It’s grim up north.

Baked bread with my little kid using my pizza dough recipe (substituted wholemeal flour for white flour).

Turned out nice enough that we both ate it.

Finally got around to watching Our Friends In The North.

‘None of the issues the show mines so brilliantly – from inequality, deindustrialisation and the parlous state of Britain’s housing to homelessness and the corruption of our public officials – have gone away.’

Big kid’s current favourite song.

My little lad’s current favourite song.

TIL that brain surgery is basically an off-shoot of hairdressing.

Mmm… 🥦🥬🥕🇮🇪☘️

‘…housebuilders appear to be making ever greater profits.’

‘[they] …blame the planning system, the costs of materials and labour for elevated prices. It’s also popular to blame land prices.’

The evidence to back up this claim is hard to find.

Managed to source, buy, remove and replace broken car headlamp bulb all by myself this morning. Woot!

‘…according to research by the London Tenants Federation, we are demolishing more social housing than we are building. Economics makes that inevitable.’

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