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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 10h

Absolutely. Lidl know loads about me but the occasional free broccoli...bring it on.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 10h

They are. They've got your data which is probably worth more to them than what the discount has cost them.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Saw Radhika there earlier this year, great place. Geographically suboptimal but keeping an eye on their listings just in case.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

His recent Word In Your Ear podcast discussing this was very entertaining. YouTube won't let me share it for some reason.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Consistently a highlight of my week

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Seth's "crook, scoundrel, cheat, fraudster" etc. put me in mind of Victor Lewis-Smith. "Others were less kind"

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I instantly heard the Shoestring theme in my head. Clearly a tiny fraction of a huge body of work but it's odd how certain connections stick.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Looks more promising than what I saw in Dundee

Dundee Good Times sign pointing to unenticing basement door

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Calling supermarket staff over due to scan failure. "It didn't like them apples". Sometimes tempted to try with other fruits.

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There’s a Ladybird book for every occasion. “In 1850 there were quite a number of Football Clubs. Each club drew up its own rules at a special meeting. The rules were not the same for every club” From ‘The Story of Football’ Artist: Jack Matthew (Man City)

By the light of yellow gas lamps, a group of men with impressive sideburns sit down at a mahogany table, ready to write notes with quill pens

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's great. Touring next month too. Unfortunately he cancelled his Brum show on the last tour, poor ticket sales possibly, and unsurprisingly we're not on his itinerary this time.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lead figure in the ongoing Birmingham bin strike. 18 months and counting.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Aborted landing? Get It Right Next Time.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Three cracking days at Edgbaston with excellent crowds. I always feel a bit melancholy at the last game but being there to see a title win is something to be cherished.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Its almost as if having papers delivered by the newsagent and put through the letterbox wasn't such a bad system. Progress.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Probably won't get much of a mention but I loved her portrayal of Nesta in the seemingly non-streamable Man Down

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wow. Good that 100% of the price paid for it went to charity.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Yesterday's fascinating Birmingham Heritage Week talk on the history of the area around Broad Street/Gas Street reminded me of this. Volume not recommended. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARMi...

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PROMO VIDEO Waiting At The Crossroads by Paul Henry 1980

YouTube video by Dec Cart

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Reach-ification of BBC news continues

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Nuts. But at least Ilfracombe's claim to fame has finally moved on from being laced with prostitution. (William Shatner, HIGNFY, 2012)

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Switching to TMS comms to avoid cakes is quite a reversal.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This terrific re-working came to mind and reminded me that I miss Mark Lamarr still being on the radio. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVFt...

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Eleanor Rigby

YouTube video by El Chicano - Topic

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Ah the "by one wicket" loss. Luckily the opposite happened on my last tense Edgbaston visit. Long live county cricket.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Saw it. Enjoyed it. As you were.

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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

👩🏽‍💻 NEW EP 🧑🏼‍💻 A jawdropping insight into the fight to protect kids online with one of the best guests we’ve ever had, Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE. Not to be missed! 🚨 (And yes there might be something extra a little later in the day) 👨🏾‍💻 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Good piece. Good luck to anyone reporting bad data to Google. Moseley Bog is still a suggested cycle route for Sarehole Mill despite being a nature reserve with steep steps down to Pensby Close. I reported this at least a couple of years ago to no avail.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Indeed, and with Gid in for Cerys again yesterday too. Backlog cleared up to 18th August now.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Re Small changes. Crack down on the number of places that can produce vehicle licence plates and make them harder to replicate, For example the dutch style requiring stamping. So many fake (or missing) plates around these days.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Good to see there are plenty of local screenings. Also Kevin Eldon's somewhat under the radar pod is a great recommendation.

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 19/08/2026

Stirchley co-op did everything right to build affordable homes on their high street. Then their housing association partner handed them a £2.5 million bill. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/homeless-b...

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Homeless by GSA: The housing assocation bankrupting a community co-op

How a housing association left a community co-operative’s members homeless - and what it means for the future of community organising.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A proper match. Of course The Hundred escaped largely unscathed.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Quayverrs. Yes I know I'm late on this.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ah thanks Pete, hope it gets sorted.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Pete, your last few Soho Radio shows aren't on Mixcloud, unless of course you're actually on holiday and they are running repeats.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Many thanks for this Jason. "Bowie's" Shopping being a barnstorming highlight so far, I need to ration the episodes.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I see Thanos gets a mention. Others less so.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I was woken at 00:30 this morning by a few minutes of fireworks. Hard to believe such a combination of stupidity and selfishness.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Scottish chef Shughie McFee!

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Great, now I've got "Is Vic There?" as an earworm.

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"It was always very possible to write an essay about Paradise Lost without having read Paradise Lost. This is the first time it is possible to create an essay about Paradise Lost without having read the essay you just “wrote”. "

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‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom

Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?

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Neil @neilinbrum.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Good vantage point for the eclipse.

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