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Friday Links: Non-Dom

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Studying health inequalities has been my life’s work. What’s about to happen in the UK is unprecedented Akshata Murty’s non-dom status is totally legal – and perfectly toxic for Rishi Sunak. What I’m really puzzled by is how … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Tiptoeing through the Tulips

Posted on April 6, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last weekend we had strange weather. We were on the plot on Saturday and it was sunny, then snowy. I’m not a person who skis, so wearing sunglasses as it snows is not an experience I ever expected! Anyway, Saturday. … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Energy Crisis

Posted on April 1, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s April Fool’s Day, given the state of the world, I think we should cancel April’s Fool until the world in general and the Prime Minister in particular, stop being so ridiculous! Aside from that, it’s Laura and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Vernal Equinox, Baby!

Posted on March 28, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Last Monday we officially entered Spring. Equal amounts of day and night. I spent most of this week feeling like I was on drugs, even with several days in the office and a sore back and hip, I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Looking for some good news

Posted on March 24, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week, the Tories in ‘charge’ of the country, acted like typical Tories in the Spring statement, people are outraged, like the last 12 years were no guide to current behaviour. Russia committed hideous bombing in Ukraine, COVID … Continue reading →

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Allotment Adventures: Spring

Posted on March 23, 2022 by nicdempsey

Although I’ve not been talking about the plot, we have been doing things on it. We swapped the position of some of the compost bins and storage, because something was digging up the middle compost bin and depositing it all … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The state of the world is rubbish

Posted on March 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well, the world is pretty much terrible. It’s not that everything is terrible, it’s that even the good stuff, is fixing something that’s broken. Here are this week’s links…. She was the Agatha Christie of romance novels. You’ve … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: It’s still not Spring

Posted on March 14, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! It’s mid March and the light is improving but the weather is variable. The news is still terrible and it’s difficult. In the midst of a crisis we all want to think that it’ll be over and it’ll … Continue reading →

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Sunday Music: The Duckworth Lewis Method – Jiggery Pokery

Posted on March 6, 2022 by nicdempsey

Shane Warne died on Friday. This felt appropriate..

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Friday Links: Not Sure There is Any Good News

Posted on March 4, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Liberal democracies must defend their values and show Putin that the west isn’t weak I’m begging you, Hancock and the Home Front heroes: just sit this one out The age of levity is over. The Russia-Ukraine war will … Continue reading →

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