Ben Jackson
@jacksobc.bsky.social
Welsh. Former central banker. Mostly skeeting about my cooking and LFC. Mostly. He/him. Almost died once and I wrote about my accident and the role Zwift had in my rehabilitation:
https://zwiftinsider.com/the-fresh-puncheur-of-watopia/
https://zwiftinsider.com/the-fresh-puncheur-of-watopia/
Rooooooooooooooooot! 🏏
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Rooooooooooooooooot! 🏏
I know it says it’s about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters, but it’s so much more. If you have any interest in Film & TV, or writing in any form, this is fascinating stuff. @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social have produced a great book. 📚📖 #booksky
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I know it says it’s about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters, but it’s so much more. If you have any interest in Film & TV, or writing in any form, this is fascinating stuff. @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social have produced a great book. 📚📖 #booksky
In Egypt, travellers seemingly need telling not to hang clothes on sprinklers. It’s so high that I, at 6’4”, can’t reach it. But someone must have done it to prompt the sign, right?
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In Egypt, travellers seemingly need telling not to hang clothes on sprinklers. It’s so high that I, at 6’4”, can’t reach it. But someone must have done it to prompt the sign, right?
Spoken to a lot of Egyptians about football this week. When I say I’m a Liverpool fan they immediately smile and say, “Mo Salah!” They are nearly all Arsenal or Chelsea fans, and “lovely jubbly” is the phrase I’ve heard the most. Although today I got compared to Gareth Bale, and I’ll take that!
December 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Spoken to a lot of Egyptians about football this week. When I say I’m a Liverpool fan they immediately smile and say, “Mo Salah!” They are nearly all Arsenal or Chelsea fans, and “lovely jubbly” is the phrase I’ve heard the most. Although today I got compared to Gareth Bale, and I’ll take that!
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is why Rachel Reeves has an impossible task. You already pay national insurance on your pension contributions. For most people this won’t change anything. If you currently do a salary sacrifice—receiving a lower salary and saving both income tax and NI contributions—then you’ll be hit by this.
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is why Rachel Reeves has an impossible task. You already pay national insurance on your pension contributions. For most people this won’t change anything. If you currently do a salary sacrifice—receiving a lower salary and saving both income tax and NI contributions—then you’ll be hit by this.
@jacobs-ladder71.bsky.social I’m with you. Well said.
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@jacobs-ladder71.bsky.social I’m with you. Well said.
It wouldn’t surprise me if stories like this are deliberately placed by the Liverpool media team. Either way, we have a season defined by grief. No-one at the club will want to make excuses, but Robertson’s honesty has laid it bare. I hope we all keep the faith this season. #LFC #YNWA
‘He keeps a clear head’: how Slot’s last slump offers blueprint for Liverpool revival
Coach’s assistant during tough time at Feyenoord sees parallels with issues his former boss needs to deal with at Anfield
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Neuroscience question. I have aphantasia. I have also recently, at the age of 44, developed visual snow syndrome. Both my vision and—when my eyes are closed—the black abyss that is my mind are overlayed with a static crackle 24/7 (although worse first thing).
#neuroskyence #Neurosky 🧠
#neuroskyence #Neurosky 🧠
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Neuroscience question. I have aphantasia. I have also recently, at the age of 44, developed visual snow syndrome. Both my vision and—when my eyes are closed—the black abyss that is my mind are overlayed with a static crackle 24/7 (although worse first thing).
#neuroskyence #Neurosky 🧠
#neuroskyence #Neurosky 🧠
I LOVE #Pluribus. Carol, Please is another great episode. Between this and Severance, Apple TV makes me very happy. Also, delighted Jeff Hiller is in it. Somebody Somewhere is a delight if you’ve not seen it. But I digress, I have lots of thoughts about Pluribus. 📺 #series
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reminiscent of when Conor Oberst sang “When the President Talks to God” on Letterman during the Bush administration.
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Reminiscent of when Conor Oberst sang “When the President Talks to God” on Letterman during the Bush administration.
The Thanksgiving episode (S02E05) of A Man on the Inside is terrific. @kentremendous.bsky.social and the team have pulled off one of this year’s best episodes of TV. The perfect mix of humour and sentiment. And it must be so much fun writing for Mantzoukas. The trampoline line is so fucking funny. 📺
Rewatched A Man on the Inside ahead of the new season, and throughly enjoyed it all over again. Both touching and funny. Mike Schur has such a lovely knack for creating heartwarming TV shows 📺
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Thanksgiving episode (S02E05) of A Man on the Inside is terrific. @kentremendous.bsky.social and the team have pulled off one of this year’s best episodes of TV. The perfect mix of humour and sentiment. And it must be so much fun writing for Mantzoukas. The trampoline line is so fucking funny. 📺
This is why I’m not panicking about Reform, yet. Sure, they poll well, but will they be able to find 650 credible people to stand for them? And will they be able to shake off a track record of 4-5 years of underperformance on local councils? I doubt they’ll get anywhere near 40% on election day.
My post on why Kent and Reform's other councils have got into such a mess....
samf.substack.com/p/the-realit...
samf.substack.com/p/the-realit...
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This is why I’m not panicking about Reform, yet. Sure, they poll well, but will they be able to find 650 credible people to stand for them? And will they be able to shake off a track record of 4-5 years of underperformance on local councils? I doubt they’ll get anywhere near 40% on election day.
This is another good season of In the Dark podcast. It is amazing how much my own opinions are largely based on how good an actor Freddie Fox is. He played Jeremy Bamber on TV, and for that and his role as Spider in Slow Horses, I would convict him of every crime ever.
Blood Relatives, Episode 5
Podcast Episode · In The Dark · S6 E5 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is another good season of In the Dark podcast. It is amazing how much my own opinions are largely based on how good an actor Freddie Fox is. He played Jeremy Bamber on TV, and for that and his role as Spider in Slow Horses, I would convict him of every crime ever.
November 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rewatched A Man on the Inside ahead of the new season, and throughly enjoyed it all over again. Both touching and funny. Mike Schur has such a lovely knack for creating heartwarming TV shows 📺
November 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Rewatched A Man on the Inside ahead of the new season, and throughly enjoyed it all over again. Both touching and funny. Mike Schur has such a lovely knack for creating heartwarming TV shows 📺
What are travellers in Germany doing with the kettles?!
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
What are travellers in Germany doing with the kettles?!
Another interesting article by @migueldelaney.bsky.social, who seems the one most on top of this story. The evidence of City’s wrongdoing definitely exists, so surely all of this is about how to manage the fall out.
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
What’s behind the delay in Man City’s 115 Premier League charges?
Despite another flurry of international break rumours that an outcome was ‘imminent’, the game is still waiting. Miguel Delaney explores the saga and its wider implications in the latest edition of In...
www.independent.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Another interesting article by @migueldelaney.bsky.social, who seems the one most on top of this story. The evidence of City’s wrongdoing definitely exists, so surely all of this is about how to manage the fall out.
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Really enjoying the Lichen debut album. If you like Geese / Cameron Winter I think there’s a lot to enjoy here. Michael Clark has a similar vocal style to his dad, Gavin, and the comparisons are inevitable. I suspect he’ll make the next Shane Meadows soundtrack. lichen.bandcamp.com/album/in-my-...
In My Dreams You Were Golden, by Lichen
10 track album
lichen.bandcamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Really enjoying the Lichen debut album. If you like Geese / Cameron Winter I think there’s a lot to enjoy here. Michael Clark has a similar vocal style to his dad, Gavin, and the comparisons are inevitable. I suspect he’ll make the next Shane Meadows soundtrack. lichen.bandcamp.com/album/in-my-...