It takes a special kind of right-wing British political party to literally sell black shirts. Are you going to tell them? Or shall I?

The irony is rich.

As John Masefield wrote: "I must go down to the seas again..." for #FingerpostFriday.

Enjoying this rather well written memoir by the last Tory chief whip. Struck by his use of the adjective ’Trumpian’ to denote dishonesty - eg BoJo at “Trumpian’ levels in asserting his innocence. Maybe the BBC should bring him in as a defence witness in any Trump libel suit?

Friday!

Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar

This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President! This 👇

This morning #sophiefromromania has a message for her fans - I know you’re all desperate for news of my 2026 calendar. Just a few more days and I can tell all!

I suspect George’s love for Amber is purely down to ‘great sex’ (as he reported to poor Brad). As far as we know she’s his first relationship and he’s not coping with her being anything other than compliant. And another thing, Angus Stobie plays him brilliantly! #TheArchers

Precisely!

Excuse my language but … I am so fucking tired of shit like this.

"Rachel Reeves is the worst chancellor of all time..." - Kemi Badenoch

"Hands up if you caused 23,000 extra deaths by being a dithering incompetent twat"

FUCK YES. ABOUT BLOODY TIME.

Moral Maze considers the Reith lectures and doesn't mention BBC "censorship". Media Show considers the Reith lectures and can't tell us what was cut. #BBCPM

I wish the media were as obsessed with Farage's Clacton House as they are with what a racist shit he was at school.

“This is a strong budget, grounded in Labour values.” Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.

Alison Holt, contemporary textile artist who creates machine and hand embroidered artworks #WomensArt

Conservatives Lose Overall Majority on North Yorkshire Council (but still have a casting vote) - This is the Coast share.google/gtIXEs8CUj3R...

You can easily fit both Iceland & Ireland in Canada's Hudson Bay and still have lots of space to sail around. 13 other states & countries: brilliantmaps.com/fit-insid...

Pause a moment, and read... • Linda Hogan •

This is why indie bookshops are so important. Support your local bookshop!

Putin's little helpers

This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre. I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries" "That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy"

I've been at a bookseller meeting just like that. I've also been the bookseller that made a Christmasaurus in his own time to promote a children's book for the shop window display:

This Wexford bookshop has captured the true spirit of Christmas!

This is inspired! Far better than John Lewis. It deserves all the awards and to go viral. #SupportIndieBookshops

love that they've got a guy right there with a red coat and a santa beard... and did nothing with that

This is now one of my favourite things. John Lewis never stood a chance lads. 🎅 (It's Red Books, Wexford, btw) Enjoy! #speirgorm

Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.

It's not Farage's call to decide whether his racist comments are hurtful, it's the guy on the receiving end.

This is who she was. Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best. Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...

This is badass! Protesters at Lincoln Memorial yesterday. Vía @johnnypalmadessa.bsky.social on IG #Pinks

Well done Leonard. Tempting to tell Ruth to f*ck off and mind her own business, but the open relationship wind-up is so much more fun. #TheArchers

Church of England priest drunkenly crashed bishop's car into vehicle owned by partner of #TheArchers actress tinyurl.com/23yfhlfr#TheArchers[Guardian] On his way to/from Ambridge???

Mending - by American impressionist, Daniel Garber (1880-1958) Because it's nice, when the weather is so wet and gloomy, to be reminded of brighter, lighter days... #art #light #impressionists

This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’. It’s Russian.

Kids asked me what i'd teach if i was a teacher. I said 'English' Vivie said, kindly 'You couldn't. It's changed now. Teacher's have to know what the difference between a noun and a verb is' I see.

I’m not doing Black Friday this year. I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands. Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business. Shop independent this Christmas. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

Eddie thinks they're in for a good Christmas. There's only one way this can go. #TheArchers

So Amber wants to marry a man she thinks would rob his own Grandad, a great basis for a marriage. If that doesn’t make her stop and think what will? She really wants to marry the Grundy family not George. #TheArchers

President Criminal arrested the former FBI chief but his case got dismissed because he hired a bimbo he wants to bang as the prosecutor and she had no idea wha the fuck she was doing,

1/2 A magical sunset in the Corvedale, seen from Brown Clee. I was standing on the ramparts of Nordy Bank hill fort for this shot, looking out across the misty landscape towards the Brecon Beacons - now known as Bannau Brycheiniog - on the horizon. #Shropshire

#TheArchers plans for New Years Day .. "Radio 4 celebrates 75 years of The Archers with a day of special programming, including a 45-minute drama at 19.15, straight after that night's episode of The Archers. Then at 20:00, The Archers Podcast will be broadcast for the first time on Radio 4."

"Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Winter's Morning (1877) 🎨 William Hart

Twitter’s public locations feature was such a disaster for the Maga accounts pretending to be based in the US that it was switched off almost immediately – 22 favourite reactions. www.thepoke.com/2025/11/24/t...

Have we not reached peak budget speculation yet? I anticipate predictions of a return to sumptuary laws and window taxes before Thursday...