My first Sunday Session takes place this weekend, 2-4pm at Unstable Arts in #Roath, #Cardiff.

Some tickets still available here: www.creatrixcymraes.com/shop/p/colla...

Collage Club: Sunday Sessions — Creatrix Cymraes This two-hour Sunday Session will include a brief introduction to collage as an artistic medium, an overview of some art history for inspiration, and plenty of time creating collage artworks of our ow...

Hi friends! I’m running a Collage Club Sunday Session this weekend at Unstable Arts in Roath, Cardiff.

Tix here: www.creatrixcymraes.com/shop/p/colla...

Extraordinary - in an article about resilience, not a single word about “cascading risks” of ecosystem collapse which a recent report from PM’s own security advisers warned could lead to food shortages, civil unrest & conflict. Ministers suppressed, then redacted, the report & still won’t act on it

Did BBC radio 4 #Today programme really just do a whole package about drilling in the N Sea without once even mentioning #climate change? And not having anyone challenging the one-sided claims of former BP boss? So irresponsible #bbcr4today

Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’ The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’

"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women"

Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds?
www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

Listen to people’s fears and concerns. You’ll design better products.

Catch up with all the insights from our 2026 equity, diversity and inclusion conference: raeng.org.uk/ediconference

The SUSTAIN programme is open to all women with an active Academy Research Fellowship. Open until 8 April, it provides academics starting their own research group with career support tailored to their needs.

Apply at royalsociety.org/grants/susta...

Participants at the MLE3, in Berlin, on 25 March 2026.

⏱️ In times of crisis, #misinformation spreads fast, so #scicomm needs to spread faster.

Understanding national strategies to support rapid mobilisation in times of crisis was the topic of the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on scicomm in R&I run by #COALESCE, with @inspiringera.bsky.social.
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Britain’s food supply ‘at risk of catastrophic failure by 2030’ A report written before the 2024 election says climate change, habitat loss and geopolitical instability are a danger to food security — and it has been ignored

Hard to know which is more shocking - the dire warnings of the potential collapse of our food system in the UK or the fact that governments have tried to cover it up. Their complacency is off the scale. We urgently need to switch to growing more food domestically & to restore nature now

Sunday 15 February Market Harborough, The Market Hall | 2pm show Monday 16 February Harlow Playhouse | 2pm show Tuesday 17 February Hornchurch, Queen’s Theatre | 2pm show Wednesday 18 February Chester Storyhouse, Garret Theatre | 2pm show Thursday 19 February Slough, The Curve | 2pm show Saturday 21 February Leicester, De Montfort Hall | 1pm show

Busy old #halfterm for us coming up, come see #familyfriendly #comedy excellence in:
🎟️ #MarketHarborough, Market Hall*
🎟️ #Harlow Playhouse
🎟️ #Hornchurch, Queen's Theatre
🎟️ #Chester @storyhouselive.bsky.social
🎟️ #Slough, The Curve
🎟️ #Leicester, De Montfort Hall*

* for @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social!

Andover, Hampshire | The Lights | Saturday 11 July | 2:30pm Bingley, West Yorkshire | Bingley Arts Centre | Saturday 11 April | 1pm Birmingham, West Midlands | Birmingham Rep, Studio | Thursday 30 July | 2pm Brighton, East Sussex | Komedia | Saturdays 9 May and 17 October | 2pm Saturday 12 December | 1pm Chester, Cheshire | Chester Storyhouse, Garret Theatre | Wednesday 18 February | 2pm Colchester, Essex | Colchester Arts Centre | Saturday 7 March | 2pm Durham, County Durham | The Gala | Saturday 28 February | 2pm Epsom, Surrey | Epsom Playhouse | Tuesday 7 April | 2pm Finsbury Park, North London | Park Theatre | Sundays 8 March and 12 April | 3pm Folkestone, Kent | Quarterhouse | Thursday 9 April | 1pm & 3pm Halifax, West Yorkshire | Victoria Theatre | Saturday 18 July | 2pm Harlow, Essex | Harlow Playhouse | Monday 16 February | 2pm Hornchurch, Essex | Queen’s Theatre | Tuesday 17 February and Wednesday 8 April | 2pm Leeds, West Yorkshire | Carriageworks Theatre | Friday 17 April | 2pm Leicester, Leicestershire | De Montfort Hall | Saturday 21 February | 1pm | part of the UK Kids Comedy Festival, at Leicester Comedy Festival Market Harborough, Leicestershire | The Market Hall | Sunday 15 February | 2pm | part of the UK Kids Comedy Festival, at Leicester Comedy Festival Slough, Berkshire | The Curve | Thursday 19 February | 2pm Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire | Cornerstone Theatre | Sundays 22 February and 17 May | 2pm Tonbridge, Kent | The Market House | Saturday 7 March | 2pm | part of Tonbridge Comedy Festival Twickenham, SW London | The Exchange | Sunday 11 October | 2:30pm Wolverhampton, West Midlands | Arena Theatre | Saturday 9 May | 2pm

HULLO, KIDS. Do you want to:

See us live? comedyclub4kids.co.uk/gigs/

Listen to our podcasts? comedyclub4kids.co.uk/podcast/

Buy our book? www.comedyclub4kids.co.uk/how-to-be-an...

