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Friday Links: Struggling To Be Optimistic

Posted on November 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a while. Mostly because to be perfectly honest, it’s been hard for me to remain cheerful with the trash fire that is the world in general and my country’s government in particular, it’s also November and … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Everything is Chaos

Posted on September 30, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! There are words for the state of the country right now, but I don’t have them right now, but isn’t this so much better than chaos with Ed Milliband? Here are some links: The era of low interest … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 16, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Ukraine Is Waging a New Kind of War Britain likes to consider itself the cradle of free speech – until someone heckles Prince Andrew Champagne and cigars are just fine. It’s Thérèse Coffey’s views on abortion that worry … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: London Bridge

Posted on September 9, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I started this post on Tuesday, and at that point the new Prime Minister was the big news, then the new government’s energy bill would have been the the news and then yesterday, the Queen died. I remember … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Everything is terrible

Posted on September 2, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I know it’s the last week of the summer holidays (well in England and Wales, Scotland went back in August and I think N. Ireland went back this week) and so the news cycle is slower that it … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 26, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a while, August has been fun, but I’ve been scattered and this space is always the first thing that stops when I’m full of overwhelm (good overwhelm, but man I need to pull myself together – … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Things are not improving…

Posted on August 5, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain Rent strikes and bill boycotts in the UK are great in principle – but I’d end up with no electricity … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Summer

Posted on July 29, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! ‘The council tenants weren’t going to be allowed back’: how Britain’s ‘ugliest building’ was gentrified Today’s Brain of Britain contestants find quiz harder, says host. I consistently win the work team quizzes and I find Brain of Britain … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: By-Elections

Posted on June 24, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week. I’m ok, still surrounded by the infected, still not infected. Completely fed up with the way the rail strikes are being reported and (at time of writing) hopeful that the Wakefield and Honiton and … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 27, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m almost at the point where I have nothing to say. The news is terrible, you know people die all the time but children shouldn’t be killed because men love guns. I feel at this point the world … Continue reading →

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