Elly Lazarides

@LukeTryl @j_amesmarriott “It’s very hard to live in the shadow of history’s summit” puts into words exactly what I’ve been reaching for. 10/10

A bit late to this from @j_amesmarriott but it’s one of the best pieces I’ve read this year because going beyond day to day politics/struggles people share in focus groups it captures something bigger we hear - that we’ve passed our prime and it’s all been down hill for years.

Big news: Islington Council is buying back 193 more ex-Right to Buy homes, bringing our total to 907 by March 2026 – one of the largest programmes in the country.

Congrats on your engagement, I’m looking forward to new Wallace and Gromit next week

seeing the photos of Luigi Mangione:

Tonight on @BBCRadio4 is a doc I produced on @ShaneMacGowan and presented by the great Sean O’Hagan. It’s been an unbelievable privilege to honour one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century - an artist whose music I grew up with. bit.ly/4gaRSY1

@ailleanach Perfect Golden Circle by Ben Meyers and Lanny by Max Porter got be back on a reading jag and they're both short and easy reads and I LOVEd them

Horribly relatable please anyone throw me somethings small and digestible that I can get back into

If my husband isn’t defending me from terrible TV presenters on the grid on Instagram with his full name and title I don’t want it

but hey what do I know i'm just here to listen to three men euphemise haemerroids for an hour and a half

commissioners could maybe spend less time making trails about how much they love their jobs, and instead focus out why so many of the indies they commission from are going bust

Blossoms look like they're about to be wrongfully arrested for a pub bombing in the 1970s

If anyone wonders where all the single Londoners are, they’re at the Hackney Community Sauna enjoying the frisson from whichever horny leyline it’s built on

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

see it, say it, sorted

(On a summer holiday balcony, post-shower, pre-dinner is currently at number 1 if you’re wondering)

Can’t wait to listen to this after distracting half my colleagues by ranking the top 10 best cigarettes last week

It’s always handy to carry cash… you never know when an 80s pop star is going to need to borrow some coins to pay his parking

I hate gay Halloween what do you mean you’re Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn at a 1996 charity football match

I like listening to The Smiths when I’m in a bad mood because no matter how bad things get, at least I’m not Morrissey

@BonjelaPapi And I don’t think you should

I don't make the rules

Sometimes in your 30s you need to drink tequila in bed and listen to tool by candlelight

In my favourite place (the pub) talking about my favourite thing (radio when the queen died)