Why am I cursed with friends who are hopeless at responding to messages?! I love them dearly but would be nice not to be left hanging!

Work away day was today, and it finished me. Had to give a presentation to entire department, then we went off to play rounders in the local park. Oh and briefly lost my bank card. 😅

Interesting to see on the other site, that the Centre for Policy Studies have already put out a tweet acknowledging the numbers that Reform have based their horrendous mass remigration policy on were incorrect...

There's a dog somewhere in the neighbourhood (presumably left home alone during the day) which howls at around this time 🥹

Had the yummiest stir fried noodles at a Vietnemese place for a mate's birthday lunch today.

I don't see how the party can work if this is how it's going before it even has a name.

the kimmel thing is bad but as long as they arent rounding people up indiscriminately based on race, building concentration camps and talking about eradicating those they deem sexual deviants, i think we’ll be ok

My timeline is full of so many disappointed Ariana fans. Some of the prices for tickets sounded insane.

Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love' came out 40yrs ago today - record has aged like fine wine 👌

Every now and again we need to remind ourselves that normal service in the economy stopped around 15 years ago, and it’s little wonder people are stressed and looking for scapegoats ifs.org.uk/data-items/r...

Another day, another gig booking. Pray for me 💀

Strange how legal experts keep concluding the same thing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Unite the Kingdom rally in London yesterday really was a hateful mob.

A Spanish friend and her sister were unlucky enough to bump into a drunk Unite the Kingdom attendee briefly yesterday while in central.

The urge to return to Japan is so high, I swear. Saw one video about a YouTuber shrugging off jetlag and doing an all-nighter in Tokyo and the memories of being there come back.

Started the day writing a newsletter which underwent so much editing due to Rayner quitting and the subsequent reshuffle that it was unrecognisable when it went out at 5.30

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Emily Bratë If a character doesn't walk into a drawing room with an acid-green wall, I'll be disappointed.

Water pipes have burst for the second time on our road in the space of just 3wks. Dafuq...

Christ it's stressful trying to get concert tickets these days 😅

Had been waking up with puffy eyes all of last week and wondered why. Finally remembered to take magnesium supplement before bed last night and voilà, it went away...

Yum

Sources say she's doing a carbonara for one tonight. Question is, will I be good and leave some for lunch tomorrow? 🙈

RFK Jr: “If you’ve ever compared an unvaccinated kid to a vaccinated kid… you see the bright eyes, the engagement, the social interactions, the curiosity. And you compare them to the child who even had one or two vaccines, and they’re completely different.“ This man is an existential threat.

Oh look, another year, another set of Boris Johnson summer family photos. Yawn.

"Coming soon from the people who brought you Brexit — mass deportations, withdrawal from human rights treaties and Trumpist assaults on the judiciary. What could possibly go wrong?" - excellent, bracing column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social:

Your Party has got a transphobic MP before they’ve even gotten a name!

Going based on vibes, it feels like Zack Polanski will win the Green Party of E&W leadership race.

Leaving the ECHR is the latest battlefield in the Brexit wars. Leaving the EU and the Single Market didn't work, so now we need to disentangle ourselves from yet another supranational arrangement.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize trans people has completely lost touch with the common humanity."

Britain is increasingly sliding into Years and Years territory. Can we not please?

Busy Lady Bingo last night with the dazzling Sheila Simmonds at Duke of Wellington. Such fun x

Home alone for the week, so going to play bingo with mates after work. Wish me luck! 🤞

I like much of Taylor Swift's music but all the variant releases do baffle me. Like yes, you can do it, but why?

Was heading back to London by car today, and saw a number of flyovers with English flags on them in some shape or form...

I forget this film exists sometimes but damn

Waking up to birdsong from robins and wood pigeons this morning. If you love birds but haven't already got it, download the Merlin Bird ID app 🐦

Rescued some starfish at Walberswick beach ⭐️ Deposited on the sand by the retreating tide, but safely returned to pools of water to await the sea's return.

At the point in annual leave where the day of the week escapes me. Work feels a million years ago.

I’m going to put together the Polari long listers (sans Boyne) who were deprived of their chance to win the Polari Prize, along with their nominated books. Once I’ve done it I’ll post it up on here and on Twitter. Boyne’s gloating at book sales while others have suffered is a bit tacky tbh.

The Guardian wins libel case against film producer Noel Clarke Judge finds Clarke "was not a credible or reliable witness." The Guardian was correct to suggest strong grounds he was "a serial abuser of women". www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

At this point, the Lib Dems and Zack Polanski from the Greens are the most open supporters of trans rights politically in the UK. Your Party is so slapdash at the moment that the subject just hasn't crossed their minds. Silence is deafening.

Those poor vinyl pressing plants. Every day, I see the millionth variant of Life of a Showgirl unveiled.

Ordering a curry tonight from a place called Spice Zone. Asked my sister, 'Do you know what I fancy having?' 'What?' 'A zigazig-ah'

Had a chance to spend a lot of time with my nephew this week so far and I absolutely adore him ❤️

Just one to take the edge off

It's like that time when a poll said 30% of GOP voters supported the bombing of Agrabah

Set off from St Malo this morning, STILL in transit and won't be home at least another hour. How's your Monday going?

Leaving St Malo via ferry but leaving @aurehomo.bsky.social behind for a week 🥹🇫🇷 Had such a lovely week in France. Going to miss it x

Think I figured out why I love the "She's got, she's got away/she got away" bit in 'The Subway' Reminds me of the chorus to "Ticket to Ride"