Alan Stewart

Yes!

And the greatest work of art associated with him- Benjamin Britten and his Embittered Bittern.

Benjamin Britten this morning.

Out clearing my head.

Bizarre that Russell Group VCs are telling staff they’ll have no job security, a bad environment and will be overworked to the point of burnout, but telling students “hey, come to us, we provide the UK’s finest and most esteemed education” 🤷‍♀️

Adult social care privatised since the 1980s. Local councils spend 70% of budget on it.

83% of social care controlled by private equity, 20%-40% profit margin.

Will Govt end profiteering, ensure only not-for-profit entities, including local councils, provide care.

Watch the Minister's reply.

I have indeed been listening to ‘Berlin’. Saving ‘Metal Machine Music’ for when things get really terrible.

Give the people what they want.

Oh that’s a great book. I went through a big Muriel Spark phase a few years ago and it’s about time for another. Have you read The Driver’s Seat?

Hannah Spencer walking into Westminster, sucking her teeth, tutting, and muttering "tell you what, you've had some cowboys in here."

Happy St David’s Day from RS Thomas!

I am reading it at a snail’s pace because there’s a lot going on around me at the moment. Loving it though. The evocation of shared housing is uncanny.

I recommend going to see Lisa O’Neill when everything is terrible because she lifted my spirits tonight when I really needed it.

Listening to so much Velvet Underground and Lou Reed at the moment I’m considering changing my name to Vaclav Havel.

Hahahaha!

I will provide photographic evidence of this as soon as I am able.

Kev Starver has died

It’s nice out.

We are about to see a Labour faction blaming everyone else for their failure on levels that surpass even 2019.

It’s the everything my parents worked for about to be swallowed up by venture capital that has me out here in the garden at 1am, half drunk and building my own guillotine

Scum. Every single one of you.

I’ve said it before but circumstances prompt me to say it again - I hope every single Labour (Together) figure who worked against the party between 2015 and 2019 rots in hell because I really need a National Care Service and your factional pissing contest put paid to that.

That’s ace.

Dinner was always a big thing. We had a pasta course and then meat or fish. Mandy did the prep work. He was doing a stretch for Misconduct in Public Office and he had a system for doing garlic. He used a razor and he sliced it so thin it used to liquify in the pan with a little oil.

Oh I’m so sorry- I’ve just seen what’s happened. Really sorry for your loss. Take care.

Inject it into my veins.

Just invented a new game that’s better than ‘Hangman.’ It’s called ‘Guillotine’.

I bought this after seeing it on the Chart Show too. Still have it!