Nick Stewart
@nickstew.bsky.social
History, academia, marketing professionally, cross-disciplinarily curious personally.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
US considers banning Bhutanese from travelling to US. The rest of the list is as expected, but Bhutan? Seems… quixotic.
March 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
US considers banning Bhutanese from travelling to US. The rest of the list is as expected, but Bhutan? Seems… quixotic.
St Paul’s looking handsome in the sun.
March 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
St Paul’s looking handsome in the sun.
Christ. An evening that truly puts the doom in doomscrolling. Which I now know is an acceptable Apple typeahead. It gets worse…
February 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Christ. An evening that truly puts the doom in doomscrolling. Which I now know is an acceptable Apple typeahead. It gets worse…
So, just to clarify, the president of the USA wants to ethnically cleanse land many people consider sovereign in order to build a hotel. Is that about right?
February 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
So, just to clarify, the president of the USA wants to ethnically cleanse land many people consider sovereign in order to build a hotel. Is that about right?
Going through a US procurement process and filling in this little bit of ancient history /s
January 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Going through a US procurement process and filling in this little bit of ancient history /s
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Have you never seen a baby Lumpfish? Well, today is your lucky day!
January 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Have you never seen a baby Lumpfish? Well, today is your lucky day!
An NHS efficiency tale: I called my GP for an appt yesterday morning, I saw her later the same day. Got a referral for an x-ray, went to the hospital first thing and was home an hour later. Results in a week.
The NHS is amazing. It has major challenges but let’s not forget the good stuff.
The NHS is amazing. It has major challenges but let’s not forget the good stuff.
January 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
An NHS efficiency tale: I called my GP for an appt yesterday morning, I saw her later the same day. Got a referral for an x-ray, went to the hospital first thing and was home an hour later. Results in a week.
The NHS is amazing. It has major challenges but let’s not forget the good stuff.
The NHS is amazing. It has major challenges but let’s not forget the good stuff.
Chinese bus back graffiti. Wld love to know what it says.
January 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Chinese bus back graffiti. Wld love to know what it says.
It’s December 30th and all that’s left in the festive larder is a single packet of mad Christmas crisps
December 30, 2024 at 1:35 PM
It’s December 30th and all that’s left in the festive larder is a single packet of mad Christmas crisps
I just bought this year’s Christmas Negroni makings. I absolutely must not finish them by the 24th like I did last year. And the year before…
December 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
I just bought this year’s Christmas Negroni makings. I absolutely must not finish them by the 24th like I did last year. And the year before…
Monzo Unwrapped is an understandable attempt of the bank to ‘build a relationship’ with its customers, but ends up being a paean to C21st digital consumerism. Icky, and makes me want to spend nothing at all, which I doubt is what they had in mind.
December 19, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Monzo Unwrapped is an understandable attempt of the bank to ‘build a relationship’ with its customers, but ends up being a paean to C21st digital consumerism. Icky, and makes me want to spend nothing at all, which I doubt is what they had in mind.
A tradition of ours is to go to Borough Market before Christmas for treats. It’s awful, no one enjoys it, but we persevere for the massively overpriced and over-truffled everything. Good times.
December 18, 2024 at 8:13 AM
A tradition of ours is to go to Borough Market before Christmas for treats. It’s awful, no one enjoys it, but we persevere for the massively overpriced and over-truffled everything. Good times.
Sign of the times: a billboard ad in Chinese announcing a super car carwash in Battersea. Poor photography from a moving car.
December 14, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Sign of the times: a billboard ad in Chinese announcing a super car carwash in Battersea. Poor photography from a moving car.
My kids also played this. I think I’d better turn them in, just to be on the safe side.
December 10, 2024 at 6:15 PM
My kids also played this. I think I’d better turn them in, just to be on the safe side.
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I'm not saying that AI-written books are becoming a problem on Amazon, but here is the first page of a new book on the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege.
December 9, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I'm not saying that AI-written books are becoming a problem on Amazon, but here is the first page of a new book on the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege.
Terry Pratchett was great. This is a Universal Truth. But if I see one more person saying something grand about the economics of boots I’m complaining to Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
December 6, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Terry Pratchett was great. This is a Universal Truth. But if I see one more person saying something grand about the economics of boots I’m complaining to Michael Sheen and David Tennant.
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Any self-respecting C12th British peasant would wonder how they got it through planning so quickly.
An astonishing piece of work. Notre Dame cathedral has been transformed.
Imagine what a 12th Century peasant would have thought?
Imagine what a 12th Century peasant would have thought?
December 1, 2024 at 9:20 AM
Any self-respecting C12th British peasant would wonder how they got it through planning so quickly.
There was a time when Twitter operated with the right mix of kindness and snark. We’re not quite at that point yet, so a bit more snark to balance the gratitude please. Or am I just terminally curmudgeonly?
November 28, 2024 at 3:31 PM
There was a time when Twitter operated with the right mix of kindness and snark. We’re not quite at that point yet, so a bit more snark to balance the gratitude please. Or am I just terminally curmudgeonly?
I left a career and started a new career, mostly by chance, and couldn’t be happier.
November 27, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I left a career and started a new career, mostly by chance, and couldn’t be happier.
My only contribution to the car rebrand debate, via link because I don’t want to type it again:
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Nick Stewart on LinkedIn: Finally, some sense. The teaser ad isn't the point. The work done ahead of…
Finally, some sense. The teaser ad isn't the point. The work done ahead of it absolutely is. What shape will the car market have in the future? Where will…
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November 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM
My only contribution to the car rebrand debate, via link because I don’t want to type it again:
www.linkedin.com/posts/nicksd...
www.linkedin.com/posts/nicksd...
What did Canada do?
November 26, 2024 at 8:35 AM
What did Canada do?