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Labour and politics Rants against political cults and fandom Cafes, London and quizzes Often stubborn I was was radioactive for a while “His stories were what frightened people worst of all. . . “
Hello
Just popped in to have a look 😀
If you are in need of a bit of Christmas cheer and want to know what my Christmas wish is read on…
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“Fourteen years is a long time in politics.
Long enough for a child born the day David Cameron walked into Downing Street to be revising for GCSEs while scrolling TikTok and wondering why everything still feels broken”
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I put down some words
“It’s mid-December 2025. The lights are up on Regent Street, the John Lewis ad has already made half the country cry into its early mince pies, and somewhere in the background a brass band is murdering “Fairytale of New York”
Almost Christmas!
Halowe’en leftovers
Few issues ignite British outrage like identity cards. The latest proposals, floated in 2025 as a tool for immigration control and public service access, have sparked predictable cries of “tyranny” and “surveillance state.”
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I did another Substack thing …
“Orwell’s 1984 is without doubt a masterpiece, a warning about totalitarianism, surveillance, and the manipulation of truth
In modern Britain, it has been co-opted as a rhetorical bludgeon, wielded by those who see dystopia in every policy they dislike
I wrote a thing…
“many simply don’t believe in the future or at worst believe that the future will be worse than today - that loss of hope drives the retreat into nostalgia - no matter how false or partial the memories are”
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Thank you
Dinner at Kennington Lane Cafe
An old favourite: corned beef with Branston pickle, baked beans and mash
Love that song 😀
Cheers Matt
Listen up - I did a thing that everyone should read
open.substack.com/pub/newspeng...
Random pic from my wandering today
A lot thank you - currently sitting waiting for my three year review which hopefully = no more scans etc for a year 😀😀😀
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Hello there - hope all is well
Reform gain Surrey County Council seat from tories
Everything about the #cafe works for me
A bit of a trek down the Walthamstow High Street at the end of the Victoria Line but well worth it
Out to E17 today to visit one of my Top Five #London #Cafes to satisfy my craving for beef stew and suet dumplings - served with bread & butter
I had to have a pudding and decided to have a banana split (‘cos I can)
The bucket hats were free and reversible
As were sausage rolls and gravy
Of course I did 😀
And a lot of fun
The gravy was on tap
Today was a bit different
Greggs Sausage Roll and KFC Gravy
A classic combo and it was free
Harsh by Dan Hodges www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic...
Hi Pam - hope you are well and enjoying life
Of course I had pudding - I’m a growing lad
Prices still as they always were - great value
Braised Steak special today
Yeah baby … it’s back!
The Regency Cafe!
Westminster Council and the new owners deserve a lot of credit here
The council for honouring their promise to keep a #Cafe here
And the new owners for sticking with proper cafe food and prices
Good to see it busy on the first full day after reopening
Margot Fonteyn bronze statuein Reigate today
Statue by Nathan David FRBS
Unveiled: 1980 by Dame Margot
Simply stunning
I said it was bubble and then we had a short chat about where they could find the nearest decent chippy that served mushy peas
