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Jeff Pickthall

@jeffpickthall.bsky.social
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Spiteful class warrior. Possessor of opinions. Crate digger. Fond of umami. Likes a pint. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 6h
Jeffrey Archer once firmly grabbed my upper arm and moved me out of the way so he could continue walking in a straight line. He could have walked around me as there was plenty of space. It was just an arbitrary act of dominance. I nearly twatted him. I thought better of it because I was in the HoC.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Memphis Soul Stew. Easy. #universitychallenge
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You can oppose genocide while being neutral wrt Zionism.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It looks like the Green Party has blown it.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
She will disagree with the premise of the question.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Brejoin
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thunderous landlords I understand.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Really? Is this true? It’s the first I’ve heard of it.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gemini seems to have conked out.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
But he'll be jumping for joy if they are non-white.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage will be jumping for joy if they are non-white British nationals.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That’s questionable.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
But if the are non-white UK nationals he will be jumping for joy.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fifty years of U2. It seems longer.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bollocks. My prehistoric phone isn’t going to support Strava from next week. #twats
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Right-wing authoritarians will never be convinced crime is falling.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Can we just abolish the monarchy?
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I’d rather listen to him than Ed Sheeran.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Macklemore sounds like a whisky.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The Corrupto-Party, has a certain ring to it.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trouble is, I suspect, many of those Conservative and Reform voters see Brexit in the same way as some on the far left used to see Communism (and maybe still do) - namely, a failure, but only because it was never properly tried.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Protect are wimmin!
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Channel 4 News is TV gold tonight. It’s like the Iranian Embassy siege.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A claim of “I firmly believe I have broken no rules” counts for nothing.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It’s poor man’s Harveys.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When would this be?
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Ruddles Best, exclusive to Spoons, is a magnificent beer.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
No mention of Miles Davis’s magnificent performance at the Isle of Wight festival on programme on Radio 4. Shoddy journalism.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Mustang Sally is the worst song ever written.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/tani...
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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 .
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Simon Wren-Lewis @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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.
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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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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Three pints of magnificent Ruddles Best (poor man’s Harveys) in Spoons, £5.25. Preceded by four pints in another pub, £24.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I understand the lie. I also understand the message "Madri is a product of our rich brewing heritage".
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I’m not convinced drawing attention to Madri’s production in Burton/Tadcaster is the burn CAMRA thinks it is. It sends the message “Madri is a product of Britain’s rich brewing heritage”.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Explosions don't "take place", they occur. Planned things take place, ceremonies, beer festivals etc
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Mosaic Tap in Newcastle is good, but it needs soft furnishings. It is too bloody loud. A common complaint with craft beer establishments. #middleagecomplaints
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I’ve got £2 bet on him not finishing it.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I have won 40p on my first ever bet! I put £1 on Spain.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Cheering like no one has ever cheered before !
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I am looking forward to the booing of Trump.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Argies doing a bit of argy bargy.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I did the see the Tom Tom Club in '91 though.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I turned down the opportunity to seeing TH in '83 in favour of seeing Peter Gabriel. Still kicking myself.
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Today’s Wordle word is nonsense.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ahead of England v Norway in the World Cup, enjoy this classic from my old pal Patrick Kidd in The Times
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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A deranged headline for James O'Brien @lbc.co.uk @mrjamesob.bsky.social www.dailymail.com/debate/artic...
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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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Jeff Pickthall @jeffpickthall.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Nick Robinson interveiwing Zia Yusuf on the Today Prog is playing chess with a pigeon.
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