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Hi Katie, Carlisle tends to get forgotten about, which is partly why it’s a great destination. It has history – castles, cathedrals, Henry VIII's Citadels – and modernity, lovely parks, etc. I live here, so I have intimate knowledge of its Historic Quarter; I'm a photographer as well as a writer.

You don't have a SEN child, do you?

Hi Harriet, would you be interested in a piece on the challenges of being a vegetarian restaurant critic attending non-vegetarian restaurants? There are plenty of stories to tell...

Are corpse roads those which no longer exist due to realignment, renaming or regeneration?

The question is, will Bluesky's current popularity endure, or will people get disillusioned by the relative lack of post engagement and sheepishly return to legacy social media?

The race to the bottom accelerates...

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While researching domain names, I've just noticed that the [singular] onlyfan UK domain is for sale. Surely there's a business opportunity there for someone with a little wit and imagination? "I'm your biggest fan. I'm your only fan". Could be a great platform for retired musicians or artists...

Saturday is our company year end. Between Google algorithm changes, generative AI, declining legacy media and the UK lurching from one self-inflicted economic crisis to the next, it's been a challenging year for G75 Media and our clients. How are other freelancers finding the market right now?

Die Hard. [Dons tin hat]

What a shame we'll have so many contemporary entries for future historical books. The world feels more dangerous now than it has done in my lifetime.

Minus six in South Lanarkshire last night. Only made it to the M74 by following a late night gritter down country lanes. No snow, but the frost was certainly deep and crisp and even.

No, your absolutely right.

The decision to cull the Fiesta (the UK's best selling car at the time) to free up production lines for EVs looks more idiotic with every fall in market share. EV production has been halted just weeks after starting due to a lack of demand. That wouldn't have happened if Cologne still built Fiestas.

...but how many are injured?

I'd suggest the Guardian can ill afford a strike right now, especially amid a rise in right-wing populism which increasingly places its editorial stance at odds with prevailing trends. I believe a lot of Guardian readers have already migrated to the Times, and more would follow if they strike.

Fascinating that people are now migrating to #Bluesky from X. The artist formerly known as #Twitter has been troubled for a long time - I quit in 2021, and even that felt too late. What do newbies think about Bluesky's interface and usability compared to what Withnail might call 'the other place'?

Restaurant closures in the UK are currently at a ten-year high. I cannot see how doing away with parking has helped any retail or restaurant businesses. I constantly hear the exact opposite from retailers in particular, desperate for casual footfall and denied it by road closures and cycle lanes.

That's good, because I live in Carlisle (the English city, not the one in Pennsylvania) and it feels like I'm the only British person on Bluesky. At least if I'm now in Ohio I'll have some people to talk to - mainly about where Ohio is, and what (if anything) there is to do there.

@financialtimes.com Congratulations on the quartet of Press Gazette awards you won last night. Always reassuring to see legacy publishers still leading the field...

The Chinese property market has almost become a Ponzi scheme in recent years, and the last thing it needs is more state-sponsored stimuli. Evergrande et al need a period of managed decline and financial rebalancing, not more artificial inflating by a country with other economic crises to attend to.

The most frustrating thing about the RAAC scandal is that its inherent long-term frailty (and limited lifespan) was well-known decades ago. Successive governments, devolved administrations and local councils could have dealt with it at any time, but chose to invest elsewhere (or not invest at all).

Ah, a voice in the void! Hi from a metal fan of 33 years' standing (ever since getting No Prayer For the Dying on cassette as a Christmas present in 1990). Is Bluesky worth bothering with?

What's up? asks a platform I've never used, where I have 0 followers and follow 0 people. It's like being on Twitter a month after it first launched. I can't find anyone I know, and there are no hashtags to track down metal fans, petrolheads or fellow Cumbrians. Say hi if you ever see this post...