I was annoyed that I couldn't find a database of David Attenborough documentaries where I could search for a specific episode by topic. So I made it. attenborough-100.vercel.app

Fujitsu UK pays staff bonuses, ZERO contribution to compensation for victims of the Post Office scandal. Fujitsu helped secure false fraud convictions of postmasters. Public purse paid £1.5bn+ compensation. No one prosecuted for knowingly lying to courts. Fujitsu still enjoys govt contracts.

If you're in #Manchester tonight and have a couple of hours spare, I'm producing an event with Professor @robfordmancs.bsky.social - Labour's Wobbling Jenga Tower - The 2024 General Election two years on. Very Limited Tickets here - uom.link/2024GeneralE... #Politics #Manchester

Labour Leadership Voting Intentions: Starmer Vs Burnham: Burnham: 61% Starmer: 28% Starmer Vs Miliband: Miliband: 46% Starmer: 39% Starmer Vs Rayner: Rayner: 45% Starmer: 41% Starmer Vs Streeting: Starmer: 53% Streeting: 23% Via @labourlist.bsky.social - 1,124 Members, 13-14 May.

The problem with Rachel Reeves' "economic recovery" is that a 0.3% growth in the economy doesn't go very far when it's mostly being shared out among 10% of the population

Labour MP Chris Curtis on C4 News described Wes Streeting as a 'once-in-a-generation' talent

Rusholme you say? www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-mB...

'Let's put it out to a consultation. We'll get back to you in six months'

Wes Streeting seems to be snookered. Labour's soft left will unite behind Ed Miliband to block him. 'Wes' is now branded the villain in the plot to topple Starmer, and being dubbed a 'bottler' by some of his supporter-MPs, who may now have resigned for nothing. A good day for Starmer and Burnham

What kind of justice is this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Dusted down this album by Finley Quaye today. A little classic from the late 90s www.bbc.co.uk/music/review...

40 years ago today. One of the greatest days in Liverpool's history www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAT8...

How it started / how it's going

30 million fans have now signed a petition calling for Kylian Mbappe to leave Real Madrid. THIRTY MILLION

Liverpool have confirmed they have scrapped their ‘Three Year Plan’ and ticket prices will now increase by 3% for the 2026/27 season before a price freeze is put in place for the following season. Brilliant news. Unity is strength ✊

Steven Gerrard is a pretty decent pundit. He's right when he says Arsenal have a chance v PSG. Equally, they could end up being rolled like Man Utd were by Barcelona in 2011

Turns out you don't need to be a US, Australian or Canadian hedge fund to benefit from dumping sewage in out rivers and seas. You can also be a charity. No other country runs water in this way. 90% of countries in the world run their water in public ownership. Let's end this now. #Channel4

www.theguardian.com/politics/202... He's pissed off Luke Akehurst. They're really hurting now

It takes quite an imagination to think that the Greens are the party of hate in Britain, but they talk about taxing the rich so that’s what we’re going to be hearing for the next few years

Another day, another national newspaper publishing a cartoon with Zack Polanski with a massive hook nose. Another day of silence from mainstream politicians self-proclaimed great antisemitism fighters on the antisemitism faced by Zack. Solidarity with Zack and ALL the victims of antisemitism.

Looking forward to watching a proper game of football tomorrow night. Premier League has been awful this season, and the Champions League hasn't been anywhere near the level of recent seasons

In the two seasons since Uefa revised the draw for the Champions League we've seen a mediocre Inter Milan side get to the final and this shit-on-a-stick bonanza between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid. Genius

40 years ago today... I was 16 years old and at Stamford Bridge to see this. Hard to describe to younger fans what those days were like, but this is a great read

Let it happen, bass player www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Remembering the 97 men, women and children who died at Hillsborough, their loved ones, the survivors, and those who could only survive so much and are no longer with us www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGsK...

Did Liverpool have any attacking tactics tonight other than Gomez's throw-ins?

Checked this three times thinking “can’t be real” each time:

NEW ANALYSIS: Record wind and solar generation saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 📈Wind+solar were up 22% year-on-year in March to a record high for the month ⛴️This avoided the need for gas imports worth £1bn at current high prices www.carbonbrief.org/...

Go on then... www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqxR...

NEW: I’ve found an opaque financial vehicle owns a large chunk of the Observer. And neither it or the Guardian will say who it is. Why? Well there is a clue. Which goes by way of Saudi Arabia… 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

It is striking how little media appetite or interest there has been for the Covid inquiry's conclusions

Govt announces start of official panel review into Orgreave, due to report in 2028 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Caught this unexpected beauty of a backgarden wildlife programme on BBC last night (on iPlayer). Incredible footage of how bees live, interact and build their nests. Shot in a Bristol garden during lockdown www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Quelle surprise

Keir Starmer being 'really clear' on social media ban for under-16s: 'I want to be really clear, it’s not if things are going to change, things are going to change. The question is, how much and what are we going to do? And that’s what we’re working on. I’ll be saying some more about this tomorrow'

Families whose relatives were killed in disasters and who have suffered state injustice have written to Keir Starmer, accusing the government of an “insult” for failing to introduce the promised Hillsborough law in this session of parliament. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"The results are astonishingly clear. On rewilded land, biodiversity surged across the board, with the number of bird species up 261%. The variety of bumblebee and butterfly species more than doubled, their abundance increased over 10x." The cure for nature loss exists. share.google/w30RUdw1902W...

This is from 1975.

The finest take down of the institution of monarchy and "class" and the grasping, greedy, venal, entitled, and very stupid people it enables that you will read today or any day. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Rubio: “Let me tell you, Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics.”

Lord Nelson was 5ft 6in. His statue is 17ft 4in. That’s Horatio of 3:1.

This IPSO adjudication against the Telegraph is quite something Confirms their story titled: ‘We earn £345k, but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays’ was completely fabricated, with the family involved non-existent and stock pictures used www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0210...

Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.

Really enjoying the Winter Olympics. Beautiful, uplifting scenery, excellent BBC commentators, and sports not ruined by money or over-exposure

This must be one of the most nauseating episodes in #bbcqt history - a frenzy of royal whitewashing. Fiona Bruce either so dim or so disingenuous she's even denying that the royal family paid off Virginia Giuffre - 'we don't know the Queen paid for her silence'. Fuck off

"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office"

My new book - The Umbrella Man and Other Stories - is available to pre-order online at @waterstones.bsky.social and, if you hurry, you get 25% off* *Offer available until midnight on the 20th. Just add FEB26 at the checkout to claim your discount www.waterstones.com/book/the-umb...

Anyone know what this is? Saw a few of these in the remains of 19th-century walls in Wapping recently

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’ 1/

Happy heavenly birthday to Bob Marley. Bought this signed print of his original Legend album portrait by the photographer Adrian Boot at an auction to raise money for the Jamaica relief fund, after its worst hurricane ever. Donations can still be made here supportjamaica.gov.jm