“Well, I never did”, as my dad used to say.

A drop of dream fuel - Autumn Morning by John Atkinson Grimshaw

No.

Oh for sure he’s waaaay too online. He was never going to be PM but he peeled off Labour voters, which even if it’s not impressive, is good for the Greens. Sadly I just think he’s too low down the political eco system to feel those types of ramifications?

on the other hand, we should also avoid “winning the argument”…

Fascinating columnists are calling for Polanski to go. I mean, yeah he lost and the conference thing is a disaster, but they’re treating him (no disrespect) like the leader of a party that could form a government and not, y’know, the greens. The idea he’s cast them into obscurity is very silly.

The optimist in me hopes America will be disgusted in this. The realist in me know a lot of people will enjoy it. The pessimist in me can’t take it anymore.

Creature

Look at this guy

Always funny when a politician blames their downfall on some kind of elitist transgender conspiracy. As if a transgender conspiracy would waste time pointing out Liz Truss is shit at economics rather than, y’know, make things marginally better for trans people.

"Does the UK want to reopen the bitter Brexit debate?" asks Vicki Young. There is a way of reviewing our relationship with Europe that does not reopen "the bitter Brexit debate", which I think is underpriced. We could all be honest and agree that Brexit was a shit idea.

I’ve landed on the philosophy trying to optimise is such a massive contributor the mental health crisis. Parenting is hard. But it’s meant to be. You can’t optimise it. You always feel like a failure, but that’s because you’re striving. How does avoiding parenting like this make anything better?

Target weight hit. 2 stone lost. Job application sent off. School visits book for the end of the month. And back to working on comics pitches. But I reckon I’ve earned a pint tonight, lads.

Would love to write a book for children but I don’t think I have what it takes to be an actor.

Every single tech bro take is partly facile and partly wrong, but presented as deep insight. These people are so, so, thick.

Goodnight

Finally getting around to the 2022 Interview with The Vampire. Feels like there’s way less subtext, not that there was much before, and way more showing off Vampire The Masquerade disciplines. These are not necessarily bad.

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Virgil Finlay.