Barker and Lyons - Basically a noughties ODPM report supergroup.

@sturdyalex.bsky.social one for Wokeydokey? Daily Mail are outraged that Europe Ryder Cup team not playing in blue. They quote someone who had branded it "woke": Ryder Cup fans fume at 'woke nonsense' decision making the golf tournament 'difficult to watch' share.google/4dJDzdXeF9LF...

Such sad news. Weirdly, this morning I was listening to a discussion of Harrison's impact on Andy Burnham on the New Statesman podcast. It's really well worth a listen and the section on Harrison and Larkin is excellent.

If Space had done a song called Lost in Lighthouse Family it would probably have been quite good #totp

Preparing my notes for an interview on history of identity cards, back in the news because of proposals such as Labour Together’s Britcard (left). There’s a long history (see WW2 poster, right) Here’s a thread on recent (1980s-2010s) UK ID card history, showing how Tony Blair became keen on them

What a brilliant idea!

Nerdy fact: tonight's 1986 #totp contains not one, but two songs from The Rock N Roll Years 1986. Word Up (actual video used) and Thorn in my Side (they used a TOTP performance from another week).

Anyone got tips about how to do #totp when you are watching on catch up?

One of the 5 Del Amitri songs I know. And a lovely one considering it's a World Cup song. #totp

This pleased me ✅

Left my raincoat on my train to Oxford this morning. Terminated at Oxford but nothing in lost property there. Hope it's been handed in at Paddington, it's next destination. If not, I will be gutted. It was fairly new. #FirstGreatWestern

This is indeed an excellent piece. Last week, I passed a hotel where asylum seekers are being housed in Newcastle city centre. It's right next to the central motorway in one of the remaining "Poulson" bits of the city next to an empty nightclub. I was quite surprised it is even still operating.

So happy about bluesky bookmarks tonight and have now found where they are stored!

Just discovered bluesky's love awaited bookmark function. This is the first post I have used it on. Now to find where these bookmarks are stored so I can catch-up on @politicanimal.bsky.social's #schemgen200 journey!

According to the Guardian, English Teacher were the first act from outside London to win the Mercury Music Prize since Young Fathers about a dozen years ago. Interesting that Wolf Alice are the only London act on the shortlist this year.

Decent Mercury Music prize shortlist. Pleased Pulp and CMAT on there. FKA Twigs on there as expected but surprised at the omission of Little Simz and Wet Leg.

Will be arriving back in London in a couple of hours. What is the Victoria Line like right now. Worth bothering?

In a bar in Newcastle, in the unlikely event I run the Great North Run, I have loads of great tips I've overheard from the group on the next table.

Just a reminder that in the midst of waves of anti-migrant, anti-refugee and anti-asylum-seeker rhetoric and activism, there are also many charities working quietly, stoically and hard to fuel a better conversation and a better future. Actively supporting them makes a difference.

I do like this 1991 thing about a couple of keyboard players and transitions of the street dancing. #totp Also, Insanity is a tune - my favourite of the Rave era

What do I have to do was a much better song. Think it was the same year? #totp

Wonderful!

Farage must have got his luggage mixed up with Michael Portillo and the Indiana Jones props shipment.

Taken from Facebook Two years ago I stayed two nights, by accident, in a former hotel in the process of converting to an asylum hostel. Heres my story and what I learned: I was needed on a job with work at a site just outside Coventry at very short notice 1/

Finding British grown rocket tastes amazing this year. I guess because of the hot weather. I know some crops are suffering but I would be interested to know which ones are thriving?

This is an interesting thread about how the rising temperatures are dealt with on the west coast of France. Funnily enough, I looked into external shutters and the only traditional type I could find online were designed to be decorative.

What this map says to me is that my maternal Grandmother was a Glaswegian. My Mum used to call plimsolls sandshoes. Had no idea that the term was so geographically specific.

Britain is ‘increasingly rudderless’ as its statistical system is unable to answer core questions - powerful column by @jburnmurdoch.ft.com which shows the nation’s data problems can open the door for populist claims on.ft.com/4mpFAyh

Weird. I thought Englishman in New York was released years earlier. #totp

UK oh, Silly Games is getting the Lindy Layton treatment. Can't forget what she and Norman Cook did to Just be good to me.

I am 20 minutes from the end of Destination X and I have worked it out. Needed to look at the map mind! But when I saw the place name all the clues made sense. Will watch the end tomorrow.

Suspect some parents will be rushing get these now. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Very good analysis. Lesson for government is keep doing the right thing and don't get put off by noise from media who aren't your friends anyway.

Great point about Warwick Uni rebrand.

Watching Destination X as it was intended (by pondering about the challenges of complying with European tinted window regulations)

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Golden by Huntrix is number 1 in the UK charts. Probably the first time in years since I actually recognise the number 1 record. Last time was probably Despacito. And I am deliberately ignoring anything by Ladbaby!

If this comes off, it will be genuinely an amazing achievement and hopefully a big draw to the area. The Essex coast in particular is underrated.

Sick to death of throwaway, landfill sports content. This rabid desire to chase views/clicks on the superficial, for what? Real storytelling cuts through - journalism connects. My Morecambe piece + posts has 2m views on Twitter. Our Guardian pod on them & SWFC is UK no2. We can do better.

It’s true. Spotify just banned me from listening to folk music because I am only thirty years old

what actors call that one legend who’s always overacting

I was convinced that this would be the headline too.

I've had a few conversations about people still not enjoying #BlueSky as much as some traditional social media platforms. One tip I have is pin the OnlyPosts feed: you will then see posts from folks you follow, chronologically, with nothing else.

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One of my earliest theatre experiences and what a cast!

Have had one of those small plates meals where the food is nice but the plates are so small that we are now filling up on Beer 52 snacks during #totp

This is brilliant! I remember seeing a brass band from Germany performing a great rendition of Can't Stand the Rain -with vocalist- in the exact same spot during the Brass Festival a few years back. It was raining, of course!

My Melody and Kuromi is PG!