Higher speed rail: I spent eight hours on Germany's Techno Train for Guardian Travel

theguardian.com/travel/article…

Yeah, never do this.

Short thread 🧵

It's a year since I was elected as a councillor for Folkestone Harbour. The thing I'm most proud of is writing the motion on progressive procurement which means that Folkestone & Hythe District Council is on the road to spending as much £ locally as possible. It passed in November

Alchemy Twitter: I'm trying to turn lead into gold with no success. What am I doing wrong?

And thus might be an even better Sunday read… Jeremy Clarkson, patron saint of the Great British bore (h/t ⁦Marie Le Conte⁩) economist.com/britain/2024/0…

This Vittles piece is super good.

open.substack.com/pub/vittles/p/…

This looks good 👀 (drops Oct)

This is the pace and rhythm needed today… trumpet-led instrumental reggae with cinematic strings. Lovely

open.spotify.com/track/5KwP5T6g…

COUNTRY: can't see my GP, find dentist, get MH help, afford leccy, water, fifth of schoolkids reg. absent, fifth in poverty (sixth of OAPs), trains don't run, child mortality rate is up, councils penniles-
CONSERVATIVES. -GUYS, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF GOOD STUFF...

Starting Sunday morning like an absolute boss 🌞 📖 ☕️

Tasty little takedown

Congratulations to 🥩🥩Tim Hayward🥩🥩 — restaurant writer of the year according to me and also now Fortnum’s! If you’d like some insights into what makes for a good critic, read this column where he tries to explain it to a mentee on.ft.com/3QpxDvm

Hi I’m Daniel and I am a doubt-oholic.

INDIA— The Yamuna River’s Treasure Divers Fight More Than Poverty To Survive defector.com/the-yamuna-riv…

Really interesting and insightful NL by Sam Diss on how he captures an interviewee’s energy and voice in his writing.

Based around a couple of his GQ articles, there’s insight in how he captures his subjects and hones his prose.

open.substack.com/pub/samdiss/p/…

Savoured both editions of Roughcast in the afternoon sunshine B. From the miners’ strikes to Bob Marley’s photographer via a glimpse into the anarcho-punk underground scene and an excellent essay on gender and society by Jay Mitra—just go grab a copy.

roughcastmag.com

Poorer people dying increasingly younger than richer people in England, report finds trib.al/ioaQsLd

#makemusicjournalismfunagain