Five years…a sketchbook of political drawings.

Arctic Tern - by Scottish wildlife artist, Caroline Convey This beautiful seabird is one of 5 which have today been added to the UK Red List of most concern

Leach’s storm petrel - by American Ornithologist and artist, John James Audubon (1785-1851) Yet another seabird which has also been added to the UK Red List for birds of most concern

Instead of "canaries in the coalmine" we should speak of "seabirds on the skerries": today sees 5 seabirds added to the UK Red List of "Most Concern", inc. Arctic Tern, Great Skua, Great Black-Backed Gull. Miraculous creatures all, sounding their warnings. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

“It’s a soft target, isn’t it? If you close libraries, nobody dies – that’s what they think. But what’s happening is it’s society who suffers and people who suffer.” Says Michael Rosen theguardian.com/books/article/…

Another great line-up for #CorkStoryFest from 16 to 19 October Munster Literature Centre corkshortstory.net/index.html

Merci pour tous ces moments et plus Gabriel Attal

Merci cher Gabriel Attal pour ces huit mois en tant que Premier ministre. Avec le Gouvernement, vous avez fait avancer le pays et contribué à son rayonnement dans un moment important. Au service de nos concitoyens, la France au cœur.

This would suit me as far as housekeeping goes Buitengebieden

“I’ve seen these guys help people who don’t speak English print off a form for a visa ... Then they’ll patiently help someone who’s homeless. Then they’ll help me with my inquiry about a book, * they’ll know all about it. And they’re grossly underpaid.” theguardian.com/books/article/…

The wild boars have found a way to enter our land again, after years of keeping them out. During out absence, they have run riot over the grounds, digging everywhere, knocking down stone walls. I feel as though we have regressed about two decades!

I spoke on ⁦BBC Radio 4 Today⁩ this morning on public libraries as infrastructure for democracy & making the case that government takes its superintendence responsibilities seriously under the 1964 Act. From 2:23 onwards bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

You bet James Melville 🚜

One of the biggest protests in the history of Great Britain 1 MILLION people

Glorious Saturday morning here along the French Riviera. A little cooler with promise of autumn in the air.

This is such courage. he's so handsome too. I salute you, Lloyd Kevin W.

What an excellent initiative #artscouncil_ie

A white house set like a dice on a rock already venerable with the scars of wind and water. We are upon a bare promontory with its beautiful clean surface of metamorphic stone covered in olive and ilex. This is become our unregretted home. A world. Corcyra. — Lawrence Durrell

Why in all that's sane would anybody fake cancer? Keep fighting, Jane. Janey Godley

Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door wins Golden Lion at Venice film festival theguardian.com/film/article/2…