An economic renewal plan for the UK needs to have a pretty clear diagnosis of how this was allowed to happen. Even stripping out huge Chinese expansion of car production, UK car production has lagged the RoW. Brexit and the complete madness of driving up energy costs to highest

It says a lot about our prospective #LiberalDemocrat candidate that when campaigning about a development she consistently quotes the wrong Mway junction. If you can't get the basics right.....

Elon Musk has published the algorithm that drives Twitter / X. And it explains everything... My Times column on how social media changed how you see the news times-comment.com/x

🔥 Fashion designer Lauren Aston says her clothing line skyrocketed after Claudia Winkleman wore her jumpers on The Traitors: "It was unbelievable ... the orders just kept coming in. We'd normally sell 10 to 12 of these a year. Within two days, we had absolutely smashed our

The UK has a welfare problem. Millions written off into a system from which far roo few ever emerge. Dumped on fringes of society - thousands more signed on every day. The waste of money is bad: the waste of lives far, far worse.

Miss Swift … Morning ❤️

Happy Imbolc, happy St. Brigid's Day. It's a day of extraordinary light & I hope both light and joy find their way to you, wherever you are. We're halfway b/w the Winter Solstice & the Spring Equinox. 📷 Magical Mellon Udrigle looking to the great mountains of Assynt and Coigach.

WASPI women never had a case. Language of outrage around decision devalues where real outrage appropriate. MPs in opposition or on backbenches have been cynical in offering support for billions of compensation that was never going to be paid. thetimes.com/article/74a2a0…

Are you undertaking a PhD and are interested working at IFS? Applications close this Friday at 11:59pm for our PhD Studentships and PhD Enrichment placements. Find out more about the schemes and apply here: ifs.org.uk/jobs

This famous old viral clip aches to let us know how that beautiful wee boy turned out, with the Hot Dad From Heaven. Please let it be good.

Almost Mars. Beach cobbles of billion year old Torridonian sandstones on the sands of Red Point, Wester Ross, Scotland, Planet Earth. Curiosity NASA

Winter roses bloom and Hazel catkins in from the cold flower

It's not just a battle, it's a War. ⚔🌹 #RosesT20 tickets are on general sale now for our 2026 @vitalityblast double header! Secure your seats today! 🎟⤵

RIP John Virgo, he will be very much missed, no-one else provides the wonderful insight and fun in the same way he did

Kate Forbes is quitting politics aged 36: I've just done an event with her in Glasgow Uni. Her parting warning? The real crisis isn't immigration - it's depopulation. A notebook from Glasgow on her point (and the painting that makes her point):- comment.press/clan2

#LAOTY Blimey the sun must have got to the judges today, I agreed with 2 of 3 of picks and also agreed with the winning choice!

I’m making way for some new artwork and having a little studio sale over on my website if you fancy sone original art in your life! featherandwild.co.uk/shop/studio-sa…

After Ford and General Motors announced large writedowns linked to their EV strategy, today Stellantis has announced it will take ~€22 billion ($26 billion) in impairments as it scales back its EV plans. With a brutal admission by the CEO ⬇️

Important safety message here from Fell Top Assessors folks! 👍🎥 In recent weeks the team along with the volunteers of Mountain Rescue have encountered folk going up in trainers and all sorts of inappropriate kit to then get into “difficulties” #lakedistrict #beadventuresmart

A new blog post for an already fast-moving year. Strange weather, wonderful beaches, places and people. Time ticking. The wonders of the natural world. Happy reading 😊…fromasmallcroftbythesea.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/on-…