This is probably a crazy idea, but wouldn't it be better to react to the *actual* budget, rather than to every leak and piece of speculation in the months beforehand?

Re BBC v Trump, strikes me the beeb should have used a visual version of newspaper journalists use of quotation marks to separate parts of a speech/written article. Cheaper.

The Yorkshire Ripper, Stagflation, IMF about to bail out the economy, football violence, the 3 day week, power cuts... Happy days!!!!

I am waiting for budget day when, in front of the UK media, the door opens, an empty red box come hurtling out and a female voice screams "f**k it, I've had enough of this, I resign."

Waiting for my Labour Party to say f***c this, we are calling an election to pass all this s**t to Farage as we haven't a clue what to do with the country.

Norwich aerial - a city of rivers, spires & stories. Built on the River Wensum, it grew rich from weaving, shoes, mustard & engineering. Today it’s famed for its skyline of medieval churches - more than any city north of the Alps. #Norwich #Aerial #image #MedievalCity

Oh look. There really are "no go areas" in England. And they're marked by St George's flags www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

BBC is in the same bag as The National Trust - under constant attack from the right who don't want to eliminate them, but replace them with a version that is friendly to their causes and opinions. This is happening in the US with public bodies being consumed by populist parasites.

With hindsight I can't help thinking they should have given the job to Wilshere.

Been on the bus, has he gone yet?

Laurence Fox is never again going to be able to threaten to sue anybody for calling him, an increasingly overt racist, racist

I mean, it's nice to feel that you are attractive to people you care about and to feel comfortable in your own body, but being made of beef and having a 24 hour horn isn't the be all and end all of travelling through your life on this earth in a masculine body. Wellbeing is much more than that

@catherinereynolds.bsky.social this is a good read, especially re throwers.

One small bit of resistance the media and pundits could use here: just call it (as Sunder does) ‘the World Cup’ and never ‘the FIFA World Cup’. Don’t mention FIFA.

Across Norfolk, poor roadworks planning by the County Council is causing chaos, villages gridlocked, drivers frustrated, and local businesses struggling. Station Bistro in Wymondham is just one example of the brilliant places being hit by this mismanagement. We need better.

Follow the bear.

Lovely sunset for last dog walking of the day.

Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE

I defy anybody to say this is not the best concert post Floyd and this is a great song from Luck and Strange, the latest and best album.

I wish those jets would practice their shock and awe away from NR14, my dog is terrified of them.

This. A thousand times this.

No expert on football but I think the players look like they are undertrained athletically and overtrained mentally. Unfit robots comes to mind. By the way Duffy should never play a half where he is looking into the sun, permanently shielding his eyes causing misplaced passes.

This is without doubt his finest live performance post Floyd and the music from Luck and Strange his best solo work @burningshed.com

It is rumoured that the Sandringham amateur dramatics have cancelled the spring production of the 1960 musical "Lock Up Your Daughters".

Love it

Interesting that we never hear of wealthy procurers being referred to as grooming gangs.

Early best bluesky of the day.

So one wonders, will the people of Norfolk be ready to welcome Mr Mountbatten Windsor, a suspected paedophile, to their County.

Kemi Badenoch is calling on Rachel Reeves to resign after the dealer who serviced Reeves' car failed to stamp the booklet in the glove compartment.

Shocking development in the Rachel Reeves story. It turns out Estate Agents aren't perfect.

Those on the attack should take some time to consider this before throwing toys out of the pram.

Disaster cricket.

Take the time to read this from New York Times, the deepest media look at Farage that I have ever read.

Well said, Wes! 👏 👏 👏 Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.

Top 6 disappears in the distance, let's all look forward to a relegation battle from now until May, after all it's all we have left.

why are people on the left using "populist" in a positive way now, you shouldn't want your politicians to be populists, "populism" isn't good

NatWest boss warns against higher bank taxes as lender’s profits rise 30% To which I answer - bollox www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Labour doesn’t really have a ‘dilemma’. It has a choice: change direction or die. Keep chasing Reform voters and Labour will be wiped out in the local elections and then wiped out in the general election. Remember that they’re supposed to be on the left, and they could still win it all again.

If you have TNT Sports1 it's Forest v Porto, guess who you can see for Porto?

Wow! So it's now 5 who recognise the experience and commitment of Jess Phillips, verses 5 who wants her out - a group which includes at least 1 which is working with Reform. This is now nothing more than Reform trying to destroy the inquiry and undermine the Labour government.

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

One bright spot, Ipswich!

I think the last time I wanted a manager out was Bryan Gunn, now it is Manning. Injuries have added to unimaginative tactics.

Borough beat Ipswich but both teams in a different league to us.

This needs shouting from the rooftops. The Labour victory was, mostly, a result of the split on the Right. The split on the Right won't exist in 2029. Vote for the party that defeats Reform. In most seats, it's Labour. In others it will be LD, Green, SNP, Plaid..

Autumnal colours at Raveningham Hall on a cloudy day.

Surprising headiine of the day "Regular viewers of GB News most likely to overestimate level of net migration".

Please read this, it pins the tail on the donkey in the exact spot.