Goodbye Danny Thompson. You were truly great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L_U...

This is the violent reality behind the flags on lampposts. It isn't patriotism. It is Fascism and its supporters are violent thugs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm wondering what all the millennialist god-botherers are going to do on Thursday when they haven't all been magically taken off to heaven?

I never even knew that these existed, but I'm happy to see them closing down. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Bread and butter pudding, made from stale Lidl Italian croissants filled with cherry jam. I flavoured the egg and cream custard base with some amaretto liqueur and scattered flaked almonds on top. That's pudding done for tonight. #food #cooking #puddings

I wonder if all those pro-Israel lobbyists and their money had anything to do with this? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I wonder what Reform Ltd or Yaxley-Lennon and his flag-shagging rabble have to say about this case? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

This is the best and happiest piece of news I've seen in ages; www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A nice fantasy figure; #nerdlings #fantasywargames #wargaming @badsquiddogames.bsky.social hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/09/shes...

This wanton destruction isn't about attacking Hamas. It is about the IDF obliterating the rich cultural history of Gaza. It is a vile act, part of Israel's attempt to destroy the Palestinian people and erase them from history. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

This is interesting. Vance wants a witch-hunt against Americans who don't show enough reverence to MAGA's new martyr. Is it now compulsory to mourn people you might despise or object to politically? Whatever happened to the freedom to make your own choices? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A Lovecraftian prawn cocktail;

Personally, I wouldn't have a thing like that in my house. Luckily I don't have small children any more; www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

If you really want to know why the UK is in a mess and why your services are both crap and expensive, here is a big part of the answer; www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Another rat leaves the sinking ship, only to board a stinking one; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My feeling about this whole flag thing is this; it is unnecessary, it is not something we have ever done before and it is yet another unwanted import from the USA where they think this sort of thing matters. It doesn't. It is really naff. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Make no mistake, these "unite the kingdom" protesters are just racists and fascists. They are the people who try to set fire to asylum seeker hostels, leave pigs' heads outside mosques and hate all LGBTQ+ people. Unity is the last thing they want. They are thugs, the foot soldiers of the far-Right.

This is just madness. There is a shortage of prison officers and these officers recruited mainly from Africa are now being refused further work visa simply to pander to Reform and the knuckle-dragging racists who support Farage's Poundshop Fascist fake party. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

OK, so why aren't the flag-shaggers and hotel shouters up in arms about this? I thought they were all about protecting women and children? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Some basic 15mm stuff from Ironclad Miniatures; #nerdlings #wargaming #wargames hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/09/vari...

This is just bullshit; mealy-mouthed complicity in Israel's war crimes and land-grabbing in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

A petty and small-minded little man hates the fact that a hugely-popular and very successful film actor is a far more decent person than he is. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Well, if Officialdom doesn't want people to see this Banksy, I think we all need to spread it as widely as possible; www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Come into my arms, puny human; #Nerdlings #D&D #fantasy #horror #pulp hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-bi...

#ratemybreakfast Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and chilli sauce on sourdough toast.

More pointless time-consuming bureaucratic bollocks that Brexit has dumped on us. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What a pointless waste of police time and public money. All done to keep the far-Right Zionists happy; www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I am not a religious person, but what is happening here is an abomination; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A simple griddled pork cutlet with salad and chips. The chips were lovely, made with Maris Pipers, the best chipping potato. #food #cooking

This man is a known anti-vaxxer and should be struck off by the BMA. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Pear and almond tart with salted butter and vanilla caramel; #cooking #frenchfood #cuisine #dessert

In other words, he lied; www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

That'll make a nice change, someone who actually knows what they are talking about when it comes to food. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Racist scum and bigots, the lot of them; www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Basically, he is totally unhinged; www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

When will the media start attacking Farage? He claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency, but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Just in case anyone still thinks that farmers actually care about the natural environment; www.theguardian.com/environment/...

She should know. She helped kill it off. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Maybe we should arrest him and hold him hostage until Israel pulls out of Gaza and the illegally-occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, and also expels the illegal settlers from their illegal settlements? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Lock him up and throw the key away. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

I took this picture 20 years ago on my first digital camera, a HP Photosmart R607. I really ought to visit Brussels again some time; #Brussels

A nice quick evening meal tonight; pan-fried salmon fillet with new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, kalamata olives, capers and chopped parsley. #food #cooking #salmon

This Guardian piece perfectly sums up the Kafkaesque reality behind the Right's eternal campaign against immigration; www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Got my mojo workin' again. #wargaming #nerdlings #midgard #painting hippolytastinyfootsteps.blogspot.com/2025/09/its-...

I have a feeling that Isak will be an expensive and underwhelming purchase for Liverpool. His antics at Newcastle point to an ego that is too massive for any club to deal with adequately. I certainly hope that this is the case.

These people are racist scum. They are not patriots. They do not have "legitimate concerns", nor do they want to protect women and children. They are a stain on the country. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Something I don't cook very often, roast leg of lamb with roast new potatoes, green beans, glazed carrots and lamb jus (because it's too thin to be gravy). Château Courac 2019 Côtes du Rhône from the Wine Society to drink. #cooking #foodandwine #wine #frenchwine #winesociety

Pork steak with pappardelle and a mushroom cream sauce with wholegrain mustard and paprika sauce, plus tonight's wine; #food #wine #cooking #frenchcuisine

As Hegel once wrote "When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated."