I don’t really like myself for it, and he is a brilliant player, but I much prefer to see Ronaldo disappointed than happy #WorldCup #Portugal #DRCongo

Right at the front of the circle next to the musicians for Sir Kenneth Branagh’s Prospero. Really great seats #TheTempest #RSC

Off to the #RSC to see The Tempest. Starting in #ProsperoLounge for supper. Would have been weird not to

Sunday morning at Charles Holden’s Arnos Grove station, opened in 1932 as part of the Piccadilly Line extension from Finsbury Park, with its circular drum ticket hall supported by a single concrete pillar www.modernism-in-metroland.co.uk/arnos-grove....

As ever, happy birthday to all June-14th-ers, except one.

Now it gets serious #WorldCup2026

oh you like frank zappa? name 62 of his albums

Huge thanks to all the lovely folks who bought our album last night- hope you enjoy it! Looking forward to finishing the next instalment of poems and music. Always a joy working with brilliant @robinince.bsky.social

‘…close planetary pairing of Venus and Jupiter low in the western sky shortly after sunset. Venus is by far the brightest object, with Jupiter glowing just above and to its right. The planets will be visible for a few hours after dusk.’ This improved the walk back from the pub

Enjoying my #DailyGreek lesson and the insight today that Istanbul gets its name from the Greek for ‘to the city’. It’s a useful free app (donations welcome) #CofE

I might have done my 10,000 steps putting the washing out and getting it back in today #AprilShowers #OopsJune

I am enjoying Michael Gove on #HIGNFY and missing his wit, intellect and charisma in public life. Please pray for me

Catching up on holiday #TV missed – tonight was Taskmaster, Masterchef and Death Valley

Guests for lunch tomorrow so have cooked a ham in Cola. Now roasting with mustard and maple glaze. Smells wonderful #WhatsCooking www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cola...

#WhatsCooking I cleaned two mackerel for supper two hours ago. Since then I have washed my hands three times and they need more. Delicious though

As I head up the road to #Norton to take their service this morning I wonder – is there a more common village name in the country? Possibly #Easton and #Weston #CofE

Finally read Catch 22 after many years of intending to. Had no idea it was going to be quite so funny. Excellent #Booksky

There’s a #piano in the crowded lounge at Malta Airport. I’ve just done a half hour set to rescue people nearby from having to hear children banging it to pieces. Bit arthritic but got a round of applause.

We find ourselves in the background of a hotel promotional shoot. I’m tempted to change my T-shirt every time I go to the breakfast buffet

The music in our hotel today is mournful – evocative of a movie where we wait to see if the hero gets out of the crash alive

Holiday read – Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys. If I’m going to read about a difficult subject (racism in 1960s Southern States) I need the writing to be this sharp. Brilliant. Read it in a day by the pool #Booksky

Big delivery of vehicles to #Valletta

Walking up a stationary escalator is not a skill I have mastered

Goodness knows #Brexit was stupid and is now proven so but can commentators lose the sense of entitlement about rejoining, please. When the time is right we need to approach the #EU with humility and apology

Graffiti #Citadel #Gozo #Victoria

This is amazing

Really like these, seen in Il Hagar Museum, Victoria, Gozo today #CofE

Now that’s what I call a light feature #Arja #Kempinski #Gozo

Climbed to 35,000 feet on Ascension Day. That’s a first for me #CofE

This story is becoming absolutely devastating for Farage.

26years since I first had one of these. Still terrible, but drinking it on the ferry with some Pringles is our ritual #Beer #Malta

First experience of new #passport control in Malta. Took five minutes extra to do fingerprints and facial recognition

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All the "is Miliband popular/competent/acceptable after losing 11 years ago" is missing the most crucial point: that the most dramatically satisfying ending is that the guy who lost the election after which everything went wrong comes back and fixes it all. Ask Chekov. Ask Aristotle

'Adamson Road, NW3' (c.1918) by Stanisława de Karłowska (Manchester Art Gallery)

Happy Birthday to Margaret Calvert today. 90 years old and what an impact! Her work is in every local town. A Margaret thread 🧵1/11

Very large spider in the meter cupboard. Gave me a ‘Get out of my house’ look

Episode 3 of my political blog Only Floating Left is published. To avoid missing future episodes why not subscribe? There's a button to click at the end of the article. It's free: open.substack.com/pub/s1eve/p/... #Politics #Politicians

Church start time changed at Easter to 10.00 from 9.30. Bio rhythms haven’t cottoned on yet so have this free half hour every Sunday. With what shall I fill it? #CofE

Today’s litter podium. Gold medal shared between #RedBull and #CocaCola #LitterHeroes #KeepBritainTidy

Our home group had a popular new member Florrie the cockapoo puppy #CofE

The #vegetarian is not in for tea - chicken pie on the way

I think ‘If you don’t hear from us everything is fine’ requires an enormous amount of trust. In no other area of life can you say ‘If we don’t hear from you we’ll assume we have an agreement.’ #NGS #BloodTestResults

In today’s service sheet shenanigans we had ‘You have prepared swelling places for your people’ #CofE

I do enjoy the way the Lib Dems have started to follow the money.

#tinyjoys H/t: @legalweasel.uk

Love visiting #Frome family – everyone here takes it in turns to open an interesting independent retail business

Me: Do you want some summer pudding? Grandson (aged 4 and a half and a bit – his words): No I don’t like it Me: You like blackberries, blackcurrants, raspberries and strawberries GS: Not mixed together – I’m only a kid #grandparenting

There are now four signs to warn us that a bit of footway nobody ever uses is closed