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A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about…
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring.
This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.
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Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation
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I have a massive confession to make. We're watching a doc that mentions that when Jaws opened the queue went round the block. And I have only just realized what 'Blockbuster' actually means. I am 71 years old
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I have a massive confession to make. We're watching a doc that mentions that when Jaws opened the queue went round the block. And I have only just realized what 'Blockbuster' actually means. I am 71 years old
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At the age of 26, I bought a flat in London.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
At the age of 26, I bought a flat in London.
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Less than 48h left to buy an Interrail pass with 25% discount (I already have!). Buy now, activate any date in next 11 months.
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
December 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Less than 48h left to buy an Interrail pass with 25% discount (I already have!). Buy now, activate any date in next 11 months.
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
About Interrail and how to buy: www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a...
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wth tho
lol here’s the full OBR book someone pressed publish early here’s the budget obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
obr.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
wth tho
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Here’s my CHRISTMAS GIFT TIP. You can buy all Michael Palin’s books and DVDs and suchlike off his website, and he signs and dedicates the item for no extra charge. Don’t say I don’t give you nowt. (I did this for my dad, and he didn’t notice the autograph on his Ripping Yarns.) themichaelpalin.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here’s my CHRISTMAS GIFT TIP. You can buy all Michael Palin’s books and DVDs and suchlike off his website, and he signs and dedicates the item for no extra charge. Don’t say I don’t give you nowt. (I did this for my dad, and he didn’t notice the autograph on his Ripping Yarns.) themichaelpalin.com
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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Could Chatham House please invite more foreigners with no …. to give, so they will say exactly what they think. Thank you.
"You left Europe because you wanted less boats, you have more boats. You left Europe because you wanted more investment. You have less investment."
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania on the UK's decision to leave the European Union.
Watch in full ➡️ bit.ly/4qkZnS0
October 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Could Chatham House please invite more foreigners with no …. to give, so they will say exactly what they think. Thank you.
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I don't think it would be possible to overstate Blake's influence on the DNA revolution in criminal justice and the exonerations that followed. He genuinely changed the world for the better.
Rest in peace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
Rest in peace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
Edward T. Blake, 80, Dies; Forensic Expert Sparked Innocence Movement
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I don't think it would be possible to overstate Blake's influence on the DNA revolution in criminal justice and the exonerations that followed. He genuinely changed the world for the better.
Rest in peace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
Rest in peace.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/s...
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A brilliant story about Peter Mandelson, told to me by Mark Gatiss on my podcast Trash Talk...
September 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A brilliant story about Peter Mandelson, told to me by Mark Gatiss on my podcast Trash Talk...
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Inspiring research headlines in my inbox this morning.
"FTSE hugs flatline" (HL)
"Steady day" (Rabo)
And the winner from Paul Donovan at UBS: "Nothing"
#august
"FTSE hugs flatline" (HL)
"Steady day" (Rabo)
And the winner from Paul Donovan at UBS: "Nothing"
#august
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Inspiring research headlines in my inbox this morning.
"FTSE hugs flatline" (HL)
"Steady day" (Rabo)
And the winner from Paul Donovan at UBS: "Nothing"
#august
"FTSE hugs flatline" (HL)
"Steady day" (Rabo)
And the winner from Paul Donovan at UBS: "Nothing"
#august
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Aw, look! A wedding.
August 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Aw, look! A wedding.
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Germany inscribed austerity in its constitution. The “debt brake” is so rigid that The Economist has called it an instrument of “self harm”. Reform is overdue.
I’m honored to be appointed by the Finance Ministry to serve on the expert commission in charge of fiscal rules.
I’m honored to be appointed by the Finance Ministry to serve on the expert commission in charge of fiscal rules.
August 8, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Germany inscribed austerity in its constitution. The “debt brake” is so rigid that The Economist has called it an instrument of “self harm”. Reform is overdue.
I’m honored to be appointed by the Finance Ministry to serve on the expert commission in charge of fiscal rules.
I’m honored to be appointed by the Finance Ministry to serve on the expert commission in charge of fiscal rules.
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Despite being the only white man in his 30's without a Substack, I still wanted to write something long-form about why I think the Trump administration's trade strategy is struggling to extract meaningful ransoms.
Hope you find it interesting!
www.explaintrade.com/resources/tr...
Hope you find it interesting!
www.explaintrade.com/resources/tr...
Trump’s Trade Threats: Why Isn't This Working? | ExplainTrade
KAMEHAME… huh?
www.explaintrade.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Despite being the only white man in his 30's without a Substack, I still wanted to write something long-form about why I think the Trump administration's trade strategy is struggling to extract meaningful ransoms.
Hope you find it interesting!
www.explaintrade.com/resources/tr...
Hope you find it interesting!
www.explaintrade.com/resources/tr...
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A friend had a surveyor add a comment reading "river at end of property, potential risk of flooding" for a flat near the Clifton suspension bridge.
June 30, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A friend had a surveyor add a comment reading "river at end of property, potential risk of flooding" for a flat near the Clifton suspension bridge.
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This only happens to you once.
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This only happens to you once.
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June 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Walk on fare for two from London to York at 4pm on a Monday: £345*.
"Demand pricing helps smooth overcrowding and gives us all a better railway!"
Peak trains:
"Demand pricing helps smooth overcrowding and gives us all a better railway!"
Peak trains:
June 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Walk on fare for two from London to York at 4pm on a Monday: £345*.
"Demand pricing helps smooth overcrowding and gives us all a better railway!"
Peak trains:
"Demand pricing helps smooth overcrowding and gives us all a better railway!"
Peak trains:
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This is a very enjoyable, super-informative use of your time. Great discussion between Paul Krugman and Barry Ritholtz.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
A Conversation With Barry Ritholtz
Fun with bad investing ideas
open.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is a very enjoyable, super-informative use of your time. Great discussion between Paul Krugman and Barry Ritholtz.
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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This Labour government’s apparently policy in office is to somehow improve growth/productivity while attempting to force a larger share of the overall workforce into lower value add employment and undermining profit centres. It’s definitively an unconventional approach!
May 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This Labour government’s apparently policy in office is to somehow improve growth/productivity while attempting to force a larger share of the overall workforce into lower value add employment and undermining profit centres. It’s definitively an unconventional approach!