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Reviews. Helping you decide what to read, where to go and what to eat and drink. I work in marketing so you there may occasionally be advertising related stuff if I think it will interest you.
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None of this is happening. Merry Christmas.
Scenes at Kings Cross are verging on comical. In WH Smith the shoplifting is so brazen, people just loading bags full of sandwiches and walking out. A man is playing Despacito so loud that you can’t hear the train announcements and almost all the trains are showing infinite delays or cancelled.
December 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
None of this is happening. Merry Christmas.
The police in the UK are getting completely out of hand. There is no reasonable interpretation of the law by which saying ‘globalise the intifada’ can be considered hate speech.
Two people who "shouted slogans involving calls for intifada" have been arrested for racially aggravated public order offences in London
It comes hours after the Met Greater Manchester Police announced they would treat saying "globalise the intifada" as an offence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
It comes hours after the Met Greater Manchester Police announced they would treat saying "globalise the intifada" as an offence
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
2 U.K. Police Forces Pledge to Arrest People Who Chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The police in the UK are getting completely out of hand. There is no reasonable interpretation of the law by which saying ‘globalise the intifada’ can be considered hate speech.
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
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Pet peeve: When Wordle rapidly descends into a game of guess a single letter and ceases to be a game of skill and becomes a game of chance.
December 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wednesday, 3rd December 2025
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Pet peeve: When Wordle rapidly descends into a game of guess a single letter and ceases to be a game of skill and becomes a game of chance.
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Saturday, 15th November 2025
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November 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Saturday, 15th November 2025
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To be guilty of this offence you have to bring the uniform into contempt. It’s not clear that merely by wearing the uniform this man is guilty of the offence.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
Man charged after suspected fake navy admiral at Llandudno Remembrance event
Police said the incident at the Remembrance Sunday event caused
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
To be guilty of this offence you have to bring the uniform into contempt. It’s not clear that merely by wearing the uniform this man is guilty of the offence.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
If convicted it can lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to one month.
Strange what some people think should be illegal.
Road deaths: Call for crash videos and photos to be illegal in NI
Fiona Ferris was filmed giving CPR to Dominic McGrath, who died after being hit by a bus in Newry last December.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Strange what some people think should be illegal.
One of the strangest things about the #PrinceAndrew saga is the complete failure to mount any sort of defence.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
'I can't take any more of this,' Andrew told Epstein, released emails show
The former prince's reaction when he heard about a newspaper inquiry was among more than 20,000 pages of documents from Epstein's estate, including some mentioning Trump.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
One of the strangest things about the #PrinceAndrew saga is the complete failure to mount any sort of defence.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
There is clearly the basis for pushing back here. Andrew has had these emails in his possession for years.
Tuesday, 11th November 2025
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November 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Tuesday, 11th November 2025
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On the End of the First World War.
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview
On the End of the First World War
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd.
nickreviews.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
On the End of the First World War.
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview
Hundred Days: The End of the Great War - Nick Lloyd
#Booksky #BookReview
Sunday, 9th November 2025
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I know that going in on Prince Andrew is a national past time, but this is ridiculous. This is from BBC News.
Prince Andrew lives rent free in Royal Lodge in the same way that people who own their homes live rent free. He's got a lease. Like everyone who owns a flat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prince Andrew lives rent free in Royal Lodge in the same way that people who own their homes live rent free. He's got a lease. Like everyone who owns a flat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I know that going in on Prince Andrew is a national past time, but this is ridiculous. This is from BBC News.
Prince Andrew lives rent free in Royal Lodge in the same way that people who own their homes live rent free. He's got a lease. Like everyone who owns a flat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Prince Andrew lives rent free in Royal Lodge in the same way that people who own their homes live rent free. He's got a lease. Like everyone who owns a flat.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britannia on the Waves. A new review.
Sea Power States by Andrew Lambert
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#Booksky #BookReview
Sea Power States by Andrew Lambert
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Britannia on the Waves
Acclaimed naval historian Andrew Lambert explores why some countries feel a yearning for the sea.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Britannia on the Waves. A new review.
Sea Power States by Andrew Lambert
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#Booksky #BookReview
Sea Power States by Andrew Lambert
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#Booksky #BookReview
I’m back! After a break I’m returning with a review of Sebastian Smee’s wonderful history of the birth of Impressionism against background of war, siege, and The Paris Commune.
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#Booksky #BookReview
Art in the Time of Siege
Sebastian Smee has given us an entertaining history of the violent birth of Impressionism.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I’m back! After a break I’m returning with a review of Sebastian Smee’s wonderful history of the birth of Impressionism against background of war, siege, and The Paris Commune.
#Booksky #BookReview
#Booksky #BookReview