"Speaking to fellow advisers before Christmas, [Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan] McSweeney said this would not be a “year of promises” but a “year of proof”, when public services would begin to improve and bills star... https://lastchance.rodeo/2026/01/01/speaking-to-fellow-advisers-before.html
January 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
"Speaking to fellow advisers before Christmas, [Downing Street Chief of Staff Morgan] McSweeney said this would not be a “year of promises” but a “year of proof”, when public services would begin to improve and bills star... https://lastchance.rodeo/2026/01/01/speaking-to-fellow-advisers-before.html
🎆 As you celebrate new year, remember the commensal pigeons and other birds who are very, very frightened by the flash and banging of fireworks.
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
🎆 As you celebrate new year, remember the commensal pigeons and other birds who are very, very frightened by the flash and banging of fireworks.
🛒 Fights break out in supermarkets across East London on day one of the great mascarpone famine.
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🛒 Fights break out in supermarkets across East London on day one of the great mascarpone famine.
Good thing social media didn’t exist when Nigel Farage was a schoolboy at Dulwich College - or his party would be demanding he be stripped of his citizenship
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Good thing social media didn’t exist when Nigel Farage was a schoolboy at Dulwich College - or his party would be demanding he be stripped of his citizenship
🏃♂️ Okay, the numbers are in, and there's no chance now of moving the needle: this year, an average of 11km a day walking or running.
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
🏃♂️ Okay, the numbers are in, and there's no chance now of moving the needle: this year, an average of 11km a day walking or running.
Did I miss the calls to strip Lucy Connolly of her British citizenship after her Southport tweets?
December 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Did I miss the calls to strip Lucy Connolly of her British citizenship after her Southport tweets?
😋 Lovely lunch at my Sister’s. Great food and a good time had by all.
December 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
😋 Lovely lunch at my Sister’s. Great food and a good time had by all.
The wind blows a bin out at Heron Quays
December 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The wind blows a bin out at Heron Quays
Stratford Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
December 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Stratford Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Dark skies at Westferry
December 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Dark skies at Westferry
Canning Town Station on a foggy morning
December 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Canning Town Station on a foggy morning
Very big goldfish on Telehouse Pond
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Very big goldfish on Telehouse Pond
Shrink-wrapped postbox at Canary Wharf
December 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Shrink-wrapped postbox at Canary Wharf
🔥 My oven crashed. Fuck.
December 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
🔥 My oven crashed. Fuck.
😋 Lovely lunch at Marcella in Deptford this afternoon. Great restaurant and great company.
December 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
😋 Lovely lunch at Marcella in Deptford this afternoon. Great restaurant and great company.
🎶 Apple Music is forcing some Rolling Stones/Fatboy Slim mashup on me. LOL, no!
December 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🎶 Apple Music is forcing some Rolling Stones/Fatboy Slim mashup on me. LOL, no!
🩹 Broke another pair of reading glasses this evening. Maybe black frames are not the best bet for something you can't see very well and can accidentally sit on!
December 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🩹 Broke another pair of reading glasses this evening. Maybe black frames are not the best bet for something you can't see very well and can accidentally sit on!
🥚 Robb Knight at echofeed.app is a good egg - and echofeed.app is worth your attention.
December 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🥚 Robb Knight at echofeed.app is a good egg - and echofeed.app is worth your attention.
Cambridge university is building links with Reform UK. Elites don’t get to be elites by mistaking principles for power.
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Cambridge university is building links with Reform UK. Elites don’t get to be elites by mistaking principles for power.
👩🍳 Dark kitchen cabinet day today. I feel grubby - but it's exciting.
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
👩🍳 Dark kitchen cabinet day today. I feel grubby - but it's exciting.
Pigeons at Canary Wharf tube station.
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Pigeons at Canary Wharf tube station.
Research suggests that pigeons' magnetoreception is linked to their vestibular system: an extension of their sense of balance and spatial orientation. Amazing and obvious at the same time.
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Research suggests that pigeons' magnetoreception is linked to their vestibular system: an extension of their sense of balance and spatial orientation. Amazing and obvious at the same time.
One of my colleagues is doing a sponsored walk this freezing morning to raise money for the National Autistic Society. If you’d like to support her, you can donate on JustGiving.
November 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
One of my colleagues is doing a sponsored walk this freezing morning to raise money for the National Autistic Society. If you’d like to support her, you can donate on JustGiving.