Utter genius as always 😂😂😂

Key point from Simon Schama - the crisis surrounding brexit is entirely manufactured. It was not caused by external forces beyond our control - it is an internal U.K. political crisis. We are therefore in complete control of our own destiny, and any damage caused is by choice.

This (on my beautiful, brilliant, kind-hearted wife Andrea) was the hardest thing I've ever written thetimes.co.uk/article/118902… If it touches you, please donate at justgiving.com/crowdfunding/a…

We agree with Refugee Action- allowing asylum seekers to work is a no-brainer. It’s good for them, good for businesses and good for taxpayers. @Patel4Witham: it’s time to #LiftTheBan

.Amazon.co.uk huge shame that you now use @Hermesparcels. After years of excellent service and deliveries will now have to cancel my prime account as Hermes consistently fail to deliver to my address

One day, far in the future, this 11 year old boy is going to be an ‘old white man’. I’m sad he’s been taught that’s innately something to shame. And has any adult bothered to tell him who the DEFRA Sec of State is?

.Extinction Rebellion UK 🌍 and those on both sides of the Brexit "debate" could heed these wise words

Why as a Remainer I wasn't in London last weekend (and not just because I had a better offer!) CapX capx.co/why-a-second-r…

Hilarious but sums it up really

Goals: Playing fetch with a beluga whale

We were delighted to welcome members of the Birmingham Royal Ballet yesterday (4 December) who stopped by to visit to our Oncology wards. They brought the magic and sparkle of Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, to our hospital. We’d like to say a huge thank-you for taking the time to say hello.

OK, respect. That was serious burn time from Andrew Neil. I particularly liked (and chuckled at) the Supreme Court line. Boris Johnson, you’ve been called out... Can we trust you even to turn up?

This video is getting a lot of attention. What's striking are the pauses, when they discover the very words they've just condemned were spoken by someone they support. It's cognitive dissonance, played out before your very eyes youtube.com/watch?v=ITCX2m…

Laura - who asked the question- kindly came up to me afterwards and said I was the only person who answered her question, and she was switching to vote Liberal Democrats as a result - thanks Laura!

Quote of xmas (so far). Game of Articulate. Me: "We have them all over the sofa and you don't like them" Answer "the kids"

A message to journalists from the general public: 1) We understand that unexpected crises are impossible to manage without making mistakes. We're not interested in blaming our leaders, we want them to succeed. 2) We don't care about U-turns. We want our leaders to...

what, and I cannot stress this highly enough, the fuck

✨Personal post warning ✨ 6 months ago we lost our baby boy, Leo, at 33 weeks. It is, unsurprisingly, the hardest and worst thing we have ever been through. My wife has been utterly amazing, and we have had loads of support from friends and family, but nothing could have ever