Can you tell I’m a bit obsessed with this issue? theguardian.com/society/2014/n…

Help vs Punishment in prison. The hard line attitude is a disaster. It punishes trauma. Society needs a reset. thehorizonsun.com/features/2020/…

YES!!! So much crime is down to a lack of mental health provision. It’s not sexy or a quick fix, but proper mental health care would solve so much. Why do people commit crime? Tackle those issues and crime figures fall. Sweden gets it. So should we. theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Top 3 songs. Good picks. All written by ⁦@DaveCohenhasleftthebuilding⁩ and Richard Webb, directed by Dominic Brigstocke, and made possible by an amazing team of people who took being silly very seriously! #careerhighlight instagram.com/p/C6A5_EiidRw/…

Apparently Horrible Histories is 15 years old today. On screen at least - I started working on it in 2007. Feels like I’m nearly old enough to feature as an historical character myself! What a team we had. What fun. What an honour. God, I loved it.

Ok I’ve finished #babyreindeer now. Totally and utterly blown away by every aspect of it. richard has created something truly special 🏆🏆🏆

Thinking of Mark Speight today. He was a complete one-off. A very special and very silly man who will never not be missed. ❤️

Kay was the best. 💔

I’m in awe of Esther Ghey. What a remarkable person. theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/m…

Alex Edelman: Just For Us | Official Trailer | HBO youtu.be/qPsk1697UEo?si… via YouTube

I’ve known Jeremy Miles for nearly 30 years. He is a dedicated, intelligent, passionate man who genuinely cares about real people. He’s also great fun and a loyal friend. If I were Welsh, I wouldn’t hesitate to vote for him.

My brilliant friend has had her brilliant show recommissioned. I couldn’t be prouder xxxxxxx

Rishi Sunak doesn’t have a very good memory, does he?

Is this what we “took back control” for? theguardian.com/society/2023/n…

In #HorribleHistories , we did a sketch where Georgian doctors shouted “Stop being mad!” at George III in an attempt to cure him. Crazy, huh? Looks like Tory policy is now shouting “Stop being poor/vulnerable/ill!” at homeless people. apple.news/AJauUyzlwQ129m…

This is part of a thread about the Crick that is pretty shocking, but this tweet, about labs remortgaging their homes because the government failed to lend them the money to convert to Covid testing facilities, is unreal.

I watched Dominic Cummings’ testimony today. I have never seen such pure narcissism on display. Hugo Keith QC was marvellous.

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Tell me you’re institutionally racist without telling me you’re institutionally racist. #metpolice bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Was wondering whether there was this much of an attempt to deny the inevitable by Tories + their media supporters in 1996. So I looked at the Telegraph archive for Oct/Nov that year. And, yes, it's full of it. Some examples coming up...