David Irwin
@davidirwin1987.bsky.social
Former journo, left for pastures news. I enjoy good books, old footpaths, folklore, writing, watching wildlife and tennis and most geeky things involving goblins.
You just invoked one of my favourite videogames.
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
You just invoked one of my favourite videogames.
This league table is instructive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This league table is instructive.
Who could have foreseen this...
October 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Who could have foreseen this...
If Peter Davison's Doctor had been a horrible racist we'd be about in that ballpark.
October 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If Peter Davison's Doctor had been a horrible racist we'd be about in that ballpark.
Massive David Brent vibes at the end.
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Massive David Brent vibes at the end.
Genesis of the Jenkyns...
September 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Genesis of the Jenkyns...
Also worth noting Starmer won Labour leadership on platform of more tax - people really should have held him accountable for ditching that. Of all the pledges he abandoned that one was hardest to reconcile with the "financial circumstances have changed" excuse-making - it was in fact more necessary.
August 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Also worth noting Starmer won Labour leadership on platform of more tax - people really should have held him accountable for ditching that. Of all the pledges he abandoned that one was hardest to reconcile with the "financial circumstances have changed" excuse-making - it was in fact more necessary.
This from Lammy's speech at Holocaust Memorial Day in January. The irony is that the West did exactly what he warns of - it's only two years since a Labour MP had to apologise for accusing Israel of practising apartheid...
July 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This from Lammy's speech at Holocaust Memorial Day in January. The irony is that the West did exactly what he warns of - it's only two years since a Labour MP had to apologise for accusing Israel of practising apartheid...
He also reminds me facially of Admiral Ackbar from Return of the Jedi - althoug Ackbar was a fine moral leader, whereas Farage is obviously a turd.
July 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
He also reminds me facially of Admiral Ackbar from Return of the Jedi - althoug Ackbar was a fine moral leader, whereas Farage is obviously a turd.
Latest visitor to the patio.
April 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Latest visitor to the patio.
Some photos of the Robins nesting in our ivy.
April 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Some photos of the Robins nesting in our ivy.
Found an old file of folklore columns I cut out more than a decade ago that I've now transferred to a much nicer folder - if only to show off the gorgeous artwork.
March 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Found an old file of folklore columns I cut out more than a decade ago that I've now transferred to a much nicer folder - if only to show off the gorgeous artwork.
Picked up a 1999 Encyclopedia of Britain y'day. Net zero nay-sayers should check out these stats on the power sector and compare with now - wind has capacity to power 11m homes and renewables now make-up well over 40 per cent of electricity mix. The transition has been rapid and remarkable.
March 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Picked up a 1999 Encyclopedia of Britain y'day. Net zero nay-sayers should check out these stats on the power sector and compare with now - wind has capacity to power 11m homes and renewables now make-up well over 40 per cent of electricity mix. The transition has been rapid and remarkable.
Trying to get back into pencil drawing after many years off..
March 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Trying to get back into pencil drawing after many years off..
This excerpt from the rather brilliant A Very British Coup - penned in the 80s - seems rather prescient.
February 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This excerpt from the rather brilliant A Very British Coup - penned in the 80s - seems rather prescient.
As tedious culture warriors like Truss and Trump rail against paper straws, worth noting this UK poll in terms of support for banning various single-use plastics. As always the views of the crank minority are being peddled as if they are mainstream.
February 8, 2025 at 11:04 AM
As tedious culture warriors like Truss and Trump rail against paper straws, worth noting this UK poll in terms of support for banning various single-use plastics. As always the views of the crank minority are being peddled as if they are mainstream.
Monthly view targets are a corrosive influence in journalism, discouraging certain types of coverage, pandering to Big Tech algorithms and demoralising staff in what is already a difficult job.
February 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Monthly view targets are a corrosive influence in journalism, discouraging certain types of coverage, pandering to Big Tech algorithms and demoralising staff in what is already a difficult job.
Nice spot on a nice winter walk.
February 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Nice spot on a nice winter walk.
One of the often underrated Dr Who stories is definitely Rings of Akhaten. Dismissed by the Radio Times as "like Songs of Praise in space", my instinctive response was "yeah, and who else is attempting that."
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
One of the often underrated Dr Who stories is definitely Rings of Akhaten. Dismissed by the Radio Times as "like Songs of Praise in space", my instinctive response was "yeah, and who else is attempting that."