Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Great thread on a very suspicious individual. If you like YouTube (like me) you may have seen him make terrible decisions with HMO renovations and his pivot towards RW Christianity and free speech 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026RIP HELCH. his work always made me smile and wonder. 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Just another way of saying that we’re getting older as a country. 000
Reposted by Philip OwenMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026Some outcomes are bigger than politics. 33782196
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 09/08/2026If you don’t know already this is a must watch youtu.be/vGt7-WnWdhE?...youtu.beWho Crapped on Johnny Depp's Bed?YouTube video by Bobby Fingers 000
Reposted by Philip OwenJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Fun fact: the Socialist Party of Great Britain's net assets are more than four times that of the Liberal Democrats (£4.1m vs vs £1m) 0275
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026What I like about Burnham is he’s come out the gates with relatively small fry bits that correct niggles; homelessness, removing VAT on energy, cutting business rates on pubs, capping bus fares. the optics of these are all positive. 020
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Messi cried yesterday. what a baby. He’s 39 years old and kicks a ball and lost. back turned crying 000
Reposted by Philip OwenTHE NERVE @thenerve.news · 19/07/2026NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇 331512798
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 20/06/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Sasha I hear you and want you to know that gig attendees also don’t want you to go. if you’ve never felt anything going to a gig and think the cinema is superior then you‘re taking up space.theguardian.comThe hill I will die on: Going to a gig is an endurance test | Sasha MistlinMuddy sound systems, pricey tickets and a strong chance of getting showered with someone’s stale beer – give me a nice sit-down in a cinema any time, says Guardian Saturday commissioning editor Sasha ... 000
Reposted by Philip OwenBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/06/2026Sarah Owen MP says Reform UK have "zero respect for women". 516644
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 13/06/2026There’s lots of advantages of having a shit car, with one of them being a CD player. 000
Reposted by Philip OwenThe Londoner @the-londoner.bsky.social · 30/05/2026In November 2023, police discovered the decayed corpse of Tracey Turnell in Walthamstow Market. She had no phone, job, passport, friends or lovers. There wasn’t a single photo of her. It was as if, in her far too public death, she entered the public record for the first time. Who was she?the-londoner.co.ukThe body in the wheelchair: How did a troubled family get lost by the state?A decayed corpse was found being wheeled through the centre of Walthamstow. Who was she? And who is to blame for her death? 13280104
Reposted by Philip OwenTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Best not to lie. Labour: - created the minimum wage - is raising the minimum wage - is equalising wage rates What we didn’t do was cheerlead for Tory austerity and the coalition government’s attempts to role back workers rights from the Lib Dem conference floor 14027090
Reposted by Philip OwenNathan Phillips @nathanphillips.bsky.social · 25/05/2026This is a first time for every Arsenal fan. The first time we've celebrated today. The first global North London Forever. Today, a new Arsenal is born. Let's keep it honest. Keep it pure. Keep the values. Remember why we are who we are. Remember we are a force for good. Remember who we are. 👊 8949
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 21/05/2026i accept that tuchel knows much more about football than me. This is bizarrely (as I am clearly no expert) a departure from my usual view. 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026are we in a period where being approximately right is just as good as being right? where the blurring of the lines between truth and mostly true is fine/accepted. Where telling a lie isn’t a huge problem, as it sounds like it could be true and so it might as well be? 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026The almost timelessness of massive attack is something I am forever impressed with. If blue lines didn’t exist and was released tomorrow it then it’ll still be incredible. It is 34 years old. 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Anyone who uses “litigate” or “prosecute“ in a sentence and isn’t talking law, is a bellend. 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026My friend has just released a banger that everyone should listen to. Welcome back #delphic open.spotify.com/album/3cNBT3...open.spotify.comBetween Forms 000
Reposted by Philip OwenOddballwoofwoof @oddballwoofwoof.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Whether you want to admit it or not, Starmer successfully managed to protect our economy from the worst damage of Trump's tariffs, more than most other countries, and did it in a way that is not permanent and can be cancelled now that Trump is losing his main threat for retaliation. 3151
Reposted by Philip OwenPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 02/02/2026PRIVATE EYE NAMED IN EPSTEIN FILES In the latest files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released by the US Justice Department, the Eye is denounced as “an absolute rag of a publication” by Epstein’s then lawyer, Paul Tweed… 🧵1/5 541035296
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026I heard years ago from an HR person that they could tell a dysfunctional workplace by seeing Dilbert cartoons pinned to the noticeboard. 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 12/01/2026The weird thing I find with the conservatives is they have all the political room to be negative about X/twitter. opposite position to Reform and no international consequences like Labour. most people will agree with them and they’d have one over Labour... seriously strange 000
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Something that often goes unsaid is how good the bbc is outside of political reporting. for my main hobbies I inevitably find the bbc has a resource e.g. gardening, cooking and wandering around. 000
Reposted by Philip OwenAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Entertaining as this spat is, it contains not-a-flicker of recognition as to WHY this might be happening. For 16 months, a tax-exile-oligarch-owned, mostly right-wing press, has abused the privilege of these exclusive private sessions, to misrepresent the gov't on every issue. This is the FO stage. 19353127
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Last week I found the robin that had been following me around the garden for the past month dead in my shed. I must have left it open, it flew in and then I closed it. I miss you x 000
Reposted by Philip OwenMike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 04/10/2025If everybody’s gonna do long throws then we’re gonna have to end the gentleman’s agreement on not calling foul throws. 1342
Reposted by Philip OwenDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 17/07/2025American money advice: invest in cheap trackers monthly. Don’t try and time the market. British money advice: switch energy provider every quarter, run your washing machine at odd hours to get free electricity and here’s a great trick to get more nectar points. 1333347
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 24/03/2025I repeat, an absolute dirge of a song. Let’s get the football started as this is embarrassing 100
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 16/03/2025The V&A is better than natural history museum by a mile. The ironwork section by itself needs a special mention, though to be fair the birds and insects in natural history is top tier. 010
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 08/02/2025I’ve heard from a reliable source that there are in fact 7 new lion cubs at whipsnade zoo. 010
Philip Owen @philowen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... To think it’s not already listed is strange. I get to walk past/through/over it regularly. So much to take in that can’t be easily summed up from photos.theguardian.comArchitecture film sparks new call to list Southbank CentreTwentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight 010
Reposted by Philip OwenKelsey L. Hayes @kelseylh.bsky.social · 31/01/2025If you're filing a self-assessment tax return in the UK today and also dealing with Barclays meltdown: File your return online as normal. You don't need the bank to do that. Then pay your outstanding tax when the system is back up; major penalties don't kick in until 30 days' late payment. 143
