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Peter West
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European. Family guy. Live music enthusiast. Veteran of the mobile telecoms industry.
North Easterner living in exile in the Thames Valley
“Peter in Reading” on BBC 6 Music
Once again it’s all about ME, ME, ME!
December 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Labour has done virtually nothing to stem the tide of disinformation on various platforms despite it being glaringly obvious that they are a major target for a lot of it. Frankly they deserve everything they get
December 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I’ve seen most of the bands on the lineup previously with the notable omission of My Bloody Valentine so that might be my starter this time around. I’d hope the RAH building fabric can stand the sonic onslaught of Mogwai and My Bloody Valentine the same week
December 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This is the reason I won’t be voting Labour again. I expected leadership and a progressive vision, what I see is weakness and lack of ambition. Green is the progressive way forward
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Another observation on language and nationality was that I was regularly asked if I was Australian (I’m from the North East of England) because the Americans I interacted with thought that everyone in England speaks like the Royal Family
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
To be clear, the person asking me genuinely hadn’t connected England and English and thought that French was the native language in the UK
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I lived in Chicago for a while in 1994. I was once asked if we usually spoke French in England. I didn’t know how to respond without sounding very rude
December 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Also notable how many other Green Party members out today were young men, who Laura Kuenssberg would have you believe are Reform supporters. As someone pointed out, a lot of these young people were disillusioned Labour supporters who are never going back.
December 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Don’t forget Canada also gets involved in some of the “weird sports” too
December 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I saw the clickbait headline and then looked at the data in the article. Clearly the only plus for Reform is that they are most popular with young men who haven’t gone on to study a degree (surprise, surprise).
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I doubt very much my No1 song of the year will feature. Mclusky are incredible live too
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Love the Iggy Pop programme, he plays some great new stuff. I also love the Riley and Coe evening show where I find most of my new music
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I stopped listening to Radio 4 Today programme some time ago and BBC 6 Music lifts my mood (particularly Nick Grimshaw and Cloudbusting), but the news jars when it kicks in
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I was being facetious
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That sound you can hear is the National Trust inbox filling with offers of houses for their collection
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Guaranteed front page CAPS LOCK headline for the Telegraph tomorrow
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM