Hugh Smith
@hughiswalking.bsky.social
London policy person, E17 and Camden, enjoyer of films, listener of bands, walker of places
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The shirt costs so much because the pattern’s so complicated.
aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt
February 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The shirt costs so much because the pattern’s so complicated.
this is weak shit, you people have never been mini-budgeted
February 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
this is weak shit, you people have never been mini-budgeted
Best of luck to the applicants for this role
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Best of luck to the applicants for this role
I remember reading that the Victoria Line at peak time has a capacity of 40,000 people per hour and that fact shook me profoundly
Max capacity passengers per hour:
* Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500
* NYC subway 6 train: 105,000
* Boring Co’s Vegas Loop: 4,500
* NYC subway 6 train: 105,000
January 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I remember reading that the Victoria Line at peak time has a capacity of 40,000 people per hour and that fact shook me profoundly
January 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Oscar nominations out in 10 minutes, posting my prediction for accountability reasons
January 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Oscar nominations out in 10 minutes, posting my prediction for accountability reasons
[Slavoj Zizek voice] the beavers are trapped in a damn, but this damn is made of pure ideology www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
[Slavoj Zizek voice] the beavers are trapped in a damn, but this damn is made of pure ideology www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Always a pleasure to visit the hometown
December 28, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Always a pleasure to visit the hometown
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grabbed the necronomicon instead of the burn book and accidentally called yog-sothoth a fugly slut and azathoth too gay to function, in case you’re wondering about the fiery tendrils about to envelop the planet
December 22, 2024 at 5:00 AM
grabbed the necronomicon instead of the burn book and accidentally called yog-sothoth a fugly slut and azathoth too gay to function, in case you’re wondering about the fiery tendrils about to envelop the planet
As posts go, this remains undefeated
December 22, 2024 at 9:19 PM
As posts go, this remains undefeated
the Bossman cornershop is rightly being celebrated as a high street safety net, but we should also celebrate the Turkish supermarket, for where else am I meant to get a blue Fanta, some dates, and a Kinder Bueno at 1am? When little Tesco has closed, the Turkish supermarket is there for us
Christmas column in praise of the eternal Bossman and how corner shops became the high street of last resort www.economist.com/britain/2024...
December 19, 2024 at 12:28 PM
the Bossman cornershop is rightly being celebrated as a high street safety net, but we should also celebrate the Turkish supermarket, for where else am I meant to get a blue Fanta, some dates, and a Kinder Bueno at 1am? When little Tesco has closed, the Turkish supermarket is there for us
since 1965 we have been at zero Winston Churchills, how long must our national nightmare continue
December 18, 2024 at 9:29 AM
since 1965 we have been at zero Winston Churchills, how long must our national nightmare continue
This is the best assessment I've read of the state of play in the Labour party, the genesis of the government's policy direction, and the tensions that are in the post. Posting here to bookmark for re-reading whenever an inter-party feud flares up
williamcullernebown.substack.com/p/starmerism...
williamcullernebown.substack.com/p/starmerism...
Starmerism, what is it really?
Labour's leader is forging a new kind of party adapted to today's political environment
williamcullernebown.substack.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:50 PM
This is the best assessment I've read of the state of play in the Labour party, the genesis of the government's policy direction, and the tensions that are in the post. Posting here to bookmark for re-reading whenever an inter-party feud flares up
williamcullernebown.substack.com/p/starmerism...
williamcullernebown.substack.com/p/starmerism...
If Elon Musk donates to Reform it is every single person's patriotic duty to grift them out of every penny
December 4, 2024 at 9:20 AM
If Elon Musk donates to Reform it is every single person's patriotic duty to grift them out of every penny
Big Apocalypse Now weekend
December 2, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Big Apocalypse Now weekend
lol
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be Trump's attorney general, amid doubts about his fitness to serve and ability to be confirmed.
Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Attorney General Nomination Amid Sex Party Allegations
"It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction," Gaetz said.
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:49 PM
lol
I don't think I realised until today that John Prescott was 62 years old when he punched that man
November 21, 2024 at 5:43 PM
I don't think I realised until today that John Prescott was 62 years old when he punched that man
CONCLAVE is a goddamn gorgeous slice of a movie. A tall glass of red wine. A sumptuous Chinese meal. Democracy manifest. The Oscar for Fiennes #filmsky
November 19, 2024 at 10:38 PM
CONCLAVE is a goddamn gorgeous slice of a movie. A tall glass of red wine. A sumptuous Chinese meal. Democracy manifest. The Oscar for Fiennes #filmsky
Finally free from storage! There should be so many more weird, cheap vanity projects like this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Harry Kane attends statue unveiling with players from childhood club
England captain returns to his Walthamstow roots for unveiling ceremony of life-size statue kept hidden for four years.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Finally free from storage! There should be so many more weird, cheap vanity projects like this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Juror No.2 is a great they-don't-make-them-like-this-anymore film that deserves to be in the pantheon of courtroom dramas, goddamn Warner Bros for throttling it #filmsky
November 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Juror No.2 is a great they-don't-make-them-like-this-anymore film that deserves to be in the pantheon of courtroom dramas, goddamn Warner Bros for throttling it #filmsky
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every single Trump nominee
November 15, 2024 at 10:27 PM
every single Trump nominee
Wait is the worm in his brain also in the cabinet now?
November 14, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Wait is the worm in his brain also in the cabinet now?