So much smearing & belittling of consultants in the press, but this, from today’s The Times and The Sunday Times letters page, could not have put it more beautifully. Pls RT if you agree. #NHS 💙

A short (800 words) story involving #archeology with a #Roman theme, inspired by an article I once read. jonnynexus.substack.com/p/the-shit-rom…

Hanlon's razor states, "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. I'd add that you should never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by honesty. e.g. If you pirate ebooks while I buy, don't assume I'm too stupid to pirate.

Listening to latest Tailenders whilst Test Match Special is on the rain delay. LOL at Felix White explaining to Greg James that Cameron Green isn't actually as big as the Pavilion.

But to return to the core, it is this: 1) Helotry was a particularly cruel form of slavery 2) Sparta had more slaves per capita than any other ancient state 3) Slavery is the worst thing a society can do to a group of people short of killing them. 24/

"Hanrahan's assured style is reminiscent of China Miéville in the best way possible." —Nicholas Eames THE SWORD DEFIANT by @mytholder is available now!

Was looking forward to watching some cricket to the box tonight. 😢 #TheHundred The Hundred

"Alf was the firstborn, the pride of the family.... Everyone knew that Alf was destined for something great. And then, one day, he was gone." Listen to an excerpt from THE SWORD DEFIANT by @mytholder, available now!

My favourite IRL Dannatt fact: In 1999 Major-General Dannatt was CRITICAL to stopping Wes Clark from turning the Kosovo peacekeeping into a hot war with Russia/Serbia. As he knew when and how he was allowed to reject an order. And his commander, Gen Mike Jackson knew it. /1 🧵

The Magic of Terry Pratchett, playing now at the #EdFringe, @GildedBalloon, 2-28 Aug (not 14th), 5.30, with a bonus Q&A show straight afterwards at 7 in the same venue. ★★★★★ (ThreeWeeks) ★★★★★(Starburst) ★★★★(ScotsGay) tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/magic…

A great thread that describes how a number of 🇬🇧 army officers stopped a 🇺🇲 General starting WW3. Two of them went on to be UK Chief of the General Staff. One went on to top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic and win two Brit Awards. Read on....

This is pretty awesome. O'Neil type space colonies built by enclosing a rubble asteroid in a carbon-fibre bag, then spinning the asteroid so it disintegrates, with the rubble becoming regolith on the inside of the bag. #space #spacecolony youtube.com/watch?v=tWbqHU…

I do very much love Brighton's i360 by night. #i360 #brighton

A life-hack that works only if everyone else has the common decency to not do it, isn't a life-hack; it's merely metaphorical queue jumping. And yes, I am looking at you, parents who park by the school gates rather than in the car park next door, like everyone else.

What would I do on my first day as Prime Minister of the UK? Well this post explains (tldr; I'd arrest a load of people, starting with the producers and presenters of This Morning): jonnynexus.substack.com/p/if-i-were-pr…

Not sure. Should someone living in Hounslow in a one bedroom flat worth £300,000 pay the same tax as someone living in Rochdale in a three bedroom house worth £300,000?

Council: We'll only grant planning permission for your new housing estate if you agree to build a children's play area. Developer: Sure. No problem.

A post on how I took my slightly dead, moribund #BlueSky experience and made it work for me. jonnynexus.substack.com/p/curating-you…