Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Interesting discussion here. I was thinking the other day that it's noticeable that, apart from Holly Herndon's 2019 album Proto, it feels like there's been a dearth of attempts to use AI to create interesting music. 211
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hot take: professional archaeology in the UK accidentally invented the perfect modern career path. Break your back digging holes in your 20s and 30s, then spend the rest of your working life squinting at sherds and planning documents from behind a desk. 172
Reposted by Matt NicholasDuncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *inclusion*, it would be all over the Times, Telegraph, Mail etc. This last weekend, attendance at a major women's conference was down 80% due to a boycott fighting against trans *exclusion*. Crickets. 132498831
Reposted by Matt Nicholasannacycles.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I ran Ealing half marathon today dressed as a plane to protest against the race being sponsored by Wizz Air. Airlines shouldn’t be sponsoring running events. They really are taking the wizz. (As opposed to these guys, who are taking a wizz) 3499
Reposted by Matt NicholasSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Retain & explain in Edinburgh where Henry Dundas sits 150 foot high on the Melville Monument, now contextualised, albeit not without controversy, over his role 1114
Reposted by Matt NicholasMarion Page @marionpage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The new Heritage Gateway is now live, giving access to more than a million English heritage records. And more is to come....Try it out Heritage Gateway | Historic England share.google/LemczW9XclS1...share.googleHeritage Gateway | Historic England 0219
Reposted by Matt NicholasStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Time for Andy Burnham to appoint a Culture Secretary. 1749189
Reposted by Matt NicholasAlastair MacIntosh @alastairmac.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Cowardice, if not complicity. Why did Burnham spend all that time sleazing his way into no 10 if it wasn't to act like a prime minister and stand up to the enemies of our democracy? Was it simply vanity? 144
Reposted by Matt Nicholasroad.cc @roadcc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“People who cycle should not have to fear for their lives every time they use the roads”road.cc“A car is also a weapon”: Calls for mandatory lifetime bans for “killer motorists” as driver charged with murder following cyclist’s death1,500 cyclists attended a protest calling for mandatory lifetime driving bans for “killer motorists”, after a driver was charged with murder following a shocking hit-and-run collision which killed a c... 0339
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Men wait for train at station with limited facilities 000
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Even with a few threatening rain clouds (in fact after this summer *especially* with some threatening rain clouds) I don't think there's a more beautiful festival setting than Green Man, nestled away in the folds of Bannau Brycheiniog 051
Reposted by Matt NicholasThe Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 13/08/2026🎤🎧 New episode drop alert Many members have shown an interest in either joining or leading their own Local Meet Up. LMU founder Kev chats with Laura about just that & explained how simple & rewarding it is to connect with fellow members. Watch on YouTube, or listen on Spotify or Apple Podcaststhegreenrunners.comKevin Bowen: The Grassroots Trail Blazer - The Green Runners CICEverything you always wanted to know about Local Meet Ups, but were afraid to ask: join host Laura Briggs as she chats with seasoned endurance runner and super volunteer Kevin Bowen, founder of the or... 163
Reposted by Matt NicholasGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 11/08/2026If only we had a Culture Secretary to address this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEuropean Athletics Championships: Criticism as thousands of empty seats in BirminghamNearly 10,000 seats were empty at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium on Monday. 7452
Reposted by Matt NicholasStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I genuinely cannot understand how the Labour government has now had two, genuinely cultured prime ministers who both looked at Lisa Nandy’s record there and went “I’m pleased with this. I want this to continue.” 3855487
Reposted by Matt NicholasOllie Randall @ollie-randall.bsky.social · 18/07/2026This morning I'm genuinely dismayed by Team Andy's contention that "the reason our country is in a mess and Labour's base hates the government is that we weren't drilling for oil enough, pensioners need tax cuts, and Mahmood wasn't given enough levers to stop immigration" 0316
Reposted by Matt NicholasBen Goldacre @bengoldacre.bsky.social · 12/07/2026SUVs are higher at the front and three times more likely to kill a child when they hit them. SUV drivers drag the child under their vehicle, and then they crush the child to death. It's incredible that SUVs don't have higher tax, and why not lower speed limits. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBritain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian WolmarLarger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar 13404143
Reposted by Matt NicholasNick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Proclaiming an illiteracy crisis has become a cottage industry in its own right, and it's created a feedback loop of clickbait headlines that has, ironically, short-circuited our ability to critically examine the claims and construct a working definition of literacy itself. 2175
Reposted by Matt NicholasDr Tom Elliot @t-elliot.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Week 1 over here at #ArthursStone, #Herefordshire, and we already have some exciting prospects on the stone circle showing up, as well as another large feature appearing on the other side of the avenue. @englishheritage.bsky.social 183
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Hopefully, some of DCMS' sponsored ALBs who've shamefully remained on X will now follow suit 000
Reposted by Matt NicholasDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Further evidence that the Coalition was an immensely destructive force in so many areas. 2349
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 28/06/2026The kid and I took advantage of the glorious weather to join in with Nottingham #KidicalMass this morning. What an absolutely joyous event. We'll definitely be doing this again! 150
Reposted by Matt NicholasAlison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 27/06/2026North Tyneside Council spent a big Historic England grant on restoring Georgian Northumberland Square in North Shields - it looks good, but is often completely empty, so it was lovely to see of full of people today, playing, chatting, listening to music, and finding out about local community groups. 2264
Reposted by Matt NicholasIan McMillan @imcmillan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026BEATNIK ARCHEOLOGISTS ON A FIRST DATE I dig you I dig you too, you dig? I dig 5233
