Nick Harvey wrote: ↑Wed 18 Sep, 2024 12.59 I normally understand Phil's posts, but on this occasion, I'm confused.

The original post (some AI generated weirdness) was deleted.

Kay.

Martin Phillp wrote: ↑Thu 05 Sep, 2024 13.20 John Lewis are reintroducing the Never Knowingly Undersold slogan.

I’ve never been able to get my head around what it means. It’s a crap pretentious slogan.

I see Waitrose is planning to open around a hundred convenience stores and refurbish a number of existing stores too. I think convenience stores in the UK are generally quite poor so this’ll be interesting to see.

Excellent, the “ikea set” discourse has returned.

Some transport developments over my way recently. West Yorkshire’s buses are all coming into a franchising system much like TfL and Manchester. We’ve also got plans for a tram network being consulted on. The first few lines proposed include one between Leeds and Bradford. You’d think there’s not a h...

Sadly not. I was working from home and thought I might have had an unexpected day off.

Philip wrote: ↑Fri 19 Jul, 2024 12.08 Spambots might be getting smarter but even I can tell that’s an AI rewritten post

I’ve noticed the same thing too—it’s true that spambots might be getting smarter. It’s clear that’s an AI rewritten post.

They're fitting out a new Sainsbury's Local between Shoreditch and Liverpool St, or at least I think it should be a Local as it seems to have no depth, but the signs in the windows so far are suggesting it's just "Sainsbury's". Possible phasing out of the Local brand? It did make me wonde...

It wasn't a very surprising result really, as it had been forecast for months anyway - Labour and Lib Dem big winners, Tories and SNP big losers. The only change was that Farage belatedly turned up. At least we didn't get the full thirteen Reform MPs that the exit poll predicted. What next for the ...

Have to say, it’s rather nice having a PM who seems to be using common sense, ministers being appointed because they’re experts and not to appease a section of the party, and talk of country before party. Early days but I hope this continues.