Word of the day, on repeat, is ‘latibulate’ (17th century): to hide in a corner until the situation improves.

There's not much that will quickly get my 10 year old off the computer, but he's been asking every night when #DiggingForBritain is on. It's definitely captured his imagination. Thanks Prof Alice Roberts💙 and team. Now I need to get him as keen on #onlyconnect 😁

THREAD: I keep being asked when we can go "back to normal" or "like it was before". My personal thoughts: We've added a new disease to our population, more infectious and more severe than flu. The world pre 2020 no longer exists - we may want it to, but it just doesn't. 1/13

Thank you Susanna Reid Good Morning Britain for calling out Andrew Bridgen when he openly sneered at me yesterday. Andrew Bridgen, until you’ve too cared for for patients dying of Covid - so often due to dangerous & reckless govt policy failings - don’t you *dare* disrespect frontline NHS staff.

Pls RT if you still wear masks 😷💙 (Lots of trolls telling me no one wears them and I just don’t think this is true)

COVID-19 case numbers are escalating very fast in the UK, it’s really really important that we consider the vulnerable people in our communities🚨 💙 Pls RT if you’re wearing masks 💙

Watching the Jimmy Savile documentary, a thought occurred to me. We are a bit of a strange country. What sort of country allows a man to distract them with chaotically organised hair, clowning around, cos-playing, constant face-pulling and blatant lying to rise to prominence?

I said to my wife "Do you think anyone will commit suicide because they could not get an abortion?" She instantly replied "yes." Then she added "there will be all those boyfriends and husbands that murder them because they couldn't get one too" and that shook my fucking world.

Word of the day is 'filipendulous' (19th century): hanging by a thread.

A reminder of just who he is

Seth and I went collecting conkers yesterday. Half an hour and we have quite a haul... Now we need conker related crafts...or people to share them with. #conkers #conkercrafts #morehallreservoir The Wild Bank

THREAD: Energy Bill Support Grant. I have just been notified that I will get £67 a month off my energy bills under the govt scheme. For enormous numbers of people this support will be absolutely vital. But it won't be vital for everyone, and that includes me. (PLS RT) 1/

Some of blokey's set from Friday night.

Seth is having great fun making stuff with the boxes he brought home. Thankfully he's also tidying up after himself. Mrs Jackson The Wild Bank

A work of genius by Politics Joe on this exceedingly good Friday.

I am still shaking with anger at this ⬇️. The full clip of the interview is on our @talktv YouTube page here: youtube.com/watch?v=bOfyQn…. Warning: You will need a stiff drink afterwards. 🤬

#INCIDENT | GMP are responding to various weather-related incidents in #Stalybridge. Tameside Council have opened a reception area at Dukinfield Town Hall for any displaced residents or for anyone that feels unsafe. North West Ambulance Service | @ManchesterFire | Tameside Council

#AutismAcceptanceMonth Have a listen to our colleague Celeste talking about transition to adulthood from her experience in her role as Transition Coordinator and as a parent of neurodivergent children awaiting assessment Pennine Care NHS FT @AutismAdultDiagnosis_TandG Quirky And Autistic Parenting

How dare you. You’ve spent the last 8 years weaponising immigration, dog-whistling to the far right, all while neglecting the working classes as your economic chaos makes them poorer and takes away their public services. You did this.