Not betting on whether their logo was designed by some Bulgarian bloke named Yan. 
…and no I absolutely do not want to work out how many years it is since I last sat in one of these.
I wonder what exciting type of vintage aircraft has drawn that extra large crowd over there? …oh right OK.
Is there a World Championship for chicken shop name puns, ranked by level of desperation? 
All the vintage tractors you can eat, lined up at the Tiddenfoot Peace Meadow for the Linslade Canal Festival. When I first saw “Peace Meadow” I confess I looked around for the nearest hippie to throw something at, but no, it’s a lot older than that. historyroundabout.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/p...
Yes. You can see him here attempting to smile. (Presumably he has seen other people do it, but still doesn’t quite know how it works.)
An academic version of the "we don't understand, why is this happening?" videos of Russia in flames. A study of "russophobia" concludes it is not a Europe thing, but common to all cultures that encounter Russia through history - but it's everybody else's fault. www.evestnik-mgou.ru/jour/article...
A thoughtful package of gifts. Probably not for wearing in my local area, though, I might get hoofed off the Brexit anniversary celebrations planning committee.
Having signed the petition, I was hoping to endorse this message but... can't. Just checking, is that a deliberate choice?
I feel more mainstream media should follow CNBC’s lead and show President Donald J Trump the respect he deserves by quoting his statements in full, rather than distorting them through editing. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/t...
Intriguing lineup for "Total Defence" tomorrow at Chatham House: expert witnesses @katjabego.bsky.social and @samdebendern.bsky.social, outspoken former minister with a long to-do list for the UK @alcarns.bsky.social, and... former Russian prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov. Should be interesting!
"Northamptonshire." "No, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE." "North-amp-ton-shire." "It's not important, just put 'central England' instead." So this is what they went with.
It’s close to impossible to fight your way through the adverts to read all of this long Daily Mail piece on Russia’s current woes, so I did it for you and will take you straight to the last paragraph. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Confirmation, as though it were needed, that Peter Hitchens doesn’t read his own columns.
Even after all this time, NAFO still gets everywhere. (Also thanks Duolingo but I'm still not convinced this direction is going to be particularly useful.)
A titanic clash of wills is playing out before our eyes. Which side will be able to seize the initiative? Who will be first to escalate?
Because obviously the smart thing to do, rather than waste all that energy arguing about air conditioning, is to carefully seek out the hottest available surface and lay down on it for a snooze in the direct sunlight.
New gift. I am both flattered and heartened that apparently at least some people think the disguise works. Also with the recognition that no morning can properly start without a bucket of tea.
Well look at that. A decade ago I wrote about the Russian treatment of Pokémon Go as an information warfare threat. I was sceptical, but it turned out that eventually, they were right. The excerpt is from the 2016 "Handbook of Russian Information Warfare". amzn.to/4f97jPI
This is my Bluesky post about the Private Eye story about my Bluesky post. (And Nigel Farage and alleged Russian hackers and GB News and stuff.)
Absolutely could not resist including this quote on Trump and America's allies from @adamkinzinger.substack.com
Remember folks, EES was supposed to make entering and leaving Europe "easier" - not just for Brits, but for everybody around the world. Has anybody, from any country, genuinely experienced the new process taking just 90 seconds, even after they've registered? www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
The part about "efforts to eavesdrop on... Steve Witkoff" makes no sense because they don't need to exert any effort at all.