Tasting the cellar.

I have written to The Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves to express my disillusionment with the direction of the Government’s economic policies.

This is Alon Ohel. He is spending his 24th birthday bound and chained in a Gazan tunnel. This human who can create such beauty is being starved and abused. His body wounded by shrapnel. Untreated, festering. This talented man. Release him.

Alex Taylor I'm slightly miffed that my 72 plate MG5 will no be just under 10 times that. 195/year according to gov for a vehicle with a fraction of the lifetime emissions of said Diesel Volvo

First trash tsunami of the year in Guatemala! And we successfully captured it, preventing it from flowing into the Gulf of Honduras :)

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20 years ago, I did my first startup. This was the founding team in our tiny office in Beckenham. I parted company with them early on, but today it employs >240 people, with customers in >50 countries and does >$100 million in revenue. Surreal.

We all hate last minute cancelling bastards who force me into taking ever bigger deposits but you can benefit from their discourteous ways by taking a seat or two at dinner tomorrow night. £80pp to eat or £400 for DB&B for two. PM me or email us [email protected]

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

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Who was lucky enough to receive a free sample of wine through their letterbox? And isn’t it delicious!!

Really good summary from one of our local pubs about the challenges they’re facing. While £30k more costs might not sound much to some, think how many more pints of beer you’d need to sell… Sacha Lord WSTA

UK businesses beware! Companies House wants all small businesses to start posting their profit and loss statements for the world to see. When this goes ahead, not only can everyone see your finances in detail, they’ll see what you spend your money on. If your business has

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In January, I visited Lanzarote, and, in April, Santorini. Two extreme volcanic islands with much in common between them. My write-up on Lanzarote: neelburton.com/2025/01/21/the… My write-up on Santorini: neelburton.com/2018/03/21/the…

In the last 12 months, Hospitality has seen more job losses than any other sector. The UKs fifth biggest industry is crumbling away…and yet, we are still being ignored.

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