Henry Dyer
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Only issue with Midnight Mass is that having sung “word of the father” the rest of the day can only go downhill - merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Only issue with Midnight Mass is that having sung “word of the father” the rest of the day can only go downhill - merry Christmas
properly published now but congratulations to the NAO employee for so quickly getting a job with the FBI in charge of file uploads
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
properly published now but congratulations to the NAO employee for so quickly getting a job with the FBI in charge of file uploads
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‘As for the “open” bit, forget it – that aspect of Open AI’s mission was quietly forgotten. Any discoveries the company might make were now proprietary.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester · King of Cannibal Island: Will the AI bubble burst?
Nvidia shares are the purest bet you can make on the impact of AI. The leading firms are lending money to one another in...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
‘As for the “open” bit, forget it – that aspect of Open AI’s mission was quietly forgotten. Any discoveries the company might make were now proprietary.’
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
John Lanchester on the AI bubble.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Onions (in four parts)
December 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Onions (in four parts)
Ideal listening into the weekend and the Christmas break - youtu.be/6sHbetTA7qA
MSG II
YouTube video by Vulf
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December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Ideal listening into the weekend and the Christmas break - youtu.be/6sHbetTA7qA
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Some people might say she couldn't sink any lower but I have faith in her - you go Liz, plumb those depths www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Some people might say she couldn't sink any lower but I have faith in her - you go Liz, plumb those depths www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
In the future the British state will consist solely of public inquiries funded by corporation tax on Games Workshop, Rolls Royce and OnlyFans
One area where the government is achieving growth: the number of public inquiries
The government’s announcement of seven new inquiries this year means a record 27 are currently underway
They're costing more too - since 2005, completed inquiries have cost over £730m. The Covid-19 Inquiry alone has spent £192m and will soon surpass the record £200m spent on the Saville Inquiry
They're costing more too - since 2005, completed inquiries have cost over £730m. The Covid-19 Inquiry alone has spent £192m and will soon surpass the record £200m spent on the Saville Inquiry
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In the future the British state will consist solely of public inquiries funded by corporation tax on Games Workshop, Rolls Royce and OnlyFans
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The Trump trail has taken me to Gibraltar. To answer a question: Why did the son of the most powerful man on the planet show up at a law firm in a tiny British outpost one Friday this November looking for money? @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why did Donald Trump Jr turn up in a tiny British enclave looking for money?
Meetings in Gibraltar are the latest twist in worldwide campaign that is enriching the US president’s family
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Trump trail has taken me to Gibraltar. To answer a question: Why did the son of the most powerful man on the planet show up at a law firm in a tiny British outpost one Friday this November looking for money? @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A major Tory donor has been sanctioned in the UK and EU for his alleged role in the Russian oil trade.
The oil magnate Murtaza Lakhani was hit with a UK asset freeze and travel ban on the grounds that his activities were assisting Russia.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
The oil magnate Murtaza Lakhani was hit with a UK asset freeze and travel ban on the grounds that his activities were assisting Russia.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
Major Tory donor sanctioned over role in Russian oil trade
The government sanctioning statement alleges that Murtaza Lakhani’s activities in the oil sector have supported the Kremlin
www.thetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A major Tory donor has been sanctioned in the UK and EU for his alleged role in the Russian oil trade.
The oil magnate Murtaza Lakhani was hit with a UK asset freeze and travel ban on the grounds that his activities were assisting Russia.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
The oil magnate Murtaza Lakhani was hit with a UK asset freeze and travel ban on the grounds that his activities were assisting Russia.
www.thetimes.com/uk/law/artic...
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Downing Street have unilaterally announced they are cancelling one of the two daily No 10 "lobby" media briefings and will at times replace the other with a ministerial press conference. The lobby system has its drawbacks but it very much holds No 10 to account, so this will reduce scrutiny a lot.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Downing Street have unilaterally announced they are cancelling one of the two daily No 10 "lobby" media briefings and will at times replace the other with a ministerial press conference. The lobby system has its drawbacks but it very much holds No 10 to account, so this will reduce scrutiny a lot.
Quite a few days behind but this is really a brilliant piece of storytelling. You can feel the tension especially towards the end. www.ft.com/content/cd59...
‘It’s just a bomb’
The true story of two strangers and an extraordinary act of courage
www.ft.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Quite a few days behind but this is really a brilliant piece of storytelling. You can feel the tension especially towards the end. www.ft.com/content/cd59...
The House of Lords has announced the membership of its committee to consider a possible retirement age & participation requirement. Of 12 members, 1/2 of them are or would turn 80 by the time of the next election (if July 2029) - so if Labour's pledge to introduce retirement @ 80 is done, they'd go.
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The House of Lords has announced the membership of its committee to consider a possible retirement age & participation requirement. Of 12 members, 1/2 of them are or would turn 80 by the time of the next election (if July 2029) - so if Labour's pledge to introduce retirement @ 80 is done, they'd go.
