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running
2026-05-05 20:26
Weekly ish Running Update...
I've just realised I've missed out one random inteerval session I did about 10 days ago, but the last three runs as follows: Hereford easyish 6K I wasn't in the mood for really slow running so I opted
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life
2026-05-04 15:36
Ahh The Snooker and May Bank Holiday!
So I did something proper self-indulgent this last week, well suited a bloke in his 50s - I watched somne damned Snooker, live from The Crucible, in Sheffield... It's a funny old game is Snooker - and
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aid
2026-05-03 20:01
On Labour cutting Foreign Aid...
Labour's developed a real reputation for flip-flopping on policy lately, and this is surely to its detriment.... Take the latest foreign aid issue. The latests policy decision is to dropping aid from 0.5%
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dips
2026-05-03 19:52
Fun with Hummus...
We maybe tend to think of Inflation measures, such as the CPI, as cold, technical instruments, but far from it, deciding which products get into the basket shows how culture has shifted over the years.
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uk
2026-05-02 20:00
On the ageing populaiton and demographic shifts...
The term 'ageing population' doesn't immediately conjure up positive thoughts.... Certainly I tend to think of this as a challenge going forwards because relatively fewer young people are going to have
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dave
2026-05-02 18:50
Scalextric: Nostalgia, Play, and the Fight for Relevance
Scalextric, a once cutting edge British Brand, now belongs to an American owner, and this is just the latest in a trend of classic British companies now fighting to remain relevant in a rapidly changing
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hpud
2026-05-01 14:14
Happy May Day HPUD...
Happy HPUD everyone, I am powering up 1500 HP in honour of the event, and have been steadily buying Hive and Powering Up 100 or so here and there most days throughout April. Powering up through 220K feels
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splinterlands
2026-04-29 17:32
Splinterlands Slumlord Update
So I've been steadily stacking the DEC and PP in the Tract and the few extra plots I've got... ATM I'm set up for mainly Stone and Iron... 1.19M BASE PP... I still find it easier to use the SL front end
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money
2026-04-28 18:05
Culture Wars in Your Wallet
The Bank of England’s latest move to swap out famous faces like Winston Churchill or Alan Turing for pictures of wildlife turned out to be more controversial than you’d expect. It turns out this is more
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runningproject
2026-04-27 22:50
Weekly ish Running Update...progress with that aerobic base!
Three short but classic runs last week, showing some progress I think! 20th April - 6K easy... Just a nice easy 6.20 minute paced run, note the low heart rate, I think this is something of a break through!
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life
2026-04-26 18:23
Working 6 days a week (oops)...
So I've been doing a lot of paid work recently.... Temporarily stepping in for another MP to take me up to 4 days a week from November last year to March this year - and then I added another day in March
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crisis
2026-04-25 18:09
Why Politicians Secretly Love a Crisis
The narrative around crises is that they are something we don't want, but I think many politicians actually welcome them.... When things are just going smoothly, politics can be a grind, boring, but come
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money
2026-04-24 19:24
On the government's big economic plans....
Rachel Reeves rolled out her big economic plans at a pretty rough time. Global turmoil, especially all the chaos in energy markets, has added more pressure to the UK’s already shaky growth. Against that
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uk
2026-04-23 18:58
The Hidden Cost of Sibling 'Hasslers'
As an only child I've never been jealous of people with siblings. I've never really seen what the advantage is of having someone else around in your family, just there, constantly, unable to shake them,
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life
2026-04-22 21:01
On battery health and Voltage....
So battery health is like the engine and voltage is like the fuel. Thanks Chat GPT... How have I got to over 50 years of age and had no idea about the concept of battery health having no direct correlation
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uk
2026-04-21 21:33
The Slow Decline of the British Seaside
Like many people in their 50s I have a certain level of nostalgia over the seaside - the sandcastles, sandy ice creams and sunburn. But things are different now.... Cheap flights and package holidays have
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work
2026-04-20 16:04
The “AI Jobs Apocalypse”: Is the White-Collar Worker Doomed?
There's a lot of concern around ATM that AI could wipe out a lot of white collar jobs, making people disposable as the machines take over - anyone working in any kind of advisory service immediately springs
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uk
2026-04-19 17:46
Is economic stability possible in today's geo-political climate...?
Chasing “stability” by sticking to strict fiscal rules feels extremely out of touch with today’s unpredictable world. But sticking to those fiscal rules was the basis of Rachel Reeves's most recent spring
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dubai
2026-04-18 19:53
Dubai: From Instagram Fantasy to Fragile “Safe Haven”
Dubai has developed an image for a luxury haven for the wealthy, with it's sun and glamour and extremely low income tax, it's become very popular with the international elite. However its reputation as
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runningproject
2026-04-17 19:23
Weekly ish Running update...
I managed four runs in the last week, sticking to my hard-easy pattern, this time choosing to define my long run as easy as it was only 7K, but that felt like enough! I am pretty happy with this: Last
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