Online parliament, compulsory online attendance for votes unless health issues. Independent government office to call MPs to voice verify their vote to eliminate electronic interference. Turn HoC/Westminster into a huge museum and have regional hubs. If it's all on-line, security risks are lower.

Southampton (Millbrook & Redbridge) 1931. Our introduction gives an overview of the importance of #Southampton to the UK over the last 100-150 years, its growth as a port & the industry that grew up around it. The movements & influx of people into & around the city is breath-taking to read about.

We need compulsory voting and 4-day voting windows. If you don't vote, you pay 1% more council tax or similar. Option on the ballot for "I spoil my paper/none of the above" and a tick box. All totals including the above to be reported.

Today me reading @hwam.bsky.social new book when ADRIC suddenly snatch it away! "There better not be anything offensive in it about ME!" him snaps. "Wait, this character ARDIC... rude, spoilt.. It's obviously a thinly disguised attack on... one of the SYLVEST TWINS! Probably REMUS!" Me: 🙄

The local developments of the 19th C were brought by the railways, at a very early time too- with the first train from Liverpool in 1837. But #Birmingham has always been perhaps the best-connected city in the UK by design and necessity, willing to embrace change and risk for collective local reward.

In September 2025, @josimarfootball.bsky.social reported on Putin's army recruiting African soldiers in Qatar, from the ranks of migrant workers left without a job after the end of the World Cup. The hardest part in this business is not being heard.

I love this time of year x

#bookshop, #museum, #giftshop, #chemist, #library? Or any cool business really! Great savings for bulk orders, contact the sales team for more information 👍 [email protected]

Another sneak peek at some of the maps in our upcoming subscriptions - www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/acatalog/Sub... Discounts on the cover price and free postage mean a real bargain for some fascinating publications! #Preston #Durham #Sunderland #Bournemouth

Am I reading this right? The Reverend James James?!

I see America went from Rabbiting season to Duck Season last night.

I've hit $255 of $700, with only 14 hours left to catch up. PLEASE consider chipping in if you can spare it? And please keep sharing! My survival ENTIRELY depends on staying housed.

Someone created the fonts on this map by hand. 'River Nene' follows the centre of the river - by hand! They carefully and *accurately* draw roads, buildings, waterways etc. from notes, sketches & measurements *to scale*, legibly. No AI etc, only skill & craftmanship. The OS is a massive art project.

*Sean Connery voice

She belongs in a museum, but maybe in the cafe so people can buy her tea and cakes.

The actual real name of "Bacon Bacon-Frank" (1739-1812) just came up at work. Amazing. Aaaaaamazing.

Always care. About everything.

Autistic drivers - do you have any issues when you drive? Problems you found while learning? Please reassure me!

Recently I learned of someone calling themselves 'Clavicular', and the practice of -mogging and -maxxing. For eg, "heightmogging" supposedly means having more status than someone shorter than you. Maxxing is just, er, boosting stuff? Honestly we'd take the piss out of him in my local pub.

A friends son has just been on BBC Midlands. He is going to dribble a ball from Africa to Rugeley to raise money for a local hospice. www.justgiving.com/page/jamesle...

One of my favourite trees in full bloom!

Genuinely had to check this wasn't a year old, it isn't, it's from this morning, it's a new article. Fuck yeah! Brand new Keir Starmer relaunch: now with new hat! www.ft.com/content/2c50...

The Universe is expanding too fast and scientists still can’t explain it | ScienceDaily share.google/YoMPl7tO6TI4... EVEN THE UNIVERSE WANTS TO GET AWAY FROM TRUMP!

Also found this: my dad's old 1966 album...

I've been going through all sorts of stuff in the house today, been looking for this for a while: a Nat Geo from 1964... Hell of an edition!

The ADHD? It's ADHDing. Or whatever the fuck it is. I'm sort of on top of it, but fuck this shit.

Hell yeah, I'm humorous (all blood, snot, and bile)

Good to see NASA taking part in recycling where they can.

Upper Holloway 1914 Looking at today’s cover you’ll see there’s a football connection! But there’s more to it than #Arsenal, the old ground here & the new Emirates nestled into Drayton Park road. Our excellent introduction takes us on a ride through the transport & theatrical story of the area too.

This charity is for people that struggle reading physical books, #adhd #depression and #anxiety are on the list, it costs £25 a year but you can also join for free with no questions asked if you would struggle to pay. You can take out 8 audiobooks at a time. www.listening-books.org.uk/join

I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad as.ft.com/r/db911dd6-f...

Passed my theory test! Woo!

@sofpodcast.com Thought my house was on fire. Paused the podcast. Got confused. You sods.

I'm catching up with the rediscovered Dr Who episodes. I just shuddered the shudder of a stage manager when I saw that fire.

Happy Easter.

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

They're determined to atomiser Dr Who, aren't they?

It is a little known fact that Isambard Kingdom Brunel built Clifton Suspension Bridge as Britain’s first airport. The visionary engineer employed the world’s first air hostess too, a Miss Aprille Foale. Sadly the enterprise failed in 1903 and was converted to road use shortly afterwards.

From small towns and villages across Britain, unsung heroes have quietly changed the world for centuries. One such silent legend was the barber John Ochre, who in 1906 invented that indispensable pocket companion to all, the comb, selflessly naming it after his home town.

Before the town became a world famous holiday resort, Penzance was known across the nation for its unparalleled budget-friendly food. The Guardian Culinary Correspondent A.P. Rifole sang the town’s praises in 1875 when he wrote that “the pie rates of Penzance are excellent”.

This KitKat heist is probably the best advert they've had in decades, easily outweighing the value of the original candy! (That means its cool if I keep it, right?)

Audience numbers for this week's @SNLUK were in the region of 250,000 although the Metropolitan Police put them nearer to 25,000.

www.theguardian.com/society/2026... What the whatting what?

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... This has the be the starting point of a horror movie?

Actually, this sort of feels like Miranda, in Serenity...

Parts of Middlesbrough would have been great stand-ins for a dystopian future moon city in a 1970s movie about killer mold.