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Reviews. Helping you decide what to read, where to go and what to eat and drink. I work in marketing so you there may occasionally be advertising related stuff if I think it will interest you.
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Tuesday, 13th January 2026
Wordle 1,669 6/6
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January 14, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Tuesday, 13th January 2026
Wordle 1,669 6/6
Lots of yellow and a very American word.
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Wordle 1,669 6/6
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Why? Do the army do plumbing? Why do we regard the army as a reserve labour force which can be put to any use rather than what thy are, a professional force trained for war fighting?
Send the Army into Tunbridge Wells to fix water crisis, Starmer urged — The Telegraph
Residents of Kent and Sussex call on Government to take emergency action amid ‘carnage’
apple.news
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Why? Do the army do plumbing? Why do we regard the army as a reserve labour force which can be put to any use rather than what thy are, a professional force trained for war fighting?
Thursday, 8th January 2026
Wordle 1,664 2/6
A rare two!
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January 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Thursday, 8th January 2026
Wordle 1,664 2/6
A rare two!
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January 2, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The Winner Reads It All
The Best (and worst) books of 2024
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If you are a genuine free speech warrior you defend the rights people you disagree with especially when they say disgusting things.
If you only care about the free speech of those who agree with you, you don’t really care about free speech.
If you only care about the free speech of those who agree with you, you don’t really care about free speech.
"Farage and Badenoch are free to offer up an explanation as to why Connolly should be able to incite violence without consequence, while el-Fattah should face extrajudicial punishment for it. Until they do so, there is an all too obvious one: they are openly pandering to racists."
Calls to remove el-Fattah’s UK citizenship are dictatorial
Yes his tweets were disgusting, possibly criminal, yet it should not be possible for politicians to revoke someone’s national identity just because they dislike their views
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
If you are a genuine free speech warrior you defend the rights people you disagree with especially when they say disgusting things.
If you only care about the free speech of those who agree with you, you don’t really care about free speech.
If you only care about the free speech of those who agree with you, you don’t really care about free speech.
None of this is happening. Merry Christmas.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
None of this is happening. Merry Christmas.
The police in the UK are getting completely out of hand. There is no reasonable interpretation of the law by which saying ‘globalise the intifada’ can be considered hate speech.
Two people who "shouted slogans involving calls for intifada" have been arrested for racially aggravated public order offences in London
It comes hours after the Met Greater Manchester Police announced they would treat saying "globalise the intifada" as an offence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
It comes hours after the Met Greater Manchester Police announced they would treat saying "globalise the intifada" as an offence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
2 U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The police in the UK are getting completely out of hand. There is no reasonable interpretation of the law by which saying ‘globalise the intifada’ can be considered hate speech.
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
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Pet peeve: When Wordle rapidly descends into a game of guess a single letter and ceases to be a game of skill and becomes a game of chance.
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Pet peeve: When Wordle rapidly descends into a game of guess a single letter and ceases to be a game of skill and becomes a game of chance.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
#Wordle 1,628 6/6
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Pet peeve: When Wordle rapidly descends into a game of guess a single letter and ceases to be a game of skill and becomes a game of chance.
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Pet peeve: When Wordle rapidly descends into a game of guess a single letter and ceases to be a game of skill and becomes a game of chance.
November 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Saturday, 15th November 2025
Wordle 1,610 4/6
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November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Saturday, 15th November 2025
Wordle 1,610 4/6
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To be guilty of this offence you have to bring the uniform into contempt. It’s not clear that merely by wearing the uniform this man is guilty of the offence.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
Man charged after suspected fake navy admiral at Llandudno Remembrance event
Police said the incident at the Remembrance Sunday event caused
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
To be guilty of this offence you have to bring the uniform into contempt. It’s not clear that merely by wearing the uniform this man is guilty of the offence.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
Strange what some people think should be illegal.
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI
Fiona Ferris was filmed giving CPR to Dominic McGrath, who died after being hit by a bus in Newry last December.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Strange what some people think should be illegal.
One of the strangest things about the #PrinceAndrew saga is the complete failure to mount any sort of defence.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
'I can't take any more of this,' Andrew told Epstein, released emails show
The former prince's reaction when he heard about a newspaper inquiry was among more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, including some mentioning Trump.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
One of the strangest things about the #PrinceAndrew saga is the complete failure to mount any sort of defence.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
Tuesday, 11th November 2025
Wordle 1,606 6/6
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November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Tuesday, 11th November 2025
Wordle 1,606 6/6
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On the End of the First World War.
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
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On the End of the First World War
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
On the End of the First World War.
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview