I think most 5-year-olds could explain. But he doesn't want an explanation, does he? And he wouldn't listen to one if it were given, even if he had the intellectual capacity to understand it. He just wants to profit from making the Earth uninhabitable for us all and gloat while he's doing it.

Excellent. Reparations and a massive fine would also be good. It's a shame nobody from Toby Carvery (or Mitchells & Butlers) is going to prison for this crime. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

was briefly so excited reading this until I realised he meant Davos

#TheArchers Does Chelsea's story match up with Tracy's?

Easter eggs are out before Valentine's. Our seasons really are compressing.

#TheArchers Poor Fallon sounds so anxious. 😢

At the next Grundy Sunday dinner Amber might want to take a long lingering look from Eddie to Will down to George. Really drink it all in. #TheArchers

NEWS // Exeter is for Everyone event attendees outnumber anti-migrant marchers 14:1 Around 850 people took part in city centre event held under “Unite Against the Far Right” banner while “Unity March Exeter” attendees numbered around 60. #Exeter #Devon exeterobserver.org/2026/01/17/e...

#ExeterIsForEveryone except neo-Nazis

This year is the 10th anniversary of St Thomas Food Fight! It's amazing to note that we've been sharing free hot food and drinks on Cowick Street since 2016.

My photo for today, 16th January 2026, a heron asserting its territory against an egret this morning.

Great (drama-wise) to hear all different kinds of male entitlement. Ruari's privileged drawl, Brian's elder statesman stance and George still unaware of how he treats women. #TheArchers

#TheArchers Relieved that "George is hard at 'work'" isn't a euphemism. 🤢

I've noticed that, while most of those directly affected by George's actions (Alice, Kenton, Fallon, Joy) have tried to reach some sort of accommodation with him, it is those not directly affected (Jolene, Brian, Kate, Adam, Lilian, Tony) can't let go of their anger. 1/2 #TheArchers

2025 was an exceptional year for the Earth's climate ⬆️ Warmest ocean heat content ⬆️ Tied as second warmest surface temps ⬆️ Second warmest troposphere ⬆️ Record high sea level and GHGs ⬇️ Record low winter Arctic ice New State of the Climate over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...

@zackpolanski.bsky.social Disappointing that Labour wants to cancel May's elections in Exeter, given the strong likelihood of losses by @exeterlabour.bsky.social. @exetergreens.bsky.social @exeterlibdems.bsky.social Exeter Conservatives and Exeter Reform all opposed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I see the richest man in the world is slagging off women who don't conform to the body type he likes, & women who wear glasses. I know it's not up there with profiting from Child Sexual Abuse Material, promoting racist theories, bullying workers, shutting down USAid, & denigrating science. Still.

#TheArchers I'm no George Grundy fan, and I doubt I would've forgiven him as readily as Kenton did, but Jolene yelling at Kenton like that is seriously out of order. She never gave Kenton a chance to explain his feelings; just accused him of all sorts and then walked off. Vile.

I don't doubt this chart as a baseline but the problem is that British people can deploy sarcasm at the drop of a hat, and are sparing with superlatives. You should be very concerned if a Brit says "Well that's bloody brilliant, that is. Outstanding. Perfect. Incredible."

This is nice but I feel they’ve missed a trick by not including a cord in her back that you can pull to make her say “Twisted flax please, Victoria”

I've seen a lot of "this is what plays on the tv as expositional background in the opening scene in a roland emmerich film" from this administration but this is the most "this is what plays on the tv as expositional background in the opening scene in a roland emmerich film" I've seen to date

📢 Exeter communities are coming together to stand against hate, fear and division and for respect, compassion and shared humanity. ✊ Saturday 17 January 🕛 Meet at 12 noon 📍 Bedford Square, Exeter High Street #Exeter #ExeterEvents

Only George could apologize to people in a way that sounds like he's threatening them. #TheArchers

#TheArchers Even if George actually believes what he's saying about regretting what he's done and wanting to make up for it, he often seems to then want to be rewarded or given credit for his words. And then gets resentful when he's not. And so on with the vicious circle...

Could be worse... Doesn't come with a pack of casino cards, a set of masks, a railway timetable, and a "I got my shot!" sticker. 😩 www.itv.com/news/2026-01...

