"There were no books."
12.03.2026 18:57
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"There were no books."
For oh so many years.
That's more a desirable trait that a necessary one.
Thank you. Very helpful.
I've seen it described as the Reachification of journalism, and it is a bane of our times, as well as the Times.
Motivated reasoning is a hell of a drug.
I really want to design a fun and fast combat system where weapons matter because of range, and the conflict is in forcing the fight to be fought at the range (and environment) where your weapon/form is deadly and theirs if restricted.
Very exciting news.
I loved the card system and felt it should have also been used for the combat system. So elegant and in keeping with the setting. Someone did a card based combat version in a 90's? UK RPG magazine.
media.tenor.com/MOyxK0aEiekA...
Given student loans don't even come close to meeting even the basic level of support needed (by the govt's own assessment) it's not a huge surprise.
My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
I would be interested on your perspective as to how this could go forward, if you are comfortable sharing it. It's a semi-live issue in my church at the moment.
Thank you
Can I ask the source of the graph please. I'd love to share this.
Delighted that we at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk are once again supporting this annual online event aimed at reaching people currently under-represented in the think tank sector… please share with your networks…
It was very weird, Arsenal were very happy with a nil-nil draw, Chelsea needed the goal. I wonder if the BBC's breathless excitement that Chelsea were using something a pundit suggested on MotD contributed to pundits seeming to think this strategy was genius. Just good PR from Rosenoir?
Sky commentary was very strange. Chelsea needed at least one goal and spent 60 minutes focusing on Arsenal not scoring. Chelsea's best real shot at silverware.
Shocked that they all came out, but given the upcoming election and the recent evidence dump you can see why the timing works. Great work by the journalist team.
My understanding of the post-scarcity world is that you can dedicate yourself to charity work, art, self-improvement, leisure or just idleness (if we're honest). It would raise significant challenges to society, and state/corporate sponsored volunteering may be needed - given parish council work.
So say we all
Lots in my circle who are gender critical are also against assisted dying, and there is a strong evangelical Christian connection which includes opposing abortion. I think if you find kinship in that, you will inherit beliefs even if not evangelical yourself.
These are the delights that make life worth living and help us not to drown in the chaos of ... everything.
First impressions? Who would you recommend it for?
Lockdown was very similar to the circumstances required to radicalise someone as a terrorist. You feed them a steady stream of radicalising information and cut them off from alternative sources of information and challenge. It may have been unintentional and self induced but the evidence is there.
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
This was the logical conclusion to the pardons for the rioters from 6 Jan. Fight for the president, even attack the police, and you would have immunity. It was a very clear signal.
🧵 @jburnmurdoch.ft.com is spot on about the conditions in his FT piece. Liberal democracy held it together thanks to growth, good demographics, and the promise of a better future. Those days are gone, and that’s the "why" behind the erosion. However...
