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Ex-hack. Reads a lot. Most of it never seems to go in. Or stay in. Dull.
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Despite saying to myself I was going to cut down on narrative history, I’ve just finished Stephen Fisher’s propulsive Sword Beach. It is meticulous, without being fussy, dramatic without overt sentiment and focussed while still comprehensive. #histbookchat

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Punk rock kid buskers (‘The Whops’, tiktok) near the Edgware Rd. They run into Paul Simonon, play Death or Glory for him. He asks if they know The Guns of Brixton. They do -

submitted 6 days ago • 96 comments

The Russian government is operating at Tolstoyian levels of bullshit.

submitted 8 days ago • 23 comments

We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby.

submitted 8 days ago • 41 comments

Yesterday was Lou Macari’s 76th birthday. With the rumours of Becks getting a knighthood I hope that Lou also finally gets the recognition he deserves. For nearly a decade he’s been providing emergency accommodation for the homeless & continues to do so.

submitted 13 days ago • 15 comments

Update

submitted 20 days ago • 11 comments

Looks like they’ve gone for a new dark look for Pat Mustard.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

submitted 23 days ago • 347 comments

What odds on the 'I hardly know him' comment?

submitted 24 days ago • 45 comments

You had me at Pierce Quigley.

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Finally finished. Clearly an excellent biography with a superb final chapter inspecting the man’s place in German history and legacy. However, for me, it wandered frequently into general WW2 history for a close study. #histbookchat

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Lonely pubs, photographs by John Bulmer.

submitted 48 days ago • 119 comments

#Histbookchat

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Yes, it is on A*****n but Nick Lloyd’s volume on the eastern front is just 99p on Kindle. Haven’t resd yet but the Western Front one was excellent. www.amazon.co.uk/Eastern-Fron...

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Having swung from Johnson to Brexit to Corbyn and then to Labour, and now to Farage, isn’t Hartlepool less of a bellwether seat than bellend?

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

I haven’t noticed a Canadian elections result probably since Kim Campbell’s defeat. Here are my hot takes…

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

With so much generative AI, we must preserve the intangible heritage of the hastily cobbled together Photoshop.

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve knew the Severance podcast would be self-indulgent drivel, but inviting podcasting fans on has pushed it to levels of self-love that most men would need an extra vertebrae for.

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Just seen Farage and Truss (grifting over in the US) described as "the Slug and Lettuce".

submitted 117 days ago • 85 comments

Cryptic clue of the year, nominated for preservation in the Library of Congress.

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment