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$RH omg the wheels are coming off the bus

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For today’s @ftweekend.com I am at the restaurant inside the high end Mayfair furniture shop RH London. And it’s chaos. Warm water. Can’t mix cocktails. Run out of hamburgers. Dull food for bored oligarchs who don’t eat. Have a few quotes and a pic of a £22 baked potato. www.ft.com/content/5993...

Drift through its rooms admiring the oversized sculptures, the overstuffed seating and the passive-aggressive war on colour. I was tempted to give myself a quick nosebleed just to introduce a splash of red. While there, do take a look inside the utterly magnificent restaurant at the back of the ground floor, housed in what was once a banking hall. The cathedral-high ceilings are coated in gold leaf and dangle with giant golden chandeliers like crystal udders. There are pillars, acres of polished wood veneer and lots of soft curved seating, picked out by pools of light from dainty table lamps. Gawp at it. Gasp at it. But whatever you do, don’t book a table in it. On my recent visit, the whole operation was a bloody shambles.

It starts in the second-floor cocktail bar, designed by Anouska Hempel, where the £16 Margarita comes from a bottle of pre-mix with a hand-scribbled label, and they can’t make any classic cocktails which aren’t on the list. Ask them for a Daiquiri then watch the panic flicker in their eyes. Online, the cheapest bottle of wine offered up here is a Riesling at £68. When you arrive, it turns out to be £86.

Back downstairs in the restaurant a bottle of sparkling water is brought. It’s warm. We ask for ice. None comes. We ask again. None comes. Third time’s a charm. At least we get water quickly; the wait for food is interminable (if you don’t count the £56-worth of mini lobster rolls we didn’t order, that they tried to foist on us). We watch one of our dishes being offered to a nearby table. The diners look baffled. The waiter returns to the pass in the open kitchen where a row with the chef appears to ensue. He waves a ticket at her. Finally, 10 minutes later the plate comes to us. In a functioning restaurant you should be able to spot the person in charge immediately. There is no one in charge of this room. It’s chaos.

Our missing dish is the cutely named “Parisian petite potato”. I wanted to see what a £22 baked potato was like. Small, is the answer, and topped with the now obligatory caviar. Honestly, there’s so much caviar washing around London at the moment, I’m convinced there’s some bloke with a lock-up in Camberwell who has got hold of a surplus that fell off the back of a knackered old sturgeon. Now he’s pushing it out to W1. Anyway, it’s a baked potato with fish eggs. I’m not sure which bit of it is Parisian but it’s definitely petite, I’ll give it that.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 11h

And he openly invited America's enemies to blow up US cities which are majority Democrat. On live TV. That's what he's done THIS WEEK. And half the US networks still pretend this is normal.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14h

This is as treasonous as it gets

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 14h

Wow. Donald Trump is giving money to Putin’s war machine so he can keep killing innocent Ukrainians and attacking democracies across Europe. The UK must lead a coalition of the willing that stands up and says no.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In June 2017, Emma made history when she was elected Kensington’s first ever Labour MP. Six days after her election, Grenfell Tower fire saw 72 local residents lose their lives in the worst residential fire since WWII. Cuts to "red tape" save money. Regulations save lives. x.com/emmadentcoad...

Screencap of tweet by Emma Dent Coad quoting tweet by Kemi Badenoch.

Emma Dent Coad: "Grenfell - 72 died from the fire, at least five died by suicide, 11,000 have PTSD, concerns about long term effects of toxicity on residents, 11 firefighters with terminal cancer - plus £1bn spent and rising.

That's 'nothing' right?"

Kemi Badenoch: "Cutting red tape costs taxpayers nothing.

It's a common sense solution to get Britain building."

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Sathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 18h

Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 16h

This a million times. People of colour being dragged on to debate maniacs about imaginary labels & race science is an abomination. proper ‘how German are you’ Nazi shit Note that people like me with white migrant parentage never asked to defend our identity Englishness. Is. A. Made. Up. Thing

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 08/10/2026

"UK cask ale volumes have more than halved in less than a decade"

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is Nazi rhetoric

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error. Same error amplified by right-wing think-tanks, press It suited their ideological leanings. Future historians might say - planet earth and human life was shattered by a spreadsheet error.

theguardian.com

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Brittin so far absolutely fucking hopeless. There are countless tech and discussion podcasts in the private sector. You and Yours was exceptional public interest journalism.

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Scandifriend @scandifriend.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Again what exactly does Nandy do all day?

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How soon can the plague get here?

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This does in fact seem obvious to everyone apart from the people who came up with the policy.

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

UK tax authorities probed Man City in 2018 over whether it used complex arrangements to underpay tax - FT scoop as.ft.com/r/283aa6d2-6...

