reesmf.bsky.social
@reesmf.bsky.social
Born in Leeds, raised in Weymouth and now settled in Ham straddling the Kingston/Richmond border in SW London. I love walking, theatre, architecture, politics, radio drama, pubs and reading comics.
I took 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership at zero cost.
weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
weownit.org.uk
September 22, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I took 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership at zero cost.
weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
It was back on the London Loop today, 14km on sections 22 and 23. For the most part this was following Ingerbourne through a succession of parks and nature reserves with @gojauntly.bsky.social as our guide and #CityStrides to record it. #LoveLondonWalkLondon
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/09/lond...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/09/lond...
London Loop Revisited (Sections 23 and 23)
On Monday 14 September 26 my colleague and I walked London Loop Sections 22: Harold Wood to Upminster Bridge (7km) and 23: Upminster Bridge ...
hamlife.blogspot.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
It was back on the London Loop today, 14km on sections 22 and 23. For the most part this was following Ingerbourne through a succession of parks and nature reserves with @gojauntly.bsky.social as our guide and #CityStrides to record it. #LoveLondonWalkLondon
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/09/lond...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/09/lond...
The Truth at Apollo Theatre was rather brilliant and extremely funny.
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September 12, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The Truth at Apollo Theatre was rather brilliant and extremely funny.
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-...
I’ve signed this petition because we’ve already seen what climate change is doing to people’s health and to our ability to grow food.
Sign the petition from chrisgpackham.bsky.social & georgemonbiot.bsky.social & carolinelucas.bsky.social asking the UK govt to hold a nationwide emergency briefing from leading experts on the climate and nature risks facing our country, economy and society.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
petition.parliament.uk
September 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I’ve signed this petition because we’ve already seen what climate change is doing to people’s health and to our ability to grow food.
Walking #LondonLoop Section 20, guided by @gojauntly.bsky.social, took me around and across several fields in a rural area that was part of Essex until 1965 and, frankly, should have stayed there. It is quite pretty but it is not London.
September 10, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Walking #LondonLoop Section 20, guided by @gojauntly.bsky.social, took me around and across several fields in a rural area that was part of Essex until 1965 and, frankly, should have stayed there. It is quite pretty but it is not London.
I really loved A Slow Fire at @jstheatre.bsky.social. I went because Simon Stephens wrote it and loved it even more because of the echoes of Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney.
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sl...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sl...
A Slow Fire at Jermyn Street Theatre
I try to see Simon Stephens' plays whenever possible ( and to write about them here ) so when Jermyn Street Theatre (a favourite) announced...
hamlife.blogspot.com
August 29, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I really loved A Slow Fire at @jstheatre.bsky.social. I went because Simon Stephens wrote it and loved it even more because of the echoes of Philip Ridley's The Pitchfork Disney.
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sl...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-sl...
Nicely close to the action for A Slow Fire at @jstheatre.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Nicely close to the action for A Slow Fire at @jstheatre.bsky.social
One of the fun things about being on holiday is hearing ads for Shopify in four different languages while listening to English language podcasts.
August 21, 2026 at 9:28 AM
One of the fun things about being on holiday is hearing ads for Shopify in four different languages while listening to English language podcasts.
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences so I added my name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
goodlawproject.org
August 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences so I added my name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
I have walked every street in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, that's all 907 of them. Westminster is next! #LoveLondonWalkLondon
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/07/i-ha...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/07/i-ha...
I have walked evert street in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
I continue to use MapMyWalk to record where I have been when venturing to places new and CityStrides to keep track of all of the places tha...
hamlife.blogspot.com
July 31, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I have walked every street in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, that's all 907 of them. Westminster is next! #LoveLondonWalkLondon
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/07/i-ha...
hamlife.blogspot.com/2026/07/i-ha...
Did not expect to be having lunch in Ewell with Dan Dare and The Mekon!
July 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Did not expect to be having lunch in Ewell with Dan Dare and The Mekon!
Following the delightful Henry Moore sculpture trail around @rbgkew.bsky.social for #FingerpostFriday
July 24, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Following the delightful Henry Moore sculpture trail around @rbgkew.bsky.social for #FingerpostFriday
While we are repeatedly being told that AI is about to make everything much better and easier, Apple Maps is telling me that I need to cross Barnes Bridge, do a small loop and then cross it again back to where I started in order to get to my destination. #AIsucks
July 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
While we are repeatedly being told that AI is about to make everything much better and easier, Apple Maps is telling me that I need to cross Barnes Bridge, do a small loop and then cross it again back to where I started in order to get to my destination. #AIsucks
I belong to @nationaltrust.org.uk just to go to Ham House whenever I like. The gardens and the exterior of the house are gorgeous. Once every few years I go inside the house too.
