Phil Slarks

It was a thing when I was a kid 30 years ago, but much rarer than now. I don’t think anyone in my class of 42 kids (the 90s!) did it, whereas most of my kids’ classes are.

I’m really sorry. That’s truly dreadful.

Where is this please?

Does anyone else hate watching their football team? Constant gut-wrenching terror. Or maybe that’s just cos i support #boro

To everyone in Britain's Jewish Community: you are not alone. We will not let hate or those who spread it win. We stand with you.

On Yom Kippur many Jewish people in Britain have their phones off to mark the holy day.

As it ends at 723pm, some will hear the tragic Manchester news for the first time.

At that time, please join many of us to send a message of solidarity to British Jews.Thanks Together coalition for proposing.

That and the really poor quality of the forward passes by the boro midfield

Hansen instantly looking like a live wire. Badly needed momentum #boro

Oh Aidan you’re too much 😍

Top sociological fact: the biggest predictor of a couple having three kids is if the first two are the same gender

Just tried this - ranks people you don't follow but are followed by people you do bsky-follow-finder.theo.io

You can check the sources on eg Our World in Data if you’re unsure but ‘the super rich’ are sufficiently few in number I doubt they move the aggregate stats much. Housing wealth will be included. At some point though you have to accept the evidence you’re looking at

The graph they show in the thread shows that UK wealth inequality is average by international standards.

I agree that the nastiness is what makes it work. I think David Walliams has tried a similar trick recently (with commercial success, as far as I can tell). They’re definitely nasty, but in general I’m not at all a fan.

They’re obviously dated in places (and some of them do have big chunks that don’t work - eg James and the Giant Peach drags horribly towards the end). But I honestly think he’s second to none in how he writes for children. The language is just so alive for them in a way v few others manage.

‘If it could be done someone else would already have done it’ is both a bad attitude to have in government and very often true

Interesting (and gloomy!) thanks. Is this all downstream of 20 years of rubbish economic growth?

Agree. A world in which the average person experiences the loss of (possibly multiple) children is so much worse than today it’s hard to imagine

Was very quiet at the start of last season but traffic gradually picked up and is ok now

It’s very much not a plot driven thing. The vibe of it is completely unique and bewitching. But no pressure if you don’t think you’d fancy it! Life is short.

There’s so much I don’t understand. Not the most important bit but…Neil Hamilton?!

‘Cringe’, like ‘problematic’, is increasingly commonly used to denote ‘I think you should be embarrassed about your preference/opinion and want to slap you down accordingly, but am wholly unwilling to explain, let alone defend, my dismissiveness.’

This is beautiful Jonn. Sending you best wishes.

Interesting thanks. How sure are you that the engagement on the other place is from real people as opposed to bots?

two people carrying signs HELP ME KEEP MY HUSBAND HERE HE IS A REFUGEE FACING DEATH IN GERMANY HE'S TOO YOUNG TO DIE I'M TOO YOUNG TO BE A WIDOW please SIGN PETITIONS SHOOT ME I AM A REFUGEE I DONT WANT TO BE TORTURED TO DEATH BY HITLER I'LL BE DEPORTED to GERMANY! UNLESS YOU STOP IT NOW please SIGN PETITIONS

European Jews on Ellis Island protest against their deportation to Germany, 1936

It’s years since I read it but I think that’s the thesis of the Adam Tooze book about WW2. That the allied superiority in industrial production (even aside from American manpower) was inevitably decisive. (There are lots of tables of stats)

I’m trying to remember the superman theme and I keep ending up in the Star Wars theme

No you wouldn’t cos you’ve got agonising toothache and the mortality of your kids is like 1 in 3

Sounds sensible, thanks

Thanks!