David Brindle
@brindled.bsky.social
One-time Guardian journo now charity chair and social care commentator
Times apology for Trevor Phillips column arguing that Labour’s NEC ‘should simply have made it possible for Burnham to carry a dual mandate’
January 28, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Times apology for Trevor Phillips column arguing that Labour’s NEC ‘should simply have made it possible for Burnham to carry a dual mandate’
He’s losing the conservatives
January 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM
He’s losing the conservatives
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 …
Just one of the many great reasons to join me at the European Social Services Conference in Malta in May
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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...
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
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
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
yes but was she really junior chess champion?
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
yes but was she really junior chess champion?
She would have made a fine cabinet secretary
December 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
She would have made a fine cabinet secretary
yeah those double bookings were really awkward
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
yeah those double bookings were really awkward
Euston station this evening - clever (if only partially true)
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Euston station this evening - clever (if only partially true)
A doctor writes: ‘It is absurd that, in one of the world’s richest economies, timely surgical care is now a luxury purchase’
@financialtimes.com
@financialtimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A doctor writes: ‘It is absurd that, in one of the world’s richest economies, timely surgical care is now a luxury purchase’
@financialtimes.com
@financialtimes.com
So tired of all the raiding
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
So tired of all the raiding
Intriguing detail from @katie0martin.ft.com - was this appreciated in Downing Street?
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Intriguing detail from @katie0martin.ft.com - was this appreciated in Downing Street?
Woodward & Bernstein, your legacy is secure
@thetimes.com
@thetimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Woodward & Bernstein, your legacy is secure
@thetimes.com
@thetimes.com
It’s new Private Eye day, thank the lord
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s new Private Eye day, thank the lord