Jamie Douglass
@jamesldouglass.bsky.social
PR chap, martial arts enthusiast, oenophile, occasional musician & fanatical book-lover. Tweed and corduroy are the original performance fabrics
Yeah, well, that seems like a you problem, frankly
November 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Yeah, well, that seems like a you problem, frankly
What actor/actress would you watch in anything, no matter what?
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
What actor/actress would you watch in anything, no matter what?
can't be the first person to make this point, but I'm not sure what's easily guessable about "budget-forecast-2025-VERSION-43-final-final-FINAL-APPROVED-ONLY-USE-THIS-FILE-PLEASE-GEOFF-HAVE-YOU-DELETED-THE-OTHERS"
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
OBR calls in cyber expert over botched release of Budget analysis
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
can't be the first person to make this point, but I'm not sure what's easily guessable about "budget-forecast-2025-VERSION-43-final-final-FINAL-APPROVED-ONLY-USE-THIS-FILE-PLEASE-GEOFF-HAVE-YOU-DELETED-THE-OTHERS"
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RIP Martin Luther, you would have loved Papal Audience Black Friday deals.
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
RIP Martin Luther, you would have loved Papal Audience Black Friday deals.
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The power of Crufts compels you
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The power of Crufts compels you
My first job was covering house of lords debates, where a primary purpose is to subject laws to hypothetical edge cases. (And for good reason, you don't want unintended consequences, or at least you DO want a road map to deal with the). But now it's become the main / only form of commentary
My thought is that people should stop trying to use made up edge cases to drive public policy. 50p says neither of these people exist, stop telling lies on the internet.
See also, those arguments against safer streets because "what if I need to buy a new fridge? I can't take that on a bike!"
See also, those arguments against safer streets because "what if I need to buy a new fridge? I can't take that on a bike!"
Mumsnet is already on the case.
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My first job was covering house of lords debates, where a primary purpose is to subject laws to hypothetical edge cases. (And for good reason, you don't want unintended consequences, or at least you DO want a road map to deal with the). But now it's become the main / only form of commentary
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The unsuccessful follow-up to Murder On The Dancefloor.
Shit on the tennis courts
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The unsuccessful follow-up to Murder On The Dancefloor.
bit late to the Olivia Nuzzi party but very important question: how is one to pronounce that?
It looks Italian, but I understand she is American, so does it rhyme with 'tootsie', 'boozy', 'fuzzy' or 'gutsy'?
It looks Italian, but I understand she is American, so does it rhyme with 'tootsie', 'boozy', 'fuzzy' or 'gutsy'?
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
bit late to the Olivia Nuzzi party but very important question: how is one to pronounce that?
It looks Italian, but I understand she is American, so does it rhyme with 'tootsie', 'boozy', 'fuzzy' or 'gutsy'?
It looks Italian, but I understand she is American, so does it rhyme with 'tootsie', 'boozy', 'fuzzy' or 'gutsy'?
oh god the clock just started on an MP describing something as a "meretricious smorgasbord" and you know it
Related: smorgasbords are always ‘veritable’, and nothing else is
Update: just heard on the guardian politics podcast that ‘smörgåsbord is probably the wrong word cause it’s not very Christmassy’ which begs the question WHAT DO BRITISH PEOPLE THINK THIS WORD MEANS???
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
oh god the clock just started on an MP describing something as a "meretricious smorgasbord" and you know it
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Related: smorgasbords are always ‘veritable’, and nothing else is
Update: just heard on the guardian politics podcast that ‘smörgåsbord is probably the wrong word cause it’s not very Christmassy’ which begs the question WHAT DO BRITISH PEOPLE THINK THIS WORD MEANS???
Everyone in British political punditry has decided to use the word smörgåsbord a lot lately and, given that it’s a word that includes two vowels that don’t exist in the English language, I find it a poor choice.
November 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Related: smorgasbords are always ‘veritable’, and nothing else is
Post your warning label
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Post your warning label
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If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you want some good news this morning, I showed my three boys the PM doing the six/seven thing and now they have all stopped doing it.
"On A Wednesday"
Economic condition or Radiohead tribute band?
It's all about fiscal creep.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"On A Wednesday"
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Clive James writes about how he tried to do the Paul Heinreid thing of lighting two cigarettes to give one to an attractive girl at a party, only for her to say she didn’t smoke, meaning he had to carry on smoking both simultaneously like a walrus.
