Reposted by Simon KirkMichael Deakin @caskapital.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is a call to arms to go to the Harlequin if you haven't been before. 5368
Reposted by Simon KirkNick Webb @nickwebb2017.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🏏BBC county championship cricket live text page gets 27.8 million page views across the summer, averaging 464K per day Thanks to all who’ve joined us to follow red-ball cricket this year 👏🏽😎 86910
Reposted by Simon KirkTom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ian McShane is 84 On how he came to be narrator on Grace Jones’ Slave To The Rhythm: ‘I was in a chip shop with my wife Gwen, & Trevor Horn came in, who I’d known forever. He said ‘Ian, what are you doing after supper?’ ‘Why?’ ‘Well, I need a voice & Orson Welles is dead.’ youtu.be/nAerTAjLpF0?...youtu.beGrace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (HQ)YouTube video by Oxygene 80 533073
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No island of strangers: why I’m using art to unite a fractured nation www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...theguardian.comNo island of strangers: why I’m using art to unite a fractured nationFear of outsiders is the defining issue of our times. But is it actually our own selves we’re scared of? And could art hold the answers? Here, the British Art Show’s curator reveals why he’s exploring... 012
Reposted by Simon KirkThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Lifestyle buyers of farmland have fallen to 11 per cent as farmer purchases hit a seven-year high.thelondoneconomic.comInheritance tax changes for farmers have intended impactNew figures show agricultural inheritance tax changes brought in by Rachel Reeves are having the intended impact. 17263103
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Legend. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukLudek Miklosko: Ex-West Ham goalkeeper dies aged 64Ludek Miklosko made almost 400 appearances for West Ham in the 1990s, and fans sang his name long after his exit. 020
Reposted by Simon KirkHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 14/02/2026When will policymakers recognise that the digital information environment is impacting views of London in a way that can hit investment and tourism? This is one clip from several vignettes outlined in @jim.londoncentric.media’s latest newsletter www.londoncentric.media/p/london-cri... 18523
Reposted by Simon KirkHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced… economist.com/britain/2026... 171286574
Reposted by Simon KirkHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 12/01/2026According to these figures London is safer than many if not all major North American cities. In 2025, there were 1.1 killings for every 100,000 residents of London, compared to 2.8 in New York, 5.6 in Los Angeles, 10.5 in Houston and 12.3 in Philadelphia www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comLondon’s homicide rate drops to lowest in more than a decadeSadiq Khan says ‘public health’ approach has made the capital one of the safest cities in the western world 9487157
Reposted by Simon KirkJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 04/09/2026it’s weirdly fortuitous that the FT Magazine just happened to run a brilliant deep dive into James Orr yesterday morning, hours before the scandal broke: www.ft.com/content/c2d0... 30419126
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 03/09/2026From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFrom ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwavesThousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials 120
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 26/08/2026There is no contest as to the film Curry remembers most fondly. “I would love to work with the Muppets again.” Another sad loss.... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.com‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardomFrom Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous. Then, a stroke left him paralysed. The actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and ... 010
Reposted by Simon KirkBBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BBC Radio 6 Music Lauren Laverne Now Playing The Rapture House Of Jealous Lovers 011
Reposted by Simon KirkBBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 24/08/2026BBC Radio 6 Music Lauren Laverne Now Playing LCD Soundsystem Losing My Edge 021
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Is 'Tiny Tourism' the antidote to mass tourism? I went to Dublin to try it out www.bbc.co.uk/travel/artic...bbc.co.ukIs 'Tiny Tourism' the antidote to mass tourism? I went to Dublin to try it outA new travel philosophy preaches skipping tourist sights and doing everyday things instead. But will it really be a trip to Dublin if I don't visit Temple Bar? 000
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Could these alternative homes be the future in a hotter Britain? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCould these alternative homes be the future in a hotter Britain?The Passivhaus standard is growing in popularity as UK homeowners adapt to hotter summer temperatures. 000
Reposted by Simon KirkNeil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 17/08/202629th August 1985 - An excited Michael Fish gets to deploy the rarely seen red number as the temperature gets up to an incredible 26 degrees in London! 521656712
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Travel e-sim boom threatens mobile industry’s roaming cash cow www.ft.com/content/64ed...ft.comTravel e-sim boom threatens mobile industry’s roaming cash cowUsage set to rise by a third this year as travellers opt for cheaper alternatives to data roaming charges 000
Reposted by Simon KirkGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUlez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findsResearchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone 382209606
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Italy’s mythic ‘month off’ in August was hard won. It would be good for us all www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comItaly’s mythic ‘month off’ in August was hard won. It would be good for us all | Jamie MackayThe villeggiatura, a month-long break, was popularised in the 1960s when trade unions were strong – and so was economic productivity, says writer and translator Jamie Mackay 010
Reposted by Simon KirkChristina Martin @christinamartin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Might text them back and warn them about fossil fuels. 231569
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 15/08/2026A must-do for me no matter where I am www.bbc.com/travel/artic...bbc.comWhy travellers are obsessed with foreign supermarketsFrom Tokyo egg sandwiches to Greek dairy aisles, supermarket aisles are becoming one of travel's most revealing and beloved experiences. 000
