i can’t believe we’re at the stage of british politics where the prime minister is admitting he’s shit and correctly berating the leader of the opposition for not appropriately recognising how shit he is
all the boomers trying to post “back in our day we didn’t have phones or apps, we just went outside and talked to people” but they can’t because facebook is down
important to remember that not only was cressida dick responsible for the operation that killed jean charles de menezes but that the cover up was so immediate and amplified by the media that lots of people still believe he jumped the gates. they will always protect their own.
italy vs england is so rich with historical context. catholicism vs the reformation. ragu alla bolognese vs spag bol. gino d’acampo vs the guy gino d’acampo burgled
it was quite clear that sally rooney wasn’t refusing to have her books translated into hebrew (which would obviously be bad) but boycotting one specific publisher, and the way people have reported it is really misleading
i know this tweet is obviously incredibly stupid but there’s also this insidious idea from the likes of embery that anyone from cultures where all these ingredients are commonplace can’t possibly be working class
i don’t think i’ve seen one person actually try to counter judith butler’s (clearly articulated) point which is that anti-trans ideology is at the forefront of fascism worldwide and many gc feminists have allied with/been co-opted by them. those are two incontrovertible facts.
british christmas carols:
1st verse: we wish you a merry christmas
chorus: good will generally to all men
2nd verse: we want figgy pudding
3rd verse: where is the figgy pudding?
4th verse: threat of collective action if figgy pudding isn’t served
the suzanne moore "my cancellation hell" tour of 2020/2021 dates have been announced
25/11 - Daily Mail
26/11 - Unherd
1/12 - Daily Telegraph
4/12 - New Statesman
12/12 - The Spectator
17/12 - Quilette
30/12 - Question Time
3/1 - Joe Rogan Experience
9/1 - The Guardian (again)
i wrote about peckham - not the peckham of artisan pasta joints and small plates, but the peckham of ugandan and filipino bbq, kenkey and fish, yams, kebab rolls, tamales on industrial estates and some of the best regional nigerian food in the city
for the last 10 years i've been using my lunch break to eat at every reasonably priced restaurant, cafe and takeaway in a 15 minute radius of oxford circus station that isn't pret. for
@vittleslondon
, here's 99 of those places to improve your lunch break.
every single day a new detail comes out about that bbc article that shows it violated every editorial code in the book. yet it’s still up there, there’s been no apology and no one has been sacked.
i care about the downing street party to the extent that i think it’s the quickest, most efficient and, most importantly, the funniest way to get a load of dipshit politicians and journalists to simultaneously resign
The highest compliment I can pay Laura is that after 7 years in the BBC’s top political job, with countless hours on screen and many conversations off-screen, I have no idea what her personal political views are or how she votes in a general election. A true professional.
for the last 6 months i’ve been working as a uber eats courier to investigate how delivery is irreversibly changing our concept of the restaurant, our eating habits, and even work itself. i wrote it up in a long read for
@1843mag
liberals thinking they can give the far right publicity to own themselves but actually just literally giving them money is a gigantic metaphor for something
imagine inventing a tier system that divides the entire spectrum of conceivable events into three distinct categories, only to make a new tier to describe the unforeseen way you’ve fucked it
Or maybe the angle of the mirror just means it looks as though the cable is going straight down when in life it’s at an angle. I am just trying to work out if that’s physically (as in physics) possible.
there's a particular inhumanity and cruelty in slicing and portioning off things as basic as fruit, vegetables and cheese. as if to say, not only do we not trust you enough to give you the money to buy food, but we don't even trust you with the food.
you can kind of see coren trying not to be racist here and then pratfalling into simultaneously being classist, fatphobic and horrendously racist simultaneously
political journalists spend too much time talking about 'the red wall' and not enough talking about 'redwall', the series of books about woodland creatures living in an abbey written by brian jacques
lots of people asking me to name them - they’re all googleable but i think the focus on individuals obscures how widespread this type of writing is and how it’s a part of an ecosystem that includes editors, business owners, property developers etc. but the first one is coren lol
If the teachers didn’t give you the A level results you were hoping for, don’t worry. I got a C and 2Us and I spend my time getting paid to write reactionary columns that uphold Rupert Murdoch’s interests and punching people because I didn’t get the right lunch.