You know how science invented vaping, for people who want the hit of smoking a cigarette while looking like an absolute dweeb? When will science invent a cigarette for people who don't want to smoke but do want to kid themselves that they are Paul Heinreid in 'Now Voyager'?
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Clive James writes about how he tried to do the Paul Heinreid thing of lighting two cigarettes to give one to an attractive girl at a party, only for her to say she didn’t smoke, meaning he had to carry on smoking both simultaneously like a walrus.
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The cat came back! #Calgary family’s missing feline returned after 8 years
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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The cat came back! Calgary family’s missing feline returned after 8 years
A Calgary family got a phone call they weren’t expecting last week.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The cat came back! #Calgary family’s missing feline returned after 8 years
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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I'm so pleased that the age-old barrier against gay men in fashion is finally crumbling.
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm so pleased that the age-old barrier against gay men in fashion is finally crumbling.
some of these are truly wonderful I also have questions
I just found this old picture of a poster that was on the wall at the school my friend taught at and there’s some incredible stuff in there
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
some of these are truly wonderful I also have questions
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AND I SAID
WHAT ABOUT...
AND I SAID
WHAT ABOUT...
bovril amphetemines
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🎵
AND I SAID
WHAT ABOUT...
AND I SAID
WHAT ABOUT...
I read The Wolves to the girls two years ago and they LOVED it (Also, perfect winter reading). Now they are both reading it themselves.
You know what’s ripe for a comeback is the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series by Joan Aiken. Smart & non-condescending YA, fantastical without being fantasy, dark and Dickensian as hell, extremely lefty and anticapitalist, a full dozen sequels, amazing Edward Gorey covers.
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I read The Wolves to the girls two years ago and they LOVED it (Also, perfect winter reading). Now they are both reading it themselves.
yes. Petition to replace IHT with "IT" simply for the hilarity that would ensue.
"Will Labour raise IT?"
"Farmers protest about IT"
"Seven strategies you can use to avoid IT"
&c
"Will Labour raise IT?"
"Farmers protest about IT"
"Seven strategies you can use to avoid IT"
&c
My hot take is that IHT makes absolutely no sense. "Inheritance" is one word.
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
yes. Petition to replace IHT with "IT" simply for the hilarity that would ensue.
"Will Labour raise IT?"
"Farmers protest about IT"
"Seven strategies you can use to avoid IT"
&c
"Will Labour raise IT?"
"Farmers protest about IT"
"Seven strategies you can use to avoid IT"
&c
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Aw, Jimmy Cliff. First thing that popped into my head was his appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, where he reduced the sometimes very abrasive Mark Lamaar to putty belting out 'Many Rivers to Cross'
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Aw, Jimmy Cliff. First thing that popped into my head was his appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, where he reduced the sometimes very abrasive Mark Lamaar to putty belting out 'Many Rivers to Cross'
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originally read this as "brush pass" would would have been quite surprising but as you were.
BREAKING: Keir Starmer had a “brush by” with Chinese premier Li Qiang at G20 summit in Johannesburg at weekend - although reporters on trip were not told about this.
Understand this was a brief hello in leader’s lounge and nothing of substance was discussed.
Understand this was a brief hello in leader’s lounge and nothing of substance was discussed.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
originally read this as "brush pass" would would have been quite surprising but as you were.
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Messages from school to my parents in the 90s: Fill in the slip at the bottom & bring in £2 for the trip to the zoo
Messages from school now: Your child's exam schedule is on Zoop, login via the LernPortal to access it, the results will be on HoneyTree, their homework is on Zappp & NumberHub
Messages from school now: Your child's exam schedule is on Zoop, login via the LernPortal to access it, the results will be on HoneyTree, their homework is on Zappp & NumberHub
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Messages from school to my parents in the 90s: Fill in the slip at the bottom & bring in £2 for the trip to the zoo
Messages from school now: Your child's exam schedule is on Zoop, login via the LernPortal to access it, the results will be on HoneyTree, their homework is on Zappp & NumberHub
Messages from school now: Your child's exam schedule is on Zoop, login via the LernPortal to access it, the results will be on HoneyTree, their homework is on Zappp & NumberHub