Tag Archives: Friday Links

Friday Links: Binfire

Posted on August 16, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! As a former IDF soldier and historian of genocide, I was deeply disturbed by my recent visit to Israel. This is so worth reading. I also want to recommend Ami Ayalon’s book ‘Friendly Fire‘, which is are really … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Election Fever…

Posted on June 14, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m really beginning to worry about the lack of thinking capacity and callousness of voters. Who are the people who think that Nigel Farage would make a good MP? Actually, I know some of them and it would … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on April 26, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Links are coming late this week because, I’ve been tired and busy… Thames Water could raise bills to £627 a year to help fix leaks. I can’t explain how angry the Thames Water situation makes me, I can … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on April 5, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It has been a very long time, the news is terrible, work is busy and I’ve been distracted but here are some links. It’s not that cheerful… The Shoah after Gaza. This is from the London Review of … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: The World is a Bin Fire

Posted on October 27, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Last week I wrote a Friday Links post but then decided not to post. Because I wrote in anger after a discussion about the situation in Gaza. My basic point was that I can be horrified by what … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Entitled and Petty

Posted on September 8, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week a commentator on the radio said that the Government risked coming across as entitled and petty, I was surprised that they didn’t think they were already coming across as entitled and petty. The truth is the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Crumbling Schools…

Posted on September 1, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Ministers face calls to explain delay in closing schools over concrete crisis. In the very early 90’s, at 6th form college, we had to have lessons in portacabins, they were not in great shape and I remember one … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Just before a Bank Holiday

Posted on August 25, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s the end of August and there is a surprising amount of news for the silly season. Although, I seem to be all about housing and cost of living this week: Inverclyde named most affordable place to buy … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Judicial Review

Posted on June 2, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Liquid assets: the rise of laundry detergent more expensive than champagne. What the hell is wrong with people? A lost generation are stuck living with their parents – and Tory talk of housebuilding won’t help them. I’m going … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Judicial Review

Posted on May 26, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Too tired to cook. Too easy to open a packet. It’s not our fault we eat junk ‘In London there is no space at all’: the rise of self-storage as rents soar ‘You have no security’: the households … Continue reading →

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