about to head out to final day of amazing test Match -thanks to both India and England for serving up a treat. But can I also thank
1) ground drainage technology
2) floodlights
3) umpires being pretty relaxed about the light
which means despite dark days and downpours we have had lots of cricket

Havoc by Rebecca Wait Havoc is one of the Squad POD Collective’s featured books this month and is a brilliant combination of school drama, mystery and dark comedy featuring a wonderful character called Ida. Ida and her …

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@squadpod2021.bsky.social #Havoc #RebeccaWait #booksky #riverrunbooks

Grasping in class yesterday for a way of describing the situation where institutions deliberately have procedures in place to slow things down and deny responsibility, I landed on the phrase ‘motivated structural inefficiency’. Widespread and growing, I believe.

Incredible turnout and atmosphere in Budapest as huge crowds march in defiance of Viktor Orbán.

Mayor Karácsony has shown tremendous leadership, and the organisers huge courage.

It was an honour to march in solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQI+ community.

Thank you. 👏

I love the Amnesty Bookshop in Kentish Town - they have a battle ahead - please support and share if you can

Brilliant, thanks. Here’s our petition: www.change.org/p/save-our-a...

Hi Robin, this looks great. Can you help us save the Amnesty Bookshops? We know you are a fan!

Volunteers push to save Amnesty bookshop from closure Staff say store has become important part of high street in Kentish Town

Volunteers push to save Amnesty bookshop from closure - www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/volu...

New book soon

I imagine all these jobs will go with AI

Me as well. What a legend he is…

Desert Island Discs - Lord Alf Dubs, politician and campaigner - BBC Sounds Lord Alf Dubs, politician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

Alf Dubbs picking Ode To Joy as his last desert island disc because it makes him proud to be European did for me this morning www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Lincoln shopper feels 'held to ransom' by contactless payments Roger Wicks from Ingoldmells says people should have more choice over how to pay.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Surely not in the public interest, and hopefully will not be approved.

But is it a tip or a dump!?

Congratulations to all those shortlisted in the 2025 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year awards

@lalyawards.bsky.social

www.rightsnet.org.uk/now/post/63132

Strengthening the EU-UK relationship: concrete solutions for consumers BEUC, the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland, and Which? set out practical recommendations to improve consumer protection and cooperation between the EU and UK.

The UK & EU are key trading partners, & that relationship matters to consumers on both sides. Choices, rights & protections consumers enjoy are shaped by how 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 work together. Cooperation can address shared challenges & boost consumer confidence, driving demand, growth, and competitiveness.

Loving the #Eurovision interval mash-up!

Lindsey Davis, @ovidiayu.bsky.social and @tommeadauthor.bsky.social

CrimeFest 2025 session on historical fiction in Bristol

Sadly the last ever CrimeFest, but great to be here with packed audiences and to see it is a huge success. This session all about Historical 'Crime' Fiction, with @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and others

#OnThisDay the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott began.

Led by Paul Stephenson and the West Indian Development Council, the Bristol Bus Boycott confronted racial discrimination in housing, employment and transport for Black people in Britain.

Racism has no place in our society. Share to amplify 📣

'New rules for a safer generation of children online. What changes will there be?'

🔒 Children in the UK will lead safer online lives as we've finalised safety measures for sites and apps to introduce from July.

Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act

➡️ Read more: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

In the coming months, the government will share it's plan to fix the NHS, but there's currently no plan for social care.

We found that satisfaction with social care is at a record low of just 13%.

Read more about the #BritishSocialAttitudes survey: buff.ly/ZgA3hCG

The Anti-Coercion Instrument: What Is It and How Europe Might Use It Over the Next Four Years Since Donald Trump’s election to a second term as President of the United States, the possibility of U.S. trade measures against the European Union became more tangible. The new administration is…

Seems hard to use however? www.crowell.com/en/insights/...

‘Economic coercion’ under EU 2023 law ‘…a third country applies … a measure affecting trade or investment in order to prevent or obtain the cessation, modification or adoption of a particular act by the Union or [MS] thereby interfering in the legitimate sovereign choices of the Union or [MS]’

Important petition against unacceptable watering down by Data (Use and Access) Bill of right to have life-changing decisions about you made by humans not machines! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ai...

Attorney defends judges Lord Hermer tells MPs that personal attacks threaten the rule of law

It is entirely unacceptable for MPs to attack judges on a personal basis, the attorney general said yesterday. Lord Hermer KC was giving evidence to MPs and peers the day after two Conservative MPs had called for senior judges to be disciplined by politicians. rozenberg.substack.com/p/attorney-d...

And it seems it’s actually on! DB has sold 13 ICE trains to Virgin, and with this acquisition they’re jumping ahead of their rivals to be the first new company to launch #CrossChannelRail services. Here’s their press release! pub-1b6206dc01a2466c977bccef6613f074.r2.dev/virgintrains...

John Worth presenting his Cross Channel connectivity project

I'm in London for the launch of the Campaign for Better Transport's report on better use of Cross Channel links... the always-good-value @jonworth.eu and @garethdennis.bsky.social presenting and on the panel, respectively.