Jeff Pickthall
@jeffpickthall.bsky.social
Possessor of opinions. Crate digger. Likes a pint. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Jeff Pickthall
@jeffpickthall.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Clear & bright small pack photographs for UK Brewers and Beer Sellers - Bottle and Can Studio
Sample photographs of bottles and cans
bottleandcanstudio.co.uk
Beer folk: this is my side hustle. I would like to elevate it to main hustle. bottleandcanstudio.co.uk
I despise condiment jars of this shape. They seem cunningly designed to prevent you conveniently extracting the last 10% of the condiment. I’m sure this isn’t an accident
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I despise condiment jars of this shape. They seem cunningly designed to prevent you conveniently extracting the last 10% of the condiment. I’m sure this isn’t an accident
Man of the people. The rich people.
🚨 Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company’s “Brand Ambassador”
My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company’s “Brand Ambassador”
My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Man of the people. The rich people.
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Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
Juno Black by Twice Brewed is magnificent. Deserving of wider recognition.
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Juno Black by Twice Brewed is magnificent. Deserving of wider recognition.
I want to know how a schoolboy in 1980 (or thereabout) knew Hitler youth songs. It would have required a special effort to learn them. I want Farage grilled about this.
December 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I want to know how a schoolboy in 1980 (or thereabout) knew Hitler youth songs. It would have required a special effort to learn them. I want Farage grilled about this.
Going back 45 years or so, how did a school kid learn Hitler youth songs?
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Going back 45 years or so, how did a school kid learn Hitler youth songs?
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Wes Streeting insists that NHS health records are not for sale.
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Wes Streeting insists that NHS health records are not for sale.
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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December 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Pleasing symmetry. Wordle 1,627 4/6
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This bloody bus driver thinks he’s Fangio.
December 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This bloody bus driver thinks he’s Fangio.
I’ve just invented “pseudo-sourdough”. I’m quite pleased with the term.
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I’ve just invented “pseudo-sourdough”. I’m quite pleased with the term.
This from ChatGPT tickled me: Here are the translations/usage for “chutney” in the requested languages:
• German: Chutney
• French: chutney
• Spanish: chutney
• Italian: chutney
• German: Chutney
• French: chutney
• Spanish: chutney
• Italian: chutney
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This from ChatGPT tickled me: Here are the translations/usage for “chutney” in the requested languages:
• German: Chutney
• French: chutney
• Spanish: chutney
• Italian: chutney
• German: Chutney
• French: chutney
• Spanish: chutney
• Italian: chutney
Anchor beers to be contract brewed www.thestreet.com/restaurants/...
Legendary craft beer company may not reopen classic brewery
Fans had high hopes when a new owner swooped in, but they are likely to be disappointed in the outcome.
www.thestreet.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Anchor beers to be contract brewed www.thestreet.com/restaurants/...
Good grief.
Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.
What could go wrong?
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Good grief.
I made chutney. It tasted beautiful at racking.
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I made chutney. It tasted beautiful at racking.
The Cumbrian fells dusted with snow are a handsome sight today.
November 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Cumbrian fells dusted with snow are a handsome sight today.
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Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
Do the Germans have a word for the pain of yearning for the downfall of Elon Musk? If not, they need to work on it.
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Do the Germans have a word for the pain of yearning for the downfall of Elon Musk? If not, they need to work on it.
Hypocrisy is invisible to authoritarians.
Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments
November 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Hypocrisy is invisible to authoritarians.
Do the Germans have a word for the urge to hang on to an empty container as it may become useful? If they don’t, they need to work on it.
October 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Do the Germans have a word for the urge to hang on to an empty container as it may become useful? If they don’t, they need to work on it.
Dear everyone: please don’t buy me the new Piers Morgan book for Christmas.
October 27, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Dear everyone: please don’t buy me the new Piers Morgan book for Christmas.
I've just spent the last 90 minutes thinking today is Saturday.
October 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I've just spent the last 90 minutes thinking today is Saturday.
Journalists: please stop using “exponential growth” to mean “large growth”. You remember doing compound interest at school? That is exactly what exponential growth is.
October 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Journalists: please stop using “exponential growth” to mean “large growth”. You remember doing compound interest at school? That is exactly what exponential growth is.