Flaming June
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Now that I’ve verified my age, I’ve gone back to using my very first (Twitter) avi.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
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Your reminder of what the Mail, Express and Sun thought about Liz Truss and her Kamikaze budget
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Your reminder of what the Mail, Express and Sun thought about Liz Truss and her Kamikaze budget
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What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
What we're seeing is exactly what we saw in the late 1940s, the late 1960s and the mid- to late 1970s: a concerted and hysterical campaign to delegitimise a Labour government, and indeed the very idea of Labour governments at all.
Now that I’ve verified my age, I’ve gone back to using my very first (Twitter) avi.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Now that I’ve verified my age, I’ve gone back to using my very first (Twitter) avi.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
Deirdre the cat would be old enough too, if she’d lived. Bless her.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
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From Stoppard’s Arcadia:
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From Stoppard’s Arcadia:
#SundayPixBelovedCritters
My boys xx
My boys xx
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
#SundayPixBelovedCritters
My boys xx
My boys xx
I do find it odd that a government is expected to do nothing other than what it laid out in its election campaigning, word for word, for the next four years, regardless of…. anything
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I do find it odd that a government is expected to do nothing other than what it laid out in its election campaigning, word for word, for the next four years, regardless of…. anything
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I’m enjoying the shuddering 180 from “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is in the toilet and we are all doomed” to “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is not in the toilet and we are not all doomed”. It really is the perfect reverse ferret.
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I’m enjoying the shuddering 180 from “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is in the toilet and we are all doomed” to “Rachel Reeves should resign because the economy is not in the toilet and we are not all doomed”. It really is the perfect reverse ferret.
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I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
November 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I’m quite enjoying the 180 turn on a six pence from “you’ve wrecked the economy and created a black hole” to “there was no black hole and this is even worse”.
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On every public policy committee I sat on - gambling, drugs, animal experiments, law of homicide and others - someone would ask ‘But what would the Daily Mail say about our recommendations?’ I now regret that we never gave the right answer. ‘We shouldn’t care.’
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
On every public policy committee I sat on - gambling, drugs, animal experiments, law of homicide and others - someone would ask ‘But what would the Daily Mail say about our recommendations?’ I now regret that we never gave the right answer. ‘We shouldn’t care.’
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There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
November 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
There is an extraordinary sense of entitlement behind the belief that there ought to be political party that aligns 100% with your own opinions.
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
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I wish there was more emphasis on access to education disentangled from employability and focusing instead on enrichment because people who engage with education (or have the ability to) as enrichment interact with it differently. (And that's a whole society thing, not an in-uni thing) 7/7
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I wish there was more emphasis on access to education disentangled from employability and focusing instead on enrichment because people who engage with education (or have the ability to) as enrichment interact with it differently. (And that's a whole society thing, not an in-uni thing) 7/7
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Reform UK are selling Black Shirts on their website — for £349. We think this is illegal.
TL;DR — they are breaking Small Society Lottery, Gambling Commission and GDPR regulations.
TL;DR — they are breaking Small Society Lottery, Gambling Commission and GDPR regulations.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reform UK are selling Black Shirts on their website — for £349. We think this is illegal.
TL;DR — they are breaking Small Society Lottery, Gambling Commission and GDPR regulations.
TL;DR — they are breaking Small Society Lottery, Gambling Commission and GDPR regulations.
I’ve seen methinks used twice this morning.
Time to mute.
Time to mute.
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I’ve seen methinks used twice this morning.
Time to mute.
Time to mute.
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Bengali phrase for the day
নাচতে না জন্তে উঠান বাকা
Nachle na jante uthan baka
Loosely translated as:
He who cannot dance says the veranda is on a slope
নাচতে না জন্তে উঠান বাকা
Nachle na jante uthan baka
Loosely translated as:
He who cannot dance says the veranda is on a slope
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Bengali phrase for the day
নাচতে না জন্তে উঠান বাকা
Nachle na jante uthan baka
Loosely translated as:
He who cannot dance says the veranda is on a slope
নাচতে না জন্তে উঠান বাকা
Nachle na jante uthan baka
Loosely translated as:
He who cannot dance says the veranda is on a slope
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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I wrote for Premier this week on what I think Badenoch & Cates get wrong about (what the Bible says about) the relationship between the church and the welfare state.
Miriam Cates worries the welfare state has robbed the church of its purpose. Here’s why I disagree
Church and state must work in partnership in order to effectively serve the poor, argues Hannah Rich. Former Conservative MP Miriam Cates is wrong to pit the two against one another, she says
www.premierchristianity.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I wrote for Premier this week on what I think Badenoch & Cates get wrong about (what the Bible says about) the relationship between the church and the welfare state.