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Chair of Nonclassical. Formerly of Scottish Ensemble, Southbank Sinfonia, Tafelmusik & the oae but this account is my own.

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Honestly can’t believe what the Bank of England is putting on our great British fiver

11.03.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 347 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
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As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy

09.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 10069 πŸ” 2433 πŸ’¬ 170 πŸ“Œ 111
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Why you can remember every word of a song from 25 years ago – but not why you walked into the room Forgetting why you walked into a room isn’t a sign of cognitive decline. It’s your brain doing exactly what it evolved to do.

Most reassuring thing I read over the weekend.

09.03.2026 07:27 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8

Tragic. Glasgow had lost so many incredible buildings.

08.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by ForbrukerrΓ₯det - Norwegian Consumer Council

WATCH: This is my favourite thing on the internet right now. Well done Norway! youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

05.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 379 πŸ” 165 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 31

Oh yes!

06.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember taking this train when it had an observation car on the end with a live commentary on the journey, was brilliant!

06.03.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Today you can go in two hours for Β£40 if you book ahead, feels like progress to me!

04.03.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jansen Ganesh is on fire in this column on the UK’s role in the Iran conflict

www.ft.com/content/eaee...

04.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 1080 πŸ” 292 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 16

😬 we’ll see…

04.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great trip up to Aberdeen today from Peterborough on @lner.co.uk - punctual plus I was very well fed and watered for an amazing Β£58 first class thanks to the rail sale.

04.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Absolutely. Reminded of this by this snippet in the Guardian today - as if Trump has any knowledge or interest in these β€˜details’!

04.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

28.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 5440 πŸ” 1170 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 46
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So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?

27.02.2026 10:54 πŸ‘ 700 πŸ” 421 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 41

I doubt very many people intending to vote Reform will know what these bits of legislation are and will assume it’s a good thing to get rid of them. It’s about the vibe rather than the detail sadly.

23.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s up with it?

19.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

UK: Prince Andrew arrested.

South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life.

Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence.

USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

19.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 15149 πŸ” 5669 πŸ’¬ 206 πŸ“Œ 272

I think it’s rather too early to tell if Labour are the answer, given they’ve only been in power just over 18 months after 14 years of the Tories.

15.02.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m curious as to what there is to despair about. I mean, things could be better but I also don’t get this β€˜everything is so terrible we may as well go for the nuclear option’ thing.

15.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just going to leave this here

12.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 2937 πŸ” 1198 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 32

Anyone who says the UK is a shithole needs to go on Google maps and drop a street view pin somewhere random in the world. You don't know how good we've got it.

12.02.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 142 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes it needs to debunk him in the headline

11.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For ten years now we've been letting the Immigration Derangement Syndrome of a minority drag our country down. Immigration is down from the Boris Johnson government they approved of. Bloody mentalists.

10.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

Seems entirely serious to me!

11.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What’s scary is that the 80’s was a golden time for language tuition compared to now.

10.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
05.02.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 2085 πŸ” 342 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 10
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A correction for the ages (from The Guardian's review of 'Melania'):

03.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 1568 πŸ” 345 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 23

It’s nuts that lines like the Far North Line in the UK have a equivalent service of lines between major French cities.

30.01.2026 23:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A bit random but…Ghent?

28.01.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0