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Friday Links: No Good News

Posted on July 25, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The 2020’s are not doing well for optimism about the state or the future of the world! I do kind of feel that there is no good news and I’m more than a little worried about what our … 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: Yes, we have no tomatoes

Posted on February 24, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! ‘We have to pay more for food’: Britain’s biggest tomato farmer on the runaway costs of growing. It’s really hard to hear in the midst of a cost of living crisis but it’s true. We pay too little … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on February 16, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a fairly standard week, there were pancakes, I got ashed, went to see Black Panther and had a much more successful work week. Today, I’m going to spend an exciting Friday night buying compost because I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 16, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Well, it’s been a week. I was going to post a ton of stuff this week and then the Grenfall Tower fire happened and I honestly haven’t really been able to concentrate since. It’s not really local to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 19, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Here are this week’s links…. The story behind the green huts in London. They aren’t that mysterious if you grew up in London. I’ve always known what they are, but this is fun anyway and as black cab drivers … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on May 12, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Charged for water that isn’t safe to drink. Wow. Irish beach washed away 33 years ago reappears overnight after freak tide. Why I’m quitting teaching. The scandal of the Bank of Mum and Dad. I’m going to say … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on February 3, 2017 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Every week, I think that the political stories will get better and every week they’re worse. Is this how my grandparents and great-grandparents felt in the 1930’s?   Maybe. We are living interesting times and the protests over … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 3, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday!  It is an even more happy Friday for me because I’m not at work. This is my last day of planned leave until August so I’m going to make the most of it by having my haircut, doing … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on April 29, 2016 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s the last day of my holiday and while I’m going to enjoy sleeping in my own bed tomorrow, I am going to miss this place… People have mixed opinions about Jack Monroe and I’m not here to … Continue reading →

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