Norwich, April 2025 #Photography #Norwich

You're not going to the pub in this heat, are you? You'll fry out there. Stay in the cool and read a short story instead. Who Killed Walter Williams? ...Don't ask, even now. #ShortFiction #ShortStory #CrimeFiction #Murder

You're not going to the pub in this heat, are you? You'll fry out there. Stay in the cool and read a short story instead. Who Killed Walter Williams? ...Don't ask, even now. #ShortFiction #ShortStory #CrimeFiction #Murder

EU citizens in the UK are our friends and neighbours. They have built their lives here and contribute to our economy and society every day. Reform UK's plan to target them is appalling. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/25/reform-uk-plan-target-eu-nationals-britain-brexit

Your regular reminder that not a single new reservoir has been built in England since privatisation. Water companies have increased our bills above the rate of inflation and made 10s of billions in profit.

Well I never. It’s almost like banning things doesn’t work and governments should actually do something about holding the social media companies to account

This is very funny. Except that it's not. #Climate #Heatwave

The 1976 heatwave they are all banging on about, was local; a weather pattern got stuck over northern Europe. The Mediterranean had lower than average temperatures. 2026 is just a normal heatwave, but climate change has turned it into something deadly; the 'new normal'. We can expect more.

Nigel Farage is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, and could face a recall election. That is, however, not his biggest problem - and he knows it. You do not call a man a criminal until he has been convicted, and no charges have been laid yet. But this stinks.

I’m so sad to share that yesterday was my last day at Scientific American. It was an honor to work alongside my incredible colleagues and to speak with researchers across the sciences. If you’re looking to hire staff or freelance, please consider me and my other laid off coworkers (🧵)

Nigel Farage is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, and could face a recall election. That is, however, not his biggest problem - and he knows it. You do not call a man a criminal until he has been convicted, and no charges have been laid yet. But this stinks.

Waiting to see his friend 🤗 TT: @croesycanineservices

Also, the groundswell among Labour MPs (many of whom have small majorities) for a change of leader was precisely because many fear losing their seats - which seems inevitable even if Labour were to win another majority. They will want to wait and see if a more sustained recovery is possible.

“He’s not your dad! You didn’t inherit it. He’s a crypto billionaire living on the other side of the planet & he gave you [£5m].” 🔥 “Are you spending it on Ferraris or are you spending it on your security?” “How is a suit ‘political’ & £5m…not political?” Even pro #Brexit talkTV smells Farage’s 🐂

Short story for hump day: A History Lesson #ShortStory #ShortFiction #History

Topkapi Palace: Crown Jewel of Istanbul’s Ottoman Heritage 👉 aksgar.me/topkapi-pala... #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #bnw #classicmono #bw #b&w #bnwphotography #architecture #travel #travelphotography #holiday #photography #fotografia #archaeology #history #museum #istanbul

Kevin the Kingfisher #Birds&Bokeh #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #photography #EastCoastKin #ECK #Nikon

#waterfallwednesday #eck #photography #truro Joseph Howe Falls, Truro, Nova Scotia

We now enter the era of climate closures. The Eiffel Tower closes to visitors, because a huge hunk of metal in 40 degree heat gets egg-fryingly hot.

It's not often I want to hug Julia Hartlery-Brewer😆

Interesting piece by Denis Macshane. He's right; the establishment was very smug; Brits couldn't possibly be stupid enough to vote for Brexit, it said. But they did. Except was it stupidity, or sheer disaffection?

Brexit hasn't been a roaring success and polling suggests that most people would now vote to rejoin the EU. But this was predictable. So why did Brits vote for Brexit? It was a classic case of post-truth politics. And the danger's greater now. #Brexit #Year2016 #UKPolitics

Where is Angela Rayner?

On the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, Nigel Farage tells the #R4Today programme that the £5 million donation he received is none of the interviewer’s business, meaning he thinks it’s none of our business either. That is the contempt he really holds the electorate in.

From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS – how many Brexit promises actually came true? 🤔 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I couldn't give two tits what Farage thinks about this. What I want to know is what that £5m "gift" was really for.

The Garnet pub, Norwich, on a cold spring day in 2023. #Norwich #Photography

Meanwhile Andy Burnham's train has arrived at Euston. #UKPolitics

Meanwhile Andy Burnham's train has arrived at Euston. #UKPolitics

If Brexshitters agree to another EU referendum, I'll agree to a general election.

#haiku by Marilyn Ward (IG: @wardmally), of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. #poetry #latespring #lightningbugs

Lexington Ave, New York City April 2010 #Photography #Cityscape #NewYork

Glen Span Arch Central Park, New York City April 14 2012 (it was a long and beautiful spring in New York that year; I took many photos). #NewYork #CentralPark #Photography

Lake Geneva, afternoon after rain, May 2012 #Photography #Geneva #Landscape

Whoever winds up in No 10, they'll be subject to relentless attacks in the media; Labour leaders always are. There's nothing new about a feral Fleet Street. And novelists know it. A look at three great satires on the Street of Shame - two from the 1930s, and one from our own time. #Media #Books

"Reform have received £2.3 million in donations from fossil fuel interests, climate deniers and polluters." @adrianramsay.bsky.social skewers Richard Tice and his party's bought and paid for climate denialism on BBC Question Time.

The Garnet pub, Norwich, on a cold spring day in 2023. #Norwich #Photography

A Gentleman, his Lady and his car. Photo taken at the National Oldtimer Day 2026 in Lelystad. #photography #fotografie #oldtimer #nationaleoldtimerdag2026

"Morning Serenity" #MonongahelaNationalForest #AlmostHeaven #WestVirginia #Highlands #landscape #forest

Gianni Berengo Gardin Venice, Italy, 1994 #gianniberengogardin #photography

"We can’t afford another decade in relative decline, putting off the inevitable due to a misguided fear of the political consequences. The EU is our future, and we have no time to waste in getting there." — Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London 👏👏👏 archive.is/202606210828...

Unfortunately, if SKS resigns today, the power of the media is being highlighted. People like Mason, Zeffman, Preston, Kuensberg and their ilk will feel even more empowered to attack the next PM, pushing their pro-Reform and Tory agendas.

I miss the old door.

I’m issuing a high air pollution alert for London on Monday 22 June. Hot, sunny weather and pollution from continental Europe are expected to raise ozone levels. Please help protect yourself and others, especially vulnerable people, by reducing car journeys and avoiding engine idling.

21 June 1937 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships were televised by the BBC for the 1st time. Few people saw them as only 10,000 people owned a TV set at the time. #History #HistoryMatters

It took a 5ft tall woman to be honest and call trump the liar that he is and withdraw contact. Macron gives him a posh gala at a gold palace even though trump disrespected mrs macron, and Starmer sends him a flaming King to suck up.

I do not share Meloni's politics at all. But I am sure she didn't 'beg' Trump for a photo. Yet another example of why so many people loathe Trump, and how he is shredding US prestige.