Category Archives: Links

Friday Links: Last day of January and EU Membership

Posted on January 31, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s the last day of January. Hurrah! And the official withdrawal date of the UK from the EU. So quite the day. I’m working from home and then going to have dinner with some friends. For the rest … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: SAD is kicking in

Posted on January 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve really struggled this week, it’s still dark in the mornings and my brain seems to have it’s limit! Here are this week’s links Ignorance about menopause is destroying lives – and it’s not only women who suffer … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: I was sick again!

Posted on January 17, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been busy and sick this week so I haven’t read much and there aren’t many links… Ireland’s controversial centenaries are exposing the divides deepened by Brexit The agony of weekend loneliness: ‘I won’t speak to another human … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The World is Still on Fire

Posted on January 10, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s 202o and the world is on fire, quite literally in Australia and the Amazon. Meghan and Harry’s story is quite the drama, but it’s no abdication crisis. Marina Hyde on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The people have spoken….the bastards

Posted on December 13, 2019 by nicdempsey

Well here we are. It’s not a happy Friday. I haven’t felt this awful about an election since 1992. 45-ish% of the country think that an adulterous liar and his 59 page manifesto is fit to lead the country and … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Birthdays

Posted on December 9, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Because I missed Friday Links las week they’re below. Other things last week, Ma had a birthday and we (me, Ma, Ben and Lu went to Hawksmoor for lunch which was lovely!) We cleared the allotment, had a … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Election

Posted on November 29, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I can’t decide if it’s the weather, the month or the election bringing me down. It’s probably all three, here are this week’s links: ‘Twitter blackface’: Why Michael Gove’s Stormzy comments are so egregious Food is where the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Floods

Posted on November 15, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The Lib Dems hate Labour more than they hate Brexit The floods have exposed Johnson – he is equal parts reckless, careless and useless Single people are an electoral force in the US. Is the UK following suit? … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Elections are not the answer

Posted on November 1, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So we’re going to have an election and Trump is interfering in them, anyone remember how outraged Nigel Farage was when Obama expressed his opinion during the referendum? Honestly, I’m so sick of Farage and Johnson and the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Ulster says no

Posted on October 18, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So here we’re all about whether Boris Johnson can get the new deal with the EU through Parliament with minus 40-ish minority govt, or whether he will keep his 100% failure to get the House of Commons to … Continue reading →

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