I wonder how the people who want us to depend on fossil fuels feel at the moment? I certainly feel that we should be entirely dependent on renewable energies, preferably our own. Somehow I don’t think they are that reflective though.

I long for the before times when I went to bed on the night of an election without dreading waking up to the news in the morning. Haven’t been able to do so since Brexit

@johnelledge3.bsky.social on the nail here. Bottom line is I don’t trust the way this is being pushed on us.

Some better than usual news buried at the bottom of the BBC webpage UK government finances better than expected in January www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us) And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it

I just backed my daughter’s latest project The Best Part on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lil... Food and family - two subjects close to my heart

Forcing myself to put away my Shift cowl and go to bed 🧶

Excellent @quietriotpod.bsky.social Sunday School as usual. Particularly loved the football chant. You forgot to mention the pressure working from home takes off families (women in particular) school run easier etc. I wish it had been an option 20 yrs ago. Might not have given up my legal career

This is chilling.

renewed free link as.ft.com/r/021bcd95-4...

This gives voice to the sense of nausea about the current media circus that I’ve been feeling all week. @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

The British mainstream media are complicit in the cover-up of swathes of the Epstein files already in the public domain that mention and connect Farage, Putin, and Brexit. That is a fact.

I know I’m out on a limb about this, but it feels very wrong that the Labour government should suffer the fall out of the Epstein files when no one else who really deserves to is. I find myself hoping that the Starmer won’t resign although I understand that it’s really likely so don’t shout at me

Here in the UK too if my increased sales of red yarn are anything to go by

The tyranny of targets as.ft.com/r/b4a19673-1...

@carolecadwalla.bsky.social was right all along about the Russian links to Brexit. That much is clear from the Epstein papers.

Epstein is being described by the Polish PM as a possible Russian spy. If so, it would explain a great deal. All the Epstein “evidence” would actually be kompromat taking in the rich and powerful to serve Kremlin interests. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12 bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...

Can’t credit the author of this because I don’t know who. But very good little infographic. Worth sharing far and wide. Farage is in trouble.

Yes. Where was the money coming from?

I wonder if any journalists are drawing the lines between Putin, Epstein, Mandelson, Trump, Bannon, Farage, Johnson, Thiel. It’s clear no one in the US is going to. For a start where did Epstein actually get all his money from? I’m beginning to feel like a crazed conspiracy theorist.

I made marmalade today as a distraction from the world.

Political Satirical have posted a comprehensive, long read on the dubious rise of polling companies. If half of what is in this document is true we should all be very worried. Unregulated, available to anyone - the ability to influence our politics. open.substack.com/pub/politica...

If you want to buy the 'Melt the ICE hat' pattern it's now available on Ravelry for $5, which translates to £3.81. All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to the immigrant aid agencies who will distribute the funds to those impacted by the actions of ICE. So worth buying even if you don't make

There has been an extraordinary uptick in my online sales of single skeins of red yarn. I couldn’t think why until I realised it was for the Melt the ICE hat. It inspired my blog this week 🧶 venetiasyarnshop.com/2026/01/30/r...

Arresting journalists. We’re at that stage.

Norwegian RESISTANCE hats are gaining popularity among REAL AMERICAN PATRIOTS www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/mel...

Accidentally turned to Question Time and remembered why I have not watched it since Brexit. Some influencer was talking crap really convincingly about how Net Zero is pointless and we should drill baby drill or something. Switched off but feeling quite triggered.

Virtually every ‘journalist’, every radio presenter and every TV commentator is negative to Starmer and his government. And yet there are lists of good things they’re introducing as long as your arm. It’s a little bit sinister don’t you think? bylinetimes.com/2026/01/29/k...

Latest from me, and one of the most important pieces on Special Needs I've written so far: "In fifteen years of political journalism, I don’t think I have seen anything quite like this: a mad game of briefing, counter-briefing and official stonewalling." maybeimamazed.substack.com/p/why-the-po...

We are watching Waiting for the Out which I find compelling and upsetting an equal measure – I think that means it’s probably quite good

I had an argument about the dangers if AI at New Year with some friends who were really dismissive of my concerns. It’s nice to feel that maybe I am not just a crazy old hippy who has read too much scifi

UK loses safety status in measles. Thanks to vaccine ridiculousness. Spouted by quacks at the Reform Conference in September. Who wants their children or grandchildren harmed by a disease that can be protected against? Look no further than Farage www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

What are the odds on Priti Patel being the next person to go to RefUK?

Stalin notorious for making sure you could walk to the shops

But…former Tories should?

Had a moment to spare, so thought I would idly hoover the living room. Hoover had different ideas and stopped working with the most horrendous crack and tripped all the electricity. I guess I’ll just have to sit and knit for a bit instead 🧶

Reminding you all that Nigel Farage has proudly claimed he is going to be setting up a British version of ICE here in the UK to terrorise us just like American ICE if he ever becomes PM. He has openly said he wants to deport legal migrants.

Me, my cat and my knitting - luxuriating in our weekly treat of @quietriotpod.bsky.social Sunday School - excellent as always

The lies are the point.

I have just spent the morning accompanying my father to a pre-op assessment at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital. It was so smooth, and everyone was so lovely. We’re going to miss the NHS when it’s gone.

The whole Trump at Davos thing has been so stressful today that I am finding the Traitors a more difficult watch than usual

NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…

In other news I have just discovered the existence of the Finnish Heavy Metal Knitting Championships and the world does not seem so bad after all 🧶

I was trying to be supportive of Starmer but have to conclude he is utterly spineless. We need someone a bit stronger imho

This

Utterly depressed to find these people in our town centre today. Union bloody jack and all. Bad for business

Yesterday's address by Minnesota Governor Walz is worth watching in full. youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU?...

@quietriotpod.bsky.social look what you made me do! And now I have to read all about how Holt got the money that Sheringham should’ve got for something or other