Why men just can’t stop thinking about the Liberal Democrats. The West End Final newsletter by Jack Kessler is out now bit.ly/3Zwbsaa

In its purest form, football is escapism. Problem is, the outside world is, like a veteran defender, encroaching ever closer Jack Kessler Read here: standard.co.uk/comment/footba…

Life achievement unlocked: to have made (and awarded an episode title no less) the Adam Hurrey podcast. Feels awfully sins-y. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/new…

After exactly three years and nearly 700 hundred editions, my (award-winning!) West End Final newsletter has just passed 100,000 subscribers. Quite silly to think that’s the capacity of the Emirates and Stamford Bridge combined. Sign up here for free: standard.co.uk/newsletters

The Conservatives' best chance of winning in London was to turn the race into a referendum on Sadiq Khan. By picking a candidate as flawed as Susan Hall, they allowed it to become a choice. Special Saturday edition of the West End Final newsletter. standard.co.uk/comment/sadiq-…

Today's West End Final newsletter contains acute signs of planned obsolescence so please take pity. standard.co.uk/comment/genera…

Thrilled that West End Final has been shortlisted for Best Daily Newsletter at the The Publisher Newsletter Awards.

A rare announcement tweet that isn’t someone being selected as a Labour candidate. You can sign up here: standard.co.uk/newsletters

In fairness it was also the 84th anniversary of Dunkirk.

As the far-right surges across Europe, why is Britain moving left? The award-winning West End Final newsletter by Jack Kessler is out now. standard.co.uk/comment/europe…

Other newsletters are available, but only West End Final will serve you 2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election as your anti-lede. standard.co.uk/comment/labour…

I wrote about my problematic love affair with noise-cancelling headphones. standard.co.uk/comment/headph…

"The trouble for the Tories wasn’t simply that the tax burden rose under their watch, but that at the same time, no one could secure a damn GP appointment", writes Jack Kessler Read more: standard.co.uk/comment/labour…

No, Taylor Swift did not meaningfully boost economic growth. (The Era’s Tour is big. The UK economy is much bigger.) The award-winning West End Final newsletter by Jack Kessler is out now. standard.co.uk/comment/taylor…

LIFE UPDATE: After writing nearly 1,000 daily newsletters, I'm going solo with my own, Lines To Take. Bringing you one big story of the day, every day*. Think anything from the latest Budget measure unravelling to the rise and fall of Anchorage Airport. *ok, every weekday

This will be a must-read

Listen to Jack. He knows a lot of stuff

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