The great News Corp breakup? And the Unmade Index kicks off today

Welcome to the first edition of Unmade for 2022, mostly written in Horsham’s Pret A Manger, while you were sleeping.

Happy National Take Down The Christmas Tree Day. I knew there was something I’d been meaning to do.

Having steered clear of crowds in the run up to Christmas, cafe life now feels an acceptable risk – at least until it’s time to try to avoid the inconvenience of Covid infection ahead of my February flight back to Australia. I count myself lucky that rapid antigen tests arrive in the post when requested, and that I was able to get a third jab. There’s a lot to be said for the UK’s National Health Service.

I also seem to get more done in a noisy cafe than I do at my home desk. Perhaps it’s the turmeric latte.