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Recommended: St Pancreas Defendat Me ‘The Boris Letters

Posted on February 25, 2023 by nicdempsey

Michel Rosen makes up ‘letters from Boris’ on Twitter, they are very funny and sound alarmingly convincing. The early ones have been put in a book and the best way to deal with the horror of the government of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Another Nicola Gone

Posted on February 17, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! What happened during Scotland’s rent freeze? Landlords fought back My sympathy for ‘good’ landlords is at rock bottom right now. Rent controls and assured tenancies are the least renters need. I know the inhumanity of prepayment meters. Forget reform … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: If you think everything is fine, you’re not paying attention

Posted on January 20, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I don’t know about everyone else but it feels like 1992 (I’ve been saying that for a while), back then, things felt awful but I’d not really known anything else, Thatcher came to power when I was five, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Enough Already

Posted on January 13, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m tired of everything at the moment! Here are this week’s links Ministers could help the patients dying in NHS hospital corridors right now – they just choose not to Rishi Sunak v Keir Starmer: battle of the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: More Maths

Posted on January 6, 2023 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The first week back to work has hit with a bump, the country is in chaos and the Prime Minister is going to solve it by making children do more maths! I’m not sure that Keir Starmer is … 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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Book Squee: The Farther Corner – Harry Pearson

Posted on June 14, 2022 by nicdempsey

When I was a kid I watched a lot of football. I’m from a family that likes football, both my parents, my Grandad and my brother were all pretty keen and we went to a lot of football matches. I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: He’s still Prime Minister

Posted on June 10, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m in the office today, so this will be short. The photo is today’s breakfast, with berries from my plot. The news is still a garbage fire, here are this week’s links.. Unlike the Queen, King Charles will … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Elections

Posted on May 6, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’m spending this one in the office, so this was complied yesterday. It feels like the news is moving pretty fast and I have no idea of outcome of the local elections so who knows if any of … Continue reading →

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Book Squee: Hungry – Grace Dent

Posted on April 12, 2022 by nicdempsey

I borrowed this one from Ma a while ago and finally got to reading it at the tail end of last month. I enjoyed it, I love her writing in the Guardian and this was just more of it. Some … Continue reading →

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