I keep rolling my eyes and saying “looks like we’re not getting a summer this year then” even though I’m perfectly happy with 15°C and daily rain showers

Support my #MarchinMarch and join me in taking steps to ensure all veterans can access effective mental health services. Please donate to my fundraising page and making a life-saving difference! events.combatstress.org.uk/s/11409/12681/t

An Emotional Plea for Trial by Jury dustypages.co.uk/2024/03/12/an-…

Wow - straight flush of globalism right here:

I can’t quite express how magical it was to get to examine #Holbein’s truly breathtaking panels of #ThomasMore and #ThomasCromwell at The Frick.

As the BBC re-broadcasts the 1984 adaptation of The Box of Delights, today seems a good time share my review of Philip W. Errington’s book about the enduring impact of John Masefield’s novel drfrancisyoung.com/2020/12/19/rev…

Congratulations to Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas, who today becomes the fifth Lithuanian cardinal in history 🇻🇦🇱🇹 bernardinai.lt/baznycios-zmog…

Images telling the story of the conception of Mary were heavily proscribed by the 16th Century reformers, but one at Potter Heigham in Norfolk survives - just. On the left, the elderly St Anne stands under the Golden Gate at Jerusalem and tells St Joachim she's pregnant. He's

Minors sterilised, healthy breasts cut off teenaged girls, a total failure to address kids’ mental health problems and a major study supressed because it didn’t show what an ideologue doctor wanted it to. ‘You’re only upset because baddies brainwashed you.’

Ed Davey is a knight of the realm. For what? Services to funfairs? Maggie Oliver has had no recognition from the state for exposing rape gangs. Say no more.

Two new Canadian reviews of the evidence for puberty blockers and cross sex hormones have been published. Exactly like Cass, they found 'very low confirmatory evidence of any substantive change in gender dysphoria, depression or overall health.' nationalpost.com/news/canada/tr…

Earn it? Taxed. Save it? Taxed. Sell it? Taxed. Spend it? Taxed. Invest it? Taxed. Build it? Taxed. Live in it? Taxed. Drive it? Taxed. Eat it? Taxed. Drink it? Taxed. Smoke it? Taxed. Give it away? Taxed. Die? Still taxed. And then they go & waste it.  Will this

Just been watching Trevor Phillips don't worry Yvette Cooper net migration numbers will come down as many are now seeking to leave the UK to escape Labour's authoritarianism and poor, unfair economic decisions.

Liberal University of Sussex lecturer storms off in a tantrum after losing a debate to a 16-year-old. We won't name the faculty member but he is a 'Doctor' of Philosophy... The student is Young Bob!

Every single word of this, by Dr. Jane Cassandra Jones 👇

If trans identified males can’t be kept away from female people we’ll all be a legitimate aim away from an indirect sex discrimination lawsuit. Or We could ban men from women only spaces and insist that businesses have a damned good reason for allowing men in. The HSE could

You’re in a unisex bathroom in a fully enclosed cubicle. It’s downstairs in a busy, noisy establishment. You open the door of the cubicle to exit and a man pushes you back in and locks the door. You’re now locked in a cubicle with him and nobody can hear you. Now what?

This breaks my heart. Women are called 'brave' when they appear to have put their trauma aside in an attempt to secure justice, not just for themselves, but for all women. The world doesn't see the trauma continuing to eat them from inside. A tragedy. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

The sentencing remarks in R -v- Steve Wright can now be read on the judicial website: judiciary.uk/judgments/r-v-…

It’s now 40 years since this quite brilliant episode of Yes, Prime Minister was broadcast but somehow it still seems remarkably appropriate after all this time! One of the best comedy series ever and superbly acted.