Data from the Office of National Statistics shows Londoners are less likely to be violent crime victims (26.4 offences per 1,000 pop) than the rest of England & Wales (31.9 offences). Violent crime has fallen in every London borough in the past year.

The collective meltdown of the right-wing commentators over David Lammy’s statement, is a thing of beauty. They spend every day whining about free speech, advocating for Lucy Connolly’s right to suggest people burn down hotels, but when anyone dares to call out Dear Leader,

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals. Tory peer Lady Michelle Mone - who today rightly (& wonderfully) lost her legal case - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’. What,

No sponsors so far…

Denied a swim by Amy, @juliadeering got an action shot of me instead, so here’s me before, during and after Hampstead H parkrun. Thank you marshals, well done fellow parkrunners, Happy Saturday all.

Two weeks! TWO WEEKS!

I love this picture.

Classic Beat This action at the The Mildmay Club - Newington Green last night. Thank you Andy Field Nick Helm Shaparak Khorsandi شاپرک خرسندی I'm on BlueSky now - and a wonderful audience. Thanks also to everyone who sponsored my @yorkshiremarathon for @parkinsonsuk. Let’s do it all again sometime!

It’s Shake With Laughter for Parkinson's UK tonight at Cadogan Hall (hotfoot it over Londoners; tickets still available!) and I remembered at the sound check I’ve been here before…youtu.be/jQ722h-VVKs

Let's make hope normal again.

Kicking off Shake with Laughter with the brilliant Rob Deering

Yesterday. Sponsor me for Parkinson's UK today! shorturl.at/PHG6m

In the episode of Running Commentary we recorded this week, I talked about how I remembered Paul Tonkinson _ looking angry when I saw him ahead of me in last year’s The Yorkshire Marathon Marathon - then yesterday I found this photo…

Thanks so much to everyone who’s sponsored me today. 🙏🏼

Sponsor me RIGHT NOW for Parkinson's UK - let’s get to half £1k today! shorturl.at/PHG6m

Ah, RunThrough; I love you, and I love your work, but this is VERY BAD MATHS.

LONDON; I am doing a music gig rather than a comedy gig for a lovely change, and you simply have to come. The mighty Zoltar Speaks are appearing The Old Ivy House, with support from wonderful Potter. It kicks off at 8, admission is free, and it’s going to be huge. Join us!