Correct! It's the Earl of Home's stall plate at the Thistle Chapel in #Edinburgh🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 There have been 4 Earls Home in the Order so far (out of 16 in total), but this is the 1962 induction - so the right one!

Tonight's the night for the Mastermind grand final. One last session for me in the famous black chair. 7pm BBC Two and on iPlayer later.

I thought there were fifty ways.

insane moments in british politics I guess it's time to update Ed Davey's World Of Adventures!

Just in time for the election, I'm delighted to discover Heywood Quarterly - a fascinating series of articles on British government, politics, and the role of the Civil Service (I think it might be of interest to Prime Time: Prime Ministers podcast as well).

For the record London, I think you are gorgeous. Bit chilly, but gorgeous.

These have undoubtedly been the wildest 72 hours in French politics in my lifetime. Pretty incredible stuff. A 🧵

Rishi Sunak: Ha ha, look how crazy and chaotic my election campaign is! France: Hold my bière

A quick chart to show that: 1) The reason models currently give such a wide range of estimates for Tory seat numbers is the very steep gradient between votes & seats below 25% due to FPTP 2) However, even the best case scenario is tied with the historic defeat in 1997

Think voting doesn't matter? The mayor who kept the beaches open in Jaws is STILL the mayor in Jaws 2. Don't make the same mistake as the people of Amity... #GeneralElection24

Scenes at Edgbaston where India are playing Pakistan but people are watching the England game. 2 sets of rival supporters united by their love of England! #PakvsInd #ENGSUI #comeonengland #england

Incredible stuff. A Brentford player's no-look skill being memed all over the internet

Addressing those who claim Imane Khelif has an unfair biological advantage. 1/ 🧵 Imane Khelif’s victory in the Olympics has sparked debate over her supposed biological advantage due to Swyer syndrome. Let’s break down why these claims are misguided. 1/9

Lydia Polgreen writes about the Cass Review for NYT with care, common sense, and remarkable moral clarity. She brings core criticisms of Cass to the pages of a paper better known for bending the rules of journalism to undermine trans healthcare. nytimes.com/2024/08/13/opi…

Bringing this amazing letter – written to the to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 1886 and unearthed by Jesse Sheidlower – over here from BlueSky to increase the chance that it's seen by Letters of Note

I promise you're not ready for what the picture here is

💙 IPSWICH TOWN FREE MUGS 🚜 Just made some fresh Ipswich Town 22-23 and 23-24 mugs BUT because I’m a clumsy oaf a few have come out a bit faded in a couple of tiny spots, so can’t sell ‘em. Set of four going FREE. RT if you want them & we’ll pick a lucky(?) winner this eve x

Getting asked to do a wedding for a couple with their quiz team name is an absolute highlight of my last 6 years as a Celebrant. So was the wedding in a pub! #HumanistCelebrant #WeddingCelebrant #YourWeddingYourWay

This, but specifically as Stephen VI and Formosus at the Cadaver Synod. Pontifacts - ranking the Popes

In the 1940s, the Royal Navy had vessels named both Trump (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Trump…) and Harris (iwm.org.uk/collections/it…)