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Save Veeraswamy, although I might point out that nothing was done to salvage the India Club in the Strand: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Veeraswamy: UK's oldest Indian restaurant calls on King to save it
Supporters of Veeraswamy, which has operated for almost 100 years, are petitioning the King to intervene.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Save Veeraswamy, although I might point out that nothing was done to salvage the India Club in the Strand: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A stranger has lent me his battery pack on the bus for my phone. Things that are not news: London is not a hellscape.
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 AM
A stranger has lent me his battery pack on the bus for my phone. Things that are not news: London is not a hellscape.
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Weaponised trade, coercive finance and fragile supply chains have changed the game. Mark Carney’s answer at Davos is “values-based realism”: rebuilding domestic strength while cooperating with other mid-sized states to resist pressure together.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
The Carney Doctrine: ‘live in truth’ not illusion
Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, calls for middle ranking countries to "live in truth", and abandon the useful fiction of a world order
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Weaponised trade, coercive finance and fragile supply chains have changed the game. Mark Carney’s answer at Davos is “values-based realism”: rebuilding domestic strength while cooperating with other mid-sized states to resist pressure together.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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THERE AREN'T ANY LEVERS
"Every time I pull a lever" says the Prime Minister.
This dead metaphor is killing his ability to get things done.
There aren't any levers. There's only leadership.
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/there-aren...
This dead metaphor is killing his ability to get things done.
There aren't any levers. There's only leadership.
howtorunacountry.substack.com/p/there-aren...
There aren't any levers
A dead metaphor is killing the government's ability to get things done
howtorunacountry.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
THERE AREN'T ANY LEVERS
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Rejoin majority hits 8m – still no sign of a spine in No10 * Labour Together secretly polls for Starmer’s successor * Lib Dems’ customs union gambit rattles 100 Brexit diehards * Farage bunks off Parliament for F1 paddock.
This and more from @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This and more from @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Pecksniff: Majority opposing Brexit reaches eight million: when will ministers find a backbone?
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Rejoin majority hits 8m – still no sign of a spine in No10 * Labour Together secretly polls for Starmer’s successor * Lib Dems’ customs union gambit rattles 100 Brexit diehards * Farage bunks off Parliament for F1 paddock.
This and more from @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
This and more from @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.
There’s a big one in Rome too…Who knew? Colloseum
October 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
There’s a big one in Rome too…Who knew? Colloseum
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Roman amphitheatre & medieval fort, Verona.
October 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Roman amphitheatre & medieval fort, Verona.
#fingerpostfriday follows #turnstilethursday
September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#fingerpostfriday follows #turnstilethursday
Sunny Southwold morning
September 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sunny Southwold morning
Walkies: Loughborough Town Hall & Hickling canal basin.
August 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Walkies: Loughborough Town Hall & Hickling canal basin.
Caldon Canal in rural Staffordshire; industrial architecture. Flint Mill, viaduct, bridge and locks.
August 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Caldon Canal in rural Staffordshire; industrial architecture. Flint Mill, viaduct, bridge and locks.
Bees are busy today
July 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Bees are busy today
Solstice morning avec artichoke
June 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Solstice morning avec artichoke
Mallard manoeuvres by the Cam.
June 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Mallard manoeuvres by the Cam.
Unexpectedly Orange Day!
May 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Unexpectedly Orange Day!
Manoeuvres in Calke Abbey near Ashby de la Zouch and some quality beer at the Tollgate brewery tap.
April 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Manoeuvres in Calke Abbey near Ashby de la Zouch and some quality beer at the Tollgate brewery tap.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Dunking a digestive isn’t boring!
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Dunking a digestive isn’t boring!
April 6, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In search of a Very Important Newt
April 6, 2025 at 5:49 AM
In search of a Very Important Newt