Nice line in the quote, #timadamswrites@bsky.social but why describe him as “prone in car” when he was visibly supine?
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Nice line in the quote, #timadamswrites@bsky.social but why describe him as “prone in car” when he was visibly supine?
After doing the Azed crossword competition for around 40 years, I have finally won a prize - in the very last competition before Azed retires! Just when I was getting the hang of it!
I hate him already!
Luckily the gig was not sold out, so there were plenty of spare seats. Surprisingly, in a hall with a capacity of 10,000 people, there were no big screens and sight lines in the hall were poor, so I can’t be sure if I actually did see Dylan. Sound quality was excellent.
Just back from the Bob Dylan gig at Coventry BS arena. The venue imposed a strict ban on mobile phones, while encouraging people to download their tickets. Printouts did not include block numbers. One man and a laptop was the only way to find your block. People were still queuing as the gig began
There are 200 (!) candidates for seven places on the National Trust’s Council. Is it time to raise the threshold for nominations?
Humanists may find that the answer to 15 across in the magazine is not one they might expect to find in a Humanist magazine.
I see that the same people are running the new company, including Unbound’s cofounder @johnmitchinson.bsky.social
I pledged for your next book but haven’t heard anything from Mr Mitchinson or his new company
Is this true, @johnmitchinson.bsky.social ? What will happen to the money I paid you as a pledge against the publication of Tom’s book?
Congratulations to @mattwestern.bsky.social for being elected as chairman of this influential committee and on taking a principled stance in the face of governmental resistance open.substack.com/pub/theideas...
For St David’s Day we present our latest Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins (cello) is in Glasgow and I’m in Moscow (on the piano). Together we play Myfanwy. @c4ciaran.bsky.social
This article by the respected journalist Louise Tickle raises concerns about the local authority’s actions, but could do with some editing by a lawyer to clarify exactly what happened: www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/02/21/j...
I know it’s Friday in half term but this is appalling!
Really? That rule applies to appeals and says nothing about any entitlement to information.
I’m afraid that particular passage must have been lost in the final edit! To be fair, journalists were not our primary target audience but we do refer to the principle of open justice.
What a depressing experience! I hope you have lodged a formal complaint to the court in question. And congratulations on finding the relevant paragraph in Rule 5 of the CPR.
Thank you for that very positive feedback!
Many thanks for those kind words! Still waiting for my author’s copies to arrive!
Much!
It’s certainly a useful tool for calculating the effects of compound interest, but I don’t think that a mortgage, where repayment of interest (and sometimes capital as well) is usually required on a monthly basis is a particularly relevant example.
This investigation reveals a shocking state of affairs. Is the Business & Trade Select Committee going to act? @mattwestern.bsky.social ?https://open.substack.com/pub/taxpolicyassociates/p/companies-house-failed-to-spot-a?r=8x3n0
The ornately decorated ceiling with a central chandelier
The beautiful ceiling of Wyndham’s Theatre in London
It’s happened to me once: I’ve played on 1,052 occasions so that gives you an idea of the odds
An all-time record this morning:
🧩 Puzzle #547
🤔 7 guesses
⏱️ 36s
🔗 alphaguess.com
Happy Birthday, Richard!
This submission by the Sentencing Council to the Gauke Sentencing Review is well worth reading by anyone interested in the issues. It is evidence-based and clearly explains the factors behind sentence inflation and the increase in the prison population: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/u...
This independent endorsement is very much appreciated!
I agree and would only add that they have consistently misspelled Joshua Rozenberg’s name!
A great analysis of the background to the social care crisis and of the Government’s timidity open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
People like me who've somehow mistakenly been “allowed in” to this exclusive world, which is still dominated by clans and cliques and dynasties of people born into Russell Group affluence, shudder to think about the hours we’ve frittered away chasing money owed to us... substack.com/@tomcox/note...