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The State of It – George Monbiot 🔗

The Conservative promise to shrink the state was always a con. But it has seldom been as big a lie as it is today. Johnson grabs powers back from Parliament with both fists … https://www.monbiot.com/2020/10/16/the-state-of-it/

🎵 My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (94), Waxahatchee (23), Kevin Morby (21), Real Estate (21) & Ivor Cutler (5) via https://tweekly.fm http://bit.ly/mus1c7

Inspired by seeing the Eastern European sweet bread povitica on the Great British Bake Off I tried a savoury pesto-filled version. Quite pleased with the appearance and taste. 🍞

14 Oct 2020 at 10:09 - Walking Track - Check out my @viewranger track (#walking) - total distance 6.32 miles. View it here. https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTY1OTA1NzY=

A Day in the Life

Walking through the Ynys Recreation Ground — Aberdare Cricket Club winding down for the winter. 🏏

📍 — Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
🕰️ — Wednesday October 14th, 11:27 BST

#adayinthelife https://micro.welltempered.net/2020/09/24/a-day-in.html

Worrying.I have become that elderly person with a blanket on their lap. It’s getting chilly …

Whitebait, mackerel with black garlic braised lentils and a coffee crème brûlée - a brilliant Sunday lunch at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd today. Accompanied by a few pints of a Salopian Brewery New England IPA. 🍺 🐟

Crete, 2004

Currently reading: The Fire of Joy by Clive James 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9781529042085

Currently reading: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 📚 https://micro.blog/books/9780241425442

The most important invention of the 20th century keeps us alive but is killing the environment. The solution? Eat less meat 🔗

What has been made into a commodity cannot easily be brought back to being a luxury. That’s the luxury trap. And it’s not the first time we’ve fallen for it. https://thecorrespondent.com/733/the-most-important-invention-of-the-20th-century-keeps-us-alive-but-is-killing-the-environment-the-solution-eat-less-meat/

Continuing the saga - Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Ugandan rolex. Superb! Far exceeded my expectations; can’t imagine the egg-based version would be better. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/aug/29/meera-sodha-vegan-recipe-ugandan-rolex

From standup to stanzas: Frank Skinner’s terrific guide to poetry 🔗

Now embarking on its second series, the podcast is a terrific listen: bursting with enthusiasm for its chosen poems and constantly amusing about Skinner’s relationship with them. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/oct/06/frank-skinner-poetry-podcast-absolute-radio

Aston Villa - Liverpool finishes 7-2. Outstanding night for Villa! ⚽️

Aston Villa v Liverpool. Villa leading 4-1 at half-time! Hat-trick for Ollie Watkins 😃 ⚽️

How the Indian Premier League clean bowled English T20 cricket 🔗🏏 Two hundred million people watched the IPL season opener in Abu Dhabi … more than the Super Bowl audience and not too far off the Champions League final. https://theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/oct/03/how-the-indian-premier-league-clean-bowled-english-t20-cricket

For my second night of cooking Meera Sodha recipes I’ve gone for vegan chilli cornbread with broccoli. And baked black-eyed beans. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/sep/05/meera-sodhas-vegan-recipe-for-chilli-cornbread-with-broccoli

@Luke I can recommend it!

Cooking Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for Shaoxing and soy braised tofu with pak choi.

France divided over calls for Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine to be reburied in Panthéon 🔗 The Guardian https://theguardian.com/books/2020/sep/28/calls-for-arthur-rimbaud-paul-verlaine-reburied-together-pantheon-paris