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‘Now I know I have made a change’: Press Gazette's interview with Marie Colvin Award winner Malak A Tantesh pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...
December 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
‘Now I know I have made a change’: Press Gazette's interview with Marie Colvin Award winner Malak A Tantesh pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...
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Frustrating to see Labour Government is following a similar trend to the previous government and delaying/blocking release of information on PPE VIP Lane.
A quick 🧵
A quick 🧵
December 17, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Frustrating to see Labour Government is following a similar trend to the previous government and delaying/blocking release of information on PPE VIP Lane.
A quick 🧵
A quick 🧵
ITV News have interviewed five of the former Dulwich College students who say they were either eyewitnesses to or victims of racist abuse by Nigel Farage. They have signed an open letter calling on him to apologise. Very good report by Harry Horton @ ITV News + well worth a watch.
www.itv.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ITV News have interviewed five of the former Dulwich College students who say they were either eyewitnesses to or victims of racist abuse by Nigel Farage. They have signed an open letter calling on him to apologise. Very good report by Harry Horton @ ITV News + well worth a watch.
'The [FCDO permanent secretary] responded in March 2025 and explained that the potential for current improvements had been exhausted and further improvements were more difficult to achieve.'
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
'The [FCDO permanent secretary] responded in March 2025 and explained that the potential for current improvements had been exhausted and further improvements were more difficult to achieve.'
'Our reporter paid £350 to attend what was advertised as a Chamber Group event with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on boosting the British economy and sponsored by Heathrow Airport. But when he arrived in Liverpool, he discovered it was also a Labour Northwest fundraising dinner.'
“I’m a Labour donor”: ex-Tory MP exposed in cash-for-access sting
Exclusive: Details of Ben Howlett’s fundraising for Labour prompts Green leader Zack Polanski to call on Starmer's party to “come clean” about its relationship with him.
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
'Our reporter paid £350 to attend what was advertised as a Chamber Group event with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham on boosting the British economy and sponsored by Heathrow Airport. But when he arrived in Liverpool, he discovered it was also a Labour Northwest fundraising dinner.'
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In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
What is ‘home’ now? A woman’s two-year search for safety in the ruins of Gaza
Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Thrilled to be working with Martin, @mysociety.org & others on this - a brand new #FOI conference!
Join us (Birkbeck, London/online) on Thurs 19 Feb - sign up for free pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
And sign up for details of a new FOI Network - more details to follow www.mysociety.org/transparency...
Join us (Birkbeck, London/online) on Thurs 19 Feb - sign up for free pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
And sign up for details of a new FOI Network - more details to follow www.mysociety.org/transparency...
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Thrilled to be working with Martin, @mysociety.org & others on this - a brand new #FOI conference!
Join us (Birkbeck, London/online) on Thurs 19 Feb - sign up for free pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
And sign up for details of a new FOI Network - more details to follow www.mysociety.org/transparency...
Join us (Birkbeck, London/online) on Thurs 19 Feb - sign up for free pretix.eu/mysociety/fo...
And sign up for details of a new FOI Network - more details to follow www.mysociety.org/transparency...
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Starmer tells Liaison Committee that the work to reduce the size of the House of Lords is "ongoing" – citing the removal of the hereditaries. Yet the Electoral Reform Society notes he has already created 96 peers in 18 months – more than the outgoing 92 hereditaries.
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Starmer tells Liaison Committee that the work to reduce the size of the House of Lords is "ongoing" – citing the removal of the hereditaries. Yet the Electoral Reform Society notes he has already created 96 peers in 18 months – more than the outgoing 92 hereditaries.
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Liberty Investigates is looking for an ambitious investigative journalist to expose and challenge abuses of power and violations of human rights
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December 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚨We're hiring!
Liberty Investigates is looking for an ambitious investigative journalist to expose and challenge abuses of power and violations of human rights
It's a 12-month fixed-term contract. Details at the link below
#journojobs libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
Liberty Investigates is looking for an ambitious investigative journalist to expose and challenge abuses of power and violations of human rights
It's a 12-month fixed-term contract. Details at the link below
#journojobs libertyhumanrights.org.uk/work-with-us/
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How is untreated sewage from this upmarket Crouch End street polluting a Tottenham park -- and threading its way via the Walthamstow Wetlands & Hackney Marshes to the Thames?
In today's London Centric, my deep dive into a small cog in one of the capital’s worst sewage scandals: misconnections.
In today's London Centric, my deep dive into a small cog in one of the capital’s worst sewage scandals: misconnections.
December 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
How is untreated sewage from this upmarket Crouch End street polluting a Tottenham park -- and threading its way via the Walthamstow Wetlands & Hackney Marshes to the Thames?
In today's London Centric, my deep dive into a small cog in one of the capital’s worst sewage scandals: misconnections.
In today's London Centric, my deep dive into a small cog in one of the capital’s worst sewage scandals: misconnections.