the roamer
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University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
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the roamer
@the_roamer@mastodonapp.uk
University teacher, father, dog walker. A European in England. Posting micro-comments on all things that come my way, large and small. #pedagogy, #taoism, #literature, #programming, #typography, #TeX, #politics, #covid. Kindness will prevail. Posting about #noAI. #StopTheAICorruption. Personal long-term strands: #MastodonCulture, #whippet_moments, #Plutarch's #ParallelLives. Regular comments on the #Pepys diary. Most of my comments come up in conversations. Please view my "Posts and Replies".
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Feb 09, 2026
A new biography of Gordon Brown, by James Macintyre, reviewed by Jonathan Freedland.
I always had a lot of sympathy for Gordon Brown. His politics was far from perfect and the New Labour project started trends that did not end well. But, hell, what Labour did in government after 1997 was an incredible achievement, and Brown as Chancellor made it happen. The man also has personal integtity. On all of these fronts, the current Labour crop fail abysmally.
A sympatheric review of a sympathetic biography. I probably won't buy the book, but I recommend reading the review.
And I raise my virtual class to a politician of integrity and stature.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/09/gordon-brown-by-james-macintyre-review-a-very-different-kind-of-politician?CMP=share_btn_url
#GordonBrown #JamesMacintyre #JonathanFreedland #UKpol #biographies
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Political Cartoon Gallery
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The Political Cartoon Gallery is the only gallery in the world dedicated to original cartoon artwork. www.original-political-cartoon.com
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Political Cartoon Gallery
@PoliticalCartoon__dup_31803@mastodonapp.uk
The Political Cartoon Gallery is the only gallery in the world dedicated to original cartoon artwork. www.original-political-cartoon.com
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Feb 05, 2026
Brighty @brighti on #PeterMandelson and the #EpsteinFiles #LabourParty #GordonBrown @TheSun@mastodonapp.uk – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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