John Pickup

My morning : Woke, stumbled into the bathroom, grabbed my toothbrush, sprayed it with deodorant. Threw toothbrush away, went back to bed.

@Mij_Europe @POLITICOEurope I remember reading a Michael Gove article once about how bringing back the death penalty would lead to better outcomes in the justice system because the risk of executing innocent people would focus everyone's minds or something like that. My reaction to this article is similar.

Not an easy piece to write. But only Trump is likely to jolt the EU out of its malaise. My piece for @POLITICOEurope politico.eu/article/europe…

@tedgioia Cancelled amazon last week and while checking my options discovered a free channel streaming Dynasty 24/7. Within minutes Adam had redecorated Jeff's office with poisonous paint and Jeff had become so disoriented that he wore jeans to work. Quality underscore, overall 10/10

More here: honest-broker.com/p/why-streamin…

I've been asked why streaming subscription prices are rising so sharply now. And even as they raise prices, streamers (Disney, Netflix, etc.) are reducing the number of new shows they release. How can prices go up while value declines? This is what I call an "endgame strategy"....

@a_toots Had a quick go at writing some underscore.

Tory cover bloke’s instructions were simple: slip in quietly and unnoticed.

@dieworkwear I'm finding my eye directed unwaveringly to that little bit of shirt showing at the navel, and then find myself forced to consider whether this guy has the most stretched out looking midriff of all time.

I will leave you with one last example. This outfit communicates, "I'm here for serious business." This is because of the clothes, color, and placement of color. But if you change the pocket square—a relatively small detail—to bright red, it suddenly becomes less serious.

@PatrickZircher Well I want to say Cary Grant but I think I'd have to write some better tweets.

If anyone, from any time, could read your tweets aloud, who would you choose? I'd go with William Holden; Midwestern voice, matter-of-fact but with an underlying smart-aleckness. youtube.com/watch?v=HduXGY…

@TheSarcasticist @SlenderSherbet Some of them use mutes.

@SlenderSherbet At least they can't sneak up on you unawares.

This used to be a nice area until they let all the trumpets in.

@tim_cook Followup ad idea : Pianist walks on stage at Carnegie Hall to rapturous applause. Looks around for a piano, but then a spotlight hits a music stand with an Ipad on it. End screen: Apple branded skip with Steinway legs sticking out one side and the pianist's legs out the other.

Meet the new iPad Pro: the thinnest product we’ve ever created, the most advanced display we’ve ever produced, with the incredible power of the M4 chip. Just imagine all the things it’ll be used to create.

@cjayanetti @Psythor Would be a press conference for the ages.

@Psythor by that logic, Nigel Farage joining Labour would be a massive win

I'm not a massive fan of Natalie Elphicke to say the least, but I'm struggling to see how all of the bad stuff doesn't outweigh the good story of "Tory MP in seat synonymous with the small boats crisis defects to Labour, specifically citing small boats as a motivating factor."

@JamesHarrisNow @Samfr Nature abhors a vacuum ... punditry adores the vacuous?

@Samfr I guess if nature abhors a vacuum punditry abhors a pause of one day

Lol the London polls (YouGov apart) are actually going to be right. After all that fuss.

@Raffaele_Ienco oof, wow

May the 4th be with you.

@CherylSwanick @D_Blanchflower @Lewis_Brackpool I love the way he switched the subject from whether or not he's got a clue what he's talking about to whether or not he knows who Danny Blanchflower is, like his goldfish brain can't keep track long enough to hold an actual conversation.

@D_Blanchflower @Lewis_Brackpool Golden nugget 💙

Good morning! Today’s the day that we will see a Sadiq Khan upset. The last mayoral election was close, this time I have a strong feeling he’s getting booted out. What do you think?

@ManMadeMoon @AndyLunique I note that I have attached the picture as a link instead of an image and I hang my head in shame.

@ManMadeMoon @AndyLunique Sirs, mayhap the intertubes thread has arrived where I may mention my abiding affection for Karate Combat, a most modern game of martial arts which runs upon that most British of all gaming platforms, the BBC Micro. i.ytimg.com/vi/tV8kIGu1ZGA…

@adamboultonTABB Info checks out because snakes have no sweat glands.

Don’t know I think Prince Andrew is made Grand Master of Slytherin

@BigIssue I'd rather drown in a septic tank 1699 times than pay £16.99 for the addled ramblings of Britain's most inept PM.

The revolution will not be televised. 📺 But for fans of Liz Truss... it’s available in all major bookshops for £16.99. 📘 Her new book details her distrust of the ‘economic establishment.’ 👀 But what do experts think of her assessment? 👇 Read more. bigissue.com/news/politics/…

@MuppetGuests Duet on Rainbow Connection or Bein Green.

It's The Muppet Show with our very special guest star Skeletor!

@NickDale @FrontlineFire It looks like a greeting card illustration on steroids.

This really…bad youtu.be/KhQnnISdDIU?si…

@ethan_iverson Herbie's comping is miraculous. Absolutely one of my favourite things in jazz. A free spirit off on swashbuckling and crunchy adventures whilst simultaneously supremely tasteful and sympathetic. Shoutout to Edith and the Kingpin just for Joni Mitchell's genius. What a lyric.

Herbie Hancock is 84 today. My recent article for Chamber Music America: chambermusicamerica.org/articles/the-c…

@fouldsy147 I think Neal has linked to a picture? Article here : sportinglife.com/snooker/news/n…

@Super70sSports It's all fun and games until Peter Bastian shows up : youtube.com/watch?v=0_UEPp…

I once played Careless Whisper on one of these motherfuckers so beautifully it brought a janitor to tears.