Author, lecturer.
I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’
Oxford ClarionLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
Attended a Legend on the Bench unveiling in Basingstoke today, in memory of Joe Powell. Truly moving and inspiring, and it’s the 137th such suicide prevention bench the charity has installed. Honestly the work Micky Hazard and his sister Michelle have done and continue to do is awe inspiring.
At every future medical appointment, attending Dr should open the conversation, loudly, with "I see you previously refused treatment from my colleague owing to racism". I'm only v slightly exaggerating here. Social norms rely on shame as a central enforcement mechanism. We need to bring back shame.
big respect for Wenger dusting off the old "I didn't see the incident" about Infantino's plans www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
I love this sort of stuff. A master of his craft.
Animation ObsessiveRay Harryhausen's stop-motion skeletons in Jason and the Argonauts are amazing even now. He animated the sequence by himself for more than four months -- without computers or even an easy way to check his work. We're looking into how he did it: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/how-ray-ha...
Very telling in Webb and Rajan's tribute was Liddle saying of the EU 'I effing hate them and want to do them in' when Today editor. Webb glibly says he was ahead of his time. No, this is openly admitting that the editor of the BBC's flagship political programme openly had a strong political bias.
The Times, one of the leading voices when it comes to 'protecting women and girls' calling a man who assaulted his young pregnant girlfriend, said he would rape the kids if he was a teacher and called for child sex abuse porn to be legal, 'brilliant'
The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
What do you reckon, @steverichards.bsky.social The editor wouldn't be in a hurry to correct it would be, or is that a tad too cynical?!
Sunder Katwala (sundersays)Deeply embarassing for editorial standards at The Times to not just have to correct such an error, but then to not even spot their own columnist produce such a mad sentence repeating it
Lockdowns showed that states can pour massive resources into making the politically impossible happen quickly, the public will accept huge changes if they understand why they're needed, and that we should listen to scientists. Something to remember when it comes to action on climate change.
"Almost half of Serie A clubs offer an adult season ticket for €300 or less." Stares at my annual payment to Spurs.
Calcio England🎟️🇮🇹 How much does it cost to watch Italian football in 2026/27? We compare season ticket prices across #SerieA - ranking each club by price and revealing where you can watch football for just £9.45 per game Read more 👉 calcioengland.com/2026/07/31/j...
If you see someone online ignorantly claiming that entry into Ceuta entails entry into mainland Spain/the Schengen area, here's the text proving otherwise. (Plus almost everyone who entered Ceuta returned within a day)
Steve PeersHere are those special rules on Ceuta and Melilla as regards Schengen - dating back to Spain acceding to the Schengen Convention eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...