@jeevanvasagar.bsky.social
Yes! I thought *exactly* this after speaking to several people in the sector recently.
I'm currently at a housing conference & it's a slightly out of body experience politically, given the vibe here is thrilled with getting £39bn + basically all they asked for in spending review. Not that govt isn't in deep trouble elsewhere but it's a striking eg of how easily the popular stuff...
July 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Yes! I thought *exactly* this after speaking to several people in the sector recently.
Reposted
The Observer understands that the immigration white paper is scheduled for w/c 12th May - and the local election results have ratcheted up the pressure on DfE over foreign students
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Labour plots immigration blitz after Reform success at polls
No 10 and Home Office expected to ramp up curbs on foreign university students
observer.co.uk
May 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The Observer understands that the immigration white paper is scheduled for w/c 12th May - and the local election results have ratcheted up the pressure on DfE over foreign students
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
A flat white is £2.15
April 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A flat white is £2.15
My default assumption about West Yorkshire police is not that they are too woke.
But if the Telegraph says so…
But if the Telegraph says so…
April 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
My default assumption about West Yorkshire police is not that they are too woke.
But if the Telegraph says so…
But if the Telegraph says so…
“We lost a lot of people during Covid… and most of them are still alive.”
Kept thinking of this Joe Rogan line while working on this project with @chefboibex.bsky.social
Kept thinking of this Joe Rogan line while working on this project with @chefboibex.bsky.social
Introducing Hot Air – a searchable database of social media posts from almost 300 online actors posting about climate change, in ways that range from scepticism to outright misinformation.
Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4
🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
Head to our website to explore the tool yourself: torto.se/4j0NNY4
🗣️ @chefboibex.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“We lost a lot of people during Covid… and most of them are still alive.”
Kept thinking of this Joe Rogan line while working on this project with @chefboibex.bsky.social
Kept thinking of this Joe Rogan line while working on this project with @chefboibex.bsky.social
A great listen that goes far wider than the memecoins scandal. Worth listening to the end!
NEW 🎙️: Who profited from the launch of Trump's memecoin?
A simple question that quickly became complicated and took me and @barneymac.bsky.social on a wild journey through the crypto world (with a brief detour in Argentina)
w thanks to @coffeezilla.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
A simple question that quickly became complicated and took me and @barneymac.bsky.social on a wild journey through the crypto world (with a brief detour in Argentina)
w thanks to @coffeezilla.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The $Trumpcon
Podcast Episode · The Slow Newscast · 25/03/2025 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A great listen that goes far wider than the memecoins scandal. Worth listening to the end!
EV sales v Tesla sales
Is it politics in China, or just that Chinese EVs are now better?
Excellent Chart of the Week from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social
Is it politics in China, or just that Chinese EVs are now better?
Excellent Chart of the Week from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
EV sales v Tesla sales
Is it politics in China, or just that Chinese EVs are now better?
Excellent Chart of the Week from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social
Is it politics in China, or just that Chinese EVs are now better?
Excellent Chart of the Week from @tortoisemedia.bsky.social
Excellent second mention: the hoofed mammals.
March 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Excellent second mention: the hoofed mammals.
Isabel Oakeshott as a lagging indicator
Dubai’s Expat Influx Dents Plush Pay Packages and Lifestyles
Trefor Murphy, the head of recruitment firm Cooper Fitch, recalls a time when a Dubai job posting might have received just about 100 applicants. These days, some draw as many as 2,000 as foreigners fl...
www.bloomberg.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Isabel Oakeshott as a lagging indicator
Enjoyed joining @paticlarke.bsky.social and Charlene White on the @tortoisemedia.bsky.social News Meeting, discussing:
🇩🇪 German elections
📱 Encryption
⚖️ Joint enterprise
I changed my passwords after listening to Patricia!
🇩🇪 German elections
📱 Encryption
⚖️ Joint enterprise
I changed my passwords after listening to Patricia!
