Alex Andreou

“If you want to look at the economics, then look at all of it. For example, I've never seen a calculation of how much capacity, how much GDP, a poorly-paid immigrant working in a care home frees up for the family and relatives of all the people there, by taking on their caring responsibilities.”

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

And if you should have received the first two, because you subscribe, and haven't, drop me a line so I can look into it. x

@danielblock.bsky.social Look at the show notes for the Q&A. UH-OH! "You're my wife now, Dave..."

I have had more blowback for daring to not like "The Wire" than when I comment on Brexit, transphobia, or the Middle East.

Opera is not dying, Timothée, it's thriving. In Europe alone, 14m a year attend (2.5m under 25s) worth €10bn. Since 2000 La Traviata had 30,000 performances. In its lifetime it's been seen by half a billion people and recorded 291 times. Check back in 180yrs to see how Marty Supreme is doing, yeah?

Ad campaign idea... "RESTORE BRITAIN; Because Tories that were too toxic even for Reform UK deserve a retirement plan."

Well. This is an interesting thing from a council that gave control to Reform UK just under a year ago.

I have access to everything from lobster thermidor to authentic Roman pizza, but for some bizarre reason what even the most mediocre place in Athens can manage - making a decent souvlaki and delivering it before it is stone cold - continues to evade the South London food scene.

Look at the guy rocking back and forth, a rictus grin on his face, dripping with sweat, trying to pretend he is somewhere else.

See many of you in just over an hour. V EXCITED!