My auntie Pat would never do this to me.
‘It’s a disgrace’ — Rachel Reeves’s uncle gives budget verdict ⬇️
‘It’s a disgrace’ — Rachel Reeves’s uncle gives budget verdict
‘It’s a disgrace’ — Rachel Reeves’s uncle gives budget verdict
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My auntie Pat would never do this to me.
Sometimes I delay delay joining Teams meetings to avoid small talk.
November 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sometimes I delay delay joining Teams meetings to avoid small talk.
On 16 March I went to see William Shatner, which wasn’t cancelled (unlike his events in other European countries)
Findings partic brutal about early 2020, describing the Feb as “lost month”. If lockdown was imposed a week earlier than March 16, it could've cut deaths in England by almost half. Many of same mistakes then "inexcusably" repeated - @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
On 16 March I went to see William Shatner, which wasn’t cancelled (unlike his events in other European countries)
I love listening to my cat snore.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I love listening to my cat snore.
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
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The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
Every time I get the tube now and it’s busy it shocks me, as it happens so rarely to me now.
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Every time I get the tube now and it’s busy it shocks me, as it happens so rarely to me now.
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
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Finally, someone talking about the fuel poverty that matters
November 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Finally, someone talking about the fuel poverty that matters
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The Devil’s Needle (1916). #SilentFilm
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The Devil’s Needle (1916). #SilentFilm
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All in favour of shared spaces that get people out and about and it you’re going to burn money on gambling then yeah, better to do so with a friendly person on hand. But still some incredible “men’s mental health” lobbying against a gambling tax in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/f115...
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
All in favour of shared spaces that get people out and about and it you’re going to burn money on gambling then yeah, better to do so with a friendly person on hand. But still some incredible “men’s mental health” lobbying against a gambling tax in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/f115...
The “olympic park” is so grim and does not meet the definition of a park. It’s just roads
October 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The “olympic park” is so grim and does not meet the definition of a park. It’s just roads
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You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...
Why your next upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop
"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.”
www.londoncentric.media
October 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...
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This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This is so good from Cory Doctorow on all the tricks Amazon uses to get both consumers to pay more, and how businesses on the platform end up paying it 45-51 cents on every dollar.
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Plus he rightly calls for regulatory change, not just individual consumer action
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Seven Chances (1925). #SilentFilm #HappybirthdayBuster
October 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Seven Chances (1925). #SilentFilm #HappybirthdayBuster
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I have to say, I don't think this is true
September 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I have to say, I don't think this is true
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imo this is CLEARLY an affectionate 'dickhead'.
September 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
imo this is CLEARLY an affectionate 'dickhead'.
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No, not the mind probe!
Probe launched after phone plot to play 'sex noises' behind Starmer at PMQs uncovered
Probe launched after phone plot to play 'sex noises' behind Starmer at PMQs uncovered
An investigation has been launched after security guards foiled a plot to embarrass the prime minister by playing "sex noises" from a phone hidden in the Commons.
news.sky.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
No, not the mind probe!
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If you haven’t watched the documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now, which is on Channel 4 for the next week, you really should. The footage of Coppola talking to a clearly stoned Denis Hopper is pure gold and Brando’s arrogance in pocketing €3mn and doing no preparation is breathtaking…
August 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
If you haven’t watched the documentary about the making of Apocalypse Now, which is on Channel 4 for the next week, you really should. The footage of Coppola talking to a clearly stoned Denis Hopper is pure gold and Brando’s arrogance in pocketing €3mn and doing no preparation is breathtaking…
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Book burning, Latin prayers – and a lot of kids: inside the American ‘trad family’ movement
Book burning, Latin prayers – and a lot of kids: inside the American ‘trad family’ movement
The movement towards simple, Christian living can be a yearning for order in a chaotic age. It’s also alarmingly retrograde
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Book burning, Latin prayers – and a lot of kids: inside the American ‘trad family’ movement
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Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy
Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy
As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the way
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy
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‘I was like a tornado going through men’s lives’: meet the people who can’t stop getting married
‘I was like a tornado going through men’s lives’: meet the people who can’t stop getting married
From the divorce lawyer on wedding eight to the 85-year-old in love with bride five – the hopeless romantics who keep saying ‘I do’
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
‘I was like a tornado going through men’s lives’: meet the people who can’t stop getting married
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse