The letter the BBC could send back to Trump - brilliant stuff from @davidallengreen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/emptycit...

Has it escaped the notice of our government that Trump effectively threatening to bankrupt our national broadcaster - whatever you think of it, it’s paid for by UK citizens - is a hostile act. I haven’t heard them push back yet. #bbc

A song for the recently departed James Watson - lets forget all about him and celebrate Ms Franklin instead youtu.be/EgTIkanhfMY?...

Anyone know a good removal company who can get a jukebox into a basement flat in Bristol…. ?🤞

It’s a super quick, 5-minute application - no reports, no nonsense. We trust you to spend it on something boring that your organisation actually needs www.christinapoultoncreative.co.uk/boring-fund

That’s Wednesday night over then - pretty normal round here.

Bonfires? No, we’re gearing up for a bit of barrel burning madness down here in the West tonight.

Get your ears around this - perfect for battening down the hatches and remembering what summer was like. Superb.

Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness

Genuinely just had an email from the most magnificently named Tamla Tutankhamun - I’m definitely getting these vibes.

For those who like a little more class to their Halloween tribesofeurope.bandcamp.com/track/spooky

Here’s one to keep the kids away from the door tonight youtu.be/esUBqxsiJ-s?...

Weekend in Brighton - stony beaches, chips and expat London media types (or do they go to Margate these days?) - Ezra soundtracking it nicely. open.spotify.com/track/6AQChE...

This arrived today. Suddenly it’s the mid eighties again and I’m 20, major crush on Lucy, white 501s and it’s summer. Not bad at all - a lovely record.

"this take on the Dusty Springfield classic is so beautifully faithful and authentic that it's worth all of our time.".....yeeahh, we'll take that. Lovely review from Listen With Monger. 😍 listenwithmonger.blogspot.com/2025/10/trib...

Behind Kings Cross towards the North last night.

*John Carpenter fires up his synth*

@caistercampanne.bsky.social how did your son get on with getting work experience at the zoo?

Finally - staying in a place (work again) with a 13th floor elevator !

Wonder if Robert Jenrick thinks these coppers are wrong? www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

Hi Keir Starmer - why didn't you protest against anti-Polish discrimination ... "Legia Warsaw's travelling support were banned last year from attending the match at Villa park due to their violence. Nothing was said by anybody, nobody said we were discriminating against the Polish. " via Mark Lea

But it looks like he's still called Prince. Also looks like he's still out of jail. And that the Royal Family have still not apologised for paying his legal settlement to prevent the truth coming out in court. #offwiththeirheads

In London and New Street Adventure are playing a few metres from where I’m staying, bumped into them outside Scala earlier. I was going to go - but brought the wrong shoes with me - is that the lamest excuse for staying in…?

Final Destination had nothing on British public information films.

Bloke who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa reckons UK childhoods were weird and dysfunctional.

Trick or treat? Kwik taster of our upcoming take on the Dusty classic.... ❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚

For a moment I thought this was who’d won the Nobel Peace Prize. Anyway, it was nice knowing you Norway. youtu.be/Nkh6-7QWjyc?...

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Just arrived from the postie - can’t tell you how pleased I am to have this to slap on the jukebox - represses welcome! youtu.be/iUfSbrYwS-o?...

Remembering Millie Small on her birthday. Here's a joyous clip of her rehearsing Be My Guest and Daydream with Norwegian band The Vanguards in 1966

What if the Fall never existed? #FallFriday www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkqX...

Give the Express a little taste of the truth and kick in a few doors to their echo chamber. At the very least it’ll annoy them.

If it’s Tuesday it must be Bristol.

I have changed the numbers on my watch…

Back from India today - thanks for laying on the glorious weather to come back to!

I think we’ve all been there at some point or other…

Cannot stress enough how it is already possible to report potholes www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

There is huge market share for the Lib Dem’s to run with the motto of “enough of this American nonsense let’s be sensible British people Again” and not sure anyone’s weird arguments that specific voters should be chased is needed at all.

Udaipur palace - getting modernist before modernism.

On the Today programme, Pat McFadden agreeing that some people will be disturbed to hear that money is being spent on taxis for asylum speakers to get to medical appointments, rather than explaining why the asylum system means this is inevitable 🤯

Probably the best view from a room I’ve ever had.

Vintage sports cars. Tailored suits. Alexandra Bastedo.

New film pitch - Goats on a Motorbike.

And each time I feel like this inside There's one thing I wanna know What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?

When is the last time a Black person called the cops on a white person for being white? It only happens to people of color. Here award-winning screenwriter, Alex O’Keefe is on a train going to CT and a white woman apparently thought the train was supposed to be “whites only.”

Think I’ll pass on this one…

Jodhpur shutters