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Jo Cawley
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Seeing if it's nicer over here
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Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
www.gofundme.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Twas the night before Christmas, and throughout the land
The sleeping arrangements were carefully planned
Down in the kitchen, a picturesque scene
A mattress, a pillow, a washing machine
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I have written an abridged version of Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol' that is under five words.

Don't be a Tory.
December 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Christmas giveaway time! I've got a 2026 Calendar in need of a good home. For a chance to win it just click Follow/Like/Retweet (and if you can spare a couple of quid a month & want to encourage me, sign up to my Patreon.com/happytoast - but that bit's not necessary to win)
December 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Let's find this lovely boy
December 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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It's Wednesday evening guys, for god's sake let your hair down a little and buy a jigsaw
December 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Aw reet!
As it’s #LancashireDay I’m going to give away a Northern Sky A4 unframed print. Inspired by my hometown of Blackburn and Nick Drake.
Repost and follow me to enter.
I’ll pick a winner after 9pm (27 Nov)
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Another exceptional, thought-provoking piece of writing from #themanchestermill.

This is exactly the kind of journalism we should be seeing after events like last week's heinous attack.

manchestermill.co.uk/jews-and-mus...
Jews and Muslims in North Manchester: A personal story
‘We thought we were the luckiest people in the world to be born in Manchester’
manchestermill.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.
October 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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I am just so fucking proud of her.
October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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This is the biggest sale we have ever done and will ever do.
Basically if we are going to be around in 2026 we need you to fill your boots. Our bank account is empty. We need your help. 🫡🌶️ sale ends Sunday 10pm
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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We now have two v prominent advocates of Reform - both Matthew Goodwin and Isabel Oakeshott - arguing that Shabana Mahmood (so Rishi Sunak and Paul Ince) can't be English.

That was a settled question long before this match in 1998. This kind of radicalisation by online racists would harm Reform
October 1, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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This is very powerful. #MentalHealth
September 23, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Good morning. On love, life and loss. Frienship and football. Ty is so impressive, an honor to speak to him www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘Maybe I’m the way I am because I lost Jeremy’: Espanyol’s unexpected Englishman Tyrhys Dolan
As he prepares to take on Real Madrid, the former Blackburn forward talks emotionally to Sid Lowe about the pain of his close friend’s death and why football has to change
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Disappointed that this BBC news piece about Trump not wanting Mayor Sadiq Khan at the State Banquet doesn't once mention Khan's race or religion. If you leave out that Khan is a brown Muslim man, you gloss over why he's targeted by Trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he didn't want London Mayor Sadiq Khan at state banquet
The mayor of London did not seek or expect an invite to the state banquet, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Autumn nearly here.
That means we say goodbye to Pizza Oil until April.
It's one of our seasonal sauces, we do this every year to make room for new stuff for Autumn/Winter.

Grab one while you can. It leaves the website on Friday 🍕

worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk/products/hot...
HOT PIZZA OIL
Ciao ciao! It’sa meeee Mario! Etc. It's back! Hot Pizza Oil. Good eh! Brighten up even the shittest of frozen pizzas with this bad boy. Pop the cap and dosh it on!Highest possible quality ingredients ...
worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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"Oliver and his writers have built a worldview around the core belief that our government should make sure peoples’ basic needs are met, their rights protected, and their innate value as human beings reaffirmed." I wrote a short piece about an inspiring show. www.vulture.com/article/john...
Late-Night’s Last Hope
On Last Week Tonight, John Oliver delivers bad news with a pragmatic optimism. Someone has to.
www.vulture.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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The emergency alert will go off today at 3pm in the UK. If you need to have a hidden phone, here’s how to disable the alert.
September 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM