I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...

I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.

6.50 and someone playing their music out loud in the pub. A wonder why so many places are dying

Just paid 1.39 for a Reese peanut. It took 3 bites to finish it.

I get why Starmer has tried to play nice with Trump. The US is a massive market and so much of our defence relies on them. But the administration fundamentally hates us. And it’s now bordering on negligent for our national security not to push for major political alignment with the EU.

Another example of staggeringly and pathetic state failure. Yes this man seems a piece of shit, but he’s been enabled and allowed to operate freely under multiple governments, with numerous red flags, unpaid debts to the exchequer and seemingly, abuse. Yet it takes a newspaper to force action.

Selling a life that is so profoundly empty and meaningless.

Every month we get a new story about a cover up from a major British institution. Covering up crimes committed by scum that barely deserve oxygen. Why did the army go to such lengths to protect these animals at the expense of a young girl? www.thetimes.com/article/47e9...

Laura K saying ‘people voted for it’ on a Brexit vote 9 years ago and a Boris deal 6 years ago, seems a little tired.

The sick thing is that reading many of the emails, Epstein becomes an agony aunt to sad lonely men who seem to look up to him as the ultimate purveyor. As if his convictions proved how ‘great’ he was at supplying women.

The exact thing that drives people to Reform. Jesus Labour are so bloody useless. Councils screaming out for better support for social care and SEND. Get pennies instead and so continue this fire sale of assets that holds off the bankruptcies another year or two. Actual disgrace for the government.

My favourite pubs price it stupidly high as it subsidises the ones locals actually want to drink

Regretting not spending more time with a loved one is one of the most human, natural parts of grieving. Trying to replace and profit from that with AI is as inhuman as I can imagine.

The exact thing that drives people to Reform. Jesus Labour are so bloody useless. Councils screaming out for better support for social care and SEND. Get pennies instead and so continue this fire sale of assets that holds off the bankruptcies another year or two. Actual disgrace for the government.

The 50 quid night is an underrated aspect of British oub culture. It’s 5 pints in 2 per round or 10 pints lonesome, which means, really 8 in total, accounting for mishap, mistakes, wankers. It’s a core of Brutus culture and a staple that governments break at their peril.

Death by a thousand bumps.

I don’t understand pints over 5 quid. This is great at 4.80

We have such small dreams.

Need to remember that people aren’t malicious. Often get up off my seat as kids are too afraid to ask adults to move their bags. I have no shame so I can get up, give the kids my seat so as they can sit down, and ask someone to move a bag. 99% of the time they don’t need me to move it. They’re good.

Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w... New horrors you read of every day. I wonder if Burr and the other comedians passed any of these women after being paid their blood money.

I’ve never understood the logic of releasing criminals like this. They almost never change their ways. They’re a constant and serious risk to the people they harmed. And the harm they do is often over so long a period as to affect victims for the rest of their lives. Same with SA abusers.

We already have these targets. They are the point of my job. What does AI add to this?

good detail on industrial relations in London Underground here www.londoncentric.media/p/london-und...

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Can confirm

Reeves messing with pensions seems the worst of all worlds.

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@joxley.jmoxley.co.uk you were right about the poppies.

Trump 20 minutes later

I do think a judgment will be due to on those that support this administration.

Why the bloody hell is Facebook asking to edit picture of my niece with AI? Why is that an option? What is the point of it?

He always looks like he’s seen his father’s killer, before the reveal he’s staring into a mirror.

No but how insane is it that this guy was who we had before Trump?

The two states of man

Explain a film plot badly: There’s a spy, they’re bi. And enjoys their rival’s wife.

This is excellent,worth a read. As an educator, it is one of the most frustrating things to hear ‘why don’t you teach X’. Half the time, we do, you just didn’t listen. And the other issue is capacity. I’m desperately trying to organise more trips and clubs. But I’m already overextended, by choice.

Petards, they hoist.

It’s startling how the more you read, and teach, Romeo and Juliet, the less and less you see it as a love story. Sure there’s passion and love there, and it drives much of the plot. But it’s secondary to the human condition, particularly the brilliance and brittleness of youth.

14 years ago I wrote the best thing I’ll ever think of.

Look I got hammered with Lammy randomly back in the day but her also screwed over someone I know. To call him untalented is by beyond stupid. The guy is a shark and Cummings is just bitter he can’t have the same level of influence Lam does.

Eugenics, but…no, still racist.

I’m overdressed for spoons.

Multiple friends of mine have told me I slice cheese like a psychopath.

Does this count as girl dinner?

Non-militarised and security network don’t work in the same sentence.

Few pleasures as that of being able to walk into a shop and buy a fiver of goods of your own choosing.