Wearily tapping the 'he's just saying words and they have no real meaning and cannot be taken as indications of actual policy or views or strategy or indeed anything with practical application' sign
Definitely rest up as much as you can. Hope that you feel better soon xx
I am very much in denial about the prospect of these things.
Had an iced coffee last week in the sun. Serotonin levels off the charts
Despite her having been (happily!) going to nursery for a while, had my first proper instance this morning of dropping my daughter off at nursery and immediately feeling very hollow and wanting to run back and get her because I missed her so much. Parenthood is a trip.
v sensible as I argue here.. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
One for the 'signs things are Not Good' list, which also features:
- Lyse Doucet and Lindsey Hilsum on the news
- The FT running a liveblog
- The BBC News homepage having that particular layout
- Ministers making statements in parliament at short notice
What is not happening with constitutionalism in the United States and the United Kingdom
A look at constitutionalism (and the lack of it) in the US and UK, with reference to a 1980s computer magazine column
By me at The Empty City
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/what-is-no...
why on earth was Kinsky put in that position?!
Actually, having just seen the first three goals, I take that back, just painful to watch
In urgent need of a bit of comic relief, so thank you Spurs 🙏🏻
Stunning.
I am so full of admiration for Charlotte Nichols’ courage in talking about this - particularly awful that as a woman in public life she will have had to consider first how people might use this information against her, especially online. Hope she has all the support she needs.
1. This is crazy.
NEW REPORT: The government’s proposed reforms to criminal trials risk tilting the system too far towards speed over fairness and justice, and could lead to further declines in performance and productivity.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Schrödinger's War, except we're all the cat.
They're just words. They're all just words. They have basically no functional meaning because there is nothing that sits behind them and you should assume they don't mean anything until and unless actual facts on the ground prove otherwise.
It is quite a worrying world where what Trump says matters more to the markets than what is objectively tangibly happening
sir this is a starbucks, please stop quoting Burke
The Backbench Business Committee 15 years on: has it given backbench MPs a stronger voice in the House of Commons? from yours truly with @louisevthompson.bsky.social for the @hansardsociety.bsky.social : www.hansardsociety.org.uk/blog/backben...
To coin a phrase, the nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘President Trump will be holding an unscheduled press conference’
The toddler doesn’t know it yet but her brilliant cricket career is my retirement plan
It used to, it’s now part of the broader app, I stand corrected
Hmmmmmm.
Fellow Leeds types! Do consider pledging to this.
You know what we need to bring back? The concept of the "indoor voice", especially as it relates to people on calls in public spaces. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
My "Our War Aims are Clear" T-shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
Might just post this every day
Each morning I wake up, read through the FT edit app (which is excellent btw) and then have to stare into space and dissociate for a while
(This is not a criticism of the FT, rather a sign of… everything)
On the one hand, the Strait has been effectively closed for a week and can’t get anymore closed.
On the other, the longer it stays closed the more production shuts down as storage runs out and the longer it takes to restore volumes when it finally does reopen.
