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A movie that takes place were you’re from.

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Really good to read a local government leader being interviewed at length about the big issues for London.

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Do we need to tilt back in the direction of 'teach less, learn more' asks Margaret Heffernan in the FT, arguing for the value of the arts/humanities in the future of work www.ft.com/content/c9dc...

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My latest Substack on things to see and do is about diabolical things. open.substack.com/pub/helenbar...

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New and old half timber, Ditching.

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Was in Dublin last weekend. Striking how grubby and unkempt London (and Brighton) seem by comparison.

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Best band name change ever.

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Really interesting analysis: much of London is low spending - because of a varying mix of low disposable income, high prices and saving.

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NEW: Measuring living standards using average household spending paints a starkly different picture of regional inequalities than using income. @peterlevell.bsky.social & Gautam Vyas’s new IFS/@escoeorg.bsky.social research on which areas in Britain have the highest standard of living: [THREAD]

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I'd be a lot more worried about AI's impact on 'creative industries' if so many current shows didn't just seem to be carbon copies of rival's successes.

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Remember Trump is using emergency legislation for the tariffs. So the measures that were urgent and necessary to meet that emergency have now suddenly become non-urgent and unnecessary. If US congress and courts properly held president to account for misuse of emergency powers, this would matter.

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Evergreen

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There’s a problem here. You set up a panel to minimize bureaucracy every time you want to commission a small piece of work. But you immediately set up other problems - between expectations and actual commissions, and between insiders and outsiders. Not sure about the answer...

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They’re blaming the cats, they’re blaming the dogs… www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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Somewhere tranquil and beautiful? We have the drone to stop that.

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Great to see @divorcehq.bsky.social at Chalk tonight. Dunno what it is about the East Midlands and English-accented Americana but there seems to be an affinity. And than you to Felix for shutting up audience chatter during the quiet numbers.

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Just listened to one of my favourite Dylan songs. The line “in your teardrops I can see my own reflection” is superlative narcissism. open.spotify.com/track/32gtgx...

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Impossible pasts - thinking about alternate lives on a grey Dublin morning. richardfjbrown.co.uk/2025/04/07/i...

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@divorcehq.bsky.social hi, looking forward to seeing you in Brighton tomorrow. It looks like it’s an early show. Is that right? Just trying to sort out travel etc.

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There was much despairing on social media last week that the demolition of a foodhall to make way for 900 flats showed London was dead and soulless developers had won. The reality is really very different. capx.co/nimby-watch-...

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Should London's 25-year old mayoral system be brought into line with those in other English cities, where council leaders share mayoral power? I explore the issues raised by the @londoncouncils.bsky.social proposal for @davehillonlondon.bsky.social. www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...

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Lampshade in Dublin Airport bar mimicking Busáras (Dublin Bus Station) canopy.

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#CovidIsntOver Dublin Edition.

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Are the London governance reforms proposed by @londoncouncils.bsky.social more radical than they seem or not radical enough? Yes. Me for OnLondon. www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow...

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As Americans take to the streets, a new piece by me on public protest as the last line of defence in the fight for #democracy #HandsOff2025

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As promised to OnLondon supporters earlier today, here's @richardbrown.bsky.social, who helped set up the London mayoralty, on the @londoncouncils.bsky.social plans for a new devolution deal: www.onlondon.co.uk/richard-brow... @stephenkb.bsky.social @jim.londoncentric.media @antbreach.bsky.social

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