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Did not have "World's richest man calls my favourite podcast host a cuck" on my list of predictions for 2026.
In a time when journalism jobs are being slashed all over the shop, The Washington Post's layoffs today feel particularly visceral. Beyond gutted to see my dear friend is one of the scores of deeply talented and hardworking people whose roles the Post is eliminating
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scoop: Business Insider is reducing staff by 21% as it reduces its reliance on “traffic-sensitive businesses.” Memo from CEO Barbara Peng:
Only real ones will remember the time Bank of England governor-era Carney dipped a fiver into a vat of curry to prove it was waterproof
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Really enjoying my new hobby of doxxing exploitative landlords and reporting them to the attorney general 🤗🤗🤗
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To celebrate the New Year, I'm offering you my jersey. To enter, that’s easy: just RT + Follow !
The winner will be announced on January 10.
Every tweet from the culture warrior class in the UK at the minute goes something like:
Jane Goggin, 47, was jailed for 18 months at Piddlebury Crown Court today for the simple crime of posting her view on Facebook.
*screenshot of Facebook comment inciting a race war*
'The phlegm fatale' — that is perhaps the greatest pun in history
‘Hawk Tuah Girl’ signs with Hollywood talent agency UTA trib.al/o8YTnyV
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
According to the text of the above article, she has not signed with UTA, which contradicts the headline: "Sources even say that she’s been talking with UTA, arguably Tinseltown’s most powerful firm. But a rep at UTA told us she’s not on its rolls."
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I celebrated my one-year of living in Fulham yesterday by seeing a man in a top hat (presumably worn to Ascot), linen shirt, and shorts riding a Lime bike.
Never change West London.
We're about 12 hours away from getting updates on what Mbappe's eaten on the plane to Madrid, and whether he's been to the loo yet.
Pimlico Plumbers once attempted to charge me £600 to fix a single valve on a broken loo ...
This is literally the perfect intersection of my interests. If they were building Lego during the interview, I'd think it was designed in a lab specifically for me
Nobody expects comedy legend, national treasure and intrepid explorer Sir Michael Palin! But we’re in the studio with him right now for a lovely interview with the great man. Episode coming soon. @gregjames @jimmy9 @felixwhite @itsmattchin #GoWell
Halcyon days. I remember looking up the legality of deliberately setting money on fire before trying to burn a plastic note in the office.
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Jim spent most of his time as my boss imploring me and everyone else around me to put more money in our pensions. I know this will turn out to be a must read.
📣 Some personal news …
If you read Press Gazette today you’ll know that I’m launching a startup with Julian Childs, the former international revenue chief of Business Insider:
- It’s called Moneyin2: moneyin2.substack.com/about
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real noticeable uptick in people claiming to know which pubs 'serve the best guiness in london' of late - total dilattente shite. oh? your advanced palate can taste the cleanest pipes in the city, can it? grow up
The Devonshire has reached an unprecedented level of hype whereby people who don't even really want to go go so they can 'see what all the fuss is about.'
