@williamsimpson
Head of Content at Airship. We make podcasts like American Scandal and History Daily. British but work with Americans so I've basically forgotten the way round dates go, which is unfortunate for someone writing about history all day.
I think it doesn't help that the chief messengers on the economy are so alike in demeanour. Both Starmer and Reeves just seem glum most of the time. Neither can convincingly deliver the sense that the destination will be worth the difficult journey.
I've seen the great defence today that he wasn't *actively* selling this service...he was just willing to do it when someone asked and then gave an interview about it to the Sun afterwards in order to promote his business.
Which is completely different and fine actually!
As a regular visitor to Sweden for over a decade (my wife is from Stockholm), there are many many lessons we could learn from the Nordics. Integration of immigrant communities *really* isn't one of them.
You going to take this, STP guy?
I've been lucky enough to read this and can't recommend it enough. Even if you think you're not interested in the Kennedy assassination, seek it out - it's about so much more than those few short seconds in Dallas.
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Of course not! Just a joke.
Yeah, no matter what a court says, no one is going to order a "latte with oat drink" anytime soon are they? And for good reason because it would sound weird and confusing.
There's a fantastically bitchy poem by Catullus for instance that mocks someone trying to appear upper class by changing their accent.
Actually we can work out quite a lot! From grammatical guides, literature, linguistic analysis of other languages, even spelling mistakes in graffiti.
"One suggestion is that Starmer should split the role in two, with one person taking charge of delivery across government and another handling politics and particularly relations with the Labour party."
Sort of like, I don't know, Sue Gray and Morgan McSweeney say?
Strong "don't throw me into the briar patch" vibes from that Reform source as well. No please, Labour, don't kick your voter coalition in the shin again! That's the thing we really fear!
I don't quite understand the significance of "families" in this either...are they suggesting that people gather the kids around the computer screen and scroll Twitter to find news? Or do they just mean that their users are spread over 10 million or so households?
Apparently, in the first football match between England and Scotland in 1870, there wasn't a Scottish-born player on the pitch.
Most had Scottish parents or grandparents, which seems fair enough. But they must have been desperate when they let a guy play just because his cousin had married a Scot.
My parents have gone on holiday and are complaining the hotel is "full of old people". They're in their mid-late 70s.
Mum, dad, love you but you're not stuck in traffic, you are traffic.
Who exactly do they imagine these people are who won't have noticed the PM went to China but will take the time to seek out and read his Substack? I doubt those who are so blissfully ignorant of current affairs even know what a Substack is.
Labour keeps talking about saving the high street without naming the real problem. Car dependency. You cannot fix town centres while planning everything around driving. The internet is permanent. Retail only survives where footfall is dense, local, frequent, and cheap to access.
I was in Amsterdam this past weekend for my wife's 40th and it was great. Easy to get to for a short trip, fantastic museums, a centre which is both remarkably quiet but still full of life thanks to the absence of cars.
Ha, all worked out for them in the end (and I'm really pleased for them! Such gallantry and loyalty!) - but still think they got away with one having not knifed Faraaz when they got that chance. Great series.
Faraaz made a mistake I think by telling *everyone* his suspicions. It gave Rachel an out. She was going to be under pressure anyway, she knew that, but Roxy would almost certainly have backed her. James would then have been banished, and they're into the end game in an incredibly strong position.
Still annoyed by that Traitors episode. They had to kill Faraaz, what were they thinking! Probably cost them the game that decision. Madness.
There aren't enough NCT classes in the world to prepare you for just how tired you'll be are there! You can always try my wife's patented, 100% effective lullaby: "Go to sleep, go to sleep, go the fuck to fucking sleep" (best chanted while pacing somewhat aggressively)
Titanic Sinks Tonight - what a brilliant piece of storytelling. Having made docs on the subject myself, I know it's so hard to find something new to say, but the real-time format and survivor testimony brought the true horror of the story to life. Utterly gripping.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Maybe if we stack them on top of each other they'll count as a first team player we can actually use
People who consider themselves decent, progressive, or left leaning should not only be embarrassed to remain on X in any active capacity - they should be deeply ashamed. The line was crossed long ago.
It's Corpus Christi College in the background on the right. Looks later than the 80s based on clothes and cars, late 90s/early 2000s I'd say?
Folks who still post on X, is this finally a red line for you? If not, then you seem to have no moral objections to using a CSAM site.