Apparently it’s a “leap” to say that individuals and charities who continue to post on X for its reach side with the fascists, the racists, the white suprematists and the misogynists and child abusers. Maybe. But silence is complicity and I’m so tired of the silence.

Hi, Devon County Council get a line item for £1.8m for homelessness support from government, but choose to reallocate it because it’s not ringfenced. I think that’s something people might want to know.

Except it’s not where most voters are. YouTube and Facebook are both twice as popular as X. Add in how algorithms skew who actually sees your posts then…it’s not really the channel to reach your audience any more. danslee.co.uk/2025/12/14/u...

Which Devon MPs are active on Elon Musk's X-rated hate platform? @theprsd.bsky.social investigates 👏

"It's over" <falls about laughing> #thearchers

#TheArchers Criminal waste of Shepherd's Pie. *Shakes fist at Will Grundy*

#TheArchers Markie's gang were planning to rough George up. But did they actually do it?

Will doesn't want to spend time with Clarrie. She's just a little woman, there to provide food for him without thanks. No wonder George grew up to be such a twat. #TheArchers

#TheArchers There's lots of "Oh F_ off you dick" being hurled in Will Grundy's direction round here...

IYCMI // Devon County Council funding cuts set to reduce core library opening hours by 30% Public consultation on changes explores possibility of closing some branches altogether despite claims to the contrary. exeterobserver.org/2025/12/20/d...

#TheArchers "I asked Fallon to imagine Richard Thwaite tossing his caber. And that seemed to bring a smile to her face." Oi! We'll do the smut, thank you very much! Beginning to regret Joy's coming in Ambridge.

Really hoping the builders have actually battened down the hatches, in case the red warning zone expands...

Raise an App Store support issue about CSAM on X. I’m sure Apple will pay attention if you make them.

I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.

#TheArchers Great insights by Emma there. It wasn't the Grundy love triangle that damaged George; it was their behaviour towards him as a consequence of their guilt about how he might be being impacted. Meanwhile Will is steadfastly refusing to learn any lessons.

#TheArchers A few things from George's bottling are puzzling. If it was Markie's goons, how did they get one of the freebie bottles? How & why was the cctv wiped? If Amber was at Tracy's all evening, why didn't she join the hunt for Keira? Doesn't the assailant fear the 999 recording?

#TheArchers BRIAN: That woman wasn't a police officer... LILIAN: What?! BRIAN: Yes I phoned the Chief Constable to complain about her behaviour and he swore blind there ISN'T any Inspector Sally Griffiths in Borchester Police. LILIAN: So who was she?! BRIAN: I blame Fallon's Mushroom Crostini.

My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜

Mrs Overall: “Miss Babs, whatever’s the matter?” Miss Babs: “Mr George has been Chardonnayed by an unknown attacker, and now we have to bring in Miss Sue from #Outnumbered to solve the mystery!” Mrs Overall: “Oh, I am pleased!” #AmbridgeAntiques #TheArchers #WhoChardonnayedGG #Dallas

#TheArchers New Year's Eve. Flash car speeds past The Bull THUG 1: That's the scrote who dobbed in Markie! THUG 2: Bird with him. Park up & we'll knife him when he walks past THUG 1: Follow him down that path AMBER'S DAD: (in a queue of people clutching Chardonnay bottles) Wait your turn lads

Fallon: “Are Mum and Kenton back on the bar?” Lilian: “I haven’t seen them. I assume Kenton was helping David with the fireworks, but it’s suddenly very hard to account for everyone’s movements, and whether or not they were carrying a bottle of Chardonnay, for some reason.” #TheArchers

Got it! David put a couple of rockets in an empty Chardonnay bottle and lit them. 🧨 The whole thing went skyward and the bottle fell to earth on George’s head. Brad called the ambulance having foreseen the issue and calculated George’s pace and direction. #TheArchers

Is this the worst ‘loving family intervention’ for a troubled young man of all time? George finally started to admit he’s lashing out & needs therapy & they still turned on him. What were they expecting? Cosy lies rather than hard truths? I really felt for George in this scene. #thearchers

Amber: “Well, that’s the mental health issues of ex-prisoners covered. And now, eyelash trends for 2026.” #TheArchers #DaytimeTV #MarjorieAndJoan #VictoriaWood

Eddie: “What’s going on?” Will: “Well, it used to be an everyday story of country folk, but now it’s more of a contemporary trauma in a rural setting.” #TheArchers