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Connaire Demain

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30something exMancunian. Spend my day making short term plans. Views are definitely my own.

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Oh to be a fly in the Chief Whips office this afternoon

08.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A dark, wet January night in rural Wiltshire.
Baron Mandelson of Foy & Hartlepool trudges despondently along the country lane towards home.
Suddenly, he senses he isn’t alone. A dark presence among the trees.
β€œPeter,” says a voice he’s not heard for many years, β€œThank you for all that you do.”

03.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

David Olusoga could have at least told us the story of the house...

06.11.2025 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A Data Love Letter to the Subway’ A data-driven animation for Fulton Center commissioned by MTA Arts & Design for its 40th anniversary.

This is gorgeous -- www.pentagram.com/work/a-data-...

08.10.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Whoever at the BBC gives Jeremy Vine a radio slot, needs firing...

20.01.2025 12:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’ll be a lot of attention about Carter’s much-heralded post-presidency in the days ahead.

Remember too that his *presidency* was better than he gets credit for. History will treat him very kindly.

29.12.2024 21:44 πŸ‘ 299 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 9

When did the Victoria Line get 5G?!

13.12.2024 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really?!

28.11.2024 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You say that. But does the country need anyone but Yorkshire Tea?

28.11.2024 21:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Will always remember getting lost with him in a Battle Minibus and it being a barrel of laughs. Genuine titan.

21.11.2024 10:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'London-style' buses to be delivered nationwide with Β£1bn boost The Department for Transport (DfT) said funding would be allocated based on levels of deprivation and population.

Why is it always London Style buses and not say, Brighton style buses... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....

17.11.2024 10:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is one of those threads, where something dry is actually really interesting.

16.11.2024 17:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you get a pound if you say "it's like old twitter? Anyway, I'll add another one to the pile...

12.11.2024 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a joke somewhere about After Eights...

12.11.2024 18:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0