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Friday Links: I Just Can’t with the News Right Now

Posted on September 12, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This is the worst personal news of my week. (it’s not but I’m British and I’m going to make a mountain out of this to avoid what’s actually happening!) Melvyn Bragg steps down from Radio 4’s In Our … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Autumnal

Posted on September 8, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday!

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Monday Miscellany: Carers Edition

Posted on September 1, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! 1. I took an unexpected extra three days off work last week. Or at least the work that pays me. Ma had a series of falls over the weekend that she couldn’t get up from. I’ve spent every … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: We Live in a Broken World

Posted on August 29, 2025 by nicdempsey

I’ve spent most of the week at Mum’s, it’s been a tricky week and the news in the world hasn’t got much better, so this is just going to be ‘nice’ links, because I need all the joy I can … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: At Least We Have Football….

Posted on August 23, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The world is in no better shape but the football season has begun so that’s some consolation, although Chelsea drew to Crystal Palace at home in their first game of the season….so it may not bring me actual … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: August and Everything After

Posted on August 18, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! My plans for this week involve working for 3 and half days this week, seeing Jo for belated birthday (hers and mine!), taking Ma out for another appointment where we hopefully will get an idea of what’s happening … Continue reading →

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Miscellany: Five Things

Posted on August 12, 2025 by nicdempsey

2. I grew a dahlia. This was a bit of a longshot, I planted these bulbs in June and hoped and here I am with a dahlia 3. I left some courgettes too late, witness the literal fruit of my … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Gaslighting

Posted on June 21, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The news is still dreadful and if anything is getting worse, but am I only one feeling completely gaslit by our world leaders? Israel has a right to self defence but they are the only state in the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Some Good News

Posted on May 30, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Finally Chelsea won something and qualified for Champions League. Of course Chelsea Women did the domestic treble this season (at some point we’ll crack Europe as well). And I will take all of that! Here are this weeks … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: News, some of it good…

Posted on May 16, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Britain’s Roller-Coaster Ride to a Trade Deal With Trump I always like to see how things are reported in the US. ‘Hollowing out’: New Zealand grapples with an uncertain future as record numbers leave. Anecdotes are not data … Continue reading →

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