Crossword Setters!
I’m writing a blog post on the ways in which setters choose their pseudonym(s)
I know some from my own circle, and have found some lovely stories in the public domain* but am also looking for any that I’ve missed so far
DM me with the story behind your name(s) please!
Thanks!
Our new article on Trump’s mental health and whether doctors should comment on it.
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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… but not the mortgage interest rates!
The underlying structural problems of UK politics that the country doesn't have the resources to do everything expected of it and a Westminster class in denial about this doesn't go away in the event of a new PM.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has recommended a tablet to treat some forms of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which can be taken at home, for use on the NHS in England
#ukpharmacy #CLL #leukaemia
THREAD: The IEA global energy review 2026
* CO2 record high, but growth nearly ground to halt
* Clean energy shaved 3bn tonnes off CO2
* Fossil-fuel power pushed into reverse
* Age of Electricity "confirmed"
* "Extraordinary" solar growth
* Batteries up 40%
* EVs up 20%
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Apparently Raw milk sales not only increasing in the States but also the UK as the Guardian reports. This is unpasteurised milk with the ‘goodness’ of Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, Yersinia, & tuberculosis bacteria left in. Yet the Guardian didn’t say this…
Something I write about in the book is survivorship bias: how we only see the winners or most successful (those that survive some filtering process).
On a completely unrelated note, I’ve decided to share my Wordle results today!
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Kent calls itself the largest local authority in England; Birmingham the largest local authority in Europe. Yet Birmingham is in England, and England is in Europe. What is going on?
jonn.substack.com/p/whats-the-...
A huge day: my first one star review.
I sat through the BBC’s film about what would have been the Queen’s 100th birthday so you don’t have to. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Separating yourself from US tech is far from easy…..
It’s amazing that out of the 6 photos Iain Macmillan took that Friday in 1969 on Abbey Road in St. John’s Wood - London, only frame 5 was any good, going on to become not just one of the most iconic album covers of all time but one of the most iconic photos of all time, period.
Three for me. Wordle often takes just a few seconds, for a bigger challenge try @referdle
Can be very frustrating though.
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This happens all the time on my Gmail account. How do large companies - looking at you EE - send stuff (including name and address of their customer) to an unrelated third party.
When 3rd party asks to have their email removed EE say they can’t and cite GDPR!
Literally as I was reading this, Kemi Badenoch was on TV saying either A or B *must* be true.
This is a plausible option C.
I'd suggest there's something wrong with a vetting process whereby even if you fail, the people appointing you to a role can't be told.
Do EU phone companies include UK in their “roaming” plans?
Can anyone learn to draw?
Join Getty producer Jessie as she explores techniques for learning how to draw, and learns *why* drawing is good for you.
Watch the full video: youtu.be/aG48Zxh_J80
www.england.nhs.uk/contact-us/p... "Personal data will be shared with the National Crime Agency where this data is needed for law enforcement purposes and is for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties."
Obviously the cats… they’re just showing you what the cats did!
Donald Trump is the only person in the world who doesn't realise that the expression "Is the Pope Catholic?" is a joke
One of the greatest British TV Dramas ever made.
OUR FRIENDS IN THE NORTH (1996)
It's amazing the things you learn in an art gallery!
@museumsworcs.bsky.social
The purpose of veterinary acupuncture is to make the animal's owner feel better, in return for a fee.
To be fair to ReformUK, they aren’t the only party to concentrate on national issues and largely (or completely) ignore local issues that their councillors might have some influence over.
