Judi

Marie Phillips

That’s fascinating. I can hear it but didn’t realise it had been researched and identified. Listening to Love Island-speak should also have its own research 🫣

Sarah-Jane

Oh my goodness. Deep breath…..

Coach Finstock

I didn’t know that 🫣

Environmental and Energy Study Institute

@andrew.graysky.social ⬆️

James Barišić

With two black labs and a terrier, we entered up investing in a life-changing robot hoover. Game changer!

James Barišić

Every. Single. Day.

Amazing win from Alcaraz at #Wimbledon - we’re very happy with his victory this afternoon but politely hoping that is Spain’s only win today 🎾⚽️

Boy, that was my worst Strands day ever but tbf to me, the answers were pretty suspect! Strands #133 “Say my name” 💡🔵💡🔵 🔵💡🔵💡 🔵🔵💡🔵 💡🔵🟡

Slow down, Bruce is from the 1900s

Screen shots of their definitions…..

Interesting breakdown of the new Labour MPs by Max Kendix in today’s Times (darker square just means a family connection in politics).

Wordorigins.org

Thank you! I read it daily but never the US section so I’ll give it a go.

Benjamin Dreyer

From across the pond, if I were to cancel my NYT subscription, would you have a recommendation for a liberal alternative please? Washington Post?? I like having a US news perspective, it gives me hope in a “more in common than that which divides us” sort of way.

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James Timpson: Why Starmer hired key boss as prisons ministerwww.bbc.co.uk James Timpson has made a name for himself hiring hundreds of former prisoners.

As a Probation Officer, this makes me endlessly happy and optimistic. Years and years of 'lock em all up' policies without a single thought for how we keep people from going back to prison, or what we do when the prisons are full. Very smart appointment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bill Corbett

I have to look up stationery and stationary every time.

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Study for a Portrait, by Francis Bacon, 1952, 📸 via @MenInBlazers

NikkSinc 📚

I agree. C4 had such a great panel but Nadine was unwatchable.

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Welcome to the new UK. Also, targeting map for the Lib Dems in 2029.

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Granted I’m a big prisons nerd, but still, it’s been a whole day, and I’m really surprised at how happy this has made me. A day on and I’m elated by it. (Timpson was also chair of the Prison Reform Trust.)

For those who don't know: this is James Timpson of Timpson key cutters/shoe repairs/dry cleaners. His company employs ex-convicts and even runs work training programmes in prisons. Genuinely inspired choice.

Zamira Rahim

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Morning, Bluesky. Labour’s first Cabinet meeting is underway with a Starmer press conference afterwards. One interesting factor for me is three experts who were given ministerial jobs: Covid star Sir Patrick Vallance as Science minister, James Timpson at Prisons and Richard Hermer attorney general.

I am so impressed with James Timpson’s appointment. And thrilled that David Lammy was kept as Foreign Secretary - much deserved.

Crikeys

That is so amazing! Absolutely beautiful 😍

Alison M

Exactly what I was about to say! I was confused so I googled it and found Seth Stevenson’s explanation:

Yes, thank you Mark - it has been great to follow the election with you and the other people who follow you. And Waveney Valley did indeed go Green in the end!

Definitely gone.

Has Jacob R-M definitely gone? They are saying it in C4 but it’s not on the BBC map.

Interesting that none of Grant Shapps, Alex Chalk & Ian Duncan-Smith are wearing Tory rosettes

Final Survation MRP Projection of the 2024 General Election | Survationwww.survation.com Yesterday, we published our final polling call based on our telephone poll conducted between the 1st and the 3rd of July, alongside an...

The last Survation forecast by seat seems closer than the exit poll: www.survation.com/final-survat...

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UK general election live: Labour takes early seats, with a strong showing from Reform UKFinancial Timeswww.ft.com

Everything we’ve seen suggests the exit poll is underestimating the scale of Labour and Liberal Democrat gains and electoral efficiency, and overestimating Reform and the Conservatives.