David Brindle
@brindled.bsky.social
One-time Guardian journo now charity chair and social care commentator
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US Speaker Mike Johnson has been sent to win Britain over. But can he hear the words coming out of his own mouth? My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/calm...
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
US Speaker Mike Johnson has been sent to win Britain over. But can he hear the words coming out of his own mouth? My SKETCH. thecritic.co.uk/calm...
‘I’m surprised to notice that Jenrick’s pint is now almost half empty’
- broken Britain, eh?
- broken Britain, eh?
Robert Jenrick has joined Reform UK after being sacked as the Conservative shadow justice secretary. Tap here to read his Lunch with the FT from our archive: ft.trib.al/Oyp8EH5
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
‘I’m surprised to notice that Jenrick’s pint is now almost half empty’
- broken Britain, eh?
- broken Britain, eh?
Boris Johnson’s pledge to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 - how it’s going …
January 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Boris Johnson’s pledge to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 - how it’s going …
Recalling that Nadim Zahawi’s first job in government was 18 months as a wholly unsuited junior minister for children & families. Awful appointment by Theresa May.
January 12, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Recalling that Nadim Zahawi’s first job in government was 18 months as a wholly unsuited junior minister for children & families. Awful appointment by Theresa May.
Just one of the many great reasons to join me at the European Social Services Conference in Malta in May
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connect.esn-eu.org/public/confe...
January 8, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Just one of the many great reasons to join me at the European Social Services Conference in Malta in May
connect.esn-eu.org/public/confe...
connect.esn-eu.org/public/confe...
I’ll shed no tears if I never hear another politician saying they shed no tears
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I’ll shed no tears if I never hear another politician saying they shed no tears
Fantastic …
Opinion from Alphaville: Here's a look inside Elon Musk's big tent. ft.trib.al/NM1VE7i
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Fantastic …
‘Her good manners and cut-glass accent sometimes took people by surprise in an area such as social care’
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Dame Gillian Wagner obituary
Advocate for improvements in residential social care who served as the first female chair of Barnardo’s and wrote a revealing book about Thomas Barnardo, the charity’s founder
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
‘Her good manners and cut-glass accent sometimes took people by surprise in an area such as social care’
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
This is very poor from the FT
Minnesota governor Tim Walz drops re-election run after fraud allegations ft.trib.al/8DpQ6bd
Minnesota governor Tim Walz drops re-election run after fraud allegations
Former vice-presidential nominee abandons push for third term leading Midwestern state
ft.trib.al
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This is very poor from the FT
Been an Observer reader for half a century but wavered of late. This joyous piece has done much to restore my faith.
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Been an Observer reader for half a century but wavered of late. This joyous piece has done much to restore my faith.
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
@theobserveruk.bsky.social
And perhaps care homes can advise councils to pay fee rates that cover their costs …
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
And perhaps care homes can advise councils to pay fee rates that cover their costs …
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
@frasernelson.bsky.social @thetimes.com
Number crunchers PwC predicting an ‘almost 8%’ chance of England bringing home the World Cup. They claim to have run 100,000 simulations. Spain to win, natch.
December 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Number crunchers PwC predicting an ‘almost 8%’ chance of England bringing home the World Cup. They claim to have run 100,000 simulations. Spain to win, natch.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The Times’ reductive view of local democracy is to “kick out councillors”
December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Times’ reductive view of local democracy is to “kick out councillors”
Seems mandatory for journos these days to say you ‘sat down with’ the person you interviewed. Woodward & Bernstein’s best work was standing in underground car parks.
December 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Seems mandatory for journos these days to say you ‘sat down with’ the person you interviewed. Woodward & Bernstein’s best work was standing in underground car parks.
No question they’ve got the overall winner bang on - ‘The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman’ @londoncentric.media
The FT's favourite non-FT articles of 2025 www.ft.com/content/72d0...
FT journalists pick their favourite non-FT articles of the year
Everything you should read that we didn’t write
www.ft.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
No question they’ve got the overall winner bang on - ‘The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman’ @londoncentric.media
Housing ‘famine’, maternity crisis, war on motorists - 60 years ago
OTD in 1966. Harry Worth and Vendetta are on BBC1. The Virginian is on BBC2 while the weekend starts here on ITV with Ready Steady Go!
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Housing ‘famine’, maternity crisis, war on motorists - 60 years ago
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so great that Labour's adult care policy amounts to a Louise Casey report and an unspecified pay rise in about 2028 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Hospitals in England ‘face dangerous winter overcrowding due to discharge delays’
Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rise in patients ‘stranded’ in beds as flu crisis hits and resident doctors’ strikes loom
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
so great that Labour's adult care policy amounts to a Louise Casey report and an unspecified pay rise in about 2028 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Cinema in Highgate? The Phoenix in East Finchley, more like, where Stanley Baxter had his hair cut and liked a curry @thetimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Cinema in Highgate? The Phoenix in East Finchley, more like, where Stanley Baxter had his hair cut and liked a curry @thetimes.com
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A children’s home in the West Midlands for sale for £1.3 million Vendors boast of a net profit margin of 24%.
December 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
A children’s home in the West Midlands for sale for £1.3 million Vendors boast of a net profit margin of 24%.
so confusing at this time of year @theipaper.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
so confusing at this time of year @theipaper.com
The Times has lost its mind
December 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The Times has lost its mind