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The last fifteen years have taught us that the UK cannot cut its way to growth. Our @financialtimes.com letter urges the government to chart a course away from austerity and make bold policy choices to kickstart growth. Read more ➡️

I'm like an empty bottle Drained of everything left in my mind Checking out life on the dark side Riding down the road 'til the end of time I'm like a broken lantern Stuffed of everything good and light Hanging 'round waiting for something To pick me up or hang me dry Fill Me Up Again...

Without strong conditionalities attached to green investments, we risk creating another Silicon Valley scenario—public risks, privatized rewards. As I recently discussed w/ ETUC, a just transition must negotiate how investment can create value for workers, not just shareholders. ➡️

Weather forecasts have become much more accurate. A four-day forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast 30 years ago.

Manchester United pre-Amorim: 9th in "xG difference", 12th in "points per game". Under Amorim: 14th in "xG difference", 15th in "points per game" 📉

February the 13th be with you 😎

We’re doing On Cinema LIVE in London at the Soho Theatre Walthamstow in 2025 🍿 You can get in on the pre-sale by creating a Soho Theatre account and filling in this form: sohotheatre.com/walthamstow-... Which gives you access to buy your tix here: sohotheatre.com/events/on-ci...

10 Downing Street have teamed up with @gordbrush.bsky.social to design this state of the art gaming commode that's perfect for hardcore gaming.

Over the last two games Arsenal have allowed four shots for 0.33 xG COMBINED while “only” generating 25 shots for 3.45 xG. It really sucks for them that they got two points on a combined 1-1 score line from those two matches, but it’s simply not indicative of something being wrong with them.

Breaking news: Gary Barlow’s big son is TIME's Person of the Year

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In my day... We didn't use BLUESKY, we went outside to look at the actual sky. FACEBOOK was when you went to a library. MYSPACE was wat we called our tents when camping outside. If you even said the word SNAPCHAT you would get a smack from grandma (it never did us any harm bring that back)

X losing 30% of its UK users in a year (and 20% in the US) is clearly bad for its financial viability, but it has also accelerated the downward spiral of the platform into increasingly extreme content. Via @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social @jemima.bsky.social @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/6596...

X v. GARM! www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/t...

If I was president I would make every single cable the same. Big cord and big cable don’t want this. They want you to lose wires and buy more