Tag Archives: Boris Johnson

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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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: It’s never been home…

Posted on July 9, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Yes, there is football, England are in the final of the Euros for the first time ever. I’m excited but Italy are not pushovers. If we talk about what we want our country to be and the type … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Captain Hindsight

Posted on November 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! All this week, I’ve been confused as to what the day is. On Wednesday I was convinced it was Tuesday and I’m not sure that it is actually Friday today! Here are this week’s links… Pandemic could lead … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The Govt. don’t know the rules that they’ve made…

Posted on October 2, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well the world is pretty much a disaster, has been for a while but the UK govt. are really excelling themselves in levels of incompetency and ignorance. The American experiment seems to be on fire and the rest … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Wear a Goddamn Mask

Posted on July 17, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s not Friday. I forgot to schedule this on Thursday night and on Friday morning, got up at ridiculous o’clock (5:30am) because I couldn’t sleep and had to go into the office. Basically, I needed to clear out my locker … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on February 21, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I had a lot to read and say about it this week! The wealth gap: How changing fortunes tear close friends apart Interesting How ultra-processed food took over your shopping basket Fighting the tyranny of ‘niceness’: why we … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The News Doesn’t Get Any Better

Posted on August 2, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Folks it has been a week. I’ve been having some minor house drama and it feels like the world is on fire. Boris Johnson is Prime Minister and no one seems to care… Here are this week’s links… … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: A cabinet of dunces and the morally ambiguous

Posted on July 26, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well folks, it’s happened, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is Prime Minister and has appointed a cabinet. God help the country. And a good time to remind you of this. Here are this week’s links… John Marsden on … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Is this what it felt like in the 1930’s?

Posted on July 19, 2019 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m more than slightly horrified by the news and the state of the world. The 1929 crash led to another world war in 1939. We might be doing better than that but I saw some footage of Mussolini … Continue reading →

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