Friends - please help me find you on the new place Bluesky, and come find me there too! My newspaper and our politics and history channels Peeps and Untold London are also there.

Someone unqualified to hold a senior academic position giving her sister in law an unearned degree. Why? What possible benefit does this do anyone other confer more gongs and titles on these people who do so little?

Hello - want a tip? Go see Harry Fehr’s Elixir of Love at the Coliseum. I’m still trying to process the visual feast, my senses have been overwhelmed- the ENO cast were stunning, the direction beautiful, this staging is out of the park. Go, thank me later. #eno #opera #coliseum

Terrific piece about artist Norman Kaplan, whose exhibition is at Swiss Cottage Gallery, in the library, until 8pm on Thursday Nov 28. Thanks, dan carrier. LoveCamden Anti-Apartheid Legacy Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/cuttin…

57 years of cuts! London's top barber retires youtu.be/GH_yyJ-sVEU?fe… via YouTube Thank you, Ossie.

The problem with the UK's welfare budget is not the amount of sickness benefits being paid. The problem is that private landlords receive £20bn a year in housing benefit and billions are spent on subsidising low wage employers. The private sector is plundering the welfare budget.

Had the pleasure of chatting with Andrew Copson of Humanists UK this week camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/the-va…

Hey friends I’ve help put together an exhibition about London newspapers and the history of the Camden New Journal in particular, at Holborn Library, Theobalds Road. Open every day except Wednesdays and full of fun and interesting newspaper chit chat!

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The monarchy does not increase tourist numbers. That's a fact. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy

Here a front page is be delighted to read in my local newspaper.

Keith Burge Good news about the winter fuel allowance though.

“Tradition” is a terrible argument for anything. Just because your granny used to sit down & listen to some aristocratic half wit droning on from on high, doesn’t mean YOU should #SkipTheSpeech #NotMyKing

Not been here for a while, and am immediately reminded why. Have a great day, enjoy the two minute hate, and hopefully see you here again once the owner of this platform has sold up, died or just fucked off somewhere else.