Kevin Spence
@islingtondon.bsky.social
Retired. Ex IT Administrator. Supporter of Aberdeen FC and Potters Bar FC. Lover of sport, theatre, cinema.Democratic socialist, anti-facist. Loves London.
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Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place. An article by our founder, Julian Richer: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place | Julian Richer
I have been fortunate, and I know it. Now I’d like more successful people to admit that meritocracy is a myth, says Julian Richer, founder of Richer Sounds
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Do you feel lucky? Why acknowledging our own good fortune would make the world a better place. An article by our founder, Julian Richer: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch. She may well be the most hapless opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama. iandunt.substack.com/p/one-week-i...
One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch
She might be the single worst opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama.
iandunt.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
One week in the life of Kemi Badenoch. She may well be the most hapless opposition leader we've seen in our lifetime. She makes Michael Foot look like Barack Obama. iandunt.substack.com/p/one-week-i...
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Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today.
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
January 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Here is the key section of that train wreck of an interview by Robert Jenrick on #r4today.
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
Robinson: Did you raise it when you were Home Office minister?
Jenrick: We talked about it... I wasn't... My portfolio... But we talked about it.
Only a minute, if you can bear it. ~AA
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To help deter jerks from suing newspapers that report on their jerkiness, here is the great FT article that brought out the many accusations of sexual harassment against Crispin Odey, leading to his being kicked out by his own firm. No paywall! on.ft.com/3NivdNG
How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades
Thirteen women accuse the hedge fund titan of harassment, abuse and fostering a toxic workplace
on.ft.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:14 AM
To help deter jerks from suing newspapers that report on their jerkiness, here is the great FT article that brought out the many accusations of sexual harassment against Crispin Odey, leading to his being kicked out by his own firm. No paywall! on.ft.com/3NivdNG
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Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Since the 1970s, Humphrey Smith has acquired scores of pubs and historic properties around the UK. But time after time, he has left the buildings empty. Why has he allowed his empire to moulder?
In early September 2022, Alivia Bienko and her husband,…
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
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Meanwhile in America....
November 28, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Meanwhile in America....
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Be like Mark Hamill.
November 15, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Be like Mark Hamill.