If you want to understand addiction, you can’t look at what’s wrong with the addiction; you have to look at what’s right about it. In other words, what’s the person getting from the addiction? What addicts get is relief from pain, what they get is a sense of peace, a sense of…

And this is why part of the South Western suburban is stuffed tonight.

For most of those who I and my guard dealt with this evening: (a) we weren’t making it up and (b) thank you for your patience; you were all bloody marvellous.

Upon Samhain eve
“Whence the Ether, the still space that is between us is no longer still”
As midnight does fall upon us tonight, the veil between our world and the other realms shall be at its thinnest until midnight the 2nd of November.
And, if you be a sensitive soul, be…

I really, really, want every single person who says we need to leave the European Convention on Human Rights to have to specifically state exactly which rights they have an issue with, and whether they would agree to lose them as well.

Guilt: I fucked up.

Shame: I’m fucked up.

Reassurance: We all fuck up sometimes.

Reframe: Fuckups are an opportunity to improve.

Dialectic: I fucked up and I’m still learning.

Empowerment: When I fuck up there’s ways I can respond.

Accountability: I’m sorting out my fuckup.

Today, we're showing love to our amazing supporters who have been fundraising in memory of Andrew Weatherall.

Andrew was a DJ and music producer who suddenly passed away in Feb 2020 and since then, there has been constant fundraising in his honour. [1/4]

Hi Thameslink TfL, the tap in point at Wimbledon Chase isn't working- it just double beeps each time it's tapped. Left side as you come in the station. Can it be repaired please?

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This year, the VCS is marking the season of #Lent with a series of Stations on the themes of Repentance & Forgiveness.

Each week, we will be sharing 2 Stations.

We begin on Wednesday.
thevcs.org/Lent2023

A poem for Veganuary (with apologies to Don McLean)

Tomorrow Rishi Sunak will launch an all out attack on the right to strike.

RT if you stand with every single union that chooses to make a stand and fight on behalf of their members.

It’s time to pick a side.

An hour this afternoon soaking up the tranquility of this basking chubster worked wonders. Giving that rotund belly the most satisfying of scratches, argh!! 😍

Princess Margaret's morning routine is something I aspire to.

Govts invent the categories of borders and legal and illegal migrants. For 'historic reasons', there is no migration border between Ireland and the UK. For 'humanitarian reasons', Ukrainians are 'legal'. For political reasons, boat people are 'illegal'. It's all made up.

London

The latest scenes from Spain, oh no, wait..sorry, it’s Dartford.

There are big fires all over the place in the U.K.

Shut up with your stupid minimising tweets, you look utterly ridiculous.
#ClimateEmergency #heatwave #ClimateCrisis

The poignant Fast Show tribute to the late, great Caroline Aherne, who sadly died 6 years ago today, at the age of just 52
#TheFastShow