Adam Hewitt
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Manchester. Politics, books, board games, films, cats, journalism and music. Views my own.
I hear your dad's been in the papers
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I hear your dad's been in the papers
And it doesn't even work on the Government's own terms, since the people they're trying to reach aren't moved.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
And it doesn't even work on the Government's own terms, since the people they're trying to reach aren't moved.
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Ha a couple of months ago I had a very similar experience with Predator: K o K prompting me to think..."Maybe this is a great franchise and I should rewatch the ones I didn't love back in the day?"
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Ha a couple of months ago I had a very similar experience with Predator: K o K prompting me to think..."Maybe this is a great franchise and I should rewatch the ones I didn't love back in the day?"
Went straight from reading your piece to doing a YouGov survey, and it's notable that "Chris Grayling" isn't an answer here
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Went straight from reading your piece to doing a YouGov survey, and it's notable that "Chris Grayling" isn't an answer here
The finale definitely had one of the better 'tense dinner party' scenes since, well
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The finale definitely had one of the better 'tense dinner party' scenes since, well
How big a mystery though? I feel like it's probably pens
November 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How big a mystery though? I feel like it's probably pens
Surprised to see One Battle After Another called "art house" by the BBC. Is that term a lot looser than I realised? I'd usually reserve it for much more experimental (and sometimes boring / challenging) fare. Is there no recognised term for faintly middlebrow, in cinema terms?
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Surprised to see One Battle After Another called "art house" by the BBC. Is that term a lot looser than I realised? I'd usually reserve it for much more experimental (and sometimes boring / challenging) fare. Is there no recognised term for faintly middlebrow, in cinema terms?
This is my favourite odd cover-quote, which makes me think of Pullman as a teacher doing his best to give out some praise come parents' evening
I think I like how it DOESN'T come across as... "I enjoyed this book"
I think I like how it DOESN'T come across as... "I enjoyed this book"
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is my favourite odd cover-quote, which makes me think of Pullman as a teacher doing his best to give out some praise come parents' evening
I think I like how it DOESN'T come across as... "I enjoyed this book"
I think I like how it DOESN'T come across as... "I enjoyed this book"
Thought I'd check if it got any media pick-up and wasn't disappointed with the first result
October 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thought I'd check if it got any media pick-up and wasn't disappointed with the first result
I think Salome's rant in Women Talking is memorable in its transgressive rage
I also think there's possibly two different monologues from Magnolia that might make my own top 10
I also think there's possibly two different monologues from Magnolia that might make my own top 10
September 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I think Salome's rant in Women Talking is memorable in its transgressive rage
I also think there's possibly two different monologues from Magnolia that might make my own top 10
I also think there's possibly two different monologues from Magnolia that might make my own top 10
YouGov today showing significantly more opposition, 45% against and 42% for. And the against side feels more strongly about it
Probably just a symptom of Labour's toxicity (though I'm in the against column myself for lib demmy type reasons)
Probably just a symptom of Labour's toxicity (though I'm in the against column myself for lib demmy type reasons)
September 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
YouGov today showing significantly more opposition, 45% against and 42% for. And the against side feels more strongly about it
Probably just a symptom of Labour's toxicity (though I'm in the against column myself for lib demmy type reasons)
Probably just a symptom of Labour's toxicity (though I'm in the against column myself for lib demmy type reasons)
I almost added this stat too, but luckily I Don't Believe Everything I See On Google!
September 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I almost added this stat too, but luckily I Don't Believe Everything I See On Google!
Well, the petition with 400k signatures against the idea seems to be attracting the most support from some of the most Reform-friendly areas of the country, so far. I think the political identity of the average No2IDer has changed quite a bit since the Blair era!
September 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Well, the petition with 400k signatures against the idea seems to be attracting the most support from some of the most Reform-friendly areas of the country, so far. I think the political identity of the average No2IDer has changed quite a bit since the Blair era!
Ahh I was entranced by that boat on a visit to Frankfurt 14 years ago, looking back at my Facebook photos. It looks like they have may have since... added another floor? Didn't know that was a thing you can do with a boat
September 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ahh I was entranced by that boat on a visit to Frankfurt 14 years ago, looking back at my Facebook photos. It looks like they have may have since... added another floor? Didn't know that was a thing you can do with a boat
Yep! You're not the only one. It's great. And it's Apple's no.1 show at the moment, supposedly?
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September 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yep! You're not the only one. It's great. And it's Apple's no.1 show at the moment, supposedly?
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It's the 169th best film ever made, according to Letterboxd users, and hence at a similar quality level to Terminator 2, Heat, and 8½.
From this chat,I'm guessing that's probably not quite right
From this chat,I'm guessing that's probably not quite right
September 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
It's the 169th best film ever made, according to Letterboxd users, and hence at a similar quality level to Terminator 2, Heat, and 8½.
From this chat,I'm guessing that's probably not quite right
From this chat,I'm guessing that's probably not quite right
*A monkey's paw curls
September 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
*A monkey's paw curls
It's a shame his tenure didn't overlap with Truss's. Having the leaders of both the Conservatives and the Greens being ex Lib Dems would have been quite funny
September 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's a shame his tenure didn't overlap with Truss's. Having the leaders of both the Conservatives and the Greens being ex Lib Dems would have been quite funny
Maybe it's a four-dimensional psy-op to kill the flag-painting movement in its tracks by associating it with Starmer?
September 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Maybe it's a four-dimensional psy-op to kill the flag-painting movement in its tracks by associating it with Starmer?
Funny that "Ashton" is the same number of characters as "Entire" so would definitely have fit in this headline.
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
August 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Funny that "Ashton" is the same number of characters as "Entire" so would definitely have fit in this headline.
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
Glad that I denied Reach the click they craved, by going straight to their press release source instead, as I always do these days
With even Reform voters opposed, 50% to just 35%, this seems like a potent line of attack (61% opposed vs 17% support in population as a whole)
August 27, 2025 at 3:27 PM
With even Reform voters opposed, 50% to just 35%, this seems like a potent line of attack (61% opposed vs 17% support in population as a whole)
Caro's biography of LBJ contains pages & pages about Kennedy's extreme health problems, as a child, student, in the military + as a politician. And The Rest is History podcast series about the assassination also made it v clear. I feel like his poor health is one of the main things I knew about him!
August 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Caro's biography of LBJ contains pages & pages about Kennedy's extreme health problems, as a child, student, in the military + as a politician. And The Rest is History podcast series about the assassination also made it v clear. I feel like his poor health is one of the main things I knew about him!
FT did a big article on this a couple of years ago along the lines of what you're saying. The overall worse economy in recent years leads people to think in more zero-sum, winner vs loser mindset. Better economic conditions make people think everyone can be better off, less of a zero-sum mindset
August 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
FT did a big article on this a couple of years ago along the lines of what you're saying. The overall worse economy in recent years leads people to think in more zero-sum, winner vs loser mindset. Better economic conditions make people think everyone can be better off, less of a zero-sum mindset
Thanks for that, BBC algorithm, yeah pretty much the same
August 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Thanks for that, BBC algorithm, yeah pretty much the same