Reposted by Matt NicholasSamira Shackle @samirashackle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house 722700813
Reposted by Matt NicholasJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026One of the most interesting questions is, I think, why left leaning people don't generally recognise it as such. 4113817
Reposted by Matt NicholasC20 Society @c20society.bsky.social · 21/06/2026☀️ Summer Solstice from Stonehenge and Ratcliffe-on-Soar. Neolithic megaliths and their modernist counterpoints looming over the surrounding landscape, as captured by two of the great photographers of the 20th century. • Stonehenge, 1947 by Bill Brandt • Ratcliffe-on-Soar, 1984 by Michael Kenna 111328
Reposted by Matt NicholasLord Beestonia @beestonia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I could really get on board with a social media ban for people aged over 65, tbh. Maybe let them on after 9.30 and before 4.30, like we do with the buses 27445
Reposted by Matt NicholasNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 12/06/2026The planned closure of the Archaeology institute at Humboldt-Universität Berlin is still on the table. So if you haven't signed the petition yet, please do (and share). Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität's academic tradition for almost 200 years weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...weact.campact.deSchließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-BerlinDie Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc... 13266164
Reposted by Matt NicholasThe Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 09/06/20261/2 - Join us for our Nottingham Local Meet Up. Runners welcome, walkers welcome! ⏰️ 20 June 08:45 📍 Gedling parkrun 🤝 Meet outside Café 1899. 🚆 Sustainable travel options in alt-text 🟢 Look for @superkev79.bsky.social to find the group. Run parkrun at your own pace 🏃🏃♀️ 162
Reposted by Matt NicholasJulianna 💎 @batariangal.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026Red Wall discourse has so clouded Labour’s mind that they’re sleepwalking into doing to university towns what Thatcher did to mining towns 5341122
Reposted by Matt NicholasJonathan Last @johnnythin.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Fascinating reassessment of potential cave art in south Wales, with link to the original 1912 article - but isn’t the 17ka date considerably older than any other post-LGM evidence for humans in Britain? 0134
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A fantastic half-term bike ride from the house to Gedling Country Park today. The FollowMe Tandem proved to be the perfect tool for helping small legs up hills on a hot day. 080
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A glorious morning yesterday for small feet exploring the gritstone around Longshaw. 020
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Huh, never realised Geordie Greep was Mick Hucknall's trumpet player back in '86. Wonder how he stays looking so young? #TOTP 010
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Niche thing, but I love that someone is still paying to host the UKIC website, despite it having merged with other conservation organisations to form ICON back in 2005: www.ukic.org.ukukic.org.ukUnited Kingdom Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic WorksUKIC promotes conservation of historic and artistic works through training, accreditation, and public engagement. 100
Reposted by Matt NicholasDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This government’s defining quality is cowardice and now it has wobbled its way to a policy that 10 years ago was confined to the most extreme Republicans. Shameful 730982
Reposted by Matt NicholasWill Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I really don't get what the fuck Bridget Philipson thinks she's doing. This guidance is worst than useless. Why not just push through legislation to tell the Supreme Court they're wrong? 1312213
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Always great to see Historic England producing high-quality geophysical survey research on fascinating sites such as Castilly Henge 010
Matt Nicholas @mattnic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026As an archaeologist, I regularly think about chunks of time spanning thousands of years without blinking an eye. But Everything Must Go turning 30? No. Absolutely not. My bones are turning to dust. 020
Reposted by Matt NicholasJonathan Last @johnnythin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026If you work in development-led archaeology in England, whether it's curatorial advice, consultancy or running projects, Historic England and Reading University would welcome your feedback on HE's guidance on the Palaeolithic 🦣🏺 Please follow this link to access a short online survey: bit.ly/3PcKMulhistoricengland.org.ukCurating the Palaeolithic | Historic EnglandThe importance of the English Palaeolithic record in its Pleistocene context and best practices for protecting it through the planning process. 11920
Reposted by Matt NicholasProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 18/05/2026So much about this has me screaming into my motonormativity cushion. Why further subsidise all the wealthy people who drive? Why NOT subsidise the poorer people who don't drive? 36566173
Reposted by Matt NicholasTyron @tyron.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Wes can't win, Wes won't win, and Wes shouldn't win, but thank god someone's pulled the trigger 4242
Reposted by Matt NicholasRebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · 12/05/2026The result of government abandonment means disgraceful local decisions around who and what's worth saving. Someone, somewhere has got to take holistic control of the collapse of HE.theguardian.comBirmingham City University urged not to axe Black studies MAMore than 100 figures sign open letter criticising closure, just months after MA was launched 23621
Reposted by Matt NicholasJohn Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 11/05/2026This has become an expected experience for children walking to school in Birmingham, which leads more parents to want to drive their kids and also pavement park, and quickens the downward spiral that makes our city more unequal and more unpleasant. Time to eliminate this symbol of urban decline. 0399
Reposted by Matt Nicholassturmyarcher3.bsky.social @sturmyarcher3.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Have you heard about these dangerous bikes perhaps? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCar crashes into 'multiple pedestrians' in Arnold town centreOne person suffers life-threatening injuries as police work to trace the driver. 395
Reposted by Matt Nicholas4 Day Week Foundation @4dayweek.bsky.social · 08/05/20262023: Lib-Dem controlled Council starts trialling a 4-day week on full pay 2024: trial saves Council £400,000 and improves services 2025: 4-day week made permanent 2026: voters return Lib-Dems to control with increase in votes / cllrs Upside from 4-day week is huge. Other Councils should try it! 13519