“We continue to think of towns as daytime places where people come together to do business … that just isn’t the case anymore. And maybe that’s why you should start to think of a town centre as a night-time place” Source: Jeremy Clarson in the UK Sunday Times 8th Feb 2026
I mean technically we're an archipelago of strangers, but whatever
Am pleased to announce that this October I’ll be commencing a PhD: Practises Make Places: Artists’ Responses to ‘Prehistoric’ Monuments.
Co-supervised by Dr Seren Griffiths @manmetuni.bsky.social & Dr Jen Wexler @englishheritage.bsky.social & funded by NWCDTP.
Can’t wait to get cracking 🙂
For thinking ahead I think this is worth consideration
One does not simply walk into Mordor
This is a fascinating story. Marsham and 6 generations of his family kept a detailed log of specific signs of the onset of spring...for 222 years! Starting in pre-industrial Britain is it the longest science experiment of its kind ever undertaken. Really worth a read ⤵️
#gardeningfeed
True to its long history of exploitation and obfuscation, Meta makes it as hard as possible to delete your Facebook account. It keeps changing the procedure. In some cases it directs you to the wrong tabs. But this video by Gauging Gadgets provides a simple guide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZIJ...
Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.
Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together
Relatives Gather From Across The Country To Stare Into Screens Together
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Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved.
We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.
Yep
I'd assumed that the get back to the office stuff in the media was generated by lobbies for the office owners and retail businesses who plainly are in places whose value has diminished as the footfall has. I may be missing something, but isn't this the genius of the market in full play?
Evening Alan - If measuring the £ rewards then don't you think we ought to compare the total packages they are on - so go a little beyond the salary they are paid and include stuff like free accommodation, expenses remunerated, and pension accrued to name but three obvious non salary benefits.
Why not reply no to each insane marketing email?
OBR total UK projected revenue & spending to 2072/73 shows public spending projected to rise from 45 to over 60 per cent of GDP, while revenues remain at around 40 per cent of GDP revenue
Published today, an OBR report says an ageing population, climate change, rising geopolitical tensions and other pressures will eventually put the UK public finances on an unsustainable path. “The first step to solving a problem is admitting there is one.”
When somebody posts something I disagree with, but which is obviously designed to get a reaction, I avoid giving the post that oxygen. I see no point in helping somebody start a fire I don't want. I see every point in knowing who the firestarters are. Comments?
The best measure of the health of a political system is who gets persecuted - quote from George Monbiot in UK Guardian newspaper 3/2/24
