Harry Rose
@harryrose.bsky.social
Editor of Which? magazine. 6 Music dad. Mags, papers, food, consumer stuff, books, records, cricket, Bristol City FC.
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We can either live in a world made by 14-year-old boys who never grew up, for 14-year-old boys who never grew up, or maybe OFCOM could finally act like an actual regulator?
Two UK Cabinet ministers ‘stripped to a bikini’ by Grok AI
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Two Cabinet ministers 'stripped to a bikini' by Grok AI
metro.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We can either live in a world made by 14-year-old boys who never grew up, for 14-year-old boys who never grew up, or maybe OFCOM could finally act like an actual regulator?
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The departure of Rosenior from Strasbourg to Chelsea exposes multi club ownership for what it is: All of that once independent clubs are in service of the top one. They will lose talent at the click of a private equity investor’s finger. Governing bodies allowed this inevitability to happen.
January 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The departure of Rosenior from Strasbourg to Chelsea exposes multi club ownership for what it is: All of that once independent clubs are in service of the top one. They will lose talent at the click of a private equity investor’s finger. Governing bodies allowed this inevitability to happen.
@footballcliches.bsky.social Re Matt Jarvis's list of synonyms. I'm enjoying the thought that if he was commentating on a really good game he could literally run out of superlatives.
January 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
@footballcliches.bsky.social Re Matt Jarvis's list of synonyms. I'm enjoying the thought that if he was commentating on a really good game he could literally run out of superlatives.
Running leggings under jeans at the football weather.
January 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Running leggings under jeans at the football weather.
Just used the phrase ‘we are in a challenging bin cycle’
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Just used the phrase ‘we are in a challenging bin cycle’
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ProTEct truSTed LocAL nEWS
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
Another datapoint for @jim.londoncentric.media's list of misleading Reach headlines:
"Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco"
The "alert" is that... other cheeses came out ahead in an independent taste test.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
"Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco"
The "alert" is that... other cheeses came out ahead in an independent taste test.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco
A taste test has revealed Cathedral City is actually outscored by other varieties
www.birminghammail.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
ProTEct truSTed LocAL nEWS
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This just seems like the end of the Commonwealth Games as a thing that enjoys mainstream engagement. Niche sports, niche event, niche TV coverage is a terrible combination.
It is a bad idea for the Commonwealth Games to not be free to air. Glasgow 2026 may struggle for impact and visibility as a result of preferring this bid
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
BBC outbid by TNT Sports for 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
TNT will broadcast the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after outbidding long-time rights holder BBC
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This just seems like the end of the Commonwealth Games as a thing that enjoys mainstream engagement. Niche sports, niche event, niche TV coverage is a terrible combination.
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Fuck off, Monzo, I'm trying to pay a water bill.
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fuck off, Monzo, I'm trying to pay a water bill.
The correct way to do this is to point at the bag and say 'Sorry, can I just...? Thanks, sorry' while avoiding eye contact.
A woman in my airplane row had her bag on my seat and when I asked her if it was her bag she said yeah, and when I asked if she could move it so I could sit down she looked at me like I was insane before picking it up. And this says something about society!!!
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The correct way to do this is to point at the bag and say 'Sorry, can I just...? Thanks, sorry' while avoiding eye contact.
Got one this morning. Pharmacist said they've had such a spike in demand they've got one more delivery of stock coming but can't currently get hold of any more for after that.
Soaring demand causing shortage of flu jab appointments across England
Soaring demand causing shortage of flu jab appointments across England
Few bookable slots left as NHS urges people to get vaccinated amid surge in cases because of new strain
Soaring demand has caused a major shortage of flu jab appointments across England, the Guardian can reveal.
NHS leaders have issued urgent pleas to the public for them to get their flu jabs and help the health service cope with a crippling “flu-nami”, which last week led to hospitals in England treating record numbers of seriously ill patients with flu. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Got one this morning. Pharmacist said they've had such a spike in demand they've got one more delivery of stock coming but can't currently get hold of any more for after that.
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You know I’m not sure you should be painting cars in Dazzle camouflage
I’ve been on the road in the new all-electric Jaguar
I’ve been on the road in the new all-electric Jaguar
www.independent.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
You know I’m not sure you should be painting cars in Dazzle camouflage
When I was a youngish editor of a personal finance magazine, full of bluster, I introduced a blanket ban on images of piggy banks. Still find them annoying.
