Jeff Pickthall
@jeffpickthall.bsky.social
Spiteful class warrior. Possessor of opinions. Crate digger. Likes a pint. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
White professor ‘ MattGPT ‘ whose most recent book contained fabricated quotations, non-existent source references, & left ChatGPT URLs accidentally embedded in footnotes is sad about Jason Arday’s death but still wants Arday & all black academia held to higher standards than his own writing .
New post: Unpicking the legacy of neoliberalism mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2026/08/unpi... Defending neoliberalism today beyond the familiar tropes has become so difficult because so many of the claims made for it 40 years ago are questionable at best and in some cases clearly untrue.
Unpicking the legacy of neoliberalism
Neoliberalism as an overarching ideology for UK government died with the Brexit referendum in 2016, just as it did in the US with Trump’s ...
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Three pints of magnificent Ruddles Best (poor man’s Harveys) in Spoons, £5.25. Preceded by four pints in another pub, £24.
Explosions don't "take place", they occur. Planned things take place, ceremonies, beer festivals etc
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 4w agoDebris rained down on me from Rettendon explosion, says photographer
Mosaic Tap in Newcastle is good, but it needs soft furnishings. It is too bloody loud. A common complaint with craft beer establishments. #middleagecomplaints
I bought some Daz washing powder and the smell has taken back to the seventies. Diddy David Hamilton is on the radio in the kitchen, I'm watching Why Don't You? and I'm looking for ward to Vesta curry for tea.
I have won 40p on my first ever bet! I put £1 on Spain.
Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times
A deranged headline for James O'Brien @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social www.dailymail.com/debate/artic...
PATRICK BISHOP: Norwegians celebrate their heritage, so why can't WE?
When England step out to face Norway in Miami this evening, the antics in the stands are likely to provide an entertaining addition to the drama on the pitch.
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Nick Robinson interveiwing Zia Yusuf on the Today Prog is playing chess with a pigeon.
Farage has just proved himself to be a fragile self-pitying narcissistic man-baby like Trump
Farage is just proving he is not cut out for high office.
He now needs pressing on what "serious cinsequences" might be.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 2mo ago🚨 WATCH: Nigel Farage threatens a Sky News journalist who asks about his undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell "You harass my family anymore, there will be serious consequences"
FIFA makes surprise last-minute change to refereeing team for USA v Belgium:
I’ve just amused myself by thinking of another broken aphorism. “Elephant in the ointment”. It shall be joining “spanner amongst the pigeons” in my lexicon.
I am proud to be a spiteful class warrior. #spitefulclasswarrior
Damn. Today’s Wordle word is one of my regular starter words but I used a different one. I briefly considered using it.
Morecambe Bay resembles somewhere on the Mediterranean today.
About twelve years ago I sat next to Andy Burnham in standard class on a train between Warrington Bank Quay and Euston. We had a brief chat. He was very nice.
Katsu curry is chip shop curry sauce for middle class people.
A handsome pint. Birdman Best by Lunebrew. Rather excellent. Somewhat Bass-esque.
I’m loving Ian Hislop putting the boot into Michael Gove on #hignfy