 year old at that).
- Don't shrink the board game to about 1/8th actual size
- Don't charge £100 for a £50 game
Who portraited best today?
April 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Who portraited best today?
It's this fox young, or just mangy?
April 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's this fox young, or just mangy?
PC gamer here. Can someone explain what the hell a "digital edition" of a console is, as opposed to the "physical edition"?
Reminds me of those old spam adverts that promised to let you "download more ram for your PC".
Reminds me of those old spam adverts that promised to let you "download more ram for your PC".
April 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
PC gamer here. Can someone explain what the hell a "digital edition" of a console is, as opposed to the "physical edition"?
Reminds me of those old spam adverts that promised to let you "download more ram for your PC".
Reminds me of those old spam adverts that promised to let you "download more ram for your PC".
This is creepy at best and abusive at worst.
It is the words of a high school bully coming directly from the world's most powerful nation.
Today it is tariffs, but if I was from Greenland, Panama, Canada, or Gaza, I'd be thinking about what this sentiment means tomorrow.
It is the words of a high school bully coming directly from the world's most powerful nation.
Today it is tariffs, but if I was from Greenland, Panama, Canada, or Gaza, I'd be thinking about what this sentiment means tomorrow.
April 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This is creepy at best and abusive at worst.
It is the words of a high school bully coming directly from the world's most powerful nation.
Today it is tariffs, but if I was from Greenland, Panama, Canada, or Gaza, I'd be thinking about what this sentiment means tomorrow.
It is the words of a high school bully coming directly from the world's most powerful nation.
Today it is tariffs, but if I was from Greenland, Panama, Canada, or Gaza, I'd be thinking about what this sentiment means tomorrow.
If you want an idea of what the UK and US trade with each other (and will be impacted by tariffs) - I recommend the OEC website:
oec.world/en/profile/b...
#Tariffs
oec.world/en/profile/b...
#Tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
If you want an idea of what the UK and US trade with each other (and will be impacted by tariffs) - I recommend the OEC website:
oec.world/en/profile/b...
#Tariffs
oec.world/en/profile/b...
#Tariffs
If you want a clear understanding of what's happening to retail jobs - this graph shows the last seven years of retail employment each quarter.
312,000 retail jobs have been lost over this period. Most of which are part-time. The NIC's rise will make this much worse!
312,000 retail jobs have been lost over this period. Most of which are part-time. The NIC's rise will make this much worse!
March 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
If you want a clear understanding of what's happening to retail jobs - this graph shows the last seven years of retail employment each quarter.
312,000 retail jobs have been lost over this period. Most of which are part-time. The NIC's rise will make this much worse!
312,000 retail jobs have been lost over this period. Most of which are part-time. The NIC's rise will make this much worse!
Starting to suspect No 10 is briefing against the Chancellor, softening the ground for an inevitable reshuffle....
February 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Starting to suspect No 10 is briefing against the Chancellor, softening the ground for an inevitable reshuffle....
Cry me a river... Courtesy of the @telegraphnews.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Cry me a river... Courtesy of the @telegraphnews.bsky.social
Time to petition the UK government to change the name of the USA to Greater Mexico....
February 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Time to petition the UK government to change the name of the USA to Greater Mexico....
It's 6am and I'm ready for the first of a handful of interviews about the rising challenge posed by retail crime.
With over 2000 incidents of violence or abuse per day, this is an issue which must come onto the government's radar.
Wish me luck for BBC Breakfast
With over 2000 incidents of violence or abuse per day, this is an issue which must come onto the government's radar.
Wish me luck for BBC Breakfast
January 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It's 6am and I'm ready for the first of a handful of interviews about the rising challenge posed by retail crime.
With over 2000 incidents of violence or abuse per day, this is an issue which must come onto the government's radar.
Wish me luck for BBC Breakfast
With over 2000 incidents of violence or abuse per day, this is an issue which must come onto the government's radar.
Wish me luck for BBC Breakfast
Honestly, Allister Heath's column in the Telegraph reads like satire. I mean who does this Starmer think he is caring about people's human rights and the survival of the planet we live on...
January 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Honestly, Allister Heath's column in the Telegraph reads like satire. I mean who does this Starmer think he is caring about people's human rights and the survival of the planet we live on...
Kind of amused by what happens when you use AI remover tool on a painting.
January 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Kind of amused by what happens when you use AI remover tool on a painting.
Found this in a museum and I need to know if it's a human baby or something else. Any biologists?
January 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Found this in a museum and I need to know if it's a human baby or something else. Any biologists?
Had to do a double take on this one...
January 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Had to do a double take on this one...