Hello, I am a newspaper columnist in a film. Actually no one puts newspaper columnists and films, and rightly so. Even huge lashings of dramatic licence couldn't make it interesting. RE:

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Paul Bernal (@paulbernal.bsky.social)

Hello, I am a law professor in a film. My office is the size of a ballroom, panelled in ancient oak. My desk is teak, with a leather top, and has n...

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Without bothering to read this I'm going to go ahead and conclude that Minchin should have stayed within the confines of comedy, which is something he can do pretty well. RE:

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The Independent (@the-independent.com)

Tim Minchin talks to Mark Beaumont about escaping the confines of comedy, his new album and revisiting his early songs, plus why he hopes artists w...

Scotland’s definitely the place to go if you want to avoid people asking you hard questions and indeed calling you a numpty. RE:

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The New York Times (@nytimes.com)

President Trump headed to Scotland on Friday for a five-day visit, hoping to leave behind the chaos of Washington and the persistent questions over...

It continues to annoy me that in Oliver! Nancy tells Mr Brownlow to meet her at London Bridge at midnight *without specifying which end of the bridge*. The Thames has two banks ffs. It’s totally unrealistic, deprives the whole film of narrative credibility.

Not until I see Starmer and Merz exchanging home-made friendship bracelets and chanting “make friends, make friends, never never break friends” will I take this seriously. RE:

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) (@sundersays.bsky.social)

Britain and Germany have signed a bilateral friendship treaty. The heads of government will meet every two years to agree on priorities and plans, ...

My Trade Secrets today. I wrote before Trump was elected that engaging him on trade policy would be like playing chess with an angry rhino. Nine months on the EU is trying the French Defence (technically the German Car Industry Defence) against, guess what, an angry rhino. First 300 clicks free. [Brussels should not be shocked...](https://on.ft.com/3Ufbe5d )

The Trudeau factor. And again I plead for the EU somehow to get Trump to do similar to them. RE:

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Ian Carrillo (@iansociologo.bsky.social)

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My Trade Secrets today. Trump has threatened Brazil with tariffs over something Lula can't fix (criminal proceedings against former president Bolsonaro). This puts Lula in a politically solid position. Maybe Trump could do the same with the floundering EU. First 300 clicks free. [on.ft.com/4lrRF5N](https://on.ft.com/4lrRF5N ) https://amanita.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:mymiyz3x72kdfeb5nfmrk5my&cid=bafkreie34yfmuxfjul2uyozn3zwewlqberlttcewmisp6eczelhgbgtfji

I would like to clarify that this is not a pseudonym of mine nor is it someone I know and put up to it. FT readers have sound views on embroidery as on much else. RE:

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Tony Tassell (@tonytassell.bsky.social)

FT letter on the Bayeaux embroidery - paging @alanbeattie.bsky.social https://www.ft.com/content/fbe0a9ec-a46f-4521-a868-04c8a4bfc34d