Mat Mead
@mattmw.bsky.social
Shropshire based planning officer in local government. Live music and festival fan. Shrewsbury Town rants also available here
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I was today years old when I I learned the all the shelf edge prices in Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury’s etc are actually mini screens that update prices overnight! My tiny mind is blown!!!! #WTAF
February 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I was today years old when I I learned the all the shelf edge prices in Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury’s etc are actually mini screens that update prices overnight! My tiny mind is blown!!!! #WTAF
Shrewsbury win! Please don’t let me wake up that this was a dream
February 10, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Shrewsbury win! Please don’t let me wake up that this was a dream
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Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.
February 9, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Something magnificent about Kemi Badenoch's self-confidence, and her claim that the Mandelson affair is entirely down to her asking questions at PMQs. Like a toddler who thinks their plastic steering wheel is controlling the car.
Got to question why someone with an ACL is allowed to race on a very tough course in the first place #winterolympics
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Got to question why someone with an ACL is allowed to race on a very tough course in the first place #winterolympics
Shrewsbury Town doing well again I see
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Shrewsbury Town doing well again I see
Who could have predicted Musk was a wired creep?
January 30, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Who could have predicted Musk was a wired creep?
Panic in the #BBCBreakfast studio as the Australian reporter calls Trump unhinged live on air
January 30, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Panic in the #BBCBreakfast studio as the Australian reporter calls Trump unhinged live on air
The Reform Party Political Broadcast with Farage standing on a cliff looking at the sea didn’t end how I expected
January 29, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The Reform Party Political Broadcast with Farage standing on a cliff looking at the sea didn’t end how I expected
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✔️ Agree strongly
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Where organisations start to do the right thing and leave X, it would be worth supporting with a follow so that they post here more. @autisticsociety.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
✔️ Agree strongly
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Good work @autisticsociety.bsky.social
No charity, third-sector or public-sector organisation should still be on X. If you’re connected to anything like that, try to persuade them to leave?
Shrewsbury Town making a “bold” coaching appointment. Or just two blokes the Chairman knows.
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Shrewsbury Town making a “bold” coaching appointment. Or just two blokes the Chairman knows.
Its goodthat all the terrible people you want to avoid are now all in one place, making avoiding them much easier. Bit like all pub bores agreeing to go to just one local boozer
January 26, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Its goodthat all the terrible people you want to avoid are now all in one place, making avoiding them much easier. Bit like all pub bores agreeing to go to just one local boozer
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I do like a bit of madness in a football match. Senegal walked off the pitch after conceding injury time penalty in African Nations Cup Final v Morocco
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I do like a bit of madness in a football match. Senegal walked off the pitch after conceding injury time penalty in African Nations Cup Final v Morocco
Typical Shrewsbury finally win a match and the USA starts a war. Brilliant
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Typical Shrewsbury finally win a match and the USA starts a war. Brilliant
The Tour de France visiting Welshpool isn’t something I expected to see
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The Tour de France visiting Welshpool isn’t something I expected to see
Who could have predicted Robert Jenrick as a disloyal plotter out to benefit himself - pretty much anyone he ever met probably
January 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Who could have predicted Robert Jenrick as a disloyal plotter out to benefit himself - pretty much anyone he ever met probably
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Sport England Chair, Chris Boardman explains further why we have suspended using the social media platform X.
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
People before platforms: why Sport England suspended its X account by Chris Boardman
No matter where you come from, what you earn or who you are, sport should always be a place where everyone feels safe and welcome. Those are values worth standing up for.
www.linkedin.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Sport England Chair, Chris Boardman explains further why we have suspended using the social media platform X.
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-before-platforms-why-sport-england-suspended-its-nctwe
Labour MP’s taking to X to express their shock at X is some strange madness
January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Labour MP’s taking to X to express their shock at X is some strange madness
Live footage emerges of Liz Truss outside the Reform party offices
a woman sits in a stadium with a sign that says gradarius eirmus gloria
ALT: a woman sits in a stadium with a sign that says gradarius eirmus gloria
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January 12, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Live footage emerges of Liz Truss outside the Reform party offices
Think I might defect and become a Wrexham supporter
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Think I might defect and become a Wrexham supporter
Barcelona v Real Madrid is a bit tasty - last 5 minutes have been brilliant
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Barcelona v Real Madrid is a bit tasty - last 5 minutes have been brilliant
Thank goodness Shrewsbury didn’t play Man City today
January 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Thank goodness Shrewsbury didn’t play Man City today
Well we held out for 9 minutes
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Well we held out for 9 minutes