It’s a humbling moment when your mother tells you it’s time you stopped trimming your own hair and got ‘a proper cut’ and you’ve actually been getting it done professionally for 6 months. I thought it looked good…

Congratulations to my first crop of @globalacademy.com journalists. I know how hard you fought for this and am bursting with pride!

I have reached the ‘retired dad’s personal tech support’ stage of life.

Update: @talk90stome.bsky.social (on Oasis) was ace. Looking forward to the next!

Ooh! A @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social podcast about the 90s? Very much yes please.

This man forgot to buy an envelope. #scenes

My granddaughter's prom tonight and two of the teachers on the gate dressed up like Max & Paddy. Absolute class!

#AcademicSky #Education

Happy 4th of July, Batman.

Look how cool my classroom is now…

Teaching is opening a lot of interesting doors for me this month. I’ll be hosting a workshop alongside Global and Channel 4, attending a Parliamentary Reception and doing the paper review on 5Live all in the same week…

Week after. Wee smalls of Wednesday.

Guess who’s doing the early paper review on 5Live next week…

Just left a group chat.

MUST WATCH: They didn’t just burn Tulsa — they burned proof. Black wealth. Black futures. Gone. And now they’re banning books so you never learn it happened. 📚 ERASED tells the truth they’re scared of. Read it before they erase that too: stan.store/gxldsociety/...

Erm. Teachers. I’ve just said goodbye to my first cohort and am broken. How do you keep doing this?

Writing goodbye notes to my year 13s (they leave on Friday). I managed 7 and am in bits. Please tell me it gets easier.

Very VERY proud of Global Academy’s young journalists, photographers and artists. Look what we made!

My kids referring to what’s happening at the Vatican as the Pope Reveal is peak 2025.

And you may find yourself living in a thatched-roof hut And you may find yourself living in the Holy Roman Empire And you may find yourself negotiating with your lords And you may find yourself in a beautiful hall, with a beautiful wife And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

Bylines Scotland Radio – My Scottish Island. #Millport

Just mowed the front lawn, lads.

As a result of there being fewer cars on the M1 on a Friday. I don’t have to set off for work as early today. So *of course* I’m wide awake at 04:30. Of…bloody…course.

You rang?

Please enjoy one of my classroom posters…

Ordered this after hearing Heather McGhee on the @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social. “Be ready so you don’t have to get ready”

“Pray tell. The Baron, what sort of gentleman is he?” “Well…”

“If you take gender out of gender-based violence…you’re not able to name the systemic ways that men violate women or give themselves and each other permission to enact violence.”

I’m at the ‘building up to a ten minute walk to the shop’ stage of the holidays.

The Road to What the Hell?!

It was never about women’s safety.

No *you’ve* been watching the Savannah Bananas all afternoon…

I think I just got a compliment from my 16yo. Her: Oh, you look cute! I think I might have that top! Me: Did you get it from Zara? Her: No, I think I might have *that* top

Well, that was glorious @manfromdelmonte.bsky.social ! What a night!

A rare sighting of @iainlee.com in his element…

Heading back to the motherland to see the magnificent @manfromdelmonte.bsky.social take the roof off @manchesteracademy.bsky.social.

About to go live!

Morning, if you’re not out on the razz tonight, we’ll be on here having a laugh, watching Eldorado and that. www.patreon.com/iainandkatherine

The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this. We can't. We need answers.

My 13 year old is her mother’s daughter. I’ve treated her to her favourite thing in the world. Can’t wait to see her face when she crawls out of her pit at 1pm…

First night I’ve slept through for a week, team.

This feels ok... It’s like the other place used to be at the start. Bit quiet at the moment, but largely benign.

Clinton Baptiste podcast aficionados may recognise this character, made by producer Laurie. I, meanwhile, have no idea who she is…

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty down about my small business. I’m working so hard but it’s been very quiet. It’s bloody difficult at the moment. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

I got up at 4.15, watched an episode of What We Do In The Shadows (seemed appropriate) and went back to bed. I hope this silly balls ends soon. I can’t spend the rest of the holidays like this.