NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

Errr, curious choice of photo from FT Weekend to illustrate new fiction from Rachel Cusk…

A lot has been written about Paula Vennells & the Post Office scandal. But this is by Marina Hyde is v good on why it touched such a nerve.

💓📈 Are caring bosses good for profits? This week’s The Times and The Sunday Times column on ‘Compassionate Leadership’ – an increasingly fashionable idea. But does it really help your share price?
thetimes.co.uk/article/00b137…

I'm not a Formula 1 fan. However...this is fascinating.
How pit stops have significantly sped up since 1990s. A reminder of how lots of small changes improve things over time.
(via v good Business Leader newsletter)
youtu.be/Cu_-9CGnqr4?si…

Harry Wallop The Times and The Sunday Times I only know this because my 12-year-old is for some reason obsessed with Eminem, but I believe his upcoming album is called, 'The Death of Slim Shady' or something

Feeling very old 👴🏻. But can anyone explain what this advert in today’s The Times and The Sunday Times is all about?

Gosh. You know when Korean fried chicken has gone mainstream when it’s on the Wetherspoons menu

📱Has Apple reduced the quality of its iPhone glass? I’ve a new phone (iPhone 13) and after just 10 days it’s become noticeably scratched. Just from being in my pocket – no rough treatment.
I’m sure previous phones remained scratch-free after a whole year.

On 12th May Greggs opened its 2,500th shop. Which means there is now one Greggs for every 11,280 households in the UK.

Proof that you’re incompetent: turning up to a meeting…24hours early

🧐 I’m not entirely convinced that Rupert Murdoch has a Blueyonder email account…
[Still, a moderately sophisticated scam to target you with one of your employers’ names]

Really pleased Timothy Spall won best #BAFTAs actor for Sixth Commandment. It was such a fine performance in a really compelling drama.
(And lovely acceptance speech – so rare for someone to admit they actually rather coveted a Bafta!)

Hang on a sec… We’re on 2hr delay for the #BAFTATVAwards so we – the at-home audience – get an edited, snappier version.
And they’ve chosen to show the drama-school interpreted dance version of Peaky Blinders?!

Gardening Twitter. What’s gone wrong with my hydrangea? For the last couple of years it has bloomed spectacularly in the same pot, but now it’s looking v sad with small leaves and no flower buds…🙁
Any advice?

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