If you’ve chosen to live in the centre of the greatest city in the world, expect the nightlife to match.

Stagflation www.economist.com/britain/2026...

Watching Streeting do the media round on the doctor's strike, and think a fundamental mistake in the politics here is not realising that the BMA aren't on the ballot paper for voters.

While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot. I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.

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Re: Sean McDermott getting fired, I ask once again: why are all these GMs keeping their jobs when they bear more responsibility for team failure?

Julie Andrews’ Daily Schedule. 1. Quick Homer Simpson impression 2. Learn about bushcraft 3. Watch silly British comedy 4. Remove weeds in garden 5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.

For connoisseurs of utterly mental extensions on mundane houses (via reddit) www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...

I'm concerned as to what sort of crimes Barbie has committed that require her to be lashed to the cardboard like Hannibal Lecter.

there are no limits to what you can do with a car and still be allowed to drive again one day

In the second half of games this year, the Bills are: - 1st in offensive EPA/Play - 2nd in offensive success rate - 10th in defensive EPA/Play - 6th in defensive success rate - 5th in pressure rate If they could sustain for a full game, they would be a complete wagon

itcouldbesaid.substack.com/p/it-could-b... I argue that Ireland has to make clear that the only unification that works is one that involves Northern Ireland joining the Republic as is, and should only happen if and when Unionists have shrunk to a small minority of Northern Ireland's population.

can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot

Harrowing but brilliant piece by @emmavj.bsky.social this:

pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.

I’m crying www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

OK, so here's why this probably isn't "legal bullshit."* And also a quick reminder that not all law is American law, and the law where you live and do business matters. *I'm not going to opine on whether GW *should* take action; this is about their legal claims. #warhammer #minigames

*gasp*

In memoriam...

Bless those who think the Home Office can successfully carry out a huge IT procurement exercise for digital ID cards for implementation before the next general election.

I got the complaint in the horrific OpenAI self harm case the the NY Times reported today This is way way worse even than the NYT article makes it out to be OpenAI absolutely deserves to be run out of business

there is actually an “extreme conditions” ikea lab in new york, where they test how hard it is to assemble the furniture in any given circumstance. they say that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.

speeding uninsured driver kills a child crossing the road, gets 16 months(!) in prison and will be free to drive again within three years. there is simply no deterrent to doing whatever you want, killing whoever you want with a car

Two governments took The News Agents to secret court for two years via a constitutionally unprecedented superinjunction to stop you from hearing this story. The MoD is responsible for a data leak that put up to 100,000 Afghans at risk of death. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdc6...

💊The NHS is battling "medieval" levels of untreated illness in some of Britain's poorest communities – at a cost to the health service of about £50bn a year, or the same as the defence budget. My big read from Barrow, Blackpool, Burnley and Blackburn: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Starmer's concessions, then. Imagine 2 disabled ppl with similar PIP scores. One receives PIP, the other is about to apply. The first is now spared the worst to save the PM's skin. The other will still be immiserated. And note: there are more of the latter (430,000 by 2030) than the former (370,000)

This stuff happening today is absolutely top class “we have the Musk feud at home” energy

My Spanish heart is very grateful that The Observer & @chefboibex.bsky.social are covering society’s most pressing issues, namely Sam Altman’s appalling use of olive oil and subsequent beef with @alphaville.ft.com

british fan chat

Eau Canada!

A trans woman wrote to Wetherspoons to ask which toilets they're meant to use. Wetherspoons replied acknowledging the Supreme Court's verdict...and that trans customers can use whichever loos they want to but to please lock the cubicle door. Labour now being outflanked on the left by Wetherspoons.

Yeah can we stop asking politicians ‘what is a woman?’ and start asking them ‘what proof are you insisting women give you before you’ll let them go to the toilet?’

While we're on school policy problems - very good from @stephenkb.bsky.social today on exclusions - and the balance of social and individual costs on both sides - also, totally agree with him on widespread denialism about violence, threat and cost of the denialism www.ft.com/content/2881...

Striking stat from @kellycnbc.bsky.social on this: The rise in treasury yields since Trump’s tariffs were announced leads to an increase in US debt interest payments that is larger than all the DOGE savings.

UK political prognostications, 2019-2029: 2019: Tories to rule forever 2020: Tories to rule forever 2021: Tories to rule forever 2022: Oops 2023: Hmm 2024: Ah 2025: Farage to rule forever 2026: Farage to rule forever (Repeat until at least 2029)

New video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=epIg...

I can't tell you how committed I am to the possibility of holding an Olympic rowing contest in the middle of a crocodile farm. The idea hadn't even occurred to me - I just imagined it wouldn't be allowed - but we've opened a door now. We must not allow it to close www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/m...

New Dan Burn GIF just dropped. #NUFC

Just trying to get my head around the facts. Newcastle beat the entire top four on the way to winning the cup. Dan Burn, England’s Dan Burn, scored. And it’s Jimmy fucking Nail’s birthday!!!! Oh no, started crying again.

Remarks by Taoiseach Micheál Martin at White House Shamrock Ceremony: "Irish labourers came to help build the new Republic, the beacon on the hill. They even built this beautiful White House." Runaway slave advert placed by slave-owning Irish immigrant and architect of the White House, James Hoban:

James Harrison, blood donor, 1936-2025: on.ft.com/4iyANZ6

Fascinated by people who argue “The government only met their increased appointment target by ending the doctors strike” as a gotcha. I mean, yes? That would be the primary purpose of ending a strike, to ensure those striking could in fact do their job instead of striking.

“If Jennifer walked into a Ford showroom with a suitcase of cash and bought the absolute cheapest car on sale, with no frills or options, it would cost her a staggering *sixteen thousand pounds* more than a decade ago, twice as much money after inflation. Oh, and she’d be forced to buy an SUV.”

#TheTraitors advertised by Wallace & Gromit (well, Feathers McGraw)!

Today's must read. The eccentric very rich brewery owner and the difficulties he causes all around. Bit of a parable for our times. www.theguardian.com/news/2024/de...

I'm a big fan of this from the WASPI Chair who concedes that most knew about it but feels it is unfair to expect them to make use of this knowledge "The fact that 90% of women had some general awareness of potential changes in the future does not mean they knew this would impact them personally."