Stephen Graham

We used to have an empire.

There was a feature on the news earlier about these labubu things, which are both hideous and destined to be landfill by October. Big 'monkey jpg' energy.

I bet they are!

Nine military aircraft with multicoloured smoke trails fly in a arrow formation over Edinburgh city centre.

Nine military aircraft with multicoloured smoke trails fly in a arrow formation over Edinburgh city centre.

Nine military aircraft with multicoloured smoke trails fly in a arrow formation over Edinburgh city centre.

A fisheye image of Edinburgh city centre with multicoloured smoke trails in the sky

The RAF Red Arrows flew over the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo tonight. Discuss.

This episode of The Wheel is never going to end, it cannot be stopped.

He was a Green spokesman before he went proper loopy, and has stood as an independent at least once.

Macaulay Culkin and Dereck Guyler

Macaulay Culkin appears to be channeling Dereck Guyler. Give the chap a washboard.

Another traitor who'll meet the business end of a drone, the world won't miss him.

Feels a lot later than it is.

There used to be an old man round our way when I was a kid whose labrador was called Jason.

Truth.

Ooooft.

A post by Stephen Graham on the old place: Born today in 1922: Philip Larkin. The words are accompanied by a picture of a largely bald man in glasses grinning at camera. It is Eric Morecambe

103rd anniversary* today

(*not of the @stephengraham.bsky.social tweet)

Michael Grade was right to cancel it in '85.

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The Sturgeon memoir's a load of narcissistic self-justification, you say?

I remember seeing the Swifties about in Edinburgh and thinking it looked fun. The Oasis fans do not look like fun.

The spread of cheap gold accessories from The Range here is like the red weed from The War of the Worlds.

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Just spotted this boat of illegal immigrants off the coast:

[unpopular political figure] would hate it if you retweeted this, you know what to do!

I've started on the podcast. I remember when she was never off the front of the Daily Record.

Uninstalled Duolingo and am emerging, blinking, from the cellar of the Owl's tyrannical yolk. Ich bin frei!

Saw a witty sticker in the back of a car reading 'I'm not drunk, I'm swerving because I'm giving snacks to the grandkids' Pretty sure that's illegal as well, pal.

Was just out washing my car and not a single neighbour stuck their head out to say I could do theirs next. Country's gone to the dogs, Nigel.

EXCLUSIVE TO ALL NEWSPAPERS POWDER KEG UK ABOUT TO BLOW UP AS BRITAIN STANDS ON THE BRINK OF THE WHOLE NATION DESCENDING INTO CIVIL WAR by Our Apocalypse Staff HELENA HANDCART THE entire country has turned into a tinderbox, one spark and the whole thing could turn into a raging inferno of hatred and violence. All it needs is one little push - preferably from us - and this once peaceful island will explode. It may not take much, maybe an article with some badly researched facts, maybe some exaggerated and provocative hyperbole, and before we know it there'll be blood on the streets, and flames too, as millions of furious citizens attack each other, the police, and the emergency services, not to mention the armed forces should they tragically be called in to deal with the hate-filled mob rampaging through our cities, towns and villages, armed with burning torches and pitchforks, calling for justice, free speech and the immediate death of everyone they don't like. (Top journalism, Ed). Make no mistake, if Britain even exists by next week, we will run this piece again until someone sparks the tinderbox on the brink of the powderkeg that... (cont. for entire summer).

No one sums up the utter shamelessness of the British press and the ugly politics of Farage quite like Private Eye.

men used to go to war

Oooh, the new Mafia game drops today. Some 1900s Sicilian action.

They were just on the telly.

HB, Mr W!

Friday