In the mid-90s I set fire to myself. My sister and her husband arrived for dinner from the Isle of Wight. I turned up the gas on the stove and threw the pasta into the boiling water. 1/18.

Love Graeme the TV dog whisperer. I know they show you how he does it, but I still don't know how he does it. #DogsBehavingBadly.

RT @CovidJusticeUK: As the @covidinquiryuk Test, Trace, and Isolate Module comes to a close today, here is a look at some of the shocking e….

Talk of an 'island of strangers' serves only to promote an island of xenophobes.

RT @annielistening: Island WRITERS of all abilities & experience invited to a FREE workshop. Let's make myths - 30 April at Boojum&Snark in….

Feels like Keir and co think the political capital is in alluding to cautious, grown up, backroom diplomacy and not big, bold leadership in a time of (trade and other) war. I fear the reverse is true, and an opportunity to shine, and rally the country, is being squandered.

RT @TimothyDSnyder: 1/7. In case you haven’t been following, here is a short summary of the misnamed Russian-American "peace process" rega….

RT @chrischirp: thanks. will break my relucantance to use X to post this Venn Diagram since Musk features heavily. 1/2 .

Wow @vicderbyshire is on fire these days. (So is the world as we know it, sadly.).

RT @MinghellaLouisa: Only a couple days left to book for the first of my workshop series for mutual aid!. A small-scale, long-form workshop….

RT @dominicgrieve_: @elonmusk The Crown Prosecution Service does indeed have to give approval for police to charge suspects in serious crim….

Had a 9am zoom this morning and my eyes were wet from the @MishalHusain farewell on #bbcR4Today.

Ironically enough, it was only yesterday morning that someone who knows someone close enough to know was telling me how impressive and hard working a Transport Secretary Louise Haigh was proving to be.

RT @Sex4theBrain: THE DOG. The male dog is in the enviable position of never having to worry about sexual failure or impotency. His penis i….

To make her bold Budget a success, I hope @RachelReevesMP will look at institutional rewiring and in particular the roles of the BoE and OBR - so that they are properly geared for growth.

Comedy drama looks easy. It isn't. I salute Ludwig, @RealDMitchell and writer Mark Brotherhood (and the army every production needs) for pulling it off so gloriously - here's to a second season.

RT @JaneyGodley: Thank you @UofGlasgow for bestowing upon my mum the honorary degree of doctor of the University of Glasgow. This has broug….

But can you lead America if you don't love Puerto Ricans?.

My brother Anthony (RIP) once met Joni Mitchell and goofily told her he had four copies of Hejira. She just said, "Why?" He didn't know what to say. I'm sorting through his old records and look - happy/sad sigh - here they are.

One Night In Capri

How to win at analysing and reporting on the Budget. Excellent stuff.