Laura Spira
@lauradragon1.bsky.social
Grandma. Emeritus Professor of Corporate Governance, Oxford Brookes University. Occasionally at laurafspira.substack.com. Mostly baffled.
Titus Andronicus at Stratford is astounding! Stupendous acting, especially SRB, amazing effects (an H&S nightmare). Torture, mutilation and cannibalism, a fun afternoon. Husband got sprayed with gore despite protective blankets provided!
May 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Titus Andronicus at Stratford is astounding! Stupendous acting, especially SRB, amazing effects (an H&S nightmare). Torture, mutilation and cannibalism, a fun afternoon. Husband got sprayed with gore despite protective blankets provided!
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Greetings and good morning it’s the Monday farm rush hour with our farmily of animals
April 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Greetings and good morning it’s the Monday farm rush hour with our farmily of animals
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This is very good indeed. I hope it will be widely read and acted upon in Treasury and Number 10.
New post just out
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Bazooka Revisited
Six ways for Labour to get the economy growing
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This is very good indeed. I hope it will be widely read and acted upon in Treasury and Number 10.
Meta has stolen all my published work to feed its AI algorithm. So much for copyright law.
April 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Meta has stolen all my published work to feed its AI algorithm. So much for copyright law.
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On International Women's Day 2025, I want to pay tribute to the courage of Dr Viktoriia Kovach, Chief Medical Officer of Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade.
In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦
#IWD25
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦
#IWD25
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline
Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
On International Women's Day 2025, I want to pay tribute to the courage of Dr Viktoriia Kovach, Chief Medical Officer of Ukraine's Third Assault Brigade.
In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦
#IWD25
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
In January, I spent 24 hours with the combat medics she leads on the front line. Please read 🇺🇦
#IWD25
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Working in arts administration can be difficult enough - spare a thought today for those working at the Kennedy Centre…
February 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Working in arts administration can be difficult enough - spare a thought today for those working at the Kennedy Centre…
An FT writer describing a casual visit by a landlord to a tenant: “…was this a Foucauldian imposition to check if they were suitable…? ” Is this meaningful or just showing off? Probably not written by ChatGPT, though.
February 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
An FT writer describing a casual visit by a landlord to a tenant: “…was this a Foucauldian imposition to check if they were suitable…? ” Is this meaningful or just showing off? Probably not written by ChatGPT, though.
Excellent radio series by @simonjackbbc.bsky.social The Prophets of Profit BBC R4, 13.45 every day this week.
January 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Excellent radio series by @simonjackbbc.bsky.social The Prophets of Profit BBC R4, 13.45 every day this week.
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NEW YEAR GIVEWAY! Win an early signed hardback of my legal/political thriller NOTES ON A DROWNING plus a *£20 Book Voucher*. Just follow me and share this post.
‘Pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page.’ - TM Logan
www.waterstones.com/book/notes-o...
‘Pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page.’ - TM Logan
www.waterstones.com/book/notes-o...
January 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
NEW YEAR GIVEWAY! Win an early signed hardback of my legal/political thriller NOTES ON A DROWNING plus a *£20 Book Voucher*. Just follow me and share this post.
‘Pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page.’ - TM Logan
www.waterstones.com/book/notes-o...
‘Pacy, absorbing and smart, with great characters and brilliant dialogue on every page.’ - TM Logan
www.waterstones.com/book/notes-o...
@brianbilston.bsky.social Wishing you a very merry Xmas and a happy 2024. I hope you’ll be having a good rest after all your travels, I’ve booked my front row seat for March!
December 18, 2023 at 9:20 AM
@brianbilston.bsky.social Wishing you a very merry Xmas and a happy 2024. I hope you’ll be having a good rest after all your travels, I’ve booked my front row seat for March!
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Full marks for this version of Now and Then. It’s especially impressive how well the bridge works in this arrangement; it’s actually more persuasively Beatles-ish than how it sounds on the single. youtu.be/2tSefoJDKsU?...
The Beatles - Now And Then (Cover) - Played Like The Early Beatles!
This is my interpretation of what the "final" Beatles song "Now And Then" would sound like if it was an early Beatles tune featuring Fake Ed Sullivan! Upon h...
youtu.be
November 7, 2023 at 12:25 PM
Full marks for this version of Now and Then. It’s especially impressive how well the bridge works in this arrangement; it’s actually more persuasively Beatles-ish than how it sounds on the single. youtu.be/2tSefoJDKsU?...
