Robert Hampton

@Hampo
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Tends to go on a lot about trains, teletext, gay stuff, bad puns and miscellaneous nerdy nonsense.
Pronounshe/him
Websitehttps://hampo.uk
CountryUK
Ageing like fine milk
Thinking a lot about this letter to the Guardian’s consumer advice column. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/nov/05/why-should-i-bother-paying-into-a-pension-if-were-all-doomed
Why should I bother paying into a pension if we’re all doomed?

If the end is nigh, I’d rather invest for the short term

The Guardian
The Guardian website’s picture to illustrate this story is an… interesting choice 🤔
Kicked off Liverpool Pride weekend in style with Pride Classical, featuring Danny Beard, Alison Jiear, Ashford Campbell and your actual Jake Shears, accompanied by a 32-piece orchestra.
New king. That’s weird.
Duolingo there, teaching the essential language skills everyone needs.
Getting rained on while someone blasts out D:Ream from across the road. Not sure that’s the look he wanted for his big announcement.
Enjoying this a lot so far and pleasantly surprised to see Rona off 2point4 Children in a key role.
Saw one of the new Merseytravel hydrogen buses today. Was starting to think they were a figment of my imagination. Announced a year ago but this is the first time I’ve seen one in service.