Newsletters are beginning to over-whelm my in-box. Time to try out Feedbin’s ability to aggregate them in my RSS reader, I think.
This is a really interesting view from inside the BBC: GE19 - from the presenter’s chair.
I found my parents’ old tree angel, so she’s back in service after a decade off.
This is a useful read: What does the future hold for progressive politics after the Conservative victory?
Andrew Sullivan’s profile of the newly-elected PM from last week is worth revisiting in light of today’s news: The Blundering Brilliance of Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Great analysis from the FT data team: last night, Labour lost the working class.
Three questions about the UK’s journalism and social media landscape after the General Election result.
I think this is an interesting read. To hold the seats they took this election, the Tories will have to operate in a very different way: Boris Johnson’s spectacular win heralds a new form of Toryism
God, there are times when I hate being right.
This really is one of them.
Everyone blames algorithms for creating filter bubbles - but people are way more effective at creating them for themselves.
Tonight I will be staying up for the exit poll and no longer. I want to face whatever tomorrow brings with a full night’s sleep behind me.
Hard to disagree with this. If only he’d been on the ballot…
Toxic
It says something about the toxic state of British politics that I recorded a podcast about my voting thoughts and decided not to publish it.
Why?
My criticism of the Tories for lying and deception is irrelevant, because they genuinely don’t seem to care. That’s so deeply shocking that I don’t even know where to begin.
And my unease with Labour’s leadership will immediately lead to me being attacked by their Twitter outriders, who will accept no besmirching of his hallowed name.
How do we take our politics back from these people?
I have a nasty feeling that in 20 years’ time, our children will be asking why we wasted so much time, energy and passion on something like Brexit when our planet was in crisis.
They will judge us, and they will be right to do so.
Here’s an inspiring fella: The beach clean-up crusader
A round-up of some of the big misinformation stories surrounding the general election.
Lovely morning down by the Adur.
Worrying side-effect of the internet ban there: people’s social media accounts are dropping to inactive status, with consequences for connections: As Kashmiri WhatsApp Accounts Go Inactive, a Reminder that Internet Ban Now in 5th Month
Winter beach.
Paint the whole world with a 🌈
Beach walk.
My November in one second everyday.
Making the most of a blustery day on the beach.
My daughter won the school limerick competition.
I’m trying not to literally explode with pride - but it’s touch-and-go.
Revolution Games, David Vaughan-Jackson: Beyond a Steel Sky – Release Update
Always disappointing when a game I’m looking forward to is delayed - but I’m happy to wait, given how good their games are.