Why has Apple pulled a data protection tool and will Germany stand up to Trump?
The News Meeting · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Enjoyed joining @paticlarke.bsky.social and Charlene White on the @tortoisemedia.bsky.social News Meeting, discussing:
🇩🇪 German elections
📱 Encryption
⚖️ Joint enterprise
I changed my passwords after listening to Patricia!
🇩🇪 German elections
📱 Encryption
⚖️ Joint enterprise
I changed my passwords after listening to Patricia!
Wondered what it would take to split far right from centre right, and the two wedges so far are:
- Ukraine
- ethnic nationalism
- Ukraine
- ethnic nationalism
Fraser Nelson arguing that Rishi Sunak is English, while podcast host Konstantin Kisin responds incredulously.
[Kisin has previously described himself as a 'centrist', which is a bad joke.]
youtu.be/dhdnZEZl1pk?... (starts from 1:04:00)
[Kisin has previously described himself as a 'centrist', which is a bad joke.]
youtu.be/dhdnZEZl1pk?... (starts from 1:04:00)
Why Britain's on Benefits - Fraser Nelson
YouTube video by Triggernometry
youtu.be
February 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Wondered what it would take to split far right from centre right, and the two wedges so far are:
- Ukraine
- ethnic nationalism
- Ukraine
- ethnic nationalism
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How was Konstantin Kisin ever a stand-up comedian? “An Englishmen, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. By this I mean all their parents are white. They have pure white blood. Anyway…”
February 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
How was Konstantin Kisin ever a stand-up comedian? “An Englishmen, an Irishman and a Scotsman walk into a bar. By this I mean all their parents are white. They have pure white blood. Anyway…”
Some amazing jobs in journalism here 👇🏾
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🔸Political editor
🔸Business editor
🔸Production Editor, Observer New Review
🔸Deputy Production Editor, Observer New Review
🔸Assistant Production Editor, Observer New Review
Full info: torto.se/42TGwV1
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torto.se
February 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Some amazing jobs in journalism here 👇🏾
Enjoyed hosting this podcast: discussing Joan Didion’s diary, the rise of Reform and US steel tariffs.
Joan Didion's diary is set to be published, but what are the ethical dilemmas of publishing a writer's private works after their death?
Patricia Clarke and the team discussed this on the latest episode of the News Meeting.
Available wherever you listen: lnk.to/dFg3cZIG
Patricia Clarke and the team discussed this on the latest episode of the News Meeting.
Available wherever you listen: lnk.to/dFg3cZIG
The rise and rise of Reform and the posthumously published diary of Joan Didion
What are the ethical dilemmas of publishing a writer's private works after their death? A new poll reveals that Nigel Farage’s Reform Party may be the UK’s most popular political party. How have Lab...
lnk.to
February 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Enjoyed hosting this podcast: discussing Joan Didion’s diary, the rise of Reform and US steel tariffs.
Reposted
Joan Didion’s private diary is set for posthumous publication this April, even though she left no instructions for it.
Debated the ethics of this on this week’s News Meeting podcast with @jeevanvasagar.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and @catneilan.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/1xjy...
Debated the ethics of this on this week’s News Meeting podcast with @jeevanvasagar.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and @catneilan.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/1xjy...
The rise and rise of Reform and the posthumously published diary of Joan Didion
The News Meeting · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Joan Didion’s private diary is set for posthumous publication this April, even though she left no instructions for it.
Debated the ethics of this on this week’s News Meeting podcast with @jeevanvasagar.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and @catneilan.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/1xjy...
Debated the ethics of this on this week’s News Meeting podcast with @jeevanvasagar.bsky.social @ktriley.bsky.social and @catneilan.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/1xjy...
Very easy to mock this, but “the affordability of good private schooling” is clearly something the British middle class took for granted in the 1980s and 90s, but no longer.
February 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Very easy to mock this, but “the affordability of good private schooling” is clearly something the British middle class took for granted in the 1980s and 90s, but no longer.