Dyson Farming branded strawberries are available in Ocado, Harrods and Lincolnshire farm shops. They are also available in Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference range, M&S Red Diamond and Co-op. I won't be buying them either. dysonfarming.com/strawberries/

Watched Tinsel Town on SKY yesterday. Call me an old softie, but I thought it was great. [And not just because it is filmed in Knaresborough.] (If you're American, you must wonder what on Earth is a panto... it's woke on steroids.)

The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground. Wonderful!

The arrest of Greta Thunberg for peacefully opposing genocide and supporting those on hunger strike is wrongful and disturbing. This is yet another shocking example of the UK’s broad terrorism laws being used to target those exercising their right to freedom of expression and assembly rights.

Americans are such snowflakes. Bless.

The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.

So embarrassing for Americans.

AND so it starts. The World Cup will be destroyed by Trump. Why would any team, individual footballer or fan travel to USA? USA is not a safe country.

The BBC is correct to stand firm on this. For it is only by being resolute in be face of this illiberal and misconceived claim that there will be any chance of a satisfactory outcome. BBC gets many things wrong, but this they are getting right. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...

Trump sues the BBC is the stupidest story ever Of course, cover it but please, please point out - early - how stupid it is. And don’t put it at the top of the news. Because it’s really, really stupid.

If handing someone their arse, was a video clip

I'm going to miss the: pleasantry at passport control lukewarm food wrapped in silver foil dingy dark hotel rooms with brown wood furniture kettles that take 3 hours to boil foul coffee difficulty of having to walk anywhere because of all the grid iron road crossings, where car is king... Not.

I've written to my MP calling for a full parliamentary debate on Russian interference in our democracy. If you want to too, you can find a template in this Substack. @the-citizens.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/citizens...

The US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, dropping some hard facts regarding the developments unfolding around Ukraine and how Trump and his cronies are nefariously involved in it.

So 'businesses' don't want their own workers to be able to buy their own products? It's insane.

If you want to give young people both a sense of hope and a sense of purpose, then ask them to read this. It is superb. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

And then why don't we change their names to 'Local Authorities'? Education is just one giant pendulum.

The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT) The price of aid cuts.

I'm boycotting it (but, ... I don't watch it anyway).

Make America Die Again....

2 in 3 of Nigel Farage’s current and former partners do not speak English as their first language.

As soon as he is asked the question, his eyes move to his left. He is lying.

For over 35 years in state schools, becoming the pastoral Deputy of a school, my mantra was that teachers were the adults in the room, and students were the children. Perhaps.. some day.. the adults will realise that if the 'expectations' are not working, then it is the expectations that are wrong.

Is Chris Mason going to follow?

The coverage by the BBC regarding this 'issue' this weekend and today is laughable.... only, it's not funny.

After listening to BBC's latest Newscast on the aftermath of the Budget, I am increasingly convinced we have two Englands.. one being London and the other everywhere else. The two guest 'experts' live in an alternative universe to me. Well done to Adam Fleming for trying to bring them back to Earth.

BBC and Sky journalists really struggling to say that both Labour MPs and the markets like the Budget. They can't cope with some success from this government.

I'm not sure this is going to get a lot of sympathy from those of us 'up north'.

Rachel Reeves. With regard to your budget, please listen to Hilary from our village. She’s married to Roger & sings soprano in the church choir. People aren’t bothered about the minimum wage or income tax. They want a return to good old fashioned Quality Street! DO SOMETHING! 😡

Putin's ambitions to conquer Ukraine and recreate the Russian Empire pose a once-in-a-generation threat to the whole of Europe. We cannot allow Trump to reward his aggression. The Prime Minister must use this opportunity to call for Russia to be removed from the G20.

Latest post on Substack: the links between global systems and sport. open.substack.com/pub/dredfern...

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

If healthy retirees want to downsize they should buy a smaller standard house with 2 floors. Bungalows are unhealthy for most elderly people - don't underestimate the benefits of being able to go up and down stairs.

BBC has a case against Trump. WhiteHouse Chief Press Officer called the BBC ‘100% fake news.’ Which is defamatory and untrue.

It's quite striking how many of the outspoken Right wingers don't have much of a backbone when it comes to speaking up for a British institution.

Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked. We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.

Change is happening across vital academia. Here is one example (of many). Please support: c.org/pHVKqJRjVz

He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

This from @lewisgoodall.com

Just when you think Americans have reached peak stupidity...

Interesting scatter graph, and regression line here. Quite a significant set of residuals.... [Graph from @writesbright.bsky.social ]

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

The government are reportedly planning on moving some asylum seekers from hotels to military bases... How about, rather than shipping a few hundred people off to military sites, we let asylum seekers work and contribute to our society and fix our broken asylum system? 🤔

Reading the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social might help him.

Farage: epic grifter

Well said, Wes! 👏 👏 👏 Not a peep from the Putin Puppet Farage today over his MP’s divisive and racist rhetoric. Not fit to govern.

So now it's poppies on lampposts. It's wrong, and it's dangerous. If one blows off on to a windscreen and causes an accident...

The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country. Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.

Global systems: the Reagan/Ontario ad...