Reposted by Ed WrayTEFL Workers' Union @teflunion.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s not #TEFL, but our friends in the #IWW Brewery Workers Union get a shout out. Also, David is a legend. #SupportYourLocalPub #SupportTheWorkers 2115
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Crowling about Crowlas: edsbeer.blogspot.com/2026/10/crow...edsbeer.blogspot.com 021
Reposted by Ed WrayE.M. Faulds / Beth or Taxes / Not em faulds @emfaulds.com · 03/10/2026Come ask me your devilish questions on blocks and themes, and how to stop WP being a dick... 076
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not normal to say "fuck those fascist bastards" when giving money to charity, but sadly appropriate at the moment. 0134
Reposted by Ed WrayGlasgow SF Writers' Circle @gsfwc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026(Please note panel titles have been edited to fit on social media.) 11am - Scotland's Scientific Discoveries and SF - E.M. Faulds 12pm - AI: Socialist Dream to Weapon of Capitalism - Ruth EJ Booth @emfaulds.com @ruthejbooth.bsky.socialpictcon.comPictCon – A Scottish science fiction and fantasy convention about science fiction and fantasy in Scotland. 153
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I was talking to a friend about the urinals at the Philharmonic in Liverpool and she's now asked if there are any recommendations for Manchester. Is there anything that compares there? 422
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Listening to Floating Anarchy and mourning Keith the Bass. So pleased I got to see Here & Now last year, but it would have been great to see them again. :-( 000
Reposted by Ed WrayTEFL Workers' Union @teflunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Tomorrow! 🏳️🌈 Pride tells a story about what happens when workers & communities stand together On 27 Sept, join us at the May Day Rooms for a 6:30pm screening, followed by a Q&A with LGSM founder Ray Goodspeed ✊ Raising money for EC workers 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e... 053
Reposted by Ed WrayCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396442564
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Pondering what to do on a wet day on a climbing trip. @boakandbailey.bsky.social 430
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Back at Bosigran for the first time in maybe 20 years. 070
Reposted by Ed WrayDavid Desi Pubs Dason @davidjesudason.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s always the workers that get screwed www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655828...heraldscotland.comAdministrators says 'insufficient funds' to pay BrewDog workers owed wagesStaff owed £489,000 in wages and holiday pay will receive nothing from BrewDog Retail's administration after squatter removals, collapsed… 23419
Reposted by Ed WrayBoak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 12/09/2026GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular round-up of good writing about beer and pubs, this time with a couple of themes around (a) Oktoberfest and (b) making space for beer and pubs in communities. boakandbailey.com/2026/09/news...boakandbailey.comNews, nuggets and longreads 12 September 2026: Penda’s FenEvery Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got hop farming, Nottingham, and Cluedo. First, some news from the climate change frontline: the last commer... 23017
Reposted by Ed WrayIWW Brewery Workers Union @breweryunion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Problems at work? Join the union! londoniww.org.uk/wp-content/u... 0115
Reposted by Ed WrayDave Infante @dinfontay.com · 09/09/2026that's a scab cup that's going wildly viral with scabsboycottstarbucks.netBOYCOTT STARBUCKSStarbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks! 25119
Reposted by Ed WrayJeff Evans @jeffevanswriter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Here's a link if you want to donate to the RNLI. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 0138
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Back in BRAPA: edsbeer.blogspot.com/2026/09/back... @stymiesi.bsky.social #PubManedsbeer.blogspot.comBack in BRAPAAfter at six (6) years I was back chauffeuring #PubMan Si as he ticks his way through the Good Book . And a great #PubMan he is - whilst I s... 050
Reposted by Ed WrayJturner @j-turner.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Caledonian Brewery at Slateford looking rather sad and exposed to the world as demolition continues this week. 3186
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Gold star for anyone that can guess where I went to today. 191
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The Here & Now-athon continues: www.youtube.com/watch?v=38mN...youtube.comHere & nowYouTube video by Mick Doff 120
Reposted by Ed WrayNetpol @netpol.org · 30/08/2026The Crown Prosecution Service is examining whether it will bring criminal charges against 12 of the 139 former police officers who for decades were involved in spying on mainly leftwing political groups in England and Wales www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comProsecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandalMore than 100 undercover officers spied on tens of thousands of mainly leftwing activists over decades 11710
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Raising a glass to Keith Tha Missile Bass www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooP-...youtube.comThink For YourselfYouTube video by Here & Now - Topic 020
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Having been to six (6) pubs with #PubMan @stymiesi.bsky.social today it's now time to get to my local. 180
Reposted by Ed WrayZeteo @zeteo.com · 20/08/2026Israel has finally admitted to killing Hind Rajab. 933 days later. Zeteo's @premthakker.bsky.social spent years pressing the US and Israeli governments on this killing – all for them to deflect and lie. If it took this long for the truth to come out, how can you trust Israel on anything? 16470211
Reposted by Ed WrayJustin @mcchouffe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The UK’s authoritarian genocidal war criminal terrorist regime, in all of its ignoble glory 😔 011
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 13/08/2026He mostly passed my by, but I did like Kitchen Confidential when I read it. 101
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Well that's pissed on my chips, the local post office has shut. 020
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 11/08/2026MDC at the New Cross Inn. No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA! 020
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Going medieval: edsbeer.blogspot.com/2026/08/goin...edsbeer.blogspot.comGoing MedievalThis week I made a last minute decision to attend an event at Brewers' Hall . I hadn't been planning to go but I had an urgent need to gossi... 052
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Years since I was at the 100 Club. But good to be back to see @prolapseband.bsky.social #RememberKronstadt 130
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 07/08/2026At an event at Brewers' Hall the other night I was mightily impressed by the huge rug in their main room. Beats any Wetherspoons carpet! 1110
Reposted by Ed WrayBeer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Independent family brewer Harvey’s has announced a series of appointments within its brewing team, marking the next chapter in the brewery’s long-term succession planning beertoday.co.uk/2026/08/05/h... #beer #beernews #brewery #brewerynewsbeertoday.co.ukNew look to Harvey’s brewing team - Beer TodayHarvey’s has announced a series of appointments within its brewing team, marking the next chapter in the brewery’s long-term succession planning 0103
Reposted by Ed WrayBoak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Another Substack piece migrated over to the blog proper, and backdated: "In which, desperate for attention, we put forward a controversial opinion..." boakandbailey.com/2024/05/pubs...boakandbailey.comPubs: they’re quite goodLook, call us controversialists or clickbait merchants if you like but we speak our minds. And we happen to think that pubs are quite good. There. We said it. 083
Reposted by Ed WrayIWW Brewery Workers Union @breweryunion.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Here we go again :-( 034
Reposted by Ed Wraypaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 26/07/2026You may as well try and count the grains of sand on a beach than add up all the instances of abuse of power by the Metropolitan Police. It's technically possible but realistically, a waste of a lifetime. Even so, the facts of this ⤵️ are spectacularly outrageous. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comHow the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partnerSpycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived her into relationship 14615
Ed Wray @thebeerfather.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Bit of Sin Dios today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyGi...youtube.comSin Dios - 1936YouTube video by ante07 000
Reposted by Ed WrayIWW Brewery Workers Union @breweryunion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026IWW Cymru are doing a survey for hopitality workers. Please share! cloud.iww.org.uk/apps/forms/e...cloud.iww.org.uk IWW Nextcloud 024
