Used to do these every now and then in an old role. They're a friendly bunch!

I'm not a football man. But Come On You Mariners!

Yes

Not saying the Oasis gig is loud, but we live a mile and a half away and I (of all people) can hear every word

And we're live: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4002/p... If the full 338 pages feels... a bit much, then we've done our best with the summary guidance here: www.gov.uk/government/p...

For fans of The Thick of It (who isn't?!), now twenty years old, this is a great read...

Today marks the first integrated settlement for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, a landmark moment in our ambitious devolution agenda to empower local leaders and bring decision making closer to communities. www.gov.uk/government/p...

What if we don’t really have free will? Terrific, thoughtful column by @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social on a terrific, thoughtful book:

Boxing Day

I have received a portable PS1 emulator in a Gameboy shaped device for Xmas and sorry 2025 productivity but Crash Bandicoot 3 is calling

As always, worth a read (and as always I obviously have no views)

Oh God. At the cinema and will now have this stuck in my head for the next three weeks. If you know, you know.

Made it to the cinema for the second time since Rory was born. Sure it was a one hour Bluey marathon, but I'll take it.

He's not wrong tbf

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Also nice to know I'm definitely an independent thinker and Oh Hi Everyone I Know From Twitter who seemingly also decided to move over in last day or two.

Well, here we are then.