Might have been useful to have received the news about the emergency alert before the emergency alert. I now need to change my underwear :)

What a great set of headlines. Farage looks a complete idiot and a coward

I drive around West London a fair bit and the standard of driving/parking by idiots in Land Rovers/Range Rovers with personalised plates is quite remarkable. This now appears to have spread to Reading

Big shout out to the lunatics who set off an industrial quantity of fireworks in my local park last week

Truck Festival 2026 day 2 was a mixed bag. Primal Scream limped through a greatest hits set, Eighty Eight Miles were a delight but the highlight for me was a resurgent English Teacher playing a set of favourites mixed with some unreleased new stuff which sounded great

Had the pleasure of catching Hawkwind last night. If I’m having as much fun at 84 as Dave Brock clearly is, I’ll be a very happy man

It’s almost a year since we got our Skoda Enyaq and I love it more every day. Today’s delight was realising that air conditioning cooling is almost instant, and there’s not the five minute wait you have with a petrol/diesel car

I’m reminded of “London” by The Smiths

Imagining the reaction of people tuning in to Later on BBC 2 to see Shania Twain and being confronted by the incredible Angine de Poitrine

I’m avoiding the media speculation about the PM/next PM and taking these rascals out for a first competitive spin today. Wish me luck!

At some point the penny will drop with the government that using X as a means of communication is just fueling the problem

I’m in Madrid on holiday for a few days and today was blessed by the Pope as he was passing by

It might be raining but the new baskets on the garden wall are looking lovely

If anyone was in any doubt about the disaster that Trump has made of the FIFA World Cup, here’s a little reminder.

I had a crack at this a while back and ran into the weeds.

One might be tempted to think that the people voting for Reform don’t learn lessons

Morning from Reading!

Up in London for a couple of days so popped around to see the new Banksy with the dog

I’ve come to see the magnificent House of All (Fall Family Continuum) again tonight and of course there are three drum kits on a very small stage

“On advice of His Majesty’s Government” tells you all you need to know. He can’t create a constitutional crisis between himself and an elected government. All of this makes me more convinced we don’t need a Royal family any longer

Confirming the Royal visit today seems the worst possible timing and smacks of appeasement.

Clara says “hello” to Baxter

Tonight my talented daughter was simultaneously singing Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe with the Philharmonia Chorus at the Royal Festival Hall (broadcast live on BBC Radio 3) and featuring in a TikTok created by my son which just hit 766k views in a couple of days

My wonderful daughter is singing Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe with the Philharmonia Chorus tonight and it’s broadcast live on Radio 3

The issue for me isn’t the charging interface, it’s knowing which of the billing providers offers the best price. Can you imagine pulling up at a petrol station where the pricing varies according to which credit card you use? My EV charging folder is a mess

I hope it wasn’t in Hartlepool, they don’t have a good record on that kind of thing

Won’t someone think about the children?

Frying pan/fire scenario

Waking up to discover that Trump thinks “Team America: World Police” wasn’t a spoof

There were a lot of tweeters tweeting on my sunny early dog walk this morning