Matthew Lee

Not OK, Computer

Tried phone, laptop, 4G, broadband, nothing worked. A waste of time.

Same here. Not using a VPN, only using one browser. Have tried for a different day and same thing happening. So frustrating.

Christian Eriksen? Experienced no. 10, takes excellent free kicks and corners, and what's the point of buying all those giants if we don't have a set-piece specialist to deliver the ball to them?

School’s nearly out for summer and there’s one word on every mother’s lips – help! | Rhiannon Picton-James All the options for childcare are either too short, too expensive or just rubbish. No wonder the birthrate is falling, says writer Rhiannon Picton-James

I wish this piece had swapped 'mum' and 'mother' for 'parent' – but maybe she's right, maybe most dads "get to go off and do their work, and attend their conferences, without worrying about it". Equal leave would help reinforce that parenting should be equal www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Dad Shift It's time the UK had a paternity leave policy fit for the 21st century. Join the campaign now.

Much needed – a campaign for better paternity leave in the UK dadshift.org.uk

I "won" a load of Outbreak Festival tickets in case you'd like one…

Black Country, New Road's first single was called 'Athen's, France', but it became 'Athens, France' on their debut album. I'd been hoping it was about a person called Athen and not an error.

"Just say yes!" said the man accused by at least 25 women of kissing and groping without consent

Hope you don't mind me pointing this out, but it's seminal proto-punk band Rocket From The Tombs, not Rocket from the Crypt

Nice! We need one more point to be certain but should be a party at the Hive on Saturday. The Championship has been good for a London LUFC fan – was easy getting (home fan) tickets for Millwall, Watford, QPR. Getting PL tickets so hard.

As a person – and possibly the only person – who supports both Leeds United and Barnet FC, yesterday was the greatest day in the history of sport. Promotion to the Premier League and near-as-dammit promotion to the Football League all in one marvellous afternoon. #LUFC #BarnetFC

The Wikipedia entry on narcissistic personality disorder explains his modus operandi more succinctly than any political commentator can.

My assumption, until yesterday, was not that Americans were lazy or on board, but that they were complacent in an "it can't happen here" way (when it is, in fact, happening). So encouraging to see photos of these protests.

I guess there's a thin line between being an uncompromising, unpredictable artist and disrespecting your audience. I haven't been so disappointed by a gig in a long time.

They did a proper set last night?!? Glad you got to see it, but it was a bit galling to wait 20 years to see them and then only have tickets for the possibly less joyous Thursday night set

Came here to ask the same thing. As much as I admire Tori Kudo’s punk approach, I can't pretend it wasn't a bit of a kick in the nuts to wait 15 years for a concert and then get told, after about 20 minutes of piano and poetry, that the band will play at the sold out show you don't have a ticket for

Realise this isn't the point you're making, but he's probably wrong on all counts. The last Trump presidency ended in extreme ignominy – January 6th, election denial, etc – and almost all the people cheerleading him went quiet for a few weeks and then started cheerleading him again

Is there anything in the constitution to stop him running as Vance's VP only for Vance to resign on day one so he can take over?
A Medvedev–Putin tandemocracy-style deal would be easier but he's too narcissistic to pretend he's not in charge. One thing for sure – he won't willingly relinquish power

The personnel may have changed, but it's the same clown show that booked Four Seasons Total Landscaping. The only surprise is that the Signal group messages weren't full of macho posturing and racism

The contrast between a society that realises democracy is at stake and one that doesn’t.

The unlikely return of Lutfur Rahman In the end it wasn’t even close. On 6th May, Lutfur Rahman was elected mayor of Tower Hamlets after winning more first-preference votes than his Lab

I wrote a long piece about Lutfur Rahman for @dgquarterly.bsky.social after he won the election. Story is similar - Rahman both victim and villain, sinned against and sinning; his successes undermined by paranoia and patronage www.slow-journalism.com/long-reads/t...

There's an excellent report on the latest goings-on and fallings-out at Tower Hamlets council by @samgelder.bsky.social for London Spy. The collapse of local media has left us pretty much in the dark during the government’s inspection so thankful for Sam doing this work

Trump’s Judicial Defiance Is New to the Autocrat Playbook, Experts Say (Gift Article) The president’s escalating conflict with federal courts goes beyond what has happened in countries like Hungary and Turkey, where leaders spent years remaking the judiciary.

“These first two months have been much more aggressively authoritarian than almost any other comparable case I know of democratic backsliding," says Steven Levitsky. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...

Enjoying this Teen Vogue interview with Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged daughter

‘Saying you’re in a jangle-pop band is a red flag’: the Tubs talk speed, squalor and their glorious second album As they embark on a UK tour, the band’s frontman recounts how terrible dates, struggles with OCD and a family tragedy all fed into their new record

Most underrated London band right now www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...

"We need to take back control of the word “journalism” and leave 'content creation' to others."

Gopal's Corner at Paddington Market Halls for Malaysian food.

though the best east London Indian food I've had recently is the enormous chatti choru combination platter at Naadan Spicy, a Kerelan restaurant in East Ham

So here for the dosa coverage at @vittles.bsky.social – a proper treat to get a newsletter about London's best Indian crepes today. I've been busy exploring the east London chaat scene – without doubt the best way to spend £3 or less in the city