"And now over to a working men's club in Tipton, to see what the unemployed locals reckon." The discourse never got beyond this level.

Anyone seen the Pure Cold Rage from Farage yet? 🐢💨

The opportunity that was presented to Starmer was enormous. He completely blew it and along the way managed to alienate much of the support that got him there. Good riddance. Labour should now pull out all the stops to get a new leader within days, not weeks.

Travelled by train from Lichfield City to Birmingham and back this week. First time since 1981! Very impressed. Trains and stations all great.

Really not beating those 'gone into hiding' rumours

The unusual and quite striking war memorial at Naseby in Northamptonshire. The village is, of course, better known for the great Parliamentary victory in the Civil War on England. #ww1 #genealogy

I see that Iran beat USA easily enough.

Today is the 50th anniversary of me breaking my two front teeth while playing cricket. I have had these blasted porcelain things ever since. Having said that, they are the part of me that is in the best condition.

The perfect vehicle for future miscarriages of justice. news.sky.com/story/derbys...

Lot of my former work colleagues going to be very happy right now! #knicks

Think I should drink it? #beer #nottingham #camra #concerneditmightkillme #48yearsinmygarage

Excellent article

If Google says so, it must be right. #ww1 #genealogy #ai

Bit of help needed! Someone's contacted me after failing to find any details of death/burial of a Royal Artillery soldier who died in Khartoum in 1912. His death is known from info given by army's financial effects register. I can't locate any registration of death, either. Thoughts? #genealogy

I went to my first-ever football match in the 1966 World Cup. I was aged 8. Argentina v W Germany at Villa Park. And now, thanks to FIFA, Trump and commercial greed, I have never been so disinterested in the competition. #worldcup

Just completed writing a section of my book on 1st South Staffords. A successful trench raid in Italy. Completely wiped out enemy garrison: any resisting were killed, rest captured. Officers using revolvers, men with bayonets, hiding places destroyed with phosphorus grenades. A grisly business. #ww1

Morning after Kristallnacht. BBC: let's go over to Adolf, who is making a statement.

This AI garbage is going to confuse many people. Just look at this rubbish. #ww1 #genealogy

Who was it who was responsible for the Belfast attacker being granted the right to stay in the UK on a 5 year visa? Answer: Suella Braverman as Tory Home Secretary & Robert Jenrick as Immigration minister. Who have now defected to Reform & are whipping up racism, hatred & othering immigrants.

What are the Government, police and security services doing about the people who are quite clearly in the pay of a hostile foreign state, and using their platforms to whip up actual pogroms on our streets? This is a major national security issue and absolutely nothing seems to be happening about it

Whatever happened to justice and accountability? news.sky.com/story/fury-a...

The US is hosting the World Cup and just turned away Africa’s top referee at the airport 3 days before kickoff because of where he was born. Omar Artan had a valid visa. He had a historic assignment. They didn’t care. Disgraceful. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/211508/...

I see the government's announcement on child safety in the use of social media is as lily-livered as I expected it to be.

NEWS! "It was easier to Tweet about Henry Nowak, instead of all the US school shooting victims, because of Twitter's character limit" insists JD Vance newsthump.com/2026/06/07/i...

She played a big part in me developing an interest in the Great War. #ww1 #genealogy BBC photo.

Sickening that the very same people who encouraged the hatred of members of the Polish community in Britain, before and after Brexit, have now appropriated the tragic murder of Henry Nowak to further their racist agenda.

Plenty individuals can be identified from footage of last night's Farage riot. Why aren't we seeing them being cuffed, arrested, and straight to court?

What exactly do you have to do to be arrested for incitement to violence? How many times can you get away with it? Asking for a friend.

Delighted to find today that my great uncle Harry Hughes served with ground crew of 42 Squadron RFC /RAF in France from August 1916 onwards. The first member of my family I have yet discovered to have beene with the flying services. #ww1 #genealogy

The Suffolk Regiment archives are now at The Keep Gibraltar Barracks 🏛 To unite the collection and archives is an amazing achievement by the trustees, curator and archivist 📃 The archives are open to the public for research & viewings 🏅 #Suffolk #LestWeForget #WW2 #archives #library #WW1 #heritage

Ancestry: time for you to renew. Me: I want you to cut the price. Ancestry: Can't. Won't. Me: In that case I will not renew Ancestry: 40% off then. #genealogy This approach drives me nuts.

Congrats to the team at Battle Honours Tours, who have announced that they're hanging up their boots after one last season. They will be missed. #ww1 #genealogy

Your regular reminder that PoliticsUK is a fake account owned by a Reform councillor Bailey Nash-Gardner who also works for Reform MP Andrew Rosindell. ***Stop following and sharing their stuff***

My latest book approaching completion. Just one chapter to write. Then edits, proofreading, index, maps, cover design, get someone to write a foreword ... it never ends. #ww1

Free to download as PDF or epub. #ww1 lup.be/book/fightin...

When Arsenal score from a set-piece, it’s a header from Gabriel while Saliba and Rice wrestle the opposition goalkeeper. When Aston Villa score from a set-piece, it’s a work of art, a thing of beauty, a painter’s brush strokes on the canvas of a football pitch #avfc

Cost to our environment and heritage: incalculable. Cost of dusruption to anyone living within range: immense. And now this. Lots of heads should roll. BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz... HS2: Railway could cost up to £102.7bn and may not open until 2039, transport secretary says

I don't suppose there are people out there hanging on my every word, but if you've been wondering where I am, it is this: I am off social media to make sure I stay focused on writing. My next book is a history of the 1st South Staffordshire Regiment and I have a self-imposed deadline. #ww1

D'ya think? The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My one visit to see Beverley Town FC this year clearly had an effect. Well done on achieving promotion. Up the Beavers!

Nice work, for a traitor. Farage in the US running the UK down and pocketing cash and gifts that he didn’t declare at the time

As my maternity leave comes to an end, a reminder that I’m now offering an archive photography service primarily for museums/archives in the south east England (IWM, TNA, BL etc etc) to help make ends meet. Details below: lucybetteridgedyson.com/archive-rese...

This royal visit must be cancelled forthwith. news.sky.com/story/uk-can...

I guess lack of space prevented Mason from mentioning that Starmer set up the Strategic Defence Review in 2024, led by Lord Robertson, and has committed to acting on all 62 of its recommendations. And that he is now back at his job with the Cohen Group, who act as defence industry consultants. 🤔

Latest addition to the Long, Long Trail is article "252nd Tunnelling Company men in the attack at Bullecourt, 20 November 1917" see www.longlongtrail.co.uk/252nd-tunnel... #ww1 #genealogy

'Names of every soldier who passed thru Normanby Hall Aux Hospital, w/their ranks, no.s and regiments, were meticulously logged by Ernest Dain, the household's clerk. "It's unique," says [the curator]. "I'm certainly not aware of any other stately home that has a record as detailed as this."'

On 23 June 2026, Britain marks ten years since the Brexit referendum. We were promised £350 million a week for the NHS. We were promised the easiest trade deals in history. We were promised sunlit uplands. Research now shows the economy is 6-8% smaller,

Latest article added to the Long, Long Trail is "The Devonshire (Fortress) Company of the Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)" see www.longlongtrail.co.uk/the-devonshi... #ww1 #genealogy