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Day 1 of this has seen many of the reasons why most of my pension investments are in boring trackers. A nice early rise that tailed away and I’m disappointed even though anything positive is a bonus. I’m just too impatient and micromanagey (sic) to actually do shares properly so I leave them alone.

A graph showing a sharp early rise of 1.8% tailing down to 0.6%

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 4h

They’re still bitter that Labour isn’t the protest party they wanted, so jumped to give the Greens some Momentum. No interest in actually governing, just protesting for things that wouldn’t be out of place on the far right’s agenda.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 8h

Most community pharmacies will give it for free if you show ID. Not seen one that won’t.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 10h

TalkTalk is a brand diluter for BT. I don’t get the logic as the customer base is different enough that they’re not complementary brands. The different ethos and culture of the two companies mean that they’re not easy matches for internal integration either. Looks like an advisor driven mess.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

Y’see, that last one isn’t true. I’m a lifelong Labour voter but fed up with the Starmer started anti-immigration appeasement stance that Burnham hasn’t rolled back. Tempted to not vote Labour next time. But… I would vote for a Labour Party that had rejoin on their manifesto, and for that alone.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

My little bit contributing to unnecessary AI overuse.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

Expect signs around the office that staff have to rota hoovering and bin emptying among themselves. Senior managers exempt, of course. Putting joy into the workplace one initiative at a time.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

A reminder for all of you NHS folk getting unhappy about general practice “access” that most of general practice is seeing 70-80% more appts per 1000 population than equivalent months in 2019. General practice has done its bit, go bother someone else for why your hospitals are struggling.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

“What haven’t we done yet to make train travel generally unappealing?” “We’ve not done bedbugs yet” “Bedbugs?! Really? That’s a bit specific, but definitely something new, go for it.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

bbc.com

Southeastern trains cancelled after bedbugs found on board

Southeastern said the insects were discovered in drivers' cabs, with the trains removed for cleaning.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

If I read a book then hear the audiobook it often jars as I’ve largely already decided on the tone, pace, and pitch of characters’ voices. If I do it the other way then it often adds to the quality of the written book as I can hear the audiobook, if it’s good narration.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

It’d be a useful test for Russia to see if the Baltic nations decide to NOT invoke NATO treaty provisions for fear of breaking NATO if Trump says “no”.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

When Wes Streeting took over at DHSC, one thing he said was that he wanted to use the private sector to catch up that backlog. He was attacked by all sides for that plan, but I’ve heard nothing better from anyone else. L Too many people go on about fixing it by “efficiencies” that never work.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

Absolutely, and on top of that, the backlog from COVID was brutal, with many people who had become very ill because they’d waited too long for what was originally a pretty basic treatment. That then put even more pressure on a NHS that was held together by goodwill and stubbornness.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

A thread I posted on numbers a few months ago: bsky.app/profile/crai...

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 05/10/2026

12 y/o ish (+- a year or so), my uncle left out his copy of Zombie Flesh Eaters when I was staying over. So, my cousins and I watched it when he was out and we were home alone. That’s my main reason and proof for knowing that age categories & restrictions are there for a damn good reason.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Pretty sure this isn’t surprising to those who haven’t drunk the Kool Aid. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows

giftarticle.ft.com

Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows

FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Only armchair warriors think tactical nuclear weapons are ever an option that won’t end up in an all-out global war

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 04/10/2026

That’s a very, very long game you’ve been playing if you’re a Tory plant 😃

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 04/10/2026

This reminded me of the best cinnamon buns I’ve ever had. In Rhodes Old Town, just wandering around and I smelt the mix of fresh baked goods and cinnamon, a bakery did their own. A freshly baked cinnamon bun, Greek coffee, and my book. A peak holiday memory.

