Neil Lawrence
@ox1digital.co.uk
Former Product Manager / localgov survivor / LocalGovDigital alumni / All my views / Stupidly excited by default / European citizen and French resident / passionate about not using the word “passionate”
@radiobeartime.com I figured you'd be interested (I cast no aspersions about your girth)
Online voting has opened for Fat Bear Week, the annual competition celebrating the brown bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve as they prepare for winter hibernation.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/CuDD
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/CuDD
September 27, 2026 at 6:26 AM
@radiobeartime.com I figured you'd be interested (I cast no aspersions about your girth)
Never underestimate the therapeutic value of biscuits
September 22, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Never underestimate the therapeutic value of biscuits
Colmar marathon is on today; should be coming along the bottom of our road!
September 20, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Colmar marathon is on today; should be coming along the bottom of our road!
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Politico: "The latest Private Eye pulls various data together to suggest the Rachel Reeves agricultural inheritance tax changes might be having the intended impact: pushing tax-avoiders out of farmland and making it more affordable for real farmers." (Cont.)
September 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Politico: "The latest Private Eye pulls various data together to suggest the Rachel Reeves agricultural inheritance tax changes might be having the intended impact: pushing tax-avoiders out of farmland and making it more affordable for real farmers." (Cont.)
Damn! Another stunning beautiful morning in Alsace.
But how could I possibly enjoy it living under the oppressive yoke of the EU?
Somehow I’ll struggle through. Pass the croissants…..
But how could I possibly enjoy it living under the oppressive yoke of the EU?
Somehow I’ll struggle through. Pass the croissants…..
September 6, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Damn! Another stunning beautiful morning in Alsace.
But how could I possibly enjoy it living under the oppressive yoke of the EU?
Somehow I’ll struggle through. Pass the croissants…..
But how could I possibly enjoy it living under the oppressive yoke of the EU?
Somehow I’ll struggle through. Pass the croissants…..
I just had a shingles vaccination so I’d like to tell RFK Jr to suck on that
August 31, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I just had a shingles vaccination so I’d like to tell RFK Jr to suck on that
Today has been a bit of a challenging day in some respects, but more so emotionally. It just floors me when people I know and love turn around and give that love right back to me. So to that secret army, my love and respect always x
August 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Today has been a bit of a challenging day in some respects, but more so emotionally. It just floors me when people I know and love turn around and give that love right back to me. So to that secret army, my love and respect always x
Could Walking Tai Chi adverts kindly fuck off? I’m not buying it, no matter how much money you pour in
August 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Could Walking Tai Chi adverts kindly fuck off? I’m not buying it, no matter how much money you pour in
I don't always like to highlight my latest blog posts, but this one has been a bit pivotal, not to mention scary and painful.
www.ox1digital.co.uk/france/2026/...
www.ox1digital.co.uk/france/2026/...
Life can be a pain
Navigating healthcare in France
www.ox1digital.co.uk
August 14, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I don't always like to highlight my latest blog posts, but this one has been a bit pivotal, not to mention scary and painful.
www.ox1digital.co.uk/france/2026/...
www.ox1digital.co.uk/france/2026/...
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August 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I line in France now. No, we are not on fire
July 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I line in France now. No, we are not on fire
Look who’s come to visit today - all our belongings!
July 22, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Look who’s come to visit today - all our belongings!
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(Don't) Know how good music by #AFP, Fischer-Z, #Garbage and #MartinHannett can be?
All you need do is listen through #ColinSpencer Programme #216
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/ColinSpencer...
to #DiscoverAndRemember @afponline.bsky.social @garbage.com and more
All you need do is listen through #ColinSpencer Programme #216
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/ColinSpencer...
to #DiscoverAndRemember @afponline.bsky.social @garbage.com and more
July 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
(Don't) Know how good music by #AFP, Fischer-Z, #Garbage and #MartinHannett can be?
All you need do is listen through #ColinSpencer Programme #216
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/ColinSpencer...
to #DiscoverAndRemember @afponline.bsky.social @garbage.com and more
All you need do is listen through #ColinSpencer Programme #216
▶️ www.mixcloud.com/ColinSpencer...
to #DiscoverAndRemember @afponline.bsky.social @garbage.com and more
Just had a picnic under an old pine tree in the Vosges mountains, watching les pelatons race past.
But how is your Thursday going?
But how is your Thursday going?
