Someone was talking to me the other day about the concept of "ungrievable lives". So much of that applies to poor Jay Slater, whose death alone at the age of 19 could be turned into a national joke because sectors of society decided he was a wrong'un and therefore disposable.

Good day so far The Open. Just watched Phil Mickelson holing out for a birdie at 18 in style.

Weather has taken a turn The Open

🚨📢 Some personal news...

First silent disco of the festival spotted and swerved #EdinburghFringe

My first #EdinburghFringe recommendation. Was given a comp ticket at George Square and absolutely loved it. Very surreal and very funny.

From Dunblane in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 How I wish we had more to show for all of this in our home country.

Zaf is a taxi driver. He’s born and bred Sunderland He broke down when he described the hate he’d received This was seconds before racial slurs were thrown, telling him to “go back to his own country” A short clip. Hard, but important, so please watch

In case you are confused: NOT far right: 📣worried about immigration 📣pro-Brexit 📣angry about awful murders DEFINITELY far right: 💥Hate people on the basis of their race/identity 💥Use the murder of kids to attack Muslims& immigrants 💥Justify thugs attacking police

What Keir Starmer said after Southport is on the record. It's sitting on the Downing Street web-site. We can all read it. So if you want to claim he "smeared" everyone with legitimate concerns over immigration as "far-right" fine. But you're lying. And we can see you're lying.

Thugs and criminals. Anyone still justifying these riots has no place in public life.

The right wing commentary from some quarters of the UK commentariat excusing the rioters is indistinguishable from the right wing commentary across the pond that defended the January 6 insurrectionists.

Ransacking streets, setting buildings on fire and attacking people is not ‘protesting’. #UKRiots

Thousands have come together this evening in Walthamstow, united in a powerful stand against Islamophobia, racism and hate. We stand together as one, people of all faiths, races, and ages. This is our community, our country, our home ❤️

Walthamstow tonight ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 This is what a mass movement against the far right looks like WFSUTR #StandUpToRacism

As a former Walthamstow resident I love to see this

For any pupils who have left school and are looking for employment. Wednesday 21st August, 10am - 1.30pm. Renfrewshire DYW The Wise Group

Going to start an occasional thread of Labour MPs supporting development and growth in their constituencies, rather than blocking it : 🧵

Problem for Ange is the whole ‘it’s just who we are mate’ line when getting battered in the league looks silly when they can’t even break Tamworth down over 90 minutes. #TAMTOT

Urge people to watch what Billy Gilmour actually does in a Scotland shirt vs the player they imagine him to be. No physicality, no presence, no invention. Waste of a jersey. #SCOGRE