Sarah Orme

Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist

This remains the funniest way to hear about an internet outage, though.

Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author, says author Francesca Simon

Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon

feels like yet again time to mention that the *videogames* industry (that's a creative industry, which people do creative degrees in) brings in more than twice the amount to the British economy as the fishing and steel industries *combined*

This sounds like the start of a fantastic book

Illugi Pétur Ágústsson þjóðhetja

When you register your name in the Icelandic phonebook you can choose to state your profession. And they have a pretty loose definition of what exactly a profession entails.

This person for example has opted for „þjóðhetja“. It means „National Hero“.

bowl decorated with fish, Iran, thirteenth century

A thing I love about humans is that we've always had a compulsive need to make art. We can't help it. It's who we are. We will never stop.
(fish bowl from Iran, thirteenth century)

It’s so pretty 😍

Ooh, that’s exciting! Congratulations! 🥳

I feel as though it was always about getting TikTok into the hands of Musk or Zuckerberg. It’ll be interesting to see who ends up owning it

Yes, they look very alike!

He’s so isolated, I feel sorry for him

“Happy birthday! Here’s a reminder of your mortality! 🥳”

What a lovely birthday sentiment from Lloyds Bank 😕

Absolutely obsessed with this line from Linda. Incredible. #TheTraitors

4 Handmade Gift Ideas We Love We make the case for just-because handmade gifts. Plus: a kit to help you knit a sweater, how to break up with your phone, and a very adorable penguin.

In our digital world, where being present for our friends often happens instantly and on our screens, the slow, deliberate, and decidedly offline act of crafting something stands out. nyti.ms/4j6Iwig

Feathers McGraw (a penguin with a rubber glove for a hat, or a chicken depending on who you ask) stands outside the entrance of The Museum of English Rural Life.

we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience

Make no mistake. Every politician, pundit & online grifter amplifying Musk's dangerous lies will be aware of this intervention by now. Make no mistake, they are choosing to mislead the public & politicise the suffering of victims in the shameful pursuit of political advantage, attention & clicks.

I had a dream last night that featured both Elon Musk and an ex who cheated on me. The night is full of horrors

Sara Blizzard, in front of a weather map.

Normative Determinism:

The weather forecaster on BBC North West today, an area that has been besieged by snow, is Sara Blizzard.

My two-year-old nephew doesn’t know how to describe my relationship to him, so he’s started referring to me as “big baby”

I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine

For those who don't know this story, which I first shared six years ago today....

This one time I got my days wrong at work and ended up alone in a room with my boss and the President of Ireland while I was on ketamine.

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-11? 🥶

Everyone loves the haräs shoe rack, so practical and compact

Someone at work asked me why I don’t make podcasts anymore. It’s a part of my job that I really miss, but can’t justify doing at the moment. I hope I’ll be able to do it again someday 😔

That sounds incredibly cosy. Enjoy!

Half of it seems to be engagement bait or people complaining about things. It’s dire

The hardest thing on Bluesky is trying to find all the interesting people that I used to follow on Twitter. This is going to take a while