Savers are being encouraged to lock in higher-return deals now, as rates are expected to fall in the coming weeks
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➡#Read more: trib.al/HRaUCCr
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
When I was a youngish editor of a personal finance magazine, full of bluster, I introduced a blanket ban on images of piggy banks. Still find them annoying.
Leon's problem has always been that the food just isn't that nice. Looks good in photos, but bland with rubbery chicken in everything. And does anyone actually want baked chips when eating out?
Leon goes into administration seeing its profitability hit by societal trends.
Not that it has become overpriced rubbish you understand.
www.cityam.com/leon-to-clos...
Not that it has become overpriced rubbish you understand.
www.cityam.com/leon-to-clos...
Leon to close sites and cut jobs as it enters administration
Leon is set to enter administration, close a number of locations and cut jobs as part of a bid by its new owner to turn it around.
www.cityam.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Leon's problem has always been that the food just isn't that nice. Looks good in photos, but bland with rubbery chicken in everything. And does anyone actually want baked chips when eating out?
The whole Bazball project is basically Baz and Ben saying 'we'll win by being like us' and that doesn't tend to be a great leadership strategy.
England's cricketers, Ben Stokes's choice of words and the false dichotomy in sport of strong v 'weak.'
My commentary for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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My commentary for @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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Sport is too nuanced to resort to reductive ‘weak versus strong’ rhetoric | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
The whole Bazball project is basically Baz and Ben saying 'we'll win by being like us' and that doesn't tend to be a great leadership strategy.
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Excuse me, but why on EARTH would you buy a fridge that advertised to you in your own home? I think at some point, somehow, collectively as consumers we have to reject this stuff.
December 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Excuse me, but why on EARTH would you buy a fridge that advertised to you in your own home? I think at some point, somehow, collectively as consumers we have to reject this stuff.
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Babybel has rebranded from “upbeat bouncy red plastic cheese you buy to shut up children for five minutes” to “serious protein source for bro deadlift power up”. In this essay on what this says about our changing culture, I will…
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Babybel has rebranded from “upbeat bouncy red plastic cheese you buy to shut up children for five minutes” to “serious protein source for bro deadlift power up”. In this essay on what this says about our changing culture, I will…
Good piece on the alternatives to Spotify: open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Good piece on the alternatives to Spotify: open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
My most young fogey opinion is that I hate Spotify. Makes my listening lazy and predictable. Sound quality is rubbish and it screws over artists. Has anyone tried Qobuz?
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My most young fogey opinion is that I hate Spotify. Makes my listening lazy and predictable. Sound quality is rubbish and it screws over artists. Has anyone tried Qobuz?
Look, I just really like the Suede album, OK?
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Look, I just really like the Suede album, OK?
Pretty sure people will still watch the actual matches on the BBC. They won't just listen to some podcasts instead.
Gary Lineker has given the BBC a World Cup selection headache after signing a big-money deal with Netflix to screen his popular football podcast during the 2026 tournament
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December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pretty sure people will still watch the actual matches on the BBC. They won't just listen to some podcasts instead.
In a rare moment of practicing what I preach I've just switched my mobile deal from O2 (£13 a month) to Sky Mobile (£6 a month) following the advice here: www.which.co.uk/news/article...
How you could switch and save to avoid the O2 price hikes - Which?
O2 customers could pay as little as £6 per month, avoid exit fees and the price hikes if they switch within their 30-day window
www.which.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
In a rare moment of practicing what I preach I've just switched my mobile deal from O2 (£13 a month) to Sky Mobile (£6 a month) following the advice here: www.which.co.uk/news/article...
11 days apart. Brutal.
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
11 days apart. Brutal.
Ah, rubbish news. If you get a chance watch him doing 'many rivers to cross' on Jools Holland on youtube. Jaw-droppingly good.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Ah, rubbish news. If you get a chance watch him doing 'many rivers to cross' on Jools Holland on youtube. Jaw-droppingly good.
Australia are going to win this, aren’t they? The optimism on TMS seems a bit much.
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Australia are going to win this, aren’t they? The optimism on TMS seems a bit much.
Minor gripe: documentaries/podcasts that still use that annoying bird whistley chirp noise over the top of segments about tweets or twitter.
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Minor gripe: documentaries/podcasts that still use that annoying bird whistley chirp noise over the top of segments about tweets or twitter.