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‘Watching The Office recently, my heart just sank’ – Mackenzie Crook on comedy, cruelty and being TV royalty After a very hard landing into fame in the 00s, he decided to take a softer approach – and hit on a winning formula for classic comedy. The star talks about his fantastical new show Small Prophets, hi...

This is great.
I adore Mackenzie Crook and consider Detectorists one of the genuine masterpieces of the sitcom format. His new show sounds gently nuts, which is very him somehow.
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Problem: you have two left wing parties in British politics.
Solution: start a new left wing party to unify the movement
Problem: you now have four left wing parties in British politics

Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?

Liz Truss tried her best but, as with so many things, if you want something done properly, you need to get the Americans to do it.

Gorka's a knob. Why keep asking him on #newsnight. So wanted Vic to say we'll leave it there then...goodbye when HE kept haranguing HER

Made in Salford: Shelagh Delaney (1938-2011), whose A Taste of Honey was ‘probably the most performed play by a postwar British woman playwright’, was one of several northern writers from modest backgrounds who came to prominence in the late 1950s/early 1960s. 1/6

Studio Ghibli Manchester drunkenness pic

The best use of AI I’ve ever seen

Steeplejack Peter Tatham dismantling an incinerator chimney in Salford, 1976, by Daniel Meadows.

Tommy Ducks pub, Manchester, demolished overnight in 1993 by its owner, Greenall Whitley, when a preservation order expired. A loyal protester raises an empty glass. (Mirrorpix/Manchester Evening News)

Happy birthday to singer-songwriter Graham Nash, 83 today. Born in Blackpool, to where his mother had been evacuated from her hometown of Salford when WW2 began. Family subsequently returned to Salford, where Nash grew up. He recently donated £10k to help save Salford Lads Club.

Can’t believe the updates from The US…

Two emotionally detached narcissists engineering what appears to be a mass looting of the country

Triggering culture, tariff and diplomatic wars

…while rolling out orders that will hurt the pockets, safety & health of its citizens.

The old Shambles district of Manchester, November 1938 (Getty Images).

Never disappoints. Hope it never changes

I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋

George Osborne, "I made a choice as a Conservative Chancellor when faced with a black hole in public finances to cut public expenditure more than increasing taxes"

Cathy Newman, "Public services have never recovered from that" #C4News

George Osborne, "Well I don't agree with that"

Gary Gibbon, "We always knew that British politics could be convulsed by something Trump says or tweets, we are in for more of that when he's in office"

"Also from his sidekick, the tycoon, the billionaire, Elon Musk, the man who seems to be tormented to new levels of anger by his own algorithms"

Blencathra summit yesterday #LakeDistrict posted by the Fell Top Assessors on the ‘other channel’ .Would be good to see them on @bsky.app 😀 👍@grahamuney.bsky.social @christownsend.bsky.social @keswickboot.bsky.social @onloughrigg.bsky.social @fellranger.bsky.social @johnmanningpct.bsky.social

Are we absolutely certain that e-scooter wasn't just plugged in to charge?

Amorim instructing Martinez who to pass to...

#Amad #MUFC

Good value at £35 too
Missed the Zutons due to the long walk to avoid car parks but LS and PH both very good - even from a distance

Psul Heaton Lightning Seeds and the Zutons at #coop live for £35. Cheers Paul 👍

We finally know the name of the mystery taxpayer who bought a dodgy tax avoidance scheme and tried to obtain an anonymity order to keep his fight with HMRC out of the press.

It's Frankie Dettori.

Protection from the Storm
by Ben Ark

Mixed media

©️ Ben Ark

#Manchester #Manchesterartist #paintingsofmanchester #art

UK auditors refuse to sign off Tees Valley regeneration project’s accounts [FREE TO READ] Accountants Mazars could not get sufficient assurance of Ben Houchen’s body before deadline

Auditors disclaim opinion on two years’ worth of South Tees Development Corporation accounts, while noting “significant weaknesses” in value for money arrangements

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The UK’s Top Ten Beer Cities - Ranked - Get Er Brewed Blog How do you define what makes a city truly great for beer? Matthew Curtis ranks The UK’s Top Ten Beer Cities.

Let’s have a bit for fun. For my monthly blog on Get ‘Er Brewed I’ve ranked my top 10 beer cities in the U.K. Number one will SHOCK YOU.

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St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, United Kingdom

St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, United Kingdom

Taken from the Millennium Bridge, a pedestrian bridge that provides a stunning view of St. Paul’s Cathedral, especially during sunrise or sunset. This iconic cathedral is a significant landmark and a masterpiece of English Baroque architecture.

I made a starter pack of people who made a post so good I showed my wife. my wife is normal so I have to physically show her posts on here. I'll update this list every time someone makes a post so good I show it to my wife

A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻‍♂️

Manchester history, The Peveril of the Peak 📸

Located on Bridgewater Street, serving the Manchester public for 200 years, opening its doors in 1820s. #manchester #photography @visitmanchester.bsky.social @mancpictures.bsky.social