Aelred John

Ha ha. Good line.

David Davis. Ha. Like that bloke can look into the future. The damage he has done to our country. Best ignored.

Tawny owl

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

#BHAFC (1964):
Jack Bertolini, R. Baxter, M. Hopkins, Dave Turner, Keeper Brian Powney, M. Hennigan;
Wally Gould, Jimmy Collins, Bobby Smith, Jack Smith, Johnny Goodchild

Just been looking up Free Market definitions! Cheers for that.

That’s so striking.

Players at the back. Suits in the front.

At this moment Betjeman’s A Subaltern’s Love Song. But more often than not James Joyce Ecce Puer.

That’s excellent. It’s something I think about friends and acquaintances. Had we been around I n 1940 who would welcome a Nazi invasion. There are a few.

Sheldon Parsons :
Santa Fe Mountains in October, 1919

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Right. A bit more about what we’re up to.

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Boro chairman no relation to Steve (as far as I can see).

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

Programmes aren't just a record of a match, they are unique snapshots of life in a town or city at that time. #OTD in 1951, the #BHAFC programme carried adverts for local companies and theatre listings, as well as information from the club. They are historical artefacts

Simon Palmer (Brit, b.1956) :
Cycling Home, 1996

Watercolor, Ink, and Gouache
66 × 59.5 cm.

Kingfisher in flight, wings tucked in close body. In it's beak a small fish.

Lunchtime walk. Kingfisher over the River Adur at Upper Beeding.

More to follow.

#birds #nature #wildlife #sussexbirds

So exhausting..

Of course Pat Saward, and I’d forgotten about Mike Yaxley. I think I confused him with Norman Wisdom is my younger days.

Well done Liam.

Cubillas?

How the government's new digital ID will work And why I've changed my mind on ID cards

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The man who pushed for Brexit looking ahead.

Very much supports snake oil.

Does it say who those players are?

So happy to announce that my book on the history of the #BHAFC matchday programme, will be published at the end of November. The result of a nearly 15-year labour of love, it will be the perfect addition to any coffee table! Keep checking back here for details on how to buy!

Image of water distribution across the United Kingdom, demonstrating most rainfall happens along the western coast and Scotland. The image is by Alasdair Rae

3D depiction of rainfall distribution across Great Britain.

England is a very dry place: London gets as much rain as Jerusalem.

With climate change, the south will need to prepare for even more acute water shortages.

Torquay day today clearly.

In the run up to #BHAFC's 125th anniversary in June 2026, each programme this season is a re-work of a classic cover from the past,by the brilliant Jamie Eke. For the #THFC game, he goes back to the late 1960s. These covers are SOO good

Brexit hardman (guffaw) talks up fellow Brexit traveller. Hardly a surprise. What’s a surprise is bothering with the Brexit hardman’s views.

Great photo.