George Bass
@georgebas5.bsky.social
Bouncer. Security guard. Sometimes write for @theguardian.com @washingtonpost.com @timeshighered.bsky.social @nytimes.com @financialtimes.com @newscientist.com Mostly at work opening doors and stopping fights.
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Six ways to stay warm: how a bouncer shows winter the door
From layers for your head to padded boots made in Yorkshire, our expert on keeping warm shares his hard-won expertise, learned from spending hours in the cold
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Want to avoid the cold now that the temperature’s gone down to Greenland levels? I wrote this for Guardian Fashion on how to dress warm when you work outside. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
Written while defrosting between patrols.
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Written while defrosting between patrols.
Want to avoid the cold now that the temperature’s gone down to Greenland levels? I wrote this for Guardian Fashion on how to dress warm when you work outside. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
Six ways to stay warm: how a bouncer shows winter the door
From layers for your head to padded boots made in Yorkshire, our expert on keeping warm shares his hard-won expertise, learned from spending hours in the cold
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Want to avoid the cold now that the temperature’s gone down to Greenland levels? I wrote this for Guardian Fashion on how to dress warm when you work outside. www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
After 19 years, a few bruises and a few more people caught shagging in the toilets, my book What the Bouncer Saw will be out on 7th May via Hachette: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/georg...
What The Bouncer Saw
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November 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
After 19 years, a few bruises and a few more people caught shagging in the toilets, my book What the Bouncer Saw will be out on 7th May via Hachette: www.hachette.co.uk/titles/georg...
@lewisgoodall.com Coining It is top dollar (sorry). The background music is almost as gripping as the narrative. Is there any way I can buy it so I can enjoy them both?
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@lewisgoodall.com Coining It is top dollar (sorry). The background music is almost as gripping as the narrative. Is there any way I can buy it so I can enjoy them both?
In the Financial Times today writing about fashion. Bouncer’s tip: beware pink chinos after dark, and we know the pills in your sock aren’t Tic Tacs. www.ft.com/content/bfe9...
Why is everyone dressing for the end of the world?
A longtime security guard and nightclub bouncer on the customers mirroring his tactical uniform
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November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
In the Financial Times today writing about fashion. Bouncer’s tip: beware pink chinos after dark, and we know the pills in your sock aren’t Tic Tacs. www.ft.com/content/bfe9...
Shining my work torch on darkwear.
Why is everyone dressing for the end of the world? on.ft.com/3LlW792 #FTEdit
Why is everyone dressing for the end of the world?
A longtime security guard and nightclub bouncer on the customers mirroring his tactical uniform
on.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Shining my work torch on darkwear.
My guide for @financialtimes.com on street tactical fashion based on years spent scooping ravers off the pavement. www.ft.com/content/bfe9...
Why is everyone dressing for the end of the world?
A longtime security guard and nightclub bouncer on the customers mirroring his tactical uniform
www.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My guide for @financialtimes.com on street tactical fashion based on years spent scooping ravers off the pavement. www.ft.com/content/bfe9...
Happy Halloween. Bouncer’s tip: choose your costume carefully or we’ll have to sling you out.
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Happy Halloween. Bouncer’s tip: choose your costume carefully or we’ll have to sling you out.
I wrote this for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about the plan to change pub opening hours (again), and how it will land on service staff like me who have to lock up, set the alarm and make sure you didn’t piss yourself in the car park. www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
Bouncer's verdict: Is Starmer truly pro pub?
Just subsidise ale!
www.newstatesman.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I wrote this for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social about the plan to change pub opening hours (again), and how it will land on service staff like me who have to lock up, set the alarm and make sure you didn’t piss yourself in the car park. www.newstatesman.com/comment/2025...
Good news: you’ll soon be able to drink for a bit longer in the pub after work. Bad news: no-one else is going and a pint’s £8.
Bouncer's verdict: Is Starmer truly pro pub?
Bouncer's verdict: Is Starmer truly pro pub?
Just subsidise ale!
www.newstatesman.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Good news: you’ll soon be able to drink for a bit longer in the pub after work. Bad news: no-one else is going and a pint’s £8.
I wrote about Marines on the streets of Washington DC, and what happens when conspiracies turn violent. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Anti-immigrant riots shook American cities. In D.C., Marines were sent into the streets.
