Peter Morton
@pjmmor.bsky.social
Cooking, Comms, Stuff
Posts are all my own views, except for random accidental retweets.
Occasional tales of allotment mishap and derivative recipes here: https://growingcooking.wordpress.com/
Posts are all my own views, except for random accidental retweets.
Occasional tales of allotment mishap and derivative recipes here: https://growingcooking.wordpress.com/
This by @roberthutton.co.uk is the cleverest and funniest thing I’ve read this month thecritic.co.uk/the-adam-cur...
The Adam Curtis Magazine Experience | Robert Hutton | The Critic Magazine
Yes, it’s Adam Curtis time again, as the British left’s favourite conspiracy theorist once again pulls archive clips out of a hat to prove that the freemasons staged the moon landings in order to…
thecritic.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This by @roberthutton.co.uk is the cleverest and funniest thing I’ve read this month thecritic.co.uk/the-adam-cur...
Deep down everyone over 35 just wants Lord Reith to tell them what to do, even if they don’t know it… ? 🤷♂️
I think I really did not see coming was that Netflix's moat would be 'no-one else has a good grip on what people actually want to watch and how to display it to them'.
I love how a decade of reinventing TV later we’ve ended up with “Brits just want to watch old ITV dramas and Channel 5 documentaries but they don’t know where to find them until you let them just hit the big Netflix button on their remote”.
June 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Deep down everyone over 35 just wants Lord Reith to tell them what to do, even if they don’t know it… ? 🤷♂️
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The best response to something like this was someone on twitter and came back with "I see you all got mad, I was out having a picnic with my bf and won't read any of this, hope you had as much fun as I did"
Always love when I see a post doing numbers that goes 'cake is nice!' and then 12 hours later comments are off and/or the OP has added 'for clarity, I am not saying that if you prefer biscuits you should be killed, nor do I wish to eliminate diabetics or coeliacs from society'
this comic is broadly calling out politicians for talking about mental health without talking about funding for mental health care that people consent to and want. It is *not* saying “people being committed against their will and forced onto medication is good” didn’t think I’d have to clarify that
May 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The best response to something like this was someone on twitter and came back with "I see you all got mad, I was out having a picnic with my bf and won't read any of this, hope you had as much fun as I did"
Very fair from Stanley Tucci here
I’m stealing his lamb chop recipe too ❤️
I’m stealing his lamb chop recipe too ❤️
May 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Very fair from Stanley Tucci here
I’m stealing his lamb chop recipe too ❤️
I’m stealing his lamb chop recipe too ❤️
There are no words
I'm not sure I can possibly imagine a worse place to live than this Chelsea FC themed block of flats in Dubai.
May 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
There are no words
Is Stanley Tucci taking the piss… or have I missed something here?
May 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Is Stanley Tucci taking the piss… or have I missed something here?
Paging @bexwilkinson.bsky.social
📢PR Stunt Alert: Panera just dropped a designer croissant clutch, because carbs and couture are the perfect pairing. 🥐
It's not for me this one.
www.fastcompany.com/91326369/pan... #prstunt
It's not for me this one.
www.fastcompany.com/91326369/pan... #prstunt
May 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Paging @bexwilkinson.bsky.social
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In personal news it would appear that, despite being fully qualified, I have once more been overlooked for the position of Pontifex Maximus.
May 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In personal news it would appear that, despite being fully qualified, I have once more been overlooked for the position of Pontifex Maximus.
Interesting point here on political comms
Janan Ganesh on Mark Carney, moderate in substance, populist in style www.ft.com/content/3533...
May 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Interesting point here on political comms
An observation that can be applied beyond this weekend as a general rule
If you need to found an intellectual movement with a name to tell you that ‘ordinary voters’ care about crime immigration and good jobs in their home town then **you are not the solution you are the problem**
May 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
An observation that can be applied beyond this weekend as a general rule
Interesting piece from @markurban.bsky.social
The American War of Independence began 250 years ago today. What did those redcoats say about the rebels in their private letters and journals? Here’s your weekend read markurban.substack.com/p/its-250-ye...
