The last appointment we all keep · Issue 003 · Tuesday, 16 June 2026
From the editor
Three moves for the eve of it.
Shop tomorrow, not Wednesday. Grocery spend peaks the day before an England game for a reason — the good stuff goes early. Get what you need for the match on Tuesday and cook something that can wait.
Pick your room. The opener is 9pm Wednesday on ITV. Decide now whether you're a sofa house or a pub house this tournament — and if the local's still standing, give it one night. It's having a hard year.
Save the box set for later. If football isn't yours, the next four weeks are the quietest the streaming queue will ever be. Wednesday at nine is the best time all summer to start the thing no one will spoil.
— from the editor
General information, not financial advice.
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