Evan Charlton was closely associated with Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden, a virtuoso at capturing everyday scenes and little details from English provincial life. This work (1944) depicts a couple of 'canal girls,' who transported vital goods on the canal system during WW2.

As schoolboys in the late 80s, a few of us got massively into early/mid-70s John Martyn. In a rare example of musical fandom happening at the right time, we got to see him and Danny Thompson at Cropredy, doing the Live at Leeds type stuff. That was the rapture, right there. RIP Danny

Lovely afternoon, went for a walk, "rewarded" self with a pint.

Conductor on this South-Western train to Dorking has a very 90s ITV cosy bonhomie vibe. "Please remember to pick up all your belongings, and there's more trouble for Kevin and Sally in tonight's Corrie, after the break."

This quote is 10x better if you read it in Trump’s voice

Terribly sad. As well as his professional achievements, he always seemed like a thoroughly good person.

Catching up with football. This feels a bit... off? She's brilliant, a great ambassador for the game, quite possibly Europe's best player in previous years. But after the Champs League and Euro 25 finals (trying hard not to turn this into a nation-based moan) it feels more like a sympathy thing.

National Trust and (carefully selected) garden centre cafes. Um... I have a pair of salmon pink cargo shorts? (Would never wear them with a white linen shirt and boat shoes, though)

I hope @ottoenglish.bsky.social will forgive me for screenshotting his short thread. It is just perfect, so much so that I thought it should hit it one single blow, with no scrolling involved.

What's effectively happening here (in the British media at large, too) is the construction of "anti-racism" as somehow a "political alternative" to racism, rather than as a minimal civilisational standard, which in turn (further) vindicates racism as *also* an acceptable political position.

PHOTO OF THE DAY: The 2 people used in American Gothic by Grant Wood stand next to the iconic painting. They were Wood’s sister, Nan Graham, and his dentist, Dr. Byron McKeeby (1942). 📷 Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Archives

Many years ago *cough* 20! *cough* I used to sing in a cover band. We weren't great but we did ok. My wife was our biggest fan, dancing in front of the stage and singing along to every song. Fast forward to the present and my wife has been diagnosed with having Lewy Body Dementia (1/n)

Just ridiculous. 3rd World TT gold in succession, and seems to be getting better and better. Overtook Tadej (who started 2 mins 30 secs before him) on the cobbles with apparently no effort whatsoever.

This Meadow Brown has seen stuff like you couldn't imagine.

We only had a radio in the car (MW and LW) and it was rarely used, certainly not when my dad was "concentrating on driving" (which I suspect was my mum's euphemism for "it'll give me a headache")

I don't think I'd even heard of Tonka beans until a few years ago, but I've become a bit obsessed. I love what they add to stouts (they make great ice cream, too).

HAPPY ENDING TRIGGER WARNING

Doomers are effectively enablers. Shut up and get out of the way

One of the greatest records made by anybody, anywhere. There's something very, very special about this thing. It hits me somewhere that not too many records do. It feels... *magical*.

An absolute unit of a stile

Can confirm, this is lovely. Seems perfect for a day when I've been making bramble jelly and drinking Lapsang (but still wearing shorts and having to dodge occasional blustery showers).

The perfect hobby doesn't exi...

Have been waiting for someone to write this piece. This is such a weird and sinister development.

what can i say? i’m good at what i do

I probably said this on a recent ITLAPD, but a couple of episodes into Our Flag Means Death, thinking it was loveably daft fun, I happened to check something on Wikipedia, only to discover that a surprising amount of that show is based on fact (but still, loveably daft).

I remain convinced that Peter Kyle is the new Lembit Öpik.

"Once you use ChatGPT, you don't want to think for yourself anymore" THAT IS A TERRIFYING SENTENCE

Anyone out in Bath today. If you spot this bike and tell me where it is I will pay you fuckin handsomely. Pop a lock on it I’ll literally give you £500.

Andrea Jenkyns, Mayor of Lincolnshire, DOGE warrior... A story in three parts....

Doesn't matter which side you're on, if you're making shit up, you're making shit up.

Anthony Gordon's dedication to recreating all of Princess Diana's iconic looks is to be admired

can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about

Wasteful, planet-destroying, psychopathic parasites. The Royals shouldn't have to welcome people like that into their house. (you thought I meant... ah-haaaaa etc)

A clever bit of artistry in this manuscript, making it appear like a dog has gone through one side of the page and out the other - 15th century, Kraków, MNK 3025 I, pp. 469-470

I thought I'd do a grim little thread on a cursed bird. Here it is. It doesn't know it's cursed, and it isn't it's fault, but it is.

Today is the 846th anniversary of the death of Hildegard of Bingen: saint, abbess, composer, writer, visionary, but best known of course for once seeing the Gruffalo appearing from the Bride of Christ’s, um...

Gale Beer, an historic Yorkshire brew almost lost to the mists of time. Thomas Soden picks some bog myrtle and makes some, and speaks to those committed to keeping its tradition alive. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

Really hoping someone can pull off a miracle and help Toby out here. Fingers crossed.

Royale Union St-Gilloise have been *the* revelation of Belgian football this decade. Before they play their first ever Champions League match tonight, read their riches-rags-riches story, filtered through their unique relationship with Brussels’ breweries www.beercity.brussels/home/2023/ro...

You don't even need to change the headline each time, lads: "Another insufficiently vetted Tory nutjob who risked making the party an unelectable basket case by veering towards Farage's lot has succeeded in making the party an unelectable basket case and joined Farage's lot."

Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1

“Legitimate concerns.”

Here's a Danny Kruger story we all seem to have forgotten. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_poli...

The "Martin Parr photo" stage of end-of-summer denial syndrome. If it's not actually raining, I WILL eat my breakfast and lunch out in the garden. Just need heavier paperweights right now... (I realise I'm geographically fortunate. It's still very warm here in the Surrey/SW London borderlands.)

@helenmaguiremp.bsky.social Hi Helen, I don't know if you (or our neighbouring LibDem MPs) are still on there, but I think this is a cause deserving cross-party support!

Well, the first important historical anniversary of the day is obviously the 41st birthday of Prince Harry

The discourse is all around deradicalising young men and the crisis among young men. The discourse would be much better targeted if it was about deradicalising boomers (and increasingly Gen Xers).

Like Donald Trump, I view my success as a series of transactions. Imagine my satisfaction on closing this deal. But *French* Fancies, not Fondant... a Mr Kipling thing, maybe? I think we would have had M&S back in the day (my dad worked there, so we got loads of discounted and free stuff).

Went for a walk on one of the local commons this afternoon. It's starting to look autumnal, a bit brown and bedraggled after all the rain, but fair play to the Devil's Bit Scabious, keeping things bright and cheery.