'At Alice's Summer Party Lena told me that Elly Space is alive and well' MONDAY 1 At around 85 minutes into the England versus Slovakia game last night I did a web search on the bookies odds for the next England manager, and the favourite was former Brighton manager Graham Potter. 📌 I think I … Continue reading Diary: July 2024. Uncut
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'The D in D-Day stands for Day...' SATURDAY 1 The Conservative election campaign is starting to look interesting for all the wrong reasons. Rishi is proving to be as bad at talking to real people as he was at being a prime minister. He went to Belfast's Titanic Quarter and asked people if they thought … Continue reading Diary: June 2024. Uncut
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One month as it happened… WEDNESDAY 1 The book I'm reading, A Gentleman in Moscow, features a man under house arrest in an elite hotel in Bolshevik Russia. He learns how to adapt to and shape his imprisonment, ultimately creating for himself an enriched and full life. The audiobook I fall to sleep to at the … Continue reading Diary: May 2024. Uncut
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One month as it happened… MONDAY 1 Didn't spot a single April Fool. That could be a sign of the AI times we live in. BBC Radio 4 reported that a good number of British people still believe that spaghetti grows on trees, as revealed in a classic TV April Fool from 1957 that is … Continue reading Diary: April 2024. Uncut
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One month as it happened… MONDAY 1 Earthquakes probably happen somewhere on every day of the year, but New Year's Day always seems especially popular. 📌 I know some people get a big, buoyant sense of renewal on NYD but I always find it one of the most miserable days of the year. I go … Continue reading Diary: January 2024. Uncut
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‘Nigel Farage is top of the shopping list of people we want clipped’ FRIDAY 1 The Knowledge identifies a new type of class elite – the Bopea – who are described as bohemian peasants, which sounds quaint. Among their approved hobbies are rewilding, keeping chickens and cold-water swimming; no-nos include processed food, supercars and “bread … Continue reading Diary: December 2023. Uncut
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“I have a 1pm haircut appointment tomorrow with my wife.”
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SUNDAY 1 Shirley took us on a day out to Brighton in her new-fangled electric car so we could collect some belongings from the Brighton apartment to bring back to London. We lunched in The Regency after a seafront stroll and spotted the comedian Mark Steel doing likewise. In Brighton with Shirley Mark Steel at … Continue reading Diary: October 2023. Uncut
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