Neil
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A good service is operating on all other lines.
Semi-suburban salaryman. London.
Semi-suburban salaryman. London.
Pinned
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Spotify's "On Repeat" playlist is perhaps a little too beguiling for those of us with obsessive compulsive tendencies
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Spotify's "On Repeat" playlist is perhaps a little too beguiling for those of us with obsessive compulsive tendencies
Few things engender simultaneous feelings of bafflement, despair and delight quite like r/visitlondon. You’re visiting from overseas for the first time, you’re very worried about football hooliganism, have prioritised eating a Yorkshire pudding, and want to go to a football match…at Gillingham? Ok!
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Few things engender simultaneous feelings of bafflement, despair and delight quite like r/visitlondon. You’re visiting from overseas for the first time, you’re very worried about football hooliganism, have prioritised eating a Yorkshire pudding, and want to go to a football match…at Gillingham? Ok!
Hopefully something in the Budget for the hardworking salaryman who can’t get his act together to take a packed lunch in to the office.
I ain’t paying £10.50 for a chicken wrap on a Monday.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hopefully something in the Budget for the hardworking salaryman who can’t get his act together to take a packed lunch in to the office.
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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oyster vending machine
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
oyster vending machine
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You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
A bunch of new salaryman lunch places have opened near my office recently – Nonna, Grain, Garbanzos, etc – all apparently designed to make Pret seem like the cheapo option.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A bunch of new salaryman lunch places have opened near my office recently – Nonna, Grain, Garbanzos, etc – all apparently designed to make Pret seem like the cheapo option.
Japanese Jazz at the Barbican tonight was very much a concert of two halves for me, Clive, but the multi-generational quintet were *fantastic*.
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Japanese Jazz at the Barbican tonight was very much a concert of two halves for me, Clive, but the multi-generational quintet were *fantastic*.
And now a pint of Dark Star Hophead, which really doesn’t seem to have suffered for its recent(?) strength reduction. 🍻
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
And now a pint of Dark Star Hophead, which really doesn’t seem to have suffered for its recent(?) strength reduction. 🍻
Went to the Lee Miller show at Tate Britain this afternoon: very good, very sobering, and very, very busy.
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Went to the Lee Miller show at Tate Britain this afternoon: very good, very sobering, and very, very busy.
Westminster seems to have rebranded as ‘London Heritage Quarter’. Bit of a cheek, imo.
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Westminster seems to have rebranded as ‘London Heritage Quarter’. Bit of a cheek, imo.
[extrapolating from one billboard]
Our culture is stuck.
Our culture is stuck.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
[extrapolating from one billboard]
Our culture is stuck.
Our culture is stuck.
SW London cafes of the mid-‘70’s. This must be right up the strasse of at least one person I know on here.
www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/p/grenv...
www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/p/grenv...
Grenville Horner — Cafes & Snack Bars South West London 1975–1976 — Café Royal Books
Grenville Horner — Cafes & Snack Bars South West London 1975–1976
www.caferoyalbooks.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
SW London cafes of the mid-‘70’s. This must be right up the strasse of at least one person I know on here.
www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/p/grenv...
www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/p/grenv...
Flicking the V’s half-heartedly in the direction of Sky Sports as I set off to the Valley for Too Early Football.
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Flicking the V’s half-heartedly in the direction of Sky Sports as I set off to the Valley for Too Early Football.
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I know the government is keen to punish the unemployed, but if you've been forced to spend any time on LinkedIn, you've suffered enough.
November 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
I know the government is keen to punish the unemployed, but if you've been forced to spend any time on LinkedIn, you've suffered enough.
Bit of supermarket dessert calibration for the tl, based on my parents’ recent research:
- Lidl tiramisu: “better than M&S”
- Sainsbury’s egg custard tart: “not as good as M&S”
- Lidl tiramisu: “better than M&S”
- Sainsbury’s egg custard tart: “not as good as M&S”
November 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bit of supermarket dessert calibration for the tl, based on my parents’ recent research:
- Lidl tiramisu: “better than M&S”
- Sainsbury’s egg custard tart: “not as good as M&S”
- Lidl tiramisu: “better than M&S”
- Sainsbury’s egg custard tart: “not as good as M&S”
A reissue of jaimie branch’s tremendous final album is on its way and has reminded me that I had tickets for her last show in London but didn’t go as I was a bit under the weather. I should have gone, and should try to remember not make that mistake again.
intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/fly-or...
intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/fly-or...
FLY or DIE II: bird dogs of paradise (IA11 edition), by jaimie branch
10 track album
intlanthem.bandcamp.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A reissue of jaimie branch’s tremendous final album is on its way and has reminded me that I had tickets for her last show in London but didn’t go as I was a bit under the weather. I should have gone, and should try to remember not make that mistake again.
intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/fly-or...
intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/fly-or...
Probably shouldn’t have been surprised, but I’ve learned this week during visitor hours that the scourge of people watching/listening to their phones with volume up and no headphones extends to hospital wards now.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Probably shouldn’t have been surprised, but I’ve learned this week during visitor hours that the scourge of people watching/listening to their phones with volume up and no headphones extends to hospital wards now.
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I feel like I’ve probably seen enough screenshot examples of how shit Grok is now.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I feel like I’ve probably seen enough screenshot examples of how shit Grok is now.
The Mani news is a proper shocker, isn’t it? Only saw him live twice but both gigs were absolute standouts in all the shows I’ve ever been to.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The Mani news is a proper shocker, isn’t it? Only saw him live twice but both gigs were absolute standouts in all the shows I’ve ever been to.
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Here’s the best piece of writing on The Stones Roses thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Tear Gas And Hip Hop: A Different View Of The Stone Roses' Debut | The Quietus
Before you read on, we have a favour to ask of you. If you enjoy this feature and are currently OK for money, can you consider sparing us the price of a pint or a couple of cups of fancy coffee. A ris...
thequietus.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here’s the best piece of writing on The Stones Roses thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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A must read. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A must read. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...