You had one job, redactor

Only in the crazy world of direct payments would it be decided that we’ve been overpaid for E’s care, not be told about this, and now find ourselves without the means to pay his carers for the past two months care he has received in accordance with his care plan

Autumn days when the grass is jewelled

Just brilliant

Wasp in the classroom

This whole interview is a fascinating listen but this is an incredibly moving and human moment

‘What kind of a frog are you?’

still the greatest book of our times

I’m off school with the flu and thought I’d imagined Kemi Badenoch saying Terry Pratchett was her favourite author as a fever dream But no It turns out Kemi really did read Discworld but understand none of it

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.

I’ve never watched a Studio Ghibli movie

The last 4 I had whilst working my way through the 1001 albums to listen to before you die Only 2 of these I ever intend to listen to all the way through again…

$200k to hang out with dogs. amazing IG gabriel.desanti, barkandburn

In memoriam...

an extraordinary person with an extraordinary legacy who nevertheless didn’t take herself too seriously when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

When Shabana Mahmood says migrants can’t get indefinite leave to remain if ‘taking a penny in benefits’, this must mean a couple - maybe working as NHS doctors or nurses - must forget about claiming any care support if they have a child with disabilities. Yes, this is Labour 2025

Scott 4 - Stars 5 #albumfootballscores

approximately three hundred of you have sent me this and you know what? Sure. I’ve got time today. Put 40 bulbs of garlic in my pasta, coming right up

Album 1000 of the 1001 albums reached today Only another 100 or so to go I either really like Tom Waits or really hate him Let’s see which camp this falls into

RIP Claudia Cardinale The beating heart of Once Upon a Time in the West. This scene in which she beautifully plays off against Jason Robards & Charles Bronson is just exquisite. Those wonderfully expressive eyes. youtu.be/Q5gT6O9FF8Q?...

Happy Batman Day!

Tony Blair used to talk about the difference between the 3-second, 30-second & 3-minute conversation - the point being that simplistic policies, that poll well, collapse under the more sustained scrutiny of an election or time in govt. So what happens when there is *only* the 3-second conversation?

Fabulous news

Dutch late night TV has its take

Had a horrible dream last night that I was being observed teaching nursery. For some reason all the parents were there and I forgot the words to Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Reassuring myself that I don’t teach nursery and definitely know all the words to Heads, Shoulders… 😂

wtf he looks like an elderly thundercat. lion-o coming out of retirement

For years I’ve known that week 3 of autumn term is the worst week of the year. Week 1 is a blur, week 2 a honeymoon, week 3 staff & children both come to see the challenges ahead and understand the work involved. The kids realise: this is it. Well this week proved me right, again.

I love how these stunts have been so effective at stopping the far-right www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It may have been a cliche but this was the poster on my wall at university A forever freeze frame now both Newman and Redford are gone #ripsundance

Congratulations fellas, we’ve all moved one spot up on the world’s most handsome man rankings

not an exaggeration to say I am WEEPING with laughter at this reply from someone who hadn't seen that Robert Redford died today

Journey well Sundance The absolute pinnacle of a movie star in every possible sense www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Panic At The DisCointreau

My son failed his driving test in July Earliest time we can rebook is February next year What an utterly broken system

Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday. I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric. Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons. Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

WrestleMania to Riyadh changes the bargain. Site fees replace gate risk. “Progress” becomes a picture on demand. And the travelling crowd turns into scenery. I wrote about fans, money, soft power, and the runway night that still hangs over this. open.substack.com/pub/allanche...

Happy 40th birthday to Mario — congrats on all the plumbing, karting, and jumping! Sadly, speaking as a man in my 40s, your knees are about to give you hell, so maybe quit all the jumping, yeah?

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

Inspiral Rug

"What's wrong with putting a flag up?" they ask. Like saying, what's wrong with planting a geranium? Nothing wrong with it. But if you're bankrolled to go out, in groups, at night, planting *thousands* on public land and other people's front gardens, it becomes something other than horticulture.

Amazing how much that is wrong with the world originated with 4chan.

Friday night Epilepsy Seizures Ambulances Again 😞