Tag Archives: The Guardian

Friday Links: Gaslighting

Posted on June 21, 2025 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! The news is still dreadful and if anything is getting worse, but am I only one feeling completely gaslit by our world leaders? Israel has a right to self defence but they are the only state in the … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Gloomy

Posted on September 27, 2024 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! Autumn is upon us and there is no good news…. ‘I have £7 in my bank account’: how the two-child benefit cap changed Britain. Honestly, it was a stupid idea. People have babies and honestly the decision to … 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: 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: A Bit Windy

Posted on February 18, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s going to be a bit windy around these parts today, overnight London and the South East got a red warning, I don’t remember a time when London had a red warning, predictably, the news is going a … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: £500,000 flight to Australia

Posted on January 28, 2022 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! This is going up a bit late because last night I didn’t get home until 8pm because I was in the office and I wanted to finish something before I left. I did finish it (and if I … Continue reading →

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Friday Links:

Posted on October 16, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been an ok week, I’m still wrestling diaries at work and my listening choice for work from home has taken a bit of a diversion to 6Music. It’s usually Women’s Hour that scares me off and then … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on August 24, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! You may have noticed that there was no Friday links last week because I was busy learning first aid. So this week there is a lot… This week Trump has had what people are calling his worst week … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on August 10, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I have had a lovely week off. I’ve made cake, cocktail cherries, had dinner out, seen friends, tidied the cupboard of doom and am about to have a relaxing weekend. This week, despite a holiday, I did manage … Continue reading →

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Friday Links

Posted on June 1, 2018 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! It’s been quite a week, my head is quite full of new work things. This week on the blog, there was a miscellany post a day later than usual, the usual allotment update and the usual goal recap … Continue reading →

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