Mat Watkinson - Penthouse DJ

No words … www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ap...

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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Could it be that @virginmedia can’t offer support through X Twitter because @elonmusk owns a large internet company called @Starlink ?

Good morning,@BBCr4today. It’s pronounced Alfa Sentory, not Sentewereye. Alpha Centauri

Yesterday’s @theguardian.com has a piece on The Joys of ageing,about how us old people see colour. Or ‘color,’ as they call it. Later, quoting from a UK university research paper, they talk about ‘gray.’ My ‘joy’ doesnt include embracing American versions of English, which easily trumps arthritis.

Is there any update on Jeff Lynne’s health? His illness and Dave Edmunds’s have reminded me - not that I’d forgotten - that we need to let the people who help shape our lives know how much they mean to us, while they’re around to know.

Any clues as to why @theguardian.com published a photo of Paul Weller in its Saturday Staying In what’s on, but no explanation?

The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.

If anyone knows how to pronounce his name, Heston Blumenthal does: he says “Bloomenthorl.” Wouldn’t it be a politeness for the people trailing his candid documentary about his own bipolar disorder to get it right? They say “Bloomentarl.”

Having had the great privilege - and a lot of fun - to work for the BBC for twenty years, this makes sad reading: cfmm.org.uk/bbc-on-gaza-...

Starmer, Macron and Carney 'on the wrong side of humanity,' says Netanyahu. And his side is…?

@garylinker.bsky.social sad to see Mr L, an truly principled person, stitched up by his accidental repost of dodgy material. He’s a good man. Hope I’m not endorsing a fake account

Go on, then. So, Race Across The World is taking place in the repressive country of China. How much of what we see is with permission of the government? Who agreed where they could go?

I might be wrong but have the new owners @theobserveruk.bsky.social dumped the very necessary columns from Stewart Lee and David Mitchell?

@ryanairofficial.bsky.social how useless! Plane from Corfu delayed by 85 minutes! Which gate?

Gluten frei?

People rarely deserve the government they get and the tragedy in Myanmar highlights its military rulers’ awfulness. Appealing for help from any country, someone needs to remind them of what kindness is. No-one would refuse but the country’s government’s a disgrace.

Looking through possible food warming boxes for travel, I came across this, with an impressive number of positive reviews. And what does the marketing show being warmed? Salad!

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

UK musicians hit with £914M+ loss post-Brexit. Streams, tickets, vinyl - it’s grim. Join @europeanmovement.co.uk to sign the petition: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/brexit_music...

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www.theguardian.com/business/202... Surely if this company hadn’t rewarded investors at a time when it should’ve been improving its systems, this wouldn’t be necessary?

Happy International Crumpet Day, to all who celebrate! I once overheard someone getting annoyed with his friend on the train and instead of saying “you’re getting on my tits” or “you’re pissing me off,” he said “you’re burning my crumpets” (and I will not rest until this becomes a common expression)

Time for a coffee. Most food downstairs. I may have a small portion of jam on a piece of panini roll. Having slept most of the day I won't sleep for quite awhile. Music listening for the foreseeable.

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post would not run this ad. This is the power of oligarchy.

"If the person who threw the suggestions box into the skip, returns it reception, nothing more will be said. Thank you."

You wont fit that on an A board, alas😕

American planes are crashing almost every day and the Secretary of Transportation is visiting the Daytona 500 and tweeting at Pete Buttigieg.

@bbclooknorth.bsky.social morning. Please tell Dave Edwards it’s Lower Graham School, not Lower Grantham 😁

Why do so many people, including chefs who should know better, refer to almonds as “ollmuns”? greatbritishmenu

Interesting how on one hand, the UK government’s being petitioned to stop harsh prison sentences for climate protests & on the other, it’s insisting more flights from a new runway are vital.

The Times essentially reprinted the Telegraph's nonsense story about "illegal migrants" [thread appended below.] They have now published a detailed correction. I expect the Telegraph to follow.

It’s about time all organisations came off xtwitter. Some German universities have, in my view it should be banned in the UK & Europe.

Good to be co-signatory to letter about urgency of introducing the #NaturalHistory GCSE pioneered by fab Mary Colwell. As she says, we must get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again & feel wonder & awe - if we only pass on to young people that Earth is a problem to be fixed, we’ll fail

In other news @bsky.app continues to fly 👏

Rock n Roll Politics is live at Kings Place on Monday week at 7…a lot going on: www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/wor...

A lot of this money certainly came to, or through, the UK, global #Corruption capital. I will keep pushing for government action to help uncover and recover it www.ft.com/content/c23a...

Look at this sign. Look at this emblem. I mean REALLY look at it! He was telling us all along, wasn’t he.

Artwork on newspaper 😎👉 www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

This is a disgrace. And Starmer’s failure to address it illustrates his lack of commitment to tackling the climate crisis & his callous disregard for people who care: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

What a great example! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...