Ed Mortimer
@ed-mortimer.bsky.social
Social researcher. Occasional pedant. Likes: music cinema books allotments travel food drink politics sport...
People are starting to wear masks on public transport again...
Anyone would think that a coronavirus is doing the rounds.
Oh, wait....
Anyone would think that a coronavirus is doing the rounds.
Oh, wait....
December 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
People are starting to wear masks on public transport again...
Anyone would think that a coronavirus is doing the rounds.
Oh, wait....
Anyone would think that a coronavirus is doing the rounds.
Oh, wait....
Disaster. Nestlé giving up.
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband no longer called ‘chocolate’ after recipe change
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband no longer called ‘chocolate’ after recipe change
Nestlé confectionery treats now described as being ‘encased in a smooth milk chocolate flavour coating’
Toffee Crisp and Blue Riband bars can no longer be called chocolate after Nestlé reformulated their recipes due to the increasing cost of ingredients.
The Swiss conglomerate now describes the treats as being “encased in a smooth milk chocolate flavour coating”, rather than being covered in milk chocolate. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Disaster. Nestlé giving up.
open.spotify.com/track/35zIVy...
Time for my annual recommendation of beautiful festive song A Night Full Of Ghosts by @smalltownjones.bsky.social
Link to sp*tify but you should try to buy the album Sky Down To The Ground - treat yourself!
Time for my annual recommendation of beautiful festive song A Night Full Of Ghosts by @smalltownjones.bsky.social
Link to sp*tify but you should try to buy the album Sky Down To The Ground - treat yourself!
A Night Full of Ghosts
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
open.spotify.com/track/35zIVy...
Time for my annual recommendation of beautiful festive song A Night Full Of Ghosts by @smalltownjones.bsky.social
Link to sp*tify but you should try to buy the album Sky Down To The Ground - treat yourself!
Time for my annual recommendation of beautiful festive song A Night Full Of Ghosts by @smalltownjones.bsky.social
Link to sp*tify but you should try to buy the album Sky Down To The Ground - treat yourself!
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My first all-ages book. This one's special.
We’re so pleased to share the gorgeous cover for Imagine a Friend by Emmy Award winner @quantick.bsky.social out March 10, 2026! Wonderful cover art via @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social . Read more:
www.starsandsabers.com/2025/12/09/c...
#books #coverreveal #fantasy #2026books #literature
www.starsandsabers.com/2025/12/09/c...
#books #coverreveal #fantasy #2026books #literature
Cover Reveal for Imagine a Friend by David Quantick – Stars and Sabers
Stars and Sabers Publishing gives the cover reveal for the book Imagine a Friend by David Quantick, with cover art by Kim Herbst.
www.starsandsabers.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My first all-ages book. This one's special.
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I did a Freakzone for BBC Radio 6!
Availible on BBC Sounds for the next 29 days...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Availible on BBC Sounds for the next 29 days...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I did a Freakzone for BBC Radio 6!
Availible on BBC Sounds for the next 29 days...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Availible on BBC Sounds for the next 29 days...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Thanks a bunch to Robin Murray and @bandcamp.com for featuring me and some good buds of mine on their recent Bandcamp Daily piece on British fingerstyle guitar. Much obliged!
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-so...
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-so...
Reveries & Ritual: A British Solo Acoustic Guitar Primer
Drawing on the music of John Fahey and Bert Jansch, the new generation of UK solo guitarists is maintaining—and expanding on—tradition
daily.bandcamp.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Thanks a bunch to Robin Murray and @bandcamp.com for featuring me and some good buds of mine on their recent Bandcamp Daily piece on British fingerstyle guitar. Much obliged!
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-so...
daily.bandcamp.com/lists/new-so...
Classic British film- great performances in this adaptation of the Graham Greene novel.
The story of Pinkie Brown... a small time gang leader who tries to cover his tracks after he murders a journalist!
🎬 BRIGHTON ROCK (1947) 9pm #RichardAttenborough #CarolMarsh #WilliamHartnell #HermioneBaddeley British Crime Classic #TPTVsubtitles
🎬 BRIGHTON ROCK (1947) 9pm #RichardAttenborough #CarolMarsh #WilliamHartnell #HermioneBaddeley British Crime Classic #TPTVsubtitles
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Classic British film- great performances in this adaptation of the Graham Greene novel.
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A little girl in a Manchester department store is upset by doves in Santa's Grotto when one lands on her head, December 1954 (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
November 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A little girl in a Manchester department store is upset by doves in Santa's Grotto when one lands on her head, December 1954 (Mirrorpix/@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
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Gessler orders the arrest of William, but where is he?
🍎 WILLIAM TELL (1958) 10:30am #ConradPhillips #WilloughbyGoddard in 'The Hostages' #TPTVsubtitles
🍎 WILLIAM TELL (1958) 10:30am #ConradPhillips #WilloughbyGoddard in 'The Hostages' #TPTVsubtitles
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Gessler orders the arrest of William, but where is he?
🍎 WILLIAM TELL (1958) 10:30am #ConradPhillips #WilloughbyGoddard in 'The Hostages' #TPTVsubtitles
🍎 WILLIAM TELL (1958) 10:30am #ConradPhillips #WilloughbyGoddard in 'The Hostages' #TPTVsubtitles
Great line-up today on Talking Pictures TV.
