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Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

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Notice when you’re caught up in thought or emotional reactivity. The more you do this, the more intuitive it becomes. You begin to trust the quiet knowing beneath the noise of the mind. You see the power of awareness. Goodnight everyone please take care of yourself.

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Just on Times Radio talking about the Green Party wealth tax proposal. The usual populist stuff about magically raising lots of money from Other People. But in reality the Green Party manifesto raised marginal income tax rate to 72% for a graduate with three kids earning £60k.

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There I was having a pint in Manchester city centre when who should cycle past me but a large group of naked people. ilovemanchester.com/world-naked-...

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Why have I only just found out that it's International Falafel Day? And where the heck am I going to buy falafels, or falafel-making ingredients?

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I'm going to use this line at the next available opportunity.

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My latest, a response to the tedious ‘but people are wrong, crime is actually falling!’ brigade. Shout out to @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk who inspired the piece.

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This is great.

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Fascinating!

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Why I still believe in HS2 (FREE TO READ!) takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/why-i-stil...

submitted 17 days ago • 10 comments

This is excellent news. Tadgh McElroy's been great. www.rugbypass.com/news/journey...

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Well, Sale wouldn't be Sale if they didn't give away two tries in the last ten minutes of the game!

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Last Sale home game of the season (probably). After this, I shall have to make do with cricket.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

I'll be sad to see these players go. Josh Beaumont has been a particular favourite of mine. www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...

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Looks like I picked the perfect weekend to go away on a meditation retreat. A beautiful location too. Have to say, I've not missed my phone much.

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Well that's sad but good luck to him wherever he goes. We'll miss him. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

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I feel like I'm going insane reading the rage at the Tony Blair Institute climate report because I've actually read the report.

submitted 48 days ago • 10 comments

And not a moment too soon.

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The 2 of us - Suede Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John O mio babbino caro - Giacomo Puccini, sung by Maria Callas

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1) Renters right bill 2) Biggest employment rights package in a generation 3) Billions of pounds extra into our NHS, with waiting lists falling month on month 4) Punishing water company bosses who dump sewage in our rivers 5) Bold planning reforms so we can get Britain building again

submitted 46 days ago • 112 comments

Fantastic news! www.skysports.com/rugby-union/...

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This week's Substack: I travelled to leafy Wendover to understand how a dispute over a farm track could delay parts of HS2 and cost taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.

submitted 50 days ago • 6 comments

Tremendous.

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I never expected the end of the world to be so fucking stupid.

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A free magazine with all the latest new releases and summer reads? Yep. It's Booktime. Free from our shop, or read it online here. Thanks @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ChooseBookshops chorltonbookshop.co.uk/its-book-time/

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If you see this, post a vampire.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Vote Reform in the local elections, if you want to see how quickly a council can go bankrupt and sink in a mire of scandal and corruption. Should be fun.

submitted 52 days ago • 13 comments

First home game I miss all season and this happens. Bloody typical. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

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Just been to see A Pineapple at the 53two theatre. It was really excellent and I'm not just saying that because it was written by my niece @livmace.bsky.social ilovemanchester.com/a-pineapple-...

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Made in Manchester: Alan Turing (1912-54), mathematician and computer scientist, joined Manchester’s computing pioneers and also forecast the arrival of artificial intelligence. He died by cyanide poisoning after being prosecuted for homosexual acts. 1/6

submitted 53 days ago • 6 comments

Come on, Sale! www.salesharks.com/2025/04/24/t...

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There are so many good ones from that year but, after much deliberation, I'm going to go for There She Goes by The La's

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Great choice!

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submitted 53 days ago • 9 comments

An osprey taking a fish back to the nest to show it off to the missus. He then took the fish to a nearby tree to eat half of it before giving the leftovers to the missus. #birds 📷

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

While I'm recommending stuff, I'm in the middle of this at the moment and it's really excellent. The language is a lot less repetitive than some of his other stuff (particularly the Tokyo trilogy) as well. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...

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Everyone is talking about Conclave (very good, I agree). I would also recommend The Two Popes. www.theguardian.com/film/2019/de...

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It's 'I left the Earth' by Lucinda Chua apparently.

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Just watched the Black Mirror 'Eulogy' episode and now I'm crying. I feel I should know what the piece of music is. I must do some research.

submitted 57 days ago • 2 comments

Not knocking Luke & MoreInCommon work here, but I am going to be a broken record on all MRPs from here to 2028: They are IMHO pretty useless as guide to potential results because how voters behave will depend hugely on which parties are competitive in their area & what they think of those parties

submitted 58 days ago • 16 comments

In defence of "cultural appropriation"

submitted 60 days ago • 18 comments