www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... And all this happened without anyone else in the Royal Family knowing and there being no record of who was on the premises?

Potential #Stroud #Lightpill

Purpose #Stroud #Ebley

Power #Stroud #Lightpill

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Amongst the many depressing aspects of all this is the scrounging nature of these people. Do they have no self respect or am I being old fashioned?

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... “The shift from anxious manager to respectful witness is a hard task of parenting adult children” - perhaps that shift should start before they become adults?

Perhaps with all the flooding this week it’s not tactful to talk about the wonder of water - this spring never seems to cease ( complete with dog bowl) #Stroud #rodboroughcommon

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... “I’ve never taken drugs or drunk alcohol” but I’ve done some amazing things with hypnosis #Polanski

Some things in life are difficult to understand and probably not worth trying to

There is something endlessly fascinating about a dry stone wall #minchinhampton #stroud

Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot in trouble again www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Wonder if Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin remembers this.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... “Every time you think that, just maybe, she is beginning to get the hang of the job, she comes up with something so deranged, so batshit that you can only sit back and admire the self-destruction.”

Something very much to fear - who would this really be for?

“These are new times and they will require conversation to replace rivalry. The foolish animosity that pervades the Labour party towards the Liberal Democrats and the Greens will have to stop” app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72206/...

Another example of our crumbling civilisation for Trump and Vance

And they say it’s Europe that is “broken” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“The four horsemen of Britain’s apocalypse are deindustrialisation, privatisation, austerity and Brexit.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It’s taken my 26 year old sharing this masterpiece, to reconnect me to the pure pleasure of #GratefulDead and #BobWeir. It’s over 50 years old - from the days when they allowed children to dance on stage . 14 minutes of jamming magic youtu.be/EvPe4CEkSbE

A great post, as always, from @pperry.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/philippa...

Somehow it doesn’t look so inspiring today #Bowie

“Fill your hearts with love today Don’t play the game of time…” Not totally sure about these lyrics but at least be uplifted today. #Bowie open.spotify.com/track/1p4krv...

I wonder if, in the fullness of time, some of the legacy will be seen as a “god-awful small affair”? #Bowie www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

A few might quibble that if the US was really cracking down on “narco-terrorism”, then The Donald might have gone after the former Honduran president who had already been convicted in a US court. Though for some reason, Agent Orange chose to pardon him instead” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“a megacity home to 9 million people, 2.6m cars, 607 sq miles of concrete, asphalt and steel, and more wild animals than seem possible in such unnatural circumstances” Something truly to celebrate Mr #Trump #London www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

A vulnerable child was groomed and trafficked and then subjected to the most shocking experiences imaginable including the deaths of her babies. Instead of taking responsibility the British establishment stripped her of her citizenship and dumped her like old rubbish. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A bit bracing by the Severn this New Year morning - near #Arlingham Quite near #Stroud

More facts just before I bugger off to work, this time on London. The far right media madness portray it as an actual warzone...the facts tell you the truth.

And I wonder why that was required in the first place? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

“Let’s enjoy what the streamers are offering. But let’s make sure we also have a properly funded BBC that reflects and celebrates who we are in all our rich diversity(1)” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“. For some people, disaster seems to provoke a doubling down. If your entire worldview is challenged by events, it’s tempting to conclude the events are at fault.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Boxing Day #Stroud

Boxing Day #Stroud

TRUMP sez: Merry Christmas. To celebrate Christianity, I have ordered some more murders.

No matter our beliefs, Jesus’ message of opening our hearts to those who are different from us has never felt more important than this Christmas. I want to wish everyone celebrating in London and around the world a very Merry Christmas.

A useful lesson to us all wherever we live #Stroud

Another sanction by the Trump administration that exceeds the Kremlin’s wildest dreams, and shows exactly how and why Putin’s agenda lines up with the tech bros www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

The stupidity continues #DavidLammy #yvettecooper #massiveowngoal www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Some more shots of our truly terrible capital #Trump www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gall...

“The Lai travesty forms a sombre, unpropitious backdrop to Keir Starmer’s planned trade and business-focused visit to Beijing and Shanghai in January” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This piece reflects so much of the great spirit of Hong Kong - which only the insecure and and completely unimaginative would think of crushing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Horrific scenes from Sadiq Khan's Sharia law infested London 🎄

The BBC defamation suit filed by Donald Trump is a direct attack on the British taxpayer, it's also about cultivating a compliant media and it echoes attempts to do the same at home. But this isn't just a shakedown of media executives, this is a shakedown of every licence fee player in the UK. 1/3

What is deeply disturbing is that people fresh out of uni at the beginning of what was once thought of as a vocation can even conceive of behaving in this way. With this level of contempt for patients they can’t be surprised if the public has contempt for them www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

#entitled #privileged #outoftouch www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!). Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.

#commitment #entitlement #responsibility www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not unexpected but still a profound moment. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Still in this age - the power of the notebook