Alice Revel

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[Sam Bowman @s8mb]

Foundations: Why Britain Has Stagnated.

A new essay by @bswud, @SCP_Hughes & me.

Why the UK's ban on investment in housing, infrastructure and energy is not just a problem. It is *the* problem.

And how fixing it is the defining task of our generation.

https://t.co/N6McRZCOlx

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

"It sounds weird to say I'm as happy as I've ever been in my life."

Simon Boas, whose essay in the Jersey Evening Post went viral, explains how his career as an aid worker helped him come to terms with his own terminal cancer diagnosis aged 46.

#R4Today

[Sophie Vershbow @svershbow]

For my latest publishing deep dive in @esquire, I spent six months looking into the major celebrity book clubs: how they work, why they matter, and where they're heading in the age of BookTok.
https://t.co/MyatOouB40

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Etymology of the day: 'explode' is the poor relative of 'applaud'; it comes from the Latin for slow hand-clapping an inadequate performer off the stage.

[Alice Revel @AliceRevel]

Choose life.
Choose a job.
Choose a career.
Choose a family.
Choose a fucking big television.
Choose washing machines, cars,
Compact disc players, and electrical tin openers.
Choose good health, low cholesterol.
#ChooseLife #GeneralElection

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

“Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream is drowning out Rishi Sunak’s speech calling a general election.

[Guardian Opinion @guardianopinion]

Preaching sustainability while hawking fast fashion – meet the greenwashing influencer | Sarah Manavis https://t.co/8TywUjZfkV

[jodie comer’s fan @jodiemcoma]

Jodie Comer for British Vogue

“The biggest change I would like to see in the UK is the end of a Tory government. Please and thank you.”

😊

🎥: @BritishVogue

[📚 Matt Casbourne 📚 @Matt_Casbourne]

New bookshop in Clerkenwell: you get a free coffee with every book! The coffee is worth a visit, partnering with with Send roasters who hire and help people with special needs or disabilities. If you’re lucky you’ll see the bookshop cat who may recommend you a book!

[Sarah Manavis @sarahmanavis]

I wrote about the growing resistance to criticism in any form – from fans, celebrities, artists and culture in general – and why a vacuum of exclusively glowing praise doesn't actually produce good art, even if it does produce good profits https://t.co/ZVgjubSP1K

[Alice Revel @AliceRevel]

@feap Can someone please commission something on magazine + snack + drink pairings for the Kiosque? Merci !

[Rowan Moore @RowanMoore]

I am delighted to say that my new book, a must for anyone who wants to understand the weird state of property and housing, will be launched on November 2nd.

Pre-order now https://t.co/R6VQVECGis

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Paul Barton, once a concert-pianist, lives in the jungle of Thailand where he plays music to blind, injured and orphaned elephants with extraordinary results

[Alice Revel @AliceRevel]

@samatlounge FIVE YEARS AFTER EVERYONE ELSE...

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Peter Barber, an award-winning architect who focuses on urbanism and social housing, outlines what he thinks can be done to solve the social housing crisis

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

I WILL be spending the next month saying “we didn’t really get a summer this year did we” in order to make small talk

[Alice Revel @AliceRevel]

@sarahmanavis CC @davidedgarwolf

[Alice Revel @AliceRevel]

@jasebyjason Dan Levy as Barbie I DIE.