Pet peeves: increased use of ‘massive’, ‘huge’, and generally using ‘individuals’ instead of ‘people’ when not actually meaning to make a distinction between singular individuals and a group of people. And so much (U.K.) public sector euphemistic/catch-all (dehumanising) language…

100% this!

If you’re writing about something complicated, use the simplest words possible. You want your audience to spend their precious attention on understanding the concept, not parsing complex sentences. (13/14)

Well, #Joan is good so far, no? And 80s aesthetic is spot on.

Utterly tragic. The impact of the scandal continues to take lives. www.thetimes.com/uk/society/a...

‘It consumed her’: the dream flat that cost Amanda her life

Engulfed in the cladding scandal, Amanda Walker told the Lords she was in a financial and emotional black hole. Months later she was dead

Even more touching, layered and moving than I anticipated youtu.be/PRZ1ELeGepo?...#willandharper

Will & Harper | Official Trailer | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Investigation: The families living in Britain's ‘slums of the future’

When Sydney and her 23-month-old son turned to the council for temporary accommodation, they were housed in an old office converted into a studio flat. A Sunday

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says

🔴 Corruption in British politics with FT's Simon Kuper A special Democracy for Sale newsletter today, talking to Simon about ‘Good Chaps’, collapsing standards and how to clean up political and corporate life Well worth a read (and a subscription!) democracyforsale.substack.com/p/corruption...

Corruption in British politics with Simon Kuper

We're talking to the award-winning writer about ‘Good Chaps’, collapsing standards and how to clean up British political and corporate life

Zoo admits that its pandas are, in fact, ‘painted dogs’ after a backlash from visitors.

Zoo admits that their pandas are actually ‘painted dogs’

‘That’s the Temu version of a panda,’ viewer says