Sarah Slade
@sladey.bsky.social
Middle-aged, middle-sized, recovering Gen X workaholic, ARMY, OT7, INFJ, PTID, embarrassing parent, Archers Listener. Truly I am Everywoman. Also jazz. And cats. And yelling at the Today programme. If I don’t know you, don’t DM me.
How come World Service journos seem to be the only BBC journalists doing actual reporting?
January 27, 2026 at 6:38 AM
How come World Service journos seem to be the only BBC journalists doing actual reporting?
A “ski village”. In the desert.
Thinking of the hundreds of London lobbyists, architects, PR advisers, engineers, etc who managed to buy a house in Clapham after a few years work on whatever this was.
Saudi Arabia to scale back Neom megaproject ft.trib.al/fdrazIJ
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
A “ski village”. In the desert.
Ha! Two of the larger landowners in the area conspiring to do an uppity member of the lower orders on hay prices. Defeated! #thearchers
January 25, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Ha! Two of the larger landowners in the area conspiring to do an uppity member of the lower orders on hay prices. Defeated! #thearchers
When a person mutters “Yellow car” on the motorway so quietly his wife doesn’t hear him, does it count?
January 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM
When a person mutters “Yellow car” on the motorway so quietly his wife doesn’t hear him, does it count?
Irish Traitors is on BBC Iplayer at last. They all look a whole lot more fun than the UK lot
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Irish Traitors is on BBC Iplayer at last. They all look a whole lot more fun than the UK lot
Stephen is in danger of drowning in a puddle made of his own sweat #TraitorsUK
January 23, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Stephen is in danger of drowning in a puddle made of his own sweat #TraitorsUK
Reading things like this makes me with the Slow Horses were real
From NYT interview with FBI official on Patel. Utterly terrifying.
"His staff only cared about three things: what his meals were, when his workouts would be and what his entertainment would be. The biggest plan is how he's going to get his girlfriend to Windsor Castle."
(Source: archive.is/ZT5qx)
"His staff only cared about three things: what his meals were, when his workouts would be and what his entertainment would be. The biggest plan is how he's going to get his girlfriend to Windsor Castle."
(Source: archive.is/ZT5qx)
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Reading things like this makes me with the Slow Horses were real
2 tix in the nosebleed seats. I could have got on the pitch but am old and I need to sit down
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM
2 tix in the nosebleed seats. I could have got on the pitch but am old and I need to sit down
You know what? Sod all this disaster and misery. BTS are playing in London on my birthday (and it’s a big one), so today am going to valiantly attempt to get two tickets.
So there. Do your worst, fascists. I don’t care.
So there. Do your worst, fascists. I don’t care.
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
You know what? Sod all this disaster and misery. BTS are playing in London on my birthday (and it’s a big one), so today am going to valiantly attempt to get two tickets.
So there. Do your worst, fascists. I don’t care.
So there. Do your worst, fascists. I don’t care.
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Did you see the youth strategy? First in a long time. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy
www.gov.uk
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Did you see the youth strategy? First in a long time. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Ooooh…Invasion of the Dinosaurs with the brilliant Sarah Jane Smith. They appear to be stuck in a shed with a knife wielding Bill Oddie.
In fact the whole thing looks like an episode of The Goodies.
In fact the whole thing looks like an episode of The Goodies.
January 20, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Ooooh…Invasion of the Dinosaurs with the brilliant Sarah Jane Smith. They appear to be stuck in a shed with a knife wielding Bill Oddie.
In fact the whole thing looks like an episode of The Goodies.
In fact the whole thing looks like an episode of The Goodies.
Happy to help…
The world has too much wine. What will happen to it? ft.trib.al/U3Pxqso | opinion
The world has too much wine. What will happen to it?
There are no easy solutions to the global glut
ft.trib.al
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Happy to help…
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Farage and his Nazi scumbag would have this in the UK.
The current Gvmnt appear to agree with him.
The fight is on and has been for some time
The current Gvmnt appear to agree with him.
The fight is on and has been for some time
The only lawless behavior I see in this video is ICE harassing and threatening people for no good reason.
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Farage and his Nazi scumbag would have this in the UK.
The current Gvmnt appear to agree with him.
The fight is on and has been for some time
The current Gvmnt appear to agree with him.
The fight is on and has been for some time
Holy moly, BTS are playing London on my birthday. #btsworldtour
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Holy moly, BTS are playing London on my birthday. #btsworldtour
Agree with this. From a ux perspective, a user-centred approach to developing services good content design can go a long way to restoring trust in government.
</professional soap box>
Ok, back to bitching about The Archers…
</professional soap box>
Ok, back to bitching about The Archers…
New post just out:
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
"Troubleshooters"
How fixing the many small frustrations - that make up most of our interactions with the state - can give people faith in goverment's ability to make things work.
And help create a different Whitehall culture.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Troubleshooters
How to get people believing in the state again
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Agree with this. From a ux perspective, a user-centred approach to developing services good content design can go a long way to restoring trust in government.
</professional soap box>
Ok, back to bitching about The Archers…
</professional soap box>
Ok, back to bitching about The Archers…
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It's amazing to watch US paramilitaries stomping through retail stores in America like this. After the Gwangju Uprising, I spent months in South Korea under the vicious dictator Chun Doo Hwan. I rarely saw ROK security forces deployed in public like this until the regime began to crumble in 1987.
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It's amazing to watch US paramilitaries stomping through retail stores in America like this. After the Gwangju Uprising, I spent months in South Korea under the vicious dictator Chun Doo Hwan. I rarely saw ROK security forces deployed in public like this until the regime began to crumble in 1987.
Comedy is all about timing. In this case, 3 decades.
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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The joys of contracting/freelancing. Client didn’t deliver resources so can’t carry on with job. Unexpected half day off. Whoop whoop!
January 12, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The joys of contracting/freelancing. Client didn’t deliver resources so can’t carry on with job. Unexpected half day off. Whoop whoop!