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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In today’s instalment of ‘I didn’t mean you.’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Me in my garden as a few light flurries of rain pass through Hertfordshire

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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I don't suppose there's anyone here doing some work in the Archives nationales (Paris, not Pierrefitte) right now who wouldn't mind grabbing a couple of photos for me...?

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/07/2026

The question for Nigel Farage now is whether it's less embarrassing to un-resign and claim that was an establishment stitchup, or to spend a month competing with a bin. Neither is exactly a *great* option. Neither solves his ongoing scandals. And it's a mess entirely of his own making.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

imagine if Count Binface won in Clacton

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Hattifattener @hattifattener.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I know tonight’s all about the football, but late-night channel hopping has rewarded me with the last 15 minutes of Blade Runner. I’d forgotten how deliciously unhinged Rutger Hauer’s performance is. “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe….”

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This looks absolutely excellent and well worth your time if you can get there. @grindrod.bsky.social and @matthewwhitfield.bsky.social talking suburbs. What's not to like?!

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Sad news about the passing of James Tolkan, another one of those iconic faces from the films of the 80s. To celebrate his life, I’ll spend my Sunday letting my ego write cheques my body can’t cash.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

When you come home from the pub half-cut and find a stash of wagon wheels in the kitchen cupboard. So much winning 😜

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Another day of rain, another set of cancelled youth football fixtures. Our U11 team haven’t played a match on grass since 30th November and only played twice in total since then. More rain this week and little hope that the pitches will be anything other than flooded.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

One of THE great threads. Read it, lol, rolf, print it out to show your friends 😂

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The glory days when a highly paid international footballer was happy to have a little bit of fun at their own expense all in the name of a silly tv link. Can’t think of many now who’d be up for it.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Fickle things kids. No. 3 has a Christmas list stuffed with gadgets and digital stuff, but still gets the most joy from this plywood castle and siege engines my dad made for him.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

In a nice end to the year, I can draw your attention to this short (ish) report on the earthwork survey of Cockroad Wood Castle in Somerset which I led this year. A fascinating, if slightly enigmatic site. historicengland.org.uk/research/res... . One for @castlestudies.bsky.social

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Assume all other archaeology and local history types have a tree like this @vch-home.bsky.social.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Feels like a significant moment @mrjamesob.bsky.social. When those who sold the Brexit con are openly admitting that it has made the country poorer, it opens the door for the government to do something about it. www.thetimes.com/business/eco...

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We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe

Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social discussion the Reith lecture edit with @rutgerbregman.com it strikes me this might be the greatest ever example of the Streisand Effect. How many more people have now heard the line about Trump who wouldn’t have done had it simply been broadcast as recorded?

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Well, well, well @mrjamesob.bsky.social. Thanks to the Yuka app, I now know that it is far healthier for me to have a full sugar cab of appletiser than it is to have to bottle of freshly pressed apple juice by a well known brand who trade off how unadulterated their product is.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Sorry 617 Squadron, sorry Barnes Wallis, sorry Operation Chastise. Y'all just aren't on Trump's level 🙄

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Some 100 private jets will fly to Venice for Jeff Bezos' wedding, and I recycle yoghurt cup lids.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

A couple of pics from our visit to the Devil’s Arrows this week. #standingstonesunday

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I'm not a huge consumer of podcasts, but this one is excellent. If you're into 20th century urban planning and the more 'out there' proposals for the post-war reconstruction of Britain, this is likely to be very much your thing!

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Will Jennings @willjennings.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I'm the first guest on an excellent new podcast series by Ewan Cameron on utopian design. I'm chatting about Geoffrey Jellicoe's provocative Motopia scheme. You can find Brave New Worlds on any podcast platform, and here it is on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7n99...

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Now, I’m not saying Historic England should bring out a line of Action Figures but I’m certainly not saying they shouldn’t 😂😂😂

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In a functioning world, the SEC would be looking very closely at the positions taken by Trump’s stock portfolio over the past 10 days. Anyone who sold stock before the tariff announcement, bought it back at the dip and sold it again after the tariff pause, made a ton of cash!

