#OurFriendsInTheNorth @frontendnorth are putting on a great conference.
See you there.
https://frontendnorth.com/
Front End North Conference | 10th July 2025

A welcoming one-track, one-day conference in Sheffield, UK for developers and designers who work on the web.

Front End North
Our Friends in the North (#OurFriendsInTheNorth #year1996)
Our Friends in the North (#OurFriendsInTheNorth #year1996)
Our Friends in the North (#OurFriendsInTheNorth #year1996)

Interesting article from Jonathan Freedland in the Guardian... Labour's eternal dilemma - to be bold and risk losing or the be cautious and risk failing ...

My own opinion has always been ... cautious to get elected and then bold in office. People will know what they voted for and allow a Government some leeway, always allowing for competence.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/01/tv-keir-starmer-tory-labour-bbc-drama-our-friends-in-the-north

#politics #ukpolitics #labour #ourfriendsinthenorth

Power, corruption and lies: the TV show that could teach Keir Starmer a lot about being bold

First shown in the dying days of a Tory government, with Labour on the brink of power, the BBC drama offers warnings for a PM-in-waiting, writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian

Cultural (loose use of the term) completions of 2023 so far:
#StarTrek films (First through Generations, courtesy of @channel4).
#OurFriendsInTheNorth (courtesy of @bbciplayer)

Verdicts:
Star Trek acting improved (mostly) but plots deteriorated.
Our Friends in the North had very strong acting performances but again, some plot holes.

A lot going on in both and I'm glad I finished them, but I don't think I'd revisit either.

The caption! :D #OurFriendsInTheNorth

I’ve been watching #OurFriendsInTheNorth. It’s 1984. Brilliant series and a great soundtrack, including My Perfect Cousin by The Undertones.

Our Friends In The North (BBC 1996, Soundtrack) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EMYLgReVULrYH1oAgD5KK