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HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018

Investigation into whether English football club was underpaying tax began after its internal emails were leaked

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

British public opinion moves relentlessly in favour of rejoining the EU. Brexit has failed Britain.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

How sheepish is Europe? This map shows the distribution of sheep across Europe. Source: buff.ly/dSfHDOe

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

From the new Private Eye

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Andrea Devon @andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 06/10/2026

Angie Nixon’s Town Hall was 🔥. USF understood the assignment! #SheShed #AngieForFL

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Richard @richdef.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Of the majority who now support Rejoin how many would insist on a referendum? Why would they? It would only be Reform, other right wing parties and media. Put Rejoin in the manifesto and win the GE with it, that is the mandate to negotiate with the EU. Time to stop pandering to the wrong audience.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 06/10/2026

Kemi is once again confronted by her arch-enemy, ANY DETAILS AT ALL. thecritic.co.uk/kane...

Unfortunately, like, I don’t know, the results of a charity fundraiser for the Kurds, the Tory claims for what they’re proposing grew a little in the telling. Newspapers everywhere were calling it a British “Iron Dome”, referring to Israel’s comprehensive – and expensive – system.

Nick Ferrari of LBC, a man who is to political weakness what Godzilla is to a Tokyo suburb, was doubtful that it would be possible to build a missile defence network that would defend the whole UK. “Well, because it’s mobile, it can,” Badenoch said, faltering slightly.

The LBC man closed in. “Is it moved by sea? By land? By air?”

“I do know that it would move,” the Conservative leader said. “I think certainly by sea.” She tried to explain. “It’s not one thing that’s sitting in one place.”

Ferrari wouldn’t let go. “How many units are there?” If the Daily Star’s barrister had been this good, Archer’s political career might have ended in 1987.

“How many units?” Badenoch repeated. “I can’t…” She resorted to

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Amy Lawrence @amylawrence.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Look at that team repping Arsenal at Robert Pires’s Jubilee match at Metz tonight. First two goal scorers? Henry and Vieira Come on Lord Bendtner

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No Score Draws ✍🏻⚽ @noscoredraws.com · 06/10/2026

Aaaah that Ronaldo statement is insane, how can he be such a tit

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The 2024 Budget raised the rate of capital gains tax. CGT receipts from that tax year *doubled*. Looks like a triumph - but actually it was a failure. And it means CGT reform is dead. A prudent Chancellor won't touch CGT. A 🧵 on the CGT paradox:

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000

Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵

In my kayak, watching a bluefin tuna leaping beside me.

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David Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Letter printed in The Times today

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ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

@ospar.bsky.social asked ICES to build a high-resolution picture of bottom-contacting fishing pressure across the North-East Atlantic from 2009–2025. ➡️ doi.org/10.17895/ice... The underlying data are freely available to download as shapefiles, so can use them directly in your own GIS analyses.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026

[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!

forbes.com

Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many

Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 05/10/2026

British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’ Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages www.theguardian.com/business/20...

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British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’

Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

IF the strike aircraft were driven out of RAF Fairford by an enemy threat, then that enemy has enjoyed more success than the Luftwaffe during the whole of the Battle of Britain.

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Sachin Nakrani @sachinnakrani.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Everyone is having their say on Manchester City’s fraud, including Jesse Marsch with this insightful and interesting take in his interview with Joe Callaghan for @us.theguardian.com

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PEEBleguese PEEBleguese @thehumancentipeeb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I was once caught dogging and caused the entire US B1 bomber fleet to leave the nearby RAF airbase

The legend Sir Bob Mortimer on would i lie to you

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Journalist, "You called Margaret Thatcher a genius. Was one of her biggest mistakes the privatisation of England's water networks?" Kemi Badenoch, "Privatisation was a success" She then explains exactly how privatisation was not a success - shameless gaslighting, utterly disgusting.

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

AI is poisoning searches, episode 9,000. I'm learning to sail and wanted a diagram to refresh a few rope skills. Search how to tie specific knots and you get shite like this: learn to tie a Clive Kot and a Sheeeeeet Ben

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ECIU @eciu.net · 05/10/2026

⚠️ 7.4 tonnes an hour Estimated methane emissions from Silivri landfill, Turkey’s largest landfill and its worst landfill super-emitter, according to satellite analysis. An uncomfortable backdrop as Turkey prepares to host COP31 www.theguardian.com/environment...

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Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey

Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes

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Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 04/10/2026

Manchester City looking for their “irrefutable evidence” ok yeah sure we believe you.

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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧 Reasons to ’rejoin’ the EU: 1. Filling the 55k NHS vacancies 2. Young people going Interrailing 3. Ditto applying to Maastricht uni etc ( cheaper) 4. No airport queues 5.Jobs in Europe for unemployed 6. Dublin Convention reinstated, stopping small boats And 6. Nigel Farage’s face.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 03/10/2026

Farage is a sitting MP and yet he is allowed to have his own show on GB News. More than 8,000 people have signed the petition to demand that Ofcom take immediate action. Help us reach 10,000 signatures. 📊

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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline

The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw Came Off

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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And at the turn of the 20th Century, the American people saw the wisdom of antitrust, food and drug regulation, child labor laws, and national park preservation. Let’s go!

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I would add, there doesn't appear to be space for anything new on the agenda this autumn. Which makes Burnham's proposed speech in November on Europe definitely worth watching. He has to take a risk. Ends

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