Kate Allen
@kateallen.ft.com
Weekend news editor, the Financial Times. I did write the headline.
I am pretty sure this book was used as a prop onstage when I saw the current production of The Maids at the Donmar. Which is an interesting choice (if I am remembering correctly).
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I am pretty sure this book was used as a prop onstage when I saw the current production of The Maids at the Donmar. Which is an interesting choice (if I am remembering correctly).
It’s over 20 years since I was last there so I’m sure much has changed but the quality of the food won’t have done! I guess your itinerary is fixed now, but I loved the sleeper train.
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
It’s over 20 years since I was last there so I’m sure much has changed but the quality of the food won’t have done! I guess your itinerary is fixed now, but I loved the sleeper train.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Can I interest you in this amazing new anti-mouse technology that has recently been invented? It’s called a cat.
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Can I interest you in this amazing new anti-mouse technology that has recently been invented? It’s called a cat.
I just don’t understand how you can have a booking system - so you know how many people to expect - and still make such a mess of it.
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I just don’t understand how you can have a booking system - so you know how many people to expect - and still make such a mess of it.
We’ll be hitting the Evening Standard gentrification list in no time. I’ll be keeping an eye out for men in suede loafers in the Abbey Wood Sainsbury’s.
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We’ll be hitting the Evening Standard gentrification list in no time. I’ll be keeping an eye out for men in suede loafers in the Abbey Wood Sainsbury’s.
I’m expecting a 100% increase in house prices within the year.
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I’m expecting a 100% increase in house prices within the year.
And the queues! Who is queuing like 10 minutes for this?!
September 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
And the queues! Who is queuing like 10 minutes for this?!
Too late, I’m already here!
September 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Too late, I’m already here!
Yes @chimpman.bsky.social sent me something similar recently. I’ve become the PR person for Abbey Wood in my spare time. Were the darling of the Bexley commuter class …
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Yes @chimpman.bsky.social sent me something similar recently. I’ve become the PR person for Abbey Wood in my spare time. Were the darling of the Bexley commuter class …
Am pretty sure I have been the guilty party here, in the past …
September 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Am pretty sure I have been the guilty party here, in the past …
In the future everyone will be a PPS for 15 minutes. Etc etc …
September 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In the future everyone will be a PPS for 15 minutes. Etc etc …
Also signing up for this club.
September 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Also signing up for this club.
Bet it’s not as good as White Men Can’t Jerk. I really miss them.
September 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bet it’s not as good as White Men Can’t Jerk. I really miss them.
To be fair the Deliveroo options got a hell of a lot better as a result
September 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
To be fair the Deliveroo options got a hell of a lot better as a result