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Jonathan Atkinson @lowwintersun.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A book to run Vogon poetry close, TBH I can't believe this is a thing that got made 😱

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

4 October 1936. Battle of Cable Street took place in Cable Street, Whitechapel, London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, protecting a march by the British Union of Fascists (BUF) led by Sir Oswald Mosley and various anti-fascist and Jewish demonstrators.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 04/10/2026

Its nickname is what I remember from my youth. John Wayne bog roll, tough, gritty, and takes no s**t from anyone.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 04/10/2026

I saw part 1 at the cinema, I avoid spoilers wherever possible and didn’t know it was a part 1. Half way through I thought “they’re going to have to speed up to get through the book content”. Near the end I finally accepted it was a “part 1” and it annoyed me so much I haven’t watched part 2 yet.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

My wife uses “you were literally employed for observation in the army and you can’t find one simple thing in the house when given clear directions?!”

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Well … this does explain it bsky.app/profile/zoec...

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Pretty sure all the main parties, from Reform to Greens, use the same broken focus groups which encourage them to go down toxic rabbit holes in pursuit of single issue idiot policies.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

We make opting out a mandatory task each year for those who have done so, if they don’t do it then we opt them back in after fair warning. The affordability problem is pretty brutal to hear from young folk who see no option but to opt out because of cost of living pressures.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

As much as I like them as they individual musicians, Queen without Freddie Mercury is like eating a sweetie with the wrapper on.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Do we send them an invoice for the military aid we provided helping defend from Iranian missiles and drones?

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 03/10/2026

If we’re after somewhere new, you can almost pick a restaurant at random in Soho And be very happy with what you get. The competition between them keeps the quality high.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Lib Dems are wholly off my voting choices while any of the 2010 Coalition leaders are still in charge. That’s just the level of pettiness they deserve

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Throughout history, the Church has been almost always been wrong about scientific advances. On this though… I just don’t think it’s even close to being wrong.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 02/10/2026

At school, we were shown charts in use in the Caribbean for the “acceptable level of deviation from white” during slavery times. It was brutal and all about racist power and domination. Not sure Braverman has the intelligence or understanding of history to see where her position ultimately leads.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 02/10/2026

I didn’t have agreeing with the Pope on tech and algorithmic interpretation on my 2026 bingo card.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 02/10/2026

It’s more than a bit… woolly, but this I suppose is fair enough.

A screenshot saying:
The ideology furthest from you:
Feudalism (far-right) 37%

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 02/10/2026

The military sees it as a one-way permanently closed door when people leave. I know friends who’ve compared it to institutionalised prisoners just dumped on the streets on release. This is a key reason for ex-service problems such as homelessness and mental health deterioration.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Anyone who can watch one person take the life of another and not suffer permanent damage to their soul likely didn’t have one to start. To do it in the guise of “justice” is especially damning to the soul.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 01/10/2026

The reason you need serious people who understand the military in charge of Defence is that this is what you risk: An armchair general who thinks testosterone makes a soldier. There are good reasons why roid ragers and testosterone junkies end up as gate guards and unskilled trades in the military.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

9 years after Grenfell fire killed 72 people, Police pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service for possible charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies. How many will be prosecuted? Years of litigation will follow. Justice delayed is justice denied.

bbc.co.uk

Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS

The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 30/09/2026

I like to think of them as rights rather than benefits. Benefits always have wealthy commentators and politicians wanting to cut them. Too many years of experience of seeing that, and you can never appease those wanting yet more cuts.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 30/09/2026

And given that so much of corporate consultancy is just fancy regurgitation of already existing internal stuff, AI is the perfect for replacing almost the entire corporate consultancy world.

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 30/09/2026

The other part of this story is that these firms are very happy to reduce low and minimum wage jobs with tech for “efficiency” but then get very squeamish when it’s their jobs that could be cut. It’s why the consequences of adaptation of AI in the corporate environment cannot be left to companies.

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Sung Kim @sungkim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the old days, young people entering the workforce had a technological advantage because they had grown up with tools that older generations had to learn later in life. But AI is relatively new to everyone, and judging its performance requires knowledge of the business domain.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Is Rejoining the European Union an option?" Lisa Nandy, "Yes of course." "And I think Andy Burnham is right to say that we've got to be honest, Brexit has not worked for us" "A lot of the public I think have come to that view as well"

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Craig @craig.nikolic.co.uk · 29/09/2026

I swore at this as well. I swore at it more because Apple’s version was “you’ve been with us this long, you’re fine”.

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