Chris Roberts
@oneeyegrey.bsky.social
South London stuff. Digital learning stuff. Ongoing writing and storytelling projects. South Parks. Stories from the southern commons out now. www.thecityoverthewater.com
Quite excited for our Clacton, Jaywick, Frinton, Walton bike ride. Turns out know someone whose moved to Frinton so hoping for a swim and high tea*. *nb 1950s jazz types that doesn't involve cannabis. Hoping for layered cake display and triangle cut sarnies though.
This. This. This is what fascism looks like. Anyone. Anyone who has a flag up in their ends needs to give their heads a wobble.
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 2d agoLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
Before I go deep dive into Japanese folklore I should like to stress that this, this man Lafcadio Hearn, had an effin remarkable life. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafcadi...
Lafcadio Hearn - Wikipedia
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returning to last week's Brandon Beef. It does appear that West Side Story is being recreated on the East side of the Brandon (that's across John Ruskin Street as Bobby Womack sang -maybe.) Attn SE5 & SE17 types
Outback this morning. Maffie pub cat (who is the size of a large dog fox) on shed roof having back and forth with b&w cat from two doors down. Also present is that panther creature. When I go out to (politely) usher Maffie off Minxy decides to trot out like an away firm hiding behind a police escort
Caught TV news not least the horror show report on Surrey rivers. That and the influencer assassin had me leaving the room but not before good news from Westminster & Kenny/Chelsea councils about those car show off weapons, Espiecially that if you promote on social media that gets you nicked too.
guessing it's too soon for the 'not viagra making him stiff this time' jokes. #niche
This is worth a read SE17 types as, apparently, this gaff was cited on London News article and b/c of the article below I was able to talk about it with some authority*. Everything ain't black and white or even, it appears, rainbow. *some is doing alot of work there
Kennington Observer@kennintonrunoff.bsky.social · last wk.Today over on the Observer Phil and Marcus pay a visit to new Queer bar in Elephant @thenellieldn , but everything isn’t as it appears. Or is it? kenningtonrunoff.com
Attn @londondreamtime.bsky.social the graveyard ghost fight and Greyfriars. Filing this under London is totally normal. hauntedpalaceblog.com/2025/10/30/t...
The City of London's Ghostly Catfight - The Haunted Palace Blog
Greyfriar's in the City of London is reputedly haunted by two women locked in a bitter rivalry. Despite their ghostly feud, they never met in life, having been born 200 years apart. Their restless spi...
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looking at the Manc results (hooray!). Note that (in old money) British Movement vote was 10,000 below Tories and Lib Dems combined and National Front vote about twice that total. In short things are better but effin hell there's quite the voting block out there worryingly fond of ethnonationalism
Just (finally) finished Bruce Chatwin's Patagonia. It took me awhile but effin hell that is a properly fine book. Think what helped was about a third of way in read a few chapters after liquor and it all flowed. Gonzo travel writing I guess.
In extremely niche local news "the Spanish lot" have properly pissed off Brandon residents resulting in the courts off John Ruskin being locked. Sign cites 'piss everywhere' and 'noise till 3AM'. If only the Doctor were there to sort things out.
word of day is 'ultrabarb' which is not a new Marvel franchise but a kind of metal wall topper on Calais Street that's better than barbed wire.
Host of Salon for the city Stephen Coates as a younger man in this. Boss song folklore types. youtu.be/WNvnGVULfJc
King of the Village Fete - Lazarus and the Plane Crash
YouTube video by The Real Tuesday Weld
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Off out to Salon for City a bit later where thankfully won't have to put up with anyone who watched the recent FIFA World Cup complaining about, checks notes, FIFA and its world cup. You tolerated that and your children are next.
Periodic reminder that in many London boroughs hunting ex mayor Johnson with dogs is still legal.
Rosamundi@rosamundi.bsky.social · 7d agoA 99 year lease with no break clause on the landlord's side? Slow hand clap for Boris Johnson. West Ham stadium deal costs taxpayers £19m a year - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
la recherche de jestes perdue. Cycled down Waterlink Way earlier -Pool-Ravensbournetastic- a diversion before Catford and popped onto Broadway where, somewhat to my suprise, the blue plaques to Kat Ford and Raven Bjorn still there. More surprised this site still up www.thequeenofcatford.com/about
grrski only just heard of this (now sold out) event. Will spread misery by sharing with you. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
The World Is Full of Married Men review – Jackie Collins’ bonkbuster as a gloriously filthy puppet show
Barbies, giant erections and exquisite craftsmanship combine in one of the year’s most outrageously funny and startingly original shows
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Thinking of cycling out to Burgess Park Hill just beyond the bridge to nowhere to watch moon rise but last time did that stood around for ages. #mundane #moonclique
Slightly dreading leaving (air conditioned) work for the *checks* 34 degree heat of outside. That said going home via Brixton Bookmonger is always a cool experience or is that chilling. No that'd imply summat else..
This is top work from @mrmmarsh.bsky.social London types might remember this weapon for his LDN 'media' outlets, general wham chatting and his tilt at the Mayor's job. I first came across him at Salon for the City. Worth a few minutes of your time. He works out of Dubai now. Fancy that.
Michael Marshall@mrmmarsh.bsky.social · last wk.I've got this as a video clip, but it's 6 mins long and Bluesky does not like that. So here's a slightly edited version of the near the start of the conversation, when he asks me what I do for a living, and is surprised by the answer...
Going to slip outside in hope of a) seeing full moon and b) catching breeze whilst sitting on stoop. More la reue nouveau Camberwell news as it occurs.
Heart stopping moment on way home. On pavement on Calais Street the 'thin white duke' cat lying still on its side. Went up close and noticed breathing. Just having a kip outside its front door the horror. In honour of the beast youtu.be/ZY77zDzNmYw
Station To Station - David Bowie
YouTube video by ELGROOVER
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Thought of this as planning Clapton, Jaywick, Frinton, Walton bike ride on Wednesday next. A bi (ke) election ride you could say. youtu.be/T-JIzWFfsPk
Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Billericay Dickie
YouTube video by haroldturkeypants
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Very proud of the people who have sprayed with a big heart 'Brixton is pro-choice' on the pavement at corner of water lane and Brixton Hill where the anti abortion lot usually stand.
Rather than kvetching about that pointless adaptation of Odyssey or Americans being self centred and dancing around fact they live in a fascist state. Something useful you can campaign about. ehe.movement-action.org/p/meta
Send legal notice to Meta saying they CANNOT use your face and image
AI glasses can film and share your voice and face without your consent. But you have a legal right to say no.
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reading one of those books that everyone says you should b/c it's ace. Been picking it up and putting it down for about 6 months. Hit the rhythm now. It is really very very good. Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin if you're interested.
