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Lovely walk from Howick …through Craster and on to Dunstanburgh Castle. It’s not often we see sheep looking in rock pools. Delicate smokey smell as we passed through the village but sadly I’m not a fan of kippers….now my dad …he loved them! ❤️

Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love | John Crace Deprived of Rachel Reeves’s affections, the energy secretary revelled in playing climate crisis hero to her villain

"There’s nothing he likes more than a bit of Tory-bashing. Even if these days that’s a bit like taking candy from a baby."
Ed Miliband emerges from his bunker to bask in Labour backbench love | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial Editorial: Eighty years after the Nazi death camp was freed, the testimony of survivors is as crucial as ever

"Dehumanisation rarely leads to genocide, but all genocides begin with dehumanisation."
The Guardian view on commemorating Auschwitz’s liberation: the urgency of Holocaust remembrance | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Shovels...

Positions Farage in the pecking order...

Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders The newly inaugurated US president told reporters on board Air Force One that he and Starmer ‘get along well’ despite their divergent political views

“He’s liberal, which is a bit different from me, but I think he’s a very good person and I think he’s done a very good job thus far,”
Starmer doing a ‘very good job’ says Trump ahead of planned call between the two leaders www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall

",,,revoke Delap’s recall, find a suitable tag for her to wear, and launch an inquiry into the systemic failures that led to this situation..."
Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader | John Crace She longs to distance herself from Boris, Liz and Rishi – but it’s as if she has given up already

"KemiKaze can take comfort from one thing. The Tories did such an exceptional job of knackering the UK economy - it’s proving trickier than Labour expected to put it right."
KemiKaze shows she doesn’t do sorry in first broadcast as Tory leader | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU

"The previous Conservative government repeatedly agreed to its use against the advice of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Expert Committee on Pesticides."
Government overturns Tory measure and bans emergency use of bee-killing pesticide www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It is...and still working over head...😊

Prince Harry says Sun publisher made ‘historic admission’ as he settles case News Group Newspapers offered Harry ‘full and unequivocal apology’ for ‘serious intrusion’ by the paper

“Today the lies are laid bare. Today, the cover-ups are exposed. And today proves that no one stands above the law. The time for accountability has arrived,”
Prince Harry says Sun publisher made ‘historic admission’ as he settles case www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

KemiKaze’s best PMQs so far leaves Starmer entirely unruffled | John Crace The Tory leader managed to devote all six questions to one subject, even if it was one she didn’t know much about

"The latest ConservativeHome poll of party members shows Kemi tumbling down the popularity rankings."
KemiKaze’s best PMQs so far leaves Starmer entirely unruffled | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The Castle and gardens are popular attractions….I lived in Stratford upon Avon and so I’m used to tourists…. The surrounding area has so much to offer…😊

Good guess….is it 50 years since that embarrassing performance against Liverpool? 😮 …. The clue is in the slogan on the cup…. It’s Barter Books in Alnwick and they do a great bacon sandwich…😋

It’s red squirrel appreciation day today…..so here’s one I saw in Garrigill just over a year ago…

Guess where I am?

The Observer view: Rachel Reeves has an unenviable task, but she must stick to her plan for growth While some criticisms of the chancellor are justified, there’s no escaping there are no quick fixes to the bad hand she was dealt

"Reeves has ahead of her one of the hardest jobs of any chancellor in recent decades."
The Observer view: Rachel Reeves has an unenviable task, but she must stick to her plan for growth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase

“the most shocking waste of taxpayers’ money I have ever seen”
Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

KemiKaze’s ‘relaunch’ speech reveals a Tory leader already out of ideas | John Crace Kemi Badenoch says she’s sorry not sorry for the mess left by 14 years of the Tories, but offers no clue of how to dig us out of it

"No one does pointlessness quite like KemiKaze. She is the queen of futility."
KemiKaze’s ‘relaunch’ speech reveals a Tory leader already out of ideas | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Walked up through the gardens and on to Brizlee Tower in Hulne Park…. Great views of Hulne Abbey and all the way to the sea. Lots of pheasants about…what beautiful birds they are… Surprised to see there are still sheets of ice on areas not catching the sun…😊

Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it | John Crace Tory cheers were just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response as their leader failed to land a single punch on the PM

"KemiKaze is just the latest in a long line of disappointments. She’s not the Messiah.... Their cheers for her are just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response."
Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves After week of turbulence in markets, ONS data shows prices rose at slower rate last month than in November

Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune | John Crace Instead of evaluating chancellor’s performance, her shadow apes rightwing press and calls for her sacking

"In a generally underwhelming shadow cabinet – there’s no one in there who you would trust to feed your dog..."
Stride’s Hamlet gag saves Reeves from slings and arrows of economic fortune | John Crace www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tories back Badenoch’s ‘risky’ call for grooming gangs inquiry Keir Starmer accuses opposition leader of spending ‘a lot of time on social media over Christmas’

“The Conservative party is definitely taking a huge risk that it will be accused of being a bunch of hypocrites,”
Tories back Badenoch’s ‘risky’ call for grooming gangs inquiry www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Unpacking boxes…found a couple of items I haven’t seen in years…. How do I know they’re authentic?
Well…when my daddy heard his pit was closing 50 years ago…Like Johnny Cash…. 🎶 He took them one piece at a time…🎶
Hidden in his little bait tin…he rebuilt them at home 🤭

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Lisa Nandy doing an excellent job of defending Rachel Reeves and the budget on #r4today

She's doing an excellent job as the minister for Culture and Sport but ffs what's she doing about Media? ... especially the BBC with it's sinister agenda to undermine our government.