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The kids are in bed, the wife is still too hungover to function properly, so I’m downstairs on my own, watching junk on the tv, drinking an espresso martini and mainlining After Eight mini eggs. So much winning!

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

So it’s World Book Day today and for once we were organised enough to put in some effort. Corey was desperate to go as Roz the Wild Robot from the @peterbrownstudio.com novel which he loved us reading to him. A couple of balloons and a bunch of papier mache later…. #worldbookday

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Selzero @selzero.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

The Welsh told the Saxons this hill was called "pen" (meaning "hill"). The Saxons added their word for hill, "tor," and called it Torpen (hill hill). Later the Norse added their world for hill. So it became Torpen Haugr (Hill Hill Hill). Now the English call it Torpenhow Hill (Hill Hill Hill Hill)

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Andy Woodruff @awoodruff.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Me filling out an online dating profile

Image of a building on an old Sanborn map, labeled “stable - used also for lard storage”.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

03.22! Yeah we can still do it! Happy New Year y’all

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

The Roman walls emerging out of the murk. The thing this photo doesn’t show is that it’s about ten degrees warmer than it looks.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Funny old Premier League season. Liverpool aren’t actually playing that well and very hot and cold but are looking like they’ll have the league sewn up by February.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Only positive is that I didn’t journey down to the AMEX to watch that. Absolutely clueless. Genuinely think Hurzeler is in big trouble here. 2 points from Southampton, Fulham, Leicester, Palace and a string of shambolic performances.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Pretty special moon halo tonight.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

If it’s not a @vchlondon.bsky.social Christmas, is it even Christmas? Thanks so much @justincolson.bsky.social for this work of Crimbo art!

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

As good a footballer as no.2 son is, I think he’s going to be an even better cricketer. He makes it looking annoyingly simple. ilFortunately his mum isn’t on here so doesn’t know what goes on in her living room when she’s out!

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Looks like yet another example of “the world’s best keeper” getting a full hand to the ball but still letting it in. Whoever does Emi Martinez’s PR is a miracle worker.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Let’s have another stab at picking the #bhafc lineup. Verbruggen Veltman. JP. Igor. Pervis Ayari. O Riley Rutter. Pedro. Mitoma Welbeck No need to rush Dunk back, Igor has been so good. Baleba suspension allows O Riley to start. Would love to see Gruda in but can’t see how Rutter doesn’t play

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It’s Motte and Bailey castle Tuesday! Is that a thing, maybe it should be. Really good site recce in the sunshine today and now really looking forward to the full earthwork survey in the new year.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

In today’s, “life comes at you fast” news - no.3 braved the elements in a football tournament shortly after (whilst moving a wardrobe) I found his favourite dummy. Where’s that 6 years gone!

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

For what it’s worth, I’d line up like this today: Verbruggen Hinshelwood JP Igor Pervis Baleba O Riley Rutter Pedro Mitoma Welbeck. Think that side will be close to what plays. Possibly with Ayari and Veltman starting ahead of O Riley and Hinshelwood.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

So far this season Brighton have beaten Man Utd, Spurs and Man City at home, beaten Newcastle away, taken a point at Arsenal and led for much of the game at Anfield. Anyone questioning whether Bloom has pulled off another manager upgrade, probably needs to give their head a wobble. #bhafc #seagulls

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The appended pdf of survey responses from those working in the profession is a heartbreakingly depressing read. Sadly I’m not surprised but it is a shocking read none the less. Please share this widely.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

A snowy start in Hertfordshire this morning. It’s got a lot less snowy the further west I’ve gone. No photos needed to show how less idyllic Chieveley Services looks.

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Matt Bristow @eric180uk.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

It shouldn’t need pointing out but clearly does. Thinking something vile and promoting it to *checks notes* 187,000 followers, are two quite different things.

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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Got stopped today by a Moscow traffic policeman. Our conversation: "When did you last have a drink?" "I haven't had a drink." [Policeman sticks head into car & sniffs.] "Is that your eau de cologne I can smell?" "I haven't put on any eau de cologne." "No drink? And no eau de cologne?! Drive on."

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