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Paul Clarke
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· Dec 31
Looking back at 2025 – part one
As ever, Christmas Eve brings my first half of 2025’s photo highlights. They aren’t always my most popular, or even the most technically notable, but the ones that when I look back, meant the most. A ...
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Time for my increasingly frequent, 'there's a clear Trend on this chart' joke
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Time for my increasingly frequent, 'there's a clear Trend on this chart' joke
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There’s no delicate way to say it - #LiarsLeague is officially the cheapest date in the West End! Why blow £££ on jukebox musicals when you can woo your crush with pro actors reading stories for just a fiver?!*
See liarsleague.com for £5 earlybird tickets NOW
*No catch. Free sweets. And ❤️
See liarsleague.com for £5 earlybird tickets NOW
*No catch. Free sweets. And ❤️
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
There’s no delicate way to say it - #LiarsLeague is officially the cheapest date in the West End! Why blow £££ on jukebox musicals when you can woo your crush with pro actors reading stories for just a fiver?!*
See liarsleague.com for £5 earlybird tickets NOW
*No catch. Free sweets. And ❤️
See liarsleague.com for £5 earlybird tickets NOW
*No catch. Free sweets. And ❤️
Strongly recommend: tomorrow, tickets going fast, but amazingly good value West End night out
Meet the #ExAndNext talent: 3 authors (& 2 LL debuts) Lor Vanden @lrb.bsky.social & @kategl.bsky.social bring tales of train timetable love stories, Regency indiscretions & A-Z seductions this Tue 10 Feb.
Tix £5: cheapest Valentine's date in the West End! liarsleague.sumupstore.com/category/my-...
Tix £5: cheapest Valentine's date in the West End! liarsleague.sumupstore.com/category/my-...
February 9, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Strongly recommend: tomorrow, tickets going fast, but amazingly good value West End night out
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The MoJ continues to be truly terrible for transparency and open data.
They haven’t commented for this article, but I will bet money that the reason turns out to be they want to licence the data out to a company that will then charge a *massive* markup on it, making it inaccessible to the public.
They haven’t commented for this article, but I will bet money that the reason turns out to be they want to licence the data out to a company that will then charge a *massive* markup on it, making it inaccessible to the public.
The Ministry of Justice has ordered the deletion of the UK’s largest court reporting archive.
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
This risks undermining open justice, and I believe, undermines the public accountability role of the press by making it harder to see what is going on in the courts.
www.thetimes.com/article/77b0...
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The MoJ continues to be truly terrible for transparency and open data.
They haven’t commented for this article, but I will bet money that the reason turns out to be they want to licence the data out to a company that will then charge a *massive* markup on it, making it inaccessible to the public.
They haven’t commented for this article, but I will bet money that the reason turns out to be they want to licence the data out to a company that will then charge a *massive* markup on it, making it inaccessible to the public.
Things I would probably do: review the Mandelson payoff
Things I would not do: brief the line to a media organisation before establishing lawful route, thinking it makes me look like I'm "taking control of things", but ensuring it dominates news & continues to tarnish me
God he's rubbish at this.
Things I would not do: brief the line to a media organisation before establishing lawful route, thinking it makes me look like I'm "taking control of things", but ensuring it dominates news & continues to tarnish me
God he's rubbish at this.
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Things I would probably do: review the Mandelson payoff
Things I would not do: brief the line to a media organisation before establishing lawful route, thinking it makes me look like I'm "taking control of things", but ensuring it dominates news & continues to tarnish me
God he's rubbish at this.
Things I would not do: brief the line to a media organisation before establishing lawful route, thinking it makes me look like I'm "taking control of things", but ensuring it dominates news & continues to tarnish me
God he's rubbish at this.
Just be CONSISTENT, FF'S
February 7, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Just be CONSISTENT, FF'S
A rather fraught match in Bristol
February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
A rather fraught match in Bristol
It screams of AI, and definitely wasn't drawn with, er, a natural brush. But striking and well-aimed in all other respects, so I think we can overlook that.