July 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Just had a picnic under an old pine tree in the Vosges mountains, watching les pelatons race past.
But how is your Thursday going?
But how is your Thursday going?
Helped the UK net immigration figures today by leaving the country with a one-way ticket.
Enjoy the by-election or whatever else happens there
Enjoy the by-election or whatever else happens there
July 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Helped the UK net immigration figures today by leaving the country with a one-way ticket.
Enjoy the by-election or whatever else happens there
Enjoy the by-election or whatever else happens there
Keeping everything crossed for a France v Argentina World Cup final so I can wander down to the local bar and shout ‘Allez Les Bleus!’
July 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Keeping everything crossed for a France v Argentina World Cup final so I can wander down to the local bar and shout ‘Allez Les Bleus!’
...and Farage makes it The Double!!!!
All I ask is for a certain orange madman to choke on his burger to make it The Triple
All I ask is for a certain orange madman to choke on his burger to make it The Triple
Nice that the French are locking up Le Pen before we move there
July 7, 2026 at 1:28 PM
...and Farage makes it The Double!!!!
All I ask is for a certain orange madman to choke on his burger to make it The Triple
All I ask is for a certain orange madman to choke on his burger to make it The Triple
Nice that the French are locking up Le Pen before we move there
July 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Nice that the French are locking up Le Pen before we move there
Two weeks from today we’ll have moved to France
Read about how we made this happen at www.ox1digital.co.uk/france
Allez les Bleus!!
Read about how we made this happen at www.ox1digital.co.uk/france
Allez les Bleus!!
France
My personal site and blog
www.ox1digital.co.uk
July 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Two weeks from today we’ll have moved to France
Read about how we made this happen at www.ox1digital.co.uk/france
Allez les Bleus!!
Read about how we made this happen at www.ox1digital.co.uk/france
Allez les Bleus!!
Really happy to read this article by my old council. A true display of acting on behalf of residents and visitors for the greater good, despite the abuse they are getting for doing so
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘Not a culture war’: the council that won its case over England flags on lampposts
Leader of local authority in Oxfordshire faces backlash over injunction ‘to maintain neutral, safe space for residents’
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Really happy to read this article by my old council. A true display of acting on behalf of residents and visitors for the greater good, despite the abuse they are getting for doing so
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Dear Shopify,
I'm not an entrepreneur and never will be. Please fuck off out of my podcast ads
Lots of love x
I'm not an entrepreneur and never will be. Please fuck off out of my podcast ads
Lots of love x
June 25, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Dear Shopify,
I'm not an entrepreneur and never will be. Please fuck off out of my podcast ads
Lots of love x
I'm not an entrepreneur and never will be. Please fuck off out of my podcast ads
Lots of love x
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A big thank you to everyone over at The World's Greatest Ever Electronic Music Albums. Who voted for afp - The Further Adventures Of Kapitan Ping.
You can get your copy here..
nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com/album/the-fu...
You can get your copy here..
nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com/album/the-fu...
June 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A big thank you to everyone over at The World's Greatest Ever Electronic Music Albums. Who voted for afp - The Further Adventures Of Kapitan Ping.
You can get your copy here..
nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com/album/the-fu...
You can get your copy here..
nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com/album/the-fu...
Reposted by Neil Lawrence
May 29, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Reposted by Neil Lawrence
afp - The Further Adventures Of Kapitan Ping album release night:
touched-music.mixlr.com/events/5056169
7:30pm BST We open with a Biophonix mix from Andy Falconer’s back catalogue.
8:40pm BST We’ll play the album in full.
9:30pm, the album goes live on our NBA label: nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com
touched-music.mixlr.com/events/5056169
7:30pm BST We open with a Biophonix mix from Andy Falconer’s back catalogue.
8:40pm BST We’ll play the album in full.
9:30pm, the album goes live on our NBA label: nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com
May 29, 2026 at 9:08 AM
afp - The Further Adventures Of Kapitan Ping album release night:
touched-music.mixlr.com/events/5056169
7:30pm BST We open with a Biophonix mix from Andy Falconer’s back catalogue.
8:40pm BST We’ll play the album in full.
9:30pm, the album goes live on our NBA label: nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com
touched-music.mixlr.com/events/5056169
7:30pm BST We open with a Biophonix mix from Andy Falconer’s back catalogue.
8:40pm BST We’ll play the album in full.
9:30pm, the album goes live on our NBA label: nobeatsaloud.bandcamp.com