If your a minister worried about how a nationalisation of Thames Water might go, how about a doing a trial run with a smaller candidate… www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

I wonder if this morning’s Full Erdogan Experience might get us closer to that. (Though I note who the current ruler of Turkey still is)

“Wine Mums. Thousands of ‘em”

Trying to work out which flavour stock pot this is, as from the picture it appears to be Dog

Never fails #PORARS

Bang on brand: no answer to a (admittedly very difficult) situation so sneers at people raising it.

Seeing people do "here's the savvy take on how and why the US should acquire Greenland" and just feeling so *embarrassed* for them. Have some dignity. You don't need to be an apologist for the world's dumbest autocrat, you're not somehow sophisticated for seeing The Smart Play on imperial vainglory.

Amanda showing the detective capabilities the Met are famed for there #TheTraitors

The sicko in me is torn between United losing every game ever or hoping that they go 9-1 over their next 10 matches forcing them to hire an interim manager that absolutely isn’t ready for the full time job.

Picking 8 from 9 is a bit too mean-spirited IMV #TheTraitors

Elon’s noncebot is a perfect example of this, and it’s utterly corrosive.

The sheer number of unrelated conditions that VNS sellers claim to help with should be a massive pseudoscience red flag. www.ft.com/content/47ea...

I mean, that seems to be a perfectly reasonable question for a 1938’s BBC to ask?

‘hope’ Have the Police and Ofcom been replaced by a National Thoughts & Prayers Service?

I'm sure there are normal Americans, but they sure don't have BlueSky accounts.

Patriotic pride at how many of these are in the UK. World beating. 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHB...

Every word of this from @iandunt.bsky.social

I bloody love Kemi. She’s absolutely *convinced* she’s the cleverest person in the room when her entire academic and professional career suggests she’s mildly above average.

Very much enjoy doing training about my responsibilities under the Proceeds of Crime Act when Meta gets 10% of its income from scams and the world’s richest man has created a CSAM-bot.

On to the third series. Still waiting.

The correct answer, of course, is ‘hilarious’. Outrageous that Amorim didn’t make the New Years Honours list given the gaiety he’s brought to the nation. Arise, Sir Ruben.

Who remembers the January 2025 Gilt market panic/apocalypse? So much excited commentary. Possibly only topped by the mid-2025 “will the IMF have to get involved?” chat.

Still hate VAR, even when it benefits us

Empire of Pain: I’ll be responsible for thousands of opioid deaths but OTOH I’ll get a sweet prosecution deal that will leave my family as multi-billionaires. Swings and roundabouts.

If you have deposits above the FDIC limit then you absolutely are an investor in a bank

In shocking news, infrastructure project acquires land.

Drove past a farmer’s sign on the M25 that reads STARMER DON’T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. Whilst not a Starmer stan, this does feel a bit rich from an industry that survives on tax breaks and state subsidies.

Kids were up well early to celebrate the anniversary of William the Conqueror becoming king. Didn’t have them down as such Norman stans.

It’s officially Christmas

Looking forward to the NHS app doing its own Wrapped review

Unsurprisingly, the two main stories in the South East Water newsletter are about how terrible they are at delivering water

Excited to still be on track for the 2029 unveiling of the 60ft revolving gold statue

I think it's the learned helplessness that grates. Other countries manage this faster, yet we just shrug as if taking decades to build a sodding tram is just an Act of God.

Fundamentally, the UK has a series of regulators that are incapable of prosecuting the brazen and so spend their time persecuting minor infractions because it’s easier.

Me: “I should really stay in bed, try and get over this cold before it floors me” Also me:

Brilliant analysis from @jburnmurdoch.ft.com, worth this month’s subscription fee alone. Without slipping into Badenoch/Farage ‘they’re all faking’ simplicity, Streeting is entirely correct to look at diagnostic criteria. www.ft.com/content/8252...

Me: ‘I wish journalists wrote more about policy than trite who’s-up who’s-down politico stuff’ Also me: sobs at every policy article that yet again reveals the total lack of state capacity

Theory: we’ll continue to see overreach from government bodies - think litter fines for pouring coffee down drains, etc - as overcompensation for the fact they’re utterly pathetic on the big stuff

The state of this

Little (open) sign that Europe has even begun to grapple with this. www.ft.com/content/27e8...

A cynic might suggest this isn't the *real* reason he's being honoured 🤔 www.ft.com/content/7781...

Think my listening age crossed the line from ‘down with the kids’ to ‘outright creepy’ 😭

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We’re doooooooomed

Just full-on editorialising at this point

I just think it’s nice the WASPI Women PR team continue to find case study selection work