July 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I belong to @nationaltrust.org.uk just to go to Ham House whenever I like. The gardens and the exterior of the house are gorgeous. Once every few years I go inside the house too.
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🚨3 days to go!
Join the Palestine Coalition this Saturday to send a clear message to the new Prime Minister: No to war! End the genocide against Palestinians! Sanctions on Israel now!
📍 Assemble 12 noon, Russell Square, London
Join the Palestine Coalition this Saturday to send a clear message to the new Prime Minister: No to war! End the genocide against Palestinians! Sanctions on Israel now!
📍 Assemble 12 noon, Russell Square, London
July 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🚨3 days to go!
Join the Palestine Coalition this Saturday to send a clear message to the new Prime Minister: No to war! End the genocide against Palestinians! Sanctions on Israel now!
📍 Assemble 12 noon, Russell Square, London
Join the Palestine Coalition this Saturday to send a clear message to the new Prime Minister: No to war! End the genocide against Palestinians! Sanctions on Israel now!
📍 Assemble 12 noon, Russell Square, London
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One of the largest gatherings of Muslims targeted by far right terrorists and we have close to radio silence... The media, politicians from across the board, pundits... all seem to be taking a minimalist approach...
This is how institutional Islamophobia works.
This is how institutional Islamophobia works.
July 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One of the largest gatherings of Muslims targeted by far right terrorists and we have close to radio silence... The media, politicians from across the board, pundits... all seem to be taking a minimalist approach...
This is how institutional Islamophobia works.
This is how institutional Islamophobia works.
It is absolutely bonkers and amazingly brilliant that they recorded a tape twenty years ago to use in a play in ten years time!
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
‘It’s a national reclamation’: the 12-year festival bringing Samuel Beckett back to Ireland
The playwright has long been considered one of the country’s most famous exports, but not an ‘Irish writer’. An ambitious new season of plays explores his complex relationship with his homeland – and ...
www.theguardian.com
July 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
It is absolutely bonkers and amazingly brilliant that they recorded a tape twenty years ago to use in a play in ten years time!
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
I’d like to see Farage stand in Clacton unopposed to make the election even more pointless than it already is.
July 7, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I’d like to see Farage stand in Clacton unopposed to make the election even more pointless than it already is.
Spending the weekend with likeminded people at #Marxism2026 organised by @socialistworker.bsky.social
July 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Spending the weekend with likeminded people at #Marxism2026 organised by @socialistworker.bsky.social
I only signed up to the Met Engage community policing newsletters out of curiosity and, as expected, they have no value apart from some amusing standard text:
"SNT will do more patrols in the area going forward."
What they neglect to tell us is which areas they will therefore be patrolling less.
"SNT will do more patrols in the area going forward."
What they neglect to tell us is which areas they will therefore be patrolling less.
June 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I only signed up to the Met Engage community policing newsletters out of curiosity and, as expected, they have no value apart from some amusing standard text:
"SNT will do more patrols in the area going forward."
What they neglect to tell us is which areas they will therefore be patrolling less.
"SNT will do more patrols in the area going forward."
What they neglect to tell us is which areas they will therefore be patrolling less.
What show am I about to see in The Little at @swkplay.bsky.social?
June 26, 2026 at 6:22 PM
What show am I about to see in The Little at @swkplay.bsky.social?
Only 1.9km to Botany Bay from Enfield Chase when following London Loop Section 17. #FingerpostFriday
June 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Only 1.9km to Botany Bay from Enfield Chase when following London Loop Section 17. #FingerpostFriday
You know the heatwave is serious when Glyndebourne waives its dress code.
"Evening wear is customary at Glyndebourne, but in these conditions we actively encourage you to interpret that loosely. "
Sadly a dinner jacket is all I have that is smart enough, at least I can ditch the waistcoat.
"Evening wear is customary at Glyndebourne, but in these conditions we actively encourage you to interpret that loosely. "
Sadly a dinner jacket is all I have that is smart enough, at least I can ditch the waistcoat.
June 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
You know the heatwave is serious when Glyndebourne waives its dress code.
"Evening wear is customary at Glyndebourne, but in these conditions we actively encourage you to interpret that loosely. "
Sadly a dinner jacket is all I have that is smart enough, at least I can ditch the waistcoat.
"Evening wear is customary at Glyndebourne, but in these conditions we actively encourage you to interpret that loosely. "
Sadly a dinner jacket is all I have that is smart enough, at least I can ditch the waistcoat.