Time for the British Parliament to legislate that the US is a colony again. Independence from the Crown hasn't worked. Let's take back control.

In a time of authoritarianism I find it incredibly reckless to want to give the government unchecked power to control the media

That's a Russian Shahed drone in the middle

Tuesday

'Murmuration' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt

National Treasure alert 😃

The number of homicides of young people in London continues to fall. When I set up the Violence Reduction Unit in 2019, the capital’s homicide rate of under-25s was three times higher than it is today.

What a time to be alive - grim reading here from @gideonrachman.bsky.social One overlooked important point here is the Mercator effect -- it makes Trump's ego appear smaller than it is in reality. In fact it's even larger than the whole of South America as.ft.com/r/b9fb820b-6...

Bringing Wordsworth to IKEA

Happy birthday to us! Our founders – Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley – believed that nature, beauty and history were for everyone. On this day in 1895, they set up the National Trust and we're proud to continue their work today. Thank you to all those who support what we do.

Monday

Sea and boat,1988 by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham #WomensArt #Monday

Illustration by artist Tamsin Abbott, from the recent book 'Wild Folks' created in collaboration with fellow artist Jackie Morris #WomensArt

People have been trying to talk London down, but the evidence tells a different story. Last year saw: The lowest murder rate per capita since records began The fewest murders of those aged under 25 this century One of the lowest numbers of homicides for almost three decades

As you can see, the essay's coming along nicely 😆

Also, it was emphasised to me, the Ofcom process must be independent and seen to be independent - one can easily imagine how Musk would act if there was any doubt on that score

You can tell there's an essay deadline looming because yesterday I had to *urgently* go for a long walk by the river, and so far today I've had to *urgently* make two types of soup and a quiche😬

Glasgow School artist Margaret MacDonald, Embroidered Panels, 1902, silk appliqué and bead decoration on linen, in her pioneering Art Nouveau style #WomensArt

Sunday