You know, I’m not sure we need a second runway at Gatwick.

A BBC investigation finds asylum seekers trapped in dilapidated hotels, spending years in administrative limbo, indebted to criminal gangs and yes, moved arbitrarily so that they have to take taxis across the country for routine GP appointments. Government response? Stop the taxis.

The banshee lives: Limerick children capture folklore on camera #Folklore www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

Jaguar Land Rover to bear full cost of cyber attack given lack of insurance on.ft.com/46lRrIr

Just heard that Danny Thompson had passed. Sad news. youtu.be/1oYG7cpPok8?...

Beano #887, July 18, 1959

Tim Apple is a sad little coward.

This is very good

"However, Sky News understands the Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) Liverpool was unaware of any event bookings for the dates of the conference." Arena and Convention Centre Total Landscaping...? news.sky.com/story/corbyn...

Personally I think that this local government reorganisation is going to be risky because it involves two concepts this government repeatedly struggles with. Firstly, opportunity cost and what doing this means you cannot do. And secondly, not doing obviously fsck’ing stupid things.

I fervently believe - so hear me out - that what this country most needs right now 🥁🥁🥁… …is another round of local government reorganisation 💥💥💥

hope someone notices

There wasn't any autism when I was growing up but there was a TV show where members of the public sat in a big black chair and answered questions about their "special subject"

Stand together against racism & enjoy a vibrant celebration of shared community in Ireland! 📆Sat, Sept 27th ⏰ 1pm 📍Garden of Remembrance Fight for housing🎉 Fight for public services📢 Don't scapegoat minorities 🙌🏾 Celebrate Diversity-Reject Division

To the shock of no one, Hades 2 is absolutely spectacular. It took one of the best action games of all time and knew exactly where to add, where to remix, and where to keep things the same. Also featuring a short interview about my personal criteria for a 10/10 game. www.ign.com/articles/had...

Why is this not in Dublin?!

I was part of a working group on AI and Fraternity assembled by the Vatican. We met in Rome and worked on this over two days. I am happy to share the result of that intense effort: a Declaration we presented to the Pope and other government authorities coexistence.global

This is excellent :) Thank you

Has Starmer given that hard hitting speech defending immigrants and minorities? You know, the one which the friendly Sunday papers said was due this week and was going to set out Labour’s opposition to Reform’s grim ILR proposals. It’s just I seem to have missed it.

"You don’t fight the politics of violence by quibbling with the details. You stamp it into a million pieces! You draw a f*cking line!" If Keir Starmer won’t even make a moral case against deporting our friends and neighbours, then what is the point of him?

UK, London: Unfolding Futures: Power of Visibility in STEAM. Join Stemettes in celebrating Ada Lovelace Day with the launch of our latest trifold report, showcasing the power and influence of STEAM. 16 Oct, 6-7:30pm, free #ALD25 findingada.com/event..#ALD25

Catholic bishops in Germany tell church members they shouldn't vote AfD. AfD politician says the senior bishop has been sent by the devil

In his newsletter this week ( open.substack.com/pub/jonn/p/w... ), @jonnelledge.bsky.social recalls of an old viral tweet, pictured below. Which means I can’t now help but riff on how our current government would respond if Reform said something similar. So let’s imagine. 🧵

Reposting as ever for the bridge and tunnel crowd - 84% funded so COME AND JOIN OUR CONVOY ACROSS THE USA*. *does not ship to the USA. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

This was a really fun listen and I will now always think of Yudkowsky as three anxiety disorders in a trenchcoat.

Maybe it's witchcraft. Maybe it's magic. Either way, Supergiant manages to draw down the moon with its Herculean action and epic narrative in Hades 2. Our review: www.eurogamer.net/hades-2-review

Suspect this New Statesman deep dive into the Tony Blair Institute makes the case that the correct "Economist descriptor" for the TBI is now "Oracle dealership" rather than "think tank" www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

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What the heck was that?! #cowtools #simpsons #coldwarmedia #farside

I got to see Porco’s plane in person! 😍

I am not sure that the UK government is in any way prepared for the need for rigorous quarantine of all connections with the US.

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Thoroughly enjoyed this even though I was unpersuaded by the film :) Which I do still however recommend as a good spooky watch. Ideal Halloween viewing Though of course the best ever found footage film remains Scooby Doo’s take on Blair Witch ;)

Sections 16-22 make for interesting reading!

The Chair of the Afghanistan Inquiry has refused the MoD's application for a restriction order relating to the Pughsley report on Operation Northmoor: iiaweb-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/20250924_Pug...

holy shit a cure for HIV at $40 per patient

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... As it’s BBC “News” a quarter of the story has to be an irrelevant quote from Farage.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Ah, a chance for some gratuitous cruelty. The Home Office won’t miss that.

Really important piece by Roxane Gay: “Civility obsessives love a silver-tongued devil, wearing a nice suit, sporting a tidy haircut, while whispering sweet bigotries.” 🎁 link: @roxanegay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

@annkempster.com Happy birthday!

The Steen campaign are absolutely destroying McCarthy on the way out btw. Just airing all his dirty laundry via Gr*pt. Including that he's been in hock to the pro-life crowd one since the Seanad election. Frog and scorpion moment.

Think the Tony Blair Institute looks sinister? You've not seen anything yet. Crucial investigation by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Banger of an intro paragraph When I see people write like this about finance, it spurs me to be braver in my own writing. Very very well done @dsquareddigest.bsky.social on.ft.com/47ZzGzI The grimdark future of credit risk models

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Film buff question How many hammers appear in Hammer films?

this is a great piece

you are more likely to spend a lifetime in severe agony and no life quality than actually be able to off yourself on paracetamol and as someone who has survived very serious OD S attempts I can assure you there's nothing more miserable than coming round and realising you couldn't even do that right