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Why Going Back to the Office Isn’t Fixing Workplace Loneliness

Now that Covid is a long distant memory for many us offices have been on the push to get staff back into the office, thinking that the old work culture would spark

On volunteering to find the identities of the dead!

A recent article in The Week followed the work of Locate International - a charity that tracks down the true identities of people who died unnamed and lost. Their

China's Quiet Quest for Global Dominance...

While Russia seems stuck firmly in the 20th century bombing the fuck out of its neighbours, China's playing a much quieter, and probably more sensible game.... Instead

Weeklyish Running Update...

Another week's running, best described as starting off feeling a bit knackered but gradually feeling a little better as the week went on... Monday slow run It is

Andy Burnham and Your Wallet: Could Labour’s Next Leader Change How Britain Taxes You?

So Andy is set to step into No 10 tomorrow, but what does his vision mean for yer money? A recent piece in The Week suggests we could see big shifts around wealth,

Keynes Takes His Bow on Stage

According to The Sunday Times, London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket plans to debut The Standard of Living, a new play all about the British economist John Maynard Keynes.

England's Real National Sport Isn't Football—It's Remembering Football

People like to say football is England’s national sport, but, MAYBE this year aside, we've excelled more at remembering the game rather than playing it over the

Is Britain Finally Warming Up to Stablecoins.. ?

The UK has talked for years about leading the world in financial technology, but its stance on cryptocurrency has felt stuck The Fintech Times reports that the Bank

Weeklyish Running Update...

In retrospect I think I had quite a tired week's running this week - I've been on a diet and the heat... and a trip to Paw Patrol World on Friday didn't help either!

Summer Steps...

So having decided that it's totally irrational to aim for a 10K a day step count i've gotten back into it again, clocking up a 67 day streak so far.... STREAKING

The Cost of Britain's High Electricity Prices...

Britain’s high electricity prices are turning into a real problem for its manufacturers. Energy here just costs a lot more than it does for competitors overseas.

The Innovation Paradox: Why Better Technology Doesn’t Always Mean We Use Less

We tend to think that New Tech means using less energy, at least if we're swapping like for like - such as with using LED bulbs compared to the old bulb-bulbs -

Britain's Cake Shed Regulation Gone Mad....

I do love an honesty box and a few jars of jam or boxes of eggs, or plants, or whatever, outside someone's house on a rickety old table, sometimes you even see baked

As Safe as Houses...?

Britain’s housebuilders used to be about as safe a bet as you could find on the stock market. An apparent chronic housing shortage and every government promising

Weekly ish running update...

I managed four runs in the last week! Sunday's Run Longer - just! Headed out on Sunday for a nice gentle slightly longer than usual run, at 7.2K - a slightly different

The Laffer Curve Returns

The Laffer Curve describes the sweet-spot with the tax rate where the government maximises revenue without creating too much of a disincentive for people to invest...

Happy June HPUD... Another 25K Hive Powered Up This Month...

So it's still bleak out there, BTC going lower, Hive dancing around that $0.05 cent mark.... But I've just been selling off my HBDs and buying some more Hive. Another

How the Premier League Became One of Britain's Greatest Exports

The UK economy is struggling in many respects, but the Premier League is a real success story.... it is one of Britain’s biggest cultural and commercial hits. Premier

Late June Allotment Update - Full Bloom

Oh man it's looking good down the allotment this June... We are harvesting lettuce, broad beans and baby courgettes and soon we'll have tomatoes too! Sunflowers

Dicking about with voice to text...

I had a bit of spare time this morning to experiment with voice to text, I'm so used to tyhping but I've long felt that voicing thoughts would be quicker than typing,