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23 Sep

A monumental piece of investigative journalism. The title is the thesis and she's proved it.

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22 Sep

Johnson's claim that he "always thought" it would be hard to get a US trade deal is surely an outrageous reverse ferret. Of course the craven @BBCNews lets it slide. Do your work, @ByDonkeys

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20 Sep

"The father of two children, found dead along with their mother and another child, said he was heartbroken." Tragic news indeed, but @bbcnews has mangled its headline with two confusing and unneeded commas.

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David Strahan @writefirstdraft·

9 Sep

Nicely written piece on corporate architecture since 9/11. "Resembling financial bar charts, [the Twin Towers] looked like what they were, banal machines for maximising land value." £ https://www.ft.com/content/2c63556b-5b9c-4a57-801d-15f6a71b224c

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David Strahan @writefirstdraft·

1 Sep

Heading to Sheffield to lead writing workshop for #solar PhDs at @cdtpv. So looking forward to it. First live gig and only second time out of London in two years! #writing #sciencecomms

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