Enjoying @tombaldwin66 & Marc Stears’s England:Seven Myths & this from the chapter on Blackpool & supposedly left behind towns did jump out after the by-election result

The correlation between ‘going slightly mad reading London turnout data’ and ‘having been up half the night’ feels quite strong on election Twitter

It doesn’t match Boris Johnson being turned away under his own voter ID laws, but I was once charged a rail penalty fare under regulations I had drafted

If you’re a parent of teenage boys, this ⁦Catherine Carr⁩ short series on boys in their own words is funny and sad and sweet and thoughtful all at the same time, and really worth a listen (been dipping in and out all week) bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

this is a thing of such nerdy joy Adrian Mole would have had it on his wall, 10/10

So far a terrific night for the pollsters, in 'country votes pretty much exactly how they keep telling polls they're going to vote' shocker

HE WAS BEWILDERED BY THE COUNTRY ENGLAND WAS, THAT WAS THE POINT OF HIM, BEWILDERMENT. CAN SOMEONE GET CONNIE BOOTH TO EXPLAIN THE FUCKING COMIC ENGINE OF THE FUCKING CHARACTER 'THEY' WROTE? 'sake

The row over whether Tories going big on stop the boats actively helped Reform (increasing salience of their big issue) or was the only thing stopping Reform overtaking them is gonna be a long one

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Genuinely eye-opening interview with @mattjukesmps (& yet more questions for big tech platforms)

I'm sorry but I loved this piece theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

I'd urge everyone with teenagers in their life to read this: I'm very grateful to the parents of 16-year-old Murray Dowey for speaking to me, as National Crime Agency (NCA) launch an alert to educators across the UK warning them of the devastating consequences of sextortion
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

This seems nuts when everyone in teaching is stressing about filling vacancies/worrying they’ll have literally nobody to stand in front of a certain class

This is a v good summary of how Martha’s Rule should work for hospital patients who think they’re in trouble & not being listened to…

M - what’s the Matter?
A - Ask for help
R - receive a Response
T - I Think I’m getting worse
H - I’m not being Heard
A - Act, call this number