This was 1857, and violence had been fanned by the American Party, which posited that the influx of German and Irish immigrants was responsible for declining moral standards.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about Marines on the streets of Washington DC, and what happens when conspiracies turn violent. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
I’ll miss the mischief 😂 Please drink responsibly, and make sure your fake ID is a decent one.
From prison papers to train tickets, when it comes to sneaking into clubs, door supervisor George Bass has seen every trick in the book. With digital IDs set to stall such skulduggery, he says he’ll miss the mischief – even if it makes his life easier www.independent.co.uk/voices/night...
I’m a nightclub bouncer – here’s every flimsy excuse I’ve seen for a fake ID
From prison papers to train tickets, when it comes to sneaking into clubs, door supervisor George Bass has seen every trick in the book. With whizzy digital IDs set to stall such skulduggery, he says ...
www.independent.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I’ll miss the mischief 😂 Please drink responsibly, and make sure your fake ID is a decent one.
Worried about being tracked by your Brit card? As someone who has to watch CCTV, bodycams and bad behaviour at the bar, you’re probably already leaving a trail as wide as the M25. www.independent.co.uk/voices/night...
I’m a nightclub bouncer – here’s every flimsy excuse I’ve seen for a fake ID
From prison papers to train tickets, when it comes to sneaking into clubs, door supervisor George Bass has seen every trick in the book. With whizzy digital IDs set to stall such skulduggery, he says ...
www.independent.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Worried about being tracked by your Brit card? As someone who has to watch CCTV, bodycams and bad behaviour at the bar, you’re probably already leaving a trail as wide as the M25. www.independent.co.uk/voices/night...
Had fun writing this. Don’t worry: you won’t get chucked out for banter in real life. Not unless you’re reading 50 Shades out loud.
I’m a bouncer – policing what people say in pubs is a step too far | @georgebas5.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/voices/labou...
I’m a bouncer – policing what people say in pubs is a step too far
A clause in Labour’s Employment Rights Bill aims to protect workers from ‘third-party harassment’. With pubs and clubs closing at an alarming rate, door supervisor George Bass asks: Where will they fi...
www.independent.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Had fun writing this. Don’t worry: you won’t get chucked out for banter in real life. Not unless you’re reading 50 Shades out loud.
I wrote about banter bouncers, and the idea of being one while working as a real bouncer. Contains naked sleepwalkers, late-night bin fights, some four-star language and @susiedent.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/labou...
I’m a bouncer – policing what people say in pubs is a step too far
A clause in Labour’s Employment Rights Bill aims to protect workers from ‘third-party harassment’. With pubs and clubs closing at an alarming rate, door supervisor George Bass asks: Where will they fi...
www.independent.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I wrote about banter bouncers, and the idea of being one while working as a real bouncer. Contains naked sleepwalkers, late-night bin fights, some four-star language and @susiedent.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/labou...
Threads and The War Game are on BBC4 tonight. If you want to know how the first one of these got made, I spoke to Mick Jackson and Karen Meagher about going method and eating raw sheep, and why no-one in their right mind would want to survive a nuclear war. www.theguardian.com/culture/2019...
How we made the nuclear apocalypse TV drama Threads
‘It was not the most comfortable of parts. I’m vegetarian, so the scene where we ate a sheep raw was pretty yuck’
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Threads and The War Game are on BBC4 tonight. If you want to know how the first one of these got made, I spoke to Mick Jackson and Karen Meagher about going method and eating raw sheep, and why no-one in their right mind would want to survive a nuclear war. www.theguardian.com/culture/2019...
It’s not just Martin Scorsese who can make a top-drawer boxing film in black-and-white … To mark the release of Twenty Four Seven on Blu-Ray I wrote about modern British movies that avoid colour, and that show life in the UK without the red and blue flags. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
10 great modern British black-and-white films
As Shane Meadows' indie marvel TwentyFourSeven arrives on Blu-ray, we recommend 10 other monochrome masterpieces of the modern era, from directors including Christopher Nolan, Sally Potter and Isaac J...
www.bfi.org.uk
June 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It’s not just Martin Scorsese who can make a top-drawer boxing film in black-and-white … To mark the release of Twenty Four Seven on Blu-Ray I wrote about modern British movies that avoid colour, and that show life in the UK without the red and blue flags. www.bfi.org.uk/lists/10-gre...
