Communications
Keir’s comms catastrophe
Labour’s goal is clear but its messaging is anything but
Conservatives listen to music too
Gatekeeping the “real” meaning of songs is foolish and futile
Champagne in the membrane
Alcohol is not a major risk factor for dementia
Is cricket growing up and leaving home?
In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead
Lucy Letby’s defenders have failed
They have not provided cause to doubt her conviction
Is Beer the solution to all of life’s problems?
The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions — And How The World Lost its Mind. By Dan Davies
Prom-lematic
Landlords, Lammy, “Land of Hope and Glory” and other questionable phenomena
Israel off the leash
For Benjamin Netanyahu, continuing the war is a matter of political survival, and he goes to America to raise support, not to listen to calls for peace
Night of the ghost fascism
If a far right protest is rumoured but no one turns up, can it be counter-protested?
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue