Neil Pickles
@neilrpickles.bsky.social
he/him 🏳️🌈 | From Yorkshire to London via Scotland | An AI once told me I’m “woke and quirky” | Views all my own
My stress and anxiety levels are going through the roof with qualifying, how on earth I’m gonna cope tomorrow with the race?!?!
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My stress and anxiety levels are going through the roof with qualifying, how on earth I’m gonna cope tomorrow with the race?!?!
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
December 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
I feel hearing 9 to 5 playing in a bar in Canary Wharf is peak irony
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I feel hearing 9 to 5 playing in a bar in Canary Wharf is peak irony
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I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
I think this is about as varied as I possibly could make it
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I think this is about as varied as I possibly could make it
Joys of local journalism getting to this level where I grew up
December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Joys of local journalism getting to this level where I grew up
Yet more evidence my music taste is beyond all over the place
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yet more evidence my music taste is beyond all over the place
*quips about the British public always being wrong*
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
*quips about the British public always being wrong*
Being a Lando Norris fan is too bloody stressful sometimes
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Being a Lando Norris fan is too bloody stressful sometimes
All these names are just the tip of the”Your Party”’s problems. If the party name tells you nothing about what it’s about, it’s all of a sudden a lot harder:
Conservatives - continuity
Labour - for the workers (historically)
Lib Dem - radicalism
Greens - environment
Reform - changing the system…
Conservatives - continuity
Labour - for the workers (historically)
Lib Dem - radicalism
Greens - environment
Reform - changing the system…
Your Party members will be asked to choose between four name options this weekend: Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For the Many, with the result to be announced by Jeremy Corbyn at the end of the two-day conference on Sunday afternoon
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
All these names are just the tip of the”Your Party”’s problems. If the party name tells you nothing about what it’s about, it’s all of a sudden a lot harder:
Conservatives - continuity
Labour - for the workers (historically)
Lib Dem - radicalism
Greens - environment
Reform - changing the system…
Conservatives - continuity
Labour - for the workers (historically)
Lib Dem - radicalism
Greens - environment
Reform - changing the system…
I may have late night ordered a new TV in the sales, gonna regret this in the morning aren’t I
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I may have late night ordered a new TV in the sales, gonna regret this in the morning aren’t I
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"We are getting to the point where we have way too much tax on labour, on work, on income, and so we should increase taxes on unearned income such as wealth and inheritance, which you've done nothing – in my view – to deserve"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Why the right-wing are so furious at the idea of raising inheritance tax | The News Agents
Lewis Goodall caused a social media storm this week when he suggested raising the rate of UK inheritance tax. Why did this make so many people angry?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"We are getting to the point where we have way too much tax on labour, on work, on income, and so we should increase taxes on unearned income such as wealth and inheritance, which you've done nothing – in my view – to deserve"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/why-...
Switching up my hair for the first time in years
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Switching up my hair for the first time in years
Truly not on my bingo card for 2025, this is so bizarre to watch www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
Live: 'We agree on a lot more than I would have thought,' Trump says after 'great meeting' with Mamdani
The US president congratulates the NYC mayor-elect on his recent win, while the pair say they hope to work together on affordability in the city.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Truly not on my bingo card for 2025, this is so bizarre to watch www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Tbh this feels absolutely like something Charlotte Church would do
Just realised this is referring to a church in North Carolina and not the Welsh singer
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tbh this feels absolutely like something Charlotte Church would do
Looking like a mid ranking estate agent
(Yes I know I need to clean the mirror)
(Yes I know I need to clean the mirror)
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Looking like a mid ranking estate agent
(Yes I know I need to clean the mirror)
(Yes I know I need to clean the mirror)
Between the time I left my flat this evening and got back (4 hours) they’ve dug up the road outside my tube station and I’m very confused
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Between the time I left my flat this evening and got back (4 hours) they’ve dug up the road outside my tube station and I’m very confused
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State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
State-endorsed robbery is no way to fix the asylum system.
Reposted by Neil Pickles
Tamil Crown roast was delicious, once their ordering system started working again
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Tamil Crown roast was delicious, once their ordering system started working again
Someone in my building is very early for Christmas, my stairwell is covered in Christmas tree needles
November 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Someone in my building is very early for Christmas, my stairwell is covered in Christmas tree needles
Just got ID’d for paracetamol, properly threw me but also happy I can pass for being under 25 🤷♂️
November 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just got ID’d for paracetamol, properly threw me but also happy I can pass for being under 25 🤷♂️
Still going with my Scooby watch-a-thon #LastFourWatched
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Still going with my Scooby watch-a-thon #LastFourWatched
The excitement I have for May 1st now!!! youtu.be/9c-DrMe8o5Q?...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by 20th Century Studios
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November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The excitement I have for May 1st now!!! youtu.be/9c-DrMe8o5Q?...