Johnsey
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Matt Maltese
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Be the coolest kid on your block. Get 'Hers' now. See my writing credit on Track 2, Buses Replace Trains! (I indirectly suggested the title to Matt - he gave me a percentage; what a guy)
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7/10. Obscure capital, project name I should know & a forest I've been unaware of these 66 years
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December 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
7/10. Obscure capital, project name I should know & a forest I've been unaware of these 66 years
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You can't help wondering what Billy Bonds as captain would have made of Paqueta's behaviour there
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
You can't help wondering what Billy Bonds as captain would have made of Paqueta's behaviour there
In how many ways can this bugger off?
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
In how many ways can this bugger off?
Cheese, I know. But the sheer craft (or Kraft) in this song & performance....
youtu.be/U2nkxulFnXU?...
youtu.be/U2nkxulFnXU?...
Tryin' To Get That Feeling Again (Digitally Remastered: 1998)
YouTube video by Barry Manilow - Topic
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November 30, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Cheese, I know. But the sheer craft (or Kraft) in this song & performance....
youtu.be/U2nkxulFnXU?...
youtu.be/U2nkxulFnXU?...
I have awoken mid-sleep following 6 pints of fine British ale to find my bedclothes levitating & the air mildly pungent. Calm down ladies.
November 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I have awoken mid-sleep following 6 pints of fine British ale to find my bedclothes levitating & the air mildly pungent. Calm down ladies.
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Ford Escort Mk 1
Opel Manta Mk 1
Ford Capri Mk 2 (brown)
Daihstsu YRV
Mercedes B Class
Yes, I've got more boring
Ford Escort Mk 1
Opel Manta Mk 1
Ford Capri Mk 2 (brown)
Daihstsu YRV
Mercedes B Class
Yes, I've got more boring
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Ford Escort Mk 1
Opel Manta Mk 1
Ford Capri Mk 2 (brown)
Daihstsu YRV
Mercedes B Class
Yes, I've got more boring
Ford Escort Mk 1
Opel Manta Mk 1
Ford Capri Mk 2 (brown)
Daihstsu YRV
Mercedes B Class
Yes, I've got more boring
Coming to BBC3
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Coming to BBC3
I'm venting here. I help a technophobe friend select his devices. They'll all be working fine but then misbehave after a few days. Cue a blizzard of whiney texts demanding assistance. In every case he's randomly changed settings. Never admits it. 20 years. It's happening again. I've had enough.
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I'm venting here. I help a technophobe friend select his devices. They'll all be working fine but then misbehave after a few days. Cue a blizzard of whiney texts demanding assistance. In every case he's randomly changed settings. Never admits it. 20 years. It's happening again. I've had enough.
Just had a bit of junk mail through from a bloke called Nigel who owns a company called Reform. Thoughtfully he included a business reply envelope.
My reply
My reply
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just had a bit of junk mail through from a bloke called Nigel who owns a company called Reform. Thoughtfully he included a business reply envelope.
My reply
My reply
If they ever installed someone middle aged from a provincial town on the Guardian's editorial staff, whose job it was solely to ask at opportune moments, 'Are we really going to run with *this*?', half its content wouldn't see the light of day
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
If they ever installed someone middle aged from a provincial town on the Guardian's editorial staff, whose job it was solely to ask at opportune moments, 'Are we really going to run with *this*?', half its content wouldn't see the light of day
So it turns out the Budget analysis wasn't released as such but hacked by journalists. They know all about that I guess
BBC News - OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
So it turns out the Budget analysis wasn't released as such but hacked by journalists. They know all about that I guess
BBC News - OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Someone in the OBR is learning what the military means by 'an interview without coffee'
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Someone in the OBR is learning what the military means by 'an interview without coffee'
In my old firm that was their whole employment strategy - pay as little as it takes for unskilled & semi-skilled labour, let Universal Credit take up the slack. And they hadn't come up with that alone.
There's an advert on his website for a 'Depot Supervisor' that pays £12.75 an hour for shift work.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In my old firm that was their whole employment strategy - pay as little as it takes for unskilled & semi-skilled labour, let Universal Credit take up the slack. And they hadn't come up with that alone.
She nailed it
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She nailed it
My showbiz pal Matt Maltese getting a full-blown Grauniad push yesterday
On tour right now. Go see him.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
On tour right now. Go see him.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare
After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My showbiz pal Matt Maltese getting a full-blown Grauniad push yesterday
On tour right now. Go see him.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
On tour right now. Go see him.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Some singers could do with this at the very start of their careers.
All lead singers need someone close to them who can have an honest conversation with them once it's clear their voice is shot. Could be about changing the key they sing in or the style of the songs, or perhaps about retiring completely.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Some singers could do with this at the very start of their careers.
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My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.