Jo Kershaw

Praying types, do keep praying for the CNC, and for those shortlisted (and their families…)

My condolences

I’m pleased to hear that but it certainly isn’t universal.

Rush brought it on himself, but that poor teenage boy, in particular, did not.

It was fairly obvious from reporting soon afterwards that the company culture, and Rush in particular, were likely to be culpable, but this is still worse than I expected (I hadn’t seen the story about him over ruling the mission director on a previous trip). Awful story.

JK Rowling tweeting got a boycott of M&S, stretching facts to the breaking point, and making the world a worse place for absolutely everyone.

The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.

I think it really should be emphasised that what happened here is a tall woman approached a 14 year old to ask if she needed help, and the mother, not the girl, freaked out and is now calling for a ban on trans people being allowed to work with kids.

Aaaaaaargh

It’s awful and I hate it. Though T20 is a less stupid format than the Hundred

At this stage very little would surprise me

Allotments are good for many things, but they’re the opposite of communal. People’s private little kingdoms.

I mean, there was a lot of apocryphal/ stuff based on visions in the first one as it was, despite there being substantially more material

Also, anyone else really coming to hate that airbrushed look even “good” AI has?

Ugh (Taylor Swift has deep pockets and good lawyers, and I hope she sues. Would be a public service).

Yeah, agreed.

They were so excited and discussing where they should visit next, it was really cheering!

Manchester is great, you should! Though I know it’s a bit of a nuisance from where you are…

Anyway, one answer to the male loneliness crisis might be to just talk to people about the stuff that interests you, not just the things you think you ought to be interested in…

I don’t know if the man and woman across the aisle from us in the train were on an early date or had just recently made friends, but they had been out on an expedition to look at Manchester’s Roman remains and were discussing the city’s pre-industrial past, and it was very wholesome.

Introducing the first British cyber-MP🇬🇧🤖

When local business owner Tobias Vaughn approached me with this idea, I was very excited to work with him. The cyber-revolution is happening and we must embrace it to see how it can be useful, in all sectors.

You-be-long-to-us. You-shall-be-like-us.

What is it about Outwood and Morley?!? (I used to live in that constituency and the voters aren’t madder than anywhere else, but they seem to attract very odd MPs)

The Episcopal Diocese of New York 2m • #FreeKetty Ketty is a devoted parishioner of St. Bartholomew's White Plains. Below is a statement from rector Rev. Este Gardner on Ketty's unlawful detention and current status. "Last Thursday, July 31, my parishioner Ketty was detained immediately after her asylum hearing at Federal Plaza. She was following the rules. Showing up to continue her case. She is a 59 year old grandmother who was a baker in Peru when her business was extorted by thugs who threatened death when she couldn't come up with enough money. Against all odds she made it to this country and found our church family. She became a faithful and hardworking member of St. Bart's almost immediately, and we miss her so much. She is now in a detention center in Louisiana. They sleep on the floor. The conditions are terrible. There is constant pressure to sign self-deportation papers, which she is sorely tempted to do. The diocesan team has been very helpful, and Ketty does have legal representation. Please pray for her." #FreeKetty #episcopal #newyork #deportation #unlawfuldetention #nycundersiege #immigrant #chingalamigra #lamigra #migrante

Leadership from DioNY. Hope to see this kind of clarity continue, and that the work being done here will benefit others across the country

Times Editorial demands review of timing of Test Matches & the Hundred The above is the final paragraph of a Times Editorial on the Fifth Test at the Oval which ended with a 6 run victory for India on 4th August. The Times as one would expect of Murdoch media is gener…

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I sometimes do something similar but with lentils in place of chickpeas.

I mean, it used to be 6:30 to 7:15 when I was in halls, but that was a while ago.

if dog years are an actual thing, how come vets charge full price for really old dogs? My mutt is about fifteen, so in dog years he is well and truly a pensioner and be should be getting free prescriptions and what have-you. Not glasses obviously, I'm not stupid. Hector Barnfeather, Hull

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Gosh, we didn’t have to wait nearly as long when we did it (though I was still glad I wasn’t trying to do it on the day)

It’s a British classic (though I had it on a Canadian plane once and it survived the experience very well, definitely one of the better meals I’ve had at altitude)

That is to his credit, certainly (I also think it might be a US poll?)

I have to say, “The Angelus” never struck me as particularly erotic , but maybe it’s just me…