How come keeping pensioners warm and feeding hungry children will crash the economy but spending billions on far off wars won’t ?

Me, at the window, to the bloke with the leaf blower…

Had great fun talking classical music, broadcasting and Trelawny's Cornwall Southbank Centre with michael hayman on the Journeys of Discovery podcast. Watch here youtu.be/qpqf6IPhjKg Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

🚨BREAKING: Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan MP has tabled an Early Day Motion to delay the changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance which are being brought in “without prior consultation or an impact assessment, nor with sufficient time to put in place a proper and effective take up campaign

Today marks the anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s death. The professor certainly knew how to throw a party.

BBC analysis has found more than 180 libraries have closed or been handed over to volunteer groups in the UK since 2016. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… But the loss of our public services over the last 14 years is far worse than that. weownit.org.uk/blog/destructi… for the evidence.

You need income of £19,300 in retirement for a basic standard of living. Due to low wages workers unable to save enough for pension. Most will rely on state pension. Full state pension £11,502. Poverty awaits Must align state pension with minimum wage theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

For those in Leicester on Wed 11th Sept there is what should be a fascinating talk 'Church Gate: Leicester’s forgotten quarter' by Dr Jonathan Kewley, Architectural Investigator at Historic England. Book: heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve…

James O'Brien Following the announcement of the Grenfell Tower report, I thought I would pass on my experience. As you know I was a senior trading standards officer made redundant in 2010, one of the first to go as a result of Cameron's austerity cuts.

Green shield bug on a young, self-seeded oak sapling. One of the best things about rewilding is seeing how quickly a fantastic variety of fauna – inverts, birds, mammals, etc – moves into a new habitat as it forms. It really is a revelation. 🌎

BREAKING NEWS : Who knew if you denigrate, underfund, overmanage and demonise a profession for years then there might be a few problems ! NHS faces ‘tipping point’ in England where most appointments will not be with GPs | GPs | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/articl…

Let’s see how many actually do!! You’ll probably be able to count them on one hand. Talk is cheap. They’ll make some excuse about “assurances” given.

Police under pressure to accelerate criminal investigation into Grenfell fire. Accelerate ... it has been 7 years. Nothing changed. Just like the Post Office scandal where after 25 years no one charged with anything. Justice delayed is justice denied. theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

.The Labour Party’s decision to cut winter fuel payments is mean and politically inept | Larry Elliott “Many Labour supporters oppose this decision because they believe it to be mean and stupid. They are right on both counts.” #WinterFuelAllowance theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Charity for Disabled children funnelling over 40% of its funds to right-wing think-tanks. Utterly shocking - an example of what happens when disability organisations aren't run by us, for us, with lived-experience at the forefront. goodlawproject.org/disabled-child…

We’re resurfacing the #A46 from #M1 J21a to the #A607 to give you a safer, smoother journey. The northbound carriageway will be closed overnight , Monday to Friday, 8pm to 6am on a number of dates from 16 September. Dates and diversions here: ow.ly/HMC650TgoOn

This is a great example of how an older, more experienced Osprey fishes. It spotted its prey from far off, came in at an incredible speed and plucked the fish right off the surface of the water. Glad I’m not a fish.

Same here Toby!

From the presence of bishops who vote against equality laws in the House of Lords, through to the ‘prayer advantage’ in the House of Commons, medieval anachronisms continue to shape the course of politics in modern Britain – one of the least religious societies on Earth. Here are