“A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.”

National Trust Council election results: all 7 candidates recommended by the Nominations Committee made up of National Trust volunteers and members have been elected. Turnout was very high this year. Thank you very much for taking part.

Walking back to collect a tool from the van this afternoon, this light on the wall @NTChastleton made us pause. We're repairing a small patch of roof tile torching in the attic before the bats hibernate. Feeling very blessed to wander this beautiful house.

The sun is setting on my exhibition in the anteroom stamford arts centre 😢 Last full day to visit is tomorrow (29 Nov).Fear not though, you can still see all of the paintings over on my website 😀 This is one of my favourites on show - ‘January Lane. Pink Sky’ #buyart #landscape

Snow! On Blackheath! From just before dawn this morning. Oil 12x12”

We hope you've all had the BEST day with your loved ones🎄 We can't wait to share details about the festival in 2023... It's going to be amazing! #MerryChristmas

Playing with purple. The final two little sketches from my trip out last week. I’ll have a think about which sketch, if any, I might take further into a more developed painting. I have quite a lot of work in progress at the moment and need to get some things finished! #colour

Always makes me tearful to see this. I suppose these days Farage, Braverman and the Mail would demonise Nicholas Winton - who helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis - as a taxi driver for illegals.

Beep beep. Guess who's birthday it is today? It's Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) the king of drip! With Pollock you look INTO the pictures rather than AT them. They envelop you and take you on cosmic journeys. Yes, you have to let go and let it happen. But it's worth it when you do.

Beep beep. Today is the birthday of the seriously revolutionary Alice Neel (1900-1984). While everyone else was trying to be a another Modernist, she was blazing her own trail with truth, honesty, generosity and courage. She painted Warhol after the shooting. And herself nude.

Bit crowded in Brunelleschi’s church of San Lorenzo! Must pick a quieter time! #Florence

Hello everyone! Big news, PLEASE spread the word! Starting Saturday 11th Feb ⁦Channel 4⁩ all new #TreasuresOfTheWorld - celebrating global wonders - please join me X

Has Sharp resigned yet? Have the police visited Mone yet? Has Johnson been told to pay his own legal fees yet? Have we got to the truth about LebedevJohnson yet? Has Sunak told Johnson and Truss that there will be no resignation honours yet? Or are we happy with BananaRepublic?

Popped into a small supermarket in France. Amazed to see there was a serious shortage of shortages! Thank you Brexit for another of your achievements. #NigelFarage #twat

#BrexitDisaster #BrexitBrokeBritain #BrexitLies Hey Rishi Sunak the rest of the UK wants what NI has now got. We want to be in that 'very special position' you know like we had before the Conservatives took it all away from us. #RejoinEU #SingleMarket #CustomsUnion

What the hell is happening? Do I need to get on a plane and come over there? WTF?!

View from the bar, oil on canvas #cycling #cafe #bar #bikeracing

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Notwithstanding the fact that I thought my opinion of Johnson could not be lower - if we are fortunate he's only ruined the country for a generation - this is a quite extraordinary interview. theguardian.com/books/2023/apr…

I will govern with integrity and accountability. But I don't have a view on whether it's OK to lie to Parliament. #PrivilegesCommitteeReport