The new OpenAI creative writing bot's "short story" has the phrase "democracy of ghosts". It's the sort of phrase that would make me stop and admire it, if I were reading a human author - which, it turns out, I was, because it's from Nabokov's 1957 novel "Pnin".

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Yes, it's 2024's climactic Politics Weekly UK, with @pippacrerar.bsky.social, @kiranstacey.bsky.social & me getting stuck into a year that was important, action-packed & frequently ridiculous podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

FOOTBALL WEEKLY - Frank Lampard to Cov, Sheffield United flying high and every other EFL club in the 72 covered extensively.

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I’m on the Guardian’s Today in Focus today talking about the assisted dying vote with @helenpidd.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/p/xx2hvb?CMP...

I've done a long read on the Assisted Dying bill and the emotional toll it has taken on so many involved.

I've explored how it's being received in Number 10 (with dread) and the divisions among new Labour MPs and why so many MPs still are undecided with less than 24 hours to go.

FOOTBALL WEEKLY - Sid Lowe in an airport, Liverpool being very good and more on our rapid expansion into Asia.

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Few more legendary figures in US Democratic politics than James Carville - the man who coined “It’s the economy, stupid”. He has some big thoughts on why the Dems lost - and what they need to do next. I spoke to him for the latest Politics Weekly America podcast open.spotify.com/episode/0Php...

This is an excellent episode of Today in Focus on Farage and Reform from @helenpidd.bsky.social - well worth a listen

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50 years ago this month, Kraftwerk’s Autobahn changed pop music forever. I drove from Bonn to Hamburg to capture the iconic road's sights and sounds – and work out why nobody in Dusseldorf seemed bothered about the band (and yes this WAS a dream commission!) www.theguardian.com/music/2024/n...

On today’s episode of @todayinfocus.bsky.social the great @tomphillips.bsky.social takes us inside Haiti, where gangs have taken over - so many chilling, vivid moments www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

🇨🇳🇬🇧What’s it like to have a bilateral with a Chinese president?

📸Why don’t we get photos of the PM huddling with journalists on his plane any more?

Listen to this week’s #PoliticsWeeklyWestminster with me and @kiranstacey for this and more...

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England bid farewell to Carsley … we hardly knew Lee: Football Weekly - podcast

I discuss Germany's political turmoil, economic woes and the forthcoming elections on the Today in Focus podcast @guardian.extwitter.link
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Big news from Guardian Towers this morning...

The Guardian has announced it will no longer post content on Elon Musk’s X from official accounts.

(I'm staying put - for now - as feel it's important to at least try to retain some balance there).

www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...