AND he was a journalist ❤️

Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term. She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months

Just turned off #r4Today as they were (yet again) promoting that dreadful little man #Farage and also Robinson’s podcast (what fresh hell is this?) As a note, in this house I say Fa-rage. So there is no long emphasis on the age, emphasis on the F. Makes him less entitled; like Hyacinth Bucket.

This is my latest novel. If you are in the UK you can get a signed (& personalised, if you like) hardback direct from me for cover price plus p&p, AND you'll get a free handmade linocut bookmark by my mum. Just drop me an email: [email protected] & let me know where to send. More info in thread...

Agreed. And I also concur with his views, especially on the question of sauce.

So true. X

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!! 🎂

The rabbi of the congregation I grew up in & where my family in San Diego still goes. This is the end of his Facebook post about Bad Bunny’s halftime show (which be began by noting hood family comes from the same town as Bad Bunny).

More Research Training from the IHR . The term 2 calendar is now live. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

After years of frustration in his quest it would seem that one of The Empire’s deadliest bounty hunters has finally tracked me down.

We seem to have a short memory and have forgotten just how awful the previous government were. #PartyGate #Truss #prorogation to name a few. He’s still better than Johnson. You know who I mean.

Currently listening to #JonnyFlynn as he reminds me of #holidays #walking and the #SouthDowns and green, lush& warmer light-filled days to come. Like below.

Pls support RSPCA campaign to pre-stun ALL animals before slaughter! 🙏 In 2024, 26.7m chickens, 3.1m sheep, & 35k cows were slaughtered without pre-stunning & would have felt pain during the neck cutting process, up until they lose consciousness. www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/...

For anyone who needs cheering up... here's Britain's smallest bird having a bath today in a woodland puddle. 😁😍🐦❤️ #birds 🪶

That’s making me soooo angry. 😡 so am also resharing.

Another comic I never bothered posting This one from 2023. Topical galileo humour apropos of precisely nothing at all

This took me fucking ages

"One person, a little bit wrong" would be a good name for a list of the children, citizens, refugees, and other perfectly legal or vulnerable people unreasonably detained by ICE, plus the violence, destructiveness, illegality, and lies used in their detention.

Throughout 2017, I decided to take a photo per day of a proud old oak tree in the field beyond the garden of the cottage I was renting in the south west of the UK, chronicling its ever-changing moods. Here are four of my favourites.

If anyone would like a similar session, details about arranging it can be found here: www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

Gorgeous

Excellent. Not in the same league as you but, I recently found some of my undergraduate essays and, initially reticent to read, I was quite pleased with myself.

Just seen #WithnailandI at our local cult film club. What a wonderful film and so evocative of a key time in my life; the squalor and fun of being an out of work actor and so very quoteable too. But like #Marwood, we have to grow up.

Visited last summer. It rained. But still excellent

The phrase “knock on wood” - or “touch wood” in the UK - is an ancient one deriving from the belief that tapping on trees awakes the gods and spirits that reside within them and brings good luck.

Aren’t footpaths brilliant? www.tom-cox.com/recommended-...

We look forward to explaining this one at the US border #trumpton #not #trump

Why is Donald Trump changing his mind every five minutes and saying completely mad stuff an embarrassment for Keir Starmer? It feels like it should chiefly be seen as an embarrassment for the United States.

Get to know these goats. You won't regret it.🐐🧵

I always try to say ‘hello’ to the respective birds I hear. Only polite.

Trump and the peace prize A clip from my 2025 show show, filmed at The Leicester Square Theatre

Watching #Picard. Bloody hell #AmandaPlummer is good. If I was still an actor that’s the sort of role I’d of relished. and she’s brilliant in it. So good.

Today is a tremendous day for UK transport & energy infrastructure. Here my thoughts on why this is so important for our country: juergenmaier.co.uk/infrastructu...

What an inspirational lot these folks are #drawingdiggingforbritain amazing

With access to a network of experts and almost 15 years experience in research commercialisation and the spin out process, we can help you turn your innovation into a successful venture. Our flagship #DeepTech accelerator is now open for applications: enterprisehub.raeng.org.uk/programmes/e...

This time tagging @ihr.bsky.social All welcome!

The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined

We have concerns that you may have been denied your basic employment rights and you could therefore be owed a significant amount of money.

The Damned ‘New Rose’, being played at breakfast!! Somehow a bit depressing that that song is now played during mid morning on radio 6. #bbcr6

Can’t get to London for summer school? In Jan we are running online courses. Forget the cold by exploring medieval manuscripts. Classes are small so book now! 👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Here are four of my most popular cartoons on 2025

Congratulations to the Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, who have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours list for their service to engineering research, industry and wider society. https://raeng.org.uk/news/academy-fellows-recognised-in-the-new-year-honours-list-1/

Fredville Park - the Kingdom of Kent The home of real Ents Photo: Simon Pettman

Good morning Bkuesky & Happy Christmas from me & Beans! I hope you all have a lovely day however you're spending it. For those of you who could do with some company, remember #JoinIn is running, look for the 'Join In on Christmas Day' feed and use hashtag. 🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️

If you're on your own and fancy a blether today. Just message us on here. We'll be around all day.

Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway. It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything. Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨

Melvin Bragg reading Thomas Hardy poetry to me on Christmas Eve is all the fuel I need to get to the bookshop, brought a tear to all of our eyes. We open at 9.30: see you there! #ChooseBookshops #R4Today

Yes you can accuse the BBC for patting its own back, but listening to the interviews and chats with Melvyn Bragg on #r4today does remind you of all that would be lost if the licence fee was abolished. Where are the arts programmes on ITV these days for example?