It's 250 Years Since The American Revolution Started
What the Redcoats thought of the rebels
markurban.substack.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Interesting piece from @markurban.bsky.social
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Maybe the real problem here is the company Thomas Erikson chooses to keep?
April 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Maybe the real problem here is the company Thomas Erikson chooses to keep?
#SundayShares I’ve recently come across Paul Graham’s interesting essays. Now looking into bus tickets… www.paulgraham.com/genius.html
The Bus Ticket Theory of Genius
www.paulgraham.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
#SundayShares I’ve recently come across Paul Graham’s interesting essays. Now looking into bus tickets… www.paulgraham.com/genius.html
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I feel like if you encounter a vampire and they aren’t rich that improves your odds substantially. Bro is immortal but couldn’t figure out how to get compound interest to work in his favor, he’s not exactly a mastermind. Keep your wits about you and you’re probably fine.
April 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I feel like if you encounter a vampire and they aren’t rich that improves your odds substantially. Bro is immortal but couldn’t figure out how to get compound interest to work in his favor, he’s not exactly a mastermind. Keep your wits about you and you’re probably fine.
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And keep in mind that I'll be asking several, so this is going to be a high bar.
This event with me and @roberthutton.co.uk is happening THIS VERY NIGHT. There's a prize for the person who asks me the worst question!
Jonn Elledge in conversation with Robert Hutton at Waterstones Piccadilly | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
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April 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And keep in mind that I'll be asking several, so this is going to be a high bar.
April 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Donald Trump has dedicated his life in politics with single-minded ferocity to one luminous goal: the utter and final destruction of the weekly magazine
April 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Donald Trump has dedicated his life in politics with single-minded ferocity to one luminous goal: the utter and final destruction of the weekly magazine
Cruel and unusual punishment for all @economist.com staff today
Days like this I am really pleased not to work at the Economist. Which goes to print tomorrow morning.
April 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cruel and unusual punishment for all @economist.com staff today
I think the best response to ‘is globalisation over?’ is ‘are Nintendo suspending Switch 2 preorders in every country or just the USA?’
April 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Interesting piece for any comms professionals. The challenge is always to get engagement and cut through at scale tho
After @politicshome.bsky.social revealed that the UK govt set up its own Reddit, The Times wrote that it could be the "new battleground that could swing elections"
@mattnavarra.com: "It's about reaching the disillusioned, the politically curious, those flirting with Reform or sitting on the fence”
@mattnavarra.com: "It's about reaching the disillusioned, the politically curious, those flirting with Reform or sitting on the fence”
Why Reddit is the new battleground that could swing elections
Labour, threatened by the digitally savvy Reform, wants to break away from mainstream media to make contact with the scrappy, sceptical social network
www.thetimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Interesting piece for any comms professionals. The challenge is always to get engagement and cut through at scale tho
I want to be @mariephillips.bsky.social’s dad
Just got an email from my mum to tell me that my dad is sailing across the channel. In a sailing boat. Right now. With three friends. They left at 4am this morning. I spoke to him a few days ago and he didn’t mention this plan. He’ll be back on Thursday. My dad is 87 years old.
April 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I want to be @mariephillips.bsky.social’s dad
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It's just so boring.
Why are journalists trying to make ministers either insult America or squirm as they try not to? Why’s this Nick Robinson’s focus on #Today? Will a “gotcha” save jobs?
April 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
It's just so boring.
Mike Creighton was a wonderful person and colleague. This is such sad news
Very sorry to hear of the sudden death of Mike Creighton, a friend and comrade and much loved by all who worked with him in Labour.
April 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Mike Creighton was a wonderful person and colleague. This is such sad news
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Very sorry to hear of the sudden death of Mike Creighton, a friend and comrade and much loved by all who worked with him in Labour.
April 3, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Very sorry to hear of the sudden death of Mike Creighton, a friend and comrade and much loved by all who worked with him in Labour.