I use the term 'Foucauldian model collapse' today and I fully stand by my position in a Rousseauistic sort of way obvs.

Today on London Centric: *The hush-hush battle over will replace Sadiq Khan *The London Standard's editor is moonlighting for a different luxury magazine *Sadiq Khan meets Sadik-Khan www.londoncentric.media/p/the-battle...

The battle to replace Sadiq Khan

Plus: London Standard editor pursues luxury side hustle; no plans to replace Amy Lamé as night czar; scroll down to learn how to always get a seat on a train out of Euston.

It’s going to end in some sort of Foucauldian model collapse over there isn’t it?

I’ve felt that was about The Standard for nearly 20 years. Even the London centric stuff always felt alien. Here’s 6 pages about some old money offspring at a nightclub I would never even be able to look at without security waving me away. Never understood who the market was for.

Oh an it seems the negotiations started under….the Tories.

Tories saying China will set up a base in the Chagos Islands. Which would seem a fairly bold move given there is a fuck off massive US-UK military base on one of the islands which the UK retains sovereignty for the next 99 years.

A) um, that’s quite the mistake…. B) he probably didn’t read it any way C) if only plucky little BBC had more than one journalist https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/03/bbc-cancels-boris-johnson-interview-laura-kuenssberg-briefing-notes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Rich to reduce the amount he watches Prime Video

FTfinancialtimes.comOct 2, 2024 4:45pm

Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video https://www.ft.com/content/f8112991-820c-4e09-bcf4-23b5e0f190a5

Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video

Ecommerce group attempting to win over more brands as it steps up push into ad-funded streaming services in 2025

So much. He looks like won of those ‘this person isn’t real’ websites that was around a few years ago. Uncanny valley vibes.

The UK's last coal-fired power plant will be turned off today. There are already plans to redevelop the site into a site for low carbon generation and manufacturing. Look forward to seeing how this, and the relationship with the surrounding community, develops.

Redeveloping the site of Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power station

Arup, working with Uniper, supported Rushcliffe Borough Council to establish a Local Development Order (LDO) to make the most out of the potential development opportunities on the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Po...