Archive - Lines To Take

They couldn't, could they?

Tottenham may not go down — but watching them try is objectively hilarious

12 hrs ago • Jack Kessler

The weight-loss drugs paradox

Lindt says GLP-1 users are actually eating *more* chocolate

Mar 11 • Jack Kessler

You’re remembering the mini-Budget wrong

Yes, unfunded tax cuts — but it was the energy support package wot done it

Mar 10 • Jack Kessler

We're running out of sky

If Saudi or Azerbaijan airspace shuts, Europe will be cut off from Asia

Mar 9 • Jack Kessler

How to spot AI writing

It's not just em dashes — it's the rhythm

Mar 6 • Jack Kessler

Lessons from a year on Substack

Mar 5 • Jack Kessler

Forecast vs Reality

An energy shock threatens Rachel Reeves's entire growth strategy

Mar 4 • Jack Kessler

But it's a process, not an event

Mar 3 • Jack Kessler

The eye-watering economics of missile defence

Accountants may wish to avert their eyes

Mar 2 • Jack Kessler

February 2026

My audiobook shame

What it means to read in the age of distraction

Feb 27 • Jack Kessler

Why going out on top is overrated

Serena Williams is back

Feb 26 • Jack Kessler

Keep it plausible, darling

Bank of England blames rising youth unemployment on government policy

Feb 25 • Jack Kessler

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