Comedy gold. Or orange.

For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million

Wow

www.gutenberg.org/files/70516/... These poems are lovely. Simpler times.

Good to hear a government minister actually explaining what she's done and the coming plan for railways. @heidialexander.bsky.social ran rings around Adam Boulton who was left wittering about what people want is cuts to welfare etc.

Really shocked to hear about the death of the brilliant Observer writer Rachel Cooke - what a terrible loss. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Unbelievable.

Logo for my new folk rock band!

First ride today for 6 weeks after dropping the bike and twisting my back. Yow. Lovely day for it but nerves slightly jangling. No issues though so it's just getting some miles in now. First ride for the LiteLock too... #motorcycle

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Riot Women on iPlayer is excellent but I'd expect nothing less from a drama written by Sally Wainwright. www.imdb.com/title/tt3231...

Hope you all are having a blessed Thursday

Excellent news. Integrity preserved. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/n...

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

This is a lie. There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years. But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

Genuinely love this. 10/10, thank you Tories, everything you do is a gift 👏👏👏

Apple has removed an ICE tracking app that allows users to report ICE activity nearby from its App Store. The removal came after a direct demand from Trump’s DOJ. Once again, Big Tech is bending the knee to our tyrant-in-chief to protect its bottom line.

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration reut.rs/4mIfztt

Hilarious in its way. I love watching the Tories slowly sink into the mire.

They've relaunched the Suzuki Van Van, my first motorcycle. I still miss it. #motorcycle

This is superb television youtu.be/4u98XY52Rbk?...

This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mone has to go. Agree? Sign the petition today: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/expel-Mo...

I've had brilliant holidays in the US but currently - no chance.

Age yourself with a film you saw at the cinema as a kid.

Bodiham Castle. What a beauty. If you asked a 10 year old to draw a castle they'd draw this.

Just passed a biker cafe on the A21 near Battle called the Route 1066 Cafe. #motorcycle

Keir Starmer wants to force everyone to have a digital ID. But the Liberal Democrats say that’s not the kind of country we should be. Instead, the government should focus on fixing real problems like the NHS and social care.

You can just tell this shit was written by some AI thing.

Here’s where the Lib Dems are at right now www.politicshome.com/news/article...

I couldn't have said it better.

Lib Dem treasury spokeswoman Daisy Cooper calls for a windfall tax on the exceptional profits that UK banks are making from the Bank of England’s £895 billion quantitative easing programme.

Farron said national flags should never be “used to intimidate" saying he was “a proud patriot” but not a nationalist: “And you can tell the difference easily. You see patriots love their country. Nationalists hate their neighbours. I love my country.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

When I was young, being a carer simply wasn’t talked about. We’ve come a long way since then, but government still all too often ignores the millions of carers across Britain. I was proud to write the foreword to this IPPR report calling for real and transformative change.

The PM must urgently appoint a new ambassador who will stand up to Trump, not cosy up to him and his cronies. He also can't keep dodging questions about why Lord Mandelson was appointed in the first place, and the extent of what was already known about his links with Epstein.

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons. Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday. I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric. Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.

Appalled by the violent scenes of police being attacked at the Tommy Robinson rally today. Those responsible should face the full force of the law. These far right thugs do not speak for Britain.

New motorcycle (to me anyway).

The Afterword off line! Argh!

Having worked in insurance for longer than I intended to I can confirm that this is the business model.

MAGA etc. 🥴

As we've seen across history, the populist playbook used by Farage is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive. We know where it will lead if we don't stop it.

Rediscovering the first Counting Crows album. Played it endlessly BITD but not for ages now. What a great album.

Why doesn't Cling Film cling any more?

Streak still alive here

@fentonsteve.bsky.social Just discovered you're here, over on the AW!