This is such brilliant archaeology. There's a bit of a persistent story that Britain was somehow culturally separate from europe in the Roman empire when it was so intertwined and connected by people and goods travelling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone else had issues trying to buy a #kindlescribe from #amazon? I have tried twice now and each time I have been told there has been a problem with delivery after despatch and refunded.

it might seem surprising that the people who said “look, let trans people live their lives, but i have Reasonable Concerns about sports and toilets” aren’t up in arms about this, but what you have to remember is that those people who said that are liars who were lying

Gmorn 🙂

I took out a subscription to London Centric earlier this year and it is a really good publication. If you are looking for a gift for a Londoner who likes to stay informed then consider a gift subscription.

you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit

Debated whether to share this because if no one else enters then I get all the books. But. It helps 2 schools and I can see 4 ghosts hanging outside my house looking a bit mardy so please buy a ticket.

Great view from the office Christmas party this evening.

If you are looking for a panto in London but want something that’s a bit more adult focused then I can recommend Beauty And The Beast - A Horny Love Story at Charing Cross Theatre. Fun - and very adult - production with a saucy dame, hissable villain, great cast and good stage design.

If you haven’t heard about snail farms in the UK then you need to read this. Seriously. It’s *insane*.

I am once again asking folks not to repost every single post in a long thread, and especially not to do it in the order they're reading. A whole screen full of an extended argument that I've already read is bad enough. All that plus backwards makes me want to mute either the poster or the reposter.

Mood dampened when I got home and found a campaign letter from Reform. But I perked up when I discovered they had included a business reply envelope. I will pop it in the post tomorrow - empty - so they can pay for the postage.

EARLY CAT: What that? HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them. EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish. HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly- EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON- HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.

There was an older gentleman on my Tube home who was wearing a rather natty top hat without any hint of irony and I love that you can still see that in London.

Lobbyist / ex Tory MP Ben Howlett has been done by an undercover sting. As ever, the most revealing thing is how very very cheap it is buy access in British media/politics — and especially how Howlett controls one of the biggest UK pol Twitter accounts! democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-o...

Oh @rianjohnson.bsky.social played all innocent "I'm not doing a muppet thing with Knives Out" he knew HE KNEW

you would think this would be a daily huge story, the fact that the president has visible dementia. just a thing a reporter could write about

I received an "F" on my dental school paper for writing "the tooth fairy takes 'em while you sleep" and now I'm suing the school for religious discrimination

This was extremely good, and changed my thinking about ECT, which is generally a last ditch treatment but which I had mostly heard positive things about.

Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve". He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later

Don’t read this if you haven’t watched the new Knives Out movie but I wrote about how the series only works because Blanc doesn’t treat the mysteries like a game but is always protecting the most vulnerable individual in the case open.substack.com/pub/somethin...

First day of the advent calender. What's behind the door? It's the Abyss! *Stares*

If you wanted an example of why the UK needs to build HS2, look to the news that a rush-hour train will travel from Manchester to London but can’t carry passengers. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/emp...

What a miserable, wet and gloomy start to December. All the more reason to stay inside and eat things covered in pastry.

I am consistently amazed the Building Safety Regulator isn’t a much bigger story. It’s brought house building in London to a total halt, but it’s also brought cladding remedy works to a halt, too. Which is costing leaseholders FORTUNES, halting sales, and leaving people living in unsafe buildings.

No that's not *your* on *our behalf*. Your job is to report the story, presenting all sides fairly and then *we* call it. What Mason is saying here is fundamentally not what the bbc is for! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s 1 December tomorrow, which means it’s time for #whamageddon. I went out very early last year but I am feeling good about it this time around.

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

Managed to knock off a small DIY job today by lagging the external boiler pipe. It's been on my To Do List since the spring and it only took 5 minutes but still, needed to be done before winter really gets a grip.

Went to the gym for the first time in 5 weeks and it was not as awful as I feared. Obviously I have slacked off and need to get my tone back but I am so pleased I could do the 45 second plank rounds without any difficulty.

Anyone on my Flist able to advise?

My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist. p.s. I have a new book of science cartoons: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

He really does.

This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started

Fascinating article on many levels.

It’s Saturday night at Chateau Hooton and that means it’s time to do the ironing. Hell yeah. #rockandroll

“Youse on my patch now. You play nice, you get Vatican City. You disrespect me, it’s BATican City… understood?”

#Caturday .

Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this. Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’

It's the satirists I feel sorriest for.

Not yet the end of November but I have done all the Christmas shopping for my sister, got my Secret Santa gift for the office and got half of what my mum wants. My dad still has no idea what he wants but I found some inspiration at the Christmas market. I feel that I am on top of this.

”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...

Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free. Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.

I feel attacked.

Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement. Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph Because this does NOT add up! No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies… 🧵1/9

The one thing I like about Thanksgiving is seeing everyone’s food on social media. It always looks amazing.

Unpleasant journey home courtesy of miscommunication between the Tube Control Room and the driver. Ended up on a long and needless bus journey where thanks to a man deciding not to buy a ticket and the bus driver insisting he wouldn’t move until he did I missed the connection to the next bus.

A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis. Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews. More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM