*Unless it is Cameron being replaced by May, May being replaced by Johnson, Johnson being replaced by Truss, or Truss being replaced by Sunak. It is only if Starmer goes. Absolute. Charlton. Hypocrite. Imbecile.

My great-grandfather, who died aged 103, told me how his own grandfather saw Napoleon riding past on his return from Elba. 1815, just one degree of separation.

My favourite Robert Redford story is the one about why he got rejected for the lead role in The Graduate. RIP to a real one.

A titan of the silver screen. #RIPRobertRedford

My updated weekly #playlist Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Beta Band, MGMT, Beck, Teenage Fanclub, Fleet Foxes, Badly Drawn Boy, Lotus Eaters, Shins, Strokes, Blur, U2, New Order, Pixies + more #newmusic from Matt Beringer, Gorillaz & Sparks #nowplaying

My updated weekly #playlist Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Ramones, The Police, The Verve, Paul Weller, The Kinks, Stereo Lab, Beta Band, Super Furry Animals, Peter Gabriel, Foo Fighters, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Pearl Jam + more For all the teachers/parents preparing for #backtoschool 😉 #nowplaying

To cheer everyone up, here is an anecdote about when David Bowie was filming the video for Ashes to Ashes.

There are many disappointing aspects to Starmer’s leadership, but I think the most disappointing one is, he won’t take the fight with Reform. Instead he is copying them- a strategy that will fail.

The video was shared on Robinson's X account. The far right is using X to destabilise our society and the govt is doing nothing about it. [And lots of you are helping support the site by continuing to post there].

I don't see how the richest person on the planet being involved in UK energy supply can possibly be good for consumers. If you agree, please consider letting Ofgem know.

My weekly #playlist #newmusic from Suede, Wolf Alice, Coach Party, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Perfume Genius 5 songs to 'Caroline' by Outkast, Beach Boys, Laura Marling, Fleetwood Mac, Arlo Parks + Moby, the xx, Tears For Fears, Peter Gabriel, Roxy Music, Simple Minds, Pearl Jam, REM #nowplaying

Lump in my throat Think a bit of dust got in my eye or something, I'm not 😢 #YNWA #Diogo #Forever20

In a single headline, the real source of most of what is wrong with this country. Any government that isn’t committed to changing this offers no real prospect of change for the better. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

My weekly #playlist 80s Madonna, Prince, Hall & Oates, Orange Juice, Pet Shop Boys, New Order #newmusic from Kim Deal, Elbow, Suede, Horrors, Kojey Radical + artists namechecked by Tom Tom Club in Genius of Love: George Clinton, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley, Sly & Robbie, James Brown #nowplaying

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

Israel has done everything—including air strikes—to ensure that the global media cannot document what they are doing.

It’s World Lion Day. To find your amateur lion tamer name, take your regular name and prefix it with “The late”.

Jesus. Common as muck. Vulgar, vulgar, vulgar. No class. None

The man who just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because their numbers supposedly weren’t accurate just claimed that he lowered drug prices in America by 1500%.

I spent the last 2 nights under canvas as with a solo bikepacking trip in the South Downs and coast of West Sussex. Bridle tracks, gravel, rivers, fields, and sunflowers. I covered about 140km over the weekend. Today's return leg was 65km #Bikepacking #camping #SouthDowns

"Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September if the West Bank's governing body meets certain conditions." "The prime minister said the Palestinian Authority must commit to holding an election and other democratic reforms." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

On the corner of Garratt Lane, a plaque to a 20th Century boy..

W.H. Auden’s 1941 Syllabus Asked Students to Read 32 Great Literary Works, Totaling 6,000 Pages

"An uninformed observer may have wondered why Donald Trump abused the London Mayor Sadiq Khan at his press conference in Scotland yesterday..." Substack post from @nickcohen.bsky.social

Believe it or not, the EU-US trade deal just got messier. The White House has published a fact-sheet about the agreement with claims that directly contradict the European Commission's version of events. Let's take a closer look.

Pardon Watch 👀: One thing about Trump is that he tends to pardon people for crimes he has been accused or appears guilty of. It's a weird psychological thing, sort of a "self-pardon by proxy." I observed this very early in his first administration, as I pointed out here www.cnn.com/2018/06/05/o...

Fair

I've seen my own future. Cause of death - accidental misadventure by getting lost in own pile of 'bags for life'.

2 out of every 5 people arrested for taking part in last summer's violent anti-immigrant disorder in the UK had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse, This correlation is also seen in terror suspects. Domestic abuse must be viewed as a gateway offence.

My #playlist of the week Daft Punk, Michael Kiwanuka, Talking Heads, Beck #newmusic Stereolab, Nilufer Yanya A Wrecking Crew 5: Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Glenn Campbell, The Byrds, Ike & Tina Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Thee Sacred Souls, Isaac Hayes + 4 northern soul classics #nowplaying

For the love of God, Radio 4, the EU will NOT pay a 15% tax. US consumers will.

There's a realistic chance we get to a position where Wikipedia is blocked while official government accounts are posting on a site that created MechaHitler AI

Henry I died from a ‘surfeit of lampreys.’

The Daily Mail’s front page there, celebrating a England footballer of Ghanaian descent while also telling migrants to get out of England. Truly, you couldn’t make their shit up.

Spot-on from @nixonsimon.bsky.social

They have the right but no they are a bunch of racists and it is fucking depressing that Labour can’t point that out.

It was a great song to sing. Gonna miss Lucho. Think this one could be a tactical mistake by the club.

[Bracket City] July 26, 2025 www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke... Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master) 🎹 Total Keystrokes: 80 🎯 Minimum Required: 80 Total Score: 100.0 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪

Derek advertising Crypto is perfect. www.youtube.com/watch?v=70DD...

when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet

Stephen Flynn, "On Brexit, everyone across the UK right now feels that Britain is broken" "And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"

A story in two parts...

Absolutely vile advert by No 10.

🎵 Ekitike, Ekitike Hugo's boss, boss, boss 🎵 #lfc #Ekitike youtu.be/rbc_LxfhSoY?...

UK opinion on Gaza war (YouGov, July 2025) 18% support Israel’s actions in Gaza, 55% oppose 81% of those who oppose say it’s a genocide Large margins in favour of: - trade embargoes (48% to 20%) - financial sanctions on individuals (52% to 19%) - suspending arms exports to Israel (57% to 18%)

We’re experiencing a high volume of protests but your arrest is important to us, so please hold onto that banner and an officer will be along shortly. Your arrest may be recorded for training purposes.

Ian Hislop calls arrest of man holding Private Eye cartoon at Gaza protest ‘mind-boggling’ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...