Farage, Yusef et al practising performative politics. One of my Grandad’s would have said “all fur coat & no knickers”. Richard Amarayo has won a BAFTA for depicting a John Davidson in the film I, Swear. What a beautiful portrayal of a person who has had a very hard life. Yet given to so many.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family. I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.

I played squaredle.com 02/15: 67/67 words (+30 bonus words) 📖 In the top 2% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 6

I was so lucky. I grew up with a Great Grandma who was born in 1893. Her twin brother died from flu in 1917. Her husband died at 55 from lung damage in the trenches in WW1. She loved the progress for peace in the world and taught me, my siblings and cousins how important peace was.

That was a whole lot of MMMMMMMM I played squaredle.com 02/14: 28/28 words (+11 bonus words) 📖 In the top 6% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 5

I played squaredle.com 02/13: 76/76 words (+17 bonus words) 📖 In the top 27% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 4

#stack339 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⏱️ 1m 13s 🔥 streak: 2 puzzlist.com/stackdown

Chuffed with this! Hardle 13/02/2026 | 2/10 🟨⬛🟩🟩⬛ 1️⃣2️⃣ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0️⃣5️⃣ Play #hardle on hardle.org

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I played squaredle.com 02/10: 53/53 words (+8 bonus words) ⏱️ In the top 42% by speed 🔥 Solve streak: 1 Yippee first one ever completed!

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Hardle 09/02/2026 | 5/10 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 0️⃣0️⃣ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ 2️⃣0️⃣ ⬛🟨🟩🟨🟨 3️⃣1️⃣ 🟩⬛🟩🟨🟩 1️⃣3️⃣ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0️⃣5️⃣ Play #hardle on hardle.org

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Thank you Gordon Brown for writing such sense. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1 Farage gave us Boris & Brexit 2 Boris gave us Partygate 3 Partygate gave us Truss 4 Truss gave us a crash 6 Farage gives us retread Conservatives 7 Who are crap 8 And voted for Truss 9 Who gave us a nightmare 10 And - Good luck.

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Hardle 02/02/2026 | 6/10 ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 1️⃣1️⃣ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 0️⃣2️⃣ 🟨🟩🟩⬛⬛ 1️⃣2️⃣ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 0️⃣3️⃣ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 0️⃣3️⃣ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0️⃣5️⃣ Play #hardle on hardle.org

Struggle bus on Hardle today Hardle 31/01/2026 | 7/10 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 0️⃣1️⃣ ⬛⬛⬛🟩⬛ 0️⃣1️⃣ ⬛⬛🟩⬛⬛ 0️⃣1️⃣ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 0️⃣0️⃣ ⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 0️⃣3️⃣ ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 0️⃣2️⃣ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0️⃣5️⃣ Play #hardle on hardle.org

Last few tickets for my Stroud show on February 12th. Please do come. It will be fun thesubrooms.co.uk/whats-on/joh...

Not as delighting as yesterday’s result Hardle 30/01/2026 | 6/10 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 3️⃣0️⃣ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 1️⃣0️⃣ 🟩⬛⬛⬛🟨 1️⃣1️⃣ 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ 1️⃣1️⃣ 🟩⬛🟨🟩🟨 2️⃣2️⃣ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0️⃣5️⃣ Play #hardle on hardle.org

I solved today's #Countle 891 in 3:04 — countle.org

Absolutely thrilled with my Hardle performance today! Hardle 29/01/2026 | 3/10 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 0️⃣0️⃣ ⬛🟩⬛🟨⬛ 1️⃣1️⃣ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 0️⃣5️⃣ Play #hardle on hardle.org

Last few tickets for my Stroud Show on Feb 12th. It will be fun. Please let your friends know thesubrooms.co.uk/whats-on/joh...

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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.

If all central governments. Decided. That. Next Monday. That would all. Dump. $10billion In US debt. At about 9.00 am New York time. It would. Put Trump Back in his box. In about 5 minutes.

Puppy’s first Christmas. Snack overload and White Christmas. Now exhausted .

The current President of America is a convicted felon, sexual abuser and predator of women and paedophile. Why is he giving any air with respect to the BBC. People have forgotten the role the BBC played in WW2 and bringing down fascists.

It’s a very small silver lining to all this BBC performance politics. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders

Extra Manchester show added. Saturday November 15th. Some tickets still available. Please do come tickets.thelowry.com/en-GB/shows/...

After the dreadful visit to the White House that Zelensky endured with the utterly disrespectful Americans, I am perceiving the support provided by the UK & EU heads of state as positive for Ukrainians & by extension Europe & the UK. Criminals should not be determining the future of Ukrainians.

Enjoying the progress in the garden after a complete renovation to rid of rats and flooding due to compacted hardcore. Slightly marred by horse fly bite.

Haven't looked at the news all day. Checking in now and everything seems to be getting more unreal. I often get this with bizarre dreams...which seem less bizarre these days...and manage to stop the madness of these dreams by waking up. I wish it were that easy & I wake up back in the mid-2000s.

Posted this on another platform. Fed up about hearing of the “losses” of billionaires.

Has everyone forgotten Trump is a convicted felon and sexual abuser of women? Why is anyone *shocked* that a convicted felon and sexual abuser of women would do anything that was considerate to others?

After a day of house renovations went to take a walk. Spied a beautiful sunset through the trees. Ran 2 mins to take photo without trees. Then just enjoyed the amazing colours. Turned…lightning, thunder, torrential rain. Walk curtailed 😂

Back in 2017...after 16 years in Afghanistan, the U.S. is looking for ways to offset the billions of dollars spent every year in propping up the government in Kabul and mining is increasingly being seen as a way to do that. Deja-vu anyone? www.reuters.com/article/us-u...

There is something so special being by the sea. The way the sea changes every second of every minute of every hour of every day means you are never ever jaded. Most special of all…seeing Europe and Africa at the same time. Never before have I seen two Continents at the same time. ❤️

What a stunning day! It even felt warm. A hint of longer and warmer days.

Beautiful weather in Hartlepool this Sunday.

Beautiful morning. Roads not great but a little winter sunshine is always welcomed.

Beautiful light on the way down to the village yesterday