Can vouch after this week, this does what it says on the tin🥵

Brexit is an inconvenience. But any talk of rejoining is disingenuous unless the pro-rejoin British / media press are more honest than the Brexit charlatans of 2016. At the moment, they are not. youtu.be/0c4vVMK5LxI?...

I really like this Pope.

En désaccord avec la thèse de l’historien britannique Brendan Simms, selon lequel le Royaume-Uni serait aujourd’hui une grande puissance, contrairement à la France, le professeur à Sciences Po lui répond. www.lexpress.fr/idees-et-deb...

youtu.be/XbQ08Ixczvo?... Just fits my today perfectly. Make of that what you will.

So many people merit a place here. Not a criticism but a recognition. www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...

Only started reading 'The Cheese and the Worms' this week. The Guardian view on the death of Carlo Ginzburg: a historian who taught us to think about outsiders | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm old enough (just!) to remember when students were sent home cause of the snow and its impact on buses, school pipes. I used to pray for snow ( as a student and sometines ...) Hot weather was never an issue, how times have worringly changed.

Let’s check in on how Jared and Ivanka’s luxury Albanian resort is doing…

Manifestations, artistes avec un keffieh, drapeaux dans les tribunes… La lutte pour la Palestine s'invite à la Coupe du monde 2026.

Not watching the World Cup but Allez les bleus.

Lyhanna : "Si Darmanin avait voulu faire quelque chose, il l'aurait fait." Plus de 100 syndicats et associations étaient mobilisés pour exiger la démission de Darmanin et des moyens pour la protection des femmes et des enfants victimes de violences ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/pq7

Really feel that the time is right for Mass Observation to start again. I'd be up for it.

So, only two weeks left until I finish teaching. Bac marking HG at home this week, Lessons on Monday and Thursday morning next week. Lunch out with the team Thursday lunchtime. Then end of year AGM and staff dinner the following Tuesday l and then that's me done !

Bang on the money. All very well saying Britain must rejoin, but Europe has a say in that too. The pill may be too big for Britain to swallow, without the perks they had before? If the UK wants to rejoin the European Union, it first needs to understand it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#ObamaAppreciationDay Not perfect, but then who is? But as a human being he is infinitely better than Chump.

Home made kebab meat. Marinated chicken thighs on a cheap thing from Amazon. Really, really good. Pic 1 raw, pic 2 cooked.

UK Government and various UK organisations, should at the very least migrate to Bluesky or other platforms. Refusal to do so is abject cowardice

Everyone on X and elsewhere who called for a violent response should be charged with incitement. Everyone involved in the pogrom should be locked up with exemplary sentences. Govt should make it clear that will be the response in future anywhere else. Enough.

Lots of breakfast (presumably) American sausage gravy on my time line. It just looks like cat vomit to me.

Not lived in the UK a long time so not sure if B.D books have become a thing there. But if you want to get kids reading they are marvellous. And not just kids, my husband is currently engrossed in this 😁.

Desperately trying to switch to kindle books but the prices don’t make it easy. I am sure there are a number of reasons why they only a tad cheaper than a physical book, but for the moment it seems like I will need to find more space in my book cases.

Not the hill I'd die on BUT people get a little bit irked when films aren't true to the book. Well, I get really peed off when this happens with History. Made the mistake of watching " King & Conqueror" , 1066 historically a fascinating year of British history and yes,

Watched ' A letter to Brezhnev' for the first time in almost 40 years. Normally, I can watch 80s made films and it feels like yesterday. Excellent film , but it made me feel old.

We can also recharge our electric cars there for free for 1h in some shopping car parks whilst we shop.

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20.... Great leadership shown by Spain, again.

youtube.com/shorts/Ul8ba... Long week-end and bad weather today, even by normal Breton standards. 🙄

Reminds me of the episode of The Simpsons where Homer stands for election. He wins, it doesn't end well. Same kind of populism, same kind of electorate.

"The octopus on your plate can feel pain, delay gratification, and probably outthink a toddler. Just something to consider before you order."

Back to school tomorrow mood.

Inspired casting having Rufus Sewell play the royal formerly known as Prince Andrew in Scoop. I will always watch anything with him in it, but he really nails that role.

Breaking: Man dies after a periodic table fell on him. Official cause of death: Exposure to the elements. 🐢💨

www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy... This is a fantastic job op at at seriously impressive school. Moreover working within the same International Section set up as I do in Brest, it opens doors not just in France but at French lycées worldwide. It is a lovely area and you get to teach in English too.

View over Lyon from 32nd floor of the crayon. A really exhausting few days visiting my daughter, who walks everywhere at breakneck speed! But I must admit I much prefer Lyon to Paris ❤️❤️❤️

Some beautiful pieces of Iranian art in the musée des beaux arts de Lyon.

Some real Trumpian style ignorance being spouted by certain Conservative politicians regarding Erasmus.

To help my knees to recover

Morning in Lyon. Bit warmer than Brest!

Lyon airport not easy to find baggage carousel 🙄

"Which country in the Middle East has nuclear weapons? It's not Iran, it's Israel... Which country in the Middle East attacked six countries last year? It wasn't Iran, it was Israel." From my Piers Morgan debate with Israeli spokesman Doron Spielman. Full show: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkk1...

Accord d'association UE-Israël : presque un million d’Européens exigent la suspension du texte ➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/5aN

If you are a fan of #music and can tolerate a bit of music theory, you might be interested in the back story of how one of the most beautiful songs ever written, "Wichita Lineman," came to be. Jimmy Webb wrote it but never finished because Glen Campbell recorded it as is. youtu.be/3au2nqyMbc0

PLEASE HELP - Objections needed ASAP to two luxury homes proposed close to Auchagallon - a beautiful and mysterious stone circle cairn on the coast of Arran, not far from Machrie Moor. Must be in by Monday 20th April - details below. 1/

I don't want to hear any more about "Mad Mullahs" whilst this Krap KKKhristian is still at large.

Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset www.theguardian.com/politics/202... I'll get the popcorn.

Some beautiful books on here