Police and People in London: Whar’s changed in 40 years? Do come along to this event at the LSE on Friday www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...

Is it wrong to admit that I love this misry, gloomy weather? Don't misunderstand, I'd probably prefer a continuation of recent Spring-like days. But for atmosphere, you can't beat the early March fog. Spy writers live for these days.

It's not 'Can I get...?', it's 'Please may I have...?' No service for non-compliers.

To the sneezy man on the bus... Wafting your phone in front of your face every time you sneeze is not an effective way of limiting the spread of your germs. To say nothing of what it must be doing to the phone screen. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Isn’t it about time FIFA asked for their peace prize back?

Anyway, what's happening with the Epsten fikes?

The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War review – harrowing testimony from a military that turns on its own www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... Not been brave enough to waytch it yet...

What's going on? For the last few months it has been impossible to buy plain mini shredded wheat cereal APART FROM the market leader. No supermarket own-btand options, not even second rank in the market. Plenty of filled or frosted options but none if you just want the plain variety. Why?

Every time i see clips of Andrew MW's Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis, the worse it looks for him. Every time.

'Jaywalking' does not exist in Britain. A stupid US concept that has no place in an ordered society. As ut doesn't exist, it can't be a crime or misdemeanour. So driverless cars will just have to stop where they are.

Starting to get some figures on the actual cost of Trump Tariffs to US households. That’s a lot of cash to lose for no gain. As most of us realise, tariffs are a Trump Tax on Americans.

At school, E.L.O. and Supertramp were like gateway drugs for Prog music, enabling easily-led boys (always the boys) to be inducted into drugs like Genesis and Yes, from which many never emerged. Just wondering what the other prog gatewats/enablers were... Mike Oldfield? Others?

Went to see Bringing Up Baby at the Bfi Southbank yesterday. Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant are great, but so are the rest of the ensemble. Screwball comedy, but ignore the 'screwball' - just incredibly funny with great dialogue and stagecraft. Can't believe I've never managed to see it before.

For all criminologists potentially interested in attending this year’s BCS conference, you can find details as they emerge via @bsc2026conf-ntu.bsky.social #criminology

On this day in 1971, it was the decimalisation of the UK currency.

The price level has risen around 12x since then. A 1971 penny had, roughly, the purchasing power of a modern ten pence piece.

"Sorry not sorry, yeah?"

Oh no, Bud Cort... Sad. I loved Harold And Maude.

If milk has to come from an animal, what about coconut milk? Eh? Come on!

Loving Small Prophets. Magical television, in every sense.

I certainly wouldn't be buying a property from Nick #TraitorsIreland

"Few, if any, newsagents in south London hold the same variety of publications as Pritsesh, who stocks everything from highbrow literary criticism to underground fashion magazines." This is so depressing and pointless. www.the-londoner.co.uk/how-a-tfl-re...

📣 New British Social Attitudes findings published today Public support for higher taxes and increased public spending has fallen sharply since 2022, while political divisions over the role of the state have widened to levels not previously seen. Read the full report: natcen.ac.uk/publications...

Come on, UK, it's not 'Can I get...?', it's 'Please may I have...?' #standards This is the hill that I choose to die on. Along with a few other pedantic hillocks too numerous to mention.

Why are the Olympics dropping the parallel guant slalom? Genuinely exciting. Oh, that's why...

Weird how these posts never include "I support national legislation to limit gerrymandering"

Earth, Hackney The absolutely most uncomfortable 'seated'venue on the planet. Atmospheric venue which i will try to appreciate. Fortunately I am not the complaining type.

@nottinghamviolins.bsky.social What's up, doc? It's gone quiet. Hope all is well...

My all-time favourite house is for sale. Absolutely sickening. themodernhouse.com/sales-list/s...

This is a 300-track chronologically arranged (1980-1989) extended playlist for my new book, #IntoTheGroove, still not even half the stuff that’s featured within, but it gives you an idea. Enjoy! www.tunemymusic.com/share/kQHEUO...

"The destination of this bus has been changed. We apologise for ANY inconvenience..." JUST STOP DOING IT! #TFL #Londonbuses #impotentrage

When Donnington dies on a crusade, the new Lord comes under the influence of Lord Blackstone! #RichardGreene is 🏹 ROBIN HOOD (1956) 11:30am in 'The May Queen' #TPTVsubtitles

Monty Don on a gardening show and he keeps going from one scarf to two scarves in different shotsnlike a spot-the-difference picture.

It’s almost as if she doesn’t know how taxes work.

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Fun new interview today with amazing author David Quantick! Read about his radio, TV, & movie work, as well as exciting new novella, IMAGINE A FRIEND! Coming soon from @starsandsabers.bsky.social @quantick.bsky.social

What's with all the pervy nonsense in the night manager?

Lately, I've been checking radio news plus online news sites early morning in case of an escalation in world disorder. When Iraq/Afghanistan invasions happened, it was on the other side of the world. This now feels more like the gnawing sense of unease that would come along regularly in the 1980s.

Is the film of White Noise as aimless in the last 60 minutes as it is in the first 75 minutes? Apart from being a masterclass in priduct placement, I'm struggling to work out what it's trying to be.

A fine cultural weekend... Hamnet at West Norwood Picturehouse (in the lovely mid-century library building); Crosseyed Cat #blues and #roots band at The General Napier, #SE23 Americana and country music from #TheWildwoods and #ScottLeviJones at The Grace, #Highbury #N5

Lynley - blessed are the poshoes.

What does the ten-year-old girl have to say about Greenland?

I don't like Bromley its horrible.

If you're in the UK, the #BBCiPlayer has a Alfred Hitchcock collection for the next few weeks which includes #FilmNoir Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), North by Northwest (1959) and much more: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/grou...

The new Long Ryders album, High New Hymns, is out March 13 but you can pre-order now via Cherry Red Records and Amazon, etc., worldwide3 😎 I can assure the listening public it really is our best work and one you will dig the maximum utmost. Tour to follow! Thx, folks, the Long Ryders exist on your❤️

A sad day... RIP Martin Chivers. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

On the last day of 2025, I tried to sum up in this free piece the big stories of the year. Boil it down, however, and one story surpasses all others, be that for the Russo-Ukraine war or global geopolitics overall. 2025 was the year when the USA changed sides open.substack.com/pub/phillips...