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Yes, totally. And making it their top story all day is so loaded. I dread to think how much it's being passed round on FB, X etc, stripped totally of the tiny bit of nuance that the BBC have seen fit to include.

The main story of the day, really, BBC News? A handy little fash-booster (just three weeks before so many elections), plus giving them their favourite side order of homophobia. You do spoil them rotten!

great result in Hungary. Feel the hope!

Thanks! I’m coming back up for air, so see you soon.

Thanks! It’s been a full on 3 years writing it. Can’t quite believe it’s come to an end! Hope all’s well x

Orban and Farage

Disappointing second album.

Final read-throughs before submitting my new book to the publishers. I've been keeping a list of words and phrases that I need to do a sweep on, to check I'm not over-using them.

It's a pretty telling list so far: echo, grift, gothic, giddy, whimsy, hubris, supplication, cavalcade and love child...

The fight to stop West Midlands history vanishing in flames Experts say more needs to be done to preserve

The fight to stop history vanishing in flames. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Billie Jean, that’s not my korma…

Still is, if the copious amount of snooker I’ve watched over the years is anything to go by!

That stinks, Louvain, it really does. Churches are part of our collective identity, belonging to us all. There isn't only one way to 'do' them. Sorry you had that happen - don't be put off!

Looks like Wordle is going to have to go back and re-use some of the earlier words. Please.

Acrostic Poetry: The Benefits Available in a range of words Children love them! Requires less effort to write than a sonnet O is the fourth letter in ‘acrostic’ Something about S T I don’t want to do this any more C Already done that one

Today’s poem is called ‘Acrostic Poetry: The Benefits’.

Thank you Adam, that’s very much appreciated.

A book - The Tattooed Hills by Jon Woolcott - out today.

A great read about a fascinating subject, @jonwoolcott.bsky.social’s The Tattooed Hills is out today.

Come for the chalky wonders and beautiful scenery; stay for the excursions into pop culture, politics and identity.

Looks good on my office steps too eh?

See:
www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/...

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Thanks Kevin! It’ll be out February next year.

We’ll just say we’re boycotting Trump’s Cup eh? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

go easy, it's getting tenser!

As per!

Oh bollocks 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Massive congrats to Marc - this will be the first full book on this subject for almost sixty years I think, and Marc's research is top notch.

Take a look at the footage of the contest and you’ll see why it didn’t! Flat as a pancake.

Much enjoying this vicariously, thanks!

Rhaglen Sounds Tudur Owen - Mike Parker: Bywyd yn y Canol - BBC Sounds Cyfle i athronyddu gyda'r awdur canol oed o Ganolbarth Lloegr a Chanolbarth Cymru.

Fi mewn sgwrs efo @tudur.bsky.social - mae wastad yn bleser malu cachu efo fo!

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Rhaglen Sounds Tudur Owen - Mike Parker: Bywyd yn y Canol - BBC Sounds Cyfle i athronyddu gyda'r awdur canol oed o Ganolbarth Lloegr a Chanolbarth Cymru.

Fi mewn sgwrs efo @tudur.bsky.social - mae wastad yn bleser malu cachu efo fo!

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Yes!

You’ve earned it bab! Hope it’s been a fabulous launch day x