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This Is Not a Breakdown, I Just Forgot the Spring Onions
A personal update from someone who’s fine. Probably. Mostly. Let’s just say “monitoring the situation.”
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The Bear (Iratus Ursus Major)
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“Remember ’76?” Isn’t a Climate Argument
Britain is boiling, but some people still think a hot summer in 1976 disproves climate change. It doesn’t.
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Oops. I Forgot the Button.
Catching up on lovely messages, dodging my inbox guilt, and fixing a tiny but important omission.
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This Substack Is Going Paid - But Not Like That
A soft paywall begins, but everything else stays exactly as sarcastic, pernickety and emotionally overinvested as before.
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FAQ: Abortion, Decriminalisation, and the Law
What’s Actually Changed, What Hasn’t, and Why the Distinction Matters
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One Step Closer to Doing This Full-Time (Maybe)
This project has become more than I ever expected. I’d love your help figuring out what comes next.
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Show Your Working: A Challenge to Reform UK
What real efficiency looks like, why Reform’s approach is pure theatre, and why public trust depends on more than vibes.
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The Bear (Iratus Ursus Major)
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The Emperor Is Naked and They Love Him More for It.
The fairytale’s broken. Shame doesn’t work. And reality isn’t the point anymore.
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If the Apocalypse Had Hit the Jubilee Line, I Feel Like I'd Have Noticed
Dispatches from a City Apparently on Fire (But Only on Twitter)
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Confidence Without Competence
What Reform UK’s fake scandal over a recruitment framework reveals about their Trumpian turn - and their governing unfitness.
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May 2025

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