Category: Twitter

Sunday good stuff

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I know there’s a lot of serious things I could and perhaps should be writing about right now… but sometimes you’ve got to stop scouring the news, stop refreshing your Twitter feed and enjoy life’s good stuff.  Tina Brown went to Oxford at 17, was published by the New Statesman while still a student, and… Continue reading Sunday good stuff

Better than this

Posted in Conservative government, democracy, EU referendum, general election 2017, Jeremy Corbyn, politics, Twitter, UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’ve been trying to write about tomorrow’s election for a couple of weeks now, but I’ve struggled. I read Dave Eggers’ 2013 novel The Circle over the weekend – binged on it, really, and if you haven’t read it, I urge you to – and it made me incredibly conscious of how many opinions we now try… Continue reading Better than this

On outrage, Twitter and food-shaming

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I still love Twitter. Every few months or so, there’ll be a rash of articles about how it’s haemorrhaging users and is dying a feeble, protracted death, in the manner of Beth from Little Women. And the criticisms are usually spot-on. Despite various tweaks and algorithm changes, it still lacks an “edit Tweet” function –… Continue reading On outrage, Twitter and food-shaming

The kids are alright…

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I know I said I wouldn’t do much topical stuff, as I’m not very good at ‘The News’. I’m really only interested in the politicians that are prioritising the further education and [un]employment issues of young people, and as that’s basically none of them, it makes things very simple for me. This story, however, had… Continue reading The kids are alright…