The Labour government are making cuts, not making policy. It’s a rerun of the Coalition’s “shrinking the state”. What didn’t work in 2010 won’t work now.
This will come as a shock to Oxbridge PPEs and members of the political class: neoliberalism is an ideology not a description of reality.
Here are some culinarily rules of thumb:
- Use more garlic than suggested
- Use a little more chilli
- Add less salt. You can always adjust
- Bayleaves sweeten cooked tomatoes better than sugar
- Bengali 5 spice (panch phoran) helps with brassicas
- Herbes de Provence fix all white bean dishes.
It is clear that criminal and far-right influencer Stephen Yaxley-Lennon either enjoys the protection of the British state or a rogue group of police and security services officers who presumably endorse his politics.
The eagle-eyed among you have reminded me that this is a photo of Trantor, not Poplar, on the way to the Seer Church, and several other exterior scenes - (Foundation, Season 1, Episode 1).
I was asked today why I don’t want to use WhatsApp.
“The chairman of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar stated that Facebook played a ‘determining role’ in the Rohingya genocide”.
Why would you use Meta’s products?
Okay: middle-aged, middle-brow warning.
Here are some stationery opinions. I wanted to start with fountain pens and pencils only, but some ball pens crept in. There are other great writing technologies. This is not that list.
- Good European fountain pen: Lamy 2000.
- Good Japanese fountain pen: Pilot Capless SE.
Generally, Japanese nibs are finer that European nibs.
- Good every day carry (EDC) fountain pen: Kaweco Lilliput. Consider a premium nib.
- Good EDC ball pen: Fisher Bullet Space Pen. The titanium nitride pen is the best.
If you are after mechanical pencils:
- Good European drafting pencil: rOtring 800.
- Good Japanese drafting pencil: OHTO Super ProMecha.
- Essential clutch pencil: Staedtler Mars Technico 780.
PS, don’t leave home without:
- BIC 4 colours multipen. I like the 4C 3 + 1 HB (3 colours and 1 pencil) - but you have choices.
For a moment there I thought I had run out of shichimi togarashi
I’m an impatient cook, particularly when I’m hungry. But you can never beat the mise en place.
Marks & Spencer, if you must put made in Britain Union Jack stickers on your aubergines, use ones that don’t leave unremovable glue residue behind