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
It screams of AI, and definitely wasn't drawn with, er, a natural brush. But striking and well-aimed in all other respects, so I think we can overlook that.
So true. He's also _enjoying his_ work, in a way that so few do, or are capable of demonstrating. The joy cuts right through.
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
So true. He's also _enjoying his_ work, in a way that so few do, or are capable of demonstrating. The joy cuts right through.
There is no smugometer calibrated highly enough to accurately measure the satisfaction on this old boy's face as he drives around Hackney
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
There is no smugometer calibrated highly enough to accurately measure the satisfaction on this old boy's face as he drives around Hackney
Just finished Sky Daddy. A fantastic recommendation. And I won't be forgetting it in a hurry.
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Just finished Sky Daddy. A fantastic recommendation. And I won't be forgetting it in a hurry.
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I just feel like have they considered governing in such a way that the country gets better and people notice? For a treat?
The Labour Party has one mission: to stop the calamity of Reform UK, which in normal times would never get near power, entering govt. We've seen how that goes in the US, and the working class voters Labour seeks to represent would be hurt the most. If they can't even manage that they're a disgrace.
February 4, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I just feel like have they considered governing in such a way that the country gets better and people notice? For a treat?
My crackpot theory is that this behaviour change was triggered by putting cameras on some junctions. "Only the machines watch us now, the humans can't be arsed" rings in the drivers' brains, thus: no camera, no stoppie. You fuck with social contracts at your peril.
Once again left standing at a pedestrian crossing unable to cross, despite the green man showing, because of drivers continuing to go through on the red light. What is wrong with people? How do we get them help?
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My crackpot theory is that this behaviour change was triggered by putting cameras on some junctions. "Only the machines watch us now, the humans can't be arsed" rings in the drivers' brains, thus: no camera, no stoppie. You fuck with social contracts at your peril.
I was only saying recently that it's the third big scissor issue in my networks
February 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I was only saying recently that it's the third big scissor issue in my networks
I bet Kylie was happy with it though (I have stories)
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I bet Kylie was happy with it though (I have stories)
The 'blue-grey zombies' tonality of the first round of MPs portraits came close to that as well, but I've argued that there were smart, pragmatic reasons for going that route. pcpho.to/motherof
The Mother of all Photoshoots
It has to be one of the most ambitious, and successful, mass portrait photography projects of all time. You see them everywhere – the portraits of MPs and Lords, produced by a Parliament team led by C...
pcpho.to
February 2, 2026 at 10:48 PM
The 'blue-grey zombies' tonality of the first round of MPs portraits came close to that as well, but I've argued that there were smart, pragmatic reasons for going that route. pcpho.to/motherof
If [the gimmick you introduce to help brand your style] gets in the way of the essential human story you're trying to reveal, then yes, it's miss not a hit. And I think you're right, this +1-2EV effect does just that.
February 2, 2026 at 10:46 PM
If [the gimmick you introduce to help brand your style] gets in the way of the essential human story you're trying to reveal, then yes, it's miss not a hit. And I think you're right, this +1-2EV effect does just that.
@benterrett.bsky.social this typography is breaking my head - is there a clever, hidden message here?
February 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
@benterrett.bsky.social this typography is breaking my head - is there a clever, hidden message here?
Infantino absolutely looks like one of those flippable head illusions, doesn't he?
February 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Infantino absolutely looks like one of those flippable head illusions, doesn't he?
Oh god, they believe in Murphy, this lot, don't they
February 2, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Oh god, they believe in Murphy, this lot, don't they
If this account is genuine, then "Former treasury official" is quite the understatement
Alistair Darling and the official Treasury were always aware that investment banks had an inside track to Number 10. But the brazen nature of that inside track is rather breath-taking.
Who leaked this Number 10 discussion to Jeffrey Epstein? And are there consequences for the leaker?
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
It’s an internal discussion re. getting markets moving in the aftermath of the financial crisis. No doubt of great interest to Epstein and his financial market clients.
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If this account is genuine, then "Former treasury official" is quite the understatement
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Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...