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Whenever I go on LinkedIn there are lawyers going on - implicitly and explicitly - about how brilliant they are. This talk from Toby Landau KC brilliantly skewers that practice. www.scconline.com/blog/post/20...

Professional Ethics in the Era of Self-Promotion on Social Media: Toby Landau KC Delivers Keynote Address on International Arbitration Day at LIDW 2026

At LIDW 2026, Toby Landau KC delivered a keynote on the rise of self-promotion among legal professionals, examining social media, legal directories, due process paranoia and the erosion of traditional...

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I see advertising like this and think “Doesn’t this expressly acknowledge that doomscrolling and short-form video is a problem?” We’ll be having to explain to our children why social media companies aren’t to be trusted, just like kids of the 90s were taught not to trust newspapers.

This partly proves my theory that housework can be a leisure activity. Although if my family were playing a game about emptying the dishwasher rather than emptying the real-life dishwasher… Power-washing, pool-cleaning and mowing: Why millions are playing games about mundane jobs

In an AirBnB, faced with a Nespresso machine. Why do they all the pods taste the same? Why is it so cold? What is this weird pretend crema? Why does it create so much waste? What if you want a nice cup of clean, fruity black filter coffee?

Reference to ordinary bit of parliamentary procedure being called “arcane” klaxon 🚨

Pippa Crerar@pippacrerar.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Mandelson latest👇 Tories plan to use arcane parly procedure ('humble address') to push for release of internal documents relating to Mandelson's US ambo appt. Rather than face difficult vote amid anger among Labour MPs, govt is not seeking to oppose Tory motion but instead will try to amend it.

With respect Mark and Simon, but I have never been more certain I won’t like something.

The latest news from the enshittification coalface www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Meta to trial premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

Under the plan, access to the Meta platforms' core services would remain free.

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Huh, ok Spotify, you win.

Me describing my job.

The finest wine humanity has to offer.

Looking at the clock at 8:07am, when by 8:30am I still need to shave, shower, brush teeth, dress and pack bag - and also get two children dressed, brush their teeth, brush their hair, pack their bags and fill their water bottles etc

Crikey, the permission to appeal the Palestine Action ban is being heard NOW. Haven’t seen the Court of Appeal sitting after 8pm on a Friday before… www.youtube.com/live/wCnP91V...

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Post an unusual sign if you feel like it

If you want to turn heads, go into Dover Street Market with two young children wearing Paw Patrol and Frozen backpacks 🎒 🎒

Thoughts on the Trump / Zelenskyy meeting (for what it’s worth) - It was fascinating how Trump / Vance got hung up on Zelenskyy not being “thankful” enough. Their egos are incredibly fragile.

Almost finished Get In - The Inside Story of Labour Under Starmer. My wife: “Have you learned anything useful?” Me: “Endurance” 😮‍💨

Haven’t listened to Coffee House Shops for a while, but the ignorance on display in this one beggars belief podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Labour's Richard Hermer problem

Podcast Episode · Coffee House Shots · 28/01/2025 · 13m

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Michael Gove on being Editor of The Spectator

Would love to know if anyone has collected all 12 recipes from Tom Kerridge on these match boxes. That would mean 2,640 matches!

Licence Fee justified by 2 January

Hi @stephenkb.bsky.social - enjoyed the FT podcast as always. You said the Employment Rights Bill was one of the worst pieces of legislation you’d seen - could you expand on why you think that? Thanks in advance!