David Wilkins

Heaven helps us

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London is over

Missing: Haribo, Bonn.

Interesting idea but can they scale it?

I've never really understood why some people consider food in #Germany to be boring.

Seems like a good variety to me...I can't pronounce half of it, but still.

I asked ChatGPT to generate images of typical supporters of different UK political parties. I will be repeating this exercise, using the same prompt, at regular intervals / when I remember, to see how things change - if at all.

I guess this is 1/?

(Turns out only some of them can correctly spell)

A *fascinating* paragraph in Kemi Badenoch's piece for ConHome this morning. The event that fell between the Tories getting 9% in May 2019 and winning the election of 2019 was, of course, firing their leader....

Durham County Council 'aware' of Reform resignation rumours - BBC News There have been claims a number of newly elected Reform UK councillors will not be able to continue.

Council 'aware' of Reform resignation rumours

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Got round to reading Farage two page “manifesto” in yesterday’s Mail. Populist slogans/unfunded promises strung together in a piece designed to portray 🇬🇧 as third world. But how about this for nerve from Mr Brexit? “The casual lies and careless attitudes of our political class have let people down”.

The Battle of the River Plate

I'm surprised you're hesitating even for a nano-second. You've got to do it!

Politics is broken in the UK. The only responses to the Indian trade deal appear to be outrage from the right about a national insurance provision which is in almost every trade deal we've ever struck, and outrage from the left that this deal doesn't make up for Brexit, as if someone said it would.

There was an article in the Guardian recently in which an AI refuser said "why should I bother reading something that nobody bothered to write?" (I'm paraphrasing - AI could have done it better). That resonated with me.

A Reform UK Councillor Has Been Suspended By The Party 3 Days After Being Elected Donna Edmunds had threatened to defect at some point in the future.

A Reform UK Councillor Has Been Suspended By The Party 3 Days After Being Elected

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/a-refo...

weapons-grade morons

A force not to be reckoned with? Indeed.

Love the way they went full quartic on the instrument surrounds as well as the steering wheel.

Factoid: Some of the unique touches of the Innocenti Regent, their short-lived Allegro version (including its Bianco Avorio colour scheme) & don’t forget the 1,275 cc was a dual-SU affair too.
(📸:IG a/c jagalfa)

A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of Social Media Facing the looming threat of A.I. as a competitor, some publishers are considering an alternative to the internet’s all-powerful algorithms.

@mike.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy has always been a true innovator in tech and is a great guy to boot. This @nytimes.com story is a good read about his latest innovation, a decentralized browser called Surf.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/t...

Can Tesla Survive Elon Musk? The EV pioneer now faces headwinds on many fronts. None are more significant than the actions of its CEO.

Tesla has survived many crises over 2 decades. Analysts have learned not to bet against it. But can it survive the actions of its own CEO? His political activities are only part of it; decisions he made over 5 years have put the #EV pioneer in perilous waters. I asked experts if #Tesla can recover.

At this rate MAGA will only be able to afford to rent the libs.

a friend sent me this one

Max Reisböck - the father of the BMW 3 Series Touring | Autocar The E30 3 Series wasn’t roomy enough for BMW employee Max Reisböck, so he made his own estate version, inadvertently creating a hit for the firm

You probably know the story already but just in case not...

www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/bus...

I'm no good with patterns. Can someone help me out here?

the head of
"The Department of Government Efficiency'

has some thoughts

Coronation Street - written by Tony Perrin (30th March 1981). Two black bin bags. One contains Hilda's washing, the other rubbish. I wonder what will happen next?

Things Are Bad At Tesla. They’re About To Get Much Worse. The EV company’s sales are tanking in all major markets as its Chinese rivals are surging. But Tesla’s problems are just beginning.

NEW: Elon Musk’s unpopular DOGE duties have created blowback for Tesla, with sales tanking in all major markets. But surging Chinese competition means the company’s problems are just beginning #Tesla #Electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...

Factoid: With the Austin-Morris 18-22 Series/Princess 50th anniversary tomorrow, a reminder not just the Wolseley version was the last car launched with that brand, but in Sept 1975 the brand was consigned to history.

What better way to mark both than a nod to its famous grille with this 1974 ad…

As a major military power, Ukraine has options - New Eastern Europe The growing ambivalence in Washington toward Ukraine’s plight is not just a tactical mistake; it is a historic miscalculation.

An interesting take from Kerel Dysler on Ukraine's development as a military industrial power
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