What a glorious truth to read spelled out, so unexpectedly and necessarily and shockingly, because of where we find ourselves
Porridge and Going Straight were a string of masterpieces. I’m just building up to revisiting the whole cycle. Vivid characters and a perfect script. It’s funny and sad like all great comedy.
Leaders are told their clothing costs will be taken care of. When they go to the dressing up box , nothing has a price tag. The Greensill lobbying was the real scandal. Starmer is pristine in comparison to Cameron.
Can we see the next picture where she’s fallen off the chair?
If Jenrick and Farage represent our identity and culture, our culture is moribund. They represent pudgy, white conventional mediocrity.
The resonant podium really increases the cello’s projection. It would be interesting to hear what it does to more subtle nuanced playing. It must increase the dynamic range and colour palette in large auditoriums .
I find the reworking of the motif from Beethoven’s D minor sonata ingenious. I don’t know why the music attracted complaints. It’s an enjoyable series. David Mitchell is excellent and the music adds to my enjoyment.
Reasonable people have been co-opted into the idea that a declared legal donation is just like "a bit of cake" or "gold wallpaper". Declared, same as undeclared. Legal, same as illegal. This isn't just a smear of Labour. It's a whitewash of the Tories and a lot of good folks just picked up a brush.
On Twitter I was provoked and drawn into an unhealthy, compulsive, time wasting engagement. Musk is turning it into a dangerous narcotic. Bluesky feels like a more positive space. I am slowly recuperating here.
