I admit to being a little taken aback with just how badly this has done - www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfEN... – 60% fewer views than usual, worst video in the last six months. I think I need to have a bit of a rethink about Burma, because much as I know some love them, the numbers don’t lie.

Hurrah - we go live in 8 hours! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfEN...

@matthew-wright.bsky.social Brilliant but you have got to get @countbinface.bsky.social back. youtube.com/watch?v=MMYn...

#OTD in 1944, Caen area, France. A Churchill AVRE from 79 Armoured Division. #WW2 #HISTORY

Ben Jennings on Nigel Farage taking on the establishment – cartoon

In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge. A rare moment of clarity and hope

@chadbourn.bsky.social he will get national support.

People of Clacton, you know who to vote for 😆

Any Clacton residents who want to nominate your friendly neighbourhood intergalactic space warrior, ping me a line!

On my way, Clacton.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social You got to love this guy.

FACT OF THE DAY. 6 July 1957. John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the 1st at the St Peter’s Church Garden Fête in Woolton, Liverpool. They met before Lennon gave an evening performance with his band The Quarrymen. The meeting changed the course of musical and culture history.

PHOTO OF THE DAY. Grave of Eleanor Rigby in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool, where John Lennon & Paul McCartney met for the 1st time #OTD in 1957.

Great to join #ArmedForcesDay celebrations in Aldershot today. Thank you Rushmoor Council and the community for all their work, and to everyone involved in more than 230 events across the country. To all who serve and those who support them — thank you.

#ArmedForcesDay celebrates the huge contribution our dedicated service personnel make to our nation. I am so grateful to them and all those who support them.   Looking forward to today’s event in Aldershot and meeting serving personnel, veterans, cadets, and the local community.

@rolandmcs.bsky.social @duncanweldon.bsky.social Gentleman is this as big as it sounds?

@jessicaelgot.bsky.social Worth a read

It’s 10 years since the murder of my good friend, Jo Cox. A force of nature who always saw the best in people, she said that we have more in common than that which divides us. We honour Jo’s memory by remembering that.

@markurban.bsky.social excellent discussion and explanation of events with @hugorifkind.bsky.social on Times Radio. Though has the Iranian government just proved what they secretly believed? They don’t need nuclear; they have a far more powerful weapon: economics. Close the Strait of Hormuz.

Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officers have boarded a sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-forces-board-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-near-uk/

Operations like this require skill, professionalism and courage. I pay tribute to our Armed Forces personnel and all those involved. Russia relies on its shadow fleet to fund their conflict in Ukraine and our interdiction delivers another blow to Putin's illegal war.

@duncanweldon.bsky.social what do you think, sensible?

✈️ In his second #TheCrateEscape appeal video, Al Murray reveals how you can help save RAF history. Sponsor a box from £30 – or even a larger artefact, like the Spitfire fuselage featured in the film. 🎥 Watch & support: raiselysite.pulse.ly/bk6mvfcm5f #CrateEscape #AlMurray #Conservation #Appeal

@rolandmcs.bsky.social The top 1 per cent in the UK is an exclusive-sounding club that has some 390,000 members – they are the country’s top earners, each with an income at least five times bigger than the average full-time salary. But who exactly are they, and how did they get there? Times money.

@duncanweldon.bsky.social you may find this interesting she is very good at explaining where AI will replace the financial analyst. youtube.com/watch?v=fcQP...

It's all kicking off in Canterbury.

@rolandmcs.bsky.social @duncanweldon.bsky.social This interview offers an interesting perspective. It suggests that AI like Claude could potentially replace 46% of existing job roles in the City, but this also creates opportunities in emerging employment fields. youtube.com/shorts/xJzqu...

@torstenbell.bsky.social, I listened to you today with great interest. I genuinely hope your efforts to tackle youth unemployment are successful and that you equip them with the technical skills they need for a fulfilling future.

Sweden will gift 16 Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine and facilitate the purchase of a further 20 new aircraft, in a deal that will see essential components built in Britain and support more than 5,000 UK jobs, https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/sweden-gifts-16-gripens-to-ukraine-with-uk-industry-backing/

Doing the papers again on Sky News this morning - last time I went totally viral so let’s see what adventures this morning brings.

@matthew-wright.bsky.social Matthew, your programme was fantastic. The discussions with the young lady who had moved to America were particularly captivating. I sensed she was grappling with justifying her decision. I hope she doesn’t have any medical problems; that would be truly sobering.

@peterstefanovic.bsky.social and interesting thread from Sunders.

@chadbourn.bsky.social worth a read from Professor O’Brien

@mrjamesob.bsky.social interesting given the £5M must have an expensive life style.

@rolandmcs.bsky.social getting a bit messy.

@markurban.bsky.social brilliant analysis. youtube.com/shorts/f_ash...

"Farage is lying." 🥊 The Elon Musk vs. Nigel Farage feud just went from a cold war to a total blowout. www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/elon-mu...

@davidgauke.bsky.social Duncan is a very sensible economist, always worth listening to.

HMS Duncan has joined HMS Prince of Wales ahead of Nato anti-submarine exercise Dynamic Mongoose The Royal Navy task group is heading for the North Atlantic and High North🔗⬇️

@rolandmcs.bsky.social like London buses