Writer with words in @TheCriticMag, @Unherd, @Spectator and others. Author of ‘Sustenance’ (2023).

Northern Ireland
Joined January 2021
In my latest for @TheCriticMag, I spoke to physicians, palliative care consultants and those with legislative experience about why Canada must reverse the expansion of its assisted suicide regime. Read here: thecritic.co.uk/canada-must-…
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Cyclists knowingly disobeying rules while the urban scarecrow security officers stand unable to enforce them, against a backdrop of a once-great street now full of globalised copy-paste tat. They’re calling it the most 21st century Britain clip of all time.
Cyclists are continuing to ride along the newly pedestrianised section of Oxford Street, despite being asked to dismount. Around seven security staff have been stationed near Oxford Circus, calling out to cyclists to get off their bikes, with mixed success. More on this story ➡️ bbc.in/3W32bbT #OxfordStreet #London #Cycling #Pedestrianisation
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Controversial opinion: box graters are almost entirely useless and a waste of space. Buy a Microplane
29 years old and I’m going to admit I still have no idea what this side of the grater is for
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Do people not understand that “frozen crab sticks” do not generally contain crab, but instead are ultraprocessed slop made up of pulverised fish?
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The Prince of Liechtenstein vetoed a radical abortion bill that would have allowed abortion on demand for any reason for the first three months of a pregnancy. Nice to see the leader of a country actually take a positive stand on a moral issue. More of this please!
👶PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF LIECHTENSTEIN SHOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PRO-LIFE Liechtenstein’s Hereditary Prince Alois and his wife, Hereditary Princess Sophie von und zu Liechtenstein, have shown they understand the importance of life at all stages, beginning in the womb.🧵1/
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Got back to my hotel in London at midnight to discover the receptionist sleeping on an inflatable mattress behind the closed reception desk. Is this normal?
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Steak tartare for lunch. Beautiful.
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Adam James Pollock retweeted
Old friends reunited through @X @AdamPollock
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Please keep me in your prayers. Off to London in the morning
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She is now watching the television
Margo is very much enjoying the fire being lit and has curled up in a blanket on the sofa
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Margo is very much enjoying the fire being lit and has curled up in a blanket on the sofa
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It’s finally the time of year to light the fire
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Adam James Pollock retweeted
“How might we square the fact that they have lost a degree of mental capacity now, that they have left instructions when they were younger to end their life when this happens, with the fact that they are perhaps the most content they have been in their whole life?” he asks."
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Adam James Pollock retweeted
𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐍𝐈 - 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 renewni.co.uk Northern Ireland today is a place transformed. In a generation, we have come from conflict to build a peaceful, democratic society. Across our communities, people live, work and build their lives together, within a settlement that respects difference. There is a shared sense of belonging and a quiet pride in what we call home. Too often, that story is overlooked. The conversation drifts towards division. Confidence has been shaken by instability, pressure on public services and uncertainty about what lies ahead. We focus too much on competing futures, instead of improving the present we already share. But Northern Ireland is changing. More people are looking beyond old divisions. The foundations are already in place. A growing economy. Ambitious and talented young people, with the ability to deliver. This is our moment to move forward with confidence. To realise that opportunity, a stronger case for Northern Ireland must be made. Renew NI exists to lead that work. Bringing together evidence, ideas and practical solutions. Building a clear, positive vision that reflects our strengths and meets our challenges head on. A future where more people feel proud, not just of what we have overcome, but of what we are building together. A Northern Ireland that delivers. Confident in ourselves. Clear in our direction. We can build a Northern Ireland people don’t just live in, but believe in.
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Another very rough bar I went to was Valli Baar in Tallinn, Estonia, entirely unchanged from the Soviet era. You are not made to feel very welcome here as a tourist, but that’s fine. I had a really horrible drink, and a piece of rye bread with egg and sprats on it.
Probably either the now-closed Berlin Bar on the Shankill Road, or the Prince Albert on the Newtownards Road, both Belfast. Berlin Bar was a bit rougher, but the Prince Albert had some incredible decor:
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