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Just the tip of the iceberg with this corrupt mob like administration….

We must unite against those who seek to divide us.

NEW: There have been nearly 10,000 fewer offences of violence with injury over the past 12 months, compared to the same period when I first became mayor.

I found this album in a market at the weekend. I then went to visit one of my favourite record shops, and the proprietor asked me what I’d bought- and it turned out that he’d never seen it before, either. Stealers Wheel. Produced by Lieber and Stoller, 1972. #vinyl #musicsky #gerryrafferty

Perhaps my favourite album by The Beatles. Yes, if you leave out the unnecessary stuff it could be three sides instead of four, but I could just listen to I Will, Blackbird, Dear Prudence and Julia on a loop for the rest of my life and never get bored. #vinyl #beatles #music

Because I’m working and can’t be bothered to go upstairs and find another record, I decided to play a cd. And what an album this is- ABBA’s best, and one of the greatest, most joyous ever made. #ABBA #70s #music

I suspect this is my least played Fleetwood Mac album. Playing it again now for the first time in rather a long time and I’m not sure why I’ve neglected it. It’s not Rumours, but it’s rather fine nonetheless. #vinyl #music #fleetwoodmac #80s

So every time I go to the theatre, or to a gig, I’m meant to be terrified afterwards. I’m probably in Central London after 9PM 20 times a year and my only fear is that Southern Rail may have fallen over again. This nonsense is brought to you by a man who is apparently afraid of Clacton. #london

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Catching up with Very by the Pet Shop Boys- which came out in 1993, four days after the birth of my youngest boy. The cassette was a dear companion to me on the night bus to and from work, but I suspect this is the first time I’ve listened to the album in thirty one years. #vinyl #petshopboys

Thought it was weird that a couple of estate agents never came back to us when we'd clearly expressed interest in a property, just to see if we'd give a counter-offer. I think this might be way more common than people realised www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the greatest day of my life. A day which took a chronically depressed 17 year old and made him believe he had a purpose, and could make the world a better place. Everything I’ve ever achieved in my life has its roots there. Thanks Bob. #liveaid #wembley

We’re off to watch Paul Heaton in Halifax next week, so I thought I’d listen to some of his older work. Can you believe this is thirty five years old? Where did that go? It is certainly more than A Little Time. #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylsky #nowplaying #paulheaton

Some people have got in touch concerned "The State Pension will start to be taxed" after newspaper articles. I thought it worth making a few simple points to clear up possible confusions...

Can’t make this up.

A trip to the top of Europe- Mont Blanc. By the way, the folks in the first image were just about to climb down! #montblanc #france #mountains

The live music scene in London 2024: 7.5 million music fans attend from across the globe, back-to-back London tours from global superstars. The result? A £2.7bn boost from London to the UK economy. London continues to be the best city in the world for live music.

@vcorenmitchell.bsky.social is this what he gets up to when you’re at work?

Former British Ambassador to Iran Sir Richard John Dalton says that Iran was not on the brink of getting a nuclear weapon "Iran has not taken a decision to develop nuclear weapons" "We should disbelieve Netanyahu's claims unless there is evidence, and I don't believe that evidence exists:

As Labour's Yvette Cooper announces an investigation into historic child sexual abuse Never forget that time Boris Johnson dismissed the need for such investigations, saying it was a waste of money, then lied about it

Lee Anderson criticises Labour for not acting on historic child sexual abuse Yvette Cooper points out that Lee Anderson was part of the government that chose not to act on historic child sexual abuse

Memo from Private Eye to our broadcasters

2025: Zia Yusuf says it's not true that Nigel Farage is on the record saying to scrap the NHS #BBCQT 2012: Nigel Farage on the record saying he'd scrap the NHS and replace it with an insurance-based privatised health care system

I often find that bands I liked thirty or more years ago don’t live up to their history when they reform. This really isn’t one of those times. Marvellous. #pulp #newmusic #vinyl #musicsky #nowplaying

Just finished watching the latest Tom Cruise film. From the start of the adverts to the closing credits took three hours and ten minutes. It should have been called Mission: Impossible to stay awake.

