Tom Harding https://tomharding.me/ Culture, opinion and a few good arguments en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 03:09:10 GMT Bring Back the Monday Debrief: In Defence of Watching Telly at the Same Time as Everyone Else https://tomharding.me/bring-back-the-monday-debrief-appointment-telly/ https://tomharding.me/bring-back-the-monday-debrief-appointment-telly/ Streaming handed us everything, everywhere, all at once — and quietly took away the one thing telly used to do better than anything else: get us talking. A case for weekly releases, shared clocks and the lost art of the Monday morning debrief. Tom Harding Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:08:05 GMT The Twenty-Quid Month: What Britain's Cheap Culture Actually Costs https://tomharding.me/twenty-quid-month-what-cheap-culture-costs/ https://tomharding.me/twenty-quid-month-what-cheap-culture-costs/ A month, a strict £20 budget and an unreasonable belief that a decent cultural life shouldn't require a second mortgage. What I found had less to do with bargains and more to do with the invisible price tags attached to 'free'. Tom Harding Culture Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:08:05 GMT The Empty Foyer Problem: What We Lose When Every Cinema Seat Is Booked in Advance https://tomharding.me/empty-foyer-problem-walk-in-cinema-2026/ https://tomharding.me/empty-foyer-problem-walk-in-cinema-2026/ Booked-out screens and empty foyers are becoming the norm in UK cinemas. A look at premium seating, dynamic pricing and why the walk-in still matters for a spontaneous night out. Tom Harding Culture Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:11:44 GMT Last Orders for the Spontaneous Pint: Why the Ordinary Night Out Needs Saving https://tomharding.me/last-orders-spontaneous-pint-british-pub-2026/ https://tomharding.me/last-orders-spontaneous-pint-british-pub-2026/ The £7 pint makes an easy villain, but the bigger threat to British pub culture is the slow disappearance of the unplanned pint. A defence of the ordinary night out, from micropubs to Wetherspoons and the sober-curious. Tom Harding Opinion Sat, 07 Nov 2026 22:11:44 GMT