A man walks into his life.
The barman says “I don’t know what you’re doing here…”
The man says “neither do I!”
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A man walks into his life.
The barman says “I don’t know what you’re doing here…”
The man says “neither do I!”
If someone living in the middle of a remote forest posts a message on Bluesky and no one sees it, does it exist?
And does it even matter? 🤔
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
When good people do bad things, they feel remorse.
When bad people do bad things, they feel… nothing.
#𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘊𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩
#𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐈: 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
With the passing of each nanosecond, AI is processing the totality of human knowledge. The speed of change is beyond human conception and is best glimpsed in analogies. One such analogy has stayed with me... tinyurl.com/yrsasrsa
𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢… "𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞."
Last week a microphone picked up a private conversation between Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. They were discussing the (𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 to them) possibility of living to the age of 150... tinyurl.com/yuf29xk6
My point is the optics don’t look good to the electorate as instead of making the decision himself, it was made for him despite the writing being clearly on the wall (ie I didn’t have any inside knowledge that wasn’t in the public domain & I’m not a clairvoyant either). I’m sure we’ll never agree
His critics will argue that given the (compelling) evidence against her he should have acted immediately - if only to suspend her - rather than having the decision taken out of his hands… which to many voters adds power to the developing narrative of ‘weak leadership’ & not being up to the job 🤢
She’s gone… the damage is done…
PS I’m a speechwriter - this is my LinkedIn stock-in-trade
PPS I’m also prepared to end up with egg on my face if Rayner survives & Labour win a 2nd term… so watch this space 🫣
My concern is the future of Labour & rise of Reform. All the information I’ve seen suggests very strongly Rayner will have to go. Even if she limped on for a while she’d be toothless in the House. In this instance leadership demands decisive action to limit the inevitable damage from the fallout
If you read my piece carefully, you’ll appreciate that no ‘piling on’ is involved 👍
The longer Starmer resists pulling down the curtain on Rayner’s stint as deputy leader, the greater the cumulative damage to himself and his party's prospects of recovery and survival. And with Reform waiting in the wings, this is a matter of urgency for all of us tinyurl.com/58v4ewyb
This is really excellent on our understandings of - and the reality of - intergenerational inequality.
Just published my first post on Substack, ‘Should you tell jokes in a speech?’ I’m an experienced speechwriter and if you’d like my advice on this hot topic, please read my post, & share it if you find it useful open.substack.com/pub/martinsh...
Christina McAnea vows to keep Labour honest
UNISON general secretary tells conference: ‘I’m not here to tell them they’re doing a good job – I’m here to tell them to do their job better’
www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/06...
How NOT to market your services on social media tinyurl.com/4j5danzu
I want to tell you about a leadership programme that’s been life-changing for me and for all those who've been lucky enough to be part of it over the years… tinyurl.com/2s3d93hm
A lie is often easier to swallow than the truth tinyurl.com/55c92nb5
𝐈𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐆𝐏𝐓? tinyurl.com/ynkbx33x
Jo Briggs’ memoir, The Scientist Who Wasn’t There, is out TODAY! 🎉
Waterstones are hosting two launch events:
Tonight (5 June) Waterstones Gower Street: bit.ly/5-june-event
11 June, Hatchards Piccadilly: bit.ly/11-june-event
Our Memoir Award opens 15 June ➡️ bridportprize.org.uk
📷 Alice Mole
How to bake a great speech - a speechwriter reveals all! tinyurl.com/uvxr5nxy
