In fact, the Mary Rose wreck site had only recently been rediscovered when this was being filmed. Fortunately, the Sea Devils left our divers alone...

If Labour have a "coms problem" it's because the Home Office and Starmer keep saying stuff that the National Front/BNP/EDL would have been proud of. Whatever small good they are doing is drowned out by their constant racism

Are you all voting in the public consultation about the “earned settlement” proposal? Soon (April 2026), immigrants will be assessed on their character in order to earn the privilege of living in the UK - I am not exaggerating, these are the key concepts of the new law. Character-based immigration.

A study published by The British Medical Journal has shown that if there is a new Doctor Who episode broadcast during the period from Christmas to New Year’s Day, the UK sees a lower mortality rate the following year.

I'm looking for a trans or enby person affected by the recent Girl Guides and WI trans bans. Looking to write an article around the subject. Anonymity assured. If interested please drop me a DM or a comment.

Spoiler - nothing is grilled in the making of this sandwich.

Sounds of the Sixties is doing better for tunes than this week's #TOTP

Hullabaloo and Custard!

I was beginning to think that none of this week's songs were memorable enough to have survived since 1998, and then Cher proves me wrong ❤️ #TOTP

Is Katy Hill watching from the BBC bar? #TOTP

It really won't #TOTP

This! Mammograms, despite being awful, save lives.

If Reform really cared about UK culture they'd be wanting those Glasgow kids to be speaking Gaelic.

The thing about both the WI and the Guides is that transphobia is best countered by like, meeting trans people and talking to them. It is far easier to stoke hatred when you have shut down avenues for normal daily interactions.

4. You see, the problem is this: History Reclaimed don’t know much about British colonialism. They’re not actually interested in it. They are a private company funded to prevent any truthful examination of the past that might challenge a right wing, white-centred version of the national story.

Can £170m plan stop transmission of HIV in England by 2030? www.channel4.com/news/can-170...

A beautiful, if slightly soggy vigil for World AIDS day in Manchester. Carrying home the message of hope in the new UK HIV Action Plan announced today.

Anti-Whamageddon is much more fun. How many times can you hear Last Christmas before the 25th?

Happy St. Andrew’s Day!

William Hartnell film alert!

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Attention Trekkies and SF scholars! Honored to be giving a keynote at this wonderful conference next year in Paris! #StarTrek

CHAKA KHAN! #TOTP

Someone hasn't learnt the words before performing live! #TOTP

Wait a second...! #TOTP

I didn't know Warning Sign had a rap break?! #TOTP

"What's the name of the game?" "Ludo. I keep telling you, it's called Ludo." #TOTP

Didn't Paul McGann sing with Darts at one time?

Wilson, Keppel and Betty have got a lot to answer for #TOTP

I love Darts! #TOTP

Am I the only person who quite likes Mull of Kintyre? #TOTP

If the Beach Boys had been into skateboarding instead of surfing #TOTP

Kemi Badenoch is the Philomena Cunk of politicians, without the occasional accidental insight

UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts. If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split

Cynthia Erivo turned up as the Fourth Doctor for the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit.

Immigration creates jobs, supports public services, & drives growth. These are economic facts. How is it that the only days we *dont* have the media banging on about immigration is on the days we’re handed the budget? #r4today

2. Pretend that you have consulted expert historians who accuse Olusoga of being an activist when the reality is the reverse. As ever, it is the private right wing lobbying company History Reclaimed who supply what insubstantial critique there is.

Racial abuse in school days is much like bullying in school. It's so commonplace for the abuser that they don't think about it and don't remember it with any distinction. It's so awful for the abused that they remember it for the rest of their lives.

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I will be the first to admit I couldn’t understand why anyone would oppose Assisted Dying… and then I became disabled and had it “offered” to me. It’s not compassionate when there’s coercion. It’s not dignified when it’s offered in lieu of care. Listen to disabled people.

this is mesmerizing

Times headline: ‘BBC failing to tackle systemic bias, says author of leaked memo’. In fact, when asked by MPs, this man, Michael Prescott, said he didn’t believe the BBC was institutionally biased. The Times failed to quote that, in an article about the issue of truthful reporting.

Wise woman

I'm sure there are plenty of people with a hidden disability who have been challenged when using disabled toilets that will tell you what it's like having a random stranger know your body better than you do.

📣Exciting Opportunity✨ to join the Library & Archives senior management team at University of Warwick. To lead @mrcwarwick.bsky.social, including the University Archives and Special Collections. Closing date: 7 Dec #Archives #ArchivesWM @uknatarcsector.bsky.social

Cost of abolishing university tuition fees = £17bn Cost of making care homes free = £8.3bn Cost of making trains free to use = £11bn Cost of hitting net zero = £30.7bn The annual cost of the above is £67bn, which happens to be the amount of money given in tax relief to the richest 20% of the UK.

Fabulous news!