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It really is. Byrne and Lee - what a combination, and that band is 🔥 010
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I've just watched America Utopia for the first time. Completely life-affirming and ahh man, those Talking Heads tracks ❤️ www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/dav...derbyquad.co.ukDavid Byrne's American UtopiaSpike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant and timely 2019 broadway show based on his album tour of the same name. 110
Reposted by Simon KirkBBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026BBC Radio 6 Music Nick Grimshaw Now Playing Jeff Mills The Bells 021
Reposted by Simon KirkIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Listening to my generation talk about the 90s the way the previous generation talked about the 70s is tiresome. No that wasnt 'back when movies were good' or 'music still meant something'. There's loads of great shit coming out now and there was loads of slop back then. You just miss being young. 5174445427
Reposted by Simon KirkParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Well, they're on their way back to Morocco actually, as they never had any way to reach mainland Spain, let alone the UK, but who needs facts when you're Bobby J the King of Bullshit. 1362809782
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Greatest defender ever.❤️🖤 Franco Baresi, iconic former Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66 www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comFranco Baresi, iconic former Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66Baresi was one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s 010
Reposted by Simon KirkSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Amazing how many of the people currently creating havoc around the world were radicalised during covid. 39592108
Reposted by Simon KirkPaul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 25/07/2026I'll start with that bastard Gianni Infantino's 95,000-kilometre private jet travel generated an estimated 900 to 1,000 tonnes of CO2 during the World Cup Equal to taking over 800 round-trip commercial flights between London & NZ. 1 Kiwi produces about 6.2 tonnes per year 14011
Reposted by Simon KirkAnthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Whoever designed this Times front page has a dark and wicked sense of ironic humour. Hyper-sensitivity to predictable technical challenges of energy transition. Meanwhile, Europe burns. 34410
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 25/07/2026‘Liberate the lidos!’ Who will win the war over Italy’s private beaches? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.com‘Liberate the lidos!’ Who will win the war over Italy’s private beaches?Almost all of the sandy stretches on the country’s 8,000km of coastline are run for profit. Now ‘free beach’ campaigners are fighting back against the mafia, the military and those profiteering from s... 000
Reposted by Simon KirkSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026It's driving me insane. The govt spends £1.4 trillion a year. Borrowing estimates are often by tens of billions over a year. But we're supposed to imagine money is budgeted to the last penny. 601445307
Reposted by Simon KirkHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Our new PM has already lost me www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 16567
Reposted by Simon KirkPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 19/07/2026They say that "variety is the spice of life" but this is ridiculous. 618424
Reposted by Simon KirkAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The Times reporting that Andy Burnham succeeded in persuading Shabana Mahmood to become Chancellor because it would give her more control over cutting immigration 123333129
Reposted by Simon KirkLippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just catching up with The Guardian. Nice of them to include my tribute to Sam Neill inspired by my conversation with @staggerlee42.bsky.social. RIP Sam 🖤x www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...theguardian.com‘He annotated my letter from Spielberg’: readers pay tribute to Sam NeillFrom teeing up a marriage to inspiring a career and giving 144 bottles of wine to his birthday band, the star’s admirers share their fondest memories 3144
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Has the World Cup been a soft power failure for the US? theconversation.com/has-the-worl...theconversation.comHas the World Cup been a soft power failure for the US?A string of controversies look set to turn the tournament into a lesson in how soft power can fail. 020
Reposted by Simon KirkKath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 15/07/2026At least we don’t have to listen to wonderwall. 411497235
Reposted by Simon KirkJosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 14/07/2026New! Ny! Every World Cup is meant to have a legacy, this one could be the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins. By @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2026/07/14/d...josimarfootball.comDystopia - josimarfootball.comEvery World Cup is meant to have a legacy, this one could be the moment when the process of reclaiming and reforming the governance of football begins. 13216
Reposted by Simon KirkWriter of “Rape Apologists Must Die!” @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 06/07/2026 9157905817
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 07/07/2026‘The song got us signed but I hated it’: how Haircut 100 made Fantastic Day www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...theguardian.com‘The song got us signed but I hated it’: how Haircut 100 made Fantastic Day‘In the early days, we hopped on every bandwagon going – punk, ska, mod, everything. Fantastic Day was always there, just in different styles. The original was more Talking Heads. I preferred that’ 021
Reposted by Simon KirkNo Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 21/06/2026Look at this gorgeous bastard 410110
Reposted by Simon KirkPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 21/06/2026If the bloke wielding a knife and attacking passersby was a Muslim all today's rolling news and political programmes would be coming live from the streets of Edinburgh and Farage's ugly mush would be on every show. 11690197
Reposted by Simon KirkMark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 19/06/2026“Mother, I've weighed the risks - which I prefer to living in a world dominated by Nazis. Bill" Thank god for Bill and so many more like him (Pic from @profpeterdoyle.bsky.social on X) 19978269
Simon Kirk @slowe76.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Alternative for Germany revives Nazi-era attacks on Bauhaus - www.ft.com/content/a9bb...ft.comAlternative for Germany revives Nazi-era attacks on BauhausModernist art institution fears AfD ‘patriotic culture’ push nearly 100 years after closing under Hitler 000