Damo1977
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In defence of digital ID: timharford.com/2025/10/in-d...
October 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In defence of digital ID: timharford.com/2025/10/in-d...
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Fair play to Sadiq Khan. To live rent-free inside the head of the president of the USA is a massive achievement for any Mayor of London.
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fair play to Sadiq Khan. To live rent-free inside the head of the president of the USA is a massive achievement for any Mayor of London.
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Super piece by @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk here.
The number of terrible leaders/managers I've seen that, at best, have 'fallen into' management and are muddling through or, at worst, value heroic individualism above all else is replicated across sectors.
The number of terrible leaders/managers I've seen that, at best, have 'fallen into' management and are muddling through or, at worst, value heroic individualism above all else is replicated across sectors.
Britain can't manage like this
A cultural aversion to management is undermining our economy
www.joxleywrites.jmoxley.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Super piece by @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk here.
The number of terrible leaders/managers I've seen that, at best, have 'fallen into' management and are muddling through or, at worst, value heroic individualism above all else is replicated across sectors.
The number of terrible leaders/managers I've seen that, at best, have 'fallen into' management and are muddling through or, at worst, value heroic individualism above all else is replicated across sectors.
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Yeah, moonpig should defo do a "you are not, or ever have been even close to great, but here's a card so my poor sibling don't have to hear you banging your gums about not getting a card from me for the next year" card
June 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Yeah, moonpig should defo do a "you are not, or ever have been even close to great, but here's a card so my poor sibling don't have to hear you banging your gums about not getting a card from me for the next year" card
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I have to spend so long finding Father's Day and birthday cards for my dad that don't say words to the effect; "to the best dad ever", it's a sad yearly experience.
June 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I have to spend so long finding Father's Day and birthday cards for my dad that don't say words to the effect; "to the best dad ever", it's a sad yearly experience.
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I'm smart enough to be frustrated by the mediocre software engineers at work but not smart enough to get a job where software engineers are of good quality. I'm so unhappy.
June 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I'm smart enough to be frustrated by the mediocre software engineers at work but not smart enough to get a job where software engineers are of good quality. I'm so unhappy.
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+BBC CLOCK COMPETITION+
We won't be making a run of these but this Bank Holiday weekend you can win a one-off 90s inspired BBC ident clock. Follow, Like & RP to enter. Winner announced Mon AM. We've also restocked our 'Radiophonic' inspired signs & other items.
hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com
We won't be making a run of these but this Bank Holiday weekend you can win a one-off 90s inspired BBC ident clock. Follow, Like & RP to enter. Winner announced Mon AM. We've also restocked our 'Radiophonic' inspired signs & other items.
hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
+BBC CLOCK COMPETITION+
We won't be making a run of these but this Bank Holiday weekend you can win a one-off 90s inspired BBC ident clock. Follow, Like & RP to enter. Winner announced Mon AM. We've also restocked our 'Radiophonic' inspired signs & other items.
hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com
We won't be making a run of these but this Bank Holiday weekend you can win a one-off 90s inspired BBC ident clock. Follow, Like & RP to enter. Winner announced Mon AM. We've also restocked our 'Radiophonic' inspired signs & other items.
hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com
stoptrump.org.uk/donate/ we pissed him off last time, let’s make him piss off this time!
April 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
stoptrump.org.uk/donate/ we pissed him off last time, let’s make him piss off this time!
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Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me
April 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me
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Not on the train. At the station. They don't muck around.
April 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Not on the train. At the station. They don't muck around.
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This is ridiculous. It's just the dumbest thing I've ever seen: a nation destroying itself to prevent the sale of cheap products. We can't keep getting stupider at this pace, as a species. Within another generation or two we won't be able to speak whole sentences.
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This is ridiculous. It's just the dumbest thing I've ever seen: a nation destroying itself to prevent the sale of cheap products. We can't keep getting stupider at this pace, as a species. Within another generation or two we won't be able to speak whole sentences.
Same
I'm 44 and have no idea what is the difference between a verb, proverb and a noun. I could google it but lived this long without knowing so does it really matter?
March 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Same
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I'm 44 and have no idea what is the difference between a verb, proverb and a noun. I could google it but lived this long without knowing so does it really matter?