I’m more and more convinced whatever Labour does or doesn’t do, it no longer matters. The media in all forms, wants Reform in power, no matter what they do or say. Just like they wanted Johnson to win the 2019 election. They want drama and chaos & Farage. Even though they know he’s totally unfit.

This is fucking insane. The BBC is adjusting output to “win back” Reform voters while ex-Tory spin doctor, Gibb, sits on its board. That’s not public service or impartiality - it’s interference. Bending over for Farage puts the BBC in the gutter with the Daily Mail. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

Farage's 10 most public spats as he's accused of 'serious lack of leadership' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

A fine day at Queens for the tennis. Andy Murray opened the arena now named after him. However: Corporate tickets. If you aren’t interested in the bloody tennis, why come to the tournament? Talking during the points. Switching seats between games so you can ‘network.’ Feck off! #Queens #tennis

“We shall bite on the beaches, we shall bite on the landing grounds, we shall never surrender this strange object that I can’t work out how to eat.”

The first Queen album I ever bought, aged fourteen, in 1981. It cost me an entire weeks wages from my paper round, and it remains as wonderful now as it was then. #Queen #nowplaying #MusicSky #vinylsky #vinylrecords #80smusic

Ffs

"Why can't you just accept what he literally said, and not mischaracterise what he said?"

Apparently the highest ever recorded wind speed in the UK was at The Needles. I don’t suspect we quite reached such velocity yesterday, but I had a full head of hair when I arrived, and now…bald. #needles #isleofwight #uk #coast

Nigel Farage knows that the cost of the rich avoiding and evading taxes is at least 10X MORE than the cost of migrants But he chooses to blame migrants not millionaires Why? Because he's a tax-avoiding millionaire, of course! #BlameMillionairesNotMigrants #TaxTheRich meme via Tim Longson

In a healthy information environment, this would be front-page news.

Anyone voting for this prick needn't bother complaining when they can't afford private health care or have their claims rejected ! They need to understand insurance companies will find any excuse not to honour their policies.

Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Sorry but top 2 Someone went “how can we make this monstrosity worse? I know let’s cut the sleeves off!” #lufc

“Jaguar Land Rover deserve to go bust” – #Farage, because he didn’t like an advert. Nigel Farage prioritises culture wars over your jobs – and over backing #BritishBusiness. He will not protect #jobs - he will destroy them.

Jemma Forte, "Nigel Farage is tied to Truss, to Trump, to Tate, and to Brexit which has made our country worse off which he said it wouldn't" Nigel Farage in 2016, "The worst case scenario economically is better than where we are today"

Left: Kwasi Kwarteng suggesting that doctors shouldn't be allowed to strike for asking for pay restoration to 2010 levels to make up for all of the years the Conservatives underpaid doctors Right: That time Kwasi Kwarteng who crashed the economy, wanted £8,000 to £10,000 as a day rate

“but no major reservoirs have been completed in England since 1992, shortly after the water sector was privatised” We sold out our basic right to life. #Renationalise #Water www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Robert Jenrick checking for people using first class on a standard ticket.

I’m not surprised it’s been reduced in price. It may not be the ugliest item of clothing I’ve ever seen, but it’s in the top one. No matter how dedicated a Leeds fan you are- and I am- why the hell would you want to dress like a badly designed tube map drawn by a colour blind artist? #LUFC #Leeds

🧵 1/ Not enough people are linking Reform & MAGA. It’s time to correct that by talking about Nigel Farage, MAGA money, and a US PR firm with direct ties to Bannon. It’s not patriotism and pints it’s a shared plan and international far-right coordination. Grab a cup of tea and strap in👇

I’m surprised. I was informed on Twatter this morning that climate change didn’t exist. Are you telling me that the unreformed grifter making that pronouncement was incorrect? For shame! #climatechange #globalwarming #switzerland #glacier

Shocking scenes following the disintegration and collapse of the Birch Glacier. A stark example of the evolving nature of cryospheric hazards under rapid warming and deglaciation in mountain regions. Monitoring and early evacuation prevented a bigger human impact here. www.bbc.com/news/article...