Just watched Stingray and now regretting having made plans for much of the day...
Just watched Stingray and now regretting having made plans for much of the day...
Here is what's on #TalkingPicturesTV today, Saturday 29th November.
November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Great line-up today on Talking Pictures TV.
Just watched Stingray and now regretting having made plans for much of the day...
Just watched Stingray and now regretting having made plans for much of the day...
When I was in the cub scouts, and later the scouts, raising and lowering the union flag were important start and end points for the weekly meetings...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
When I was in the cub scouts, and later the scouts, raising and lowering the union flag were important start and end points for the weekly meetings...
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What is the source of the mysterious missile attacks on Marineville?
Dive under the sea with... 🌊 STINGRAY (1964) 10am 'Emergency Marineville' on #TPTV
Dive under the sea with... 🌊 STINGRAY (1964) 10am 'Emergency Marineville' on #TPTV
November 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What is the source of the mysterious missile attacks on Marineville?
Dive under the sea with... 🌊 STINGRAY (1964) 10am 'Emergency Marineville' on #TPTV
Dive under the sea with... 🌊 STINGRAY (1964) 10am 'Emergency Marineville' on #TPTV
@dannythechamp.bsky.social
Top night out with Danny and the Champions of the World at Omeara, London.
Top night out with Danny and the Champions of the World at Omeara, London.
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@dannythechamp.bsky.social
Top night out with Danny and the Champions of the World at Omeara, London.
Top night out with Danny and the Champions of the World at Omeara, London.
@chrisrainier.bsky.social
Fascinating slot last night supporting @gweniferraymond.bsky.social at @ivyhousenunhead.bsky.social
Weird Hawaiian guitar and what Gwenifer Raymond described as a "psychotic guitar" unlike any other 6 string, the strangest tunings...
Do catch Chris if you get the chance.
Fascinating slot last night supporting @gweniferraymond.bsky.social at @ivyhousenunhead.bsky.social
Weird Hawaiian guitar and what Gwenifer Raymond described as a "psychotic guitar" unlike any other 6 string, the strangest tunings...
Do catch Chris if you get the chance.
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@chrisrainier.bsky.social
Fascinating slot last night supporting @gweniferraymond.bsky.social at @ivyhousenunhead.bsky.social
Weird Hawaiian guitar and what Gwenifer Raymond described as a "psychotic guitar" unlike any other 6 string, the strangest tunings...
Do catch Chris if you get the chance.
Fascinating slot last night supporting @gweniferraymond.bsky.social at @ivyhousenunhead.bsky.social
Weird Hawaiian guitar and what Gwenifer Raymond described as a "psychotic guitar" unlike any other 6 string, the strangest tunings...
Do catch Chris if you get the chance.
In a wasps' nest there are lots of cells - too small for a wasp to fit inside. The pieces I have are all empty so what are they for? Storing food? Insulation?
#wasps
#wasps
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
In a wasps' nest there are lots of cells - too small for a wasp to fit inside. The pieces I have are all empty so what are they for? Storing food? Insulation?
#wasps
#wasps
Why does Marco Rubio dye his hair? It looks quite unnatural.
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Why does Marco Rubio dye his hair? It looks quite unnatural.
Realistically, what are the chances of a(nother) putsch against Putin?
And if there were one, what chance it could be more effective than the aborted Wagner group coup?
And if there were one, what chance it could be more effective than the aborted Wagner group coup?
November 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Realistically, what are the chances of a(nother) putsch against Putin?
And if there were one, what chance it could be more effective than the aborted Wagner group coup?
And if there were one, what chance it could be more effective than the aborted Wagner group coup?
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Our event on the civil service fast stream will be starting in 45 minutes.
Tune into the livestream and submit your questions for our panel 📺❓ www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-...
Tune into the livestream and submit your questions for our panel 📺❓ www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-...
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Our event on the civil service fast stream will be starting in 45 minutes.
Tune into the livestream and submit your questions for our panel 📺❓ www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-...
Tune into the livestream and submit your questions for our panel 📺❓ www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/civil-...
Now playing: Flower Lady by Phil Odgers feat. Sid Griffin
From the album Ghosts Of Rock 'N' Roll.
From the album Ghosts Of Rock 'N' Roll.
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Now playing: Flower Lady by Phil Odgers feat. Sid Griffin
From the album Ghosts Of Rock 'N' Roll.
From the album Ghosts Of Rock 'N' Roll.
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◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official
Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 AM
◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley
◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas
...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.
Also, who was the secret premier league footballer who used to write in The Guardian?
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Also, who was the secret premier league footballer who used to write in The Guardian?
Whatever happened to Darren Tackle?
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Whatever happened to Darren Tackle?
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
I disagree with many of the choices in this list and with the ordering. But few list articles have made me happier- just knowing there is an 'Aimee Mann's greatest songs' list makes life better.
I disagree with many of the choices in this list and with the ordering. But few list articles have made me happier- just knowing there is an 'Aimee Mann's greatest songs' list makes life better.
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
I disagree with many of the choices in this list and with the ordering. But few list articles have made me happier- just knowing there is an 'Aimee Mann's greatest songs' list makes life better.
I disagree with many of the choices in this list and with the ordering. But few list articles have made me happier- just knowing there is an 'Aimee Mann's greatest songs' list makes life better.
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I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social