pet peeve: when someone finds a pattern that holds for english, spanish, and one other Indo-European language and they think they’ve discovered the holy grail of linguistic universals

New: Labour will renationalise the railways in full in its first term in office – my interview with shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh. newstatesman.com/politics/prepa…

Louise Haigh Third option:

4/ a CD of 17thC music from@Peterhouse_Cam by Peterhouse Choir and Simon Jackson: x.com/GawainGlenton/…

Reception after the King’s Sermon - the Macebearers Jake Humbles & Lucy Lewis with the Preacher, Mr Al Gore Al Gore

The national service nonsense does give me the opportunity to tweet one of my favourite recent bits of polling when Ipsos actually ran the famous "Yes Minister" questions as a randomised experiment, and showed that it worked.

Esquire Bedells at Rest 😝 - Jake Humbles

Timeless scenes here at Corpus.

Jesus, who’d be a politician. Absolutely relentless personal attacks, all for a timetabling decision for which he has clearly apologised and which he almost certainly didn’t make himself anyway. I don’t agree with this man politically, but really feel for him here.

I don't know who Milo is talking about here, but since he has expressed pride in British culture, here are the ways in which his outfit violates British traditions. 🧵

Cambridge Macebearers - Lucy Lewis & Jake Humbles before Honorary Degrees today! 🎓🎓🥂🩵

Amazing scenes

There is something paradoxically satisfying about the UK general election being on July 4th and the US presidential election being on November 5th.

Respect to Jeremy Hunt, who held his seat (just) but is out as Chancellor: this is a decent speech

I have many criticisms of Sunak and the Conservatives but we should all reflect that they have shown no hesitation in accepting the will of the people nor any hint of questioning its legitimacy. Citizens of other nations look on enviously.

I do wish the BBC would stop calling the prime minister’s wife “Lady Victoria”. That’s not the form. She’s just Victoria, or “Lady Starmer”. He got a knighthood from his job, he wasn’t born an aristocrat, which seems quite an important distinction for a Labour leader.

This has the potential to be an absolutely incredible appointment. I need to sit down.

Architectural prizes shouldn't be awarded till 10 years after buildings open - then ask folk who use, maintain & operate it how successful it is. I work in a shiny building that won prizes 10 yrs ago & it's a maintenance nightmare with no storage that costs fortune to run

The excellent Ferrabosco Singers are the visiting choir at St. David's Cathedral next week, and will include some Tranchell psalm chants on Thursday 8th and the marvelous Psalm 121 setting as the anthem on Friday 9th St Davids Cathedral Choir Jake Humbles