Please sign this petition against the ban on pride events in libraries here in Essex c.org/HNsRwwTv4q

Are the new Reform UK administration at Essex really going to spend public money on a legal challenge against local government reform that has already been through lengthy consultation? Surely the focus should be improving services for residents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just finished Fruit Fly by Josh Silver and I can’t stop thinking about it. Dark, uncomfortable and at times frustrating — but completely compelling. One of the most memorable books I’ve read recently. #BookSky Full review: fable.co/review/836bb...

First Reform UK Cllr at Essex County Council has had to resign. That didn’t take long. 🤣🫠 www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...

What the actual Fuck! unherd.com/newsroom/pol...

IG have lifted my ban after 6 months. Follow me. www.instagram.com/jamessharp_8...

I’ve extended beyond the houseplants and decided to pop some baskets on my Juliet balcony. Should look lovely when they spill over. 🤞🏻

Star-studded line-up announced for Celebrity Traitors series two www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cherry Blossoms 🌸 in Japan 🇯🇵 Sakura Season

April reads. #BookSky

Today is a monumental day for public health! The landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill has received Royal Assent and is now law. This legislation aims to protect the heart health of millions of people in the UK today, and millions more yet to be born ❤️

Waiting for IKEA to deliver Billy.

Deeply disturbing to see the attack on an LGBT+ nightclub in Milton Keynes. Targeting a space of safety and belonging is an attack on a whole community — let’s call it what it is. Terrorism. This deserves far more coverage. There is no place for hate. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A week off work. Just what I needed.

Happy 10th Birthday @museumbums.bsky.social. Such a wonderful book. 🍑 @jackshoulder.bsky.social

Poetic and quietly powerful, Seascraper by Benjamin Wood captures the pull between a hard, practical life and the desire for something more. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

I’ve been so busy with this week I forgot to share my March reads #BookSky

Patrick Gale is a phenomenal storyteller. Love Lane is a beautifully written follow-up to A Place Called Winter — returning Harry Cane from the Canadian prairies to England, where family secrets and private pain quietly surface. Thoughtful, tender, and deeply human. fable.co/review/f4e16... #BookSky

A Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan is a reflective and engaging read that gently explores forbidden love, loss and what it means to find your place in the world. It is quietly moving without feeling heavy, with characters and moments that stay with you. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

A tender, beautifully written novel about first and queer love, identity and self-acceptance, and the quiet power of being truly seen for who you are. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

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Best one yet! fable.co/review/c714b...

Sundays are for reading and power ballads

Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin was an interesting read for me. I liked several of the characters and its snapshot of 1970s San Francisco, but I struggled with the rhythm. However, I can see why it has a devoted following. fable.co/review/21c08... #BookSky

If you need some last minute inspiration, it's quite easy to dress up as Hotties In Art for World Book Day. Just look at this chap channeling the *very handsome* cover guy.

Not watched the #BritAwards for years – it got to the stage where I needed Wikipedia to understand who everyone was. But I’m genuinely delighted Olivia Dean swept the board. ‘Rein Me In’ and ‘Man I Need’ have been on my Apple Music repeat, which I’m choosing to believe keeps me officially “current”.

February reads: • See You At The Finish Line ⭐⭐⭐ • Burying Jericho ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 • Game Changer ⭐⭐⭐ • My Friends ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • The Body In The Library ⭐⭐ ⭐ #BookSky

Binge watched the final four episodes on #Bridgerton S4 this morning. Loved!

This is a good result. I was seriously worried Reform were going to take this.

You can’t go to the biggest bookshop in Europe and not come away with a book or seven. 🫠 #BookSky @waterstones.bsky.social

CPD deadline approaching. @cipr.co.uk members have until 31 March to log 60 points. This is my 8th consecutive year. CPD has helped me stay curious, keep learning, and grow as a comms professional. If you haven’t logged yours yet, take a look. You may be closer than you think. #InvestInCPD

While in London today I popped into the V&A to see Michelangelo’s David — and I was genuinely blown away by the scale of it. It’s extraordinary to think this was carved over 500 years ago, yet still feels so alive.

At its heart, My Friends is about the friendships we have when we are young and still figuring out who we are. The friends who believe in you when you don’t believe in yourself. The ones who quietly become your anchor. fable.co/review/e8de4... #BookSky

Anyone else use Fable? Feel free to follow. fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BookSky

daily dose of green #photography #nature #trees #canada #landscape #fujifilm #forest #rainforest #vancouver #fog

Just finished Burying Jericho by @whusseyauthor.bsky.social. Another brilliant, twisty instalment in the Scott Jericho series, with a gripping mystery, strong sense of place, and plenty of unexpected turns. Full review ➡️ www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Actually love the result! Very me. See what sort of caricature CHAT GPT makes of you, based on what it knows about your career! All you do is go to ChatGPT, put in a photo of you, and use this prompt: “Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me."

Bum Bum Bum Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmm 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums Andy Warhol's "Torso (Male Buttocks)", 1977 at KMSKA, Antwerp Thanks @ma-at.bsky.social for sharing 😁

See You at the Finish Line is a cute, cosy, and witty gay romance that delivers exactly what it promises. Read more: fable.co/fabler/jj-26... #BlueSky

January reads - a mix of classics, contemporary fiction and crime: • And Then There Were None ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Hamnet ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ • The Murder at the Vicarage ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • The Artist ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Heated Rivalry ⭐⭐½ • The Hunting Party ⭐⭐⭐½ On to February 📖 What should I read next? #BookSky

It’s back. #Bridgerton

I know you shouldn’t compare, but after watching The Traitors UK, the Irish version feels a bit low-rent. You can definitely tell the budget wasn’t there. That said, I think Siobhan is a fabulous choice as host.

The delivery I’ve been waiting on for ages has finally arrived. Looking forward to this one @whusseyauthor.bsky.social

Has anyone else started Traitors Ireland?

How’s your pair hangin’? The best place to find the answer is in the shower. A steamy shower helps the nuts to relax, creating prime conditions to feel around for anything out of the ordinary - like a lump, swelling or pain. Learn how to get to know your nuts movember.com/KnowThyNuts.

Shout-out to the customer service team at @octopus — consistently excellent, genuinely human and a reminder that good service really does matter. Thank you for your help today.

I haven’t watched the #GBBO since the departure of Mel, Sue and Mary - but with Nigella joining I may have to tune in again.

Been a Labour member since I was 21. It pains me to say it, but I’ve lost hope. If Labour want to win me back, they need to be clear: tax the rich and redistribute wealth. Until then, the @greenparty.org.uk and @zackpolanski.bsky.social feel like the only credible counter to Reform UK.

This is powerful. This is hope.

Wrong decision.