Tom W
@thomaswilliams.bsky.social
On the quiet side. A bit peculiar. A good companion, in a weird sort of way.
I’ve seen Ghost recommended as an alternative
December 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’ve seen Ghost recommended as an alternative
I’m not sure you can still call yourself a himbo after this
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I’m not sure you can still call yourself a himbo after this
Disappointing that you bought it in a record shop rather than ordering from a woman calling at your door. But I suppose at least this way it actually is a Bix Beiderbecke LP
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Disappointing that you bought it in a record shop rather than ordering from a woman calling at your door. But I suppose at least this way it actually is a Bix Beiderbecke LP
Jumping sideways up hills that are otherwise too steep for you to climb?
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Jumping sideways up hills that are otherwise too steep for you to climb?
I think it’s the Supreme Court
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
I think it’s the Supreme Court
Abbott and Costello, thou shouldst be living at this hour
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Abbott and Costello, thou shouldst be living at this hour
I'd also suggest "landlord tax passed on" is simply wrong. The UK housing market is such that landlords are already charging as much as the market can bear
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'd also suggest "landlord tax passed on" is simply wrong. The UK housing market is such that landlords are already charging as much as the market can bear
... but only nearly all?
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
... but only nearly all?
I'd say it was a resigning error *if* the Dalton-esque convention on Budget secrecy was still in place. But given everyone had a pretty good idea what was in the Budget well beforehand and no one in the government is resigning over it, it would be pretty rich if he had to
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'd say it was a resigning error *if* the Dalton-esque convention on Budget secrecy was still in place. But given everyone had a pretty good idea what was in the Budget well beforehand and no one in the government is resigning over it, it would be pretty rich if he had to
But even in London, a £2m house is exceptional. I grew up in an area of London that became fashionable, and the relatively ordinary terraced house my parents bought quite cheap in the ‘70s (I think) is now worth well over £1m. But even there, the £2m houses are 5-bedroom, double-fronted, detached &c
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
But even in London, a £2m house is exceptional. I grew up in an area of London that became fashionable, and the relatively ordinary terraced house my parents bought quite cheap in the ‘70s (I think) is now worth well over £1m. But even there, the £2m houses are 5-bedroom, double-fronted, detached &c
I genuinely can't understand what's happening. Yes, there are some reasons that explain some underperformance (Wirtz adjusting to the PL, Salah doesn't have TAA supplying him, etc), but not *this*. Kerkez was the best left-back in the league last year! What has happened to him?
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I genuinely can't understand what's happening. Yes, there are some reasons that explain some underperformance (Wirtz adjusting to the PL, Salah doesn't have TAA supplying him, etc), but not *this*. Kerkez was the best left-back in the league last year! What has happened to him?
It's worse on streamers, especially; TV (at least in the UK) used to place the advert breaks more carefully between scenes, and would have a title card or similar to smooth the transition. Streamers shove them in almost at random
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's worse on streamers, especially; TV (at least in the UK) used to place the advert breaks more carefully between scenes, and would have a title card or similar to smooth the transition. Streamers shove them in almost at random
They dont look quite the right shape? The old London bendy buses did get sold on to other cities iirc but I’m not sure Oslo is one
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
They dont look quite the right shape? The old London bendy buses did get sold on to other cities iirc but I’m not sure Oslo is one
To me, that question works out to be “what subject are you interested in and want to learn about?”. Much safer to do it that way than choose a subject you think you already know (I got 11/12 in my heat SS round; I don’t think I would have got more than 1 or 2, max, six months earlier)
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
To me, that question works out to be “what subject are you interested in and want to learn about?”. Much safer to do it that way than choose a subject you think you already know (I got 11/12 in my heat SS round; I don’t think I would have got more than 1 or 2, max, six months earlier)
Yes - and it was abolished in 1816. It didn't return until 1842.
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yes - and it was abolished in 1816. It didn't return until 1842.
Obviously no one who voted for Labour at the last election ever considered that the - checks notes - deputy leader might become leader. They were all secretly voting for the health secretary
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Obviously no one who voted for Labour at the last election ever considered that the - checks notes - deputy leader might become leader. They were all secretly voting for the health secretary
(Re water companies, I think you might be confusing her with Angela Smith (the former MP who joined Change UK, not the former MP who's now Leader of the Lords) - I'm not aware of J Smith having any link to water companies)
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
(Re water companies, I think you might be confusing her with Angela Smith (the former MP who joined Change UK, not the former MP who's now Leader of the Lords) - I'm not aware of J Smith having any link to water companies)
Yeah, it seems like they've only just started rolling it out a couple of months ago, and only in some regions. So if this is a direct result, it must be going truly terribly. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/f...
Domino’s launches new chicken brand across UK in bid to take on KFC
‘Chicken is absolutely on trend and that is not going away’
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Yeah, it seems like they've only just started rolling it out a couple of months ago, and only in some regions. So if this is a direct result, it must be going truly terribly. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/f...
Close friend of Peter Mandelson, which was probably a factor...
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Close friend of Peter Mandelson, which was probably a factor...
Not including the headline on the Starmer one, and just putting "Op-Ed by Keir Starmer", is bizarre. Is it a bad attempt at clickbait? (Is it even really an op-ed? Do people in the UK even *use* the term op-ed?)
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Not including the headline on the Starmer one, and just putting "Op-Ed by Keir Starmer", is bizarre. Is it a bad attempt at clickbait? (Is it even really an op-ed? Do people in the UK even *use* the term op-ed?)
I can understand the reasons, but it still annoys me that supermarkets call them "easy peelers" rather than saying what they actually are. Similarly with meat: I don't want "stewing steak", I want to be able to buy shin, or chuck, or brisket, depending on what I'm cooking
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I can understand the reasons, but it still annoys me that supermarkets call them "easy peelers" rather than saying what they actually are. Similarly with meat: I don't want "stewing steak", I want to be able to buy shin, or chuck, or brisket, depending on what I'm cooking
I've not checked the actual source on this, but it looks about right. Eliding over the enormous increase in the early 90s by citing a figure from over a decade earlier, as if it hadn't changed, is remarkable sophistry
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I've not checked the actual source on this, but it looks about right. Eliding over the enormous increase in the early 90s by citing a figure from over a decade earlier, as if it hadn't changed, is remarkable sophistry
I like "In 1979, 10 per cent of school leavers went to university. Then Blair set his target", skipping the 18 years in between, *including the 1992 HEA*. And "immaculately consummated" which is the sort of florid-but-meaningless (even as metaphor) language that I always consider the mark of a fraud
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I like "In 1979, 10 per cent of school leavers went to university. Then Blair set his target", skipping the 18 years in between, *including the 1992 HEA*. And "immaculately consummated" which is the sort of florid-but-meaningless (even as metaphor) language that I always consider the mark of a fraud