This was fun to write about. More killer chemicals than a Panda Pops factory.
Agatha Christie's murder mysteries are made all the more compelling by the author's personal expertise, reveals Kathryn Harkup's new book V is for Venom
Killer new book uncovers Agatha Christie's knowledge of toxicology
Agatha Christie's murder mysteries are made all the more compelling by the author's personal expertise, reveals Kathryn Harkup's new book V is for Venom
www.newscientist.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This was fun to write about. More killer chemicals than a Panda Pops factory.
First aid for a wasp sting: a plaster and being brave. First aid for drinking hydrochloric acid … I wrote about V is for Venom by @rotwangsrobot.bsky.social for @newscientist.com, a look at how the poisons of Agatha Christie work for real. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Killer new book uncovers Agatha Christie's knowledge of toxicology
Agatha Christie's murder mysteries are made all the more compelling by the author's personal expertise, reveals Kathryn Harkup's new book V is for Venom
www.newscientist.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
First aid for a wasp sting: a plaster and being brave. First aid for drinking hydrochloric acid … I wrote about V is for Venom by @rotwangsrobot.bsky.social for @newscientist.com, a look at how the poisons of Agatha Christie work for real. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
70 years ago, a film made in Berkshire set the tone for every alien movie you’ve seen since. I wrote about The Quatermass Xperiment for the British Film Industry, and how a monster built out of tripe and rubber can still scare the pants off you. www.bfi.org.uk/features/70-...
70 years of Hammer’s The Quatermass Xperiment: a very British alien invasion movie
Bringing claustrophobic dread and gory practical effects to an English village, The Quatermass Xperiment is the movie that put Hammer Films on the map and has proved an enduring inspiration to the lik...
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June 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
70 years ago, a film made in Berkshire set the tone for every alien movie you’ve seen since. I wrote about The Quatermass Xperiment for the British Film Industry, and how a monster built out of tripe and rubber can still scare the pants off you. www.bfi.org.uk/features/70-...
If Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb, who was the mum? I wrote about Destroyer of Worlds by Prof Frank Close for @newscientist.com. Book is out now via @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
Physicist Frank Close's new book is a welcome rework of the atomic age
The story of the birth and growth of nuclear science is rebalanced in Destroyer of Worlds, which gives due prominence to the role of women
www.newscientist.com
June 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
If Oppenheimer was the father of the atomic bomb, who was the mum? I wrote about Destroyer of Worlds by Prof Frank Close for @newscientist.com. Book is out now via @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social: www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...
At work on patrol. To anyone else who’s had to go in today: we got a longer break than Jesus. But not quite as long as the Wispa bar (died 2003, resurrected 2007).
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
At work on patrol. To anyone else who’s had to go in today: we got a longer break than Jesus. But not quite as long as the Wispa bar (died 2003, resurrected 2007).
Happy Good Friday 🥚 I wrote about the best movie and video game Easter eggs for the British Film Industry. Contains titles by @rare.co.uk, @atari.com and the phrase “chocolate rabbit warren”. www.bfi.org.uk/features/lig...
Lights, camera, hatch-on!: A brief history of screen easter eggs
From Alfred Hitchcock popping up in as an extra to Pac-Man chomping the scenery in Tron, film, TV and video games are full of secret nods to the audience. What better time than Easter to explore the r...
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April 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Happy Good Friday 🥚 I wrote about the best movie and video game Easter eggs for the British Film Industry. Contains titles by @rare.co.uk, @atari.com and the phrase “chocolate rabbit warren”. www.bfi.org.uk/features/lig...
Happy Indiana Jones day to PS5 users. If you want some dustier versions of the archaeologist to go with the Great Circle from @bethesdastudios.com, here are my favourites. Have fun punching Nazis! www.bfi.org.uk/features/ind...
Indiana Jones and the digital legacy: digging into Indy’s best gaming adventures
With a new Indiana Jones game – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – out this month, we hunt for the franchise’s best video game moments, from point-and-click masterpieces to a guest appearance on For...
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April 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Happy Indiana Jones day to PS5 users. If you want some dustier versions of the archaeologist to go with the Great Circle from @bethesdastudios.com, here are my favourites. Have fun punching Nazis! www.bfi.org.uk/features/ind...