P&O Ferries tells crew it will comply with French legislation which limits the hours seafarers can work and requires payment of the minimum wage Rival ferry operators had expected P&O to challenge the new law, ITV News Business and Economics Editor Joel Hills reports

New: we were told Brexit would make food cheaper. Next week, border checks on EU imports begin which will make food more expensive. Analysis for ITV News shows the government’s BTOM could add £8.50 a month to the average household shop. Full story 👇 itv.com/news/2024-04-2…

At 5pm today, PM Rishi Sunak will announce a general election for July 4th.

The imminent #GeneralElection reminds me of my favourite The Thick of It sequence. I like to imagine these are the scenes at the party HQs right now.

"LET'S SET FIRE TO TEARS" Live footage of ALASTAIR CAMPBELL addressing TRIP Towers ahead of 6 weeks of full-on podcasting...

Was a pleasure to cover the Surrey Heath count for PA Media last night. A Lib Dem gain in Michael Gove’s former seat and a new majority of 5,640 for Al Pinkerton MP. #GeneralElection2024

I finally passed my 100wpm NCTJ shorthand exam! (albeit on the last exam of the year, Bellingham-esque). Huge thanks to Sandra Loy for not only teaching me shorthand but having the patience to wait until July.

I may or may not have contributed to this feature in The Times and The Sunday Times about sex, secrecy, and moving home in your 20s. Feel free to give it a read (unless you’re a relative, in which case…don’t) 👇 thetimes.com/article/c0cd7e…

I spoke on the BBC Feedback programme last week talking about young people’s engagement with BBC audio. My radio voice defo needs work but you can give it a listen on BBC Sounds 🔉!

I’ve got an article in The Times and The Sunday Times today about airlines partnering with Apple to better track lost luggage ✈️ 🧳. It’s been snagged for print, so you can find it in todays paper and e-paper 🗞️.

I’ve made a Substack to write about things I find interesting (vague i know). I’ve just finished a short piece about AI “art” and the “uncanny valley”. Feel free to give it a read 🎨👇 open.substack.com/pub/thezeitgus…

a tragedy in four parts

"beyond life and death" released 34 years ago

Buying a 3 bed in Islington for £50

This is the best ever true news BBC ever made about Israel, 4 minutes but every minute is extremely important

Here’s a new Substack article I wrote over the weekend. This one’s particularly niche but of interest to those into surreaist art🌛, fascist-creative persecution, Mexico City 🇲🇽, occultism🔮, and liminal spaces (in that order). Link below! open.substack.com/pub/thezeitgus…

Gameplay Screens

A new capitalist nightmare just dropped