Join our classes? comedyclub4kids.co.uk/workshops

Use our free comedy worksheets? comedyclub4kids.co.uk/resources/

I didn't always know Some people say getting their autism diagnosis feels anti climactic - that they always knew.

A thousand words on two and a half years of knowing I was autistic. I'd love you to read it.

matricardo.substack.com/p/i-didnt-al...

#autism #autistic #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #actuallyautistic #disabled

https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/15/zack-polanski-writes-to-keir-starmer-calling-for-south-east-water-to-be-taken-into-public-ownership/

Thousands left without water in the middle of winter in the UK. And those same people are now facing a massive bill hike.

Privatised water is a scam.

I've written to the Prime Minister asking why he won't end this rip off and bring failing South East Water into public hands.

Spoon theory explained while doing tricks with spoons YouTube video by Mat Ricardo

New video!

SPOON THEORY EXPLAINED WHILE DOING TRICKS WITH SPOONS!

Hope you like it, if you do, sharing is caring x

#autism #actuallyautistic #autism #adhd #disabled #disability #spoontheory

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1X9...

I was pondering buying the collected Halo Jones hardback issue before Christmas, but got distracted! My favourite ever t-shirt (probably) was a Halo Jones | Hoop | Increased Leisure Citizen print. 🤘🧡🤘

The slogan, upon ponderation, is perhaps, particularly apt. “It’s wild… (well, chaotic, at least). It’s sensational… (yep, full of extreme and difficult to process sensation). It’s your future! (was, and still is, it seems). That Tharg knew their stuff… 🤘😂🤘

That seems about right. Still sitting on my bookshelves.

branding for my memoir TEN GIGS. A vintage suitcase illustration.

I'm going to write a book and post it on my substack.
One chapter every month, for a year.

TEN GIGS is a memoir.
Ten gigs that shaped my life. For good and bad.

This is scary!
I'd love your support - by signing up, or sharing my work, or ideally both!

matricardo.substack.com/p/ten-gigs

What the world can learn from Uruguay as the global housing crisis deepens One of Latin America’s smallest nations has a robust network of housing cooperatives, which give access to permanent, affordable housing to citizens at a range of income levels.

In Uruguay, families co-own and co-build their homes through housing cooperatives. Some chip in savings, others swing hammers.

The result? Affordable, dignified housing that stays off the private market, and a blueprint the world can learn from.

Connaught Studio, Worthing Sunday 14 December | 11am Christmas Cracker show Alexander Bennett (MC), improviser Tom Veryzer as Bobble the Christmas Elf and Joe Wells Park Theatre, Finsbury Park Sunday 14 December 3pm & 5pm Rachel Watkeys-Dowie (MC), Dave Chawner and Howard Read The Quarry Theatre at St Luke's, Bedford Saturday 20 December | 2pm Christmas Cracker show Rob Kemp (MC), Robyn Perkins and trickster Mat Ricardo

Fancy some family-friendly comedy excellence? HI!

Sunday 14th, 11am | #Worthing | wtm.uk/events/comed... | with @alexanderybennett.bsky.social

Sunday 14th, 3pm & 5pm | #FinsburyPark | parktheatre.co.uk/events/comed...

Saturday 20th, 2pm | #Bedford | quarrytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Actually, it’s nearly Christmas, so if you’re someone who’d like a FREE Kindle edition of my book, drop me a line and you can have one.

MacKenzie Scott: *donates $50M every 10 hours°

Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir: "I want to see people hang"

my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

At some point we might realise this isn’t just about race, but about the biggest social problem we face: the belief that only rich people are worth anything, that the world must bend to their needs and wants and that the richer you are, the more important and valuable you are to the species

Over 1000 anti racists turned up to support Falkirk Unity March and Rally.

An important minute's silence was held during the march for all victims of sexual violence and assault.

Check out some 📷 of our best bits in the 🧵 below.
#refugeeswelcome

Mike, National Official, reminding Falkirk Unity March and Rally that Farage was the chief flag waver for Brexit.

It is trade unions, like NASUWT, that defend local communities and fight for education and workers' rights.

Together we can beat the bigots ✊️
@mikecorbett1.bsky.social

wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics

Seven Notes. A short film about echolalia. YouTube video by Mat Ricardo

SEVEN NOTES. A short film about the autistic trait of echolalia.

Hope you like. If you do, a share would be awesome.

#autistic #autism #actuallyautistic #neurodiverse #neurodivergent

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIus...

Seven Notes. A short film about echolalia. YouTube video by Mat Ricardo

Morning!

I've been hearing the same 7 notes in my head for my entire life - and only just discovered where they come from.

So I made a little video about it. Enjoy! Share! Etc!

#autistic #autism #actuallyautistic #neurodiverse #neurodivergent

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIus...