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Only live a couple of miles from Headingley and spent some of that Sunrisers innings half expecting to see a cricket ball drop into the garden

At least once you've paid this kind of extortionate amount in a station cafe, you can get on a train with reliable wifi, that's on time, and for which the ticket wasn't expensi-

Here's one: make Iran listen to endless US food discourse

Interesting piece on the results of the first three months of age-related social media policies in Australia

More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report findsThe report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.theconversation.com

very cool, very normal

As somebody always several years behind the cultural moment, can now agree with all the takes that the Chernobyl miniseries is astonishingly good. (At this rate will have some thoughts on Nolan’s Odyssey/Emily Wilson’s review of Nolan’s Odyssey in roughly 2030)

Happy Yorkshire Day!

A reminder that one of the biggest daily political evening newsletters has a regular section entitled ‘where to find booze in Westminster tonight’

‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in WestminsterAlcohol is embedded in profession where long hours, loneliness and lobbying are the norm, report findswww.theguardian.com

Really interesting and thoughtful piece (also featuring memes and an enjoyable W1A reference)

Joe Root looking at the captain's armband again

The more I watch Hey Duggee the more I feel quite uncomfortably seen by the character of Betty

FIFA after the 2026 World Cup: you know what the problem is? We’re just too popular. We’re just over-admired for our high ethical standards and for the decisions we make that are so clearly motivated by love and respect for the game. We must address this.

Maybe the real odyssey is the discourse we had along the way

If I were a person in the past writing a document that may be looked at by historians one day I would simply have legible handwriting

Walked into a large multi-floor shop today that had a big digital sign up with a QR code you had to download to view a plan of the store. Instead of just putting the plan of the store on the sign.

Just seen a comment about N10N saying “enjoy your Greggs steak bake” because, truly, that is the only food we have anywhere in the North of England

Wedding anniversary planning when you have a toddler: realising you should probably buy each other cards so taking it turns to look after toddler/go into card shop and then complaining about the card selection

Partnered with the brilliant @rebeccamckee.bsky.social to look at Andy Burnham's stated approach to working with his backbenchers. While it's encouraging that the new PM is thinking seriously about this relationship, he could go further to truly embed different ways of working

Fixing relations with MPs will require more than warm words from Andy Burnham | Institute for GovernmentAndy Burnham should be prepared to redistribute power in Parliament.www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

Increasingly of the opinion that our new prime minister may, in fact, be James Anderson but with added glasses.

Completely agree. This takes real courage.