This is an odd headline from the Guardian this morning:
Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation
“Extreme left motivation” I could swallow, but “leftwing”?
Why have British elites failed? Why despite the evidence of failure do they continue to fail? What are the institutional and educational determinants? Can they be fixed in a reasonable (years not decades) timeframe? Who are the beneficiaries of failure given the negligible impetus for change?
The political class dare not say, “our policies are impoverishing people”. So, instead, we have “cost of living crisis”.
Crucial Track for 24 May 2026
"Total Eclipse" by Klaus Nomi
It's a Total Eclipse. I miss Klaus Nomi.
A puddle collects just where you step off the crossing. Pedestrian-hostile London at its finest.
A GB Rail Freight train passes through Hackney without a single container loaded
The deal is that I shouldn’t do recommendations. They drum this into you, and make you feel bad for killing off the dinosaurs.
Crucial Track for 15 May 2026
"Everybody Loves a Loser" by Morcheeba
20-odd years ago, everybody loved a loser. I won't be lonely long.
Amazing! The way to tell the difference between antisemitism and “legitimate concerns” is the colour brown. Welcome, friends, to bonkers Britain.
Itunes is suggesting that I “explore Belgian rock”.