Paul Squires

Hey @DHLGlobal, would you like to take a guess at why I might have thought 17.33 was an ok time for me to not be in?

Turns out that double yellow lines aren’t actually a deterrent to dangerous parking @LincsPolice @poplarfarmsch

There’s a surprisingly small number of people on that beach in LA and a surprisingly amount of people who don’t seem to care about the performances

Also, the US Olympic coverage makes it seem like there was only one country involved

Observation on US election adverts. Adverts for Kamala Harris feature Kamala Harris. Adverts for Donald Trump feature Kamala Harris.

At the Bold Monk Brewing Co in Atlanta. Couldn’t resist a monk themed beer place.

Turns out on the American way of doing the Olympic medal table, GB is third.

Reading “How Minds Change” by @davidmcraney. Absolutely fascinating. Almost every paragraph results in a pause and think about what I’ve read.

Slightly disconcerting moment. I’m in the US (drinking coffee outside at day break) but happened to notice there’s some cricket being played, thinking it was weird. So yeah, time zones.

Labour wants to ban street drinking apparently. So I’m not allowed to hang around with my neighbours at a community BBQ, for example?

As well as seeming mostly capable and thoughtful, so many of the cabinet are actually recognisable. For the last few PMs, the abandonment of decency has led to a dearth of talent. “Who? What? Why?” has been the main response.

I see Farage wants electoral reform now 🙄

Interesting comments from Tim Montgomery on the Tory parliamentary party being quite centrist and the conflict with the membership

Mogg gone. Good.

Nice speech from Jeremy Hunt

Wonder if the Labour or Lib Dem candidates have worked out where the town is yet?

Once I’ve ruled out candidates who don’t live in the area, didn’t turn up to hustings, are members of Reform or are the weird sort of independent I’m not left with a lot of choice for Thursday.

Watching Rugby Pass TV is a great reminder of what life was like on dial-up.

I find it particularly fascinating that latte drinker gets included in this sort of list (from @Dannythefink in The Times) Anecdotally, latte is the drink of choice for the retirees I see around my (safe Tory area) town. I prefer a flat white (if done well)