Sauron has invited Saruman to join Gondor’s ‘Board of Peace’, says Isengard.

Never forget: never let anyone else forget either.

📣 Join Barnet Friends of the Earth for a free webinar on using the iNaturalist app to explore and record local wildlife. 📷 With guest speaker, Harriet Duffield, Barnet Council’s Biodiversity Officer. 📅 Webinar on Thu 22 Jan 2026 | 🕖 7–8 pm 👉 Register here: actionnetwork.org/events/natur...

I wrote many words about the greatest hits compilation Legend by Bob Marley pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

A real shame if this photo went viral again today.

Has anyone asked the arch-appeaser Farage what he thinks of his mate Trump tariffing the UK because we’re defending Greenland from aggression? A vote for Farage in May is a vote to be ruled by Trump www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

James Bond's favourite anti-vomiting meds, right?

More of London's roads will have safer speed limits because there's irrefutable evidence it save lives: 📉 25% fewer main road collisions 📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads 📉75% fall in children killed on local roads @itvnews.bsky.social itv.com/news/london/...

One thing she's right about. Zack is dope as fuck.

A lot of what is said about Nature holding up development is simply not true. It’s wrong. False. At best misleading. If you’ve heard that newts are a cause of our national housing shortage, read this from @naturalengland.bsky.social naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/14/b...

Poor Robert Jenrick. Kicked out of the Tories. Not welcome in the Green or Labour Parties. Even the Mickey Mouse Club won't have him. ESPECIALLY the Mickey Mouse Club won't have him. He'll have to go to Reform with his tail between his legs. Poor Robert Jenrick.

Ironically, Robert Jenrick is the strongest argument ever made for the burka.

Go on the Greens! 💚 observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Incredible response from the UK

Another great episode of The Traitors. In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia. youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M

Was it just me - or did anyone else see this, from the BBC News website - and straight away think - 'hang on a minute - none of those people are Joseph Hill!' - before the penny dropped?

Top Cats are always fun. Megumi on sax is next level. Wish I could go. Dancing shoes ESSENTIAL.

Fucking Hell! #Hawkwind #SonicAttack

❤️‍🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.

Ha, a sweet falsetto lulls you into a false sense of security. And then bang! At 3:22 you’re kidnapped by dubbed out space aliens!

I love this record cover. All those lads sweating and nearly fainting from the heat and excitement - but absolutely refusing to remove their suit jackets

This is wonderful. Just when you think you've got the measure of it - it comes zooming out of the left field at your mind. I think you would like this @brixtonmc.bsky.social

Just listened back to the ‘interview’ I did with Chris O’Leary, the author who has written two books about Bowie, and the poor guy is trying to get a word in edgeways through a wind tunnel of my mad Bowie enthusiasm. I’m gonna order one of his books now as penance for putting him through that 😂

There’s no “fighting back” or “winning” when the platform is making money from illegal material! Your continued activity on that platform just supports that!

The problems we face are NOT caused by immigration.

This tune is a long-time funky fave. Wonderful.

Listening to one of my all-time Top 5 fave artists. Toots fucking rules. Get more Toots in yr life if you haven't yet. His entire 60's and 70's catalog is undefeated. Can't go wrong with any record. Just shooting fish in a barrel.

Joe meets Irish folk legend Ronnie Drew of The Dubliners

A racist. A liar.

On my recent trip to Dublin - I saw two trad. Irish folk groups who each did two covers of The Pogues. They were great - but I was mildly disappointed that both groups did the exact same tunes - neither of which is among my fave Pogues songs: 'Fairytale of New York' and 'Rainy Night in Soho'

1. U. Roy, 2. I. Roy, 3. Dillinger, 4. Prince Jazzbo, 5. Doctor Alimantado, 6. Ranking Trevor, 7. Lone Ranger, 8. Brigadier Jerry, 9. Prince Far I, 10. Tapper Zukie... I'll be honest, I'm going to struggle to get to 240.

Putting the Green into Greenwich 👏

I see BBC Weather is predicting a LOT of 7 degrees and dark cloud round my way. Drinking in today's sunshine 🌞

I think people give Legend a hard time, it was some of Tom Cruise's best work

First day in.

Well done, Sadiq @london.gov.uk 👏

Jesus Christ. He is a legal man. As wet as a wet wipe that has been floating in our heavily polluted rivers that he has done literally nothing about. Vote GREEN for fuck's sake.

A very, very, very fine gag.

Heading back to the big smoke. Dublin has been epic. Genuinely looking forward to a period that's set to include more sobriety, regular meals and vegetables.

Forgot to post this one

I've had a whole week of amazing musical experiences in Dublin. But now I'm in a pub with some geezer murdering Wonderwall. Oh wait - now it's 'Dirty Old Town' with a four on the floor drum machine.

A magical, trad Irish folk night in O'Donoghue's last night. Lots of guest singers and players, including Amy, the opera singer - who made me cry with her stunning rendition of 'Carrickfergus'. 2025 has been a rough year - but 2026 is off to the best possible start.

Happy New Year! Today I'm remembering the great singer Freddie McKay who was born on New Year's Day in 1947. This is an all-time favourite 7". It features Augustus Pablo on melodica and is a beautiful and uplifting tune... youtu.be/h4griHMJG2A?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

Even my actual household budgeting bears very little resemblance to how the press assume it shapes up.

Once again Nigel Farage has been denied a knighthood. Still eligible for a white hood.

I love that people are posting their top 25 albums of the last 25 years. I'm still catching up with music that was recorded before I was born - so it may take me a while to get to these. It's such a happy situation that I'll never ever run out of great, new music.