We set immigration policy trying to reflect the views of people who understand the least about what's actually going on
www.economist.com/britain/2026...
It's the opposite of leadership! And not what representative democracy should be about
Innovative approach to UV protection from @westmidrailway.bsky.social
This beast has spent much of the day sprawled on kitchen tiles but now wants to curl up in my lap. Average cat body temperature is 38-39°C, apparently #SendLollies
Just noticed these two leaflets (Green above, Labour below). Both bar charts cannot be true. I predict there will be enough Green votes to allow Reform to unseat some or all of the Labour incumbents. Curses to FPTP. (Reposted without my address and with alt text)
Tempted to spend the day watching these to see if I can catch them bursting into flower. Grudgingly accept, however, that I have other things to do.
For Bridgerton fans - this is the letter-head of my local orthodontic practice
I had to look this up today so I thought I'd share. I didn't especially want an introduction to spontaneous autoamputation today, but there we go. (Warning: pictures within that are not for the squeamish - I've removed the preview)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ainhum
@joannawyld.bsky.social in Oxford to see John Finnemore live and was fully expecting to see you in the audience
South Riding by Winifred Holtby - like Middlemarch but set in the 30s, lots of local government committees, some of the women have agency, and it's 500 pages but I wished it was longer as I wanted to get to know some of the characters better.
I was very likely to order from this new local restaurant before they delivered this, but the wording on their leaflet has absolutely sealed the deal