David Chance
@davidchance.bsky.social
‘Resting’ journalist. Cat is Bob and we live in Liverpool. He likes chasing things, eating and sleeping. I like LFC, The Archers and making my way round on a bike. 🚲
If cats came to Britain 2,000 years ago, isn’t it therefore clear that ‘BC’ refers to ‘Before Cats’ and ‘BCE’ to ‘Before Cats (in) England’.
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Cats became our companions way later than you think
In true feline style, cats took their time in deciding when and where to join us on the sofa.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If cats came to Britain 2,000 years ago, isn’t it therefore clear that ‘BC’ refers to ‘Before Cats’ and ‘BCE’ to ‘Before Cats (in) England’.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Fab idea to let people pick highlights. Serendipity.
Fab idea to let people pick highlights. Serendipity.
In Our Time - Margery Kempe and English Mysticism (Archive Episode) - BBC Sounds
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Margery Kempe, the medieval English mystic
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November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Fab idea to let people pick highlights. Serendipity.
Fab idea to let people pick highlights. Serendipity.
You can reliably set your moral compass by taking the opposite path to the one urged by Simon Jenkins.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
You can reliably set your moral compass by taking the opposite path to the one urged by Simon Jenkins.
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Even worse than it seems, given that Irish GDP figures are essentially meaningless.
On the surface, Eurozone growth looks pretty decent all things considered. But when looking under the hood, the picture worsens considerably:
- Ireland (4% of the EZ) accounts for 40% of growth
- Spain (10%) accounts for 20%
- Half of the Eurozone is growing at 0.5% or below
- Ireland (4% of the EZ) accounts for 40% of growth
- Spain (10%) accounts for 20%
- Half of the Eurozone is growing at 0.5% or below
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Even worse than it seems, given that Irish GDP figures are essentially meaningless.
I have learnt that Protestants eat Moussaka.
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I have learnt that Protestants eat Moussaka.
A first sighting of Rewilding Ambridge beavers. #TheArchers
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A first sighting of Rewilding Ambridge beavers. #TheArchers
Miss Havisham told GB News that as a result of Rachel Reeves’ mansion tax, she would be forced out of her childhood home.
“I had no great expectations of this budget but the Chancellor is more Scrooge than Christmas Carol.”
“I had no great expectations of this budget but the Chancellor is more Scrooge than Christmas Carol.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Miss Havisham told GB News that as a result of Rachel Reeves’ mansion tax, she would be forced out of her childhood home.
“I had no great expectations of this budget but the Chancellor is more Scrooge than Christmas Carol.”
“I had no great expectations of this budget but the Chancellor is more Scrooge than Christmas Carol.”
There were no clues until Sophia Money-Coutts called Tarquin the labradoodle to heel.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
There were no clues until Sophia Money-Coutts called Tarquin the labradoodle to heel.
It’s a brilliant short series. It’s fair and even handed. If the Telegraph had watched to the end, they would have heard Olusoga highlight the contradictions in our shared heritage with an illustration from his own family.
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It’s a brilliant short series. It’s fair and even handed. If the Telegraph had watched to the end, they would have heard Olusoga highlight the contradictions in our shared heritage with an illustration from his own family.
U.K. Budget Plan Calms Markets and Labour Faithful. Will It Appeal to Voters?
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Brighten up your morning.
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Brighten up your morning.
I can’t believe I missed the beaver release. And the plans for the Christmas tractor parade.
We three tractors of Ambridge are… westward leading, still proceeding.
#TheArchers
We three tractors of Ambridge are… westward leading, still proceeding.
#TheArchers
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I can’t believe I missed the beaver release. And the plans for the Christmas tractor parade.
We three tractors of Ambridge are… westward leading, still proceeding.
#TheArchers
We three tractors of Ambridge are… westward leading, still proceeding.
#TheArchers
You do wonder how this managed to get so many series. The plotting is plodding, there are so many times one can watch a large car being driven down the empty roads of Shetland. And the ‘resolution’ appears to require some left field intervention at odds with the plot.
