Tag Archives: reading

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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Friday Links: Non-Dom

Posted on April 8, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Studying health inequalities has been my life’s work. What’s about to happen in the UK is unprecedented Akshata Murty’s non-dom status is totally legal – and perfectly toxic for Rishi Sunak. What I’m really puzzled by is how … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Looking for some good news

Posted on March 24, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This week, the Tories in ‘charge’ of the country, acted like typical Tories in the Spring statement, people are outraged, like the last 12 years were no guide to current behaviour. Russia committed hideous bombing in Ukraine, COVID … Continue reading →

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Book Squee: Guns in the North – P.F. Chisholm

Posted on February 22, 2022 by nicdempsey

Last year, when I was in Newcastle, I bought a book. This is no surprise to anyone who knows me, I actually bought a lot of books on that holiday, we did a morning in Barter Books and a day … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Selfish…

Posted on January 7, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So yesterday, childless people with pets were put on the Pope’s shit list but only if they are married. I guess he’s the Pope and not known for understanding the strain of everyday live but really…. Liz Truss … Continue reading →

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Reading Squee: English Pastoral – James Rebanks

Posted on October 26, 2021 by nicdempsey

I got given a book token this year. I cannot express how delightful it is to have money to spend on books and not having to feel at all guilty about it is. I bought English Pastoral in part of … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Holiday Edition

Posted on October 15, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Can migraines be untangled by new medical thinking? Peter Goadsby is a hero, if you have access to BBC Sounds look up the episode of ‘The Life Scientific’ he’s on, it’s fabulous. On the far side of borders, … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: August and Everything After

Posted on August 27, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been a week and the news is not getting any happier. Here are this week’s links: Tony Blair damns the Afghan withdrawal but he would do better to show remorse UK truck driver shortage signals a broken … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose

Posted on July 23, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! If Johnson didn’t believe the ‘NHS overwhelmed stuff’, why was he clapping? Because he’s a liar and a cad. There will be blood: women on the shocking truth about periods and perimenopause. I’ve never been a particularly heavy … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Bunny Hugger

Posted on April 23, 2021 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been quite the week. There was the rise and fall of the Super League, Boris Johnson’s woeful performance yesterday (Britain and Australia have been fighting it out for the ‘Most Terrible Leader in the World’ since America … Continue reading →

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