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I once did a storytelling and science engagement walk along the River Trent. One of my favourite stories was about the brewing industry of Burton on Trent. I’ll repeat the highlights here, if I may.

The scene, just moments ago, in the BBC News studio.

Today's the 960th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

It would be a shame if people started doing this, and make a small dent in their dodgy £72m fund...

@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social Happy 60th Birthday to all @Kirkdale from all @Here for Good 17 Sydenham Rd youngsters at 25 birthday today.

We need government ministers raising this in media interviews, announcing and pushing major vaccination drives, until this is resolved. Where is the government on this while children are dying? They're nowhere to be seen. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Them's the rules, though.

This is very good from Rob Rinder. The comments are a complete binfire, not sure why there are so many horseshoe Greens on a Nazi's site, but there we are.

This is worth reading, whenever you fear existential angst creeping up on you - about the climate, AI, world war three, social collapse etc etc.

Standing up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring.

So, actually! Fun fact 🤓 ⬇️ The correct spelling is UNITED States, not “Unites States.” Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Most TV is just this now.

Super!

94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside andy burnham's Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

share.google/images/2F2rM.... What's your take on Rufus's death, Marc? @marcmorris.bsky.social

Unsure why an interview such as this wouldn't get to grips with the depths and layers of controversy about Tom Bennett: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"The Bank of England was set up by Tony Blair" It's easy to forget that Tony Blair had been in power since 1694 when the Bank of England was founded. Good job Brain of Britain Liz Truss is here to remind us.

Bloody French, saying what we're all thinking ...

A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why have so few British front pages?

I was looking something up on Google Maps, and I think I might have found out why successive governments have been so bad at delivery.

"Do BBC news work for Reform?" via Harry Eccles

@nationaltrust.org.uk Just opened Autumn magazine to read Sally Palmer mentioning the "thrilling glimpse of an urban fox." Not here in Greenwich where foxes threaten our neighbourhood squirrels. @celiarichardson.bsky.social

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

#ReformAssault Don't forget these two...

They spontaneously turned up all dressed in black, wearing masks at the same time.

How could an associate professor in divinity at Cambridge be expected to know that lying is bad? thecritic.co.uk/mone...

How on earth did he ever get through journo school?

So many laws potentially broken re. the Reform secret donations story... s.16 of the National Security Act 2023 on foreign interference in elections Potentially deception offences under the Fraud Act 2006 PPERA s50 and s54 on impermissible donors and donations in kind (Cont...)

I am rather enjoying the prospect, in this new academic term at Cambridge, of seeing Divinity Professor Orr standing up to teach his first ethics lecture. That’s SURELY going to be infiltrated by journalists with a multitude of embarrassing questions..assuming the Uni allows him to get that far.

This. Is. Not. Journalism. - It's letting Farage shine. I genuinely do not understand why the BBC does not seem to be able to competently challenge Reform and Farage.

"Denmark gets more out of its spending by investing in the capacity to diagnose and treat illness early and by supporting the social and economic factors that shape people’s health. The UK has invested differently, and those choices are reflected in the results."

It is wonderful to see Andy Burnham talking about ownership, not just control His first chance to prove he is fully committed to doing this is Thames Water. The company is already insolvent. He must take it into Special Administration now and keep it permanently in public ownership

Why? www.theguardian.com/culture/2026.... @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

If a Google search tells you the sun will set today in San Francisco at 7:41pm, go check the Old Farmer's Almanac. And if a Google product tells you two plus two equals five, believe that they mean it. /

More 'collateral damage' by Doge who thought acting before understanding would be a good approach to reform. Idiots. They were obviously motivated by gaining access to private federal records, not reform. #Corrupt

Anyone recognise this?

Dolly Parton was they type of Christian that Christian Nationalists only *pretend* to be. Unlike Christian Nationalists, she didn't browbeat us with how CHRISTIAN she was. She just lived her life doing things that Jesus asked her to do, like heal the sick, help the children, and care for the poor.

London truly is the most dangerous city in the world ... for scooter theives.

Woah.

There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)

Genius

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www.theguardian.com/education/20.... And @katherineschof8.bsky.social more from Cambridge @bylinetimes.bsky.social @peterjukes.bsky.social

🇭🇺 Hungary’s parliament elected Andras Baka, a former head of the Supreme Court, as the country’s next president. In a speech after taking oath of office, Baka criticised the previous government, saying that during Orban’s rule, “one party captured the state”, branches of power were not separate…