I think about the works that Madonna, Beyonce, Janet Jackson, and Mariah Carey were producing in their 30s or 40s, and how they managed to redefine themselves at that age whilst being creatively at the top of their game. End.

There's also a separate debate about how an artist typically matures with their audience. Swift has mastered longevity by bringing in a new fan base of younger listeners. So, props. But by hemming herself in creatively, I think she risks alienating people of my age who may have been fans years prior

It feels like she's taken the huge hits she had in Evermore and Folklore, and sort of typecast herself. But each time she writes something new, she's doubling even further down on the same vibe (and the lyrics are hence getting worse).

I think the problem probably stems from the fact that the last two albums were both made during the Era's Tour. It's quite hard to define a new project when, clearly, one would still be under the creative influences of the current preoccupation.

I'm not opposed to a national ID of some form, as I think it's silly how many different IDs we need to access all the different arms of the state - tax, healthcare, education, student loans, immigration, etc - but this doesn't actually improve any of that 😂

It's going to be added bureaucracy for HR departments up and down the country, for no clear benefit, as NI numbers already achieve all of the aims of this digital ID.