..unless your arse is on fire.

Did Israel attack Lebanon to spoil Iran war ceasefire? Israel claims attacks on densely populated residential areas that killed more than 200 people were aimed at Hezbollah

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

The answer is yes.

Thanks. I'd missed that story.

Aka Spud You Don't Like

Good to see you popping up in the Beyond Paradise Christmas Special. I was particularly impressed by the shortness of the sound check!

But BAE are still OK to consult for OUP, right?

The Adult Social Care Theory Of Everything This is why you hate your councils - even if you have no idea about it

cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/the-adult-...

A lovely bird logo and a decidedly less than lovely X logo

Oxfordshire County Council is leaving X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter. It says it is “deeply concerned about the rise in online hate speech and abuse targeting women and girls… we must make clear and principled choices about how we communicate”.

9 things you can do about climate change With so many experts on climate change here at Imperial, many people ask us what they personally can do about it?

9 things you can do about climate change

Our world is warming, but taking action on climate change can make all our lives better.

www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/clim...

Imo “Nigel Farage doesn’t believe in Covid vaccines” would tank his polling if more people knew about it (though you could say that for a number of his policies)

Cheetah look like a Liquid Gold tribute act.

Always good to get a warning that the way ahead may be barred.

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Does it come with complementary trousers?

The Israeli government has adopted the double-strike tactic used by Bashar al-Assad in Syria: target a hospital or heavily populated area, then hit it again when rescue workers, reporters and medics turn up, to kill or maim them too. Hideous war crimes piled one upon another.

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

UN human rights chief criticises 'disturbing' Palestine Action ban Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the "unnecessary" ban on the group.

BBC News - UN human rights chief criticises UK Palestine Action ban
www.bbc.com/news/article...

That last wicket. So cruel.

Excellent. I refuse to imbibe Hawkstone products to teach Clarkson a lesson. It's not working very well.

This column does not express support for Palestine Action – here’s why | Owen Jones In Britain’s increasingly authoritarian society, any sort of protest can find itself at odds with the law. You might even go to jail, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Praise be, as Thora Hird used to say.

Bob Marley has a song for you.

Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today: Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today:

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We can swap notes on which is your favourite book and character when you've got to the end.

I read that as thousands of herpes die every year...

you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"

FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations.

Reform are NOT for ordinary people.

They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.

Somehow still not in prison.

I'd like an apology from @marycreagh.bsky.social please. She claimed my column on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was "deeply misleading". She failed to explain why. But it was an accurate explanation of the problems with the Bill.
Ministers should not make unsubstantiated and untrue claims.

We all recognise smoking kills , that's why tobacco ads were banned in 2002 . Fossil fuels kill too & according to a study in BMJ , cause 5.1 million deaths per year .

Help me ban fossil fuel ads for good– sign my petition to force a Parliamentary debate govpetition.uk/700024