People are wonderful. Here's a story... Yesterday I mooched through Leeds city centre with a friend who's over from the US. We marvelled at the beauty of the old arcades, the Corn Exchange, and the indoor markets. We drank coffee and caught up. /1

While this is excellent, one of my main thoughts is, if they ever remake Blake's 7 Olivia Coleman is a shoo-in for Servalan.

An Instagram follower sent me a message saying they had seen my Threads account & did not know that I used such language. I can only assume they mean the posts that incorporate the word "fuck". I'm most non-plussed* about this. Any thoughts? *British definition

Go vote!

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There’s an amazing new AI trick that delivers superior results to anything else you’ve seen and it also happens to be radically simple to use. I used it to make my new profile pic, but the same methodology can easily be scaled to work for any size project. (1/X)

🤜 On this day in 1846, a fight broke out between Maltese youths and British soldiers in the island's capital Valletta. Tensions had sprung up a few days before, when pigs had been dressed up as Protestant priests. So what was going on? A thread 🧵

That ref has never missed arm day. #Fraita #fravita #GuinnessSixNations

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My current trending topics have definitely been used as prompts for a comedy improv night.

Sunak says we don’t want an election. Please retweet if he doesn’t speak for you.

To Malta-based journalists: If you are attacked in any way during this tense political momentum in Malta, get in touch with European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners. We will document your cases, provide public support, and offer you financial assistance if you are sued.

RT if you’d like me to represent the UK at #EUROVISION 2025.

If a piece of information is only being reported from one source or one media type, it might not be the whole story. Ask yourself who produced it, why, and how it has reached you? #BeElectionSmart

It’s meant to be.

“Things Can Only Get Better” by D:Ream is drowning out Rishi Sunak’s speech calling a general election.

Forced to work in the rain unnecessarily? Join a union.

Anyone living in the Barbados who would like to help me with a big story about our ex-Prime Minister flying up to 40 bank managers and financial professionals to the island on his own expense? Contact me please.

A wild guess but cleaning up your fucking mess has to be top of the list.