Trump-vs-BBC

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

"Siri! Define: 'Sociopath'."

I mean, just how worried should I be? (I am the person in the right-hand photograph)

Panicuik #McMorrissey

That Joke Isn't Funny Aviemore #McMorrissey

I think I can see why West Ham are having so much trouble this season. Playing Arsenal and Manchester Utd away *at the same time* is a stretch too far.

Starmer’s white-hot heat of barcode technology

I see Primark are using The Slits’ version of Heard It Through The Grapevine in their new advert. I wonder how far Shoplifting got in the selection shortlist? #DoARunner

[being murdered] murderer: (murdering) what are you doing on your phone me: (putting away phone) my bad what's up what's going on

Your mam shouts at hotels and your dad paints roundabouts

Always the ones you most expect

I saw this blue plaque in Whitefriargate today. I had not noticed it before, and was briefly taken aback until the joke dawned on me. When I got back to my office I found this HDM piece from June 24. Is it possible that nobody at the paper had a similar period of reflection?

How much stuff have you got? What will happen to it when you die? A morbid thought but one I often think about. I have even written #poetry about it. Rather that than actually get rid of any of it.

Don't forget to rinse out every jar and tin you finish, guys x

FFS, not now giant asteroid

Helpful cut out and keep Keir Starmer guide to things which can be, and cannot be, condemned. #WWIII

🎵 Carla Lane Is In My Ears And In My Eyes 🎵 #BeatlesBread

Oh, it looks as if the Connections compiler from @nytimes.com is from Wigan!

Want to feel hopelessly emasculated (over and above normal base levels)? Go to get tyre repair unit in a suit and be unable to find locking wheel nut anywhere. Find binoculars, pac-a-mac, walking shoes and half a dozen shopping bags with ease instead.

C’mon brain. That’s enough of this tune now…

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

Don’t forget to raise a glass to the late, great Eddie Smith on what would have been his 62nd birthday. Here he is, expressing surprise at his beat-combo, The Gargoyles, winning the Scunthorpe Rock Open competition in 1986.

😔

The Gang Gets Tony Blair To Become A Serious Threat To Climate Action #IASIP

A Hard Day’s Write #penfilms

🎶Those mis-cue nights/Are the longest🎶 (Cliff ̷T̷h̷o̷r̷b̷u̷r̷n̷ Richard) #snookerpop

You backspin me round #snookerpop

Brass in centre pocket #snookerpop

///Sheepish thunder minute

What did I say, Roy? #Bullseye

Person, woman, man, camera, TV…

Brilliant!

Me (being caught in bed with an optical illusion): it’s not what it looks like.

🎶 Two margarines on the go/ It’s a nightmare scenario 🎶

This country is awash with money. The very rich are rich beyond imagination. So when Starmer wants to stay within his arbitrary fiscal rules, who does he decide to take money from? The very rich? No, from people with disabilities who depend on benefits for the bare minimum of a decent life.

Swizz Trumpi

Old saying; Gorka on, #Newsnight off

Told you.

Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew!Cuthbert! Dibble! Grubb!

US trade negotiations earlier today

And your bird conveyancing #BeatlesProperty

Totally Mexico

Been away for a couple of weeks and had a great time but it’s always good to get home. OBOB* *Own Bog, Own Bed

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@bsky.app - Not as funny as it used to be. Bring back our #Viz!

Our hotel room is at the end of this corridor. It’s fine, honestly.