Absolutely remarkable, inevitable, and just.

Thanks for the effort, companies, but your 'prefer not want to hear from us on Fathers' Day?' emails just make me think about fathers' day each morning in the weeks leading up to it, rather than just on the day itself.

in the spirit of all the parasites in england's water here is my second favourite armando iannucci show sketch

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A staggering 1 in every 200 families is homeless in the UK Financial Times. We will never address mental health, school learning and much else until we tackle this foundational issue creating unbearable instability for so many families

Oh I love this dip. And throwing an ice cube into a food processor makes you feel like very powerful.

“Megalopolis” sounds like Liza Minnelli trying to remember a dinosaur name

Unconfirmed cuckoo sighting! Was calling from one side of the field, then a small bird-of-prey-ish looking thing flew across amongst the swifts from one side to the other, and the call moved with it (but not in flight). Whippet not convinced.

OK, I'm really jealous I wasn't at Royal Opera House last night. Not often I miss the bonuses of London living. To compensate, I'm going to be extra thankful of this lovely misty morning in the country, my irises, and of the cuckoo who woke me up.

I remember how impressive the guides at Auschwitz were - calm, proud, direct, intelligent, welcoming. Imagine them having to see this. Protest is such a powerful tool, yet some western protesters are so thick they think it's a PR stunt. Or maybe they're just racist.

You can tell where a person is from by their use of this phrase. In Lincolnshire it was 'chinny recka'.

😂 - or ballroom dancing in the street for money.

Congrats to Chris Adams whose book 'Out for Blood: A Cultural History of Carrie the Musical' has been shortlisted for Soc Theatre Research Theatre Book Prize 2024! 🎉

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Aren't bananas amazing? I almost forget they are a fruit and not a human-designed perfect biodegradable packed snack.

Depressing.

Boil your tap water. In the UK in 2024.

Aphid squashing is my new work-stress reliever, and frankly, it works a treat.

Come on Sarah Raven, I know it's probably to do with climate change, but I want my salvias!

Politicising sex education is unforgivable dangerous & reactionary. It’s always *age appropriate* to give young people skills to stay safe. For younger ones that means teaching about respect & healthy relationships. This is worst kind of arm-chair politics bigoted & ill-informed

Not teaching kids about gender identity, when adulthood is riven with discussions over issue, feels like a failure to prepare them for real world. Surely better they learn in supportive environment of school than via arguments on internet.

I love my Berkshire birds, but I do miss the E17 terns.