March 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I'm 44 and have no idea what is the difference between a verb, proverb and a noun. I could google it but lived this long without knowing so does it really matter?
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I am obsessively proud of the collection of cables I have built up over the years. Sometimes I will just stare at the box I keep them in, thinking how handy some of them would be in certain situations. These situations have never come up
March 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I am obsessively proud of the collection of cables I have built up over the years. Sometimes I will just stare at the box I keep them in, thinking how handy some of them would be in certain situations. These situations have never come up
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From the man who backed out of a fight with Mark Zuckerberg and an appearance on the Daily Show: "I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat". This is "my dad works for Nintendo" level stuff.
March 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
From the man who backed out of a fight with Mark Zuckerberg and an appearance on the Daily Show: "I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat". This is "my dad works for Nintendo" level stuff.
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With Lowe’s whip withdrawn, the proportion of Reform MPs jailed for viciously assaulting a woman now stands at 25%.
March 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
With Lowe’s whip withdrawn, the proportion of Reform MPs jailed for viciously assaulting a woman now stands at 25%.
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Zelenskyy is my hero. A true anti-fascist. A man with more bravery and dignity in his other finger then most of his detractors will encounter in their lifetime
February 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Zelenskyy is my hero. A true anti-fascist. A man with more bravery and dignity in his other finger then most of his detractors will encounter in their lifetime
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When out running I like to take a bag of bird seed in my pocket. When a car parked on the pavement gets in my way I throw a small handful of seed onto the bonnet in the hope the birds shit all over it. It generally seems quite effective.
February 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
When out running I like to take a bag of bird seed in my pocket. When a car parked on the pavement gets in my way I throw a small handful of seed onto the bonnet in the hope the birds shit all over it. It generally seems quite effective.
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TNT Sports have announced a grassroots initiative to encourage cycling use, as the broadcaster becomes the home of 2500 hours of elite racing.
I don't know. Perhaps the way to support grassroots is to put more cycling (such as the Tour) on free-to-air, rather than a big paywall?
I don't know. Perhaps the way to support grassroots is to put more cycling (such as the Tour) on free-to-air, rather than a big paywall?
February 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
TNT Sports have announced a grassroots initiative to encourage cycling use, as the broadcaster becomes the home of 2500 hours of elite racing.
I don't know. Perhaps the way to support grassroots is to put more cycling (such as the Tour) on free-to-air, rather than a big paywall?
I don't know. Perhaps the way to support grassroots is to put more cycling (such as the Tour) on free-to-air, rather than a big paywall?
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Whenever I sell anything on eBay I immediately look up the buyer's place on Street View and Zoopla, just so I know what I'm dealing with.
February 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Whenever I sell anything on eBay I immediately look up the buyer's place on Street View and Zoopla, just so I know what I'm dealing with.
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For the US, Canada is the geopolitical equivalent of Ned Flanders. Sanguine, neighbourly, generous, basically impossible to annoy.
And yet here we are. Not even a fortnight in.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And yet here we are. Not even a fortnight in.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump tariffs booed in Canada as Trudeau calls for national unity
Canadians have begun booing the US anthem at sports games, signalling the depth of anger at steep US tariffs.
www.bbc.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
For the US, Canada is the geopolitical equivalent of Ned Flanders. Sanguine, neighbourly, generous, basically impossible to annoy.
And yet here we are. Not even a fortnight in.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And yet here we are. Not even a fortnight in.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Also after 48 hours in NI I'll never need to eat a piece of cake ever again. Feeders the lot of them.
February 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Also after 48 hours in NI I'll never need to eat a piece of cake ever again. Feeders the lot of them.
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January 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I have enjoyed Christmas about twice in my 50 years. Too many people, too many gatherings, such a short period. It's relentless and overwhelming. I wish it was an opt-in thing and I could tell people that I'm not doing it this year, like people choose to do Dry January.
November 27, 2024 at 7:25 PM
I have enjoyed Christmas about twice in my 50 years. Too many people, too many gatherings, such a short period. It's relentless and overwhelming. I wish it was an opt-in thing and I could tell people that I'm not doing it this year, like people choose to do Dry January.