Steve Brooks

Not true, obviously. But, what the hell..

No chance of a peaceful future in Israel then. #c4news

Are we going to book this inspection retrospectively? Because I have a feeling that would be viewed as naughty. #thearchers

Speaking of Home Farm. How is Brian coping with the lack of Ed? #thearchers

"Number 1 The Green is in need of a spruce." Not another tree story! #thearchers

I've got an appointment to get my Shingles pt1 jab. I'm probably going to get back halfway through #thearchers

It's fascinating that Burnham's tentative steps towards creating a more consensual politics are so profoundly confusing for British journalists. #bbcpm

Petrol goes off? Does he mean evaporates? #bbcpm

RIP Walter Koenig. You were great as Chekov but best as Bester. www.lbc.co.uk/article/walt...

Well, there's a bullet dodged. Let's hope it's an omen for elections to come. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

Bring back imperial measure? Batshit crazy. The rest of it's pretty wacky too. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

I remember senior politicians like Iain Duncan Smith cheering on thugs in his constituency for vandalising ULEZ cameras and Chris Philp, then Policing Minister, who was also a member of a local anti-ULEZ Facebook group where users praised camera vandalism. Always on the wrong side of history.

Minchin on top form www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtYk...

She could make a special candle range "This smells like Eddie Grundy" #TheArchers

[Community orchard] "This place means a lot to me." Free apples you mean, Eddie. #thearchers

Oh Amber. Never copy Gwyneth Paltrow. It's an iron rule of a virtuous life. #thearchers

"Amber's mum has got the baby." They've still not picked a name then. #thearchers

Outwitted by a turkey. That's Eddie. #thearchers

Later than usual this year.

Canada is moving away from Elon Musk’s Starlink, committing roughly $5 billion to Telesat and expanding satellite partnerships with Europe, South Korea and Norway. Carney cited Ukraine’s Starshield restrictions as a warning against relying on one provider.

Some good news. engineerine.com/bacteria-gro...

When I was a kid the time changes were a domestic ritual. We'd roam the house altering the time on watches, bedside alarms, the mantelpieces clocks and the big kitchen wall clock. Now everything resets itself except the microwave and the car. And I'm fine with them being wrong for 6 months a year.

Is this rational?

If only there had been some clue...

One reason why economic growth and productivity is so low is the historical lack of investment in our crumbling infrastructure. #bbcaq

"Capitalism is the only system that works." Possibly. But, the fundamentalist version of Capitalism we've increasingly adopted since 1979 is clearly, inhumane, inefficient and unsustainable. #bbcaq

I've read that the tax revenues from North Sea production are low because of all the exemptions and allowances the producers get. #bbcaq

[Jackdaw gas] "It will heat homes this winter." Will it? I thought there was a 5 year lead time. #bbcaq

Littlewood is so full of Tufton Street bullshit. #bbcaq

Conservatives always want to punish the victims. What does he think will be the effects of arbitrarily slashing welfare spending? Burnham's invest to save approach is much more rational. #bbcaq

Preparing for disaster is such jolly fun says panel. #bbcaq

Ironic that "Popular Conservatism" represents the least popular parts of conservatism. #bbcaq

"Make a list of the things you don't know." Blimey. That'll take me a while. And, channelling Rumsfeld, what about the unknown unknowns? #c4news

If the violent settlers are a tiny fringe it shouldn't be a problem to arrest them and lock them up. But, they are the tip of the government's ethnic cleansing spear. So, that won't happen. #c4news

[Pip to Josh.] "You just look different." They're really teasing us about this. #thearchers

You could reimburse Brookfield for the solar panels money, Vince. #thearchers

Vince speaks. And sounds reasonably well. #thearchers

He's not going back, is he? We're bloody stuck with him. Forever. #thearchers

Ah. Madeline Smith. #bbcpm

I wonder if I’ve still got any glass demijohns from those far off days when I used to make wine. (From kits.) #bbcpm

I bet there are no loo rolls in Asda tomorrow. #bbcpm

"It's not panicking. It's just about being prepared." The country is in such a mess that even the government wants us all to be Preppers. I'll be starting on my fallout shelter tomorrow. #bbcpm