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”.
One of the amusing things about English politics (for small values of “amusing”) is the number of people who have literally done nothing all their lives gabbling on about “delivery”. I mean, I get the political class shafted the sub-postmasters, but must they continue to gaslight them?
Crucial Track for 16 May 2026
"Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak
Who remembers Wicked Game by Chris Isaak? It has this misogynistic edge that makes me feel uncomfortable to this day.
Have I mentioned FiiO EH11 Bluetooth headphones? They’re a mere £33 at Advanced MP3 Players. They sound fine, have a nice retro-kitsch vibe, are super-light, and are great for listening at home.
My parents never shoved Quakerism down my throat, and, in any case, if I’m not quite an atheist, I’m a Quaker non-theist these days. But, if I ever pause to think (tbh, I rarely do), I internalised a lot, and it’s not as if I ever read the whole way through Quaker faith and practice.
Bridget Phillipson says Labour “needs to tell its story better”. Bridget Phillipson is complacent, out of touch and wrong. Clueless complacent class cabinet members like Bridget Phillipson have destroyed the Labour Party.
I am stunned at how tone-deaf Starmer and the people around him are.