A national treasure. For some reason, I had the gumption to interview him in March 1997 as part of my undergrad dissertation research, and he was most generous.

I'll never understand why tax is such a dirty word here (UK wide). Good to see one party unapologetic about the benefits of tax rises.

Warmest congratulations!

The Snow Fairy: Japan's Cutest Bird Weighs Only 8 Grams 🐦❄️

The Snow Fairy: Japan's Cutest Bird Weighs Only 8 Grams 🐦❄️

Zalige plek 💓

Looking forward to speaking about what Scotland's history teaches us about labour, energy, land and struggles for a better world with @sarahljaffe.bsky.social and Neil McInroy in Leith tonight. Our panel is part of Scotland's Economic Festival which runs over Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Thanks for posting, am researching this at the moment. It seems Swiss employers meet the cost of apprentices as they've worked out they result in net gains for companies.

Andrew O’Hagan · Stay Classy: Mummy’s Favourite The late queen can be held responsible for much, but nobody could accuse her of seeming to enjoy her role. For the...

The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day.

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

I'll take the abyss.

A telling headline, in which the remarkable - exceptional, even - result by an underdog is minimalised with neutral language, while R*form triumphs by "pushing Labour into third".

This is such a brilliant result. Loved the film, I Swear, about Scottish Tourette's campaigner John Davidson. Aramayo is incredible in the role ✨️

I'll count this hilarious @bergerandwyse cartoon as a map 😉 🗺️ 🐦️

The People's Palace is an important working-class history museum which tells the story of how ordinary people banded together and challenged bosses, landlords and governments to make Glasgow and Scotland a better place to live and work. It's shocking it will now remain closed.

From Go Radio on X.

*Nodding, having given same to Mr F one recent year..*

Was just reading about that. A loss to public life.

I thoroughly enjoyed Drystone - thank you. It sits proudly on my 'memoirs' shelf with a range of others.

Okay, here's my review of all the reviews 😉
RSE-gaps-overlaps-and-challenges-report-online-2025.pdf share.google/ctaPUdvEHqy6...

Well done!

The best name I’ve ever come across for the triangular checkout divider at supermarkets is the colloquial Swiss word Kassentoblerone, or “cash register Toblerone.”

A little armored one / turtle rabbit in the wild

The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”

BBC Two - Angelou on Burns Writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland.

“On the dirt roads of Arkansas I first met Robert Burns…”

Currently on the BBC iPlayer: writer, poet, & activist Dr Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to the home of Robert Burns (originally broadcast in 1996 to mark the bicentenary of Burns’s death)
#BurnsNight #C18
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Oh my goodness, how is that even possible? 🤯

It's the nine beers.
But happy new year to you!

Gelukkig nieuw jaar!

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Maggie O’Farrell’s #HAMNET, shortlisted for the 2021 #WalterScottPrize, comes to screens next month. We begin our archive delve with O’Farrell telling the story behind the tragedy of the Shakespeares' son, starting with an insight into their marriage. See the full interview
https://loom.ly/oXYli3c

Ha! And very much the same to you & yours!

Not to be a grouch, but if you grew up in NL then Sinterklaas was your man and Christmas didn't feature at all. Hence the underwhelm.

Same. Ik verhuis dan naar elders in trein/restaurant/park.