Happy Imbolc! #imbolc

Save Veeraswamy, although I might point out that nothing was done to salvage the India Club in the Strand: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A stranger has lent me his battery pack on the bus for my phone. Things that are not news: London is not a hellscape.

Weaponised trade, coercive finance and fragile supply chains have changed the game. Mark Carney’s answer at Davos is “values-based realism”: rebuilding domestic strength while cooperating with other mid-sized states to resist pressure together. @eastangliabylines.co.uk

THERE AREN'T ANY LEVERS

Rejoin majority hits 8m – still no sign of a spine in No10 * Labour Together secretly polls for Starmer’s successor * Lib Dems’ customs union gambit rattles 100 Brexit diehards * Farage bunks off Parliament for F1 paddock. This and more from @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social @eastangliabylines.co.uk

The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump. Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.

A sunny morning meandering in #haarlem

#pantheon Friday

There’s a big one in Rome too…Who knew? Colloseum

#Vicenza #fridaynight

Roman amphitheatre & medieval fort, Verona.

#fingerpostfriday follows #turnstilethursday

Sunny Southwold morning

Walkies: Loughborough Town Hall & Hickling canal basin.

Caldon Canal in rural Staffordshire; industrial architecture. Flint Mill, viaduct, bridge and locks.

Bees are busy today

Solstice morning avec artichoke

Mallard manoeuvres by the Cam.

Unexpectedly Orange Day!

Manoeuvres in Calke Abbey near Ashby de la Zouch and some quality beer at the Tollgate brewery tap.

Keep on rocking in the free world. ✌️ m.neilyoungarchives.com/news/4/artic...

Dunking a digestive isn’t boring!

Norfolk, #craftbeercafe in Holt #verdant #beak

In search of a Very Important Newt

One of those days in England…the Churnet Valley (disused railway)

Go figure.

In journalism it's important to reflect both sides,listen, understand nuance,be aware of your bias It’s also important to call out facts that aren’t true Trump suggested Ukraine started the war with Russia That is not true.Facts matter.If you want to end a war,you need to face up to how it started

Damp day in Breda

Hundreds of jobs to be cut at the Mail and Telegraph, "reductive" page view targets at the Mirror, and AI-driven content at Reach titles (Star, Express, Sunday People) with no editing or legal oversight… Is journalism on its last legs? Find out in Street of Shame in the new Private Eye, out now.

Your annual reminder that, when you press play on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (a perfect film!) at 10:30:28pm, you'll sync up perfectly with the New Year's Eve scene at midnight. 🍾🥳

The Winter Solstice…

A memory of some blue sky….Lovely Lisboa

More of Louis’ photos from yesterday morning at Ravenswell

"Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax."

Colourful view towards The Vale of Belvoir early today

Debut post features mud flats at The Wash #azuresky