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Shetland - Series 5: Episode 5
The discovery of Nikki’s body intensifies the search for Zezi. Perez feels that time is running out. A desperate Olivia tries to get information from Jamie Hayes.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
You do wonder how this managed to get so many series. The plotting is plodding, there are so many times one can watch a large car being driven down the empty roads of Shetland. And the ‘resolution’ appears to require some left field intervention at odds with the plot.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
In praise of dull men.
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In praise of dull men.
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new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
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I want a tax specifically on Being John Redwood.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I want a tax specifically on Being John Redwood.
Mamma mia. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Italian man ‘dressed as dead mother in order to claim her pension’
Man from Borgo Virgilio investigated for benefit fraud and hiding body since woman’s death in 2022
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Mamma mia. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
But when I asked the Foreign Office if the British ambassador to Algeria would attend Tadjadit’s trial, they said that he would not, suggesting that his appearance would be tantamount to interference in the Algerian legal process.
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison.
Jailed for his verse, former fruit seller Mohamed Tadjadit has exposed the Algerian regime’s weaknesses. But that may not help his case, writes @stevebloomfield.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3JPyHso
Jailed for his verse, former fruit seller Mohamed Tadjadit has exposed the Algerian regime’s weaknesses. But that may not help his case, writes @stevebloomfield.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3JPyHso
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison | The Observer
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November 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
But when I asked the Foreign Office if the British ambassador to Algeria would attend Tadjadit’s trial, they said that he would not, suggesting that his appearance would be tantamount to interference in the Algerian legal process.
Come in the water’s lovely… brr!
On budget, Brexit and UK politics paddling in the shallow end of a problem that goes way deeper than just tax rises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Come in the water’s lovely… brr!
Is this the Irish equivalent of mad Home Counties colonels calling for the return of national service?
The Irish Times letters. Perhaps Sheila of D3 can pick up her shovel and show the way,
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
The Irish Times letters. Perhaps Sheila of D3 can pick up her shovel and show the way,
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
‘All school leavers should be required to work in the building industry for a period after Leaving Cert’
In a housing crisis, anything is worth a try
www.irishtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Is this the Irish equivalent of mad Home Counties colonels calling for the return of national service?
The Irish Times letters. Perhaps Sheila of D3 can pick up her shovel and show the way,
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
The Irish Times letters. Perhaps Sheila of D3 can pick up her shovel and show the way,
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
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La Matinal Europea está en línea
El análisis del día: « Los límites de la “Daddy diplomacy” de la UE »
Con @grimmse.bsky.social y @cspillmann.bsky.social 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/los-limite...
El análisis del día: « Los límites de la “Daddy diplomacy” de la UE »
Con @grimmse.bsky.social y @cspillmann.bsky.social 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/los-limite...
Los límites de la “Daddy diplomacy” de la UE
Buenos días.
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
La Matinal Europea está en línea
El análisis del día: « Los límites de la “Daddy diplomacy” de la UE »
Con @grimmse.bsky.social y @cspillmann.bsky.social 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/los-limite...
El análisis del día: « Los límites de la “Daddy diplomacy” de la UE »
Con @grimmse.bsky.social y @cspillmann.bsky.social 👇
lamatinaleuropea.substack.com/p/los-limite...
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tbh Polanski seems to have avoided most of the big MMT heffalump traps (allowing that "inflation doesn't go higher" was a misspeak), I'm relatively impressed at whoever's advising him.
November 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
tbh Polanski seems to have avoided most of the big MMT heffalump traps (allowing that "inflation doesn't go higher" was a misspeak), I'm relatively impressed at whoever's advising him.
Cake with Ed Milliband or gruel with Keir Starmer?
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Cake with Ed Milliband or gruel with Keir Starmer?
This quite a jolly bright article - alongside Berlin’s techno clubs etc - but the comments from American readers … well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Before Berlin’s Cowboys Are Booted Off Their Land, One Final Hoedown
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This quite a jolly bright article - alongside Berlin’s techno clubs etc - but the comments from American readers … well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...