They're changing the oil at Temple Bar Christopher Robin went down with, er, La?

Oh this tickles so many of my funny bones

Local school kids (read "Gen X parents") in my area named our bin lorries, and I'm loving it. Alongside the obvious Binny McBinface, there are some gems: Bincredible Hulk, Optimus Grime, Obi One Binobi, Binnie Jean and Sir Stinks a lot www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/all-new...

Wow, how quickly the news moves. Make that *seven* Reform councillors metro.co.uk/2026/05/14/r...

I'd call these guys and this party a joke, but it's not funny. Stop voting for liars and bigots!

I'm filing this in two places. 1) Cool robots! Bonus points for being inspired by a child. 2) WTF people die doing this job normally?!?!

I just finished listening to this podcast from the @goodlawproject.org The insidious infiltration of palantir into the NHS is worrying, but there's a chance to boot them out in 2027, and I will be lobbying my MP, etc, to ensure that happens (and maybe Streeting out too!) goodlawproject.org/podcast/

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Happy centenary Sir David! I had been with Nature for only a few months when I met you at a film showing at the Science Museum. You graciously took some photos with me, and I am so proud. You are a credit to the UK, and the whole natural world. <3 <3

The Financial Conduct Authority is planning to share your financial data with the increasingly transparently fascist US tech company Palantir. FCA staff are pushing back. I've supported them by signing their petition.

Oh yes, take a bow. That is the best I've seen in the 10 minutes since I fell down this unfortunate rabbit hole* *shame cave?

Farage is a proper nasty piece of work, and a trump lickspittle

This definitely deserves more awareness. Today I learned...

Oh my word. Another reminder to not believe everything your AI chatbot tells you. “We need to protect our trust like gold... It’s a mess right now.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hear hear!

Where are our guillotines?

Free chintz for the over 60s

WTF!

OMG yes. Palantir, and Thiel, have no place in our NHS!

Excellent article, that shows how broad and accepting most people are, and how the lunatics in Sex Matters are just frothing hatemongers. Wonder who funds them and why... (but first, celebrate this story)

Mandy is a thoroughly rotten man being rotten with other rotters. I never understood why that slimeball was welcomed back into government time and time again. Hear hear George!

True

I've been thinking about this post a lot since I read it. Is it OK to be a fascist now? Or do the people who talk that way and those who vote for them genuinely not realise? Either way, this cautionary doc from 80+ years ago feels eerily familiar... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-9-...

Blimey, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was 77 years ago. How long before Trump and his goons undermine it all? heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-1...

A careful, and compelling analysis, of how the Equality Act operates post the awful Supreme Court decision, from the woman who guided the Act through Parliament. www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-e...

I'm not sure I trust an appliance company that thinks you should put your cornflakes in the freezer

Seems like the perfect person to report on argumentative meetings

Great image and message

I mean, it's a ballsy move...

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If you live in the UK and value the countryside, consider signing this petition to tighten up the definition of 'grey belt' (ie land that is suitable for development) so that we don't lose lots of genuine green belt land petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Fascinating. As someone who has rarely ever been within the 'healthy' zone of BMI, this is comforting news - albeit preliminary and not conclusive (<-- I have to say that as a science editor) theconversation.com/fat-but-fit-...

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No. Such. Thing. As. Flushable. Wet. Wipes. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/100...

A well-written but ghastly read...

Happy birthday Ethel, 116 today! www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/8/...

A fantastic piece with excellent, clear graphics, that show how hoax researchers can manipulate the 'science' about vaccines and autism. And as a palate cleanser, why not try the Bad Vaxx online game? See more misinformation tactics and win points! www.badvaxx.com

Version history in documents as a tool to help improve writing and reduce use of genAI. Fascinating! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I could not have landed a job at Vogue in the ’90s. 25 out of 32, but at least a third of those were guesses! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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What a cunch of bunts

No shade here. Go Stella!

Absolute shame on the CPS for bringing this trial to court. So pleased the judge/jury acquitted her. Now let's get the law changed www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

My quote of the day In my view, antisemitism must be identified and fought, but so too must efforts to squash legitimate protest of Israel by conflating it with antisemitism. By understanding the mythology underlying antisemitism, hopefully both can be accomplished. Joshua Shanes

Now science shows that glitter is evil, where will this madness end? theconversation.com/glitters-spa...

My colleagues at Nature are running a #ScientistatWork photo competition. Winner and runners-up get £500, a Nature subscription, and a lovely interview write-up. Final entry this Friday! www.nature.com/immersive/sc...

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