Semi-porous defender @bristolpanthers; Popmaster winner; an April Ludgate aspiring to be a Lesley Knope; personal opinions.
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My cat decided that the Celebrity Traitors Finale wasn’t bringing enough drama so tried to rescue the evening
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Sorry this is probably more “LinkedIn” content but my word the announcement about PDEL (Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limits) is like catnip for a social care nerd like me 🤓 #Budget2026
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What’s your favourite The Rest Is History ad break?
Mine is undoubtedly how they get from the Agrarian and Industrial Revolutions to the People’s Postcode Lottery’s biggest ever prize pot.
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Goodbye little children
Goodnight you handsome men
Farewell to all you ladies and to all who knew me when
And I hope I’ll see you down the road, you meant more than I knew
As I was travellin’ travellin’ travellin thru.
God they won’t make another like Dolly Parton 💔
No no no no no no no
Absolutely not.
I refuse to comprehend this. I reject it.
Breaking news: Dolly Parton has died
pitchfork.com/story/dolly-pa…
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I’m sorry but the lack of even 4G signal on the Cross Country route between Newcastle and Birmingham is actually embarrassing. Such a drag on productivity for a train that you have to be on for over 3 hours.
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Adding “swanning in to collect your Starbucks mobile order when there’s a massive queue” to my “Speedy boarding” of things that feel so profoundly un-British we should probably legislate
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No one on this earth is selling harder than Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland advertising Lloyds Banking on The Rest Is History podcast.
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If Christopher Nolan really wanted to show his ability to dramatise epic poetry, he’d buy the rights to I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That).
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I agree with much of the problem statement here but I think this framing around intergenerational unfairness skips over how younger adults with physical and learning disabilities and mental health needs also draw on social care support, and are a rising source of pressure.
The National Care Service has been promised before. Why could this time be different?
As Andy Burnham pledges to spend his political capital on fixing social care, the biggest challenge isn't just reforming the system – it's building public support for how to pay for it.
Our latest substack by Policy Director, @abbyabhaya, explores the politics of care reform, intergenerational fairness, and whether Labour can finally deliver a National Care Service.
Read here - thinklabour.substack.com/p/t…
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Genuinely so sad to learn that Bonnie Tyler has passed away. Total Eclipse Of The Heart is absolutely alchemical in how it brings together a song with its perfect vocalist. Can recommend the full Faster Than The Speed Of Night album for high rock camp drama.
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I’ve been sitting on a train at Newcastle station for 55 minutes because there are a family of swans on the line. Love how much these birds are such relentless divas!
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I want to join a pride curling league? Why am I cursed to live literally nowhere near a curling rink? 😓😓😓
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If you are one of the 497753 people ahead of me in the Celine Dion queue and you can’t quote every word of the full album version of It’s All Coming Back To Me Now kindly SIT THIS ONE OUT.
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